Nothing screams “epic” like characters will gravely voices, and this latest trailer for Vigil Games’ Darksiders has them in spades.
Everyone sounds like they smoke six packs a day or is getting over some ghastly cold or just think growling makes you sound scarier. Well, they’re right. All the characters in Darksiders are downright terrifying, even the potentially sexy chick with grey hair, because she’s all talking about stenches which -- right off the bat -- is a total turn-off.
But it works for Darksiders, which looks like it’s going to deliver a bunch of wild, third-person action when it hits stores on January 1. Yeah, the game’s publisher THQ was clever enough to release Darksiders -- which takes place post-apocalypse -- on the first day of the New Year. High five to that marketing decision, guys. If anything is going to get me to push through a hangover to get to GameStop, it's definitely killing demons and zombies with a big-ass sword. While riding a horse.
Don’t forget that we’re giving away some fancy cloth Darksiders maps, suitable for framing and/or cleaning up spills. That contest ends tomorrow, so get on over there and try to win one.
You forgot Zelda level progression and the inevitable "Super Powered Badass gets nerfed for all his abilities" intro level.
Yes Necro, it is all these things ('cept the art is done by joe madureira, and i am a fan). but still, I really really want to play this game. You can jump off a cliff, spawn your horse, and kill mfs with a gatling gun, all before touching the ground. Plus you steal wings off a demon for your own usage!
At first sight it looks like a GoW brother, but with time you will notice that it also has some Devil May Cry and Zelda.
Plus, big muscular dude with small disproportional head is off the charts awesome.
PS: I think it's kinda weird that a Horseman of Apocalypse is the hero of the game, i hope the story explains that.
Why would anyone even try to stand up against a FUCKING HORSEMAN OF THE MOTHERFUCKING APOCALYPSE?! This should be a breeze slaughtering demons and angels alike without breaking a sweat. No worries.
Each time I hear about this I get excited. After each new trailer however, I fear that the gameplay is going to follow the fiddle of some truly mind-boggling dumbass narrative, and be the worse for it.
Eh, I'm still cautiously optimistic about this one. The Joe Mad designs look interesting, and the concept of fighting both heaven and hell could be cool, especially if the combat strategies required for each are significantly different. I mean yeah, the whole post-apocalyptic world theme has been beaten to death, liquefied, reprocessed, regrown and then beaten to death again, but putting us in the shoes of one of the horsemen might just give the edge to be more than just another action title.
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6:40 PM on 07.01.2009
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yeah I shall pass
Yes Necro, it is all these things ('cept the art is done by joe madureira, and i am a fan). but still, I really really want to play this game. You can jump off a cliff, spawn your horse, and kill mfs with a gatling gun, all before touching the ground. Plus you steal wings off a demon for your own usage!
Plus, big muscular dude with small disproportional head is off the charts awesome.
PS: I think it's kinda weird that a Horseman of Apocalypse is the hero of the game, i hope the story explains that.