Darksiders III

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  1. Rising333
    May 9, 2023
    7
    Its a solid title, not nearly as bad as some suggest. ITs got a decent story and fun combat that clicks when you click with it. The camera can be a bit wonky, as well as some of the platforming.

    The only other critique I have is with the overall level design. It doesn't match with the level of awesome character models. The evirons in contrast are much more samey and just not as well    Its a solid title, not nearly as bad as some suggest. ITs got a decent story and fun combat that clicks when you click with it. The camera can be a bit wonky, as well as some of the platforming.

    The only other critique I have is with the overall level design. It doesn't match with the level of awesome character models. The evirons in contrast are much more samey and just not as well fleshed out.    … Expand
  2. MetaRogue
    Dec 3, 2021
    7
    Darksiders 3 is an interesting mishmash of gameplay design choices that never quite coalesces into something great, but is fundamentally dragged down by a terribly mediocre story that is defined by awfully conceived characters and woefully written dialogue. It's a shame then, because the combat is relatively engaging despite some clunky design flaws.
  3. Bloodnes
    Oct 29, 2021
    5
    Игра не впечатлила, по началу увлекательно, но потом все становится монотонно. Сюжет бред примитивный, графика больше похожа на игры 2012-2014 года, механика боя просто убила, жмем квадрат и на этом все. Но что больше всего задело, когда убивают, появляемся у купца и бежим хрен знает сколько до места где убили, чтобы дальше продолжить путешествие. Короче говоря 5/10 разочарован, первые 2Игра не впечатлила, по началу увлекательно, но потом все становится монотонно. Сюжет бред примитивный, графика больше похожа на игры 2012-2014 года, механика боя просто убила, жмем квадрат и на этом все. Но что больше всего задело, когда убивают, появляемся у купца и бежим хрен знает сколько до места где убили, чтобы дальше продолжить путешествие. Короче говоря 5/10 разочарован, первые 2 части проходил на одном дыхании… Expand
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 22, 2021
    7
    Darksiders 3
    Was it worth the wait?
    Kinda Darksiders 3 is an 8 hour long hack and slash games with light Metroidvanias aspects to it.. here you play as the horseman.. or horsewoman fury, after playing the first darksiders games I was so excited to play this one,, the bright white and pink of the cover got me like, okay, lets see some crazy visuals, and what do I get? Basically just the    Darksiders 3
    Was it worth the wait?
    Kinda
    Darksiders 3 is an 8 hour long hack and slash games with light Metroidvanias aspects to it.. here you play as the horseman.. or horsewoman fury, after playing the first darksiders games I was so excited to play this one,, the bright white and pink of the cover got me like, okay, lets see some crazy visuals, and what do I get?
    Basically just the ugly parts of darksiders one.. builsdings, subways, wood.. and one gorgeous underwater level.. but this is definitely the lowest effort game in the trilogy… no horse this time, just follow the skull on the map, do annoying frustrating not fun at all puzzles, and take down the 7 deadly sins which was the coolest part to me.. I was excited to see the twist of each one.. and sadly its just a run of the mill boss battle, .. the character design can be cool, but the battles are super lame.. as you progress the story youll unlock 4 different forms, a fire that can help you jump hier, electric that can help you levitate, some purple rock smashy power, and finally a power that lets oyu walk on water… and what does the game do with these powrs? They annoy you.. especially in the final few hours, forcing you to juggle them, hit this with this form, quickly switch to this form mid puzzle to freeze it in time to progress,.. mind you.. transforming is not intuitive, you gotta hold and press certain buttons all while making ssure youre zoomed in with the boomerand and selecting with l2 and throwing with r2 all while holding l1 down and going through the face buttons trying to remember who is who.. I hted it.. I hated every time a puzzle required 2 chracters simultaneously to solve… other than that I love the darksiders formular of collect osuls, spend them on upgrades, its as addictive here as it is in the previous games..
    I midly enjoyed my time here, tracking down the 7 deadly sins, but wow did darksiders go from AAA potential to single A real quick
    I give Darksiders 3
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  5. nexus151196
    Jul 3, 2021
    7
    Тот самый случай, когда игра раскрывается постепенно. Не жалею, что дал ей шанс. Нравится эта серия игр, очень даже. Мир, персонажи, Art дизайн. Третья часть - не исключение.
    К игре у меня есть вопросы:
    1) плохая оптимизация при такой технологичности картинки(фпс постоянно скачет, в конце вообще слайд шоу, прогрузы текстур персонажей посреди катсцены, прогрузы уровней) 2)Соулс механики    Тот самый случай, когда игра раскрывается постепенно. Не жалею, что дал ей шанс. Нравится эта серия игр, очень даже. Мир, персонажи, Art дизайн. Третья часть - не исключение.
    К игре у меня есть вопросы:
    1) плохая оптимизация при такой технологичности картинки(фпс постоянно скачет, в конце вообще слайд шоу, прогрузы текстур персонажей посреди катсцены, прогрузы уровней)
    2)Соулс механики тут вообще не к месту, они бесят и раздражают. Тут это - не работает вообще.
    3)Камера/камера/камера, ааааа, как же она бесит.
    А так - достойная игра, на уровне второй части. Дурацких загадок - нет, мир исследовать - интересно, персонажи - классные, история - увлекает. Первая часть все еще номер 1.    … Expand
  6. sal_4
    Apr 2, 2021
    7
    Played on PS5 with backwards compatibility.

    Overall the game can be fun but it has too many weakness to be rated greater than a 7/10 (at least on console). The good: Puzzle design is really fun IMO, the combat feels weighty and balanced (except for one enemy) and progression feel intuitive and simple in a good way. I love how the game design is reminds me of the PS2 era The bad:    Played on PS5 with backwards compatibility.

    Overall the game can be fun but it has too many weakness to be rated greater than a 7/10 (at least on console).

    The good:
    Puzzle design is really fun IMO, the combat feels weighty and balanced (except for one enemy) and progression feel intuitive and simple in a good way. I love how the game design is reminds me of the PS2 era


    The bad:
    Terrible performance. Yes, even on PS5. the frame rate might be a stable 30, but the lack of motion blur makes it feel horrible. It should be illegal to make a game run at 30 fps without motion blur
    The graphics look.... like they are from the PS3 gen, but this is not nearly as big an issue as the performance    … Expand
  7. Raios-Rogue
    Jan 31, 2021
    5
    this game is trying hard to be DMC and Dark souls and it's never gonna be as good the developers gunfire games are btch arse nigas that don't take criticism or feedback and they ban you from their twitter never buying a game from them again the game has huge problems with the lock on the camera the graphics are outdated PS3 graphics nonstop clipping getting out of the map texutres pop-inthis game is trying hard to be DMC and Dark souls and it's never gonna be as good the developers gunfire games are btch arse nigas that don't take criticism or feedback and they ban you from their twitter never buying a game from them again the game has huge problems with the lock on the camera the graphics are outdated PS3 graphics nonstop clipping getting out of the map texutres pop-in stuttering freezing for seconds the Crucible DLC is trying hard to be the bloody palace but the enemies are boring… Expand
  8. FatalBubbles
    Sep 15, 2020
    6
    I enjoyed the first Darksiders game an didn't end up playing the second one. When this game was announced I was excited. However, when I saw what the game looked like, much less excited. The game was on PS Plus so I eventually gave it a go for free.

    The graphics look like a late PS3 era game. I understand that not every game is going to be photo-realistic but the backgrounds and    I enjoyed the first Darksiders game an didn't end up playing the second one. When this game was announced I was excited. However, when I saw what the game looked like, much less excited. The game was on PS Plus so I eventually gave it a go for free.

    The graphics look like a late PS3 era game. I understand that not every game is going to be photo-realistic but the backgrounds and environments have no texture or detail, really bad looking.

    I didn't hate the story but they clearly put a lot more effort into one or two of the bosses dialogue than the rest of them. Feels like they didn't care about the beginning of the game.

    Combat feels OK for the most part. The respawn of enemies upon death isn't needed. It doesn't add anything to the game.

    Overall the game is mediocre and I was a bit disappointed.    … Expand
  9. Arcklong
    Sep 8, 2020
    7
    I think is the worst game of the franchise but it's not a bad game at all. The main story is simple, find the seven deadly sins and beat them down. During the journey, Fury will meet some new characters and places.
    Fury is a great fighter, very fast and agile. But the combos are very limited and there is no much difficulty in the combat. They added some new features seen in the Souls    I think is the worst game of the franchise but it's not a bad game at all. The main story is simple, find the seven deadly sins and beat them down. During the journey, Fury will meet some new characters and places.
    Fury is a great fighter, very fast and agile. But the combos are very limited and there is no much difficulty in the combat. They added some new features seen in the Souls franchise, as the potions, fast travel, etc. I think it is a great added but not as good as the From Software games and it feels weird.
    It has some technical issues. Suddenly the game gets frozen or stop suddenly, which is really annoying. The loading screen are very long when you pass from one area to another.
    In any case, is a funny game but it is not a good successor for the franchise. If you have the choice, will be better to play the first two games before this one    … Expand
  10. GabFire
    Aug 11, 2020
    7
    Esse jogo é bem fraquinho, não consegui gostar muito dele, apesar de achar que a ideia é ótima, confio que poderiam produzir um jogo melhor.
  11. 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
  12. Armin4
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    It's worth playing but have a lot of issue in gameplay. Characters. Story . World design and more
  13. 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
  14. boris_out
    Jun 14, 2020
    7
    Способный завлечь на пару тройку вечеров проходняк, а больше сказать и нечего.
  15. GabriMH19
    Jun 9, 2020
    5
    Juego mediocre, con mecanicas y jugabilidad desfasada y una historia mal contada acompañada de un ritmo que deja mucho que desear. Por lo menos es jugable.
  16. alexandrumna
    May 11, 2020
    7
    Well, as much as I love the story, I have to admit that this entry into the series wasn't really my favorite. I am not really fond of playing as Fury, but that isn't the problem because I like the concept of playing as every horseman. The graphics feel like it's on ps3, not ps4 and the controls feel a bit sluggish. Still a must if you're a fan of the series
  17. TwistTheWrist
    Feb 9, 2020
    5
    Typical Darksiders formula and style (which is fine for many players who enjoy the franchise). I scored this entry so low because this release is a buggy mess with several tense moments of the game freezing to autosave. Over 1.5 gameplays through I experienced over 20 crashes, some taking up to an hour to get back to where I was. Several achievements were glitched and would randomly getTypical Darksiders formula and style (which is fine for many players who enjoy the franchise). I scored this entry so low because this release is a buggy mess with several tense moments of the game freezing to autosave. Over 1.5 gameplays through I experienced over 20 crashes, some taking up to an hour to get back to where I was. Several achievements were glitched and would randomly get noticed. Eventually I had to quit the 2nd playthrough, what should have been a 10-20 hours game was taking much longer because of constant issues.… Expand
  18. Ldt1
    Feb 6, 2020
    5
    As a massive ds 1 and 2 fan i was so happy to see a 3rd one released i always explain it as old skool god of war crossed with metroid and zelda, its hack and slash style combat like old god of wars with an open world where you slowly can unlock new parts of the map with newly gained abilities/ weapons, ok first things first this game looks very old skool even on a ps4 pro, it looks ok butAs a massive ds 1 and 2 fan i was so happy to see a 3rd one released i always explain it as old skool god of war crossed with metroid and zelda, its hack and slash style combat like old god of wars with an open world where you slowly can unlock new parts of the map with newly gained abilities/ weapons, ok first things first this game looks very old skool even on a ps4 pro, it looks ok but it would quite happily be at home on a 360 or ps3, which tbh doesnt bother me atall but for people that want the games they play to look very nice/ polished this isnt for you, ok even playing this with all the patches upto feb 2020 this game is technically broken verging on unplayable in places, from dropping out of the map, to dropping frames in fights to what must b single figures in places, one of the most annoying things for me is the map/ world must load in chunks, because u can charge into a fight and suddenly you can hear stuttering sound and slow down from it trying to load the area its so frustrating. They have tried to cash in on the dark souls alike bandwagaon, the game can be very unforgiving, which tbh again for me is fine, i kind of enjoy that mastering a boss fight to finally get it done but add how unforgiving it is to all the technical problems and it becomes a very bad joke, one of the worst is the horrific load times on death, its like playing something back on the ps2, add on top of that very unforgiving checkpoints and when you just want to be learning a fight to master you end up spending so much time staring at load screens / experiencing super slow frame rates and then out of the blue your out of the map glitched and have to restart it, the game world though is nicely done and it retains that oh i can go back there now i have got that ability progression type and it works very well, old faces return, it carries on the story which is great, i love the style of the design of the game, that is apart from fury! with how awesome death and war looked, fury literally looks like a 5 yr old school kid has designed an anime char, i love the change with the hollows and while playing its fine but then the cutscenes kick in and you see her face, omg it looks so bad i honestly dont know what they were thinking, its such a shame if they had kept the darksiders game style i would of easily been giving this a 9, but the problems are serious and unforgivable, me and my friend were so excited about ds3, he got it release day and i was so shocked the next morning to wake up to a txt saying dont buy it at full price! and he is a fan boy. :(
    Awesome game world that plays the same style as ds 1 and 2
    carries on the story with old faces returning
    i love the idea of the new abilities/ hollows and the effect on fury
    Horrific technical difficulties, long load times/ massive frame drops (single figure in places) / lots and lots of bugs incl the classic out of bounds/ map, makes some of the fights almost unplayable/ unfair
    The devs ripped off dark souls style combat ( lazy and greedy and shows they dont care about us fans) + technical issues = very annoyed!
    very poor design of main char
    as mentioned earlier i so want to rate this 8/9 but i just cant it just scrapes a 5. this dev team needs serious help technically and for ripping off darksouls style combat very badly you should be ashamed and consider the fans who have raised the first 2 games to cult status, because this is like giving them 'the bird'    … Expand
  19. Zaronx
    Jan 20, 2020
    5
    I would love to give this game more, but with all the massive performances issues I’m having I’m contemplating not even finishing it. In the 2 days I’ve been playing this, I’ve experience horrible frame drops (below 30fps) clipping through the world and getting stuck between walls, getting stuck on a random bus, not being able to select anything in the menu unless I click the triangleI would love to give this game more, but with all the massive performances issues I’m having I’m contemplating not even finishing it. In the 2 days I’ve been playing this, I’ve experience horrible frame drops (below 30fps) clipping through the world and getting stuck between walls, getting stuck on a random bus, not being able to select anything in the menu unless I click the triangle button or square to bring something else up, in game loadings that freeze you in place until they’re done (not exactly a performance issue but come on guys, its 2020 almost all games have found a way to hide this) and the crown jewel the game crashed (yes, crashed on my ps4 pro) while going up the elevator to the makers forge. It is truly a shame, because if this was PC I might have found a way to fix it, but on ps4 I’m at the mercy of the developers, but with this latest entry I might be persuaded not to buy any other games from them if this is the level of quality I’m gonna get. Good thing I didn’t pay for this game though (got it on ps plus as one of my two free games one month) if I did, the score would be lower, since this is unacceptable in a console game.… Expand
  20. feather7
    Nov 30, 2019
    6
    First: choice story difficulty. Because balance is for souls masters. Camera is bad in combat. Story is simply. Game is sometimes good and sometimes bad. But it is still old good darksiders.
  21. Isaac-Clyde
    Nov 19, 2019
    7
    The game is good, but unfortunately a huge step back from the previous entry. The boss design is very creative, but I'm not a fan of Fury. The game's gameplay really lacks tge diversity the previous two had, but it's sufficient. It's a good game, but a not too good Darksiders game. The soundtrack is also very forgettable. The aesthetics and map design are pretty good, though.
  22. HaloFever
    Nov 13, 2019
    7
    Fortunately for me, the developers updated the game to add "classic" combat, and if not for this change, the game would have been an exhausting slog. The original release had Dark Souls inspired combat based on perfectly timed counter attackes. You have to wait for an attack and then dodge during a small window to do high damage. Some enemies will block all other attacks, making counterFortunately for me, the developers updated the game to add "classic" combat, and if not for this change, the game would have been an exhausting slog. The original release had Dark Souls inspired combat based on perfectly timed counter attackes. You have to wait for an attack and then dodge during a small window to do high damage. Some enemies will block all other attacks, making counter attack essential to play the game. The problems are 1) the lack of notifaction of an attack, 2) not all attacks can be dodged, and 3) combat slows down to a crawl and is not fun. The update lets the player character, Fury, dodge attacks easier and generally strike faster. The counter attacks are still an important part of the game, but if you want to dodge and attack like in Darksiders 1 and 2, you are free to do so. Note to developers, stop Dark Soulsifying your games.

    While combat has always been interesting in Darksiders, the real gem was the look and feel of the series. You see it in Darksiders III on a smaller scale. There are graphical issues Fury's hair, for example, looks as stiff as anything you might see in a PlayStation 2 game. Fury is also not nearly as stylized as her brothers War and Death and her design is as generic as anything you would see in the 1990s. You can also forget about realistic lighting and shadows. At least in a Darksiders first, I only fell out of the map once, making this the least glitchy Darksiders ever.

    My issue with the design in Darksider 3 is mainly the small scale of the game. Most of the areas are re-used reused subways or ramshackle wooden platforms. The horseman's steed is gone because none of the areas are large enough to traverse on horseback. I feel like the developers only had the resources to make a large world like Darksiders 1 and 2 or a detailed world that would look better on current gen hardware. I don't blame them for choosing the latter, though I would have been dissapointed if I had spent $60 on the game. The enemies, especially the bosses, are as imaginative and resplendent as ever. The underwater areas are a major upgrade from Darksiders 2. You can sometimes see glimpses of something amazing, before you go back to the cookie-cutter tunnels. Not helping is the simplicity of the story, which is just hunting down and defeating the seven deadly sins.

    The upside is that the smaller game world means less of a grind. Upgrade material constantly drops and I never felt like I had to kill old enemies to level up in order to take on new enemies. The problem is that most of the upgrades require an NPC that has to be found on the map or accessed via loading screens. To solve the first problem, Vulgrim the vendor demon is found almost everywhere, after every third hallway or so. Still, having to bring gameplay to a dead halt every few fights is not fun. The loading screens to interact with the armorer are even less fun. You can also forget about witty banter with blacksmiths like in God of War. Upgrading weapons in Darksiders 3 is simple busy work. I would love for a developer to eschew the upgrade system and have a character go from start to finish with the default gear like Master Chief in the Halo games.

    Now for the unpopular opinion. I am glad the game is short. I picked up Darksiders III as a "free" PS Plus game, and the value proposition is therefore meaningless. What matters to me is the quality of the experience. The shorter game means a higher percentage of fights are premiere boss fights. It means spending less time grinding for experience, less time backtracking, and less time looking for that one path you passed early in the game that you can now unlock with your new weapon. More is not always better. For what it is, it is not that bad.    … Expand
  23. 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
  24. ionutzriciu
    Sep 25, 2019
    5
    The game does nothing to impress, bad visuals, mediocre gameplay a dull protagonist a dull plot line. I got it for free on PS plus and I am still mad I wasted my time!
  25. Mooncrosser
    Sep 21, 2019
    5
    Specs of greatness buried under a load of technical issues. Don't buy this. It was clearly not ready for release and even after the patches, is still drops frames constantly, even during boss battles it drops to single digits. The game also has a hard time keeping to 1080p resolution and it downscales to 720p. Both of these are game breaking as you need to actually see to dodge anything.Specs of greatness buried under a load of technical issues. Don't buy this. It was clearly not ready for release and even after the patches, is still drops frames constantly, even during boss battles it drops to single digits. The game also has a hard time keeping to 1080p resolution and it downscales to 720p. Both of these are game breaking as you need to actually see to dodge anything. And there are the checkpoints and the loading screens. Every time you die on a boss, you get a loading screen that lasts up to a minute. Then you need to run to boss, that's another minute. And while you're running, you get ANOTHER loading screen or two, because the game has trouble of rendering the world. I also had to redo a boss that I already beat, just because the game didn't save before closing it, even if I was in front of the bloody checkpoint.

    All in all, I'd like to see more Darksiders, but not like this. Boss fights were entertaining, but the technical issues are so many the overall experience is really disappointing.    … Expand
  26. 70Ravenz
    Sep 16, 2019
    7
    This is a good, but not great game. I got this game as part of September PlayStation Plus subscription, and had very low expectations due to reviews, and the fact that it was a free subscription game. However, maybe some of the bugs and frame rate issues have been addressed, it plays decent on PS4 Pro. Let’s start with what sucks.

    Load screens. Although save points are convenient,    This is a good, but not great game. I got this game as part of September PlayStation Plus subscription, and had very low expectations due to reviews, and the fact that it was a free subscription game. However, maybe some of the bugs and frame rate issues have been addressed, it plays decent on PS4 Pro. Let’s start with what sucks.

    Load screens. Although save points are convenient, the time to reload is similar to Bloodborne after it first came out, before it was patched, if anyone can remember that. There are a couple of boss fights that take a few tries to learn how to get passed. Sucks.

    Game freezes/pauses to load areas. If you run to quickly between areas, the game will freeze for several areas to load next area. Worst examples actually freeze and you can see I drawn areas pop in.

    Unrealized Game Mechanics. Without spoilers, your character learns different abilities. One ability I felt like I used almost the whole game and then later abilities seem like there to just progress to different areas. There are some combat mechanics with these abilities, but never felt as polished as it could.

    Main characters personality. She just isn’t like able..

    Graphics. Not good by this generations standards. However I still play Bioshock, BatMan, and Dark Souls so gameplay over graphics any day in my book.

    What I like. Exploring. It is really cool. Lots of verticality and areas that interconnect and secrets. My favorite feature of the game. Combat isn’t half bad. It’s not great though but ok. I liked the overall gameplay, but I totally get why many can’t stand it.    … Expand
  27. muertefx
    Sep 8, 2019
    7
    It's a good story, I played in previous Darksiders and I love them, when I play in Darksiders 3 I just feel that I play in same Darksiders game, but...the lack of fatal moves, progression, customizability. Also silent enemies, stupid loadings, just pissing me off. This is not some darksouls, so why to make a copy of it? Well, ofcourse there is new mechanics but overall, this is aIt's a good story, I played in previous Darksiders and I love them, when I play in Darksiders 3 I just feel that I play in same Darksiders game, but...the lack of fatal moves, progression, customizability. Also silent enemies, stupid loadings, just pissing me off. This is not some darksouls, so why to make a copy of it? Well, ofcourse there is new mechanics but overall, this is a Darksiders, just not a great one. Facial animations could be much, much better.… Expand
  28. As79
    Sep 12, 2019
    7
    Good game but with many mistakes but a beautiful story i like story nice game i The can gave a 10/7 rating
  29. hohoho666
    Sep 7, 2019
    5
    Much worst than previous 2 games. Combat is lacking any depth, bad performance on consoles (even on pro version), mediocre graphics, irritating camera work and simple puzzles. As a fan of 1st two games, I'm really disappointed. The only good thing about 3rd instalment of Darksiders franchise is its art design.
  30. slomofojoe
    Sep 4, 2019
    7
    Please start the game in "classic" combat and in "story" difficulty. On ps4, it's not worthy of "challenging" difficulty due to the framerate and camera issues. But the game is fun, just super disappointed in the performance.
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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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