Darksiders

[Radiata]

So there's a video game that came out about a year ago. I bought it and had a very good time with it, but I was wondering what all of you thought about the message it brought to the gamers who played it. Here's the intro of the game which describes the setting.

YouTube - Darksiders: Intro Cinematic

If you can't watch it for some reason, I'll give you a short synopsis.

Heaven and Hell have been battling it out since the dawn of time. There is no God or Satan, but rather a "Creator" and a "Destroyer".

Another power exists called the "Charred Council" who exists to make sure the balance is kept between all powers. They employ the four horsemen, law enforcers capable of slaying armies. You play as War, the first horsemen(according to the story).

When the kingdom of man appears, the council orders a truce between heaven and hell until man is strong enough to fight in the end war.

War is summoned prematurely, causing the apoclypse early, and resulting in the extinction of humanity. War is accused of breaking the law and sentenced to death. War, stripped of his power, opts to go back to earth and find the one's responsible for his summon and to punish them.

You go through the destroyed remains of the earth fighting angels and demons alike, gaining powers here and there from various people until you face the final boss which is the "Destroyer".





Obviously this story is extremely off in it's source material. Frankly, I would have liked it better if it played out the way told in the bible. But what do you all think of such a game like this? If you want more information on it, I did beat the game 4 times so I can tell you all about it.

 

[doulos_tou_kuriou]

Sounds like one among many where you cannot take the story seriously IMO. Some would say you should not play a game that has some false notion, but not me. It reminds me of when people get all upset over Harry Potter.

Beyond saying it's creative, it's fictional I don't know what else to say.

 

[DaRev]

Makes me wonder what kinds of drugs the people who created this crap were on.

 

[alexnbethmom]

Makes me wonder what kinds of drugs the people who created this crap were on.

i haven't watched this trailer yet (i'm fixin' to after i reply) - but if it's anything like the trailer that was just in the news about this new video game called "dead island" or something like that, then i completely concur with you....that trailer was SO DISTURBING, that i couldn't get it out of my head for DAYS.....and that was just the TRAILER!!!! not even playing the game!!!!

 

[alexnbethmom]

ok, yeah, i must be getting REALLY old - cos that just looks like a headache and a nightmare....i don't understand the fun in playing something like this....

 

[Tangible]

Looks like a more extreme and darker version of the Angel Wars videos.

YouTube - Angel Wars Intro

 

[Radiata]

Makes me wonder what kinds of drugs the people who created this crap were on.

Well it did have a story to it that required enough research. They actually brought a lot of characters together that I never thought I'd see. There was Uriel, Samael, Abaddon, Azrael, the Watcher, all of which played a different role than their source material originally portrayed them to be. If you stretch their interpretation enough, it's interesting how their parts play out. I also like the art style. Here's Joe Madureira's vision of how Azrael, keeper of the well of souls, looked like in the game.