Darksiders: Warmastered Edition

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 135 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 36 out of 135
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  1. ThinkSamich
    Nov 29, 2016
    4
    The game is beautiful and I want to love it, but there's just so many breaks from an already lackluster action meaning fun is not allowed. I have always looked at Darksiders in my gallery of Steam games and wished it was more, but it's not. This update doesn't change that, graphics are greatly improved, you may even call it modernized. The art style with the series has always been uniqueThe game is beautiful and I want to love it, but there's just so many breaks from an already lackluster action meaning fun is not allowed. I have always looked at Darksiders in my gallery of Steam games and wished it was more, but it's not. This update doesn't change that, graphics are greatly improved, you may even call it modernized. The art style with the series has always been unique and appreciated. So we may as well get it out of the way. This game is beautiful, the art always has been. Graphics were never the problem, but this is what the "Warmastered" update chooses to address.

    Everything wrong with the game lies within gameplay itself. Levels are linear, "hidden" items in the world are two steps off the beaten path. Combat is almost exclusively limited to a two button system with the occasional "press b to enter scripted win move". The game is a hack and slash and about as brainless as the genre can be. If combat is not disappointing enough, there are constantly scripted breaks from the action interrupting your fun. Maybe you can get over the cut-scenes if you enjoy the story, but the true villain of this game is the level layout and geometry.

    Whether you're in an occupied city or slumming some part of the underworld, your combat is going to be constantly interrupted by scripted "Press A to slide/climb/interact" events. This has always been the biggest failing factor of the game for me, the pacing is just not right. I'm a mountain of a man, one of the four horseman, I swing a sword that's probably 10 feet long and destroy everything in my path... yet I don't have the mobility to clear a simple gap or climb a wall in a manner appropriate for the character. Instead I will be constantly interrupted by these terrible immersion breaking events.

    My last issue with the game, the questing system. After arriving that the first "hub" and receiving a series of quest, I found myself being instructed to "Kill 50 enemies", and then "Kill 50 enemies without losing health". and then "Kill 50 enemies with air attacks", "Kill 50 enemies with [variable]". This is not fun to me, it will never be fun, it's lazy and I don't understand how this game ever had the following it did. The story must be great, but I can't get past everything this game is missing to experience it.    … Expand
  2. Kharnivore2099
    Apr 29, 2020
    4
    Played this a bit on 360 around it's original release. It wasn't that great then and it hasn't well either. Generic hack and slash combat with very little to offer in any capacity.

    Take Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, skew gameplay heavily in favour of dull and repetitive hack and slash, add some well known voice talent. Hope and fail to make an enjoyable or engaging game. So many games    Played this a bit on 360 around it's original release. It wasn't that great then and it hasn't well either. Generic hack and slash combat with very little to offer in any capacity.

    Take Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, skew gameplay heavily in favour of dull and repetitive hack and slash, add some well known voice talent. Hope and fail to make an enjoyable or engaging game. So many games have done what it tries with far better results, so think twice before spending any cash on it.    … Expand
  3. Tuz0
    Jul 14, 2017
    2
    Don't buy this game, it's a trap! The only thing added to this Remastered is the better visuals. Everything else is unchanged and bad. If you want to know more about the game read my review on the original Darksiders.
  4. episode
    Feb 18, 2019
    2
    I can't beleave they didn't fix the gamebreaking bug around the floating towers in The Black Throne. It's almost at the end of the game and it is the most frustrating piece of **** ever!
  5. Jackermy
    Sep 28, 2020
    3
    To tell the truth, at the start of the game you really enjoy it but after 3-4 hours and million of stupid puzzles, that depends not on your mind, but on your intuition "Where shall I go?" This game positioning itself like a slasher, but the player sees 4-5 NPC on a level that you need beat 500 times before you kill it. Locations are becoming bad after the second one. The final levels areTo tell the truth, at the start of the game you really enjoy it but after 3-4 hours and million of stupid puzzles, that depends not on your mind, but on your intuition "Where shall I go?" This game positioning itself like a slasher, but the player sees 4-5 NPC on a level that you need beat 500 times before you kill it. Locations are becoming bad after the second one. The final levels are boring and similar to each other. Bosses are boring too, especially the last one keeper with broken hitboxes.
    Don't lose your time on this game, there are a lot of other slashers, that are better than this one.    … Expand

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  1. Wccftech
    Jan 30, 2017
    70
    Even though this is a remake of a six-year-old game, it still holds up pretty well as far as gameplay is concerned. Darksiders: Warmastered Edition looks at its best at 4K resolution and as a game, it's better than its sequel.
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  2. Destructoid
    Dec 12, 2016
    85
    It's not quite as fresh and exciting as it was in 2010, but I still think it's something everyone should try out. If you've played it before, it's worth revisiting. If you haven't, it's a solid adventure that's well worth your time.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Dec 6, 2016
    80
    Darksiders is one of the games you should have played in your gamer life. If you missed it back in 2010 the Warmastered Edition is the perfect chance to give it a try!
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