I like Zelda, but I dislike button mashers.
 
I think I prefer my Zelda like experiences to come from actual Zelda games, and with a supposedly great Zelda with motion plus combat due at the end of this year, I think I'll wait for that.    

Wait, its Zelda with God of War's combat? That sounds way better than I expected.

I would like to get this but I only really have enough money for Mass Effect 2

Can't say I think the art style is anything special.

" Wait, its Zelda with God of War's combat? That sounds way better than I expected. "

im not letting this slip, cant wait for this game, roll on the weekend

" Can't say I think the art style is anything special. "

Darksiders does kinda look like the game I hoped Brutal Legend would be.

I played a couple hours last night and it's ok. Awesome in spots, rough in others. Boss battles and combat in general are pretty good. Voice acting, characters, and story all seem alright. Although, there was one part that played a lot like Panzer Dragoon abd it  felt sloppy and out of place in a game like this.

I played quite a bit of it last night - actually I had trouble stopping and didn't get to bed until 2.
 
Lovin' how it's a "game's game". The HUD elements look like videogame HUD elements, the menus look like videogame menus. The face buttons are Jump, Attack 1, Attack 2 and Grab for crying out loud - that's videogame. Controls good, puzzles are well done, levels so far have been laid out nicely and enemy placement and amount feels right. It's obviously a matter of opinion but I think the game looks awesome. I LOVE the art style and character/creature design.
 
I'm really liking it. After countless hours of playin stuff like Uncharted 2, DragonAge and whatnot it's kinda nice to play something that's not "revolutionizing" anything or "blurring any boundaries". It's a kill dudes, pull levers, double jumpin' videogame-ass game.

And hey, if yer gonna steal stuff... Zelda and God of War are good places to loot, and the mix of the two give it a different feel than both.
 

(PS: ....oh yeah, and there' NO QUICKTIME EVENT SEQUENCES - that's almost an automatic 10/10 for me)

" @ttocs:  Which version of the game are you playing? "

About 5 hours in. Just finished the first dungeon and the second wrath gate. I love the wrath gate challenge rooms. So much fun.
 
Also, combat if far from buttonmashing, if you play on 'Apocalyptic'. War doesn't take much punishment at first. You start out with 2 healthbars, gaining one for every dungeon boss and 4 'heartcontainers'. Most hits take away half a heathbar and combos and special superattacks can take down 1,5 healthbars.
 
On 'Apocalyptic' combat feels a lot more like the first 'Ninja Gaiden'. It's almost as thight. Only 'bad' thing about combat controls is block, which is on the same button as dash and doesn't mix and match well in combat - meaning block drops sometimes for no explicable reason after dash. You can dash in the air though, which is sick. Like keeping a enemy in juggling state, airdashing to the next. Or jumping over big enemies attacks, hitting their heads, then airdashing from big AoE attacks and such. Good shit.

In short...

I was gonna mention that I didn't find it particularly mashy either - I'm playing on Apocalyptic as well. 
 
I've been relying on the dash more than the block - waay more.

" @Mordukai said:

" @ttocs:  Which version of the game are you playing? "

I'm playing on the 360.  Sorry, should have made mention to that. "

I've changed my mind about Darksiders this past week. It does look like a really solid and fun game.

Very informative read, now I know for sure that I will be picking this up. By watching trailers I didn't quite know what to think of the game, although I did have my hopes up for this. It totally exceeds my expectations. 
 
Oh, by the way,  you totally forgot to mention a big decisive factor in the game: Mark Hammil is in it.

" Very informative read, now I know for sure that I will be picking this up. By watching trailers I didn't quite know what to think of the game, although I did have my hopes up for this. It totally exceeds my expectations.  Oh, by the way,  you totally forgot to mention a big decisive factor in the game: Mark Hammil is in it. "

" @Snail said:

" Very informative read, now I know for sure that I will be picking this up. By watching trailers I didn't quite know what to think of the game, although I did have my hopes up for this. It totally exceeds my expectations.  Oh, by the way,  you totally forgot to mention a big decisive factor in the game: Mark Hammil is in it. "

Yeah, that is true.  So far though, he has had a small role within the beginning of the game.  You know nothing about his character other than that he is pretty much in your hand.  You can make him come out on command but his true intent or his story hasn't been touched on yet. "

I'm liking the game so far. The character design is great. However, the environment can get a little bland. Mixing up modern world with all these cryptic magical architecture is a little eclectic ( I would rather have zones where they had differences between magical architecture with a destroyed city), though I understand it as a plot device. I have it for PS3 and the graphics aren't too amazing. There's lots of aliasing going on (jagged polygon edges), and the draw distance for textures isn't too great (lots of flat blurry objects in the distance, not detailed until you are very close). Screen tearing is not a problem. Maybe happened twice so far, but only for a few seconds. There is a lot of open space within what I have played and it's getting a little repetitive for battles. I've only played a little bit however, and I'm hoping it gets better. The story is not too bad. It's nothing special. The angels and demons theme, to me, is awesome though. The controls are good, the combat, solid. The use of environmental objects felt a little tacked on, but it's nothing too bad since you don't have to use it. I understand that it is basically copying god of war/devil may cry when it comes to weapon upgrades/restorative chests. I'm fine with that. So far it's a solid game, despite technical flaws. I am enjoying it. I wonder what critics will say? How would this hold up to Dante's Inferno or to the actual God of War III?

That box art is really quite remarkable.

" That box art is really quite remarkable. "

" I was gonna mention that I didn't find it particularly mashy either - I'm playing on Apocalyptic as well.   I've been relying on the dash more than the block - waay more. "