Nice one Amazon, you've just completely leaked Darksiders III ahead of its official announcement - which we assume was planned for some point this week. The online retailer had the action role-playing sequel listed in all of its glory, complete with all the juicy details and even screenshots, as nabbed by Gematsu.
So, the big story here is that you play as Fury, a mage who uses a whip and magic to "restore the balance between good and evil". The title promises "an open-ended, living, free-form game world", with Fury going up against the Seven Deadly Sins. Hopefully they offer up some interesting boss fights. It's due out on PlayStation 4 in 2018
Always nice to start the week with a gigantic leak, isn't it? Let us know if you're up for more Darksiders in the comments section below.
[source gematsu.com]
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Saw the first screenshot and thought: "That looks good for Darksiders art."
Then I saw the man with the massive fist and my eyes rolled so far into my head I could see my cranial nerves.
@get2sammyb Not for you then?
But hey, more Darksiders. That's nice. PS4, Xbone and PC. Dope.
@BLP_Software I hate Darksiders art with a raging passion.
@get2sammyb That's fair.
I hate the Naughty Dog camera style with a flaming passion. Gives you a nice appreciation for the things you do like.
I do admit, seeing the giant hands feels weird. But I'm not sure it's bad.
But at the same time, I'm a gameplay guy first, artistic second (Or never, for me). So...maybe I'll pick it up. Maybe.
I saw a thing pop-up on PSN earlier called 'Darksiders: Fury's Collection - War and Death' which seems to be a bundle of the previous 2 DS games on PS4. The thing I found curious though was the presence of a fully formed image of Fury in both the thumbnail and main page art. Seemed like a strange thing to design the whole character for so I didn't quite know what to make of it. I guess this article solves that puzzle.
Darksiders 3 eh? Oh hell yeah!
@get2sammyb it's better than that crap Dragon age inquisition.that game is horrible
darksiders 3 can't wait love the art style .gameplay
@BLP_Software "I hate the Naughty Dog camera style with a flaming passion."
You don't like third-person games?
@playstation1995 No argument from me.
darksiders is one of the best games ever.reminds me of my favorite PlayStation franchises ever God of war
@get2sammyb No, I don't like the camera angle introduced with Uncharted that moved into TLOU, Horizon, Days Gone and now for some reason, GoW.
You know, that slow walk, character to one side, camera over their shoulder while the little white subtitles play out whatever they talk about as you walk slowly with this camera showing you a dimly lit forested area with objects on either side and a marked path ahead, usually with another character running ahead of you slightly.
You know, what Metroid: Other M did at times too. And Batman. I don't like that. I associate it with Naughty Dog the most as Uncharted brought it forward, it sold well, and now for some reason God of War has it.
awesome news, picked up DS1 for £6 on PS3 back in the day and never really played it went back when I had nothing else to play and loved every second finished it in a couple of days then went straight to DS2, glad the 3rd is coming surely with a 4th to follow
@BLP_Software I mean, this has been a thing for way over a decade now:
How would you prefer the camera be handled in third-person games?
@Tsurii Ah, I didn't know she had a design. I know she's been mentioned and whatnot but since the games never actually show her I assumed Vigil had never got around to her actual design. You say there's a comic series though? I never knew this piece of important info. I need to look that up now. Thanks
@get2sammyb Behind the back ideally.
I think it only recently struck me with the slower gameplay of Naughty Dog and seeing that in God of War of all things, blew my mind because....who asked for that? Why is that necessary Sony?
I'm getting the new God of War BECAUSE of the change in perspective! I wasn't a fan of how the originals played at all, and love they changed it. Back to the subject though: I've not played the previous Darksiders, but based off the leaked art, I'm definitely interested in this one!
Over the moon! DarkSiders III alongside Kingdom Hearts 3 are my most anticipated games of all time.
I genuinely own 3 copies of DarkSiders 1 & 2 each haha.
I'm a little worried though. DarkSiders 2 had a $50million dollar budget. I don't think THQNordic have the funds to make it 'bigger & better'.
Nevertheless the hype is real!
@BLP_Software But Uncharted's camera is pretty distant generally:
It only goes over-the-shoulder when you aim with L2:
As for God of War, I think I'd be 100 per cent less hyped for that game if they were repeating the same formula again. A lot of enthusiasm for that game is precisely because they're changing things up, so I guess a lot of people asked for something new...
Anyway, we're going off-topic.
@JesWood13 "I'm getting the new God of War BECAUSE of the change in perspective!"
Exactly. I'm pretty sure most people feel that way.
Pretty much a given considering they did a remaster of both previous games. I have a fond likeness for the series so I'll be keeping an eye out for this.
Interesting. I loved the first Darksiders so i'll be keeping my eye on this. Hopefully they make Fury into a decent character.
@get2sammyb @BLP_Software I know what BLPs is getting it, it's a certain look. It happens to be the perfect camera angle for me, but it's a look. I didn't like Kingdoms of Armular:Awakening b/c the camera was too low and close, all I could see was the person's back. Gears of War Remastered all I stare at is their ear. Jet Force Gemini, while thematically a great game, has the worst 3rd person controls I've ever encountered, excluding the god awful tank controls found in the early TR and RE games. So while I prefer it, it's not the same as all other 3rd person, it's very cinematic focused more than gameplay. It's kind of funny b/c ND started it with fast paced platformers but it has morphed into a slow paced scheme.
Looking forward to D3, but I have a bad feeling. New companies make me nervous, LBP3 was a broken mess.
@rjejr Gunfire Games is made up of most of the original Darksiders people.
I enjoyed the first game but never got around to playing the second one. I need to get around to that.
"Always nice to start the week with a gigantic leak, isn't it?"
Indeed, particularly if you didn't empty your bladder before sleepy time 😉
On topic, a DS3 is awesome news for me, looking forward to it.
I need to play the remastered games first, I'll wait for the 1st and 2nd game discounted on psn, already have it on my psn wishlist.
They better have a good reason as to why you're not playing as one of the four horseman. War was fun, Death was fun, we didn't even get a chance to play as Pestilence or Famine, and they looked fun!
Edit: Pointed out to me that I was wrong, Fury is one of the horsemen in the DS universe. My bad!
Side note; obviously don't give this to Sammy for review
Lot of comment love. Personally I was intrigued by both previous games but lost interest a couple hours in
Why do most of the characters in these games look like something out of a F2P mobile game? In terms of the character designs. I haven't played any of these games because I hate those designs so much.
Weirdly the female character appears on the PS Blog store update today, I was wondering who she was since she wasn't in the others.
Not a 100% sure but it looks like that they've kept the same art style which is nice. If I'm not mistaken Joe Madureia the artist from the previous Darksiders games is currently working on a Battle Chasers game. Any idea if he has any involvement in this game?
It's a series I'm partly interested in but also hugely put off by the horrible art style (opinion)
I thought the series was dead. Glad it's not, because I think it's a pretty good game.
It's nice that there's a sequel, but I wish it wasn't leaked.
Not played the games but I was a big fan of Joe Madureia's artwork in the 90's, particularly on Uncanny X-Men.
@Tsurii I stand corrected! It's been awhile since I've played DS2, my memory told me they stuck with the original 4 horsemen.
I don't hate the art style but with so many other games to play, it didn't win me over to give the series a chance. But good for them for trying something different and sticking with it.
OMG OMG OMG OMG
@get2sammyb Yeah, I can't STAND the art direction on this series. I absolutely love the gameplay, so I end up playing them but man, I feel silly the entire time.
@Rudy_Manchego Same here, loved his Gambit rendition especially. I've also collected some of his other works as well like Battle Chasers and The Ultimates 3.
Y'all realise that this designed by a comic artist right, you may not like it but there's a reason for its unique style (which i very much really enjoy).
@Ralizah @mrobinson91 Glad to see I'm not alone here. It's that WOW-aesthetic. I just don't like it... Everything looks so.. off..?
The aesthetic seem shifted from Warcraft style to League of Legend.
New Fury design looks like a LOL champion...
I miss Joe Mad already!
Awesome! The pictures and information shown look really cool so far. I got Darksiders II on my PC a while back but sadly it doesn't run well on my laptop. I'll have to pick up the first two games on another platform sometime before this game drops next year!
Awesome! The pictures and information shown look really cool so far. I got Darksiders II on my PC a while back but sadly it doesn't run well on my laptop. I'll have to pick up the first two games on another platform sometime before this game drops next year!
@WanderingBullet I've not really seen any of his other stuff but Gambit was excellent, as was his Rogue. At the time, the hint of anime in the characters was really quite standout though over time he developed more of his own style.
Pretty hyped for this!!
Really enjoyed 1, and for some reason didn't get around playing 2. Luckily I made use of that humble bundle offer and scored both 1 & 2 for quite cheap with other games included.
Enough time to throw a replay of 1 and enjoy a playthrough of 2 before feasting my eyes on 3.
Dear god, let the finished version be complete and gorgeous as Horizon (in Darksiders' traditional style ofc)!!
I just hope this isnt massive for massive sake. Im bored of running through fields with nothing in it. Still very excited for it,
I'm on board for another round of Horsemen madness. Plus looks like we get to hang with Uthane some more, always like the character.
@Rudy_Manchego True.
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