*THE GAMEPLAY* * starts talking about the story * Wait, what?

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I really do hope they make a 4 th game. Would hate to see the franchise not end properly.

Darksiders is the ultimate middle shelf franchise. You see it at a gamestop and pick it and are surprised when another one is made

Ive been a massive fan of this franchise and was scared 3 wouldnt even get made. So thank you for giving Darksiders 3 more limelight so hopefully more will buy it so we can hope for a 4th. Thanks!

Had this game for months. And despite only beating it today (06/03/2019) one of my favorite game series and this is my favorite entry in the series. One of the game of the years for me.

Love you Matt. You rock. Don’t ever change.

Tons of quality in these games. You're making me wanna check this one out. Great vid! Thanks, Dude!

Thanks Matt for the review and history of the series. I just picked up the first two games on sale on Steam and looking forward to the third game in 2019.

Great review man! Decided to watch this review after putting some hours into Darksiders Genesis, and I will definitely try out Darksiders 3

Wow Matt this was a really good review! Very detailed, yet entertaining. I would love to see more!

These are dope as hell Matt! Keep it up

I'm gonna pick up DS3 on sale sometime. DS2 is my baby, though.

I'd love to see you tackle Kingdoms of Amalur, Matt. I remember you guys joking about it during a Super Best Friends playthrough of Dragon's Crown and would love to see your take on it, since I feel it's severely underrated. Regardless, great review of Darksiders III, and good work all around!

This was really well done. Hope you keep doing this.

Dude. i played the last 2 games, and bought this with a "meh, it´s gonna be alright attitude", and dropped my DMC 4 replay to focus on this, it was so much fun, and the final "secret" ending is awesome! Now i can´t wait for 4! Edit: I played on PC at launch and other than the long loadtimes (not minute-long, but a good 40 sec) had no other issue

Just purchased a copy, can't stay on the fence after this. Going to see for myself. Thanks Matt

You always know to perfectly breakdown a game Matt, absolutely brilliant.

Even though you can debate the quality of each game I do find Darksiders interesting in the fact that it is a series where each game is different mechanically. I personally can't think of any games that did that for every sequel so that is kinda cool to me

I started Darksiders 3 (PC) several weeks ago when it came out, and was enjoying it, but 'crash on autosave' and a more punishing difficulty on 'Balanced' difficulty (essentially Normal) caused me to stop playing temporarily. From the patch notes, it seems like they fixed my biggest issues, I'll have to wait and see. The biggest issue I have is that the combat seems skewed towards Arkane Counters (attack after dodge) -- particularly in some boss fights -- which makes a lot of the combat and levelling seem heavily weighted towards a particular playstyle.

I enjoyed Darksiders 3 and I really hope they make a 4th one. Strife has always interested me the most, and from what we heard and saw of him in 3, it sounds like his journey could be the most interesting so far. Not to mention I would love to finally learn what is going on exactly in the universe.

Fantastic review, Matt!

Anyone else think 3 is inspired by some Metroid? Gravity suit? New powers to gain access to new areas? Love it. Oh he said exactly what I thought lol. Zelda/Metroid. Whoops.

I'm fascinated by how much the break up has really forwarded the individual brands....maybe because they never stopped being people to me but the more they spread the more they are amazing to me. Like it shows how much it was always lightning. And it still is. Individual strands in a storm.

Excellent review and video overall. I could not have said it any better myself. Love this franchise and really hope they get to finish the last horseman narrative.

I was a little on the fence about this game, but after seeing your review, I think I'll give it a shot! Thanks for the review, Matt!

I just beat this game and I love it. The style, world, and combat have had me hooked since DS2. I see the flaws but I know the game only had so much to work with budget wise. I hope the second DLC is fun and I hope sequel is on try he way. Honestly I'd really like to play more as Fury.

Seriously, Matt... December was a busy enough month with games before I saw this. Geez. Never thought I'd be saying to myself come year's end "I sure wish I had saved the money I bought Red Dead 2 with and bought Darksiders 3 instead." Well, if there's one good thing that comes from the frigid response this game got, it's that I don't think I'll have to worry about buying it at full price. Great review. I had kind of forgotten how well spoken you are when you don't have to be playing it up for entertainment. Thanks, Matt!

You know...this Matt McMuscles guy sounds a LOT like Ashen, the VIOBLADER (sorry if I misspelled that...) I wonder if they are related :P /s

I always liked Darksiders series with its focus on puzzle solving. All honesty if the series stayed in them roots i will be fine. Im 40 and planning on getting Darksider 3 with the steam sell 75% off and all dlc package. As long as i can get it to work on my gtx 970 and fx 8350 i hope to enjoy the game.

To be fair, this game was made solely by Gunfire Games, the first two darksiders titles were made by Gunfire with the help of Vigil games, so they are working with half a team size, which even with the bugs and loading black screens, they did a really good job keeping up telling the story and keeping the gameplay fresh.

I can say I played base PS4 at launch and never had a major issue, really only loading times but they never really got to me that much (I have since upgraded to a PS4 Pro and the loading times did decrease on that). A couple non-combat slow downs and it did crash on me 3 times (but I was back-grounding it a lot at the times it happened). But as you said most issues that people did have got patched... heck they even added in "Classic Mode" that changes the combat and health system more in line with previous entries.

The next one will be “darksiders royale” as the crow flies.

I would like more of this. Please.

MAX PAYNE 3 WAS GOOD OKAY??!

Great review man. I agree, I thoroughly enjoyed this game. I'm a big dark souls fan and did feel combat alone carries this entry. Every boss in 1 and 2 had a gimmick, whether you run harbinger or necromancer in 2 you have to fight every boss the same way. Going toe to toe with avarice and lust were so satisfying. I had to stop my last run through cause of a game breaking bug which has been fixed. My only gripe is how technically flawed it is. Doesnt look much better than the 2nd and yet loads so often. But I played vanilla bloodborne so the fast travel and death loads didn't bother me lol.

Would love to hear your thoughts on days gone or rage 2, or even the prior remasters

As for how it sold I have good news... Darksiders 3 was budgeted to only need to sell 100,000 copies to make back THQNordic's investment (this was from the CEO of THQNordic... also for comparison old THQ had hoped to get 4 million sales from Darksiders 2). They sold about that on Steam alone (100,000)... so I must assume by now between all platforms they had to have sold at least around 500,000 copies which would mean we are for sure getting Darksiders 4.

I like Darksiders 3 a lot as well (it is my favorite franchise and was happy to see how well the game came out with how little time and money they had to work with). Darksiders 1 and War are still my favorites though... but I love all 3 and replay them every year at least once (I have played Darksiders 1 probably 10 times across 3 platforms and Darkisders 2 at least 5 times across 2 platforms).

I'd love more game reviews :) fantastic video and it reminds me to actually finish DarkSiders2 because in my head that game is still "new" i felt like it just came out haha.

I love this format.

Darksiders 2 is one of my personal favorite games Ive never finished. I finally finished the 1st one on GoG so Im about to start 2 again and Im gonna make myself finish it this time. Its not that I got bored with it, Im just terrible about buying too many games and never finishing any of them

Awesome review!

they aint together but they still alive. thank god, bless you, keep goin

i love the darksiders games the story is amazing and darksiders 3 was awesome and cant wait for the 4th game

When it comes to this series does it matter if the games are older? Cause I'd like to see a review of my favorite game from PS1 era, Brave Fencer Musashi

That Link Kratos gives me life

I play on PC and the loading times are around 5-10 seconds. I had one area in the scar where the framerate dropped from 60 to 40 and i had one crash, but that was it. I guess they fixed the technical issues for the most part.

I just got this game today ain't wait to play it

As a longtine fan of the series, and even a lover of zelda and metroid games, i'd gotta say darksider 3 really is my favorite. But darksiders 2 has actually been sliding further down on recently replays. My most recent replay to get the remaining achievements on steam has actually been a genuine trial for me. Like, i have to drag myself through the dungeons and oversized, yet empty, map and tap out after i get through one and have to work myself up to jump back into it later. I don't even hate the game but ds2 has been slowly treading thin ice for me. I still love 1, and i'm LOVING my replay of Ds3. Genesis is still on my 'need to complete' list. But i do think 3 is my favorite of the series, followed by 1. If 2 didn't feel... bloated? At every single turn, i think i'd be more fond to it. But you know how you return to games and you remember 'oh... this part'? Well that's become the entire first and second region of darksiders 2. But 3? It's so snappy and quick to run-through.

EDGELORD Fury / EDGELADY Fury? Whatever can't wait to see if see she get in

fucking sweet intro like always mang

Boss, I would like to see you review , in earnest, Vanquish. I know you spoke of the hype-beast nature it has, but I feel like it is one of the most underrated titles that platinum has put out. I would like to hear your thoughts on it in a similar fashion to this on its pros and cons.

Honestly, I really enjoy that every new instance of a game is a new genre. It's refreshing, every game in the franchise is not like the other wich is, in my opinion, one of its main appeal. I really looking forward for darksiders 4 where you'll play as Strife. What will it be? Mb a 3rd person shooter with melee combat? Or maybe a crazy combo-driven slasher like devil may cry?

hmmm id like to see you review SMT: Lucifer's call or the Ty the Tasmanian tiger games.(their all on steam now)

Darksiders 3 is also my personal favorite. This game is not too long like Darksiders 2 nor too short. Have good variety of enemies and locations to explore. The only thing I can say negative thing about this game is that none of the music is that memorable compare to Darksiders 2 which had some of the best soundtracks I have ever heard in video games. Anyways, loved your review, this game is seriously underrated and doesn't deserve the hate that is getting.

Of course this video pops up right after I order my copy.

The only potential hiccup I see with strife is... what single player shooter could they emulate? I'd like them to bring back a metroidvania vibe, and give it a feel between prime and other m (faster combat via OM, quality and adventure solving a la Prime). That said, they could go into a wildly original direction merely carry the style and narrative of the previous three, and I'd be ok with that too.

I'd love to see a review of Odallus, Castle in the Darkness, or Bloodstained at some point. A retro-styled metroidvania, basically... pleeaassee!

Great review. Not sure why a lot of people seemed to dislike 2 but it was my fave

For your last thoughts I think we will get more style and more content in Darksiders 4... you have to understand 3 was made by a much smaller team, in a shorter time, and on a much smaller budget then 1 and especially 2. Also they could to sue any old assets due to switching from their own made engine to Unreal Engine 3 (so all assets had to be made from scratch)... BUT now that they have this base to work from 4 should be much more the game everyone who did not know about how the franchise died and was revived on a small budget wanted.

As a teen you were my favorite, as an adult in my mid 20’s you still are my favorite. Never stop being a weird fuck, and I’ll never stop being a Ripped Muscltian

What a great review.

The fourth installment will probably be either a dirge of cerberus inspired game, a mass effect/gears of war inspired game, or a call of duty inspired game.

I have yet to play itbut from everything I have seen, my favorite will likely remain Darksiders 2, which, despite being incomplete, was still somr lf the most fun I've ever had.

I have to give a thumbs up on the Hyper Light Drifter ost recognized it instantly 👍👍 😁

good review, was wondering what all the negativity about the game was about, seems like it wasnt much. would love to see more reviews from you, maybe dusk? :P

Loved this game. Platinumed it first week I got it.

In my opinion I would like to see a combination of dungeon design from Darksiders1, with the open world of Darksiders2 and the character progression of the third game.

I personally love Darksiders, I hope we get a fourth game that draws inspiration from Gears of War over the shoulder shooting and a possible 5th game with the 4 together taking on the council.

Pretty spot on in my experience. Not my favorite Darksiders, but as a fan of the series, I can really appropriate this entry

Yeah!!!!

You guys should do a Crymetina Critique of all the Spider-Man PS4 suits now that the full DLC list is added.

I really need to finish this game. I loved Darksiders and enjoyed the sequel, the third game while enjoyable just hasn't clicked with me.

I'll give this a shot at some point. I give a lot of time to soulslikes and I dropped right off Darksiders when it became Portal. It just wore on too long for me. This might be my jam.

Very great review Matt! Really glad you gave 3 a chance and loved it. Couple of things I wanted to bring note, there is actually a lot of lore sprinkled in this game with item descriptions, Fury's forms, and other stuff. Also super cool you like the Barbs of Scorn, but I'm surprised you didn't also brought up her Stasis Hollow's weapon form, the EDGE of Scorn lol. Anyway great review, absolutely love this game myself, can't wait for the Dlc and Darksiders 4! (fingers and toes crossed)

Oh shit this came out

@4:45 is the exact reason why I stayed away from Darksiders 3. That, plus the bugs. Which is a crying shame as I really liked Darksiders 1&2 and was curious to see where the story would go with the 3rd rider. The good news is that a fourth game was indeed released in July 2020, against all odds. Maybe it’d be a good idea to review it? 😉

Now I have to drop money on this, here’s waiting for the steam summer sale

"Fury *has* to travel on foot" Wait, so she doesn't get a horse? What kind of horseman doesn't get access to a horse?

Hyper Light Drifter music... Sick

This game is great. It's a little rough around the edges but I had a great time getting 100% in it.

Loved Darksiders 1 and 2 was OK. I guess I'll get 3 at some point but I'll probably wait for a sale.

I love you Matt!

Sounds like a Kingdoms of Amalur in the making

I literally just finished Jojo Part 4 so that Killer Queen reference couldn't have better timing, literally

I gotta disagree when you said Darksiders 1 items weren't that useful. Almost every item in that game was an upgrade of some form. That said I agree with everything else in the video keep up the good work my dude.

I also really liked this game, but those load times on a base PS4 were absolutely horrible. Shame so many technical issues marred what was otherwise a really fun and well designed game.

THANK YOU! Dear God, this game needed a positive review.

Finally someone genuine who understands the Darksiders franchise, and not some entitled game journalist who played the game for 5 mn, couldn't beat the tutorial, and decided that Darksiders 3 is trash. I went in with my expectations low, I actually was fooled by them reviews that the game might not be that good, but my love for the series drove me, and the more I played of Darksiders 3 the more fun i had, I couldn't find one thing to hate about it, with it's ups and downs, at core it is still a Darksiders game,with it's own identity and amazing atmosphere, and as a fan of the souls series, the mechanics borrowed where a welcomed addition for me. I love Darksiders 3, and I could careless what the the reviews said. Thanks for this video Matt.

I respect you may like 3 more than 2. But I cant its many flaws with bugs, glitches plus no arena or good end game content compared to 1 and 2. Feels like a incomplete entry to the franchise. The heart is there but the time, polish and well budget isnt. Also my first run of it ended because of a horrible glitch(game autosaved and when I rebooted I was stuck inside a stone with no way out for no reason.) Left a bad feeling with it. I really want to love it but this aint the dmc3 of this franchise.

Rock on, bossman! I fucking love this game - hell, this franchise in general. D2 is still my favorite, but D3's approach to its own gameplay style kicks so much ass, I love it to death! Unfortunately, this franchise seems to be plagued with middle-shelf unfortunitis. Middling reviews when it comes out, which makes the game only reach a niche audience, and one to two years later people look back at it and think "Yo, that was actually fucking awesome", when it's too late for that revelation to make a difference. Gleefully looking forward to more, here, in this dirty flophouse!

I guess war was the only horseman who did it right

This game highkey killed the series☹ They found that Golden Formula in the second; they took a little from DMC, a dash of Bayonetta, Diablo inspired system mechanics, Prince of Persia Platforming, and Zelda still out there teaching it stuff. Why would trade all that to be just another souls clone? All they had to do was refine the system; give us enemies that respond to the elemental buffs you give us (rock, paper, scissors), make the DT more relevant (maybe available in short bursts when your playing good, which makes the combo metre relevant for the first time), Zoom out the camera a bit more, maybe make dodge-offsetting combos, animation cancelling for better combo setups, and so much more....but no lets be a bloody Souls clone, glad I didn't play this or buy it. Would've broken my heart.😢

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I actually really like this game. Alot of people like to say this game is trying to play like Dark Souls... but I think it's more like Metroid. Though, I do think the Dark Souls aspect was intentional... but more of a mask to hide it's true nature.

I finish 1 out of every 25 gmaes that I play. I finished Darksiders 3

I don't care what anyone says. I'm enjoying playing the game. As long as you enjoy whatever game you're playing that's all that matters.

only thing i ran into is a few crashes and the combat made me rage a bit at the start of the game :P but the game is great!!!

I was hoping you'd review this. JoJo references are also a plus.