Zero Punctuation: Darksiders

[Urgh76]

well done yahtzee, i think that this may have been your best review yet.

Also, if you can reflect light, use a "hookshot" and something else (i cant remember what it was) then they are obviously copying ZELDA!

 

[Azaraxzealot]

If anything War looks EXACTLY like Arthas

dude, he DOES look exactly like arthas, come to think of it, i think i'd play a hack n' slash revolving around arthas... that'd be pretty fun! hell, dude, that may be one of the best ideas ever! SOMEONE SUBMIT THIS TO BLIZZARD!

This does have some striking similarities.

I FIGURED IT OUT!

Arthas is actually the horseman Death, but he ditched War to hang with Blizzard and run Icecrown. Arthas and War are twin brothers, its so obvious now.

By jove... let's just hope that Blizzard's secret service people don't come to our houses late at night and torture us into not saying anything because they don't want Arthas to quit his job at icecrown because we just publicly revealed he has a retarded twin brother that he's neglected for so long that he lost all his personality and decided to be link and kratos at the same time XD

 

[dubious_wolf]

hey I take offence, I like 40k! oh wait that's right this the internet and nobody cares... *sigh* ok I will agree with this review on one point. yes war should be overly machismo not brooding anti-hero. there done.

 

[Crouton]

If anything War looks EXACTLY like Arthas

dude, he DOES look exactly like arthas, come to think of it, i think i'd play a hack n' slash revolving around arthas... that'd be pretty fun! hell, dude, that may be one of the best ideas ever! SOMEONE SUBMIT THIS TO BLIZZARD!

This does have some striking similarities.

I FIGURED IT OUT!

Arthas is actually the horseman Death, but he ditched War to hang with Blizzard and run Icecrown. Arthas and War are twin brothers, its so obvious now.

By jove... let's just hope that Blizzard's secret service people don't come to our houses late at night and torture us into not saying anything because they don't want Arthas to quit his job at icecrown because we just publicly revealed he has a retarded twin brother that he's neglected for so long that he lost all his personality and decided to be link and kratos at the same time XD

War: *knocks on Icecrowns excessively large gate*
Ghoul: (To Arthas) Your brother is here.
Arthas: damnit.. um... im not home. I uhh... uhh.. Im... I lost my heart and need to find it *cuts out heart and throws it down a well*
Ghoul: (To War) I apologize sir, but Arthas is busy looking for his heart right now, he lost it.. again, so if you could come back at a later time.
War: But.. The Apocalypse is happening and he promised he would watch me start the destruction of the world!
Ghoul: It will just have to wait.
Ghoul: (To Arthas) He is gone sir.
Arthas: Can you ****ing believe it? I throw my heart down a well IN ICECROWN! In my bastion of evil and undeath, and some ****ing teenagers just waltzed in through the basement door and snatched it. Those mother ****ers. *Storms off to get his heart back*

 

[Delicious Anathema]

There's almost something novel about ripping off games so blatantly.

I wish someone made a game that combines Night Trap, Resident Evil 4, Dizzy and text adventure games to an impeccable, seamless blend of glaring perfection.

I do wonder what could be Yahtzee's top 10 games that should meet the guillotine...

 

[mrbones228]

I gess insted of reviewing god of war ripoffs you could review borderlands a fallout ripoff
just to mix things up.

 

[ShadowKatt]

So....has anyone here actually played the game or is this all we have to go on?

I love yahtzees reviews and for the most part he seems pretty on-the-ball when it comes to what makes a good game and a bad game, but I find it very hard to believe that a game could be THAT bad(except maybe Dark Angel for the PS2...).

So does anyone else have another opinion on this game? Is it worth blowing $60 on or even $40 in a few weeks?

 

[Crouton]

So....has anyone here actually played the game or is this all we have to go on?

I love yahtzees reviews and for the most part he seems pretty on-the-ball when it comes to what makes a good game and a bad game, but I find it very hard to believe that a game could be THAT bad(except maybe Dark Angel for the PS2...).

So does anyone else have another opinion on this game? Is it worth blowing $60 on or even $40 in a few weeks?

The game was fun, and I think that is the most important factor. Was it overly unique? the environment was pretty clever, I have played a lot of post-apoc games and this one has something others don't. The lack of humans makes it a little depressing, and thats nice. However I do advise they watch a couple "Life after people" episodes, so they know that Cities don't look quite that good in 100 years.

I thought it was fun.

 

[Vredesbyrd67]

Funniest ZP in a very long time. Also, this review has my new favorite metaphor ever:

"I am a monster truck that walks like a man!!!"

Yes.

 

[DragonWright]

Why would anyone call anything a GoW clone when GoW is a DMC clone? It's a hell of a lot more fun to tack 'May Cry' onto a game's important noun to imply something is a DMC clone.

Kratos May Cry! War May Cry! Witch May Cry! Dante Ma- oh goddamnit.

 

[gamegod25]

Well that went pretty much exactly as I expected. But then do we want/expect any different?

Anyway I still enjoyed it and looking forward to a sequel.

 

[nonl33t m4st3r]

"Gelatinous masses that like 40K?" I resemble that remark!

Anyway, kinda sad to see a game that rips off ideas from a bunch of other games. I wouldn't be surprised if the development team was made up of programmers fresh from Hong Kong, considering how much "homage" they put into their games...

 

[Mirroga]

...how exactly do you get Bayonetta = God of War, and NOT Devil May Cry?

I mean, the comparison still works, but still...it seems so much more obvious to go with DMC

After DMC 4, I think Yahtzee would rather forget the DMC series.

 

[Vorpals]

This was the best Zero Punctuation in a long while. I only chuckled at some of the recent episodes, but this one had me laughing until my head was on my desk. Good job, Yahtzee, and let's hope you keep it up.

 

[Karoline Dianne]

I was never all that interested in Darksiders, although it has brought yet another amusing rant from Yahtzee, so I'm happy.

I wonder if Yahzee would appreciate War more if he was a tad more like Kharn the betrayer, now that guy has some 'personality', lol.

That said, I shall now go and mingle with my gelatinous friends, plotting the downfall of Space Marines...

Go Chaos

 

[Vigilantis]

Mmmm and to think theres people who believe Darksiders is far superior to the Zelda franchise.

 

[Dont Fear The Reaper]

War really was the most boring character in Darksiders. When I picture War I picture someone booming around laughing hysterically and firing miniguns at everything in sight, brimming with fury and charisma. I don't picture Alex Mercer at a muscle beach.

PS: Leave Warhammer out of this Yahtzee.

 

[Crouton]

All this proection of Warhammer and 40k from the people here is just going to prompt an Extra punctuation of why Warhammer 40k is bad.

and then we will all hate Yahtzee for 10 minutes, remember its the internet, and watch the next Zero Punctuation.

PS: The fact that Yahtzee didn't think of Arthas makes me sad, and I lose faith in his ability to make fun of WoW.

 

[L4Y Duke]

Excellent video. Especially loved the God of War clone part at the beginning.

And I always thought Bayonetta would be more of a Devil May Cry clone than a God of War clone.

 

[Citrovc4]

his rage is directed at the fact he has to review more god of war nockoffs, and for the fact most of them will have sequils