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Darksiders Genesis
In this Action RPG spin-off, the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse Strife is called upon to save humankind from certain destruction at the hands of Lucifer. True to its roots, Darksiders Genesis will feature intense combat, exploration, puzzle-solving, epic boss battles and serpent holes from heaven to hell. The game marks the first, full-scale Dar...
Details
- Released
- December 5, 2019
- Developer
- Airship Syndicate
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
How it plays
Up to 2 players
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Darksiders Genesis Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
When all is said and done I found Darksiders Genesis a fun, if somewhat shallow game experience.
Despite the fundamental changes to the series' viewpoint, Darksiders Genesis feels like a true Darksiders game, and banishes any memory of the lacklustre third entry.
When I reviewed Darksiders Genesis last year, I gave the game a 9.0; praising the familiar elements of the game whilst attempting to try something new in the franchise. I adore the game and think it’s one of the better games of 2019, so of course I had to double dip for the Switch release. I’m really glad that I did.
Darksiders Genesis takes most of what you love about the Darksiders games and gives them a fresh spin. While I do wish that it had maintained the unified world of its mainline brethren, the adventure is thrilling from beginning to end. The Switch port itself certainly has some rough spots, but is overall still a solid way to experience Darksiders Genesis. An oddly hidden mission reward system and horrible map may cause some confusion, but the music and character dialogue are all superb. Fans of the Darksiders franchise will almost certainly find enjoyment here and newcomers can feel at ease kn...
As a huge fan of the Darksiders franchise, I’ll admit I had a healthy amount of skepticism heading into Darksiders Genesis. Gameplay makes a radical shift to an isometric view, Strife gets paired up with War, and it’s developed by a different team than the mainline numbered games. But this prequel spin-off ended up surprising me, with gameplay that felt true to the series and a “buddy cop” dynamic between War and Strife that adds, rather than takes away. I still want a full-scale adventure as Strife (let my favorite horseman get his due!), but this holdover prequel experience by Airship Syndic...
Darksiders has had an interesting journey as a franchise since it first launched a whole decade ago, with its sequels never quite living up to the excitement and nostalgia that the original tapped into. With Darksiders 3 failing to bring the franchise up to modern gaming standards, a shift in genres to a top-down Diablo-esque point of view seemed like a strange move. Still, Darksiders Genesis released on PC at the end of 2019 and is now available on consoles, proving that the isometric style ...
It's been a decade and we at last get to play as Strife, the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse so let's see how much heat he's packing.
Darksiders: Genesis is a neat concept with a frankly bizarre execution. While the isometric viewpoint is cool during certain scenarios – namely Strife’s twin-stick shooter gameplay – everything else doesn’t really fit, especially the awful platforming. It’s not a bad game, it’s just not a very good one.
On the face of things, Darksiders Genesis is yet another example of the THQ Nordic-fronted franchise mixing things up to ensure one more fresh experience for its fans. Developer Airship Syndicate is at the helm this time around with a prequel which ditches classic third-person action for a perspective more akin to Diablo than anything else. That is one of only a few deviations it makes, however, as the spin-off is a lesser undertaking than its counterparts -- complete with frustrating design choices and bugs. Combat remains solid throughout, but the series' crowning achievement this is most ce...
The Darksiders franchise began back in 2010 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Since then there have been two more mainline games with Darksiders II in 2012 and then Darksiders III in 2018. Darksiders Genesis represents the first spin-off game within the franchise. Taking inspiration more from a Diablo-style...
This latest installment of the Darksiders series sees War and Strife, two of the Four Horsemen, tasked with tracking down Lucifer, as he plots against the Charred Council.