Great role-playing games: Darksiders Genesis and Nier Automata

Nier Automata

Nier Automata puts together wonderfully, with layer upon layer of bombastic storytelling there to flesh out such an intricate tale of friendship, violence, and revenge, one of the most beautiful ARPG games you'll ever play. You'll be privy to multiple endings, too, so after you play it through, a completely new experience opens up; it's such an intelligent game title, and Taro has written quite the masterpiece. A gorgeous, melancholy action RPG that's effortlessly fashionable and utterly unpredictable. A deep jewel of an action game title that deserved to be played. When you are looking for the best ps4 games of action role-playing, Nier Automata should be at the top of the list.

Making a good open-world is a tricky task even for a seasoned studio, so what opportunities did Platinum Games discovered? It is especially sad since at its core Automata is a great action game that easily could have been turned into an unforgettable six-hour experience. It took me roughly 73 hours to 100 percent the accomplishments in the game, offering bunches of content for you to play through in which you're actually enjoy completing! I could not recall having any difficulties with the game on my consoles, and I played on both Xbox One and PS4. I know you like to buy cheap ps4 games, and Nier Automata is one of them. This is a game you'll enjoy, even if you didn't think you'd will. You have tons of action, fluid battle, gorgeous visuals, a fantastic soundtrack, a deep story with a variety of endings and more! Nier: Automata has been an experience I will probably never forget, though will more than likely replay later on.

Nier: Automata is developed ny PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. The game is available for PS4 (since 23 February 2017), PC (since 17 March 2017 PC) and Xbox One (since 26 June 2018).

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Darksiders Genesis

Despite a smattering of minor issues and a couple of iffy design choices, Darksiders Genesis is still a fantastic videogame, and might even be the best Darksiders game to date. Darksiders Genesis is an excellent game that you will enjoy, especially if you are a fan of the franchise. I feel like the programmers masterfully ticked every box on their layout sheets, so they need to be proud of this one. Unless the genre really turns you off or the occasional puzzle is a deal-breaker for you, Darksiders Genesis is definitely worth your money. Even if you do not like the genre so much, there are some shooting elements (of course, not one of your regular PS4 shooting games, but still...). Darksiders Genesis is a great hack and slash video game, with beautiful graphics, excellent gameplay, and a pair of heroes that complement each other (and you get to play both) in their battle with the forces of evil.

This feels just like any Darksiders Game, just with a different camera angle. I came for the narrative, and it did not disappoint. I am working through APOCALYPTIC difficulty now, and it does present some challenge even though I have unlocked all of the power-ups. Only thing is the camera angle is troublesome in a few platforming areas - it is actually the only gripe I have. Darksiders Genesis feels a lot like some of our favourite parts of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance titles combined with Darksiders tone and puzzle-solving. It unfortunately brings some issues in these titles along, such as enemy reproduction and glitchy environments, but these are mild problems one of the genuinely enjoyable and accessible gameplay.

Darksiders Genesis is developed by Airship Syndicate, and published by THQ Nordic for PC (4 December 2019), and PS4, Xbox, and Switch (14 February 2020)

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