<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Gunfire	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Darksiders	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
Darksiders	B-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Fury	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Horsemen	O
of	O
the	O
Apocalypse	O
,	O
in	O
her	O
quest	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
seven	O
deadly	O
sins	O
which	O
have	O
taken	O
corporeal	O
form	O
and	O
escaped	O
imprisonment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
highlighting	O
the	O
technical	O
issues	O
and	O
bugs	O
on	O
both	O
PC	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
too	O
simple	O
combat	O
and	O
puzzle	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
borrowing	O
structure	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
Metroidvanias	O
and	O
Soulslikes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
mashup	O
of	O
elements	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gated	O
combat	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
feature	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
make	O
everything	O
within	O
the	O
setting	O
contextualized	O
and	O
interconnected	O
like	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
its	O
leveling	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
Fury	O
's	O
damage	O
,	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
arcane	O
damage	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
before	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Darksiders	B-Application
,	O
Fury	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Horsemen	O
of	O
the	O
Apocalypse	O
is	O
summoned	O
by	O
the	O
Charred	O
Council	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mythical	O
beings	O
tasked	O
with	O
upholding	O
the	O
Balance	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
Hollows	O
will	O
die	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choice	O
but	O
siding	O
with	O
him	O
grants	O
Fury	O
a	O
Sigil	B-Operating_System
with	O
unknown	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
she	O
obtained	O
the	O
Sigil	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Hollows	O
,	O
she	O
will	O
first	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
Council	O
's	O
attacks	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	O
Council	O
is	O
afraid	O
of	O
the	O
artifact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fury	O
decides	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
humans	O
as	O
their	O
new	O
protector	O
,	O
after	O
asking	O
Ulthane	O
to	O
help	O
War	O
if	O
the	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
ever	O
meet	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Darksiders	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
survivors	O
now	O
safe	O
and	O
hidden	O
away	O
in	O
another	O
realm	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
demon	O
lord	O
Lucifer	O
knows	O
what	O
Fury	O
has	O
done	O
and	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choices	O
,	O
is	O
either	O
pleased	O
that	O
the	O
Sigil	B-Operating_System
was	O
not	O
created	O
and	O
that	O
everything	O
is	O
going	O
according	O
to	O
plan	O
,	O
or	O
irritated	O
that	O
the	O
Sigil	B-Operating_System
may	O
threaten	O
his	O
plans	O
,	O
and	O
angered	O
at	O
his	O
compatriot	O
Lilith	O
for	O
not	O
silencing	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Hollows	O
when	O
she	O
had	O
the	O
chance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Darksiders	B-Application
series	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
by	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
its	O
franchise	O
was	O
threatened	O
due	O
to	O
financial	O
complications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
assets	O
were	O
sold	O
at	O
an	O
auction	O
,	O
excluding	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
THQ	O
began	O
a	O
process	O
to	O
auction	O
off	O
the	O
remaining	O
IP	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
sold	O
,	O
including	O
Darksiders	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
had	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
allowing	O
Darksiders	B-Application
to	O
come	O
back	O
"	O
home	O
"	O
to	O
its	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
MX	O
vs.	O
ATV	O
,	O
were	O
purchased	O
by	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
transaction	O
of	O
THQ	O
's	O
assets	O
in	O
April	O
22	O
;	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
expressed	O
interest	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
with	O
the	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
largely	O
consists	O
of	O
former	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
employees	O
whose	O
previous	O
work	O
includes	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Darksiders	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
review	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
unfocused	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
clear	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
"	O
go	O
against	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
design	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
rudimentary	O
puzzles	O
"	O
and	O
concludes	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Darksiders	B-Application
3	I-Application
retrogrades	O
on	O
its	O
predecessors	O
with	O
an	O
unfocused	O
approach	O
that	O
constantly	O
clashes	O
itself	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
ends	O
his	O
review	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
condemn	O
Darksiders	B-Application
to	O
oblivion	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
the	O
lowlight	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
reached	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
look	O
into	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
titled	O
Darksiders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
