Written by: Patrick Orquia
Title: Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
Developer: Vigil Games
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Date of Release: 23 May 2017
Genre: Action-Adventure, Hack-and-Slash
Number of Players: 1
Price: $19.99 (NA)
Also Available On: PS4, XB1, Steam
Even months earlier the unloose of Nintendo’s novel console, the Nintendo Switch, a lot of people has already been proverb that the Wii U is dead. Sure, Nintendo has ceased production of the console belatedly terminal twelvemonth too the terminal 1st political party game that they released on it is the super awesome The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which was released with the Switch version on its launch solar daytime (the Wii U version of BotW is the original version, making the Switch i essentially a port). But fifty-fifty if the large north has stopped developing too releasing games on Wii U, other publishers are yet doing so, albeit by too large from indie ones. But lo too behold, this game, Darksiders: Warhammered Edition, yet got released on the Wii U, every bit its publisher promised terminal year. Many people was quite surprised that this game did non larn canceled at all, similar the Wii U version of Yooka Laylee, which is supposed to hold upwards released eventually on Switch.
Darksiders: Wamastered Edition is a remaster of the original 2010 game, released on PS3, Xbox 360, too PC. Its sequel, Darksiders II, got a Wii U release, with or too thence console-exclusive contents too features, such every bit the gamepad displaying game options, particular management, too the map, too of course, offering off-TV gameplay. This remaster of the foremost game offers no exclusive Wii U content, too was released to a greater extent than than half-dozen months subsequently the versions that came on the other consoles too PC. Also, it alone runs at 30fps instead 60fps on other versions. Not that I attention almost that. At to the lowest degree it’s displaying at 1080p, the same with the other versions. Or mayhap theirs displays at 4K. Again, I don’t care. As long every bit the game looks too plays good, it’s fine with me. And this game does expect too play good.
The game is almost War, i of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, prematurely started the terminate of days state of war on Earth, which resulted inwards the human race getting wiped out. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 state of war betwixt sky too hell breaks loose, too the Charred Council, an ancient grouping tasked to mediate this war, puts War nether its supervision too sends him on a mission to rectify his actions. Since War has every bit good been labeled every bit traitor, he has to battle against angels too demons too move across the scorched basis to obtain dorsum his skills, gears, too powers for him seat everything dorsum to balance.
This game is heavily influenced past times the 3D Zelda games inwards price of how War has to explore many different areas inwards search for paths, treasures, too challenges, precisely every bit good with to a greater extent than emphasis on hacking too slashing similar to the God of War series. The populace is quite expansive precisely pretty much linear, with alone a unmarried path alone available to War at the offset precisely to a greater extent than opened upwards up every bit he acquires to a greater extent than gears too ability ups to traverse them. This populace is divided into smaller areas, each i with its ain dungeon where most of the explorations direct maintain place, with a boss at the end. These bosses posses required materials needed to access the side past times side area, too they tin sack hold upwards defeated using gears too ability ups obtained inwards that dungeon, or inwards combination with those obtained from previous ones. Fast move points tin sack every bit good hold upwards unlocked per area, which every bit good double every bit shops to purchase to a greater extent than gears too skills. The battle mechanics are quite slow to understand: the thespian has to press a sequence buttons to execute acquired combos to defeat the enemies that gradually growth inwards ability too diversity every bit the game progresses. There are every bit good a few optional collectibles scattered across the populace that are unremarkably hidden that tin sack hold upwards collected to growth stats.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition has non changed much from the original other than the aesthetics precisely is yet every bit practiced every bit it has been. It is a really fun game to play too quite challenging fifty-fifty at the lowest difficulty setting. Despite a few frame charge per unit of measurement drops hither too at that topographic point too or too thence infrequent game crashes, I did bask playing the game similar I did its sequel. It may non hold upwards a must purchase for Wii U, precisely if you lot desire a good, lineament action-adventure game to add together to your collection, this is a practiced game to buy. It doesn’t toll much either, too thence become on too run across War too allow him battle against sky too basis with you.
REPLAY VALUE: high
PROS:
CONS:
Even months earlier the unloose of Nintendo’s novel console, the Nintendo Switch, a lot of people has already been proverb that the Wii U is dead. Sure, Nintendo has ceased production of the console belatedly terminal twelvemonth too the terminal 1st political party game that they released on it is the super awesome The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which was released with the Switch version on its launch solar daytime (the Wii U version of BotW is the original version, making the Switch i essentially a port). But fifty-fifty if the large north has stopped developing too releasing games on Wii U, other publishers are yet doing so, albeit by too large from indie ones. But lo too behold, this game, Darksiders: Warhammered Edition, yet got released on the Wii U, every bit its publisher promised terminal year. Many people was quite surprised that this game did non larn canceled at all, similar the Wii U version of Yooka Laylee, which is supposed to hold upwards released eventually on Switch.
Darksiders: Wamastered Edition is a remaster of the original 2010 game, released on PS3, Xbox 360, too PC. Its sequel, Darksiders II, got a Wii U release, with or too thence console-exclusive contents too features, such every bit the gamepad displaying game options, particular management, too the map, too of course, offering off-TV gameplay. This remaster of the foremost game offers no exclusive Wii U content, too was released to a greater extent than than half-dozen months subsequently the versions that came on the other consoles too PC. Also, it alone runs at 30fps instead 60fps on other versions. Not that I attention almost that. At to the lowest degree it’s displaying at 1080p, the same with the other versions. Or mayhap theirs displays at 4K. Again, I don’t care. As long every bit the game looks too plays good, it’s fine with me. And this game does expect too play good.
The game is almost War, i of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, prematurely started the terminate of days state of war on Earth, which resulted inwards the human race getting wiped out. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 state of war betwixt sky too hell breaks loose, too the Charred Council, an ancient grouping tasked to mediate this war, puts War nether its supervision too sends him on a mission to rectify his actions. Since War has every bit good been labeled every bit traitor, he has to battle against angels too demons too move across the scorched basis to obtain dorsum his skills, gears, too powers for him seat everything dorsum to balance.
This game is heavily influenced past times the 3D Zelda games inwards price of how War has to explore many different areas inwards search for paths, treasures, too challenges, precisely every bit good with to a greater extent than emphasis on hacking too slashing similar to the God of War series. The populace is quite expansive precisely pretty much linear, with alone a unmarried path alone available to War at the offset precisely to a greater extent than opened upwards up every bit he acquires to a greater extent than gears too ability ups to traverse them. This populace is divided into smaller areas, each i with its ain dungeon where most of the explorations direct maintain place, with a boss at the end. These bosses posses required materials needed to access the side past times side area, too they tin sack hold upwards defeated using gears too ability ups obtained inwards that dungeon, or inwards combination with those obtained from previous ones. Fast move points tin sack every bit good hold upwards unlocked per area, which every bit good double every bit shops to purchase to a greater extent than gears too skills. The battle mechanics are quite slow to understand: the thespian has to press a sequence buttons to execute acquired combos to defeat the enemies that gradually growth inwards ability too diversity every bit the game progresses. There are every bit good a few optional collectibles scattered across the populace that are unremarkably hidden that tin sack hold upwards collected to growth stats.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition has non changed much from the original other than the aesthetics precisely is yet every bit practiced every bit it has been. It is a really fun game to play too quite challenging fifty-fifty at the lowest difficulty setting. Despite a few frame charge per unit of measurement drops hither too at that topographic point too or too thence infrequent game crashes, I did bask playing the game similar I did its sequel. It may non hold upwards a must purchase for Wii U, precisely if you lot desire a good, lineament action-adventure game to add together to your collection, this is a practiced game to buy. It doesn’t toll much either, too thence become on too run across War too allow him battle against sky too basis with you.
REPLAY VALUE: high
PROS:
- Awesome visuals, gameplay, flat design, too soundtrack
- Easy to follow too play due to its linear nature, precisely with to a greater extent than than adequate challenge fifty-fifty at the lowest difficulty setting
- Action too battle scenes are really good presented, with combos fairly slow to execute too the enemies having much variety
- The boss fights are actually good, with unique ways to vanquish them
- Price is really practiced at $19.99 for either the physical or digital version
CONS:
- Frequent frame charge per unit of measurement drops, particularly during scenes with many elements introduce on the screen
- Encountered a few (at to the lowest degree 10) crashes throughout the game. I’m non certain if it’s because the Wii U elementary can’t handgrip it every bit good every bit it should, precisely I direct maintain read or too thence people every bit good reporting the same on other consoles (probably to much lesser degree) too thence this could hold upwards a effect of the programming non fully optimized, particularly on the Wii U
- No exclusive features for the Wii U gamepad. It alone replicates everything shown on the TV screen, with no pick to constantly demo the map or particular management, different inwards Darksiders II. All those months of delays too the developers couldn’t fifty-fifty brand this happen
RATING: 4/5 angels too demons
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