March 2019 LIVE Magazine

I’m usually not one to make much of a
fuss about graphical fidelity in an action
title, as performance is usually more
important in a title that’s focused on
fast movement and quick reflexes, but
Darksiders III barely manages to touch
30 FPS consistently, with plenty of frame
rate drops whenever things get hectic
on screen. 60 FPS is the benchmark that
games focused on quick movement
and fast-paced melee combat should
strive to reach, and 30 FPS is something
I grudgingly accept as a bare minimum.
This is completely unacceptable: there is
simply no justification for an action game
Despite these problems, I keep coming
back to the fact that the game is just fun
to play, which is something that cannot be
said for far too many recent mainstream
releases. If you’re a fan of the series, or
you’re just looking for the opportunity
to beat people into the ground, you
may be able to overlook the myriad of
technical problems and the relative lack
of complexity. For anyone else, it’s hard to
recommend dropping $60 on this. If you
don’t already like hack and slash titles,
and the Darksiders series specifically, this
third installment certainly won’t make you
a fan.
failing to even reach a locked 30 FPS on
eighth gen hardware, let alone one which
has its core mechanics focused around
By Paul Broussard
quick reactions and inputs on the player’s
part.