10 Biggest Video Game Bombs Of 2018
5. Darksiders 3
Another great franchise down the drains for trying to be something it's not.
The Darksiders games have never really been the most original titles in the world, with the first two being heavily influenced by Zelda, but at least they were actively improving on the formula with great action.
For the third game, the developers decided to try and mimic elements from the Dark Souls games, such as focusing on dodging and countering rather than straight up action. The difficulty ends up feeling pretty out-of-place and unfair
That's not to say that Darksiders 3 is a bad game by any means, just not one that does anything particularly interesting. If it had stuck to what made the first two games good, we might be singing a different tune.
Unfortunately the Darksiders games have never been the best selling games anyway, let alone launching against the competition of games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Black Ops 4.
Apparently Darksiders 3 sold well enough to warrant another sequel, but that's certainly a surprise. Hopefully they learn their lesson next time.