Darksiders Genesis

Started playing Darksiders Genesis and despite the change of genre I'm really enjoying it so far. Strife is charming and his banter with War is fun to hear. After a somewhat disappointing Darksiders 3 this has the potential to return the series to its regular spirit of hack and slash battles and puzzles.

The 2nd and 3rd chapter of Darksiders Genesis are more straight forward, but the extra missions are where one has to think about the approach. It's a bit annoying that once you enter a boss area you can't go back to fulfil quests, but I guess that encourages replayability. I also freed a sassy (black) female demon who is in service to Vulgrim.

Decided to complete some side quests in Darksiders Genesis before going to the Icebind Cavern.

Finishing off the Icebind Cavern area after miserably failing to solve a puzzle (I suspect I may not have all the necessary powers to do so).

Completed Chapter 5 in Darksiders Genesis - The Hoard. This turned out to be a pretty long level. Some of the events suggest that Strife despite seeming like a joker spewing easy going machine has some depth to him.

Samael returns from his battle and he's as shifty as ever. I decided to replay the Inferno Vault level to clear some side missions. There also seem to be some secrets in the Void, so I spend some time trying to unlock them.

After a somewhat easy boss battle with Mammon I decided to revisit The Hoard again, where I found a secret boss - The Houndmaster. I may have to kill him again at some point since I couldn't complete the optional side quest of not killing too many of his hounds.

Finished my second exploration of The Hoard discovering all of its secrets.

Unlocked The Arena in Darksiders Genesis and started exploring the Decay chapter, which was full of undead. I also obtained the Tremor Gauntlet used to break barriers, which will no doubt be useful for plenty of puzzles.

After completing the Decay level in Darksiders Genesis I explored the Void a bit and then finished all the available missions in the Arena.

Exploring The Holdback in Darksiders Genesis to save Eden from some poisonous corruption.

Faced 2 bosses in Darksiders Genesis - Belial and Astarte. The latter liked to resurrect the dead Nephelim, which was a low blow to our heroes. The banter and brotherly relationship between War and Strife is top notch.

I had to go back to Eden to retrieve an angelic artefact capable of sealing Lucifer's portal and met Abaddon in the process. Curious to know his role in this story considering the events in the first Darksiders game.

After saving Eden from flooding, the Horsemen had to face Dagon - a deep water monstrosity possibly one of the Old Ones.

Went on a mission to weaken Moloch's forces before facing him in battle. I also unlocked yet another Abyssal Armour piece. I wonder how many more are left.

War and Strife had to weaken Moloch by destroying the source of his unlimited regeneration - the Bloodcloak.

After finding the final Trickster Key and unlocking the Trickster Gate at the Abyss I've unlocked a secret boss fight facing Wicked K. He is quite brutal and does insane damage. I would strongly advise people to be properly levelled before going after him. After that I went on to unlock War's Abyssal Armour.

The final showdown with Moloch is at hand. He was somewhat challenging, but more of a damage sponge and didn't have an interesting gimmick like some of the other bosses. Upon defeating him Lucifer's plan is revealed and the way this story connects to the rest of the Darksiders lore is really impressive. Overall I really liked the game. When it was announced I was pissed that Strife's debut will be limited to a top down shooter, but to my surprise Genesis was a return to form after a disappointing Darksiders 3. The game has plenty of combat, puzzles (something really lacking from Fury's adventure) and lore. The interactions between War and Strife are awesome since they are polar opposites and finally having more than 1 Horseman in a game is a joy. Darksiders Genesis left me really hopeful for Darksiders 4, where we can finally have all 4 Horsemen deal with the cliffhanger at the end of Darksiders 1. It is my favourite game released so far this year and I highly recommend it to fans of the series.