Darksiders Retrospective

[@roadside360]

I didn't even know Darksiders was a franchise until I got a copy of Darksiders II with my Xbox 360. But then, I got the Warmaster and Deathinitive editions of each game respectively and was finally able to play Darksiders I. I haven't beaten it yet and it may take a while before I do. See, unlike II, I wouldn't be able to sit down and play the first one for hours on end. Rather enjoying it in short bursts

[@TheBitishDragon]

"No Not Alone" 13 years later we still have not had the pay off to that ending......

[@reffa2858]

That literally was an ending that sent chills down my spine. I loved Darksiders but everyone at the time seemed to brush it off as a god of war clone....

[@misterbear9211]

Would've been better if you could have played as War and Death in the second one.

[@JunctionApplejuice]

Thq just dropped a new darksiders teaser, so fingers crossed it’s gonna be good

[@icravedeath.1200]

​@@JunctionApplejuiceand an updated ds2 port as well.

[@scrustle]

Great video. Darksiders is one of my favourite series out there, and this was a good take on it. It's not the most original game out there, but it's a great combination of a bunch of my other favourite games, all wrapped together with a great art style. And to add another game to the list of things that Darksiders takes from somewhere else, the combat style based around directional inputs and pause combos is lifted from Devil May Cry. People often say the combat is a copy of God of War, and while that's true to a certain extent, it's actually closer to DMC in its control scheme and overall feel.

[@LiamTriforce]

I figured that was something I missed! DMC would be a more accurate comparison then. Now I just have to play it

[@efxnews4776]

Actually if you pay attention, Darksiders is very similar to a very old game: Legacy of Kain. Seriously: War looks a bit like Kain, while Death looks a lot like Raziel.

[@warface4881]

@@efxnews4776 totally dude. I love that game too. I was kinda bummed that when you get souls in Darksiders the controller doesn't rumble like in Legacy of Kain.

[@Hynotama]

Aside from Death, Vulgrim is my favorite! It always puts a smile on my face whenever I have to interact with him, in any Darksiders game. I even ordered a statue of him to put on my desk and since it was the series' anniversary, it comes with a free artbook and soundtrack which I'll be happy to use in my car.

[@raresmacovei8382]

Darksiders 1 is IMO perfect aside from 3 elements. For how amazing and varied this game gets, the intro is quite slow. It gets into its own only at the Twilight Cathedral. There isn't enough content in the game to naturally max out all gear. You need to do some pointless grinding to max out everything. And it takes a while. 1 achievement is really dumb. It asks of you to do 50000 miles or smth like that on the horse, but you never need to travel that much. So you need to run in a circle for 30 minutes to do that achievement.

[@Fak1Rwithbang]

3:19 why is that there for a split second?

[@actavisprime514]

I remember coming home from middle school, throwing on Kanye West Graduation and binging this badass game for hours. What a time.

[@freshboy3968]

You did go through all the points I've had with this game. Very good work

[@jurtheorc8117]

I thought the second part of your name was just there for fun... but you really DO grant wishes. Wishes I never thought I had. I have seen a bunch of your other videos before, and since then i've kept an eye on your channel. You, sir, are flipping amazing. I am indeed entertained. You explained everything very well and brought up things I hadn't really stood still at before, like the Shadow Lurker trials. I honestly found them to be kind of fun and gave each individual skeleton in that particular trial a name. Some challenges were pretty stupid, but quite a few of them I enjoyed. But that indeed does not take away that the presence of these things are basically to pad out the game more. I think it would have been more interesting if these trials were optional and presented by some sort of Arena Master in the Ashlands in exchange for an interesting reward. I certainly agree that collecting every collectable is sadly, a wasted opportunity, especially regarding the Wrath Stones. Wrath Abilities, spare for Stoneskin (I didn't use Wrath abilities all that much) are useless on the final boss as well as the Scythe and Tremor Gauntlet, which is a load of bovine excrement (i don't like to swear, so i find alternatives for swearwords). I found the Enhancements to be interesting modifiers for the weapons, and some of the legendary ones, too, can only be found at pretty much the end section of the game, making them almost useless. It's again some wasted potential. It has to be said, though, that collecting the pieces of Abyssal Armor are more worth to seek out. You see, if you have collected the full set and later replay the game from the beginning, you can choose to already wear the Abyssal Armor, making your playthrough quite a bit easier in the combat segments, while the chests that held the pieces before now give a bunch of souls. I don't know how many exactly, though. Also, you are not chased by the Stygian at all until his boss fight. Those are only simple Ashworms (and ye gods, that particular one where you had to run from platform to platform to avoid him is flipping tedious! At least you get to kill him as soon as you get Ruin back), the Stygian was shackled and imprisoned by the demons in that area the whole time up until you reach him. Why do those idiots even stand near a giant creature like that? I must admit that I never really had the feeling of "this reminds me of this game", as I have never had interest in playing a LoZ, GoW, Portal or PoP game (though I have seen a few LoZ walkthroughs and have since a short time interest in playing that last title) and thus never have, so I acknowledge it more as its own game, despite the fact that i do know what those games are about and that Darksiders does borrow gameplay elements from it. You hit the nail on the head regarding the chests and their locations, I realize now. For most chests that you can only reach with certain abilities, you only need to use that ability once and party horns sound because you've reached it already. It is probably one of the reasons why I honestly like Darksiders II more, to be honest. Even though that game is also pretty rough around the edges, especially the worlds in the second half, it is still a game i really love. Thank you again for this awesome, informative video on one of my favorite franchises. Your work on this video really paid off. Have a good one!

[@sammy61187]

This video is extremely well made for the amount of subs you have this should be much higher keep up the awesome work you have a new subscriber from me

[@AndrewMaksym]

What'd make Darksiders 1 even better is if they introduced the scene where you find your horse sooner in the game. Probably would have also made the game faster to play through

[@DJValidd]

Great retrospective. I always see comparisons to Zelda but i’ve always felt this game mirrors soul reaver for dreamcast.

[@simonrief1013]

"This is a trend that would continue in each darksidersgame: Creating the physical embodyment of each of the four horseman of the apocalypse." Saying this while showing Fury XD

[@Zerolink30]

Love the Darksiders series especially that story. Though War's story is the 1st game, chronologically it is also the middle and end of the series so far.

[@richardyamato]

I think DS is just fine. Everything is somewhat balanced to an average degree for an action adventure game. Combat, exploring, upgrades etc the game is not too short not too long. Just the right amount of time I can enjoy the time I invest during weekends from work.

[@AndrewMaksym]

Same! After having the games and been playing them for a few years I wouldn't say these games are perfect or masterpieces by any means, but I still had fun playing most parts of the game. They're ok

[@ahbeef]

i know like nothing about this game but it seems pretty cool so i might check it out some time. great review, i'm looking forward to the next one!

[@2682shark]

ahbeef the first Darksiders game is fantastic.. a cross between Legend of Zelda and God of War

[@silly_william]

god of war and zelda, beautiful.

[@WM-mu8ep]

Zelda is good darksiders is good but god of war is shit and even if you disagree with that you cant deny that it's over rated and I mean way way way over rated

[@silly_william]

@@WM-mu8ep sure it's overrated, but thanks to its gameplay mechanics we have Darksiders

[@WM-mu8ep]

@@silly_william I just feel like all exclusives get overrated or hated on more then they should be cause ps fanboys are the most hardcore toxic of all the platforms. They overrate everything that's theirs and hate on anything that's not. If god of war was a game that was just on all platforms it would just be looked at as a alright average game. Cause it's on ps the sony pony kids put it on a pedistile

[@silly_william]

@@WM-mu8ep yes I couldn't agree more, console war and pc master race have been there for years and years People can't be polite when they absolutely love something and some others don't I don't know if you like Doom, but the last game in the series brought a "controversy" for its choice in game design and difficulty It's a damn Doom game fellas, don't say the game is s*** when you are s*** at the game But all of that becomes common, to trash talk a new game, a classic game, a game you don't understand. I was 11 when I finished Darksiders on max difficulty, and yet some people came to me about Darksiders and said that game was poorly made and too complicated :) My point is, you can't change their minds buddy, people are forever stubborn on internet, I was cyberbullied more times than I can count, people are just not so open minded here

[@WM-mu8ep]

@@silly_william i play on xbox and switch but i used to have a ps also. i understand pc is more powerful there is no arguement there but the pc master race goes out their way to bait some of these guys into a fight. the pc master race wants to start arguements for drama videos cause drama gets clicks. At the same time i watch fritangaplays and griffin gaming and sometimes i feel like they are just looking for drama and other times im like these sony fanboys they are roasting wont stop crying about exclusives and are asking to be roasted.

[@SummerTime-de3sd]

I've never played darksiders but it caught my interest and man, 26:18 this bit got me so hyped up, the script for it was perfect.

[@djirony77]

One of my favourite games. Excellent review.

[@w0lf-m4n]

Having the joker constantly with you makes darksiders an 11/10 game

[@mrt.7146]

06:36 - MIND BLOWN 🤩

[@jjpelaez1733]

I really hope THQ Nordic continues with the series I mean I'm a big fan of Mythology and this feels right at home especially with Christian mythology having Heaven and Hell battle for the sake of creation or destruction in playing as the four horsemen it's just a cool idea and I really hope they continue it

[@PoilQC]

I really enjoyed this retrospective although I have to admit I wish you did less comparison to Zelda. I understand it shares a lot of similarities, but reminding the viewer multiple times throughout the video is a bit overwhelming. Other than that amazing video! I'll be sure to watch the Darksiders 2 retrospective :)

[@jaieregilmore971]

Mark hamili was voice by the watcher holy shit.

[@masterdeity3400]

"If it's not fun, why bother?" Death Stranding says "whaaaa?"

[@JoshuaKim-mu9lf]

What game is being played at 9:55 in the video?

[@rruhland]

Speaking of voice actors, I don’t think Keith Szarabajka gets enough credit for his work. He did great in this game imo.

[@Kingdomdink]

6:48 is it just me or did mark hamil do the joker voice

[@simla5]

I absolutely love this series, even though it's not very original for sure - it's just very well done overall and I adore the design and the lore. It's just a shame that you did not mention probably the best part of pretty much every game in the series apart from design and that beign the soundtrack - which is just incredible in every game, especially the second one. Too bad that the third game is so dissapointing, luckily it seems like the series is back to form with Genesis even though I haven't finished it yet, but I can say for sure that it - again - has fantastic soundtrack. Ps: I would say that the double finisher on stalkers is pretty clever design - you can control them while performing the execution and they just mow down all other enemies in their way, so in certain situations it is very very usefull. In this it makes sense to reset their health to perform another one while you'll mostly benefiting from it and it's always up to you if you decide to use the executions or not.

[@bastingkr7366]

11:34 yo liam, if you lke that style of gameplay, i recommend playing Devil May Cry, its a great game game with that exact control scheme. i think you'd like it. Specifically DMC 3.

[@sgtboom7]

This isn't my first time watching this video. But I just want to say since you mentioned that the guy who voice acted war also voice acted Gaara, I cannot hear one without hearing the other. And I don't think that's a bad thing. I liked War in Darksiders (though Death is my favorite) his stoicism, his way of honor, fearlessness, and reserved nature, about him truly made him stand out as a unique embodiment of war as it would've been just as likely for the character to be a berserker, blood-drunk, screaming, killer like Kratos from God of War. And Gaara was possibly my favorite character in Naruto. His voice, his unsettling presence, his sadistic mindset matched with his powers were just great. Edit: Quick correction, the boss doesn't follow you in the Ashlands its just one of the few worms roaming in the sands. The real boss is chained up at the very end of the level

[@AedrygonTheRenogade]

Darksiders 1 feels so much like zelda it's insane. It's a shame the series seems to have deviated away from that

[@DarkBlueHaze]

100% 1 back wen it came out on ps3/360 and did it again on my ps4 and again on switch along with 2 and genesis lmao i love this game tbh

[@alexknox1596]

Yo which one to buy first 1 or 2 tell me🤔

[@JustForFun-gb8dw]

Hey, thanks for this awesome review, wished i had saw the video earlier before i Buy it But I love this game, other than achievement farming in the original game, there's a little thing you missed out, if you get the abyssal armor in the 1st playthrough ( say easy/normal mode) then you can equip the full set in the next playthrough, and you will be swimming with souls to do some extra upgrades

[@Hynotama]

I never intended to buy the first game on console, considering that I already have both versions on Steam and my laptop can run both without much trouble. Plus I go for Death's adventure everytime anyway. Despite getting the platinum trophy/achievement for 3 different versions ( yes, I'm that obsessed with darksiders 2). Aaaanyway, this video convinced me, or rather motivated me to pick it up for my ps4 and complete it again. I want more darksiders and since I hate the 3rd one with a passion I guess I'll just go for the one with the shadow lurkers. But first I have to complete Darksiders 2 again. I HAVE TO.

[@misterbear9211]

The Abyssal Armor is more for your second play through, rather than your first.

[@too_much_yosh7618]

This combat sounds more like DMC than Zelda. With pause combos, tilt moves, etc

[@vulgrim01games46]

Crazy I didn’t know that War and Gaara were voiced by the same actor now I can’t Unhear it

[@xthewhitewolf]

What was that music at the end???

[@scottking5555]

It's saf cause strife isn't even in the opening... I love this series, And I love ALL 4 horsemen

[@King_Shibo]

darksiders 1 is technically arkham knight before it was actually made. the watcher is just the jokers voice and he's unwanted by the protagonist. but isn't removable

[@modernmobster]

You liked the black throne? Thats the point where the pacing of the game turns to a grinding halt. Most people loathe that place. So much padding followed by the padding that is finding the 7 Armageddon blade pieces.

[@Emeraldiouss]

At least it's an actual dungeon instead of a backtracking fetch quest.

[@TeryJones]

6:14 - Oh shit that's who voices Vulgrim? Damn, guy's got even more range than I thought XD 6:51 - Well to be fair midna you are (currently) an imp. 26:36 - That's right boys and girls, everyone's collective shit is about to get fucked....just as soon as THQNortic actually makes this bloody game already!

[@PlonkapplePrequel]

I've only now found out that you're Canadian. How have I not noticed till now?

[@DominiqueGendronLanglois]

Never played Darksiders. I didn't know it was so close-ish to the zelda formula. The old one, at least. Great content.

[@frdveloz]

Love your content, man! :) Do you stream?

[@MrMistakeyeah]

Loved this game

[@leeartlee915]

Now… if memory serves, this game was basically called God of War but by a B team. That always put me off of the series as there were so many God of War clones out there during this time… but then I’m hearing there was some more Zelda-esq power ups as well. That actually seems more interesting.

[@Tanblch]

The only thing i wish this game has is NG+ by keeping all health, wrath, combos and ugrades for weapons and abilities. And removing progression related stuff like a horn, portal gauntlet etc. Even though you can keep abyssal armor at new game you still lacking all stuff you collected in your previous run. Darksiders is a good game with great direction and voice acting wich makes it unice in my eyes.

[@BossStar1995]

I would've loved this game more if without that one sand worm section without the Chronosphere thing.

[@deathbitestudios4728]

Every time I looked Cinderella in the face 6:30

[@hackergaming6372]

Have the games free through epic games surprised I did not hear of it before now.

[@stephenrego6065]

Holy shit how did i never realize phil lamar voiced vulgrim?? Sounds nothing like him!!

[@Kswitchem]

I can occasionally hear Hermes when Vulgrim talks.

[@bernymarcus3634]

You can use the Abyssal Armor again for a another playrhrough. It’s not the game’s fault you didn’t do your research right.

[@Amonimus]

Hm, interesing. Especially because I quit the game for being boring. May reconsider some day.

[@LordofDarknessX]

24:00 You keep talking about barrowing from other games but in this instance that point is moot. Considering that DUALITY has been around since the *AGES of Time* whilst this game is also about RELIGION it jsut fits more so here than in perhaps other moments.....essentially, I am saying you're wrong

[@richardyamato]

Vulgrim is joker

[@shizuwolf]

You excited for BioMutant?

[@aarongarza4769]

THQ was the best publisher. Shame they went under.

[@gazoonman]

Best when it comes to giving freedom to the developers, but their marketing is just really sad

[@chaka8636]

Why does this only have 220 likes and 20 comments. Reeeeee

[@kaiserauthoria]

War was just so sexy, godamn

[@James11111]

Found the monster fucker

[@aerithroses2683]

Death too

[@justjamminjazzy]

Vulgim gang

[@EnigmacTheFirst]

You keep comparing this to Zelda, but all I see is God of War.

[@FelixS.]

It has dungeons exactly like Zelda, in fact it is much closer to Zelda than God of War.

[@FrancisYorkMorganFBI]

the game is basicly zelda with some character-action combat on top. you have your dungeons, small keys and dungeon items, your zelda style boss fights that rely on you understanding of said dungeon-item. the items themselves are pretty much zelda staples as well.

[@ShadowMan64572]

@@FelixS. Combat + the souls mechanic is almost a carbon copy of GoW, as well as several other things such as those grapling hook QTEs and the hovering.

[@FelixS.]

@@ShadowMan64572 Yeah and as I and Francis said the whole Games structure is exactly taken from legend of Zelda. Semi Open world, dungeons, dungeon items, level design, puzzle design, keys, boss keys etc. It also has some elements from god of war but 85% of its dna is from Zelda.

[@ShadowMan64572]

@@FelixS. Most of what you said can be summed up as "dungeons and exploration," while the combat and "gathering souls" stuff are clearly ripped from GoW. So it's more like 50/50 tbh.

[@spicymango1420]

You compared to Darksiders to Zelda way to much

[@sebastianwardana1527]

I guess i missed something...

[@theamazingmoist1586]

Oh look, a stinky game...

[@chaka8636]

Why stinky?