March 2019 LIVE Magazine
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Paul Broussard<br />
REVIEW PS4:<br />
DARKSIDERS III<br />
Darksiders III is in something of an odd<br />
position. After the studio behind the first<br />
two titles was closed, it seemed as if the<br />
series was done for. Despite this, however,<br />
occurs before it was supposed to, the<br />
seven deadly sins have now obtained<br />
physical forms and are roaming an Earth<br />
now overrun by angels and demons.<br />
a new studio with many of the same<br />
staff has defied the odds and produced<br />
the third game in the series. Is it worth<br />
playing, though? Unfortunately, the<br />
answer is probably not.<br />
In keeping with Vigil/Gunfire’s rather<br />
loose adaptation of Christian theology,<br />
Fury, the surprisingly insecure third<br />
horseman of the apocalypse (Pestilence<br />
and Famine apparently not having<br />
It becomes pretty clear early on that if<br />
you haven’t played the previous two<br />
Darksiders games then you’re going to be<br />
in for a tough time trying to keep up with<br />
the story in this one. After the apocalypse<br />
marketable enough names to make<br />
the cut), is sent to hunt them down. Of<br />
course, this being a Darksiders game,<br />
there will inevitably be a bunch of late<br />
twists and at least one conspiracy theory
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