Darksiders outsells Bayonetta on both HD consoles (more than twice)

[ctalkeb]

nightsurge said:

ctalkeb said:
Playing Darksiders now. It's a pretty horrible game. Everthing in it looks like it's been bought at the IKEA of western game design.

Drab, grey, samey graphics.
Single-button button-mashing for gameplay.
Cheap grinding missions to extend playtime. All the f***ing time.
Completely unenganging story - seriously, I still don't know why I'm doing the things I am or what my motivation is supposed to be. All I'm doing is "go find X, he can tell you how to get to Y" (told in a "suitably" gruff voice).

Bayonetta, at least, is colourful and fun.

Sounds to me like you haven't played the game.  Darksiders is plenty colorful.  There are no "missions".  There is just the main story, and the open world to explore and treasure hunt.  And maybe if you watched the cutscenes and paid attention throughout the game you would understand.

And while yes you can get by with hitting only one button, there are plenty of combos that involve multiple buttons, and these combos are quite cool looking, not to mention to use multiple weapons like your scythe, crossblade, power fist, or pistol requires different buttons.

I'm 2-3 hours into the game and trying to stay motivated to play more.

Of course there are "missions", in the sense that there are things you have to do in order to progress. Unfortunately these things, so far, has seemed mind-numbingly grindy to me.

I've been watching cutscenes and trying to pay attention, but the awful directing and writing isn't helping me.

Can't comment on the more exciting combat as I haven't seen any yet.

EDIT: Obviously, if you like the game, then good for you. Saying that it's shit is just my opinion.