Darksiders originally came out in 2010 from Vigil Studios and THQ. When THQ went under, the rights were acquired by Nordic Games who have since reincorporated as THQ Nordic. Since then THQ Nordic has been re-releasing THQ games as remasters or re-releases to see the market demand. This has resulted in Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition and now Darksiders Warmastered Edition. But is the remaster a good effort, or should Darksiders have stayed in the past?
Darksiders as a series has been a cross between The Legend of Zelda and Hack n Slash games like Devil May Cry, which may sound odd, but it has a formula that works. Darksiders is just fun, there is no other way to describe it. You play as War, a horsemen of the apocalypse, trying to stop the forces of Hell who have attacked the human world. It sounds generic but actually plays out very well and with a good well written story.
Darksiders uses a comic book art style that looks better than ever thanks to the remaster. But more importantly, the game running at 60 fps really shows off just how gorgeous this game really is. The remaster has fixed a lot of the visual issues the game had originally and I think a few minor issues with the gameplay have also been fixed and the game plays a lot smoother. You can also toggle effects like Vignette and Chroma FX , but you might want to leave them off. They add a shaded border over the screen and a rainbow shimmer to objects’ edges in the distance and this can affect the way you look at the game.
It is not all good news though as there is a major issue. The audio is out of sync with the cutscenes and sometimes the gameplay even resumes while the audio from the cutscene still plays. It is not enough to make me say the game is bad, but it is something that needs to be patched as soon as possible in order for the game to be enjoyable.
All in all, aside from the audio issues, the game is still amazing. Darksiders Warmastered Edition is a great game to play and enjoy for a fun time. I recommend it but must warn you about the audio issues.