


Like Dark Souls, when you die, every enemy respawns and you’ll need to slog through them all again in order to get where you’re going. Whenever you find Vulgrim, the game saves and if you die, you’ll respawn at his location. Fury’s story takes place in parallel with both War’s and Death’s and you’ll see some familiar faces as you play.Ĭhief of which is Vulgrim, who remains as the in-game store, but has also been repurposed to act as Darksiders equivalent of campfires. The Charred Council, whom the Horsemen report, task Fury with travelling to Earth in order to hunt down the Seven Deadly Sins, who managed to escape in the chaos caused by War. The Horsemen War has broken the seals and brought upon the apocalypse, but he’s done so at the wrong time and is thought to be a traitor. Opening with a long, expositionary cutscene, Darksiders 3 sets the scene for new and returning players. It takes some time to get used to, but it’s not long before Fury is a weapon of mass destruction in your hands. Sticking to the series’ tradition of reinventing itself with each new game and Horsemen, Darksiders 3 sees players thrust into a Dark Souls cross Devil May Cry action RPG starring Fury, the would-be leader of the Horsemen.ĭoing away with the first two games’ reliance on puzzles, gadgets and loot, Darksiders 3 instead focuses on combat, combos and tactics. Thankfully, it’s one that’s been well worth it.
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Even though we’ve seen the first two games in the series released and re-released a few times, the wait for Darksiders 3 has been a long one. It’s been a long time between drinks for Darksiders.
