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I read in GI a long time ago, that DarkSiders was sorta like the Zelda series. Any truth to that comparison?

Originally Posted by TheSilverWolf

I read in GI a long time ago, that DarkSiders was sorta like the Zelda series. Any truth to that comparison?

I remember playing the demo for Darksiders a few years ago at my brother's house, and it felt kinda like a "grimdark" Zelda to me.

But I might be completely mistaken, as I only played for like 30 minutes.

Originally Posted by TheSilverWolf

I read in GI a long time ago, that DarkSiders was sorta like the Zelda series. Any truth to that comparison?

You know, the only Zelda I ever played for more than ten minutes was Occarina, and I didn't play much of that one, so I can't really compare. It's definitely an adventure game, with a fair amount of puzzles, some "special" levels with vehicles and such, and a sword as your primary weapon. The art direction is the main appeal--creature design, the hell-ravaged urban landscape, and the bosses (the dragon-mother Tiamet was pretty sweet). Your character is a buffer-than-buff horseman War with a sword bigger than he is, trying to fight his way through Hell-on-earth to challenge the Dark Lord, number one suspect for who framed War for getting the apocalypse started early (before the Seven Seals were broken and the Horsemen officially summoned). The whole thing has a very death-metal vibe, and the graphics on PC are great. Where it falls short is some of the puzzles or fights feeling tedious, and the gameplay feeling needlessly complicated as weapons and abilities accumulate.

If you're a big fan of adventure games, it's probably a pretty good one. For me, it's something a little different from the FPRPGs and RTS/TBS I usually play.