I’m currently playing through Vigil’s Darksiders published by THQ. The engaging storyline follows War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse on a quest to figure out why the end times were brought forth prematurely. I’m having a blast playing through the game so far. The art direction is wonderful, I’ve been a longtime fan of Joe Madureira art ever since his run on Battle Chasers and he hasn’t lost his touch. Moving from area to area I can’t help noticing that something feels a little too familiar with the setup of the game. Hints of Zelda, God of War and Panzer Dragoon awaken this feeling of deja vu. Not in a bad way…actually the game feels like a greatest hits of past game mechanics wrapped in an crispy apocalyptic shell. Look no further if a dark version of Zelda is what you’re craving. I highly recommend this title and I can’t wait to finish the game.
If you’re playing through the game, let me know what you think.
I was interested in this before it came out but then they started showing commercials that made it look to me like Soul Caliber style fighting game. I thought I must have been mistaken earlier and I quickly forgot about it as I have never been a fan of fighting games – working in an arcade and watching idiots spend all day playing SF2, MK2, and KI cured me of any joy that I had once received from them. I’ll have to check Darksiders out once I get past my boacklog of games that I currently have.
The ever growing backlog is something that I’m struggling with also. It’s sad to see how many games that I have shelved in shrink-wrap.
I have to admit, not only was I one of the fighting game fanatics growing up. I shelled out a ton of money to get the Japanese import of Street Fighter 2 for Super Nintendo. My interest in fighting games has waned the last few years but Street Fighter 4 impressed me enough to revive my faith in the genre.
Hey – I remember the Japanese import street fighter 2 (wow) I totally forgot about that!!
You guys are fanatics of the gaming world – I still play NCAA 2001 year 2034 still undefeated NICE***Jealous??