Darksiders (series)
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| Developers |
Vigil Games (2010–2012) Gunfire Games (2015–present) |
| Publishers |
THQ (2010–2012) THQ Nordic (2015–present) |
| Platforms |
Xbox 360 Xbox One PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Microsoft Windows Wii U Linux |
| First release |
Darksiders January 5, 2010 |
| Latest release |
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition November 29, 2016 |
Darksiders is an action role-playing hack and slash video game franchise created by Vigil Games, though is now developed by Gunfire Games, who consist of some of the original members of Vigil. The series is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, where mankind is now extinct and angels and demons battle for the worlds control. Among them are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the last of the Nephilim who are tasked to bring balance to order.
The first installment in the franchise, Darksiders released in 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. Originally set in modern day, a war breaks out between Heaven and Hell. War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse finds himself on Earth in the midst of the battle. After War is killed in the battle, the Charred Council blame him for destroying the balance and starting the apocalypse. War vows to find the one truly responsible, so he is sent back to Earth, where 100-years have passed, in his search to find them.
An enhanced version, titled Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, published by Nordic Games, was released on November 22, 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, on November 29 for Microsoft Windows, and on May 23, 2017 for Wii U.
The second installment in the franchise set parallel with the first game, Darksiders II released in 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows, this time with the protagonist as Death, the second of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Believing his brother War is innocent in his crimes, Death sets out to erase the crime War was blamed for as well as to try and resurrect mankind.
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