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piccio_ssl

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Thanks to Gematsu https://gematsu.com/2019/06/amazon-leaks-darksiders-genesis-announcement

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From the dawn of creation, The Council has maintained the Balance across existence. Carrying out their orders are The Horsemen, Nephilim (powerful beings spawned from the unnatural union of angels and demons) who have pledged themselves to the Council and been granted immense power. However, this power came at a tragic cost: the Horsemen were ordered to use their newfound strength to wipe out the rest of their kind. What followed was a bloody battle on Eden where the Horsemen, obeying the will of the Council, annihilated the Nephilim. Still reeling from the events on Eden, War and Strife have been given a new assignment—Lucifer, the enigmatic and deceptive demon king, has been plotting to upset the Balance by granting power to master demons throughout Hell. War and Strife must hunt down these masters, gather information, and ultimately fight their way through a tangled, demonic conspiracy that threatens to forever upset the Balance and unravel all of creation. Darksiders: Genesis is an action/adventure that tears its way through hordes of demons, angels, and everything in-between on its way to Hell and back with guns blazing and swords swinging. Genesis gives players their first look at the world of Darksiders before the events of the original game, as well as introduces the horseman Strife.
  • War and Strife have been given a new assignment.
  • Lucifer has been plotting to grant power to master demons throughout Hell.
  • War and Strife must hunt down these masters.
  • Fight your way through a tangled, demonic conspiracy that threatens to forever upset the Balance and unravel all of creation.

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Blizz

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THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate have announced Darksiders Genesis, a spin-off of the mainline Darksiders series. It will be released later this year for PS4, Xbox One (including Xbox One X), Nintendo Switch, PC, and Google Stadia. No pre-order information is available just yet. Genesis is a top-down action-RPG in the vein of Diablo, in which you'll dungeon-crawl your way to victory, killing monsters and collecting loot.
You'll get to play as a new Horseman of the Apocalypse, Strife. According to THQ, Strife "is called upon to save humankind from certain destruction at the hands of Lucifer" and Genesis will feature "intense combat, exploration, puzzle-solving, epic boss battles and serpent holes from heaven to hell." Check out the cinematic teaser trailer at the top of this page.
 

Dest

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Do they even know what they want to do with this franchise at this point? This looks uuuuh. .

Eh.
 

Bit_Reactor

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Based on what I've played of Diablo 3's Demon Hunter I'd see how this could work but I'll admit I'm not as excited if it was an RPG.

That being said since it's rumored Airship Syndicate is working on it and it looks like their Battle Chasers engine 1:1 I'm willing to bet this could be real.

I sure hope you're not stuck as Strife but if this is the "strife game" for the series I won't be entirely pissed off, just hard to get hyped about a loot game where you only play as one character with one skill set.

Bold move Cotton, let's see if it pays off.

Do they even know what they want to do with this franchise at this point? This looks uuuuh. .

Eh.

To be fair this isn't that farfetched of a change.

DS1 = Zelda
DS2 = Diablo
DS3 = Dark Souls

So they use different "genre mechanics" to portray each character. A top down shooter or putting in "bullet hell" elements would not be completely off to go with when approaching Strife's game.
 

Htown

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Oct 25, 2017
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Huh. Interesting.

Too bad it's a THQ Nordic game, so I'll have to pass.

Oh yeah, fuck THQ Nordic by the way.
 

Toumari

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Oct 27, 2017
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I wonder if this was the game THQ was supposed to tease later today, but due to the Amazon listing already leaking out they thought fuck it.
 

Ryuelli

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Oct 26, 2017
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That looks almost identical to Diablo 3 art-style wise.

I'm in though, looks like fun.
 

hank_tree

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Weird that it's only two of the horsemen. Story reasons isn't an excuse. It's dumb.
 

Detective Pidgey

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I would have wanted a mainline Darksiders over this, but the footage does look good.

The wait continues for a actual Darksiders 4.
 

Eolz

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Oct 25, 2017
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It looks really nice. Probably more interesting given the lower budget too.
 

Nemesis_

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Oct 27, 2017
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I like Darksiders but wouldn't call myself a massive fan, but boy it must be frustrating to keep playing these prequels. :|
 

CrazyAndy

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Oct 27, 2017
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Honestly, this looks pretty good. Would have been great with 4 player coop.
 

Banderdash

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So... this is set before Darksiders 1, 2, & 3?

Strife will still end up with his own game in Darksiders 4... right?
 

Brutalitops

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Dec 6, 2017
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Wow a Diablo style Darksiders almost seems so obvious that I can't believe I never thought of it until it happened.

Still need to buy Darksiders 3 though. Was that any good?
 

Bit_Reactor

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VinceK

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Ohhh Diablosiders ok this game has managed to arouse my interest some. Will need to see how the skill trees look.
 
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I kinda dig it, will have to get a peak at some long-term gameplay footage to see if this is up my alley! Haven't disliked a Darksiders game yet so fingers crossed this one delivers too!
 

Masagiwa

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This style of game would work very well with the Switch. I'm seeing some platforming in there as well.