Last week, I reviewed Darksiders II’s silly-named HD remaster, The Deathinitive Edition. It was nice to jump back in to the game’s world, though what I really want is the conclusion; the stories centred on Strife and Fury. Yes, I know they’re not the Famine and Pestilence that should be the remainingHorsemen of the Apocalypse, but I don’t think games about hungry people and the bubonic plague would be very much fun to play.
My hope was that Darksider’s II’s remastered release would pave the way to the next game being made – one that would improve on the formula as much as the second game improved upon the first. And that could happen.
There are people who’re upset that Nordic Games has failed to capitalise on their acquisition of the IP, some of whom took to Steam to moan about that status quo. They do, however, plan on doing more with the franchise.
“Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition was just the start,” Nordic Games executive producer Reinhard Pollice said in response on the Darksiders 2 community forum on Steam (via PCGamer). “Since we acquired the franchise we were looking for options for doing a DS3. The remaster was just a way to get some spotlight on the franchise again, reactivate the community and have a better starting position for DS3.”
So yes, Darksiders II’s rerelease was a way for its new developers to become a little more intimate with the series, as well as gauge interest in a sequel. While the cynical grump in me would say that the remaster was little more than a cash grab, Nordic has been especially nice about it – offering the game up for cheap (and, in some situations, free!) to those who’ve previously spent their money on the game.
That said, this sort of thing always feels a bit like the franchise is being held hostage. “Buy this remake or you don’t get Darksiders 3!”
Last Updated: November 9, 2015
Jonah Cash
November 9, 2015 at 14:11
Just give me Darksiders 3 and I would be happy to pay full price for admission!!
Hammersteyn
November 9, 2015 at 14:11
I’d rather settle for “Buy this remake or you don’t get Darksiders 3!” than for EA who took their ball and went home with all the titles we played growing up
Nikola
November 9, 2015 at 14:23
Your hate for EA is becoming legendary hey:) hahaha I heard Activision is your second favorite after the new CoD??
Hammersteyn
November 9, 2015 at 14:26
New COD is fine, for those that like to play PVP. I thought I’d give it a whirl. I was wrong.
WitWolfy
November 9, 2015 at 15:09
I got COD AW with my Xbox One.. Wanted to trade it in, just to find out it was a code only game… I cant believe that people actually buy rushed games like these! (says a guy who buys Assassins Creed annually).
Hammersteyn
November 9, 2015 at 15:39
lol
Jonah Cash
November 9, 2015 at 15:17
So the story not all that? I played the Beta and the PvP felt very weird to me, probably Destiny’s fault!
Hammersteyn
November 9, 2015 at 15:39
Story is a confusing boring mess that’s
Nikola
November 9, 2015 at 14:22
YESSSSSSSS please this would make me sooo happy, I really love the Darksiders games huge fan of the artwork and the look and feel of all the characters!
Guess I need to buy this remaster then;)
WitWolfy
November 9, 2015 at 15:10
I couldnt even beat the first game with mods activated! It is a massive game though.. Much bigger and ambitious then I first anticipated.
Skyblue
November 9, 2015 at 22:23
… and you call yourself a gamer ;-p
WitWolfy
November 9, 2015 at 23:01
Meh… I get bored fast..
WitWolfy
November 10, 2015 at 09:53
Got bored after a while flying through the stages not activating trapped doors and stuff.. Sue me 😛
Skyblue
November 9, 2015 at 22:27
If they make it they make it, if they don’t… well there’s always Resogun instead #sooversequelsthisyear