Darksiders III

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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!)
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. boris_out
    Jun 14, 2020
    7
    Способный завлечь на пару тройку вечеров проходняк, а больше сказать и нечего.
  12. 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.
  13. bersi84
    Nov 27, 2018
    6
    On basis of the Digital Deluxe Edition with pre-access.

    This game has technical flaws that cant be overlooked. Especially when it comes to fast-paced boss fight this can be very enraging when framedrops and clunky controls are bringing death. And I say this because I fullied Bloodborne and lots of the Dark Souls franchise and the comparison lacks a lot. The story itself is lackluster    On basis of the Digital Deluxe Edition with pre-access.

    This game has technical flaws that cant be overlooked. Especially when it comes to fast-paced boss fight this can be very enraging when framedrops and clunky controls are bringing death. And I say this because I fullied Bloodborne and lots of the Dark Souls franchise and the comparison lacks a lot.

    The story itself is lackluster without depths and I cannot say that I like the puzzles much. They seem to take out the pace of the game without bringing benefits to the player.

    The semi open world design brings joy to me. I dont like the senseless wide open world games that are popular at the moment and Darksiders 3 is able to deliver a nice mix of world like atmosphere and guiding linear gameplay.

    The difficulty is very irritating to me. On balanced a normal minion can kill you in 2-3 slashes which seems quite unforgiving and souls-like, then why bother with difficulties in the first place? Kinda left me frustrated with my own decision and expectation which the game induced into me.

    Flaws, are apparent. When I stand right before cliff for minutes and I know I should be able to reach but it doesnt, there are two valid explanations, at least on PS4: frame dips on combos in certain areas or game design which you cannot anticipate. Both ends are bad and not enjoyable for me.

    After all the game makes me really sad. I wanted to contribute to the game but it feels like a bad decision. Day zero patches that kills of HDR is something that shouldnt happen. Fast paced fighting with 20-25fps cannot happen because it denies every worthwhile experience the game is trying to create. Difficulty expectations should match. If its supposed to be Souls, dont bring settings beforehand.

    After all the game cannot be rated higher then 6-7 because it compares itself to titles such as God of War or Dark Souls, which both highly exceed in technical aspects, polish and world depths. I still think you can have fun with this game but wait for patches and at least a 30% sale.    … Expand
  14. Onask
    Dec 6, 2018
    6
    Para empezar, decir que he terminado el juego de salida y adquirido la Apocalypse Edition (400$), por lo que intentaré que la reseña sea lo más objetiva posible.

    Nos encontramos ante la peor entrega hasta la fecha de la saga, pero eso no indica que sea un mal juego. De hecho, no lo es, pero tiene serios problemas técnicos (al menos en mi PS4 Slim) que emborronan toda la experiencia.    Para empezar, decir que he terminado el juego de salida y adquirido la Apocalypse Edition (400$), por lo que intentaré que la reseña sea lo más objetiva posible.

    Nos encontramos ante la peor entrega hasta la fecha de la saga, pero eso no indica que sea un mal juego. De hecho, no lo es, pero tiene serios problemas técnicos (al menos en mi PS4 Slim) que emborronan toda la experiencia. Algunos de estos problemas son inexplicables y obvios a la vez: inexplicables como las pantallas de carga que duran 20s mínimo, con cargas cada 20 metros dentro de cualquier nivel, cuando hay juegos en el mercado (como Read Dead Redemption 2) que ni se despeinan cargando juegos con unos escenarios decenas de veces más amplios y gráficos mucho más punteros; explicable por el intuyo poco presupuesto que habrán dedicado a esta tercera entrega (bastante inferior a 50 millones por lo que la empresa publicó). También hay serios problemas de frame-rate y sincronización labial, así como textos sin traducir y subtítulos comunmente desincronizados.

    Ahora bien, quitando todo lo negativo, tenemos lo "positivo": Encontramos unas mecánicas jugables muy cambiadas que tiran más hacia un Souls (donde se premia el esquivar y aprender patrones), lo cual no agradará a todos. Los combos están bien, así como los poderes y objetos a nuestra disposición. He de recalcar que yo aborrezco los juegos de tipo Souls, como Dark Souls, Lords of the Fallen o The Surge, pero he de reconocer que Darksiders III me ha parecido mucho más entretenido y menos tedioso que estos.

    La historia pues meh, nada del otro mundo. No recuerdo bien la de los anteriores, pero veo que no termina de cuajar. Por otro lado, el diseño artísitco es brutal, como ya nos tienen acostumbrados en la saga. Los diseños de personajes, armaduras y enemigos, así como de escenarios y props son brutales y desprenden carisma e iconografía.

    En definitiva, Darksiders III no está para nada a la altura de sus predecesores, pero es divertido de jugar y a pesar de todas sus fallas técnicas se puede disfrutar (supongo que en PC tendrá un muy superior rendimiento a la versión de PS4).

    Si no te importa tragarte un par de tirones bastante a menudo, pantallas de carga desesperantes y te gustan los juegos de corte Souls, adelante, juégalo.    … Expand
  15. Fr4nk
    Dec 1, 2018
    6
    3rd game, 2nd spin-off that does not continue the excellent prologue that the first was, dumbed down platfrom section or "puzzle" , if you really want to call them that way. Considering how much of the game those section are, it's a very bad part of the overhaul experience. The camera is awful, and it become the worst possible thing ever in the game when you are crammed into small rooms or3rd game, 2nd spin-off that does not continue the excellent prologue that the first was, dumbed down platfrom section or "puzzle" , if you really want to call them that way. Considering how much of the game those section are, it's a very bad part of the overhaul experience. The camera is awful, and it become the worst possible thing ever in the game when you are crammed into small rooms or corridors. The story...generic at best, Fury is the weakest of the 3 as far as i'm concerned (even Death was redeemable in the end), the lack of the horse is laughable and you don't really feel as one of the Horseman. Bossfights are good, not the best, not the worst, but some of them are very "colorless" and dull. The pacing of the game can go from terrible to mediocre, depending on how much fun you can get from platform and normal enemy encounters. And you loose souls upon death , because that's a thing apparently now for action games. Exploration, another big parto of the game, is souless and trivial, no interesting semi-open map section with little to no interesting sideways or else.… Expand
  16. Aytheor
    Dec 2, 2018
    7
    I have not completed that full game as of yet, but this is my impression of it so far. My impression is also based on playing on a 1st Gen PS4.

    I have been a Darksiders fan since the first game, and I was impressed by the aesthetics of the characters and the environment of the first two games. I also found it quite interesting mixing the puzzle solve of TLOZ series and the combat of    I have not completed that full game as of yet, but this is my impression of it so far. My impression is also based on playing on a 1st Gen PS4.

    I have been a Darksiders fan since the first game, and I was impressed by the aesthetics of the characters and the environment of the first two games. I also found it quite interesting mixing the puzzle solve of TLOZ series and the combat of games like good of war or devil may cry.

    I can say that the third installment of the series is an interesting change of direction. Making the beautiful world they have created, into a giant puzzle to figure out "where to go" or " what actions to take in this stage", and changing the combat style from hack 'n' slash to a dark souls like combat style. It is obvious to see that Darksiders 3 is a game that the producers at gunfire games are trying to make a game that they feel is good, and I will give them credit for it.

    The character design in the game has also been an amazing as ever. Each character feels very unique as the design shows many of their different aspects of the characters personality, such as Avarice(greed), a goblin like boss, who carries a giant sack of treasure on his back, or wrath, a giant fiery warrior cladded in silver armor.

    The environment is also amazing. Whether you are travelling the ruined cities of Earth or in the dark depths of the hallow, each environment feels distinct and gives off this idea of what it would have looked like before the seals were broken. Whenever I have the moment, would just take in the look at the environment of the level I am working in. The levels are also filled with secrets to look for, which contain items that can be used to either level up fury or upgrade her arsenal.

    I do want to say that I have no problems with this game, however, due to the amount of bugs, load screens, awkward camera angles and frame-rate drops that constantly plague the game as you go through it, it makes it difficult to continue the game in one sitting. It is understandable that gunfire is working with a low budget and not as many developers as any other triple-A title would have, but I believe the first two games had the same situation and did not find as many bugs or glitches compared to the third installment.

    Darksiders 3 is definitely a game to own if you are a fan of the eternal battle between the armies of heaven and hell. However due to the amount of bugs that you will encounter, will make it hard for you to grind through.hopefully gunfire will be able to fix a majority of these through future updates. Although, If you want to buy the game, the PC version seems to be the one that is running the best.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. Berrlett
    Mar 19, 2019
    7
    I got this second had and intensely discounted can't say am not enjoying it for the price I bought it BUT. I remember reading or listening to one of the developing team members saying the world is created to be explored but you can't actually see what he's on about because the game's world is very limited and once you're done with the few beasts you need to move on to the following area ofI got this second had and intensely discounted can't say am not enjoying it for the price I bought it BUT. I remember reading or listening to one of the developing team members saying the world is created to be explored but you can't actually see what he's on about because the game's world is very limited and once you're done with the few beasts you need to move on to the following area of the map which again quite limited. It also has its share of bugs and glitches and trophies/achievements not popping but I guess they'll need time to work on that. First entries were much better than this. If you want it, get it for 70% down.… Expand
  26. 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
  27. 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!
  28. VasuBangera
    Jan 8, 2019
    6
    Well they added souls design with experience dropping on death, enemies spawning back and spawn at certain location rather than checkpoints. you also have to use health potions which refills from killing enemies there are other health items + damage/defence boost.
    The combat is not easy its tough, like you will get hit from enemies a lot unless you dodge and counter. There are 4 types of    Well they added souls design with experience dropping on death, enemies spawning back and spawn at certain location rather than checkpoints. you also have to use health potions which refills from killing enemies there are other health items + damage/defence boost.
    The combat is not easy its tough, like you will get hit from enemies a lot unless you dodge and counter. There are 4 types of weapons (no gun this time :wallbash:) Weapons can be equipped with enhancements. weapons can be upgraded too which requires certain items just like dark souls.
    There are 3 attributes which can be leveled up to increase health, damage and magic damage.
    Boss fights are good, missing huge bosses.
    There are very less puzzles when compared to previous Darksiders. Its linear open world, can collect everything post game completion.
    With new patch they have improved many things, like instant health item usage, more checkpoints and classic combat style.    … Expand
  29. 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
  30. 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.
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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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