Darksiders (Xbox 360) Review Going into Darksiders for the Xbox 360 (which I played via backwards compatibility on the Xbox one) I expected (based on what I have heard all these years since its releas… Read more
Darksiders is an instant classic, one of the few put out in recent years. I have played it way to many times to count. The only other games like that is God of War, the original Zelda and a few others… Read more
I'm going to keep this review very brief. Darksiders is fun to play in short bursts. Its art is serviceable if a little uninspired. The cartoon visuals can sometimes look a bit childish, but I prefer… Read more
Darksiders is one of those games where you went to your game store, looked at the cover and thought "Cool, what's this?", look at the back cover "Sweet!", then gave it a shot and finally say "This gam… Read more
Story: You play as War, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, charged with maintaining the balance between angels and demons until mankind is ready to fight the final battle with the divine forc… Read more
If were any less well executed, "Darksiders" might have come across as a blatant rip-off, fortunately this is not the case. Curbing many gameplay elements from "The Legend of Zelda", "God of War", and… Read more
In the realm of gaming, there are many different kinds of genres one can condense to make a game play and feel fresh. Many such games have gone that route and not only made games that are considered c… Read more
As a teacher and compassionate human being, I always like to preface negative criticism with positive. In this case, that’s pretty easy because Darksiders does a lot well. The art design is colorful a… Read more
While waiting for Darksiders 2 to be released in Europe I decided to finish the first game. I played Darksiders when it originally released in 2010 but never finished it, so I began a new game and exp… Read more
Darksiders is generally described as being "derivative, but good". This isn't inaccurate, but it doesn't really do the game justice. Darksiders has a lot going for it. The combination of God of War st… Read more
Vigil Games is probably a little ashamed at how blatantly similar most of Darksiders’s design is to The Legend of Zelda and God of War. And you know what? They should be. That isn’t to say the studio’… Read more
Sigh.........This game was very highly anticipated for me. I am a huge Zelda fan and being all of the rumors that I heard about this being a Zelda clone, I came into this hoping that I would get my cl… Read more
By now I am sure you are familiar with the constant Zelda references whenever you hear about Darksiders. That is rightfully earned. However, this does not pay homage to Zelda in the vein of 3D Dot Gam… Read more
The Short Pros - Successfully apes the Zelda formula in an adult setting - Terrific art design and graphics - Dungeons are clever and have unique puzzles, including one that uses an honest-to-god port… Read more
Darksiders, a game that can compared to Zelda is every way, shape and form, which is a complement. Yet it is able to stand on its own merits, despite some considerable faults in the mechanics of the g… Read more
Darksiders is an interesting game. It’s a game that doesn’t bring a lot to the table in its own right, but manages to beg, borrow, and steal enough from other games to feel fresh. In its simplest form… Read more
If you know anything about the game Darksiders, you know that it’s earned its reputation for being a darker “mature” version of Legend of Zelda . After playing the game I have no problem saying that t… Read more
It is very important that you know what kind of game Darksiders is before going in, it is primarily an adventure game. I came into the game expecting a bit more of a focus on action, something that re… Read more
The best way to describe this is that it's Zelda where you murder everything. The basis of the game is that you are the Horseman War and the Apocalypse has been unleashed but not totally. There was a… Read more
Im riding a horse on fire through a desert with hovering rocks and big drills. I slash at some weak foes on the ground, and see their arms and heads flail through the air as I ride through. What I am… Read more
vigil games has done it again, straining and releasing another output into the public game supply, and consider me among the happy willing players to look up with pleasure and receive their considerab… Read more
What happens when you mix the structure of The legend of Zelda, The art style of World of Warcraft and the combat of God of War? You get Darksiders, a game so full of ideas and mechanics from other po… Read more
You are War one of the Four Horsemen, and you've been called to earth as heaven and hell have broken out into an all out war in front of humans (or as some call them, the "air breathers"). You will le… Read more
Drawing immediate comparisons to the likes of Sony's flagship God of War series is no mean feat for a game that was overlooked at launch due to Platinum Games' swift, excellent and ravishing combo-hea… Read more
This game is great if you liked Zelda you will like this game. It's basically Zelda but with a more adult theme and a more robust story. Are there things I didn't like about it shit ya. Are they ignor… Read more
This game had mind-bending graphics and was among the bloodiest games I've ever played, and the graphics were of such a jaw-dropping scale. The puzzles were difficult but I still enjoyed it immensely… Read more
Clocked in at just under 20 hours. Apocalyptic Difficulty. Got all the Lifestone Shards and all the Wrath Cores except for the one you buy from Vulgrim for 10k souls (I hate farming souls). Loved: Thi… Read more
I just finished the bloodiest Zelda game ever. Maybe you have heard of it, it’s called Darksiders. You play as War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, and you are summoned to Earth to do your… Read more
Darksiders seemed like a bit of a Dark Horse releasing in a busy first quarter full of delayed winter titles. It’s a good thing it came out early, since it is a surprisingly decent game that is worth… Read more
If videogames consisted of a genetic code, Darsiders has a pedigree thats to notch. Thats also the games downfall for some players. So many of Darsiders mechanics are taken whole sale from other games… Read more
With the world of man falling to the war between heaven and hell, one mythical being is sent to pick up the pieces. So goes the story of War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, who in this un… Read more
I've been taking a keen interest in Darksiders since I first heard murmers of a game featuring one of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. Revelations is probably the only part of the Bible I find rem… Read more
The world of Darksiders is a world of Demons and Angels locked in an endless battle. You play the role of War, one of the four horseman of the apocalypse, tasked with bringing balance back to the war… Read more
Like a bout of flu in the office, God of War style gaming seems to be going around the development community. This isn't anything unusual – when a game gets it right and has great success, it spawns a… Read more
Darksiders is based on the end of the world, loosely based on the book of Revelations of John from the Bible. You are War, one of the Four Horsemen, in the literal sense. All hell has broken lose on e… Read more
So what happens when the apocalypse comes earlier than expected? You get a nice bloodbath between angels and demons. War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, finds himself embroiled in the con… Read more
Have you ever said to yourself, “Self, I’d really like to play Zelda , God of War , Portal, and Panzer Dragoon in the same game.” Well, if you go out and pick up Darksiders your dream will finally com… Read more
A lot of people are going to call this game a is a clone of other games like Zelda or God of War. It’s true the game does borrow a lot from those types of games but in no way is it a terrible thing. Z… Read more
Darksiders is a third person action game and the first game from Virgil games. Darksiders follows the story of War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. He has been accused of starting the end… Read more
I rented the game via GameFly, got it in the mail on the seventh of January. I tried to like it, I really did. However, after blasting through the awesomeness that was Bayonetta , I couldn't bring mys… Read more
Not often for me does a new game release take my by surprise. Undeservingly Darksiders was on my "pay no mind" list. It was interested but not foaming at the mouth for info. Darksiders put me in my pl… Read more
Darksiders is an interesting game from new developer Vigil Games. It takes elements from various popular games and wraps them around a story loosely based on events from the Bible. The game's graphics… Read more
What does Darksiders mean? Seriously, where did they come up with that name and how does it tie into the game? Even the name Jumper seems to fit regardless of the fact that it was the name of a crappy… Read more
Lets see if I can get through this review without mentioning Zelda... D'oh! Just figured I would put in a few good words about this game, because it really deserves quite a bit of praise. Darksiders i… Read more
Vigil Games' Darksiders is a game that takes a whole lot of inspiration from some of gaming's greatest: The Legend of Zelda, God of War, and even Portal. It does this without apology, and really doesn… Read more
If you've heard anything at all about Darksiders, it probably involved its similarities to other video games. It's a bit lazy to rely on comparisons to other titles to describe a game, but in Darkside… Read more
Darksiders takes ideas from pretty much every game on the market and never really masters any of them, but a game with this many ideas and a decent amount of variety is a game definetely worth the mon… Read more
Imagine a scenario in your head. There’s Legend of Zelda in one hand and God of War in another. If you put those two in bed together (Zelda and Kratos sex, ewww), what would you spawn out? The answer… Read more
There are many things developers and games can do to set off the gaming community and get them up in arms, but for some odd reason when developers start naming off titles that they look at as sources… Read more
Darksiders is a game that has a lot to prove. Its developer, Vigil Games, has no track record to speak of and the game liberally borrows elements from several different franchises. It could easily hav… Read more
I'm not going to even bother mentioning gameplay and all that, cause, well, I'm sure you know by now it's basically an M-Rated Zelda title seen through the eyes of a comic book artist. This game is aw… Read more
Darksiders may borrow heavily from many other popular games, like The Legend of Zelda, Portal, the God of War series, Panzer Dragoon, with some 3rd person shooter elements thrown in, but it's complete… Read more
Darksiders revives the classic adventure game in its full form but repetitive combat, technical issues and a slightly boring world keeps it from reaching it true potential. Knowing very little of Dark… Read more
Many similarities have been drawn between Darksiders and games such as Zelda, God of War, Portal and so on. All of these comparisons are fair but it’s more accurate to say that the game is simply a ma… Read more
Allot of ideas and innovations that are made in games are almost guaranteed to be picked up by other games and developers. In some cases, this helps to improve or make the ideas better, if elaborated… Read more
I've been loving the game. Just finished the worm-world. Yes, the structure borrows heavily from Zelda. But I think it improves on it exponentially by not having a boring first 5 hours. I think having… Read more
Darksiders as you no doubt have heard takes elements from other games including The Legend of Zelda and God of War. This isn't a bad thing, as the feel of the game is probably the closest thing 360 an… Read more
Is Darksiders a Zelda ripp-off ?thats not an issue ,the real problem of the game is the balance,yeah it's good ,it uses great features of famous franchises but suffers of fatal flaws. A combat system… Read more
Before anyone blows any whistles: all images and other materials are used with permission and/or i have the rights to. Thanks! - RC Often when something works, and works well, it will have imitators a… Read more
Darksiders kicks off with a foot-stomping, bombastic beginning, literally. You’re thrown into the apocalypse of the human race, policemen struggling to put up a futile fight are dwarfed by hellish cre… Read more
Darksiders is an action-adventure game developed by first timers Vigil Games. You play as a character named "War", one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The Opening scene of the game shows the a… Read more
Though its intro sequence is the biblical apocalypse, Darksiders doesn't make a good first impression; the beginning areas of the game don't differ much from the standard God of War levels, the combat… Read more
Darksiders plays much as one might expect it to. Players take on the role of War, one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse normally charged with maintaining balance between Heaven and Hell, in a que… Read more
Darksiders is an interesting game to me. It takes what was pretty awesome about God of War (sweet combos, smooth animation for those combos, and maneuverability), and pretty awesome about Zelda (huge… Read more
Darksiders is a game that takes a little of this and a little of that and produces a great game. I hear a lot of people saying that it is a Zelda rip off....ok and it takes the best of games and provi… Read more
Darksiders in a nutshell... Premise: Darksiders is a Zelda-type game presented in a colorful dark fantasy comic artstyle. It has tasteful amounts of blood and gore, without overdoing it. In addition t… Read more
Do you like video games? Namely Zelda and Devil May Cry? Do you like comic books? These are the questions you need to ask yourself when considering Darksiders. It may seem unfair to precede a new IP w… Read more
Make no mistake; Darksiders is born straight from the Zelda mold. Boomerang, hookshot, horse riding, block puzzles – all present and accounted for. Vigil has simply taken the formula several steps for… Read more
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