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DARKSIDERS |OT| More like Zelda than God of War
- Thread starter ZealousD
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Help request for the first dungeon
I have to find three swords to put into 3 statues so I can unlock the key to open the barrier so I can proceed. I found the sword in the room with the rotating bridge, and the sword in the room with the rising and falling pillars. The third room is absolutely empty though, and I can't seem to find where the third sword is. Help please.
The Felo said:
Only one of them is. Most of them look like things you'll get while playing through the game normally, though.
Here's the full list with the secret achievements. Any of the achievements listed without an icon are secret.
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=197091
Ninja Face
Member
Watching a live stream, this game wasn't even on my radar until now. I really dig the artstyle. It looks like what WoW might if it ran on a modern day engine. I like it 
finished the game, took me 15 hours on normal. to get everything, it should take 18-20 hours.
one of the best action adventure games on next gen systems, feels like an adult zelda with all the fat cut off, mixed with more rpg elements.
+
-great art style. the design of the creatures and characters is just fantastic.
-no pop-ups or texture reloading
-great voice work
-nice story. nothing too epic but it gets the job done and keeps you entertained.
-awesome dungeon design with great puzzles
-great bossfights
-the cutscenes are very good, nice (virtual) camera work
-lot of stuff to buy and level up
-exploration and puzzles take up most of your time (total game time 15 hours, time in combat 3 hours)
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-tearing (360). no too bad, you get used to it very quickly (and i REALLY hate tearing). nothing that should keep you from buying the game
-the last boss is lame and way to easy
-game is pretty linear (you can still explore all the areas you visited before and use the new items to access new areas, but its all optional)
-open ending (but at the same time, its pretty awesome)
-some standard enemies and fighting against many of them, is just unfair
-overall, the game is too easy on normal
-not enough dungeons and boss battles
-no new game+, no replay value
after the credits it takes you back to the main menu, thats it. you have to load the last save if you want to go back.
if you want something like zelda on ps3/360, buy it. if you want a great action adventure game, buy it.
one of the best action adventure games on next gen systems, feels like an adult zelda with all the fat cut off, mixed with more rpg elements.
+
-great art style. the design of the creatures and characters is just fantastic.
-no pop-ups or texture reloading
-great voice work
-nice story. nothing too epic but it gets the job done and keeps you entertained.
-awesome dungeon design with great puzzles
-great bossfights
-the cutscenes are very good, nice (virtual) camera work
-lot of stuff to buy and level up
-exploration and puzzles take up most of your time (total game time 15 hours, time in combat 3 hours)
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-tearing (360). no too bad, you get used to it very quickly (and i REALLY hate tearing). nothing that should keep you from buying the game
-the last boss is lame and way to easy
-game is pretty linear (you can still explore all the areas you visited before and use the new items to access new areas, but its all optional)
-open ending (but at the same time, its pretty awesome)
-some standard enemies and fighting against many of them, is just unfair
-overall, the game is too easy on normal
-not enough dungeons and boss battles
-no new game+, no replay value
after the credits it takes you back to the main menu, thats it. you have to load the last save if you want to go back.
if you want something like zelda on ps3/360, buy it. if you want a great action adventure game, buy it.
GhostRidah
Member
Game is pretty Damn fun, I only have one minor complaint and that is War needs some AA lol. The combat gets way more fun once you get more upgrades and the dungeons so far are fun.
Dr. Muganda
Banned
The game looks definately dated. Like it's stuck in-between generations.
Fortinbras
Member
ram said:
Good thing I bought it in 2009.
I'm in the 4th dungeon now and I'm having a blast. Great game. Would buy again.
Ninja Moomin
Banned
Dr. Muganda said:
lol... ridiculous.
go back and play some last gen games.
Got it, and conquered the boss, and made my way to the second temple.
Game was initially mediocre, but it grew on me really fast. I hated the combat at first, but now that it clicked, I'm pulling off combos and obliterating groups of foes at a time.
Game is actually awesome. Worth 60 bucks.
Game was initially mediocre, but it grew on me really fast. I hated the combat at first, but now that it clicked, I'm pulling off combos and obliterating groups of foes at a time.
Game is actually awesome. Worth 60 bucks.
Caspel said:
Thanks. I've got my pre-order in at Amazon for the 360. I thought if I was going to get the game, might as well get Darksider's Avatar armor heh.
ram said:
But I thought you said it simply looks like an upscaled PS2 game, and that Primal looks way better? Now we've settled on "nothing like you would expect from a 2010 game"? Well, maybe I'll settle on it looking like something I'd expect from a 2009 game.
I love the way people can completely forget what a PS2 game looks like when put in the shadow of next-generation titles. It's so bizarre. There is no possible way anybody can seriously try to argue Primal looks better than this game, but here we are.
Dr. Muganda
Banned
I do all the time and like I said, it looks like it's stuck between x-box and 360 somewhere in the middle.NinjaFusion said:
Darksiders simply fails to impress me. It also got some very strange last gen physics going on.
Sevket-Erhat
Member
Anyone in USA willing to help me in getting a PS3 copy with Guide to Underwold book? I am from Turkey so it is not possible to get it from Gamestop. Please PM me about the details. Thanks
I'm sorry if this has already been brought up, but did anyone else used to obsessively follow the development of the failed Dragonkind, JoeMad's much-hyped first foray into gaming?
At the time, I was absolutely obsessed with Battle Chasers and Joe Mad's art in general, the idea of playing a Zelda-esque adventure designed by him was the end-all-be-all of holy grails for me.
So I guess Darksiders is a realization of that long held dream for me, though I'm kinda dissapointed the main character looks so fucking ginormous and that the world isn't more like Battle Chasers or Dragonkind.
But OH WELL. It still looks pretty fucking awesome and I'll be trading in my unwanted xmas gift of Assassin's Creed 2 for this game when it hits shelves.
At the time, I was absolutely obsessed with Battle Chasers and Joe Mad's art in general, the idea of playing a Zelda-esque adventure designed by him was the end-all-be-all of holy grails for me.
So I guess Darksiders is a realization of that long held dream for me, though I'm kinda dissapointed the main character looks so fucking ginormous and that the world isn't more like Battle Chasers or Dragonkind.
But OH WELL. It still looks pretty fucking awesome and I'll be trading in my unwanted xmas gift of Assassin's Creed 2 for this game when it hits shelves.
manofmandango
Member
Confirmed. Will play on Apocalyptic.
Wallach said:
dude, 8 years ago that shit looked fucking incredible. But I was talking more about the overall setting being more intriguing.
also, is anyone breaking street date on this game or am I gonna have to wait until tuesday?
ezekial45 said:
nothing, but I didn't enjoy the first one at all and have no interest in it's sequel.
semiconscious
Member
S1kkZ said:
will likely still be getting, but i've always suspected the first part, & am kinda discouraged (& confused) to hear the second... tho i guess there's no game+ in zelda, either...
DieH@rd said:
If this is what some tearing looks like, then I can't imagine what moderate or excessive tearing looks like. This game tears all the time. I'm about three hours into it and it still bothers the hell out of me. Basically, if you're moving the camera, then the screen is flickering and tearing. It's very distracting. I'm not some stuck up graphics snob either. I didn't even know what tearing was until I started playing this game.
okay guys, here's the problem. I have Arkham Asylum sitting in a shrink wrap in my living room. I don't know if I should play that or return it and get darksiders instead. I'm playing Assassin's Creed 2 right now and it's getting boring, like really repetitive and I just got the flying machine in Venice.
Tokubetsu
Member
Kodiak said:I'm sorry if this has already been brought up, but did anyone else used to obsessively follow the development of the failed Dragonkind, JoeMad's much-hyped first foray into gaming?
At the time, I was absolutely obsessed with Battle Chasers and Joe Mad's art in general, the idea of playing a Zelda-esque adventure designed by him was the end-all-be-all of holy grails for me.
So I guess Darksiders is a realization of that long held dream for me, though I'm kinda dissapointed the main character looks so fucking ginormous and that the world isn't more like Battle Chasers or Dragonkind.
But OH WELL. It still looks pretty fucking awesome and I'll be trading in my unwanted xmas gift of Assassin's Creed 2 for this game when it hits shelves.
haha man, I was with you. I used to hop on gamespot.com like every week to see if they announced anything new about it until it was finally cancelled. It crushed 15 year old me.
Is there a particular reason why the X360 version has more screentearing? Normally for multiplatform games the X360 versions are a little better? More effects or additional AA?
If not: do both versions look the same? Cos I will get the best version if that means the PS3 version
Thanks
If not: do both versions look the same? Cos I will get the best version if that means the PS3 version
Thanks
sinnergy said:
There's no detailed comparison yet to let us know what are the graphical differences between the two version besides the constant tearing in the 360 version and the supposedly smoother frame-rate/less tearing on the 360.
Also this is what the General Manager of Vigil said in a thread about the technical problems of the 360 version asking about a patch/fix at the forums of the official site:
dadams said:
I guess there is still hope.
Feindflug said:There's no detailed comparison yet to let us know what are the graphical differences between the two version besides the constant tearing in the 360 version and the supposedly smoother frame-rate/less tearing on the 360.
Also this is what the General Manager of Vigil said in a thread about the technical problems of the 360 version asking about a patch/fix at the forums of the official site:
I guess there is still hope.
Thanks!
Amir0x said:
Not to toot Sam's own horn, but this is from his profile.
Home Page:
http://www.totalplaystation.com
I've also heard through the THQ grapevine that he freelances for IGN too.
IGN Profile of Sam