Darksiders Review/Small game Overview

Overall: 8/10

Alrighty, I finished the whole game but I am way to hellalazy to update all this. So next up on reviews will Be Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, and then Army of 2 40th day, and then Dark Void. WOO!

I got my copy od Darksiders last night around 9: 30 pm and played til 1 this morning. You jump into the game as one of the four apocalyptic horsemen, War. Right away, War reminded me of a fully decked out Tier 5 warrior from World of Warcraft, but more kickass. The game wastes no time putting you into action and gives you a big sword to play with right away. This is a hack and slash game like Bayonetta, but I seem to like it a lot more. The flow of the game is much smoother and it actually takes some skill and thinking as your health can be depleted very quickly. There are also various elements thrown in that can be matched to zelda or metroid. One thing right away that I noticed as well, was the camera angle. Really, it is one of the only things preventing me from giving this a 10/10. It doesnt follow your movements, and when you have to fight using X and move the camera with the right stick, its a bit hard.

The game takes place in a city ravened by war between the Underworld and Heaven, and because you are of no real allegiance, you will be killing both. The game starts off simple. Get from point A to point B without dying. Later on you'll meet your first large demon, but you don't have to fight him. In this game, you are looking to find and kill "The Destroyer" and he is your ticket. He tells you to go kill 4 demons, the first, a large bat demon. This is also the point in which you get your first shop visit. I would buy the scythe right away, as it can clear large groups of enemys from around you very quickly. Here you can also but potions and skills.

So now you have to go kill this large bat demon, so what better way to get there than jacking some guys gryphon and heading to a church. This level is extremely fun as you just ride around and a gryphon and shot angels. When you arrive at the church, you use the horn of earth to move the gate, but he tells you he is held by a curse. So you have to go to these 4 portals and basically complete 4 minigames. One is kill 5 guys with a certain skill, another kill 40 enemies, another kill 50 while your health is being depleted, and last kill 30 demons with a finishing move.
After completed, the gate moves and you can enter the church. So far, I have spent 2 hours in the church alone and am currently stuck, so hopefully I can get passed what I need to.

This is as far as I am right now, and I will also be getting some game play videos with commentary up on Youtube which I will link here later.