Fun fact! My dad actually worked on this game, he was one of 3D environment artists. Now in days he does 3D character art, if u wanna find him his name is Cliff Young. He and Joe Mad got to know each other pretty well, and even signed my dad’s Marvel Ultimatum comic that Joe Mad did back at marvel.
Some games leave such a lasting impressions on mind that once someone mentions the name all the thoughts and memories rush in as if it was yesterday, Games such as sleeping dogs , darksiders , gta sa , god of war 2 . its been 10 yrs since i last played darksiders but i remember every puzzle , every arena like i played just today.
Hey hey! Just found this video-I was the cinematographer and editor for the Darksiders doc. Thanks so much for all the credit and I’m glad you got so much enjoyment out of it! Making it was such a great experience and I’m glad fans have embraced it as much as they have over the years.
Your catalogue of videos are mirroring all the games I have been working through recently - it's providing some great commentary and is helping me get more out of these games. Thank you! Finishing up Dante's Inferno and getting on to Darksiders soon.
I'm probably shouting at the ether but what the hell : the tpic of inspirations is a tricky one here considering who made the game : Joe Mad aka Joe Madueira, comic artist from the 90s. Joe used to have his own site and for years he uploaded art, comic covers he did etc and he had a section where he detailed in amazing detail all the gameplay and characters of his "dream game", now known as Darksiders 1. In those sketches he even explicetely wrote things like "Zelda should be an inspiration for dungeon designs and the horse", "Devil May Cry is the template for combat" and that was it. He followed through with it as well and he even had an interview as well where he mentioned how if Darksiders 1 was Devil May Cry, then Darksiders 2 was Bayonetta. Of course that didn't stop outlets from comparing it to God of War, itself already a mix of Zelda, Rygar and Devil May Cry. But the art was the most eggregious given that Blizzard as a company, had a controversy with Joe back in the 90s for outright stealing designs of his for their Warcraft series. That anime look with the huge pauldrons that War has? It wasn't stolen from World of Warcraft, Warcraft stole that kind of designs from Joe's work like Battle Chasers, his Top Cow designs(like the Darkness / Jackie Estacado, who look extremely close to Death from Darksiders 2 and Fury looks like the Angelus from those comics) and his work on X-Men back in the day. War is just designed in the same way as the main character of Battle Chasers, Garrison. As for why you're thinking of Diablo? The artist for Diablo 1 and 2 was Michio Okamura, a man who worked alongside Joe and they had very similar art back when they penned for comics, so it's unfortunately a coincidence that not many picked up on, since nobody cares about comics.
I pretty much agree wholeheartedly with ya here. I've had just about the same experience and history with darksiders, and hell, 2 is also my favourite outta the bunch. Still remember cheesing my first playthrough and the crucible in 2 with echidna's claws. Looking forward to the vids on the rest of the series.
@@MayorHairBear me too. Also, just saying but the earth section on apocalyptic is kinda of not fun honestly. A little reminder to maybe save some pain.
I wish we could finally get the fourth part, with the whole brotherhood united and playable. There are so many opportunities for bosses, story, npcs, music and enviroment. Gosh, i miss it so much.
This was an awesome video. By far your best dude. I seen so many call it a God of War clone when I see it as an homage with stylistic flair. Darksiders is such a classic and one of those games I NEVER dread or get tired of visiting again. Keep up the awesome content dude
@@MayorHairBear just wait man and keep it up. You're just as good if not better than Raycevick in regards to depth and analysis. Your time will come when you get into the hundred thousands.
Love this video. I played/finished this game this past year. I can say I enjoyed it but I wouldn't recommend it, unless you're a fan of hack n slash games. I moved on to DS2 but I got half way through and my Xbox broke down. Great job again!
When you first released this I was hyped, I borrowed the game on release and enjoyed it but never finished it. The release of this video made me want to play the game. I didn't watch the video as I didn't want spoilers, finished the game last night and was hyped af to watch this. Loved the game and the setting, the ending made me hyped for Darksiders 2 (which I've never played). Your use of the word badass is the perfect way to describe the game, I'm 30 now and found myself feeling giddy at certain points just how badass War could be. Defeating the guy and getting the horse back was too cool to explain. Loved the retrospective, now to start and finish Darksiders 2 so I can watch the next one!
That's awesome mate, I'm really glad you're playing the games for yourself first and going in spoiler free. Enjoy that journey, it's a great series. I'm stoked you finally got to enjoy the video though and I'll see you in the comments once you beat Darksiders 2!
I've had a weird space for Darksiders in my head. I remember playing the entire first game to 100% completion WAY back in the 360 days. Then I saw the announcement for the second one, and got a bit hyped. Then I never looked at or played No. 2 at all, and I couldn't tell you any key moments from this game, aside from reuniting with Ruin. Like. Fun game. Probably won't play it again.
All I'll say is... PLAY DARKSIDERS 2!!! I just started replaying it and it's a blast and well worth a go. I can see why Darksiders would fall into that part of your brain but the games a good time
Hi Mayor! So it's been a year since you posted this video and, man, I've got to say I'm so dang happy I found these videos. I've always knew of Darksiders and was a fan singularly due to it's art style. I'm a huge, huge fan of Joe Madureira so to see these are characters designed by him was certainly a draw for me. However with so many games being released during the time of this game's release, I simply never got into it. All these years later with three more games added to the Darksiders roster, I feel the pull once again. However your videos and the way you told the stories really lit a fire in me. I just downloaded Darksiders 1-3 to my PS5. Haha! I thought of starting with Darksiders 2 as I'm all about open world games but I wish to see this story play out from beginning to end. So, again, thank you for these retrospectives because they have helped me rekindle a love for these games.
I recall hearing in an E3 interview with one of the devs that, they intended for the game to be 4 player coop but they developed it with just one character for a while with the intention to eventually make the other 3, but that went for so long that they eventually decided to just run with what they had. Idk if the hd remaster changed up combat in any way, but I'm pretty sure I only used chaos form twice in the entire game including the tutorial, so I don't believe its necessary.
@@MayorHairBear you’re most welcome mate. You know when you find a smaller channel and you realise it’s a hidden gem that won’t stay hidden for long, that’s the feeling I get finding/watching your channel. Good luck bro!
Little sad there is no mention of Liam O'Brien as the voice of War. His voice truly made me fall in love with the game. But this "review" of the game does do a very good job of describing my own feelings about the game. Excellent vid!
This is one of the most bittersweet things in my life really. Darksiders participated in forging me not only as a gamer but as a person as well since I decided to go into illustration when I saw Joe Madureira's character concept of War and Death. I cannot think about Darksiders and be brokenhearted to know that the series may never have an ending. If I had all the money in the world, my 1st project would be to reassemble Vigil Games and crowdfund the entire series of Darksiders exactly the way they envisionned it.
Tried the original 2 times but never managed to get into the series not even my best friend shoving me into the series managed to win me over On another note keep em coming awesome stuff
Yeah not every game is going to click with everyone but Darksiders just hit that right spot for me! Thanks for the support mate, happy to hear you enjoyed the video!
My exact reaction when I replayed, the game was so much better than what I gave it credit the first time I played it, an even then it was among my all time favourite. Replaying it now makes me appreciate just how incredible all the aspects of it were Next if possible, you should cover Castlevania Lords of Shadow.
Lords of Shadow was actually intended to be done alongside Darksiders but at the time I just couldn't get into the first game. Maybe it was trying to cover 2 series at once but I'll come back around to it
@@MayorHairBear Lords of Shadow is such a disrespected gem. It's far greater than some of the old guard tried to say - but it's by no means perfect, either. But what in life is so certain?
My favorite franchise and my favorite game. Love the world and lore like you do, something about Angels and Demons always gets me as well. Also War is just my kind of character, stoic and BA. Also I am always glad to see others love it like I do. 9:20 - War was killed. The Charred Council saved him by reclaiming his soul before it went to the well (the Lord of Bones comments on this in DSII). 25:30 - I may be misremembering but I am pretty sure there is a socket item that allows you to gain chaos meter from any weapon, isn't there? But yeah normally they do not produce wrath which sucks (and the fact they all level individually sucks as well). 32:15 - Also wearing the Abyssal Armor I see, nice. 33:42 - Totally agree, the Black Throne was good but was really repetitive and its the one part of the game I feel takes too long. Also agree on the on the Shadow Arenas, just drag on a bit too long.
God of war series,Darksiders series,Dantes inferno,Castlevania lords of shadow 1 and 2,Splatterhouse,Ninja Gaiden series,. these are some of the best story focused atmospheric action adventure hack n slash games available,..Truly one of my favorite genre.we need more games like these...
Dafuq this Video is 10 days old?!? I just got all Achievements in Darksiders 1 for the second time, because i love this game so much and started to watch a lot of Darksiders retrospective videos. Didnt think that im not the only one that is still excited about this game xD.
I'm still waiting on DS4. DS had my favorite story, DS2 had my favorite gameplay and music, and DS3 had my favorite character development. Genesis was good too.
I've fallen head over heels in love with the game since I've grown up. I found it annoying mostly with the puzzles, but I now love them alongside the combat.
Just played through it and really enjoyed it, my only criticism was the puzzles in The Black Citadel section, some of them were fun but there were just too many puzzles in that section. Still a fantastic game. Gonna play Darksiders 2 and 3 now (possibly Genesis too)
i loved everything except...hmm, how do i put it? some areas feel plastic? like, they were made just so you can/have to use certain mechanics. straga fight, for example. i get the idea, but the whole portal thing could have been made more fluid. can't say i enjoyed it too much in 2022.
Let me add, that's partly due to our similar taste. I absolutely love playing games through heaven and hell: Diablo, Blasphemous, and Dante's Inferno are some of my favorite games. So I trust your judgement
I'm a big Darksiders fan, there's nothin' like good ole fashioned no muss, no fuss gaming, plenty of loot and exploration and over the top set pieces with outrageous character designs. Sidebar im reall really hoping that a Strife specific game is in the works!!! 👍🏿👍🏿
Just finished the game, really enjoyed it. i dont know if its just me playing half the game today or not, but the final 2-3 hours were easily the worst part of the game, the final dungeon would have probably been far more enjoyable if they didnt do the generic “complete 3 of x” thing and just had 2. My only other complaint is that it felt inconsistent, if thats how youd describe it, some things are used throughout the entire game, some are used about a third of the game then dropped, and some are used for a single dungeon. I feel they had a ton of ideas for the game, and decided to use all of them even if it meant giving you new gameplay mechanics about 45 minutes before credits rolled. All that said i did enjoy the game, combat felt nice
I completly disagree. I believe that the story is the best out there. Yet to be topped by another game. I played so many games over the years. And not one has me excited to look at the lore as much as darksiders. Some come close, like God of War or Witcher. But in those games you just do not feel as significant. And those are focused more on the protagonist rather than the plot. Like there is no character development in the first and the second game as far as I can tell. And that is the beauty of it. These characters are hundreds if not thousands of years old. They're developed enough by now. I hated the fact Fury was so immature.
One of my favourite games of all time and incredibly under-rated, as is the even better Darksiders II! Another under-rated game for me, is the 2010 Prince of Persia.
After having games for all the horsemen, we need a 5th game with all of them, preferably with all horsemen on screen played. Player can swap between them on the fly and maybe a co-op feature, but meh.
Well Strife still needs his solo game since genesis takes place way before any of the other games and it be good to see what he was up to while War was locked up
No need to tell me, my friend. I got Darksiders 1 from a Pawn Shop back when I was younger. Ironically enough I nabbed Darksiders 2 also in a Pawn Shop. I beat both of them, and I'll say they're great. It's like if Zelda and God of War had a baby together. Awesome.
Another wonderful retrospective that is criminally under viewed. Keep on keeping on brother. Your hard work will pay off. The quality is obvious, just need Al Gore's rhythm to pick you up and you'll pass those cringe crypto bros on the way to the moon.
Severely underappreciated. God of war meets legend of Zelda 😂😂 If that doesn't sound awesome I dunno what does. Need to go back and play 2 and 3 someday
I’d never played the series but always had my eyes on it, decided it give it a go and I’ve just beaten the griever, while I think the characters are awesome like ulthane samuel etc I just feel like I want the game to end, find the gameplay so repetitive with the constant boring puzzles and dull areas, really wanna finish it but it feels like such a chore lol, shame because I really wanted to like it, loved the GOW series.
I can definitely understand where you're coming from but not every game is for everyone mate. If you are pushing yourself to keep playing... probably best to give it the flick 😂
@@MayorHairBear bloody oath 🤣 feel like I’m putting pressure on myself tryna finish my backlog of like 50 games 😂 anyways keep up the amazing content bro
Good vid boss, though I'd diss agree with one thing....sure we used the chaoseater because it's badazz design lmao. Na your right rage meter or havic mode is essential.
loved it, i think 2 is my favorite with the obvious flaw that you can do dungeons only once and new game + also only once and second time deletes files is such a stupid decision, im happy they made it better for 3 but 3 has no item rewards or the deep skill tree. but 3 was good too, 1 was too zelda like for me with the core items, it kinda took too long to get new shit imo but War played great.
I was contemplating talking about the visuals but the thing with these retrospectives is I'm never revisiting a game expecting it to live up to todays standards visually. That's for any game and obviously some games age better than others but in general, it's just not an element of nostalgia that usually holds up so I skip over it. Love Mad Joe's work though, he killed it honestly
One of my all time favorites. Jo Mad is the goat. But I don't think a game like this could be made today. Zoomers and millennials have a stigma against "edginess" for some reason. Things can no longer be badass and cool.
Original Darksiders was good and second game was a masterpiece , nothing compares to Darksiders 2 when it came as god of war was in decline . But Darksiders 3 was a disappointment for me , as it stayed away what made prior games great that was maybe a result of thq being dead and franchise went in inexperienced hands .
I felt like the took a step down with every new darksiders after the first one. I played darksiders 1 just 2 years ago for the first time. Loved every second of it. Puzzles were amazing and combat was satisfying as hell. It could've been improved on but then they moved to darksiders 2 and the entire style changed like wtf. Anyways I'm liking ds2 but then it starts to repetitive as hell and boring. The combat didn't hit the same and puzzles weren't as good. Then they released ds3 which was even worse. I quit the game 2 hours in I was so bored. Really sad to see a great game and what could've been one of the best games if they improved on what they had but instead they kept completely changing their game never allowing them to master a certain style. Really disappointed me to not have seen darksiders 1 improved upon.
I played this game and I didn't liked it, there are certainly better games to play than this, the action ain't good, there are barely any combos in the game, and its way too long for its own good, it seems that you are going to finish it, but wait, there's more, it has too much puzzles and the game is quite boring and the gameplay is clunky.
I forget who it was but I think whoever the head of the THQ meeting was, was actually the one who was getting more people to play it so despite their initial boredom they made the right call!
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Fun fact! My dad actually worked on this game, he was one of 3D environment artists. Now in days he does 3D character art, if u wanna find him his name is Cliff Young. He and Joe Mad got to know each other pretty well, and even signed my dad’s Marvel Ultimatum comic that Joe Mad did back at marvel.
He sure made a fine looking game dude. Give him my compliments will ya.
I'll bet he loves his job 😅
That ending, when War says "not alone" give me chills, always. Great game
Had chills again when i saw it in DS2
Been looking forward to this! After all, 40 minutes of someone talking about one of the greatest video games of the 2010's? Don't mind if I do!
Hell yeah mate, what's not to like 😂
"I choose what once a coward did not" My fav line
Incredible line, great moment!
Some games leave such a lasting impressions on mind that once someone mentions the name all the thoughts and memories rush in as if it was yesterday, Games such as sleeping dogs , darksiders , gta sa , god of war 2 . its been 10 yrs since i last played darksiders but i remember every puzzle , every arena like i played just today.
Always loved Darksiders 2 and even 3. We always need more great hack n slashes
100% agree!
gotta get rid of those bugs in dungeons :D
Literal masterpiece of a game.
100%
Hey hey! Just found this video-I was the cinematographer and editor for the Darksiders doc.
Thanks so much for all the credit and I’m glad you got so much enjoyment out of it! Making it was such a great experience and I’m glad fans have embraced it as much as they have over the years.
Your catalogue of videos are mirroring all the games I have been working through recently - it's providing some great commentary and is helping me get more out of these games. Thank you! Finishing up Dante's Inferno and getting on to Darksiders soon.
That's crazy! But I'm glad you're enjoying the videos mate and enjoy Darksiders when you get around to it!
I'm probably shouting at the ether but what the hell : the tpic of inspirations is a tricky one here considering who made the game : Joe Mad aka Joe Madueira, comic artist from the 90s. Joe used to have his own site and for years he uploaded art, comic covers he did etc and he had a section where he detailed in amazing detail all the gameplay and characters of his "dream game", now known as Darksiders 1. In those sketches he even explicetely wrote things like "Zelda should be an inspiration for dungeon designs and the horse", "Devil May Cry is the template for combat" and that was it. He followed through with it as well and he even had an interview as well where he mentioned how if Darksiders 1 was Devil May Cry, then Darksiders 2 was Bayonetta.
Of course that didn't stop outlets from comparing it to God of War, itself already a mix of Zelda, Rygar and Devil May Cry. But the art was the most eggregious given that Blizzard as a company, had a controversy with Joe back in the 90s for outright stealing designs of his for their Warcraft series. That anime look with the huge pauldrons that War has? It wasn't stolen from World of Warcraft, Warcraft stole that kind of designs from Joe's work like Battle Chasers, his Top Cow designs(like the Darkness / Jackie Estacado, who look extremely close to Death from Darksiders 2 and Fury looks like the Angelus from those comics) and his work on X-Men back in the day. War is just designed in the same way as the main character of Battle Chasers, Garrison. As for why you're thinking of Diablo? The artist for Diablo 1 and 2 was Michio Okamura, a man who worked alongside Joe and they had very similar art back when they penned for comics, so it's unfortunately a coincidence that not many picked up on, since nobody cares about comics.
I remember watching my old man playing this game when i was a kid. Good times
Heavily slept on. This and Dantes Inferno was my God of War since I didn't have a Playstation during that time.
Very slept on and just a great series!
I pretty much agree wholeheartedly with ya here. I've had just about the same experience and history with darksiders, and hell, 2 is also my favourite outta the bunch. Still remember cheesing my first playthrough and the crucible in 2 with echidna's claws. Looking forward to the vids on the rest of the series.
2 is just an absolute Masterpiece how can it not be your favourite right!? 😂 I can't wait to continue on with the series, I'm excited
@@MayorHairBear me too.
Also, just saying but the earth section on apocalyptic is kinda of not fun honestly. A little reminder to maybe save some pain.
This game series deserves more love. It's one of the best series ever ❤ I hope one day we can maybe get a tv show or a movie.
Darksiders is incredible, would love a series!
Cant wait to cover the rest of the series! great video
Glad you enjoyed the video mate, I can't wait either!
I wish we could finally get the fourth part, with the whole brotherhood united and playable. There are so many opportunities for bosses, story, npcs, music and enviroment. Gosh, i miss it so much.
This was an awesome video. By far your best dude. I seen so many call it a God of War clone when I see it as an homage with stylistic flair. Darksiders is such a classic and one of those games I NEVER dread or get tired of visiting again. Keep up the awesome content dude
Thank you so much mate, I loved how this video turned out so I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@@MayorHairBear just wait man and keep it up. You're just as good if not better than Raycevick in regards to depth and analysis. Your time will come when you get into the hundred thousands.
The story from darksiders is so interesting...I really wanted to see all the riders of apocalypse on the same screen.
Oh I cannot wait to see that!
Forgot to comment yesterday but as always great video and love when u go into the back story of how games came to be, appreciate you brotha 💙
Thank you as always my friend, glad you enjoyed the video!
Love this video. I played/finished this game this past year. I can say I enjoyed it but I wouldn't recommend it, unless you're a fan of hack n slash games. I moved on to DS2 but I got half way through and my Xbox broke down.
Great job again!
Glad you enjoyed the video mate! Thank you again for your support 🙏
Nicw video mate, had a busy week so this was a nice way to relax for me. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it mate!
When you first released this I was hyped, I borrowed the game on release and enjoyed it but never finished it. The release of this video made me want to play the game.
I didn't watch the video as I didn't want spoilers, finished the game last night and was hyped af to watch this.
Loved the game and the setting, the ending made me hyped for Darksiders 2 (which I've never played). Your use of the word badass is the perfect way to describe the game, I'm 30 now and found myself feeling giddy at certain points just how badass War could be. Defeating the guy and getting the horse back was too cool to explain.
Loved the retrospective, now to start and finish Darksiders 2 so I can watch the next one!
That's awesome mate, I'm really glad you're playing the games for yourself first and going in spoiler free. Enjoy that journey, it's a great series. I'm stoked you finally got to enjoy the video though and I'll see you in the comments once you beat Darksiders 2!
I pre ordered this game on PS3 and I was not disappointed. Loved this game
Incredible game, I remember getting it day one and smashing it out on my 360 in a weekend!
Finally bought the Fury edition, gonna experience this first time, can't wait 🔥
I loved this game at first sight! Found first two games on ps3 and i love it!
Out of the three inspirations you listed the devs only listed one. They said zelda, ratchet and clank and price of persia.
I've had a weird space for Darksiders in my head. I remember playing the entire first game to 100% completion WAY back in the 360 days.
Then I saw the announcement for the second one, and got a bit hyped.
Then I never looked at or played No. 2 at all, and I couldn't tell you any key moments from this game, aside from reuniting with Ruin.
Like. Fun game. Probably won't play it again.
All I'll say is... PLAY DARKSIDERS 2!!! I just started replaying it and it's a blast and well worth a go. I can see why Darksiders would fall into that part of your brain but the games a good time
Hi Mayor! So it's been a year since you posted this video and, man, I've got to say I'm so dang happy I found these videos. I've always knew of Darksiders and was a fan singularly due to it's art style. I'm a huge, huge fan of Joe Madureira so to see these are characters designed by him was certainly a draw for me. However with so many games being released during the time of this game's release, I simply never got into it. All these years later with three more games added to the Darksiders roster, I feel the pull once again. However your videos and the way you told the stories really lit a fire in me. I just downloaded Darksiders 1-3 to my PS5. Haha! I thought of starting with Darksiders 2 as I'm all about open world games but I wish to see this story play out from beginning to end. So, again, thank you for these retrospectives because they have helped me rekindle a love for these games.
Very underrated series. I hope it comes back one day. Strife needs his game. (Genesis is a good game but I mean a real Darksiders not spinoff)
I recall hearing in an E3 interview with one of the devs that, they intended for the game to be 4 player coop but they developed it with just one character for a while with the intention to eventually make the other 3, but that went for so long that they eventually decided to just run with what they had.
Idk if the hd remaster changed up combat in any way, but I'm pretty sure I only used chaos form twice in the entire game including the tutorial, so I don't believe its necessary.
Underrated channel and underrated game.
You should have way more subs bro, once people find out about you you’ll blow.
Thank you mate, I appreciate the kind words 🙌
@@MayorHairBear you’re most welcome mate.
You know when you find a smaller channel and you realise it’s a hidden gem that won’t stay hidden for long, that’s the feeling I get finding/watching your channel.
Good luck bro!
Little sad there is no mention of Liam O'Brien as the voice of War. His voice truly made me fall in love with the game. But this "review" of the game does do a very good job of describing my own feelings about the game. Excellent vid!
This is one of the most bittersweet things in my life really. Darksiders participated in forging me not only as a gamer but as a person as well since I decided to go into illustration when I saw Joe Madureira's character concept of War and Death.
I cannot think about Darksiders and be brokenhearted to know that the series may never have an ending.
If I had all the money in the world, my 1st project would be to reassemble Vigil Games and crowdfund the entire series of Darksiders exactly the way they envisionned it.
I think it's fair to say that although simple most fans of Darksiders are heavily invested in the story, I know I am.
I look back on this game very fondly. This video was great as always and we absolutely need more 3D Zelda games!
Thank you mate, happy to hear you enjoyed the video and Darksiders 1 is just so good isn't it!
@@MayorHairBear it absolutely is!
I adore this game to hell and 100%, now all we need is Darksiders 2.
Already started my playthrough mate, I'm so excited!
I loved the secend one so much and especially that OST was amazing
Darksiders 2 is amazing, I'm having so much fun revisiting it but you're spot on, completely forgot about how amazing that soundtrack is!
@@MayorHairBear still listening to guardian boss OST 🤙🔥
@@mohamad.h4300 it's very lotr esk which I adore!
Tried the original 2 times but never managed to get into the series not even my best friend shoving me into the series managed to win me over
On another note keep em coming awesome stuff
Yeah not every game is going to click with everyone but Darksiders just hit that right spot for me! Thanks for the support mate, happy to hear you enjoyed the video!
My exact reaction when I replayed, the game was so much better than what I gave it credit the first time I played it, an even then it was among my all time favourite. Replaying it now makes me appreciate just how incredible all the aspects of it were
Next if possible, you should cover Castlevania Lords of Shadow.
Lords of Shadow was actually intended to be done alongside Darksiders but at the time I just couldn't get into the first game. Maybe it was trying to cover 2 series at once but I'll come back around to it
@@MayorHairBear Lords of Shadow is such a disrespected gem. It's far greater than some of the old guard tried to say - but it's by no means perfect, either. But what in life is so certain?
My favorite franchise and my favorite game. Love the world and lore like you do, something about Angels and Demons always gets me as well. Also War is just my kind of character, stoic and BA. Also I am always glad to see others love it like I do.
9:20 - War was killed. The Charred Council saved him by reclaiming his soul before it went to the well (the Lord of Bones comments on this in DSII).
25:30 - I may be misremembering but I am pretty sure there is a socket item that allows you to gain chaos meter from any weapon, isn't there? But yeah normally they do not produce wrath which sucks (and the fact they all level individually sucks as well).
32:15 - Also wearing the Abyssal Armor I see, nice.
33:42 - Totally agree, the Black Throne was good but was really repetitive and its the one part of the game I feel takes too long. Also agree on the on the Shadow Arenas, just drag on a bit too long.
I just got out of school, gonna watch this on the way home
God of war series,Darksiders series,Dantes inferno,Castlevania lords of shadow 1 and 2,Splatterhouse,Ninja Gaiden series,. these are some of the best story focused atmospheric action adventure hack n slash games available,..Truly one of my favorite genre.we need more games like these...
The hack and slash genre is filled with greatness!
Dafuq this Video is 10 days old?!? I just got all Achievements in Darksiders 1 for the second time, because i love this game so much and started to watch a lot of Darksiders retrospective videos. Didnt think that im not the only one that is still excited about this game xD.
Haha no you're not the only one mate and whilst I didn't go full 100% mode (though I respect it!) I loved revisiting this game!
I'm still waiting on DS4. DS had my favorite story, DS2 had my favorite gameplay and music, and DS3 had my favorite character development. Genesis was good too.
I've fallen head over heels in love with the game since I've grown up. I found it annoying mostly with the puzzles, but I now love them alongside the combat.
I couldn't agree with that title more. I'm making my own videos soon.
Just played through it and really enjoyed it, my only criticism was the puzzles in The Black Citadel section, some of them were fun but there were just too many puzzles in that section. Still a fantastic game. Gonna play Darksiders 2 and 3 now (possibly Genesis too)
The Black Citadel is a bit too long I agree, it needed more variety and instead feels like the team ran out of time
Dude. this is a personal fav of mine as a francise.
I totally get it mate, it's amazing!
Got my follow:) thx for the absolutely nice content!
Thank you so much mate!
i loved everything except...hmm, how do i put it? some areas feel plastic? like, they were made just so you can/have to use certain mechanics. straga fight, for example. i get the idea, but the whole portal thing could have been made more fluid. can't say i enjoyed it too much in 2022.
I've been a fan of Darksiders ever since we could first play as War.
I have this game sitting in my library and have beaten and enjoyed 3. I've been skeptical on this one, and you sold me
Let me add, that's partly due to our similar taste. I absolutely love playing games through heaven and hell: Diablo, Blasphemous, and Dante's Inferno are some of my favorite games.
So I trust your judgement
Oh yeah if you're someone who loves the theme of heaven and hell, Darksiders is right up your alley especially the first.
Hey Mr. Mayor.
Will there be a possibility for us to get a top 10 favorite games video in the future?
Definitely a possibility if people were interested ☺
@@MayorHairBear Well if you ever make such a video, then i will be waiting in immense excitement.😁
I'm a big Darksiders fan, there's nothin' like good ole fashioned no muss, no fuss gaming, plenty of loot and exploration and over the top set pieces with outrageous character designs. Sidebar im reall really hoping that a Strife specific game is in the works!!! 👍🏿👍🏿
I need to play this
Yes you do!
Always assumed that these games were not all that great but now I'm gonna play all of them. The game art reminds me of blizzards early days
Hell yeah mate, enjoy them!
Such a great start to an awesome series of games!!
Just finished the game, really enjoyed it.
i dont know if its just me playing half the game today or not, but the final 2-3 hours were easily the worst part of the game, the final dungeon would have probably been far more enjoyable if they didnt do the generic “complete 3 of x” thing and just had 2.
My only other complaint is that it felt inconsistent, if thats how youd describe it, some things are used throughout the entire game, some are used about a third of the game then dropped, and some are used for a single dungeon. I feel they had a ton of ideas for the game, and decided to use all of them even if it meant giving you new gameplay mechanics about 45 minutes before credits rolled.
All that said i did enjoy the game, combat felt nice
One of my favorite games of all time
Mine too. Darksiders 1 is a masterpiece
I completly disagree. I believe that the story is the best out there. Yet to be topped by another game. I played so many games over the years. And not one has me excited to look at the lore as much as darksiders. Some come close, like God of War or Witcher. But in those games you just do not feel as significant. And those are focused more on the protagonist rather than the plot. Like there is no character development in the first and the second game as far as I can tell. And that is the beauty of it. These characters are hundreds if not thousands of years old. They're developed enough by now. I hated the fact Fury was so immature.
One of my favourite games of all time and incredibly under-rated, as is the even better Darksiders II!
Another under-rated game for me, is the 2010 Prince of Persia.
I remember really enjoying Prince of Persia 2010 as well!
After having games for all the horsemen, we need a 5th game with all of them, preferably with all horsemen on screen played.
Player can swap between them on the fly and maybe a co-op feature, but meh.
Well Strife still needs his solo game since genesis takes place way before any of the other games and it be good to see what he was up to while War was locked up
One of the most pleasant and fun gaming experiences I had. And I started with Doom.
awesome game, did do an "No Sword Run" once and it was pretty fun
Oh damn, that's impressive 👏
I started playing the remaster last week and it's still very good
Remaster is great!
No need to tell me, my friend. I got Darksiders 1 from a Pawn Shop back when I was younger. Ironically enough I nabbed Darksiders 2 also in a Pawn Shop. I beat both of them, and I'll say they're great. It's like if Zelda and God of War had a baby together. Awesome.
Oh yes, this is gonna be good!!
i always thought war's sword is called chaos seater lmao
😂😂😂
Another wonderful retrospective that is criminally under viewed. Keep on keeping on brother. Your hard work will pay off. The quality is obvious, just need Al Gore's rhythm to pick you up and you'll pass those cringe crypto bros on the way to the moon.
Thank you mate, glad you enjoyed the video my friend and appreciate your support!
I’ve done a blind play through and it was difficult, and a lot of patience for me. But it was just right
Best 3D Zelda that's not from Nintendo. I didn't like the portal dungeon at the end though because I found it made me feel 🤢.
Severely underappreciated.
God of war meets legend of Zelda 😂😂
If that doesn't sound awesome I dunno what does.
Need to go back and play 2 and 3 someday
I’m so late but pleaseee sit down and play some Zelda when you have the chance. A truly special game series
Alright how about this because I'm always curious, if I could only play one Zelda game what would you recommend?
I've only played 3 which I didn't like very much, so might try out 1 and 2.
Even better
I’d never played the series but always had my eyes on it, decided it give it a go and I’ve just beaten the griever, while I think the characters are awesome like ulthane samuel etc I just feel like I want the game to end, find the gameplay so repetitive with the constant boring puzzles and dull areas, really wanna finish it but it feels like such a chore lol, shame because I really wanted to like it, loved the GOW series.
I can definitely understand where you're coming from but not every game is for everyone mate. If you are pushing yourself to keep playing... probably best to give it the flick 😂
@@MayorHairBear bloody oath 🤣 feel like I’m putting pressure on myself tryna finish my backlog of like 50 games 😂 anyways keep up the amazing content bro
Good vid boss, though I'd diss agree with one thing....sure we used the chaoseater because it's badazz design lmao. Na your right rage meter or havic mode is essential.
It's just essential but also by far the most badass weapon so win win 😂
@@MayorHairBear indeed lmao
The Nostalgia!!!!!
Yes.
dsoe anyone know how to email game ideas to thq nordic or santa monica for combing studious
Darksiders is god tier gaming,nuff said.
100%
loved it, i think 2 is my favorite with the obvious flaw that you can do dungeons only once and new game + also only once and second time deletes files is such a stupid decision, im happy they made it better for 3 but 3 has no item rewards or the deep skill tree.
but 3 was good too, 1 was too zelda like for me with the core items, it kinda took too long to get new shit imo but War played great.
The only one in the series I finished
Would recommend the whole series but if you only play one more check out Darksiders 2!
Darksiders, robots in disguise
Never heard about the game pre release. So I had no hype or expectations what so ever. Loved the game. I called it Edgy Zelda😂😂
Edgy Zelda was probably a code name during development lets be honest 😂
Can't wait for you to play DS2 its the best after DS1.!!!
Already started revisiting Darksiders 2 and I've gotta say... the game is so damn fun, time is flying by!
I love this series we need 4 genesis was eh but 1 & 3 was great 2 was good.... we need 4
Definitely need another Darksiders game no question
Awesome story! Great game
great video...you missed the fantastic artstyle...done by great comic book artist mad joe
I was contemplating talking about the visuals but the thing with these retrospectives is I'm never revisiting a game expecting it to live up to todays standards visually. That's for any game and obviously some games age better than others but in general, it's just not an element of nostalgia that usually holds up so I skip over it. Love Mad Joe's work though, he killed it honestly
One of my all time favorites. Jo Mad is the goat. But I don't think a game like this could be made today. Zoomers and millennials have a stigma against "edginess" for some reason. Things can no longer be badass and cool.
Jo Mad does great work, the artstyle for this series is so damn distinct because of him!
Original Darksiders was good and second game was a masterpiece , nothing compares to Darksiders 2 when it came as god of war was in decline .
But Darksiders 3 was a disappointment for me , as it stayed away what made prior games great that was maybe a result of thq being dead and franchise went in inexperienced hands .
I felt like the took a step down with every new darksiders after the first one. I played darksiders 1 just 2 years ago for the first time. Loved every second of it. Puzzles were amazing and combat was satisfying as hell. It could've been improved on but then they moved to darksiders 2 and the entire style changed like wtf. Anyways I'm liking ds2 but then it starts to repetitive as hell and boring. The combat didn't hit the same and puzzles weren't as good. Then they released ds3 which was even worse. I quit the game 2 hours in I was so bored. Really sad to see a great game and what could've been one of the best games if they improved on what they had but instead they kept completely changing their game never allowing them to master a certain style. Really disappointed me to not have seen darksiders 1 improved upon.
Yes, yes it was...
You never played a Zelda game? I highly recommend you start with Twilight Princess
When I say "never played" I mean finished. It's just not a series I'm interested in from the brief time I've played
Bro, you need to play zelda. Its a cornerstone of gaming.
When I say "never played" I mean finished. It's just not a series I'm interested in from the brief time I've played
Aww yeah, get glandular!
Real talk tho I remember falling in love with the animations and combat during a 10-minute OnLive demo.
I have all 4 games love em.except genius.
I played this game and I didn't liked it, there are certainly better games to play than this, the action ain't good, there are barely any combos in the game, and its way too long for its own good, it seems that you are going to finish it, but wait, there's more, it has too much puzzles and the game is quite boring and the gameplay is clunky.
i hate the part that you have to use a gun to shoot angels i always die ! and cant get past it.,
I guess say what you will about THQ but at least those bored big wigs listened to their play testers.
I forget who it was but I think whoever the head of the THQ meeting was, was actually the one who was getting more people to play it so despite their initial boredom they made the right call!