#darksiders iii spoilers

[the-four-disaster-bastards]

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((Darksiders 3 spoilers below the cut.))

((I don’t know how unpopular of an opinion this really is, but I think Envy is potentially redeemable and I still ship the fuck out of her and Fury even after having seen the ending. Part of that is just my refusal to throw away all the fantastic interaction they had while Envy was in disguise as a Watcher, but I also really do think they have a lot of common ground.))

((Just. Man. There is a lot of analysis to be done with Envy and I am about it. Eventually I’m gonna say “fuck it, you’ve had time to avoid spoilers” and start making content with her despite the fact her whole character is a gigantic spoiler. Still tagged, of course.))

((Like I said, dunno how unpopular that may be, but I look forward to the day I can incorporate her as a muse more freely.))

[elyslesnothing]

Enemies: - screaming in fear -

Fury:

[the-four-disaster-bastards]

((that's the BEST FUCKING NEWS I'VE HEARD IN MONTHS))

Oh fluff? How about Fury receiving a colt after her SO learns about Rampage?

It would be all the better if they tracked down the Horsemaster himself for the sake of getting their hands on a phantom horse colt that would be able to stand up to the kind of lifestyle Fury leads. Can you imagine the look on her face when she’s presented with the colt, or when it changes its appearance to bond with her? I’m not sure if it would look exactly like Rampage, as I’m sure Fury has changed enough that an animal that would reflect her now might look a little different, but I’m sure it would still be beautiful. 

I bet Fury would try her damndest not to cry, but there’s at least like, one or two tears that definitely shouldn’t be brought up for her sake. Just pretend like she’s handling this stoically so it doesn’t ruin the moment. 

(and if I could draw horses for shit I might design the new colt tbh)

[ladyfaeyre]

Strife. Endless spirit of timeless unrest. You are all that is unsettled in the hearts of that which lives and breathes.

[zeldaspeaks]

if you take Fury's high heels into account, it turns out that she can actually be shorter than some humans. There goes my perception of Death as the smallest horsemen, I guess? :p

[mikaeled]

I find it highly unlikely that we'll ever meet again. But by the rare chance you do earn my favor, find me in Aires.

[detachhunter]

I’m hella far past this point in the game now, but can i just say War is still a very pretty boi ♥♥♥

[deadharvester]

Fury's an arrogant little brat.

I love her.

[drowsy-doodler]

what???? There's humans in Darksiders 3? What's Fury holding????WHAT IS GOING ON????

[ohmygillygoshoppler]

Having just beat Envy not too long ago, and hearing the entirety of Stripfe's speech myself, All of these, including Strife's interactions with his sister are increasingly wholesome.

The heartwarming sibling moments of Darksiders III

Now that I’ve done some ranting and some analyzing regarding Darksiders III, I think it’s time to appreciate some of the heartwarming details we learned about the horsemen, especially in relation to one another:

Death apparently likes (making) tea.

Fury and Death shared a room a thousand years ago, which sounds like a hilarious noodle incident mission.

While all the nephilim were making weapons, Death made an amulet that heals, then looked at his siblings and went “okay, Fury’s gonna get herself killed with how she charges into battle” (which can be assumed to be fueled at least in part by feeling under-appreciated) and gave it to her.

Fury, high and mighty Fury, who wants no help from anybody, kept that amulet and still uses it thousands of years later.

War warning Fury that someone is gunning for them, in spite of Fury just having treated him horribly and in spite of his own pride.

Strife stealth-mentoring Fury from the moment she sets foot in Haven.

Strife’s low-key trolling of Fury while in disguise (”Hey horsemen! Or do you go by horselady? Horse-person?”)

Strife and the other humans digging Fury out of the rubble off-screen after her fight against Pride.

Strife watching over his sister until she wakes up. Seriously, he had no way of knowing when she would wake up, yet he’s sitting there, waiting, when she does, implying he’s been watching over her all that time. His first words after she wakes up are a snarky assessment that her nose might be broken.

Strife’s entire pep talk to Fury. All of it.

Strife thanking Fury for everything she’s done, just before she heads off to fight Envy and the Council.

Strife letting Fury know “I’ve got this, you can go”.

Fury accepting this with a grateful smile.

Fury asking Ulthane to help her brother War in any way he can.

Fury being absolutely outraged with Lust for making her brothers kneel, even if only in an illusion.

Honestly, the four horsemen of Darksiders are such a disaster family and I love them all.

[narwhalwrath]

Questions after Kingdom Hearts IIII (Spoilers)

Sora’s Secret Mission

Whatever Sora did in between Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts III is not really covered in-game. During the prologue Sora re-experiences his memories and slips into The Final World, where he battles a Darkside. It’s suggested later by Chirithy that his occured because sleep and death are closely linked to one another, suggesting that Sora’s time in the Dive to the Heart was linked to his time in the Realm of Sleep, which is where we last see Sora in KHDDD. There’s nothing more really put forth about what else happened while Sora was in the Realm of Sleep. It’s especially intriguing considering how Sora refers to his mission as being “secret” when Donald and Goofy ask why he was gone for so long. 

“Subject X”

Subject X is a 15 year old girl who had been found by Ansem the Wise and who had all but lost the entirety of her memory, much like Terra-Xehanort. All Subject X remembered was the Keyblade and four friends, making it likely that the identity of Subject X is either Ava - who did not appear in Kingdom Hearts III’s epilogue - or Skuld. Xehanort confirms this when he comes to the realization that Subject X likely came from another time. While staying in a cell under the laboratory within Radiant Garden, Subject X met Isa and Lea and befriended them. This was the reason why they were infiltrating Hollow Bastion (the castle) in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Eventually, Ansem puts a stop to his attempts to unlock both Xehanort’s and Subject X’s memories and Subject X is taken from her cell by Xigbar and is hidden away from Xehanort.

Cut to a year later, Xehanort’s been experimenting on denizens of Radiant Garden, Isa and Lea become apprentices under Ansem the Wise in hopes of finding out what happened to Subject X. Of course this was the point when Xehanort extracted the Hearts from Braig, Dilan, Even, Aeleus, and Ienzo and cast Ansem the Wise into the Realm of Darkness. Isa and Lea then become Saix and Axel a day later and the rest is history.

The Black Box

The Black Box, though mentioned, is not an integral plot point in Kingdom Hearts III. Luxord is tasked with finding the Black Box, however he is ultimately unsuccessful. He claims that there is “hope” within the Black Box, but that’s all he actually knows about it. Maleficent and Pete search for the Black Box throughout various worlds as well - though the most they find is Pandora’s Box. Maleficent eventually comes to the realization that the Black Box does not yet exist, suggesting it had to travel through time.

Now, the Black Box appears alongside Luxu following Xehanort’s defeat, with the situation being that Xehanort had relinquished No Name to Xigbar (who bears Luxu’s Heart) when he got the χ-Blade and unlocked Kingdom Hearts. This suggests that Luxu reobtaining No Name was key to the Black Box’s materialization in the present.

The Union Leaders and Luxu

Although it is unclear what exactly transpired, Luxu bequeathed his Keyblade to one of the five Union Leaders (since Eraqus is said to be a direct descendant of the first masters from the Age of Fairytales, and Brain most resembles him, it seems likely that Brain was the one to receive No Name). Luxu becomes aware that one of the Union Leaders is an imposter (having killed Strelitzia and taken her place) who seeks to function as a virus in the “program” written by the Master of Masters by moving himself and the other four Union Leaders to another worldline (Brain self-identified as a virus in the most recent KHUX update), something that is meant to be impossible for them because they are not proper masters. Even so, Luxu suggests that Maleficent could be the one responsible for this.

This to me means that Brain is “The Darkness” that Maleficent encounters in the past. Here, Maleficent attempts to overwrite her defeat and is told that the Master of Masters foresaw this and instead, Maleficent had been trapped in a Data World prepared in advance with it’s story having already been decided.

To me it seems as though he and Maleficent conspire to cross into another worldline, thus explaining how Ventus, Lauriam, Elrena, Demyx’s Somebody, and Luxord’s Somebody, and Subject X all made it to the future. My guess would be that Luxu had to leave his body in order to cross this worldline as well, so as to keep an eye on No Name, as his role dictated. Over time, Luxu would continue taking vessels until arriving at Braig, eagerly awaiting the chosen one to reenact the Keyblade War and thus initiate the completion of his role, reawakening the Lost Masters.

What happened to the Lost Masters?

So the Lost Masters = the Foretellers, who are all summoned to the Keyblade Graveyard by Luxu following Xehanort’s defeat. It’s not really clear what became of the Foretellers during the Keyblade War though. From what we see at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep - a fragmentary passage - Gula (I assume) successfully summoned Kingdom Hearts, which proceeds to swallow everything, as Luxu watches from afar.

My theory is that Luxu needed Kingdom Hearts to be unlocked because the Foretellers were among what had been consumed by Kingdom Hearts, and by unlocking it, Xehanort released the Foretellers. 

Who are Demyx and Luxord’s completed selves?

Kingdom Hearts III confirms that Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia, and Larxene all originally come from the Age of Fairytales, but provides absolutely nothing else to their backgrounds. We’ve already met Lauriam and Elrena for Marluxia and Larxene in KHUX, but we have yet to encounter Demyx and Luxord. We don’t even know what role Elrena and the other two will play going forward. Elrena supposedly went along with Lauriam for the ride, but how did we get from her helping Lauriam search for answers regarding Strelitzia to all of them traveling to the future? 

What happened to Sora?

After harnessing the power of waking (traversing Hearts to reach worlds) Sora chased the Lich into the depths of Darkness, where he successfully saved Kairi (who had been lost to Darkness because of Xehanort) but was buried in the Darkness of Sleep yet again. Yet, even so, Sora appears to have been sent to Shibuya, suggesting that, rather than falling to Darkness again, he’d actually died as a result of his actions and been entered into the Reaper’s Games. Even stranger is the fact that the worlds of Verum Rex and The World Ends With You appear to cross. There are just so many questions surrounding the secret ending.

[elyslesnothing]

"Even the most grueling fight is less tiring than taking no action at all."

- Fury, Darksiders III

[classygeeko]

A rather lengthy review on Darksiders III

Warning: Some minor spoilers Also, I mainly made this post because I saw all of the negative reviews on this game and got frustrated with how unnecessarily harsh they are

       I just finished Darksiders III and dare I say, it was the best game in the series.  The voice acting, the writing, and the graphics were incredible.   The story was really well done.  I loved watching Fury slowly mature over the course of her adventure.  At first, Fury is amoral and self-centered.  She cares little about anything except herself and participating in the glory of battle.  When she is sent to Earth by the Council on a mission to slay the Seven Deadly Sins, she only complies because of her own lust for blood and power.  However, as she meets and slays each Sin, she begins to evaluate herself inwardly and realize her own flaws.  Fury’s newfound self-awareness and morality actually free her from the clutches of the Council, because she begins to question and recognize the corrupt motives behind the Council's actions.       Not only did the story keep me engaged, but I also found the gameplay to be far more engaging than Darksiders III’s predecessors.  I found the gameply for Darksiders I and II to be dull because all I did was button mash through enemies as I sought to complete the frequently reoccurring “Find the three items/people” quest (Imagine my delight when Darksiders III actually made fun of the previous games on this point).  Likewise, the environments became rather redundant after a while and I rarely found the motivation to explore and return to previous levels.  

      On the other hand, Darksiders III’s beautiful environments didn’t seem to reuse dungeons and puzzles quite as often as the other two games and I appreciated running through the levels and seeing how they all connected into a bigger world.  The combat was a lot like Dark Souls.  Due to its difficulty, it didn't feel as mindless as the other two games, and it forced me to study my opponents attack patterns.  I was always kept on my toes because I was constantly running into new types of enemies.  Fury’s Hollow forms also kept things interesting by providing a sizeable selection of abilities and weapons to choose from. 

      The only thing I have to complain about Darksiders III is the very long and constant loading screens.  It made death all the more frustrating, because not only did I die a LOT, but I after each death I had to suffer through a long loading screen.  It also made exploring slightly frustrating, because I couldn’t just quickly run through environments without being stopped by loading screens.  But my frustration with all of the waiting was curbed by my overall love for the game.  I ended up listening to music, watching Youtube, or reading strategies on Fextralife while waiting for the game to load.  

     In conclusion, I would actually recommend Darksiders III over the other two games in the series.  I would advise waiting for the game to go on sale or buying it used, because, in my opinion, $60 is way too much to charge for any game, but at least the money goes to supporting the developers and hopefullythe creation of Darksiders IV.  I didn't buy the DLCs for Darksiders I and II because I found the games to be mediocre, but I will definitely buy any DLCs released for Darksiders III.  Darksiders III really did reignite my inner-fangirl adoration for the Darksiders series. 

TL;DR I disagree with many of the reviews saying Darksiders III was mediocre and I think it is a good game and way better than Darksiders I and II.  

[zeldaspeaks]

I might finally get started on Darksiders III today! can't wait to come back to the fandom after avoiding spoilers for so long heheh

[detachhunter]

I broke the ceiling again...

[obsessiveviewer]

TJ - 074 - Movie/TV - Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) + The Word Processor of the Gods & Sorry, Right Number (Tales from the Darkside 1983-1988)

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our coverage of Creepshow and related titles. This time, we cover Tales From the Darkside: The Movie and the two Tales From the Darkside TV episodes written by King, The Word Processor of the Gods and Sorry, Right Number.

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  Movie - Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - 39:22

  Non-Spoiler - 40:18

Spoiler - 1:09:54

  Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:19:07

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The Shining (1980)

It (2017)

11.22.63 (2016) - Miniseries

The Mist (2007)

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Misery (1990)

Castle Rock (2018) - Series

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Stand by Me (1986)

Gerald's Game (2017)

Christine (1983)

Pet Sematary (1989)

The Dead Zone (1983)

Cujo (1983)

Carrie (1976)

The Shining (1997) - Miniseries

In the Tall Grass (2019)

Sometimes They Come Back (1991)

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Misery

The Stand

The Shining

The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower II)

The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower I)

Christine

Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower IV)

It

Cujo

The Dead Zone

Mr. Mercedes

Gerald’s Game

Pet Sematary

Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower V)

Salem’s Lot

Under the Dome

11/22/63

The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower III)

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  Doctor Sleep (2019)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

It (2017)

Christine (1983)

The Shining (1980)

Stand By Me (1986)

The Mist (2007)

Misery (1990)

Creepshow (1982)

The Green Mile (1999)

Apt Pupil (1998)

Geralds Game (2017)

The Outsider (2019) - Miniseries

The Stand (1994)

The Shining (1997) - Miniseries

Lisey’s Story (2021) - Miniseries

1922 (2017)

11/22/63 (2016) - Miniseries

It (1990) - Miniseries

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