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Darksiders Genesis |OT| No. Not Alone.
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I am a big fan of the Darksiders series so I had to jump and grab this. I was trying to wait for the console version but just caved in and bought a copy. I made a buddy buy it as well. Probably about half way through and it's all really coming together nicely with abilities and understanding the puzzles. It has been pretty frustrating since I am familiar with the controls and platforming where my friend is brand new. He just dies constantly trying to make jumps or getting through platforming puzzles. The other absolute frustration is not just having a drop in drop out co-op? Like wtf? Everytime we want to play I have to load the game up, hop into a level and find the summon stone? That's semi easy but when theres a crash(game is buggy as hell) I load back into where we are at in the level and I then have to backtrack to try and find a summon stone? Anyone know of a easier way to just get your buddy in to the game and start playing?
Fuck, the music in this game is incredible! Just got to the part where this track plays and it's very much off the hook:
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Agreed! Gareth Coker did a fantastic job. I have been listening to it for months and I'm still not sick of it.
It forces you to join at a summon stone because there are changes to the world depending on if you're playing co-op or not. Like, say, in co-op you'll both have to hit 2 switches at the same time, that sort of thing.
I personally just did enitre levels at a time with a buddy so it wasn't that big a deal.
Have the devs said if this game has X/Pro support?
Over the past 5 months I've been playing through the series (replay on 1, first time on 2 and 3) and I simply cannot wait for Genesis to arrive on console! The itch is even stronger, having beat Darksiders 3 about 2 weeks ago.
This franchise have been full of such great gaming experiences. I'm so excited that the series is back and in full steam!
Over the past 5 months I've been playing through the series (replay on 1, first time on 2 and 3) and I simply cannot wait for Genesis to arrive on console! The itch is even stronger, having beat Darksiders 3 about 2 weeks ago.
This franchise have been full of such great gaming experiences. I'm so excited that the series is back and in full steam!
So, I'm guessing X/Pro Enhancements are off the table. I've seen zero information on the console version.
I'm still buying the Xbox One version, but I would so love for it to be X/Pro Enhanced, like its predecessors.
Sorry for the late response DJ Lushious, we've been busy over here.
As for enhancements, I've been approved to share this info:
The Pro and X versions of DS:G have higher visual fidelity overall. X renders at native 4K, whereas Pro renders at an upscaled 1440p.
Frame rate target, however, is still 30fps.
I hope y'all console owners enjoy the game in the next 16 days :)
So... This being a prequel means that it doesn't have any spoilers regarding D3 ? I only played the first two till now.
How good is the Switch version ?
How good is the Switch version ?
No spoilers for 3, Fury barely gets a mention, plot links vaguely to the end of 2 but its a complete prequel as in pure DS1.
Anyway just to say if I didn't do so already (can't remember) this is bloody ace and definitely the best Darksiders game since the original. Console owners are in for a treat. Buy this in February people!!
Honestly, I haven't seen the game since the launch on PC / Stadia. Immediately afterwards I went straight onto Ruined King. Currently, the DS: G team is getting the day 1 patch ready for console release. As for performance(s), all I know is we did our best to optimize the game for all consoles.
I too enjoyed BC, but for other reasons. It helped persuade me to apply to Airship :)
I also loved Battle Chasers and is the reason I look out for Airship Syndicate games now. If you're not aware, they are working on another turn-based game called Ruined King. Can't wait to see more turn-based games from them.
Having just finished Darksiders 3 (thank you Game Pass) and loving it even more than the previous two games, I'm now super excited to play this too.
Think I'm going to wait to see what the Switch port is like on Feb 14th. I'm hoping it will be a perfect travel game.
Think I'm going to wait to see what the Switch port is like on Feb 14th. I'm hoping it will be a perfect travel game.
But like I said the game crashes alot. So we would be midway through a level and go through a crash. Restart game and jump back into level and would have to run around looking for a summon stone within the level. Hope they release a patch soon.
Can you tell us if that patch will also come out for PC? The game still has lots of glaring issues unfortunately.
Or will there be a separate patch for PC down the line?
This is great news! Thank you for sharing that information directly with us. I can't wait to get my hands on Genesis; I simply love this franchise!
Does anyone know when we can expect the console reviews for the game prior to the launch on the 14th? Or should I assume they will appear on the day it comes out?
Interested to see how this performs on the Switch.
Interested to see how this performs on the Switch.
I haven't seen or heard anything but on PC reviews came out the day before launch (roughly 24 hrs prior to release was embargo) so we can probably expect similar for console.
It looks like the 24hours early access is a lie. It's past midnight here in France, the 13 but I can't play the game on PS4. The countdown say 23h43m left before playing. The pre order bonus on PSN was to play 24h early. I'm disappointed... oh well, tomorrow it is I guess :(
Doubt it.
It's a good game, but DS2 was unquestionably king when it comes to content. And it's the only game with a loot system intuitive enough where I actually cared about the loot.
Yup that's a dope one too. I keep using Youtube but I need to just buy this soundtrack already lol.
I did the New Zealand region trick and played about 2 hours of Genesis tonight. I am loving it so far! However, the game defaulted to Normal difficulty. I assume I have to unlock the harder difficulties by beating Normal first?
Yeah. you unlock the other difficulties by beating the game once.
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I'm playing through DS2 at the moment for my first time and it's a really damn good game. It feels like a Diablo action adventure game with the loot and art style.
Ah I see. Personally I had a bunch of bugs at release (mostly getting stuck in geometry) but almost all of those you could just wiggle yourself out of, didn't have any crashes.
I loved it. Especially the music. One of my favorite soundtracks. I did feel the game was a little long though.
I m getting the ps4 version on ps4 tomorrow,this isn't enhanced for pro or xbox one x right,it's the reason why I got it on ps4 over xbox.
My girlfriend and I only had time to get past the first boss fight before turning in for the night but, just as with everything Darksiders, I'm in love. It retains the same sort of gameplay from the original game while using the new camera angle to create an even bigger sense of scale. The art is incredible as always and Strife is a blast, as is his interplay with War. I really insisted on holding out for the console release instead of playing it on PC and I really regret it now that my fears about the game have been allayed after only playing for an hour and change.
Another hit from one of my favorite franchises. Glad I went on media blackout for it, not glad I waited for the console release to dive in. Dying to get back to it tomorrow.
Another hit from one of my favorite franchises. Glad I went on media blackout for it, not glad I waited for the console release to dive in. Dying to get back to it tomorrow.
This isn't quite correct.
The game defaults the first chapter (or 2) to normal but then after that when you select a chapter if you hit a button you can change to Hard and, if they released the console versions with parity to the PC release, a new difficulty that I'm forgetting the name of.
There's one difficulty unlocked behind beating the game.
Hey guys, was going to play but then occured to me. Does it gives some kind of bonus if you played or detected saved files of previous games?
It's not got the loot aspect of Diablo. It's actually pretty much just Darksiders but level-based with an isometric perspective. Level lengths range from 30 minutes to an hour (in the late game), though naturally shorter when you replay missions when you're stronger and know where you're going (or longer if you're scouring the level for collectables and upgrades).
Steam has it listed as having shared/split-screen coop. I imagine it's the same for consoles.
EDIT: Checked some footage from a PS4 stream and it definitely has split-screen coop.