![]() ![]() The only saving grace is the game’s boss fights, which are challenging and fun in part because the camera issues and difficulty dodging are less of an issue with one enemy.Įven with the changes to combat, Darksiders 3 remains a perfectly average and sometimes fun game until you hit the final stretch. All of these combine to make combat a tedious affair. And when that camera hits a wall, it does not pull out further, but instead closes in on Fury, making it even more difficult to dodge attacks. That is outdated design, and has no place in a game where battles regularly feature more than one enemy. On top of all this, the camera is a pain to control in fights, in part because locking onto an enemy requires you to hold down a button and switch targets with an analog stick. ![]() I enjoyed exploring the apocalypse in Darksiders and Darksiders 2 I enjoyed it far less here.ĭarksiders 3 – Review Image Provided by THQ Nordic The rocket jump upgrade is difficult to control, for example, and platforming can be more trouble than it’s worth. Her jump lacks momentum and doesn’t go particularly high, and the power ups she gains over the course of the game are similarly unwieldy. In theory, this would be interesting, but controlling Fury is rather awkward. Enemies are fewer, the world itself is far denser, and there’s no clear line between the world itself and dungeons. For example, gaining a hammer will let you smash purple rocks that are periodically found in the environment, while unlocking a set of burning flails will let you burn down a spider-web like substance.ĭarksiders 3 shares more in resemblance to the works of From Software than it does to its The Legend of Zelda inspired predecessors. Several areas are blocked off at the start, but as you progress, you’ll gain new powers to solve puzzles and clear old areas to find new places to explore. ![]() Verticality is the name of the game, and the world wraps around itself time and time again with shortcuts, secret areas, and its commitment to backtracking. Darksiders 3’s world is far more open at first glance than either of its forerunnes, and is easily more visually impressive. ![]()
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