Darksiders Genesis XBOX Series X|S Account
Darksiders Genesis is a prequel to the Darksiders series, industrialized by Airship Syndicate studio. The team created, among others, Battle Chasers: Nighwar, and its ranks contain the authors of the first two installments of the Darksiders series. The title is an illustrative of the hack'n'slash genre, and was issued by the business that oversees the brand THQ Nordic. In Genesis, the players switch two of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – War, the protagonist of the first Darksiders, and Strife, the fourth Horseman. In the game, the player will be able to switch between War and Strife, both of whom possess unique weapons and abilities.
The story of the game will take the brothers on a quest to restore the Balance – equilibrium of power between angels and demons – which is threatened by a plot hatch by the demon king Lucifer. The game received optimistic initial reception for challenging, yet fun gameplay, and well-written characters.
Hack&Slash RPG gameplay
In Darksiders Genesis, the player controls one of the two Horsemen of the Apocalypse – War and Strife. Each of the protagonists owns a unique control scheme and uses dissimilar weapons. War relies on skewering and slashing his opponents with a sword, while Strife prefers taking them down with his guns. Both brothers can convert into more powerful forms when a special meter is filled. Throughout the game, the player will collect ability cores by defeating enemies. Gathering cores will allow equipping the brothers with special abilities. Other tricks in the Horsemen’s arsenal contain Grapple Hook, which lets them pull up to certain points on the map, and Shadow Flight, with which the brothers can achieve double jumps and glide on air currents.
Story of Death and Strife
The story of the game takes place long before the events of the first game when the Horseman of War was expatriate by the Charred Council. During that time, War was still a loyal servant of the Council, on which others he and his brothers laid waste to their kin – the Nephilim of Eden. Still shaken by the ordeal, War, alongside his fellow Horseman, Strife, is tasked with a new mission. The Demon King Lucifer plots to interrupt the Balance – the status quo between angels and demons. To that end, he granted huge power to some of the demons in Hell. War and Strife are sent to deal with these masters and uncover Lucifer’s conspiracy against the Balance.
Initial reception
The first impressions of Darksiders Genesis for PC were largely optimistic. The critics praised the challenging nature of the gameplay, particularly the boss fights. They also noted the chemistry between the characters of War and Strife as a positive, as well as the varied mechanics of gameplay with each of the Horsemen.
Key features
Return to the world of Darksiders and face the challenges in this prequel to the famous story.
Swap between War and Strife - rely on the four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse and use their Valentine's unique abilities.
Travel through hellish landscapes and trip towards enemies awaiting your arrival, including powerful bosses.
Collect skill cores and improve your characters with unique skills.
Development of environmental puzzles to move on.
