![]() When the apocalyptic final battle finally begins, the Horseman War joins the fray, only to find himself stripped of his powers and on trial for triggering the apocalypse early. In the midst of an eternal conflict between Heaven and Hell, a group of fiery talking heads known as the Charred Council interferes, bringing the conflict to heel with the aid of their mighty enforcers, the Four Horsemen. The story of Darksiders is a heavily stylized, fantastic take on the biblical apocalypse. ![]() Fans and newcomers alike are now able to experience War’s quest for redemption on modern hardware, but unfortunately, myriad issues (on PS4, at least) prevent this Warmaster from being truly “deathinitive.” I suppose they were just waiting to come up with a suitable pun, because Darksiders: Warmastered Edition has arrived, bringing the original’s unique blend of Zelda-style adventuring and hack-and-slash combat to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (as well as PC and the Wii U, eventually). Nordic Games, now THQ Nordic, ended up acquiring the license and eventually re-released Darksiders II in a “Deathinitive Edition”, but seemingly passed up the first game. After the closing of THQ and eventual shuttering of developer Vigil Games, the fate of the Darksiders franchise was unclear. ![]() What would you get if you combined The Legend of Zelda, God of War, Diablo, and a smattering of 90s comic books? Odds are, you’d get something akin to Darksiders.
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