it's more darksiders. that's really all that can be said, to be honest. it's a bit more focused than 1 in terms of gameplay, since it focuses more on exploration and combat, but at the cost of... random loot? which is a very strange decision. the game feels like it wants to be a looter but there's never really any moment where it commits to it. so it's just there because that was popular when the game was made, i guess.

in regards to the world, it feels better structured, relatively speaking. you get to use your horse as you travel to points of interest (using your horse in 1 kinda sucks) and clear dungeons and setpieces to advance the story. it feels a bit better because it drags a bit less than 1 does on that front, even if the traversal of areas feels like padding because there really isnt much to see other than the scenery and a handful of chests.

i do think the actual traversal of levels is annoying though because more often than not, the thing you need to climb to progress, or the bombs to grab to explode something are always just slightly out of range of the camera. not a deal breaker, but it does get tiresome with how frequently it happens.

overall, it's fine. just, "fine". perfect 7/10 game to put on easy and blast your way through as you're lightly challenged and get to do some alright combat. i don't regret playing it, but i don't see myself having another go at it after beating it.

with that said, i will echo what others say and also mention the game is buggy. it crashed a handful of times on me, audio stopped working, some climbing surfaces just refused to work, i had to reload the game because AI scripts broke, and so on. they're not deal breakers, but it's worth mentioning.

it's more darksiders. that's really all that can be said, to be honest. it's a bit more focused than 1 in terms of gameplay, since it focuses more on exploration and combat, but at the cost of... random loot? which is a very strange decision. the game feels like it wants to be a looter but there's never really any moment where it commits to it. so it's just there because that was popular when the game was made, i guess. in regards to the world, it feels better structured, relatively speaking. you get to use your horse as you travel to points of interest (using your horse in 1 kinda sucks) and clear dungeons and setpieces to advance the story. it feels a bit better because it drags a bit less than 1 does on that front, even if the traversal of areas feels like padding because there really isnt much to see other than the scenery and a handful of chests. i do think the actual traversal of levels is annoying though because more often than not, the thing you need to climb to progress, or the bombs to grab to explode something are always just slightly out of range of the camera. not a deal breaker, but it does get tiresome with how frequently it happens. overall, it's fine. just, "fine". perfect 7/10 game to put on easy and blast your way through as you're lightly challenged and get to do some alright combat. i don't regret playing it, but i don't see myself having another go at it after beating it. with that said, i will echo what others say and also mention the game is buggy. it crashed a handful of times on me, audio stopped working, some climbing surfaces just refused to work, i had to reload the game because AI scripts broke, and so on. they're not deal breakers, but it's worth mentioning.