Darksiders

Darksiders is Vigil Games' apocalyptic action-adventure, blending hack-and-slash combat, dungeon exploration and Zelda-style traversal upgrades into a single big-budget package. You play War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, who has been deceived by the forces of evil into bringing about the end of the world prematurely. In the ensuing slaughter, demonic forces defeated the heavenly hosts and laid claim to Earth — and War now stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell.

Brought before the sacred Charred Council, War is indicted for his crimes and stripped of his powers. Facing dishonor and his own death, he's given the opportunity to return to Earth to find the truth and punish those responsible. The campaign is the journey of regaining his powers, hunted by a vengeful group of angels along the way, forging uneasy alliances with the very demons he's hunting, and crossing the ravaged remains of the planet on a quest that's equal parts vengeance and vindication.

The combat is built around War's brutal melee techniques combined with supernatural abilities and a devastating arsenal of angelic, demonic and Earthly weapons. Ruin — War's fiery phantom steed — provides mounted combat and traversal across the wastelands. The progression system layers ancient relics, weapon upgrades and new abilities into customizable playstyles, and the dungeons themselves draw heavily from Zelda's structural conventions: locked rooms, ability gates, environmental puzzles, and culminating boss fights against war-weary angels and the more unique hosts of Hell.