Darksiders III - PlayStation 4

Deeply frustrating from the start. Chucks you into an annoying boss battle immediately and restart checkpoints are needlessly distant from where you die most frequently. Loved 1 and 2 but this had me turn off and give up after a short period not getting anywhere.

Smaller in scale than its epic predecessors, but the gameplay is smooth and accurate.

I bought this game because - during COVID lockdown - I stumbled upon the first Remnant game on Game Pass and absolutely loved it. Ever since then, I've been looking into their back catalogue of games and - although the Darksiders series never interested me gameplay wise, the fact that Gunfire Games was making it made me want to take a look years after release at a discounted price (just because of the negative reception of the initial release) You know what? This is fantastic, small scale souls-like that got an undeserved amount of hate when it first released. Is the game glitchy? Sure. Is it vastly different from the other entries in the series? Of course. But, if you're like me and have never played or particularly like the grindy gameplay other games were going for in the series, this is a low budget souls-like that was one of Gunfire Game's first attempt to break free of the VR market and start making hardcore video games. VR games require an entirely different skill set/scope/budget/etc from hardcore games and this studio made them exclusively for a decade before its release. Its not perfect and, if you're paying full price for this, spend your money elsewhere on some giant, 100 hour+ RPG to get more bang for your buck. but if you understand that this game was an early project a team completely changing industries AND how see how great their games would eventually become? This is one fantastic little game you can beat in 10-20 hours and then move on to something else and - if you get it for the right price - sometimes, that's all you really want.

I gave this game five stars because I can overlook its shortcomings. I am a HUGE fan of this series and was very excited for this third installment. Each Darksiders game has been different from each other, there is no doubt about that. However, there is a common feel to them that make the lore, environments and gameplay, very exciting. Cons: -The first thing you should know, is that this game is NOT easy. The difficulty from this game arises from its issues, rather than its overall creation. I can't do a great technical job of explaining what is going on, but mainly, the enemies hit really hard and it's very difficult to avoid damage. Dogging is a bit of a joke in this game and it's pretty much the only means you have for getting out of the way. Enemies can hit much farther than you can dodge and there's no running away. Mobs will overtake you and you will often feel like you've been cheated out of a successful fight. Regular enemies will prove to be a challenge to most people, as they can easily gang up on you and take you out. Some simple enemies will seem to be able to take two thirds of your health in one hit, it just doesn't make sense. The difficulty spikes are all over the place. So, you will often end up trying to run through a section and avoid combat, so that you don't lose all of your health resources before you get to a boss. -Check points are often terrible. You can spend a long time clearing out enemies to get to a boss and then the last simpleton takes you out, causing you to have to do the entire map over again. I'm not sure why they though this was a good idea, as it really only leads to frustration. - A little bit of loading issues in some sections. The screen can often freeze for a few seconds when running between some map areas. This is likely just the extended areas loading, but it's not game-breaking. Pros: - This game is really fun, overall. The lore, and environments are amazing, to me. Granted, the lore is not quite as epic as the first two games, but you can still tell it's a Darksiders game. Don't believe people who tell you different. - The maps are fantastic. There is a ton of opportunity for secrets, and exploring. It's important to know that these maps are not the huge landscapes that we saw in D2, but they are certainly attractive and very interesting. The developers did a great job of making you spend time in a smaller map in such as way that you feel like it's a huge place. I never got bored with exploring or finding secret paths. As you start the game, you will see lots of places that you want to get to, but won't be able to until later in the game. In other words, you will need to revisit the same map areas, but with different abilities. This is actually fun, since the new sections of those maps are quite interesting. Fast travel will be available. - Graphics are good, but certainly not Red Dead Redemption good. They are a bit stylized for the genre, but that's what you would expect. The colors are brilliant, the lighting and environments are often fascinating. - You HAVE to explore. There are so many places that you will NOT discover if you do not snoop at every corner. There are a lot of tiny tunnels that you will not see if you don't look. Those tunnels often lead to additional boss fights and rewards, as well as huge sections of maps. Jump, climb, float...all of it. As you gain those extra abilities, you will be able to reach many of them. If you see an enemies standing in an impossible location...you CAN eventually get there. - Plenty of gameplay hours Notes: Yes, there are Cons, but this game is really fun, overall. You can tell the developers put some heart and soul into it. It doesn't feel lazy, just occasionally underdeveloped from a lack of resources. I think they are learning and tried to take this in a different direction. Most of it worked, but some things need tweaking or reversing. Don't expect this to fulfill your Darksiders Lore encyclopedia, it won't, but there is enough story there to make it interesting. Don't skip out on this game because of a few bad reviews. If you are new to the series, then I'd say that you must buy the remastered versions of the first and second game and play through those. Each experience will be different, but you won't regret it. By the way, the first game has some difficulty spikes as well, but it's well worth powering through.

Nice product.

相変わらず面白いです。 1、2をプレイ済であれば絶対購入すべきだと思いますが、 確かに1、2より難易度は大分上がりました。 敵の攻撃力がかなり高いので、 回避を上手くやらないとすぐに死んでしまいます。 一番簡単なモードでもゴリ押しは出来ず、 どんなにレベルを上げて強化しても、 基本的に回避は使いこなす必要があります。 ただ、これが出来るようになると、 比例して自分で操作している感覚が強くなるためどんどん爽快感が増して楽しくなり、 気付けば独特の世界観の中にどっぷりハマっています。 今のところ海外版しかありませんが、 日本語字幕、日本語メニューに対応しており、 現在ではアップデートで周回プレイも可能になっています。 相変わらず安定して良い出来です。 オススメです。