For What Will Come-DARKSiDERS

Darksiders 4 has not been announced and may not be for quite some time, but if is indeed in some stage of development, there's one question it has to answer: will this be a mainline game focused on Strife, although he appeared in the Darksiders Genesis, or will it finally continue (and end) a story ten years in the making.

The time span between the first game and a game that ends the story, presumably Darksiders 4, makes it even worse. There's so many juggling parts that the execution has to be surprising and powerful to bring everything together. It's certainly not impossible, but it's a hurdle with everything that has happened in the franchise, as ignoring even one game basically nullifies the history leading up to this point. On the other hand, while the game could be a mainline one focused on Strife and what he potentially did after Darksiders 3 just further delays the ultimate conclusion.

Continuing the story, or effectively ending it, has been building up for years, but doing so is no simple feat for Darksiders 4. It's something many fans may want, but it's also something that may falter under its own expectation. For now, the future of the horsemen remains in the air and what comes next is just mere speculation.

To this end the Crowfather reveals that the Tree of Life holds the secrets that Death is looking for but he will only take him there if Death takes back the amulet containing the souls of the Nephilim. Death reluctantly refuses the bargain prompting the Crowfather to transform into a copy of War and Fights Death. The fight concludes with Death running the Old One through with his scythe and the Crowfather opening the portal for Death.

Eidard states that the Tree of life has been cut off by the Corruption and only thing capable of clearing it away is the Guardian and the only thing capable of getting Death to it is a Maker's Key. In order to make the key they will need to get The Fire of the Mountain and the Tears of the Mountain both of which have been cut off from the Maker's village Tri-Stone by Corruption.

Ostergoth claims that Death has been misled, the Tree cannot give Death what he needs but merely show him where to find it. What Death really needs is the Well of Souls where the souls of the dead are channeled from the Dead plains into the worlds of the living to be reborn. Ostergoth directs Death towards the Dead King whom can give directions to the Well of Souls.

The second of the three, the Judicator, claims that he has not abandoned his duties but simply overwhelmed by the amount of souls he's had to judge since the death of mankind. He will come along willingly if Death can bring him the three souls lost in his lair. Death succeeds in the Judicator's task and recruits him as well. Basileus comes to Death and states that he will come along willingly if Death can complete the Psychameron.

Death defeats the host and encounters the soul of the Crowfather whom claims that the job is not yet done. Crowfather states that Death merely released the souls of humanity back into a corrupt and broken well. According to the Crowfather in order to gain access to the well and repair the damage done to it Death will need two keys; one kept by the angels in their outpost at Lostlight and the other held by the demons, believed to be kept in Samael's vault in Shadow's Edge.

Traveling to earth Death soon encounters Uriel and the Hellguard and saves them from the latest attack by the Swarm. Uriel claims that she should kill Death for what his brother did but she does owe him for saving their lives. Death asks Uriel about the Rod to which she states that it was broken into three pieces and spread about the Destroyed City to power the armies of the Destroyer.

Death uses the Phasewalker to travel back in time to a time where Samael still ruled the area who is able to tell immediately that Death is both from the future and not on council business thanks to his near omnipotent powers. Death at first attempts to bargain with the demon prince for the key but he refuses calling Death nothing less than a flawed copy of Absalom. Realising he will have to take the key, Death attacks.

The two fight to a standstill in which Samael decides to give Death the key, opining that no matter what happens, the coming battle between Death and Absalom \"will be quite a show\". Death inserts the two keys into the Tree of Life and enters the Well of Souls where he encounters Absalom. Absalom claims that he is not the source of Corruption but Death whom created the Corruption from the slaughter of his people and that's true source is Death's own heart.

Absalom and Death fight a long and brutal battle in which Death ultimately comes out victorious. Death briefly debates whether he should ressurect humanity or the Nephilim, knowing that whomever he saves will forever damn the other but ultimately decides to restore humanity in order to save his brother War, and with this removes his mask, for the first time since the slaughter of the Nephilim, and jumps into the Well of Souls.

At the same time, Lilith is confronted by her master, who is furious that instead of the army Lilith promised him, mankind has been restored to the Balance and the Nephilim lost forever. Lilith accepts her chastisement but her master asserts that she will not enjoy her punishment this time.

THQ creative director Luis Gigliotti revealed in an interview with GameAxis that Darksiders will be a franchise and that THQ is contemplating a sequel. The sequel may include a multiplayer component, as the other three horsemen will join War in the sequel or someone entirely new.

An article on the Official Xbox Magazine website confirms that Darksiders II was expected to be released in 2012.It was announced at E3 2011 that Darksiders II would be a launch title for the upcoming Wii U.At the San Diego Comic Con, it was revealed that Michael Wincott of The Crow (film) fame will be providing the voice of Death. Also it was confirmed at Comic Con that Darksiders 2 will be released in June 2012, The release was confirmed as June 26th 2012. However Vigil games has delayed the game until August 14th to \"polish the game more, and make it the best game they can\".

The game will come out by the end of the year on Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Airship Syndicate previously shipped Battle Chasers: Nightwar, an excellent role-playing game for PC and consoles.

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Only the strongest warriors throughout history gained access to the Crucible. To prove you are worthy, capture the first of the Deadly Sins once and for all. Do that and Vulgrim will show you the way. The more Sins you defeat, the further into the Crucible you may pass.

Once you have entered the Crucible, enemies will come at you in 25 waves. If you survive a set of five, you are given a choice: take your reward and leave or proceed and risk losing everything. Endure all one hundred waves in one go, and you will face the final challenge.

When Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition releases this year, it will bring more than all the released DLC and upgraded output resolutions. Gunfire Games, the studio working on the port, explained what we can expect.

While Vigil's idea of what an RPG is might come in the form of upgrading weapons and moves and equipping things in menus, the overall feel of this game has a lot in common with some of the strongest Western RPGs out there, and would serve as a perfect introduction to the Action genre for an RPG fan too daunted by the stylistic choices of God of War, as Bioshock did for shooters.

The combat is simple enough at a base level - you've a primary and a secondary attack, a jump button and a block button. Mixing attacks and various button combinations together will provide cool-looking and satisfying combos, and additional moves are unlocked as you progress through the game.

Some enemies can be dispatched with your regular attacks, while others will be ready for a finishing move after a certain amount of damage. Like God of War, a button prompt will pop up, and hitting that button will activate a rather brutal killing animation with some nice cinematic angles - it's a nice touch, though you'll sadly see the same animation for the same enemy types repeated over and over.

Because of that any experienced gamer will find themselves tearing through most combat scenarios relatively easy, and the slower pace of the combat means reflexes are far less important than in other games of this kind. You'll find yourself effortlessly switching between Wrath and your various weapon types - and the silky smooth animation means it always looks cool as hell.

The other side of the Darksiders coin comes in exploration, dungeons and puzzles. There's a distinctly Link-shaped silhouette in this gameplay, and you'll find yourself climbing, jumping, slashing and thinking your way through various rooms of dungeons to get keys to open doors to eventually get an item which will then be vital to getting through the rest of the dungeon.

War's Crossblade works just like Zelda's Boomerang, and you'll get a chain that will allow you to cross large gaps just like Link's hookshot. Later on you'll even get your trusty steed, a more evil looking horse who undoubtedly owes his status in the game to Epona. There's no bow, but you do get your hands on a massive hand cannon instead.

Souls are the Darksiders equivalent of cash or experience points. Every enemy you kill will reward you with souls, and there are also chests you can open in dungeons that will give you a large quantity of souls in one go. E