A biased review: Darksiders 2 (Wii U)

[Nem]

RolStoppable said:

Nem said:
I think you went wrong when you reviewed the game expecting it to be a Zelda game. It's its own thing and saying graphics are bad on a last generation games is uninspired. The graphics were fine when it released.

It is an average game though. But i would rate it on the 7/10 instead because at the end of tge day its a very meaty and fun game.

I didn't expect a Zelda game. I mentioned Nintendo's IP because Darksiders 2 takes obvious clues from it and that in turn saves me the trouble to describe portions the gameplay. The same goes for Prince of Persia, so I could focus on the aspects that are more unique to Darksiders 2 in my review.

You can't defend the graphics of this game. The framerate's instability has a very notable impact on the enjoyment of the game. Also, we are way past consoles that had limited color palettes. More diversity wouldn't have hurt the game.

 

 

You have been spoiled by more recent games. That kind of FPS was normal a few years back (during 360 and PS3 era). Though i didnt play the Wii U version, so i don't know if its worse. Also, if i recall these FPS dips were when entering a new area or saving, wich even today happen on some games still (for example even Fallout 4 chugs while saving today). Unfortunely these are things that will only go away as the hardware gets better and better.

But yes, the game takes clear inspirations from Zelda, PoP and God of War/Devil may cry. But its an interesting mix.