Not only is it a good twin-stick shooter, it's also a great Darksiders! Played primarily as Strife cause I love twin-stick shooters and this is a fully fledged AA/AAA game based around the mechanic- that's my jam!

Takes a while to adjust to the isometric view but once you do it looks great actually. The art style is designed to make this perspective shine with huge sweeping views all 'tilted' just the right way. The fabulous dynamic music is perfectly integrated to the action and effectively sets the dark mood and atmosphere while playing. The voice acting and dialog are outstanding! As a prequel it's neat seeing how everything unfolded.

The gameplay is terrific if you like twin-stick shooters. Found myself a little disappointed whenever I had to use War. The game is designed though to switch between them based on the circumstances. War can block which lends itself to different strategies. Enjoyed all the puzzles and dungeons. There are many weapons/ammo to choose from to help solve them, as usual. Felt a little overpowered during the last 20% of the game but by that point you are barreling rapidly towards the finish.

Arena battles are one of my favorite parts of the game. Have to admit was primarily motivated to finish the game just to unlock all the arena battles. They are fun little mini-games you can drop in and play for just a few minutes at a time- perfect for the Steam Deck! Actually bought this on Switch to play portably but in ran so poorly it ended up just being a demo for the Steam version.

All the Darksiders games are interesting in that they're not afraid to mix things up between releases. They're willing to experiment with anything in the name of fun, which I've come to appreciate. Darksiders Genesis carries on that tradition with one of the coolest twin-stick shooters around today.

Not only is it a good twin-stick shooter, it's also a great Darksiders! Played primarily as Strife cause I love twin-stick shooters and this is a fully fledged AA/AAA game based around the mechanic- that's my jam! Takes a while to adjust to the isometric view but once you do it looks great actually. The art style is designed to make this perspective shine with huge sweeping views all 'tilted' just the right way. The fabulous dynamic music is perfectly integrated to the action and effectively sets the dark mood and atmosphere while playing. The voice acting and dialog are outstanding! As a prequel it's neat seeing how everything unfolded. The gameplay is terrific if you like twin-stick shooters. Found myself a little disappointed whenever I had to use War. The game is designed though to switch between them based on the circumstances. War can block which lends itself to different strategies. Enjoyed all the puzzles and dungeons. There are many weapons/ammo to choose from to help solve them, as usual. Felt a little overpowered during the last 20% of the game but by that point you are barreling rapidly towards the finish. Arena battles are one of my favorite parts of the game. Have to admit was primarily motivated to finish the game just to unlock all the arena battles. They are fun little mini-games you can drop in and play for just a few minutes at a time- perfect for the Steam Deck! Actually bought this on Switch to play portably but in ran so poorly it ended up just being a demo for the Steam version. All the Darksiders games are interesting in that they're not afraid to mix things up between releases. They're willing to experiment with anything in the name of fun, which I've come to appreciate. Darksiders Genesis carries on that tradition with one of the coolest twin-stick shooters around today.