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
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  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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