By Quintin Smith on June 3rd, 2011 at 4:23 pm.
Jim posted this yesterday, assuming it was a leak and that it would be pulled down quickly. He was right on both counts, the smooth little genius, but now the same trailer’s been officially released and awaits you below. Seeing as this is a video of a video game you might possibly play down the line, in watching this trailer you are, essentially, gazing into your own future. You ever think of it like that?
I’ve watched this video three times now, and every time I do I laugh with such intensity at the voice at 0:42 that I choke on my tea. Bit much, guys?
03/06/2011 at 16:28 Xocrates says:
“I’ve watched this video three times now, and every time I do I laugh with such intensity at the voice at 0:42 that I choke on my tea. Bit much, guys?”
That’s a bit from the first game. There are THREE of those dudes.
So clearly, they felt it wasn’t a bit much.
EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Xk3EYSEaQ
03/06/2011 at 17:20 DainIronfoot says:
Apparently played by the same fella who does Saren too.
03/06/2011 at 17:45 Zogtee says:
Considering this will focus on Death, a proper death growl voice makes sense.
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04/06/2011 at 13:33 Sire says:
It reminded me of one of the funniest movie trailers ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVDzuT0fXro
03/06/2011 at 16:41 Alehkhs says:
Who disturbs my slumber?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTc6cBWhqvw
04/06/2011 at 05:28 Zaboomafoozarg says:
SPOT ON! This immediately popped into my head upon hearing 0:42.
03/06/2011 at 16:42 Zurechial says:
Is Death voiced by Geralt?
…I mean.. by Geralt’s voice actor.
03/06/2011 at 16:44 Vague-rant says:
Yeh, I once said the role of Vin Diesel was made for Riddick…
And I stand by that statement.
03/06/2011 at 16:57 Berzee says:
Vague-rant: that is the best thing. :)
04/06/2011 at 01:34 amishmonster says:
My immediate thought was Ian McShane, but it probably isn’t.
03/06/2011 at 17:07 trjp says:
:)
I love the original – it remains one of the best action-adventures ever made and the fact it came to PC should be considered a good thing (considering we don’t get much in that dept usually?)
If this offers me a hack/slash/puzzle fest as enjoyable as the first I’ll be a happy man indeed – if you’ve not tried the first one yet, you really should (the demo BIG and features one of the best bits of the game).
03/06/2011 at 17:16 DainIronfoot says:
I’M NOT SURE WHO THIS PERSON IS, BUT HE CERTAINLY ISN’T ME.
I COULD MURDER A CURRY.
03/06/2011 at 17:59 Bhazor says:
Every syllable dropping into place with the finality of a coffin lid.
03/06/2011 at 18:22 trjp says:
That’s the point of the original material tho surely – much as every Zelda game is delivered with a slightly effeminate tilt or every Dirt game having 120% too much ‘brah’…
03/06/2011 at 18:36 DainIronfoot says:
I THINK YOU HAVE MISSED THE REFERENCE.
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03/06/2011 at 18:38 Evilpigeon says:
……I think another discworld game is necessary
03/06/2011 at 18:56 Manac0r says:
She who cannot be named, let’s just call her the Waitress at the Last Chance Saloon.
Darksiders 3 – I called it.
03/06/2011 at 19:09 Arclight says:
Ooh… this strikes me as being a bit like Soul Reaver. Hot, cold?
03/06/2011 at 19:45 Xocrates says:
Hot.
03/06/2011 at 20:39 Eclipse says:
Totally hot, the first game is very very good. Pretty much like you would expect a modern Soul Reaver. It’s cheap on Steam ;)
03/06/2011 at 21:14 Urael says:
“It’s cheap on Steam ;)”
Cheap at £20? It’s half that price on Amazon. As for a “modern Soul Reaver” naturally nothing will replace that series in my affections but Darksiders does indeed look like good, wholesome, baroque-Angelic fun. :)
04/06/2011 at 02:12 mllory says:
Now why did you have to go and mention that … reinstalling…
Also, this seems way too pulpish and warcraft-esque to be close to Soul Reaver. Close enough for my tastes at least.
04/06/2011 at 06:13 Arclight says:
Thanks for the feedback. Keeping my eye on this one, I guess the previous title will start popping up in offers all over the place as it gets closer to release.
04/06/2011 at 06:34 DK says:
It’s cheap on steam in the sense that you get Darksiders for free if you buy Space Marine (which you should).
04/06/2011 at 21:47 Daniel Is I says:
Well, the original was described as an “Angry Zelda” by quite a few people. It is similar… 4-piece life extenders, dungeons which revolve around a central piece of gear you collect in them, so on and so forth. But the combat is very much a God of War-style hack ‘n slash.
And, if you ask me, Zelda + God of War = Great Game.
03/06/2011 at 21:25 wcanyon says:
Soooooo, where are the other 2 riders? There were 3 comets in the end of Darksiders 1.
03/06/2011 at 22:15 Xocrates says:
This does not take place after Darksiders 1
03/06/2011 at 23:23 mrwonko says:
Still, given enough success, Darksiders 3 and 4 are sure to follow. I wouldn’t mind. Too few hack’n'slays on the PC. (I’d totally
playbuy God of War or Bayonetta, for example, but alas… only for consoles.)04/06/2011 at 02:41 trjp says:
@Xocrates – that trailer seems to be saying – to me
“In Darksiders, War destroyed the world and is now if muchos troublos – here comes Death to rescue him”
Which would make it a clear sequel!?
04/06/2011 at 04:22 Grot_Punter says:
@trjp
I believe this one is meant to run slightly parallel to the first, with Death working to re-polish War’s currently tarnished reputation, unaware of the churnings upon our ruined world. In a sense, it is a sequel, yet isn’t, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this game ends on the same note as the first did, but from the perspective of Death plummeting from the heavens alongside the other two riders. I honestly wouldn’t mind if that happened.
04/06/2011 at 04:23 The JG Man says:
@tjrp – Nah. From the sounds of things, Death is (one of?) the reason why War was given a second chance by The Charred Council and tasked with ‘redeeming’ himself (which I won’t say any more of in light of spoilerifficness). It makes sense why he was given the chance anyhow, but it seems like there was more going on than we were led to believe, much like the plot of 1 itself. But whatever, this would seem to fill up the several hundred year gap between the Intro and the first main act, which makes if anything makes it a quasi-prequel. Considering Death shows up later in D1, his actions must’ve finished before the council revive War.
EDIT: Damn you Grot_Punter!
04/06/2011 at 04:27 smartalco says:
*Slight Darksiders 1 spoiler*
It looks to me like this game is going to take place in the time when War was bound by the council, during the century (IIRC) that started when the demons started fucking up earth and ending when the council sends War back to earth to clean shit up. Either that or parallel in time to the first game.
Edit: No, damn both of you!
04/06/2011 at 01:51 Dirtyboy says:
Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
04/06/2011 at 02:24 vrekman64 says:
I loved the first.
I though I would never see a game like darksiders on the modern PC market.
2012 (+ the obligatory delay) seem so far away.
04/06/2011 at 07:10 pompano says:
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04/06/2011 at 08:44 Arnulf says:
Enjoyable pulp!
04/06/2011 at 12:39 Masked Dave says:
While War and Death make obvious action game characters, I’m thinking Famine and Pestilence may be a harder fit.
04/06/2011 at 12:58 Xocrates says:
Which is why in the Darksiders setting they were replaced by Strife and Fury.
http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/12/darksiders-strife-fury-and-death-art-revealed/
04/06/2011 at 13:22 Quizboy says:
That’s disappointing, Pestilence could’ve been loads of fun. In a sort of Nurgle way. I agree Famine might be tricky, although it does immediately bring to mind old scrolling beat-em-ups where you’d collect giant roast chickens and burgers. Maybe then you’d sort of taunt people with them. In fact, yes! Where War had his big sword thingy and Death obviously has a scythe, Famine would wield a great big turkey leg with NOT YOURS written on it.
04/06/2011 at 21:53 Daniel Is I says:
Wouldn’t have been that hard of a sell for Pestilence, some people could probably have fun with disease and toxin-based combat thrown in with the hacking. Famine, however, might be a bit trickier. I suppose you could begin with some energy absorption abilities… weaken enemies, crush them, repeat?
Admittedly, if anyone else who played the first like I did is concerned, they’d probably just stick to swinging like a madman and never use a spell… er, Wrath ability, once.
Strife and Fury just don’t fit it for me.
And why is Fury a woman if War referred to the other three as his “brothers”?
07/06/2011 at 00:32 Phasma Felis says:
Strife and Fury? Lame. And what’s the difference between War and Strife?
If they really wanted to play this balls-out, they should’ve gone with War, Death, FIRE, and EXPLOSIONS.
04/06/2011 at 14:48 crusty1 says:
I loved the comments referencing DISCWORLD’s DEATH (which created a well thought out anthropomorphic DEATH). Unfortunately this game’s version of DEATH appears lame. For instance why does he have to even ‘attack’? He is DEATH is he not? He might as well be called Goth or Badman…
05/06/2011 at 09:02 JackShandy says:
And why does he have so many muscles? I would have thought the literal representation of decay would be a bit, well, skinnier.
05/06/2011 at 08:25 Kaldor says:
Death can kick your ass!
05/06/2011 at 12:27 crusty1 says:
The personification of death would end your life, not play WWF with you!
DS2 might be fun, but the main character in this game is nothing more than a ‘Goth wrestler with muscles & a scythe, kicking peoples butts’.
06/06/2011 at 07:48 Vexing Vision says:
Alright, so War gets a nice assortment of weapons. Death has a fancy looking scythe.
For Darksiders 3, will Pestilence get a dirty syringe? Will Famine wave burgers in front of starving people?
How does that work? I will need to buy Darksiders 2 just to ensure seeing the third part.