Darksiders III Is Out On Switch Today, Here's The Launch Trailer

And everybody cried out '.....meh.....'

Didn’t NL just decimate this game in a recent review? Like, a 4, if I remember correctly. Strange that they would be promoting it…

@Realness maybe with patches it will get better look at Witcher 3 with the patches it got better and that's a great game.

It's a good game. Forget the negative things nintendolife.com said.

A bit off-topic, but did they actually fix the bad performance in Darksiders II? I'm interested in the game but afraid of performance problems at launch.

Big fan of the series so I’ll be getting it

Unfortunately it looks like some of us will be waiting for the ‘Furyinitive Edition’ they’ll put out next generation

An underrated series. I was having a blast with DS2, is not a masterpiece but it sure is fun. I'll be getting it, play it and later play it in PS5

@Rpg-lover

I was really down on it originally, but once you make it a few hours in, the Souls-like BS is less relevant.

I'm not a fan of Souls-like games, but I'm fine with knowing they're just not games for me.

Where I take issue, which was the case with DS3, is completely changing a core design.

Yes, Darksiders 2 was different in comparison to Darksiders, but they were still essentially hack n slash adventure games. They were never difficult and always more of a basic combo mashing action game.

It was Darksiders 3 pushing for a more precise action game focused on counters but still button mashing combos. I just felt it wasn't implemented well. Fighting in groups was the biggest issue. Being able to get hit in the back by an enemy, even while I'm mid parry with the enemy in front of me felt cheap.

Even that could have been tolerated, except when cheap hits like that killed you and you had to go back to the start of an area, re-fight your way to your lost souls, and claim them before dying again.

I do think that when I did finally go back to try again a few months ago, the devs added in more fast travel/respawn checkpoints which lessened the blow of dying.

I appreciate that the devs try changing things up each game to avoid them becoming stale, but sometimes it's a hit, other times it's a miss. I think DS3 was a miss.

Of course, having no open hub to explore was disappointing, and removing one of the core features of the series in DS3 was a really poor design choice. I won't say what it is for spoiler reasons, but anyone who is familiar with the series and played the first few hours of DS3 will know what I'm talking about.

I do want to point out that Darksiders Genesis is a hot in my opinion. I really enjoy it as a complementary style game to go along with the main games. I hope we continue to get both styles in the future.

Lastly, considering how fun Remnant from the Ashes is, I'd say there is a good chance we may eventually get a 4 player co-op finale to the series. I highly expect a Strife game to tell the same story although from the sidelines again as we've seen in the first 3 games.

I have to say that for one liking high octane action games (not the combo heavy ones like Bayonetta or DMC though), this feels like a game that has a lot of potential for me personally.

It sure isn't an easy game and you're thrown into the action almost right away, with the first boss fight occurring after 5 minutes or less playtime. You really have to learn to use the dodge function fast or even the smaller enemies will take to much of your health (and then there's the platforming and the whip swinging that also takes a fair bit learning to do well).

But so far it's great I think, it certainly keeps you on the edge of your seat (what is what I basically require for a good action game).

Then we just need some patches to make the second half of the game playable (which is where the main problem lies from what I've heard/read).

@tonyp1987 I’d like that. I have this game on Xbox and initially, it was a bit of a mess. After several patches and then the release of the Series X, it now runs as intended. I 100%’ed this game. So it’s safe to say I liked it. If they can get this thing running solidly, I’d recommend it

@Realness it's a Ryan article. The guy who promotes all the worst games that are always on sales, when NL didn't even bother to review them. He's most likely paid by a third party to post ads disguised as articles on NL.

@chipia I'm currently playing it right now and haven't had many issues so far. Just some pop in and the occasional loading when going into a new area.

@Rhaoulos huh… noted. I’m going to pay attention to that now. See if that consistently rings true.

@HollowSpectre I've seen a review said the beginning of the game is ok but the further you get in it then it gets worst.

@tonyp1987 Well I'm in for a treat!🤪

Does this game have riddles to solve and dungeons like zelda ? Or is it about fighting ?

@chipia I've been playing this last night and I have not seen and of the probleam that have been mentioned in the review
The only probleam are it's a bit on thr hard side and the loading is prity long