Darksiders III

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 586 Ratings

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  1. Zisis151
    Nov 27, 2018
    3
    As much as I love Darksiders and want to support it, I must say that this game is a colossal disaster.. I wasn't expecting something mind blowing since I knew it was on a smaller budget, but some things like cut content, false marketing and huge technical issues are inexcusable.

    First off, let me warn you about the scummy marketing THQ did with the trailer showing Fury and her horse...    As much as I love Darksiders and want to support it, I must say that this game is a colossal disaster.. I wasn't expecting something mind blowing since I knew it was on a smaller budget, but some things like cut content, false marketing and huge technical issues are inexcusable.

    First off, let me warn you about the scummy marketing THQ did with the trailer showing Fury and her horse... You NEVER get to ride the horse. Also, for those who were expecting the abyssal armor (which was in both previous games) it's gone and they're selling it as DLC in the future.
    Moving on to it's technical department. Tons of frame drops and screen freezes because the game doesn't load the enviroment properly, as well as a game breaking bug where it randomly crashes loosing your WHOLE progress. Yes, you loose everything you did up to that moment.
    Also, I can't possibly understand how a game with such tight spaces and mediocre graphics barely runs at 30fps.. God of War and Nier: Automata had better graphics and 5x times the world in size, yet they both had an uncapped option for PS4 Pro that could raise the framerate to 45-60fps. So what the **** is wrong with this one?
    Lastly, I'll mention a couple of things about the gameplay. The fact that yet another game decides to rip off Dark Souls without having a clue on what makes the series good is already irritating.. But what's more irritating is how broken the dodging mechanic is. DO NOT dodge to the sides my friends, there are no invincibility frames unless you do a perfect dodge.
    Gore and finishers are also removed in case you haven't noticed.

    I believe Darksiders is a franchise with potential and that's why it kills me watching it getting screwed with entries like this. Darksiders 2 suffered from huge technical issues, same with this one. The lore is great, the artstyle is different and unique. It's a promising franchise, it just needs more attention or a new development team.    … Expand
  2. Kittenslayer82
    Nov 28, 2018
    7
    Being a fan of the first two games of the Darksiders series I was hyped for the release of the third installment. However, after several hours of game play I felt rather disappointed with the experience. Not only did the game fail to live up to my (probably slightly over exaggerated) expectations, but was ultimately a step backwards from its predecessors. I feel as if the developers gaveBeing a fan of the first two games of the Darksiders series I was hyped for the release of the third installment. However, after several hours of game play I felt rather disappointed with the experience. Not only did the game fail to live up to my (probably slightly over exaggerated) expectations, but was ultimately a step backwards from its predecessors. I feel as if the developers gave up everything that set them apart to create a less impressive dark souls clone.

    While still fun, the game feels like a clunky/unrefined God of War 3 combat system mixed with multiple aspects typically associated to Dark Souls and some mild platforming. If careless, or sometimes just unlucky, normal enemies are capable of swiftly dispatching your mythical horseman Fury as if she was some mediocre foot Soldier. Even Leveling Fury’s stats had minimal impact as enemies seemed to scale up with every point I gained. Combing this with the flawed camera and less than ideal “last bonfire visited” checkpoint system, I found myself rather frustrated instead of enjoying the intricacies of combat I remember from the previous games.

    Sadly, I can’t claim to have stumbled across a lot of hidden appeal beyond the dash-and-counter slash combat. With limitless potential on interesting lore, the game ultimately delivers an underwhelming and forgettable story. Nothing really connected me to Fury’s motivations or really pulled me into the game.

    In the end, I feel the creators attempted to piggy-back off the success of the Dark Souls franchise while maintaining their own distinct combat style and failed to deliver a solid product in either area. I would rate this a 6.8 out of 10 for being a fun game, but far from great.    … Expand
  3. KingK_48
    Dec 6, 2018
    10
    What is wrong with you guys? DSIII is a great game and I enjoy it a lot as a fan of the series. It had issues, allright. Issues were patched a few days later, so what? This game does not deserve your bad ratings. Stop being toxic. Same goes for the press reviews. Shame on you!
  4. kwstas
    Nov 30, 2018
    6
    Darksiders 3 is a darksoul type game with a more western character and i can say its doing just fine . It has a really beautiful and lively environment and you can encounter some of the coolest monsters and bosses and all with some really detailed graphics . Am not sure if this is better than the first title but it is definetely better than the second one and for sure this will be one ofDarksiders 3 is a darksoul type game with a more western character and i can say its doing just fine . It has a really beautiful and lively environment and you can encounter some of the coolest monsters and bosses and all with some really detailed graphics . Am not sure if this is better than the first title but it is definetely better than the second one and for sure this will be one of the most underated games for this year . It is a perfect game for anyone who want to live a dark souls expirience in a more colourful backround and with some faster mechanics and ofc with a different storyline about the 7 deadly sins… Expand
  5. DmitryV
    Nov 3, 2019
    8
    Отличная игра, да оптимизация на Ps4 pro средняя.
    Прошел с большим удовольствием, игра сложная в меру, местами пришлось попотеть)
    История отличная, не играл в предыдущие части к сожалению. Рекомендую в общем , но покупайте не по фулл прайсу ждите хороших скидок    Отличная игра, да оптимизация на Ps4 pro средняя.
    Прошел с большим удовольствием, игра сложная в меру, местами пришлось попотеть)
    История отличная, не играл в предыдущие части к сожалению.
    Рекомендую в общем , но покупайте не по фулл прайсу ждите хороших скидок
  6. jppgarcia
    Aug 13, 2020
    0
    PS3 graphics? Check.
    Boring ass combat? Check.
    Framerate dropping hard in the middle of a fight? Check.
    **** optimization? Check.
    Trying too hard to be Dark Souls? Check.
    Barren and uninteresting landscapes/level design? Check.

    Absolute masterpiece, 0/10
  7. RageLag
    Aug 31, 2019
    8
    Really enjoyed this game. Loved the graphics and combat. Solid story. There were some frame drops and other bugs though. Could have used a bit more time in the oven.
  8. BibaBoba
    Sep 26, 2019
    8
    В прошлые игры серии не играл, но после Darksiders 3 думаю купить. Игра чем-то напоминает God of War(кроме последней GOD)У игры интересный лор, красивые виды и интересные дизайны персонажей. Озвучка в русской версии тоде радует. -1 бал за камеру, которая местами раздражает. -1 балл за боёвку, которая могла быть разнообразней. В целом, советую.В прошлые игры серии не играл, но после Darksiders 3 думаю купить. Игра чем-то напоминает God of War(кроме последней GOD)У игры интересный лор, красивые виды и интересные дизайны персонажей. Озвучка в русской версии тоде радует. -1 бал за камеру, которая местами раздражает. -1 балл за боёвку, которая могла быть разнообразней. В целом, советую.
  9. Teneesh
    Sep 29, 2019
    6
    First off, I normally wouldn't use a rating system in games since one person's 6 is different from another person's so ignore the rating.

    Now not having finish the game yet, the gameplay is solid. The camera doesn't go back enough so you will get hit by enemies from behind. The skeleton archers do too much damage to you, and it does add walking sequences. The worst "gameplay" mechanic    First off, I normally wouldn't use a rating system in games since one person's 6 is different from another person's so ignore the rating.

    Now not having finish the game yet, the gameplay is solid. The camera doesn't go back enough so you will get hit by enemies from behind. The skeleton archers do too much damage to you, and it does add walking sequences. The worst "gameplay" mechanic that slows down the pace for no reason. Save points don't refill your health or estus flask, I mean Nephilim Respite.

    But by biggest problems are technical issues. On the PS4 with the 1.10 patch, the game runs at an unstable 40 with frame rate drops happening 10% of the time. Thankfully it doesn't happen in combat, but this should be an issue in the first place. DMC5 and God of War run at 60 on the PS4 pro and are graphically more complicated. The game freezes when loading areas so that breaks the pacing. The smallest glitch in this is that the game would still load part of the world when you turn the camera at least 38% of the time. Thankfully it's loading areas far away and loads it in a second, but you can still see areas load which is annoying. It was just rereleased too early. I should have to wait for a patch for a game to be finished. The game should just be finished when it releases. I would have happily waited another year for this game to run at a stable 60, the game to play smoothly without it freezing from loading the area, and to actually load the area properly. But they rushed it

    I wouldn't recommend this game to everyone. Not even fans of the series. It doesn't play like the other two. Unless you play it for the story. There are good things with it. Level design is pretty good. Being interconnected and kinda interesting to explore. Combat can be fun, though not as good as the second one. Honestly, play it for yourself and see if you will lole it. Though I recommend the PC version. I haven't played it, but I have seen some gameplay. With it running at 60. Though take my word with a grain of salt. I'm not 100% sure if all of the technical issues are not on the PC port    … Expand
  10. Chempion1
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    Очень ждал я эту игру, даа.... 6 лет ждал!
    И вот вышла. Ура!
    Но начну с другого. Году так в 2017ом на е3 сказали, что структура боёвки будет как в Dark Souls, что меня, так сказать, напрягло. Боёвка в Souls играх крайне не удобная для слешера, на мой взгляд, но это специфика (даже фишка) данной серии и её клонов. Думаю, что бы сделать прохождение более трудным. Так же не порадовало, что    Очень ждал я эту игру, даа.... 6 лет ждал!
    И вот вышла. Ура!
    Но начну с другого. Году так в 2017ом на е3 сказали, что структура боёвки будет как в Dark Souls, что меня, так сказать, напрягло. Боёвка в Souls играх крайне не удобная для слешера, на мой взгляд, но это специфика (даже фишка) данной серии и её клонов. Думаю, что бы сделать прохождение более трудным.
    Так же не порадовало, что разработкой, естественно, занималась другая студия.
    Ещё сказали, что коня не будет!
    Заканчивался 2018 год игра вышла. И что же? После прохождения оказалась достаточно хорошей игрой. И боевка оказалась к месту и студия не подвела, а конь оказался нафик не нужен!
    Боссы. Боссы вернулись на свои места, т.е. в конец каждого, скажем так, "уровня", хотя уровней, как таковых, в игре нет. И это здорово. Остались и скрытые, как во второй части. И всё-таки боссы из первой части были лучше, чем в 3й, и даже, на мой взгляд, лучше чем во 2й. К ним нужен был спец подход, использовалось окружение, а в 3й, да и во 2й тупо забиваются ударами, ну почти.
    Сюжет порадовал, хорошо вплетается в канву серии.
    Единственное, что не порадовало так это прокачка. Какая-то куцая.
    Ещё на PS4, как не странно, была пара багов, из-за которых пришлось перезагружать игру. Может патчами поправили уже?
    Резюмирую: Игра хорошо дополняет серию и для прохождения обязательна всем поклонникам Darksiders. Единственно, как мне показалось, видна некая бюджетность данной части, но ничего ждём следующую номерную часть, надеюсь, разработчики в ней развернутся!    … Expand
  11. Mr1
    Jul 22, 2020
    9
    Очень красивая рисовка, сюжет мне понравился...но больше всего как все нарисованно! крутой получился мир
    Небольшие проблемы с оптимизацией.
    Увороты как то по тупому работают..я нормально так и не научился пользоваться.
  12. LightNova
    Oct 21, 2019
    8
    Darksiders 3 mashes together a Metroidvania with Dark Souls to create a colourful adventure game with skill-based combat.

    Over the course of the game you'll gather new weapons and abilities to open up new combat options and areas of the world to explore. With tons of secrets hidden away, there's always plenty to do as you snowball in power. The platforming starts off being quite basic    Darksiders 3 mashes together a Metroidvania with Dark Souls to create a colourful adventure game with skill-based combat.

    Over the course of the game you'll gather new weapons and abilities to open up new combat options and areas of the world to explore. With tons of secrets hidden away, there's always plenty to do as you snowball in power. The platforming starts off being quite basic but as you play you can unlock ways to glide, double jump or even freeze parts of the world. These also open up some interesting environmental puzzles to give some variety from the combat. There's also a New Game Plus mode, giving access to new tiers of upgrades and changes to enemy spawns - there's a lot of replayability here so there's lots to keep you busy.

    The developers have addressed many issues raised by other reviewers here. A patch has been released to enable 'classic' combat to it more like previous games in the series instead of the Dark Souls style and while the dodge system can take some time to get familiar with, there are augments in game that make the window much easier to hit.

    I noticed a few performance issues but nothing that spoiled my experience (it was largely some frame rate drops in dense areas). Because I played it a little later, it's likely they've released performance patches since the first reviews were written.

    Overall, Darksiders 3 may have had a rough launch but is a solid entry in the series that's worth checking out if you like adventure games with a focus on engaging combat.    … Expand
  13. chrisse989
    Oct 3, 2019
    8
    Thoroughly enjoyed this game. Good combat, nice graphics, well executed.
    Overal the difficulty was pretty ok, aside from one bossbattle midgame which was really a spike in the difficulty
    Only complaint I had: it overstayed it's welcome, a tad shorter with more focus would have upped the quality, but overall enjoyed it. One playthrough is enough for me though
  14. mrpavlikov
    Aug 10, 2020
    7
    Посредственное техническое исполнение портит впечатление от проекта:
    * Нестабильные 30 кадров
    * Лаги и подвисания, как в начале битвы с Ленью. Затуп может произойти и на рядовом противнике в неподходящий момент * Мигание текстур при повороте камеры * Приостановка игрового процесса для подгрузки ассетов * Порой долгие загрузки после смерти / быстрого перехода В минусы можно записать    Посредственное техническое исполнение портит впечатление от проекта:
    * Нестабильные 30 кадров
    * Лаги и подвисания, как в начале битвы с Ленью. Затуп может произойти и на рядовом противнике в неподходящий момент
    * Мигание текстур при повороте камеры
    * Приостановка игрового процесса для подгрузки ассетов
    * Порой долгие загрузки после смерти / быстрого перехода

    В минусы можно записать раскладку геймпада: dash на R1, захват цели на L2. Привыкнуть удаётся достаточно скоро, но по первости ужасно раздражает. И нет-нет, но и через 10 часов пытаешься ударить правым бампером, а увернуться кружком.

    В ряде аспектов Darksiders 3 хочет походить на Souls, но боёвка скоростная, выносливости нет, спамь удары сколько хочешь. Парирования нет, есть только уклонения.

    «Пространственных головоломок» намного меньше, чем в предыдущих частях, и это прекрасно. На мой вкус с загадками в Дарксайдерс 1 / 2 перебор, а драк не хватало.

    Секреты искать интересно, в частности в игре нет бесполезных косметических предметов, в потайных местах лежит всё полезное.

    Дизайн локаций похвальный. Понятно, куда идти и что делать.

    При должном уровне оптимизации, оценку стоило бы поставить 8.5.    … Expand
  15. Necrophat
    Sep 12, 2021
    8
    Great game overall, some frustrating mechanics but overall another quality Darksiders game, can't wait for the next one.
  16. DALinProgress
    Aug 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With the updates now making it even better, this game is a must play for fans of the series. The DLC is worthwhile and the gameplay is great.… Expand
  17. Brainstrain
    Dec 12, 2019
    8
    I love the Darksiders series. D3 is, once again, different from its predecessors, but retains the core of combat and exploration. The main new mechanics are Hollows, elemental powers that you use in combat and puzzle solving. I found these to be extremely fun and well implemented.

    I appreciated the difficulty settings - dark souls style unforgiving combat is insanely tedious. Easy mode    I love the Darksiders series. D3 is, once again, different from its predecessors, but retains the core of combat and exploration. The main new mechanics are Hollows, elemental powers that you use in combat and puzzle solving. I found these to be extremely fun and well implemented.

    I appreciated the difficulty settings - dark souls style unforgiving combat is insanely tedious. Easy mode was perfect for me (and you can still die pretty easily, though tear through enemies in return).

    The growth of Fury's character as she hunts down the seven sins is a lot of fun to watch. The writing quality is not super consistent, but it gets the job done. And there's some legitimately laugh-out-loud moments.

    It has very noticeable performance issues on PS4 - frame drops, stuttering, and an occasional crash. This port needed more work.

    Even with all that, I really enjoyed my time with Fury.    … Expand
  18. harlota
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    I played it late, after all patches, and I must say that I had a blast with it. At first I was a bit disappointed, expecting it to be more like Darksiders 2 but, halfway through, I forgot about all my grievances. I give it a 10 even though I consider it to be an 8,5.
  19. Lonit
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    If you played literally any other Darksiders game then you've played this one. The only difference is the main character is boring in this one.
  20. superpyro296
    Jan 14, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another great entry in the Darksiders series and another severely underated one. I had a great time playing this game. I found that the combat was feeling great and that they built the world in a really intelligent way (each area is interconnected with the others ) and the more we progress, the more our new abilities allow us to use shortcuts. I never played souls game before but I read that the game design is similar. I can confirm that it looks like Metroid Prime also in term of level design.

    I don't understand why some people are giving this game low scores like that. I mean the developers did a great job with the limited budget they had and this game is better than a lot of so-called AAA games.

    For the negatives, I can say that the game is likely to crash sometimes but nothing that prevented me to complete the game. The graphics quality is a bit less than the average and there are important difficulty spikes in this game which makes it less accessible than Darksiders II. I beat this game on Normal difficulty and I'm quite experienced in videogames. I would understand someone chosing to beat this game on story mode as even normal is difficult .

    Overall, a great game for me, it's an easy 8/10 !    … Expand
  21. R_Demens
    Jun 3, 2021
    9
    Отличная игра, которая не заслужила столь отрицательной критики. Крутой арт дизайн, хорошая зрелищная боевка, головоломки уровня "ого себе, это вот так вот надо ? Ахринеть!" и интересные боссы с историей. Уровни исследовать доставляет удовольствие. Авторы игры ушли в жанр соулс с сюжеткой и разнообразной боевкой, будь у них бюджет по больше, игра была бы шедевром.Отличная игра, которая не заслужила столь отрицательной критики. Крутой арт дизайн, хорошая зрелищная боевка, головоломки уровня "ого себе, это вот так вот надо ? Ахринеть!" и интересные боссы с историей. Уровни исследовать доставляет удовольствие. Авторы игры ушли в жанр соулс с сюжеткой и разнообразной боевкой, будь у них бюджет по больше, игра была бы шедевром.
  22. SunnyKen
    Sep 4, 2019
    8
    Very refreshing combat style, new likeable characters and some old ones coming back for that sweet nostalgia
  23. t2daino
    Oct 18, 2020
    4
    This game is literal garbage. They got rid of the mini map because they “wanted the player to get lost and not focus on side quests”, they made the dodging mechanic work only 25% of the time, the whip is a trash weapon and doesn’t hit enemies if they aren’t directly in front of you, every time I use the whip to swing from a bar or branch I’m always afraid that it isn’t going to grab aholdThis game is literal garbage. They got rid of the mini map because they “wanted the player to get lost and not focus on side quests”, they made the dodging mechanic work only 25% of the time, the whip is a trash weapon and doesn’t hit enemies if they aren’t directly in front of you, every time I use the whip to swing from a bar or branch I’m always afraid that it isn’t going to grab ahold because there is no indication of it going to, there is no auto collect for the shards that the enemies drop, the character isn’t likable and the list goes on and on. Why would you take a proven formula and strip it completely? Don’t waste your time on this heaping pile of trash. If you want to play a great Darksiders game, play the first one. It’s the only good one.… Expand
  24. ElSchimanski
    Sep 29, 2019
    10
    What a game. Darksiders 3 is a better sequence to the franchise that Darksiders 2 was. There is no more that cliché used in Darksiders 2 about the need of 3 "something" to open every single door. The story develops in a way more dynamic and fast. They increased a Dark Souls feeling and this is why this game is different from the other 2 titles. It's not that hack'n slash we are used, butWhat a game. Darksiders 3 is a better sequence to the franchise that Darksiders 2 was. There is no more that cliché used in Darksiders 2 about the need of 3 "something" to open every single door. The story develops in a way more dynamic and fast. They increased a Dark Souls feeling and this is why this game is different from the other 2 titles. It's not that hack'n slash we are used, but still great. The only problem is with the frame rate that drop sometimes, but nothing that will hinder your journey.… Expand
  25. Melowdie1002
    Oct 14, 2019
    8
    Extremely underrated. By far one of the best soulslikes. You should play it and rate it for yourself.
  26. Mr_Gex
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Самая лучшая часть! Интересная и продуманная до всех мелочей, два раза залпом прошёл с удовольствием!… Expand
  27. MarcBloom
    Jan 30, 2020
    8
    Darksiders 3 is an amazing game overall. Great combat, neat story and Fury is a worthy addition to the horsemen. the Dark souls like difficulty for none dark souls player like me was tough in the beginning but if you stick to it it will get better and it is rewarding
  28. Yitombo
    Jul 16, 2020
    8
    El juego es una mezcla de generos, hack and Slash más unos tintes tipo soul. En sus cosas buenas puedo decir que los escenarios me parecieron interesantes y los combates muy desafiantes. La historia es un poco torpe, algo medio cliché o genérico, pero en general el juego es jugable y divertido.
  29. Limari
    May 1, 2020
    8
    A 25 o menos dólares es bueno. Tiene muchos problemas de rendimiento, pero en el fondo es entretenido
  30. ThatOneTemplar
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For the genre of game it is, it performs about how you'd expect. Basic but satisfying enough combos, though for the brief time until you first acquire your heavy attacks via elemental Hollows, that's all you've got. Generally however, spamming one or two buttons gets the job done and no enemy or boss really requires a true mixup in the gameplay.

    The story is... fine. Fury changes in a very predictable and, in my opinion, somewhat unnatural manner. From 'who cares about these stupid humans' to 'I must protect them for they are so important to the universe' within the course of the 12-hour journey. This comes purely from meeting the foes of the game in the Seven Deadly Sins, who simply behave as Fury expected them to. Yet, it's her brief conversations with them that change Fury so drastically.

    Summary: It's a fun enough game. The Hollows are really cool, like different colours of Super Saiyan. The story is lacking however, and mostly serves to play into the eventual Darksiders 4.    … Expand
  31. checheliuk
    Mar 9, 2021
    10
    Best game of the series. I hoped the next part (4) was similar, but not this time
  32. G0jiman
    Mar 13, 2021
    8
    Only a few areas in the game seem to have glitches where texture mapping takes a few seconds to load when walking into a new area but apart from that this game is down right gorgeous to look at for the most part and I also love the combat and levelling mechanic which is similar to Dark Souls.
  33. Nafea
    Oct 10, 2021
    8
    If u really love hack and slash games then this is a good game for you starting from the character name fury who care only about enjoyment and don’t give a damn about her brother in fact she want to be the leader of 4horseman ,and to the boss in the game which are diverse and have good storytelling.
    Then to combat in the game is really interesting and feels like other dark sides game with    If u really love hack and slash games then this is a good game for you starting from the character name fury who care only about enjoyment and don’t give a damn about her brother in fact she want to be the leader of 4horseman ,and to the boss in the game which are diverse and have good storytelling.
    Then to combat in the game is really interesting and feels like other dark sides game with speed and difficulty, to the map and how is easy to understand and remember like an end of a world map.

    This game is good example to continue a great series like darksider and hope they release another game with strife.    … Expand
  34. Gohax
    Feb 8, 2019
    7
    darksiders 3 wow after 6 years they finally released another game will this game be good like the first one or is it meh like the second one let me explain everything in my review
    this game is a hard core dark souls like hack and slash game that tells the story about the four horsemen of the apocalypse this game takes place in the middle of the first one when war was taken prisoner by the    darksiders 3 wow after 6 years they finally released another game will this game be good like the first one or is it meh like the second one let me explain everything in my review
    this game is a hard core dark souls like hack and slash game that tells the story about the four horsemen of the apocalypse this game takes place in the middle of the first one when war was taken prisoner by the charred council and it happens in the middle of the second one where death goes on a quest to prove his brothers innocence now ill get straight to the pros and cons

    pros:

    -game is awesome combat is satisfying and you finally start with a horseman who is not depowered or wounded

    -the fact that there is no map just a compass and that's it just explore makes the game all the more thrilling

    -finally you don't need to get other peoples weapons and tools and the only new weapons you get is basically this elemental ones called hollows there is fire ice electricity and force and each one has its own weapon with combos

    -fury is easily the best horsemen because of her commentary over things sometimes even breaking the forth wall just makes you laugh and get connected to the character

    - the environment is just beautiful and the enemies feel like they are just wondering their own business and not awaiting your attack same goes for the bosses you can actually see them chilling over some place and you needing to get there

    - this game punishes you for being greedy with your attacks this game is really hardcore about the combat and you need to dodge and learn your enemies attacks before you attack yourself kinda like dark souls

    -the currency in this game is very similar to dark souls and some other stuff you can see where they got the ideas from for example there is a shard called undying shard which is basically like Tears of Denial where when your health drops to a zero you get some health back and a second chance

    -there are some jaw dropping moments that even made my jaw hit the ground

    cons:

    - the story escalated to quick barely giving you a chance to get really into the story

    -the parkour and the jumping stuff got a huge downgrade compared to the second game

    - the amount of bug and glitches and rendering issues is to much sometimes making me quit the game and take a break from that it needs to get fixed fast

    -story is just to short and shallow

    - bosses aren't that interesting or challenging plus no additional side bosses or side missions

    -the lack of horse riding although you are a HORSEMAN but yea what ever

    -no replay value what so ever and no new gameplus

    - valgrim is a pain and for some reason they made it harder to buy health shards by upping the price of anything you buy everytime by a small amount but at some point its just to much

    in conclusion this game is really good and i had a blast playing it it does have some bad moments but i gotta give some slack to thq nordic because this game was really low budgeted unlike the other triple a games in the market right now i wish they will learn of their mistakes and the next game they make will be a 10 but for now i give darksiders 3 a 7.5 out of 10    … Expand
  35. CEHbKA
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    Ужасная игра. Я как фанат серии разочарован, что разработчики не продолжили развивать серию, а тупо сплагиатили все что только можно, пытаясь угодить всем кроме своих фанатов. Лучше бы они не выпускали продолжение.
  36. Ankarash
    Nov 30, 2018
    7
    I love Darksiders. That is why my score is so high. Before D3 I played remastered versions, and I think they look better than D3. And that is a dick move THQ! Overall - I enjoyed it quite, but I can see a lot's of impovements need to be done (both - aestetic, and gameplay!)
  37. Fa11enAngeLIV
    Dec 1, 2018
    7
    Loved the other entries into this series, and was excited for it. Fans of the series will thoroughly enjoy it, but people who did not play the others will not find this game as thrilling as other stand alone titles.

    It takes *heavy* influences from the Soulsborne games, from character progression, world design, -fast travel points, looping interconnected world- the high difficulty, and    Loved the other entries into this series, and was excited for it. Fans of the series will thoroughly enjoy it, but people who did not play the others will not find this game as thrilling as other stand alone titles.

    It takes *heavy* influences from the Soulsborne games, from character progression, world design, -fast travel points, looping interconnected world- the high difficulty, and combat.

    Graphics: Not top notch, but I liked the art style. They are serviceable. There are some frame-rate drops, not too bad, but sometimes do affect the flow of play, for example in the middle of combat. The lighting effects from Fury's different forms are really nice and sometimes come in to play while traversing the world.
    There are really annoying freeze-frame loading spots where you need to wait for the game to load the next area.

    Sound: Nothing mind blowing, but they work well, some minor audio "speaker cuts" but they aren't terribly distracting

    Story: Love it, the reason you play this game is for the continuation of the first 2 games of story. The lore is awesome, the characters are interesting and offer a lot of development. Fury's character growth throughout is fun to watch and experience.

    Gameplay: It has its positives and negatives. It is more difficult than the others, you'll need to pay attention to enemies and predict, dodge, and evade effectively if you want to survive. But for the most part they telegraph their attacks fairly well keep an eye out and learn the timing. You have a small invincibility window at the very start of your dodge, but it does not last the whole dodge, so if you miss the timing, you might get smacked. The i-window gets smaller with each higher difficulty so bear that in mind as well.
    The other abilities you acquire add some interesting puzzle mechanics. The puzzles in this entry I feel are better than the previous ones, but there are places where you will get stuck scratching your head unable to understand what to do.
    The other abilities may be interesting, but I feel the other weapons don't add much. You can beat the entire game using only your main weapon, without even touching the others and you wouldn't lose out on much. They don't really alter the flow of combat or change your approach at all, which is disappointing because there could have been some huge potential to really make the combat more dynamic.

    There are some technical issues that need to worked on, game crashes, in the 20ish hours it took me to beat the story, I crashed about 3-4 times. A few minor bugs that aren't too impactful, and some issues with script cues triggering.

    Don't expect game of the year, but it is enjoyable for what it is.    … Expand
  38. p1menta
    Oct 7, 2019
    4
    ok, this is a review of someone who didnt finished the game.
    another point i must make: i didnt know the series so there is no emotion involved either.
    I almost never review a game before finishing it. if I start a game, I1ll probably go till the end., but i just couldnt finish this one. almost every point of it was terrible for me. first of all, this is a PS4 game with late ps2    ok, this is a review of someone who didnt finished the game.
    another point i must make: i didnt know the series so there is no emotion involved either.

    I almost never review a game before finishing it. if I start a game, I1ll probably go till the end., but i just couldnt finish this one.

    almost every point of it was terrible for me.
    first of all, this is a PS4 game with late ps2 graphics, really, this is ugly AF.and the camera is so awfull that makes it even uglier. not to mention how hard it is to lock on a target and still dodge everyone else.
    i didnt finish but i've killed like 3 or 4 Sins, so i think i went pretty far, actually, but there was mot one thing i've found creative nor interesting or charismatic. for me it just seemed like the most stupid and the most generic "bloodborne meets god of war" i will ever see.    … Expand
  39. Qumi
    Dec 7, 2018
    10
    Great story, great combat. The game can be very demanding, but fun as well. There's a lot of tiny mechanics that add up to a a complex experience.
  40. edwardborges
    Jun 14, 2019
    9
    O jogo tem sim problemas de performance ,mas é um ótimo jogo de hack and slash e também .
    curtir muito
  41. Vango
    Dec 2, 2018
    4
    Having played the first 2 Darksiders, the 3rd one is a step back in every aspect. Let me talk about the Pro's first:

    - Nice Level design and fluid interconnected semi-open-world (especially liked the underwater aspect) - Some might have this as a bad point but i like the animation style and even tho some textures look clunky it looks nice overall - Nothing really negative to say about    Having played the first 2 Darksiders, the 3rd one is a step back in every aspect. Let me talk about the Pro's first:

    - Nice Level design and fluid interconnected semi-open-world (especially liked the underwater aspect)
    - Some might have this as a bad point but i like the animation style and even tho some textures look clunky it looks nice overall
    - Nothing really negative to say about the Story itself

    Sadly thats about it. Coming to the Con's:

    - Downgrade in variety of skills (No skill tree or actual Magic abilities)
    - The removal of loot which ultimately brings stale gameplay
    - Story progressive based weapons
    - The different secondary weapons give no real advantage over each other
    - Low damage numbers make you feel weak
    - Upgrading your weapons has no point since the damage increase is so low you can barely feel a difference (Whip Lv.9/Thunder Staff Lv.10)
    - Chaos form is extremely weak, its weaker then your regular hits but at least you dont lose HP while using it
    - No quick save
    - The hitboxes on a good part of moves and monsters are terrible
    - Even tho i dont mind the harder difficulty overall, i feels badly adjusted and basically ignores its casual player base since easy isnt really "easy"
    - The Puzzle aspect of the previous games was dumbed down to "swing over hole" and "fire jump"
    - Double jump is bugged and barely adds height to a regular single jump so i found myself constantly in fire form for optimal movement
    - Multiple crashes in just 28h of playtime
    - Dodge delay if you try to dodge back to back
    - To my knowledge there is no armor set available except the 2 i got. The standard grey and Gold one. They dont provide any stats whatsoever.
    - Leveling up Fury doesnt have an impact on the gameplay so you feel absolute no difference. ( i got to lv. 58 on my first Walkthrough, Lv.14 HP/Lv.22 Dmg/Lv.22 Magic)
    - There is seemingly no reason to collect souls other then Leveling up Fury which like i said doesnt denefit you in the slightest
    - Unbelievably cringy and edgy character script of Fury

    I play on PC with controller and i have a mostly stable framerate and overall great performance. I see a lot of people complain about performance but i had a rather positive experience even tho sometimes the game freezes for about 2 seconds but continues to run smoothly again afterwards.

    Overall i would not recommend this game. It has no variety in gameplay. It offers no satisfaction when upgrading or leveling up your weapons and character. Customization is non existent. Its a shell of a game with huge potential.
    If you want to have a fun time hackin' and slashin' I do not recommend this game!    … Expand
  42. Milidante
    Dec 18, 2019
    9
    I can’t belive how much amazing and entertaining a game could be. Darksiders 3 was one my best hack and slash experiences in this generation. This game is not suitable for casual kids who call themselves gamer and only for hardcore true gamers. Even hardcore gamers gonna have hard times through. Really i dont know why some critic scores are 20 or 40 or even 60! Its really really stupid.I can’t belive how much amazing and entertaining a game could be. Darksiders 3 was one my best hack and slash experiences in this generation. This game is not suitable for casual kids who call themselves gamer and only for hardcore true gamers. Even hardcore gamers gonna have hard times through. Really i dont know why some critic scores are 20 or 40 or even 60! Its really really stupid. Dont plz dont pay any attention to this idiot critics on meta. There is only two reasons for these scores. First they have personal problem with darksiders title and gunfire games!!! Second they cant even beat the second boss to continue the game!! Play this and enjoy this. There is not much games like darksiders in this generation!
    Thank you gunfire games for this lovely game!    … Expand
  43. joreo51
    Dec 4, 2018
    10
    This game is amazingly good as I remember the other 2 entries. Even more so after the first patch release. I love the story and plain and simple, the joy it brings me while playing.

    I am not just a fan I really loved it.
  44. Tempster
    Nov 28, 2018
    2
    The balancing act between Dark Souls and Zelda went horribly wrong. There's nothing wrong with a harder game/encounters, but not when the developer uses bad mechanics of both genres and mixes them up. A proper tutorial for newcomers would have been nice, there's pretty much nothing of it outside of press this button to jump and that one to attack. I don't mind harder boss encounters, butThe balancing act between Dark Souls and Zelda went horribly wrong. There's nothing wrong with a harder game/encounters, but not when the developer uses bad mechanics of both genres and mixes them up. A proper tutorial for newcomers would have been nice, there's pretty much nothing of it outside of press this button to jump and that one to attack. I don't mind harder boss encounters, but holy crap are the reset points bad, like do the entire level before the boss again. Also, if you die during an encounter there isn't a possibility to regain your XP because you have to kill every enemy before the boss again which creates a slog. When you try to be a soulslike, you actually have to understand why it's fun learning an encounter and so on. The last steps and stage right before a boss are also important. Something like that is an absolute fun killer, it doesn't even matter if the game actually tries to be a soulslike or a Darksiders or whatever. Gunfire Games/THQ Nordic failed hard in that department.

    Also the game is advertised as open world, though 90% of this "open" world are narrow hallways with bad camera to top it off. Also, the performance is really bad at times, sometimes even the game itself froze and I encountered one hard crash of the console while playing. The fps are capped, but I don't understand why. There are games with better graphics that aren't capped at 30 fps. I think the developer was just lazy here.

    In the end, they done ****ed it up. How about trying to be a Darksiders game for once, and not dipping into every related genre of action adventure?    … Expand
  45. sin379
    Dec 7, 2018
    10
    I had enjoyed the game since the begin to the end.. it's hard, but it's fun.. the story is good enough to keep me want to see the end.. a solid 8/10 but I have to give it a 10/10 to "BALANCE" those unfair 0/10 scores.. lol
  46. Mariley
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Bad combat, bad performance, bad story and no exploring or real puzzles. This game is the shadow of the previous games...... And where is my horse?? Why putting the f horse in the trailers if it's not in the game?!
  47. NeonReturn
    Dec 1, 2018
    0
    This game is broken. The camera doesn't let you move freely and it causes a bad lock to the enemies. The combat system is not acceptable. The dodge doesn't work properly because Fury takes a lot of time recovering between a dodge and the other. When you die, you restart from the begging of the dungeon and you lose your souls. So, developers didn't put any save feature in the game and it'sThis game is broken. The camera doesn't let you move freely and it causes a bad lock to the enemies. The combat system is not acceptable. The dodge doesn't work properly because Fury takes a lot of time recovering between a dodge and the other. When you die, you restart from the begging of the dungeon and you lose your souls. So, developers didn't put any save feature in the game and it's unbelievable in 2018. It seems they tried to copy dark souls instead of creating a good hack and slash. DON'T BUY IT!… Expand
  48. Sebastiatron
    Dec 2, 2018
    10
    Great game, interesting level design and a very good mix between old and new.
  49. soczi84
    Dec 20, 2018
    8
    I am a fan of the series. I straight up admit it. I loved both previous games. They are the kind of games that you can describe as “best 7/10 this year”. Darksiders 3 is just that to me. Yeah, the game is buggy on PS4. Small graphical glitches, loading textures, sometimes stuttering audio. It crashed on me once. It’s missing that polish that previous games had. It’s nothing game breakingI am a fan of the series. I straight up admit it. I loved both previous games. They are the kind of games that you can describe as “best 7/10 this year”. Darksiders 3 is just that to me. Yeah, the game is buggy on PS4. Small graphical glitches, loading textures, sometimes stuttering audio. It crashed on me once. It’s missing that polish that previous games had. It’s nothing game breaking and I usually do not notice the problems, but I am guessing others might. The plot is as usually convoluted and with almost no info is provided how it fits the timeline of the series. But I still like the apocalypse theme, I love the cartoonish touch, I like the combat and the Dead Souls-lite formula. It’s a little tacked on, but at least they are trying to highlight that each Horseman is different. I am simply having fun playing this. The maps are a bit bland but their design is very, very good. It’s a Castelvania style game done good. I really recommend this game to series fans. It’s a must play. For new to the series - probably you should start with Darksiders 1 to appreciate it. Buy this game and support it. We need to see the final act 4.… Expand
  50. gubo97000
    Dec 2, 2018
    9
    I don't understand where all this bad marks come from, it was a great game, I loved the level design, a semi-openworld with no **** to reach your objective, a perfect transition for the Darksiders games. I played on pc there were some shuttering and some drop, but i thought it was my machine.
    No bug found on my playthrough. The only "sin" of this game is the lack of new game plus.
    You    I don't understand where all this bad marks come from, it was a great game, I loved the level design, a semi-openworld with no **** to reach your objective, a perfect transition for the Darksiders games. I played on pc there were some shuttering and some drop, but i thought it was my machine.
    No bug found on my playthrough. The only "sin" of this game is the lack of new game plus.

    You can't tell me the semi-underwater level isn't genius!    … Expand
  51. Radagskar
    Dec 1, 2018
    8
    Great game, was not as good as the first and second but still a very good, the story is interesting and got me hooked.

    Boss fights also had their value and were great fun!
  52. pmeleshkov
    Dec 4, 2018
    10
    Блять, чуваки, ставящие еденицы: пройдите первого босса и дальше игра раскроется с лучших своих сторон. Не без недостатков, но достойное продолжение серии, THQ Nordic гигантский респект (за все).
  53. Haemaroy
    Dec 2, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a good game, with defects like all of them but their strengths are more than the bad ones… Expand
  54. FeiXin
    Dec 4, 2018
    9
    The game is pretty good based on the budget it had. The critics who say its not good , maybe has some other agenda. People try this game once, its a good game in the series. It finishes on the positive note that we might see the forth horsemen. Support a smaller studio once and play it yourself and make your opinion then its way better than most of the AAA bugged mess we see these days.
  55. mozolog
    Dec 5, 2018
    10
    Very much enjoying this game right now. The map exploration is excellent and I like the combat. Recommend people play on normal as the the difficulty is higher than typical games of this type.
  56. SileSixEcho
    Jan 28, 2019
    8
    Darksiders 3 sometimes feels like a little bit of a letdown compared to previous entries. However, it also gets lots right. Aside from some balancing issues and old-fashioned graphics, it's really a blast to play. Overall pretty happy with it.
  57. Saeedscorpion
    Feb 28, 2019
    9
    As a Darksiders’s Fan , i enjoyed every moment of DS3 .. i highly recommend it to everyone that love hack and slash games ...cant wait for Darksiders 4 ...
  58. rpardono
    Aug 4, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. otimo jogo de ação Hackn Slash, empolgante, com muitos itens e fases para explorar… Expand
  59. Shocksplicer
    Oct 4, 2019
    0
    Darksiders 3 is an awful game in every way. Gameplay, narrative, visual, and especially technical. It features the worst boss I have ever encountered in any game. It features some of the worst optimisation I have ever seen. When you rotate the camera, you can see the textures struggling to load. On multiple occasions, I got load screens midway through fights, which is a level ofDarksiders 3 is an awful game in every way. Gameplay, narrative, visual, and especially technical. It features the worst boss I have ever encountered in any game. It features some of the worst optimisation I have ever seen. When you rotate the camera, you can see the textures struggling to load. On multiple occasions, I got load screens midway through fights, which is a level of incompetence I've never before seen. Everyone involved in this shambles should leave the industry in absolute disgrace.… Expand
  60. standres
    May 23, 2019
    8
    Darksiders 3 is a pretty good game. The gameplay is a bit average at the start of the game, but it becomes better later on. It will become better, but not great. I think they wanted to combine the gameplay of the first two games with a bit of bloodborne feeling. You have to move quite a lot. I don't rate it as a full hack&slash game like the first two.
    The story is ok. I would rate it a    Darksiders 3 is a pretty good game. The gameplay is a bit average at the start of the game, but it becomes better later on. It will become better, but not great. I think they wanted to combine the gameplay of the first two games with a bit of bloodborne feeling. You have to move quite a lot. I don't rate it as a full hack&slash game like the first two.
    The story is ok. I would rate it a little better than the second game, but lower than the first game which sets the tone of the whole story. It has some great twists. I really enjoyed them as i didn't expect some of them to happen.
    The characters are pretty solid. The best thing they nailed in this game is Fury and her great personality. Strong, sarcastic and in need of anger management therapy. As the story progresses it's easy to see that her personality evolves pretty well after each enemy encounter. She is still Fury, but finds a purpose for her life and she's not the same hot headed maniac. Ok, she'll still be the same hot headed maniac, but wiser with better decisions. The other characters are solid as well.
    The dialogues are funny, the sounds are good as well. There are times when fury does some bad ass things and the music plays a certain tone. It reminded me a bit of God of War 3's epic moments.
    The sounds and music are in tone with every area or level and connect very well.
    As much as i liked these parts of the game, i saw the level design as beign quite mediocre. When you're hunting the seven deadly sins, you would expect them to live in fancier houses and not just that. You don't have a minimap or something like that. I can't say i got lost or something, but some areas were pretty chaotic.
    I got myself in some fights while i was in tight spaces and i hated it because the only dodge that i could've made was going backwards. If i tried to dodge left or right i could've been easily hit. Some enemies through at you a 180 degrees attack.
    Vulgrim returns again with his soul shop. The shop reminds me of the shop from devil may cry. Ex.: if you buy a "health potion", the next one you buy, will be more expensive.
    The game also has other bugs. Sometimes the textures didn't load as intended and some characters needed a couple of seconds to load from ps2 to ps4 pro. I also encountered a crash.
    As a conclusion, the game has its flaws, but it's worth playing. I recommend it.    … Expand
  61. TobyG
    Oct 3, 2019
    0
    I liked D1 and D2 but D3 is just MEH, I got bored fast and didn't finish the game which is unusual for me because I'm a total trophy whore and normally play until I have the platinum but I stopped playing and deleted it from my console out of boredom so I'm giving it 0/10 because I found nothing fun, interesting or new in this game.
  62. Halfnail
    Sep 25, 2019
    1
    Bad game design at its finest form... Horrible placement of buttons and platforming is pure absolute trash combined with horrible jumping mechanics.
  63. LordVeyrac
    Jan 13, 2019
    10
    Very entertaining game! Best in the series. I really hope for a continuation of this excellent game series.
  64. cghussey
    May 28, 2019
    10
    The game had some initial technical issues that I am willing to forgive in-light of the updates and additional content. Either way I have really enjoyed it! I am still playing the bonus features months after I bought the game and we are still waiting on the Keepers of the Void dlc. I like the story-line and how the three games/stories fit together so far. Of the three games currently inThe game had some initial technical issues that I am willing to forgive in-light of the updates and additional content. Either way I have really enjoyed it! I am still playing the bonus features months after I bought the game and we are still waiting on the Keepers of the Void dlc. I like the story-line and how the three games/stories fit together so far. Of the three games currently in the series this one is my second favorite in the series behind the initial DS title but I have loved playing all three.… Expand
  65. Hermano999
    Nov 4, 2019
    0
    Started the game. Get to the first 'boss'. Died. There's NO checkpoint before the fight - The game simply put me on the beginning... Uninstalled. Glad I didn't buy this piece of C (got it from PS+).
  66. Obikuni
    May 19, 2020
    0
    Péssimo, personagem sem carisma, que se gaba de ser forte e demora 2min pra matar um mob normal, a evolução é fraca, pouca personalização, personagem leve demais com vários problemas de locomoção, gráficos que podiam deixar o jogo ter sido lançado no PS3 facilmente, modelo de morte baseada em darksouls que não faz sentido em um hacknslash desse nível.
    Não chega aos pés do 2, nem em    Péssimo, personagem sem carisma, que se gaba de ser forte e demora 2min pra matar um mob normal, a evolução é fraca, pouca personalização, personagem leve demais com vários problemas de locomoção, gráficos que podiam deixar o jogo ter sido lançado no PS3 facilmente, modelo de morte baseada em darksouls que não faz sentido em um hacknslash desse nível.
    Não chega aos pés do 2, nem em jogabilidade, nem em poderes, nem em tempo de gameplay, os puzzles são entediantes, não merecia nem ter sido lançado.    … Expand
  67. Lachy0204
    Sep 3, 2021
    10
    I loved the game and I just wanna support it with a 10 cuase I think that most famous games magazines were too much hard reviewing this game.
  68. abowman
    Nov 28, 2018
    8
    Actually a very refreshing iteration to the darksiders franchise. It has its share of small performance issues, but the combat is dynamic, fluid, and frankly a blast to play.
  69. ThomasSchubert
    Nov 27, 2018
    8
    Despite some performance issues, the overall game itself is beautiful. Definitely more difficult than the previous two games, but there are different settings you can play on. The combat is smooth, the designs are lovely, and Fury isn't one to take lightly. I love her feistiness.
    As we all know Darksiders is a fan favorite due to it's art style, lore, story, hack 'n' slash combat, and    Despite some performance issues, the overall game itself is beautiful. Definitely more difficult than the previous two games, but there are different settings you can play on. The combat is smooth, the designs are lovely, and Fury isn't one to take lightly. I love her feistiness.
    As we all know Darksiders is a fan favorite due to it's art style, lore, story, hack 'n' slash combat, and lovable, or shall I say, unlovable characters. Also because it's a game that removes you from real life, and into fantasy. And isn't that why most of us play video games? For the escape? The franchise has aways taken inspiration from other games, and this time around we can clearly see Metroid and Dark Souls, yes, even I hate hearing that in reviews, but in this case, it's true.
    In this 3rd game, they've taken bits and pieces from the first two things, removed a lot, and added a lot. Which isn't a bad thing, as this is how games change and evolve. Whether you miss the chests, the horse riding, or even the hundreds of weapons/armour loot, there are still some finishers and plenty of things to add to your inventory, upgrades, and ass-kicking to be had. The creativity with Fury & her attitude, as well as each of the Seven Deadly Sins, makes for quite the game just vocally during gameplay and cutscenes. The mixture of it all flows nicely.
    Now, is this my favorite game of the series thus far? I don't know yet, as I plan to do another complete run through to help decide. But, what I will say is, at the end of the day, it's still indeed a Darksiders game. It feels, plays, and looks like a Darksiders game. And that to me, as a huge fan since the beginning, is extremely important!
    Don't let some of the bad reviews hinder your experience. A lot of the performance issues have been resolved or are in process. And most of the reviewers haven't even completed the entire game and are basing their opinion off an hour or two. If you love the franchise and this game interests you, go get it, and let your own experience decide your own opinion, not someone else's. I'm sure you wont regret buying it.    … Expand
  70. MasterRaelag
    Dec 1, 2018
    10
    At the beginning of the game I did not like the DS system, but then it became easier to play even on the Apocalypse. The developers managed to make a good game, they combined parts 1 and 2 and it turned out a perfect balance. In this game, it is not necessary to kill all enemies as in 1 and 2. There are no very large corridors that you need to walk for hours and look for keys for 10 doorsAt the beginning of the game I did not like the DS system, but then it became easier to play even on the Apocalypse. The developers managed to make a good game, they combined parts 1 and 2 and it turned out a perfect balance. In this game, it is not necessary to kill all enemies as in 1 and 2. There are no very large corridors that you need to walk for hours and look for keys for 10 doors to go to the boss. But in the game there are places where Vulgrim is very far from the boss and it is very distressing. The plot of the game as always is great. BUT it is very difficult to understand whether the actions of the game go before the first part or after the first part, although at the end they say that everything happens after the first part, but there are discrepancies at the beginning.
    The character has learned to run and this is very cool, in other parts of this is not enough. This game is definitely very good.    … Expand
  71. roydarko
    Nov 27, 2018
    8
    El juego es muy bueno. Ahora tiene un sistema de combate tipo souls y si es algo desafiante. Lo único malo que le veo es que a veces si caen los frames y no cargan las texturas.
  72. RedOctopus777
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    I only had one platinum trophy until today and that was in bloodbourne. This game does have technical flaws but hopefully will be patched up. Aside from that this game is amazing. Everyone who likes hack n slash games with a challenge and an interesting story should play this game it is well worth your time.
  73. Salty1
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    The game is extremely fun to play, good to look at and takes me back to when the action genre was king

    Despite some technical flaws, i love it
  74. Khnemu
    Mar 28, 2021
    8
    O game está ótimo e extremamente divertido como eu esperava. A jogabilidade está sensacional, e a esquiva está incrível. O jogo está bonito, e entregou exatamente o que prometeu. Um ótimo haking and slash que essa geração precisava. Tem apenas alguns problemas de performance, mas a diversão compensou isso.
  75. Jerrido
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Хорошая игра, мне понравилось, только слишком короткая, хорошо-бы часов на десять побольше геймплея.… Expand
  76. ST01
    Nov 28, 2018
    8
    Game itself is great but please, please, please, fix the performance on the PS4 devs. In the meantime, I'd advise everyone to buy the PC version.
  77. segasweden
    Nov 29, 2018
    10
    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
  78. nemethkaroly
    Nov 30, 2018
    5
    Instant Refund.

    I love your series mister Devs. I really do. But really? Literal Bug Collecting for advancement? That was... what? It's annoying, out of place, even as a "logical puzzle", it's.. not for a Darksiders game. It's the opposite of smart. The fighting system(!s). I can only attack, when I dodge. The rest of the attacks are useless. They don't make damage, the boss hits    Instant Refund.

    I love your series mister Devs. I really do. But really? Literal Bug Collecting for advancement?
    That was... what? It's annoying, out of place, even as a "logical puzzle", it's.. not for a Darksiders game. It's the opposite of smart.

    The fighting system(!s). I can only attack, when I dodge. The rest of the attacks are useless. They don't make damage, the boss hits you, and you die. A normal attack makes 60dmg, the dodge makes 120 min.
    Some of the bosses make undodgeable damages. First boss right at the start spans waves at each other, and you can try to dodge them in mid air. A lot of the fighting is annoying and you can easily die when 3 enemies gangs you and stun-locks you.
    I stopped playing when I had 2 lag waves at Wrath. The second boss. I died twice, at nothing.

    I can't play this game.    … Expand
  79. JohnMikael
    Nov 29, 2018
    10
    Jogo ótimo. Os maiores problemas são com relação a otimização, da uns lags malucos às vezes, e com relação ao preço. É um bom jogo, mas ordinário.
    Com relação a gameplay, se você gostou dos anteriores, é certo que você vai gostar deste. Inclusive, recomendo que jogue os anteriores antes. Este não é um jogo para introduzir você na série, mas para aqueles já jogaram os antecessores.    Jogo ótimo. Os maiores problemas são com relação a otimização, da uns lags malucos às vezes, e com relação ao preço. É um bom jogo, mas ordinário.
    Com relação a gameplay, se você gostou dos anteriores, é certo que você vai gostar deste. Inclusive, recomendo que jogue os anteriores antes. Este não é um jogo para introduzir você na série, mas para aqueles já jogaram os antecessores.
  80. Mysticyde
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Everything I expected from a darksiders sequel. No performance issues like some others are complaining about. If you liked the Darksiders games, you will probably like this too.
  81. Boldlime8
    Nov 27, 2018
    8
    My opinion differs from a few on what this game is. I have spent time with the game and have made it past killing 2 of the 7 sins. What has been getting me is those people who have said this is not a darksiders game because it is too hard. Well this is what I have to say. For this game you have to learn the skills and also learn how to apply them. This was the case in the first two gamesMy opinion differs from a few on what this game is. I have spent time with the game and have made it past killing 2 of the 7 sins. What has been getting me is those people who have said this is not a darksiders game because it is too hard. Well this is what I have to say. For this game you have to learn the skills and also learn how to apply them. This was the case in the first two games as well. The fighting mechanics are fun to me as a whole. I was stuck on fighting wrath for a little bit because I was not paying attention to his attack patterns. Once I slowed myself down and paid attention to his attack patterns I was able to beat him easy. Another thing with this game is that my opinion is that I am enjoying the game as a whole. Now be aware that as the game stands currently you can tell that they rushed it out of development in the late stages because it is blatantly obvious that they did not scrub through for glitches. The frame rate and stuttering issues are annoying. Also if you are a person on the fence about buying the game stop looking at the reviews people are putting up on various websites and go watch a few lets plays of the first portions of the game so that you can see if it is a game you want to play. Please do not use other peoples opinions to draw your own.… Expand
  82. Alannm10
    Nov 29, 2018
    9
    Um hack'n'slash raiz, como um hack'n'slash deve ser ! Descompromissado com elementos brutos de RPG e mais focados em combate e evolução gradativa de suas habilidades, equipamentos. Um level design maravilhoso e ambientes feitos para você explorar e aquela sensação de pegar uma habilidade nova ( Como salto em chamas ) e alcançar onde vc nao alcançava antes. Unico comprometimento do jogo éUm hack'n'slash raiz, como um hack'n'slash deve ser ! Descompromissado com elementos brutos de RPG e mais focados em combate e evolução gradativa de suas habilidades, equipamentos. Um level design maravilhoso e ambientes feitos para você explorar e aquela sensação de pegar uma habilidade nova ( Como salto em chamas ) e alcançar onde vc nao alcançava antes. Unico comprometimento do jogo é com a diversão e isso atinge com maestria !… Expand
  83. Odezza
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    Darksiders 1 and 2 were a mix between Zelda and DMC. This time around the game tries to go it's own way and suffers for it. My biggest gripe is that there is no more dungeons in the game, that's right! The best thing about the old games are gone. Now the game is only a long hallway with some monsters in the way.
  84. Althure
    Nov 29, 2018
    10
    I love the Darksiders series, the first one was a masterpiece and the second, with it's downfalls was still close enough to count as one as well. The third feels a bit off to be honest. The world is back to closed zones much like the first one, with many paths and off shoots closed off with powers you get later, giving it that metroidvania style feel I love so much. Many of the riddlesI love the Darksiders series, the first one was a masterpiece and the second, with it's downfalls was still close enough to count as one as well. The third feels a bit off to be honest. The world is back to closed zones much like the first one, with many paths and off shoots closed off with powers you get later, giving it that metroidvania style feel I love so much. Many of the riddles were fun to solve and some even had me for a few minutes and had those fun "oooh" moments. The only reason it's got an 8 is because I do not like dark souls, never been able to play any of those games as I find it frustrating. But I didn't here so it's not that bad, you loss souls on dying but the game has a difficulty bar and you can play on lower difficulties if you don't feel like farming souls and being on edge the whole time. No stamina bar is also a great deviation from the souls formula I very much welcomed. Although I hate the lack of a map and I do not understand why this one unlike the others chose to not include one in game.
    The world still feel great and the characters are imaginative and fun as always (I love the always angry Fury, She is hilarious at times).
    Game is an 8 but got a 10 to balance unfair 0's (no game is a 0!)

    TL;DR - A great addition to the series and a must for any fan. The dark souls addition is annoying but not as much to ruin the experience.    … Expand
  85. Dsharp99
    Nov 29, 2018
    9
    So far i have played about 30 hours and beat the game twice, i believe this is the best darksiders to date, this game has some glaring issues but those could be looked over.
  86. Matttwidale
    Dec 6, 2018
    4
    Completely changed the genre from Darksiders 1&2. Where they were hack n slash puzzley dungeon RPG's this game has completely ripped off the dark souls mechanics. And unfortunately due to input lag, poor hit boxes and a very slow healing animation what should be a tough fight becomes near impossible. I'm playing on Balanced (normal) and it is anything but.

    Maybe they will patch the poor    Completely changed the genre from Darksiders 1&2. Where they were hack n slash puzzley dungeon RPG's this game has completely ripped off the dark souls mechanics. And unfortunately due to input lag, poor hit boxes and a very slow healing animation what should be a tough fight becomes near impossible. I'm playing on Balanced (normal) and it is anything but.

    Maybe they will patch the poor control lag but who asked for a genre change? When over the many years since DS2 were fans saying make Darksiders more souls like?

    For me i just dont like the repetition of having to wade through hordes of mobs every time you restart from a checkpoint. It's boring, time consuming and slows down the story progression. I'll bump it down to easy mode and try and burn through it but then it's getting traded.

    Update: Having finished the game i very much enjoyed Fury's journey and story. I even prefer it over Death's but it doesn't bare replaying given the frustration of everything in between the juicy story points.    … Expand
  87. congtuan998
    Nov 27, 2018
    9
    It maybe not the best game of Darksiders for everyone, but can we at least gave them a chance, if any of you remembered the awful combat when they first time shown us the gameplay, they did changing a lot to improved the game, it meant they did listened to peoples feedback.
    They are just a small team and you guy expected too much, as my opinion i see the game was fine, the combat really    It maybe not the best game of Darksiders for everyone, but can we at least gave them a chance, if any of you remembered the awful combat when they first time shown us the gameplay, they did changing a lot to improved the game, it meant they did listened to peoples feedback.
    They are just a small team and you guy expected too much, as my opinion i see the game was fine, the combat really date back to Darksiders 1 and come on, this is game industry, it is art, and art doesn't meant to be always realistic, if it so it call photograph, every game got it own art style, why the hell it had to be always super realistic, it just give me so much headache, do the same peoples hate cartoon as well because it not "realistic" enough ?
    As i see Fury was a deep character, she got her own personalities, not emotionless robot.
    This 9 not just for the game but also for the developers, if you cannot support new developers for their work despite of the team, for their ambitious and confident, don't expected gaming industry get out of hell circle.    … Expand
  88. yojimbo_zanmato
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    best of the series, the game is so cool and i dont know the reason of negative reviews . i get what i was waiting for and love it
  89. Zenyf
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Bueno, bonito y barato.

    Sigue con el mismo ADN de película de acción de los 90s, ahora con mecánicas nuevas tomadas de géneros mas recientes (siempre fue así esta saga) y manteniendo esa estética apocalíptica demoníaca.

    Ofrece lo que prometió desde un inicio, acción desenfadada y momentos épicos.
  90. Section95
    Dec 1, 2018
    2
    This is far the worst Darksiders game in the series. This game is nothing like the previous 2. It's just a bad game at every aspects. As much as I want to love this, I am unable. It can't be compared the the "original" games. When THQ got bankrupted, Nordic and Gunfire Games was the worst option possible to make a sequel. I was expecting some quality over the game, some good dungeons, goodThis is far the worst Darksiders game in the series. This game is nothing like the previous 2. It's just a bad game at every aspects. As much as I want to love this, I am unable. It can't be compared the the "original" games. When THQ got bankrupted, Nordic and Gunfire Games was the worst option possible to make a sequel. I was expecting some quality over the game, some good dungeons, good fights, good puzzles, platforming blablabla.. what the previous 2 games has offered. The combat flow feels wierd, if you get close to a group of enemies, it is possible to die no matter where you are, you will be spawned to the last Vulgrim place you've visited. And of course, you'll lose all of your collected souls, you have to fight again - if you want but you can just rush straight ahead -and you can collect your lost souls. The only good thing about this game is the voice acting at certain known characters. I am not reccomending the game, not even at sales. The mixed critics are truly right. This isn't the Darksiders game we loved. RIP DS franchise.… Expand
  91. amy2128
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Wow. This game is TERRIBLE! Do not waste your money on this game. I attempted the first boss about 2 min into the game on normal about 20 times. Then I tried to beat her on easy about 10 times. Every time you die, you have to start the game all over again because there is no save feature. I've beat Tomb Raider along with many other games on Extremely Hard and the only time I couldn't beatWow. This game is TERRIBLE! Do not waste your money on this game. I attempted the first boss about 2 min into the game on normal about 20 times. Then I tried to beat her on easy about 10 times. Every time you die, you have to start the game all over again because there is no save feature. I've beat Tomb Raider along with many other games on Extremely Hard and the only time I couldn't beat a game was bloodborn. Good luck knowing where the enemy is since if they move you can't track them.… Expand
  92. SOLIDSNAKEN64
    Jul 18, 2019
    9
    I was really expecting to be let down by this game based of all the negative reviews, but this turned out to be one of my favorite games this year. Im a big fan of the first 2 games and I really enjoy how they change up the game play for each one. I would rank the series 1, 3, 2 so far. I felt Furry was a cool character and she has a good story to prove herself among the other horsemen,I was really expecting to be let down by this game based of all the negative reviews, but this turned out to be one of my favorite games this year. Im a big fan of the first 2 games and I really enjoy how they change up the game play for each one. I would rank the series 1, 3, 2 so far. I felt Furry was a cool character and she has a good story to prove herself among the other horsemen, but I still like war and death more as the main character. I really enjoyed the darksouls play style which really added a much needed difficulty level to the series. The metroid level design was a great addition as well, no maps just a compass to direct you to the next sin. On the way to defeating each sin there are many secrets and collectibles to find that make you want to search every corner of the map. The environments look amazing definitely best in the series. The gameplay is tight and well responsive the dodge window is well done and once you get the timing down on enemies you will be smashing your way through them. The boss battles are all amazing and remember-able, each sin has their own unique move set and personality based on their names. Fury will unlock 4 different weapons besides her main whip throughout her journey and each one has their own unique moves set. The only reason I didnt give Darksiders 3 a 10 was because the loading times while playing would pause you mid whatever your doing and load. Also the frame rates would drop low while in a heavily populated area. I bought Darksiders 3 on sale for $20 and to me was worth every penny, I would of gladly paid more.… Expand
  93. Coyote796
    Dec 2, 2018
    4
    This game is no where near a 10/10 let alone being even above 5/10. If you can get past the sometimes game breaking bugs such as, but not limited to, invisible enemies, enemies surviving frequently on 0 HP and even the game out right breaking your audio forcing you to turn the game off completely, you still have to deal with a slew of minor glitches.
    Textures not loading fast enough,    This game is no where near a 10/10 let alone being even above 5/10. If you can get past the sometimes game breaking bugs such as, but not limited to, invisible enemies, enemies surviving frequently on 0 HP and even the game out right breaking your audio forcing you to turn the game off completely, you still have to deal with a slew of minor glitches.
    Textures not loading fast enough, hitboxes being out of place, "cutscenes" being ruined by texture pop ins or even whole character models shifting and many more issues, that should honestly not be in any game on release.
    The combat in this game is equally as terrible, it neither resembles Darksouls or Darksiders of the past and feels like a cheap Chinese copyright knockoff of the two. The game tries for the "close combat" approach of Darksouls but falls incredibly on its face when every move forces you to shift in any given direction and enemies fly around you like ninjas, leading you to switch to Darksiders of old and try and just kill the thing before it kills you.
    I am writing this review before finishing the game but I am giving it leniency points just for the story. Yes it is not exactly J.R.R Tolkein quality but I find it satisfactory for a Darksiders game.

    As a side note I am glad people are finding this game enjoyable, but giving it a needless 10/10 is completely irresponsible. The game is a shambles and the developers should see the score it deserves, not the score it has been bumped up to.    … Expand
  94. MsrWayne
    Sep 4, 2019
    0
    Não tem nada a oferecer, jogo travado, chato. Desmereceu os outros da saga. Ainda bem quebpeguei de graça.
  95. PGdrummer38
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    il gioco è il seguito di una storia bella profonda e accattivante, in questo capitolo però la trama è un po meno completa e meno strutturata, a volte frettolosa , si sono perse anche molte cose che rendevano DS2 un capolavoro e che avrebbero sicuramente migliorato l esperienza generale in questo capitolo .il gameplay è divertente e non manca la sfida che hanno caratterizzato i suoiil gioco è il seguito di una storia bella profonda e accattivante, in questo capitolo però la trama è un po meno completa e meno strutturata, a volte frettolosa , si sono perse anche molte cose che rendevano DS2 un capolavoro e che avrebbero sicuramente migliorato l esperienza generale in questo capitolo .il gameplay è divertente e non manca la sfida che hanno caratterizzato i suoi predecessori mentre Graficamente parlando il gioco è semplice ma comunque d'impatto con alcune zone che presenterano una qualità complessiva davvero alta mentre in altre un po meno. Presenta sulla versione pc qualche calo di frame ma sono problemi che si riscontrano quasi sempre con i titoli appena usciti e che verranno sicuramente risolti con il tempo.
    Consiglio da grande fan della saga di acquistare anche i giochi precedenti per capire al meglio la trama e per divertirvi ancora di piu.

    Buon divertimento a tutti    … Expand
  96. ChosenOne
    Dec 1, 2018
    0
    on my ps4 pro this game lags constantly. It feels like somewhere betveen 15 - 30 fps all the time. For me it's unplayable. Sadly going to refund it.
  97. salamon
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    slothy in making, greedy devs ( cutting content and selling it as DLC ), and doing false advertising to market the game
    a shallow game with a shallow protagonist with a shallow story and dont get me started with the technical issues
  98. EarsoftheBird
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Was really looking forward to this game, I am a huge fan of the series. I unfortunately at this point have to recommend everyone avoid. It's not fun at all like the other games. The fighting is frustrating and unforgivingly annoying. The graphics are also really poor and grainy. Extremely disappointed. Oh well back to Red Dead 2.
  99. norse
    Jan 28, 2019
    0
    What an incredible disappointment. I absolutely loved and adored I and II, and I have replayed them across multiple consoles. This game completely ruined the franchise for me.

    The graphics are bad. They are a step down from DII, with visible jaggies and polygons. The text rendering alone is reminding me of my Commodore 64 years. The gameplay has been made hard and unforgiving, to the    What an incredible disappointment. I absolutely loved and adored I and II, and I have replayed them across multiple consoles. This game completely ruined the franchise for me.

    The graphics are bad. They are a step down from DII, with visible jaggies and polygons. The text rendering alone is reminding me of my Commodore 64 years.

    The gameplay has been made hard and unforgiving, to the point where I spent three hours just trying to get through the first ten minutes of gameplay on the easiest mode. No dice.

    I have no idea what the people in charge of this project where thinking, but they managed to ruin what to me was one of the most promising franchises of console gaming.    … Expand
  100. RpgLover1
    Dec 5, 2018
    7
    Fury, a horseman of the apocalypse has no horse HUH!?

    Game has massive run backs that make you feel like you are on playing hardcore with only one life. No iframes in the dodge so why even bother with a counter mechanic when you just die whenever you use it. It's no DS1 or 2, but it's still enjoyable for the most part. Make a direct sequel to the first and make it 4 player coop    Fury, a horseman of the apocalypse has no horse HUH!?

    Game has massive run backs that make you feel like you are on playing hardcore with only one life.

    No iframes in the dodge so why even bother with a counter mechanic when you just die whenever you use it.

    It's no DS1 or 2, but it's still enjoyable for the most part.

    Make a direct sequel to the first and make it 4 player coop already.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 59
  3. Negative: 11 out of 59
  1. GameCritics
    May 20, 2019
    85
    I’d much rather have a meaty and engaging adventure that’s happy to embrace its videogame origins over a lavishly budgeted and beautiful ‘experience’ littered with dull introspective and endless navel gazing. Darksiders III gleefully provides the former while completely shunning the latter, and I’m all for it.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Jan 4, 2019
    40
    If the idea was to get you into Fury's angry mindset, then job done - though in truth you more often feel like one of her lesser-known cousins, Boredom or Irritation. [Issue#328, p.112]
  3. RPG Fan
    Jan 2, 2019
    59
    An uninspired sequel that feels like it was rushed out the door.
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