Darksiders dev diary contains your daily recommended dose of epicness
by Griffin McElroy 
on Nov 14th 2009 5:00PM
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There's a lot to absorb in the latest developer diary for THQ's celestial adventure title, Darksiders: Angels fighting demons, demons fighting horsemen of the apocalypse, horsemen fighting angels, giant worm monsters, the Apocalypse and, best of all, a horse that nearly killed Joystiq's own Kevin Kelly. Basically, we're saying that it's going to be tough to top the video you see above at any point today, as we doubt another video will force one of us to flash back to a moment in our lives where we experienced pure mortal terror.
Reader Comments (28)
Posted: Nov 14th 2009 5:05PM AntiVillian said
I'm trying to get into the idea, It looks totally awesome but the art direction just looks like warcraft, which isn't totally bad but not exactly good either.
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Posted: Nov 14th 2009 7:28PM Seven Weasels Running on a Keybo said
Agreed. But I think it is mostly due to them not going for uber-realism and using bright primary colors in some of the character designs. Every time I see design like that my brain creates an immediate connection to either WoW or TF2.
It might be that some of the character models or textures aren't polished yet , or my eyes are just tricking me because I think "WoW" when I see War. And I got sad when War threw a car at an enemy and it appeared to turn to dust and/or disappear.
But the animations are great, some of those large enemies look awesome, and that horse is dead sexy.
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It might be that some of the character models or textures aren't polished yet , or my eyes are just tricking me because I think "WoW" when I see War. And I got sad when War threw a car at an enemy and it appeared to turn to dust and/or disappear.
But the animations are great, some of those large enemies look awesome, and that horse is dead sexy.
Posted: Nov 15th 2009 5:11PM (Unverified) said
Yeah same, the protagonist looks like a cartoon character, it isn't really congruent with the tone or theme of the game. WoW is somewhat self aware of its sense of satire, and it works. But for Darksiders I would have rathered a better character design.
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Posted: Nov 14th 2009 5:07PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
I cannot freakin' wait for this game!
Anyone else?
Amazon has it for $52.99 with free release date delivery w/ Prime. Heads up!
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Anyone else?
Amazon has it for $52.99 with free release date delivery w/ Prime. Heads up!
Posted: Nov 14th 2009 6:26PM Colostomeboy said
i think that this is literally the first game to come out in 2010 (or at least one of the first) i hope that this game succeeds because it looks really good!
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Posted: Nov 14th 2009 9:08PM KungFuChaosNinja said
Post-apocalyptic Zelda... do want! This is going to be one of those sleeper gems and the first truly badass game of 2010. Well, this and Divinity II. Vigil will surprise a lot of folks with their first game.
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Posted: Nov 15th 2009 3:19AM Giroro said
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
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I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
I hate the character design it looks like Warcraft.
Posted: Nov 15th 2009 3:42AM Prinnywithascarf said
"You have a horn that you blow that knocks enemies back."
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Posted: Nov 16th 2009 10:02AM SugarDaddy said
Definitely a rental. Combat will no doubt be worse than Ninja Gaiden or God of War. Graphics are wholly unimpressive. Story is cheesy as hell (heaven vs hell? barf). It looks like they just grabbed elements from other games and slopped them together to make a completely boring and generic title.
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Posted: Nov 18th 2009 6:57AM (Unverified) said
If less is more, imagine how much more more would be!
*yawn*
It looks entirely forgettable.
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*yawn*
It looks entirely forgettable.
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