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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Got to admit I was a bit uncertain when I first heard about the Darksiders series - the first game has somewhat clunky controls when translating to PC, and there is a certain degree of grinding in the game which gets a little tedious. However, I have to admit I was won over by the mythos. The deals going on behind the scenes, the betrayals, the blurring of the lines between good and evil. My interest was piqued after the first game, but as far as storytelling went I felt like I'd only been introduced to this world. So I went in search of more material. This graphic novel is the result.
It is admittedly rather on the short side. I wanted more than this. Maybe I'm spoilt from all the omnibus volumes I usually pick up in graphic novels. However, it does add to the mythos in what it does give us. The plot serves as a prelude to the second game, Darksiders II, and switches protagonist from War, lead of the first game, to Death, the second game's player character. A fair bit of background is added too - we get to see War and Death's brother and sister, Strife and Fury, who don't appear in the original Darksiders except as references - and, there's a nice aside where there's a flashback to how the four siblings got their impressive steeds.
Not a 'must-have' that I'd recommend to everyone, however, for fans of the series hankering after more, it sates the appetite.
7 out of 10
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bullet Review:
A recommendation from a friend, I wasn't sure what I was getting when I first started it, other than some pretty panels. But by the end, it was an extremely solid comic, with a great female character.
A recommendation from a friend, I wasn't sure what I was getting when I first started it, other than some pretty panels. But by the end, it was an extremely solid comic, with a great female character.
Not too bad, but also not really great either. It doesn't give any depth to Death or Darksiders, which I was hoping it'd do.
I loved playing Darksiders II so much, and when I saw that Dark Horse Comics had it on Netgalley I was compelled to request it. Even though I knew that the resolution would suck (and it really did), I was too curious to let it go. I will try to get the comic in print because I really want to read the story. The text in the Netgalley preview was impossible to read, so this review will be for the pretty images only. So very nice graphics, the Horsemen look awesome, I’m extremely curious to see if Vigil will publish the next Darksiders game, and I’m even more curious to see who will be the protagonist.
I would give it five stars but I’m not sure whether the story is any good so I’m settling for four stars for now. I will try to update my review once I read the story as well.
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I would give it five stars but I’m not sure whether the story is any good so I’m settling for four stars for now. I will try to update my review once I read the story as well.
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