3/1/2023 0 Comments Four horsemen keep respawning![]() ![]() In fact, they often operate in different genres based on the Horseman you’re playing. ![]() ![]() Darksiders is unique in that each game is very different from the one that came before it. Vigil Games, the studio behind the first two games, may be gone, but the newcomers at Gunfire Games, which features a large chunk of Vigil’s staff, carries the torch admirably here. See, the apocalypse has unleashed the Seven Deadly Sins, and it’s Fury’s job to hunt them down. The third game, which stars Fury, the only female Horseman, is also a prequel. The second game is about Death, but it’s a prequel that focuses on his fight to prove his brother’s innocence and restore humanity. The first game follows War, who is wrongfully accused of starting the apocalypse ahead of schedule – which results in humanity’s extinction – as he sets out to set things right. Unfortunately, it’s a premise that the sequels seem hellbent on ignoring. The original Darksiders ended with a hell of a cliffhanger, showing the Four Horsemen – in this case War, Death, Fury, and Strife because really, who wants to play as Famine or Pestilence? – reunited and on their way to do battle with… well, I won’t spoil it for those who haven’t played it, but let’s just say it’s exciting. ![]()
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