Nordic Games asks for Darksiders feedback, former devs weigh in
Darksiders has a new home – an unexpected home, but a home nonetheless.
THQ is transferring the IP to Nordic Games, who seems to be interested in continuing the series. A message was posted on the company’s forums asking for feedback with a resulting thread that is already 15 pages long.
Along with fans, two former Darksiders developers offered some advise to Nordic.
First up is former Vigil co-founder Ryan Stefanelli:
As one of the co-founders of Vigil and the lead level designer/principal designer on both games, all I can say is… make it adventurous.
And do what we would’ve done: let people know what happens when those other three comets land on Earth! Four player co-op or bust!
Good luck to you guys. You’ve adopted our baby.
Lead combat designer Ben Cureton also weighed in, and even offered to take the Darksiders IP off of Nordic’s hands:
If you actually ever go forward with the Darksiders franchise, be sure to focus on the things that made DS and DS2 cool. Things like… that feeling of adventure (that Ryan mentioned), the fast-paced combat, the sense of scale, quality voice acting, and don’t forget that Strife and Fury need to be BADASS… whatever you do, don’t forget to crank the BADASS meter up to 11. If you are ever in doubt of what to do… just add more skulls!
Oh yeah… it has to be 4 player. It’s a must!
That being said, if you decide you don’t want to continue making games for the series, let me know. We’d be more than happy to take the IP off your hands. In fact, you can even have all of the money that DS1 and DS2 continue to generate!
