Darksiders III

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  1. feirasboy
    Nov 27, 2018
    9
    This is not a AAA made by a huge team. This is just a small group of people work of hope to keep a great franchise alive. Its not a perfect game and should be like $40, but there is nothing like this. Some might say its a dark souls clone...I disagree. This is a action adventure RPG hack and slash. Its like Soul Reaver mixed with God of War and more elements of RPG and i love it and wantThis is not a AAA made by a huge team. This is just a small group of people work of hope to keep a great franchise alive. Its not a perfect game and should be like $40, but there is nothing like this. Some might say its a dark souls clone...I disagree. This is a action adventure RPG hack and slash. Its like Soul Reaver mixed with God of War and more elements of RPG and i love it and want more games like this.… Expand
  2. CallMeDaddy
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    This is one of my favourite franchise! I was waiting for this game since i passed the second part and i wanna say that that's very good restart of the series.
  3. Errtai
    Jan 7, 2021
    9
    By far the best game in the series, using Dark Souls style mechanics that were very challenging to master, but a lot of fun.

    The control scheme they give you sucks, I changed mine more to Witcher 3 style (dodge using alt, sprint using shift) and that helped a lot. Story continues to add perspective to the overall series story as it takes place concurrently and it's not amazing but I    By far the best game in the series, using Dark Souls style mechanics that were very challenging to master, but a lot of fun.

    The control scheme they give you sucks, I changed mine more to Witcher 3 style (dodge using alt, sprint using shift) and that helped a lot. Story continues to add perspective to the overall series story as it takes place concurrently and it's not amazing but I really like the character Fury, she's well-written.    … Expand
  4. DrBateman
    Aug 13, 2020
    10
    I am a fan of the franchise. At first i was not a friend of the "souls like" approuch of the game, but it is a fresh take on the formula. I liked the rogue like approach and that you didnt have a real main map and you had to find the way your self. riddles could have been better and mor like in darksiders 2.
  5. anykey_
    Feb 21, 2021
    8
    Played it while it was on Xbox Game Pass. A very pleasant, albeit crooked game. I don't understand people who mix this game with **** Of course, like any slasher, this game is capable of strangling at some point. For me, it was the boss moment - Greed. And so in general, very useful mechanics, albeit an oblique slasher. So I recommend it.
  6. Fruke
    Jun 14, 2020
    10
    Ótimo jogo pra quem gosta de ser desafiado com mecânicas de combate punitivas ao erro.
  7. Zezaku
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    my favourite angels and demons rpg game alongside the previous darksiders games. the gameplay time is less than darksiders 2 but a bit harder and similar to dark souls. but overall i enjoyed playing it.
  8. Hailsanders
    Jul 13, 2020
    9
    Es uno excelente juego si te gusta los hack'n slas pero su detalle como los cargas de pantalla la historia es bastante buena combate bueno
  9. MasamuneXCVI
    Oct 13, 2020
    9
    Top game
    Top story Top gameplay
    Top graphic
    really a nice game to pass the time
  10. xxFTWxxOregon
    Dec 20, 2020
    8
    This game was a little different from the rest of darksiders game, but I liked it after a hour or two of playing it. It’s not the best of the series but it’s well worth playing
  11. ZivPeri
    Jan 24, 2019
    8
    I've Played it on PS4, with patch 1.05, must say i was surprised in both ways ..
    The Good :
    - Level design is genius in all aspects, it's beautiful, it has many secret paths and connections to other paths you couldn't access before as you progress with your abilities (just like Darksiders1), each way you took before can open up to completely another direction. - The combat is really    I've Played it on PS4, with patch 1.05, must say i was surprised in both ways ..
    The Good :
    - Level design is genius in all aspects, it's beautiful, it has many secret paths and connections to other paths you couldn't access before as you progress with your abilities (just like Darksiders1), each way you took before can open up to completely another direction.
    - The combat is really fun, i don't know what the fuzz on the "Dark Souls ripoff", it's not trying to be Dark Souls and it ain't that hard, it's actually pretty f***ing good.
    - Lore is appealing as you progress the game, finally they take it back to demons vs angels, on top of that add conspiracy against the horsemen, and the charred council of course, its a real delight.
    - Abilities , Fury's abilities & weapons are so fun and refreshing, each ability has certain strong points and value to your progress, while they are really differ one from each other, that also applies to the weapons.

    The Bad :
    - Fury is a bit flat character, at the beginning she acts like an angry child with no reason and mature, nor she has sympathy to the whole picture and her fellow horsemen (War especially).
    when her character changes and grow with the progression of the game, i like the change but still it looks like a lazy writing, as you don't see the reasons and logic for the change she's having,
    - Unpolished game, the performance is very poor, frame rate drops goes with you almost all the time, there is no reason for that, there are much more detailed games that runs smoothly on PS4, it actually looks like a PS3 game and steel it struggles.
    sound has hiccups in certain occasions and bosses,
    also in certain segments the game pause to load the next segment, that kinnda ruins a bit the experience.

    Final words, War was my favorite horseman, but now without a doubt it's fury, a great game, very enjoyable and worth your time, without the performance issues the game would have much higher scores from critics.
    With 20 hours of playtime with patch 1.05, i've encountered 4-6 minor bugs, and the game didn't crush even once, so it seems to me like a stable worthy version.    … Expand
  12. Almagesta
    Dec 15, 2018
    8
    Good enough game, I played in difficult mode, i found it challenging and fun. I enjoyed it. It is low budget and needs a lot of improvements, but it is playable and if you are a fan, worth.

    -Music is great in some moments. -I liked character and stage design. Not an open world (yes, that is a pro for me in this case). There is no map, made me enjoy exploration and memorisation. There    Good enough game, I played in difficult mode, i found it challenging and fun. I enjoyed it. It is low budget and needs a lot of improvements, but it is playable and if you are a fan, worth.

    -Music is great in some moments.
    -I liked character and stage design. Not an open world (yes, that is a pro for me in this case). There is no map, made me enjoy exploration and memorisation. There are two or three puzzles that will make you think you are dumb. But when you manage solve it, oh man, that is satisfactory.
    -No combos (bad). That could be better, but the other two games were almost the same in this aspect.
    -Mechanics are simple. But I liked not finding useless garbage in each corner. There are a few items and all are usefull.
    -Story was just okay, has a couple of surprises.

    I am waiting with interest for the next chapter. With a little more funds, It only could go better.    … Expand
  13. badbado
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Nice game! I loved 1 and 2 and I love this even more. Considering the size of the team, and that I can play this game fully offline and no microtransactions this game is perfect.
  14. Jenne
    Dec 5, 2018
    8
    In a way similar to Lords of the Fallen - your opinion on this game is entirely dependent on your expectations. If you expect the same level of narrative and gameplay brilliance as Dark Souls you may dismiss Darksiders 3. But if you want just an entertaining and engaging Souls-like romp with solid level design and surprisingly tight combat you'll have a ton of fun with this game (maybeIn a way similar to Lords of the Fallen - your opinion on this game is entirely dependent on your expectations. If you expect the same level of narrative and gameplay brilliance as Dark Souls you may dismiss Darksiders 3. But if you want just an entertaining and engaging Souls-like romp with solid level design and surprisingly tight combat you'll have a ton of fun with this game (maybe wait for a sale though, the full AAA price is probably the only major problem with Darksiders 3). Journalists, as per usual, completely failed judging this game fairly.… Expand
  15. jessejojo
    Dec 20, 2018
    8
    Considering that this game didnt have a huge budget, the result is pretty solid and nicely done. I am a huge darksiders fan and i really like the story. They completely changed the combat compared to the second game and now it is more like a Darksouls game. I also like Darksouls, so i dont have a problem with that. The combat feels fluent most of the time but it needs some tweaking inConsidering that this game didnt have a huge budget, the result is pretty solid and nicely done. I am a huge darksiders fan and i really like the story. They completely changed the combat compared to the second game and now it is more like a Darksouls game. I also like Darksouls, so i dont have a problem with that. The combat feels fluent most of the time but it needs some tweaking in general. I didnt encounter any major bugs, but the performance is sometimes really bad. How anyone can release a game in 2018 without supporting 144Hz is beyond me. At some point in the game i triggered a cutscene and it locked my framerate to 30... What?
    Other than that, im looking forward to Darksiders 4.    … Expand
  16. Parchal
    Nov 30, 2018
    8
    Thought its not the best of the series, yet it is still a good game overall.
    The worst part about the game is that it copied a lot from Dark Souls series, and most of the copied things are done worse than they are done in Souls games themsleves, and this is anyways a huge mistake because DarkSiders was and should always be a pure hack n slash game.
    Also puzzles are not as good at the    Thought its not the best of the series, yet it is still a good game overall.
    The worst part about the game is that it copied a lot from Dark Souls series, and most of the copied things are done worse than they are done in Souls games themsleves, and this is anyways a huge mistake because DarkSiders was and should always be a pure hack n slash game.

    Also puzzles are not as good at the previous Dark Siders games.    … Expand
  17. John44
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Отличная игра,которая затянула меня на многие часы.
    Спасибо THQ Nordic!
  18. Hoyt_Ridge
    Nov 29, 2018
    10
    graphics are good
    story is good
    gameplay is god
    level design is good
    it is really easy to like this game, it deserves some love
  19. JCgamer18
    Dec 6, 2018
    8
    I just finished the game and i have to say it was really good. The controls were extremely smooth and Fury played exceptionally well. The Game is more difficult than the first 2 but with the most recent patch they fixed some of the difficulty issues and made it easier to dodge. The fast travel system is way simpler and improved compared to the 1st and 2nd games. The linearity is justI just finished the game and i have to say it was really good. The controls were extremely smooth and Fury played exceptionally well. The Game is more difficult than the first 2 but with the most recent patch they fixed some of the difficulty issues and made it easier to dodge. The fast travel system is way simpler and improved compared to the 1st and 2nd games. The linearity is just right so that if you are willing to explore you can be rewarded for doing so with new enhancements or items to upgrade your weapons and enhancements. I found the game to be the right length for its price and what it offers.

    Good Smooth combat, nice world which exploring is rewarding and all around great experience and the story was also pretty good. The RPG system is simple and easy to pick up and overall a great experience.

    The bad is that there is no new game plus which would be really nice, also I wish there was a world map where you could see your position in the world and the positions of the sins. The other thing is that i missed one of the sins and i think a world map would have solved the issue of finding the missing sin.(for me it was sloth)
    Id give it an 8 because its really solid not the best in the series but was really fun and offered a nice challenge but i think they should add a world map function if they continue to update it because it would fix a ton of the navigation issues when missing a sin. definitely worth being called a darksiders game.

    (side note)
    got to give huge credit to the developers for listening and making adjustment real quick especially with this last patch    … Expand
  20. wiho
    Dec 5, 2018
    8
    The positives for Darksiders 3 far outweigh the negatives. A great combat system, soundtrack and difficulty that challenges you in a way that makes you feel like you're progressing with every time a boss kills you. The problem is that this difficulty makes normal enemies far harder then they should be making it frustrating to get to the boss. The next complain is that the story has notThe positives for Darksiders 3 far outweigh the negatives. A great combat system, soundtrack and difficulty that challenges you in a way that makes you feel like you're progressing with every time a boss kills you. The problem is that this difficulty makes normal enemies far harder then they should be making it frustrating to get to the boss. The next complain is that the story has not been as engaging as in the first or second Darksiders game. It starts very slowly and makes an attempt to pick up pace in the latter stage of the game but as things become very interesting the game ends. This has not been a game made by a AAA team which excuses the story in some part. With a new team making Darksiders, the game shows great potential for future games.… Expand
  21. Alex9418
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Really enjoyable in the most of the aspects. (playability, history and characters). I can´t understand the unfair critics.
  22. aliredrtfgtrfdr
    Dec 12, 2018
    10
    دوستان عزیزم خواهش می کنم گول نمرات Darksiders III را نخورید و خودتان را از تجربه آن محروم نکنید، هر چند که می دانم عاقل تر از این حرف ها هستید و دیروز در پست نمرات بازی دیدم که اکثر شما چقدر خوب و درست در مورد بازی و نمراتش نظرتان را گفته بودید و خوشبختانه انگار دارد کم کم گول خوردن بازیبازان کشورمان از امتیاز متای یک بازی کمتر می شود و خیلی هوشیارتر شده ایم مخصوصا با تعداد زیاد سایت هایدوستان عزیزم خواهش می کنم گول نمرات Darksiders III را نخورید و خودتان را از تجربه آن محروم نکنید، هر چند که می دانم عاقل تر از این حرف ها هستید و دیروز در پست نمرات بازی دیدم که اکثر شما چقدر خوب و درست در مورد بازی و نمراتش نظرتان را گفته بودید و خوشبختانه انگار دارد کم کم گول خوردن بازیبازان کشورمان از امتیاز متای یک بازی کمتر می شود و خیلی هوشیارتر شده ایم مخصوصا با تعداد زیاد سایت های عجیب و غریب که به متا راه پیدا کرده اند و هر چه دلشان می خواهند می گویند و هر نمره ای که میخواهند می دهند و توضیحش را هم نمی دهند که چرا؟ همان طور که قبل تر نیز خدمت شما عرض کردم اگر بخواهم بهترین جمله را به طور خلاصه در مورد Darksiders III بگویم این است که ” Darksiders III بهترین و لذتبخش ترین ترکیب ممکن از بازی اول و دوم سری است که چندین ساعت با گیم پلی جذاب، مبارزات چالش برانگیز، سلاح ها و Hollow های بسیار جذاب فیوری و دنیای پیچیده و پر از رمز و رازش شما را سرگرم می کند.” پس زیاد منتظر نمانید و در کنار فیوری سوار Rampage شده و به مبارزه با ۷ گناه اصلی بروید، تازه از این نظر بازی ثواب هم دارد! فقط ببخشید که بازی بتل رویال ندارد وگرنه احتمالا جای این نمرات الان بازی سال می شد!… Expand
  23. segasweden
    Nov 29, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Impressed that THQ were able to pull this off with such a small dev team. If you enjoy games with challenges and rewards this game is great! 10/10… Expand
  24. Zonda101
    Dec 1, 2018
    10
    Everyone who says that the game is bad simply never played a real slasher. This game is not about spam X button anymore, you need to (omg) THINK, it has a well-developed and not forgiving but honest combat system. If you are casual gamer just set easy mode.
    So, what we have:
    Beautiful lokations, Good soudtrack, gorgeous animations and effects, good parkour and level design. Honestly    Everyone who says that the game is bad simply never played a real slasher. This game is not about spam X button anymore, you need to (omg) THINK, it has a well-developed and not forgiving but honest combat system. If you are casual gamer just set easy mode.
    So, what we have:
    Beautiful lokations, Good soudtrack, gorgeous animations and effects, good parkour and level design.
    Honestly best Daksiders game.    … Expand
  25. SiKKxKiD
    Nov 29, 2018
    9
    My game of the year. Except for things in technology such as the weak and sometimes breaking a performance, after uploading textures at the turn of the screen and a boss who has made with personally really not fun, this game is super. Can it be as souls lite with Metroidvania elements describe very well. The story, the gameplay, the cutscenes are very good. Hardly a game tied up this yearMy game of the year. Except for things in technology such as the weak and sometimes breaking a performance, after uploading textures at the turn of the screen and a boss who has made with personally really not fun, this game is super. Can it be as souls lite with Metroidvania elements describe very well. The story, the gameplay, the cutscenes are very good. Hardly a game tied up this year so me like this, even if it was unfortunately after 10 hours at my end. Not to schwern for each of dark souls but as fordernt feels (so no casual players), like abwechslunsreiches and action-packed gameplay, value sets a well-thought-out and motivating story, happy with this game. There's also a story mode for casual players, which should be too heavy according to rumors. Can I not judge because I've played on balanced, and felt this difficulty as pleasant.

    Deutsch:

    Mein Spiel des Jahres. Bis auf kleinigkeiten bei der Technik wie die schwache und teils einbrechende Performance, nachladende Textures beim drehen des Bildschirmes und einen Boss der mit persönlich wirklick keinen Spaß gemacht hat, ist dieses Spiel Super. Man kann es als Souls lite mit Metroidvania elementen sehr gut beschreiben. Die Story, das Gameplay, die Zwischensequenzen sind sehr gut. Kaum ein Spiel hat mich dieses Jahr so gefesselt wie dieses, auch wenn es leider nach 10 Stunden bei mir schluss war. Für jeden der Dark Souls nicht zu schwern sondern als fordernt empfindet (also keine Casual spieler), abwechslunsreiches und actionreiches gameplay mag, Wert auf eine durchdachte und motivierende Story legt, wird mit diesem Spiel glücklich. Ausserdem gibt es auch einen Story Modus für Casual Spieler, welcher laut gerüchten zu schwer sein soll. Kann ich nicht beurteilen, da ich auf ausgeglichen gespielt habe, und diese Schwierigkeitsstufe als angenehm empfand.

    Ps. Auf Groß- und Kleinschreibung wurde kein Wert gelegt.    … Expand
  26. codemangler
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Runs really well in pc. The command is a mix between dmc and darksouls. The level design similar to dark souls/metroid where you have huge area with lots of huge location.
  27. newbornFL
    Nov 28, 2018
    8
    Mixed feelings about this.

    They took a very safe route , It does everything but doesn't excell at anything,understandable,given what happened to THQ and their budget,atleast we got a sequel. The game itself is good,although the camera can be wonky sometimes. It has a dreadfull start,untill you learn the combat (around when you get the second power,the Lightning Sword),after that,the    Mixed feelings about this.

    They took a very safe route , It does everything but doesn't excell at anything,understandable,given what happened to THQ and their budget,atleast we got a sequel.

    The game itself is good,although the camera can be wonky sometimes. It has a dreadfull start,untill you learn the combat (around when you get the second power,the Lightning Sword),after that,the game gets better an better,the other abilities are much more enjoyable than the whip and the fire ability.

    Qutie hard to predict the enemies sometimes .

    Also,no checkpoint before entering boss room.
    Why?

    I don't mind it not being so much open world as long as they can tell a good story and still have a good atmosphere.

    As a sequel in a story viewpoint?Yeah,it does everything needed to continue the story in a normal way. Nothing bad here,but in a gameplay standpoint well...Let's just say Darksiders 2 is the better here.

    Respect for the company still trying to make this game,I can see they want to make another darksiders with stirfe,I hope they sell enough for it.

    Game is not perfect but it's good enough.Hope patches will fix some of the camera bugs.    … Expand
  28. NickyVide
    Nov 27, 2018
    9
    This is a good game, and there are advantages and disadvantages in it, but aren't there any games? This review reflects my personal experience and gaming experience. Let's start with the fact that I really like the theme of the seven deadly sins, but perhaps it was this that the authors of Darksiders III bought me) But I also like the visual style of the game, the level design, simpleThis is a good game, and there are advantages and disadvantages in it, but aren't there any games? This review reflects my personal experience and gaming experience. Let's start with the fact that I really like the theme of the seven deadly sins, but perhaps it was this that the authors of Darksiders III bought me) But I also like the visual style of the game, the level design, simple opponents, and the deadly sins are great! The weapon of the main heroine of Fury is a whip, it feels very good, the impact from the battle of opponents is felt, and the innovation in terms of dodging is rather unusual and sometimes difficult, but this is a matter of habit! I also want to add that the waiting time was not in vain, the new game on the modern engine is vigorously felt and has a great right to life. Slightly upset saving on checkpoints at certain points, and at death can sometimes be very far back and have to collect lost souls in battle and kill the same mobs on the way to the goal! The game is a good advise to all lovers of this series and slashers in general!… Expand
  29. sorena
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    when I played this game and Then saw the GameSpot review I just laughed (SHAME ON YOU GameSpot)
    This game is exactly What a Darksiders game should be. It is similar to previous games and also makes us have a new experience
    epic music , Artistic design and the story are so awesome. in addition Gameplay is the best part of this game. It is such as Dark Souls series is difficult (of    when I played this game and Then saw the GameSpot review I just laughed (SHAME ON YOU GameSpot)
    This game is exactly What a Darksiders game should be. It is similar to previous games and also makes us have a new experience
    epic music , Artistic design and the story are so awesome.
    in addition Gameplay is the best part of this game. It is such as Dark Souls series is difficult (of course less than it) and Hardcore Gamers love it.
    so play this game and fight with Seven deadly sins and do the right thing for one time in your life D:    … Expand
  30. disc36x
    Nov 28, 2018
    9
    Very like Dark Souls game, but more colorful world and have nice story to keep you continue your journey.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 22 out of 43
  3. Negative: 1 out of 43
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    50
    Darksiders 3 does a lot of stuff wrong. True fans will be grateful that it exists, but this game is a below average action platformer that tries to be something that is not.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    60
    Darksiders III feels like a trip to a museum, which of course doesn’t have to be a drawback. Its antiquated design has a certain charm and made me realize that I miss simplicity and compactness in bloated modern open-world games. Unfortunately Gunfire’s effort is messy – it’s rough around the edges, it made a step backwards in terms of RPG elements and environmental puzzles, some design choices are dubious, the combat system is imprecise, and there are a lot of bugs and glitches on top of all that. As a result Darksiders III can compete neither with modern action titles, nor with previous games in the series. [01/2019, p.82]
  3. Game Debate
    Jan 22, 2019
    65
    There’s precious little to elevate Darksiders 3 to the level of the previous two games, let alone its peers in 2018. It’s a game that offers few surprises, few challenges, and few moments of greatness. What it does, it does to a satisfactory level and never kicks on from there. But there’s something about Darksiders 3 that still sort of works though. It’s a B-tier production, without a shadow of a doubt, but it’s the sort of thing that doesn’t actually come along all that often these days. Fans of the series will no doubt get a kick out of the continuing story and there’s just enough here to help Darksiders 3 stand out and make for an entertaining playthrough.
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