The best feature that Darksiders incorporated into its open-world design of hack ‘n slash exploration? Easily the puzzles that wouldn’t be out of place in any Legend of Zelda game. Puzzles were brilliant head-scratchers, moments where players could breathe and rest their thumbs while they let their grey matter do the heavy lifting, or in my case, scream at an inanimate object in sheer frustration.
It may be almost a decade old, but Red Faction Guerrilla’s bland sandbox and story is still easily overlooked in favour of its gold standard of open-world demolition that now benefits from a substantial bump in visual quality.
Whip it! Whip it real good! Here's your first look at Darksiders 3 in action, as Fury uses her trademark leather and magic to explore a world that has been left to ruin.
Players return to an apocalyptic planet Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash action-adventure where players take on the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The Charred Council calls upon FURY to battle from the heights of heaven down through the depths of hell in a quest to restore the balance between good and evil and prove that she is the fiercest of the FOUR HORSEMEN. FURY is a mage, her form evolving throughout gameplay and with it, her powers and weaponry.
In May last year, a retail listing for the as-yet-unannounced Darksiders 3 popped up, prompting THQ Nordic to officially announce the game. Now, a Microsoft store listing has revealed that it could be out this year – On November 27.
THQ Nordic’s latest revival of Titan Quest will hit the Switch on July 31 this year. It’s pretty much the exact same base game as what you’ve already played, albeit with the option to take it with you on the go as you remember the Titans.
Alec Mason lives again next month as the terribadly named that Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered rises from the red sand grave that it was buried in years ago, to cause some havoc once again. Out on July 3, Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered from THQ Nordic is the original 2009 game with its visuals tuned up for the latest generation of PC, Xbox One and PS4.
Metro: Exodus has been delayed into the early months of 2019, perhaps in a bid to avoid the silly Christmas rush entirely.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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