<score 8.0> Influenced by games like God of War and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Darksiders offers an expansive world to explore, with satisfying combat and intriguing puzzles to solve peppered throughout. Though it falls prey to a poorly fleshed-out story and overly complex controls that don't always work the way they should, Darksiders is nonetheless a thoroughly fun and visually engaging adventure that manages to take some old ideas and make them feel fresh once again.
What is Darksiders? Think God of War meets The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and you'll have a pretty good idea of what it's like. Though it's not as good as either of those games, when you're taking elements from some of the best around, you're doing something right, and Vigil Games built in plenty of gameplay systems that fans of those titles, particularly the Legend of Zelda, should find familiar and enjoyable.
"Overall, the combat has a very stylized look reminiscent of such games as God of War and Devil May Cry. Helping the former comparison is the fact that so many of these enemies are massive, mythical-looking demons. We're told that the designers had such a good time coming up with these enemies that they all ended up looking like bosses, even when they weren't intended to be."
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Kind of God of War rip-off? o.O