But recent developments/shake-ups within publisher THQ have been suggesting otherwise, that new head Jason Rubin might want to take Vigil and put them in charge of a different project after Darksiders 2. Thankfully Vigil Games’ Haydn Dalton has come out to explain that Darksiders 3 is entirely possible, but it might be smaller in scale.
Obviously, as Dalton explains, the success of Darksiders 2 will weigh heavily on THQ’s decisions regarding a sequel, but it’s entirely possible at this point. Dalton says that if the highly anticipated sequel sells between 4 and 5 million units, they could be asked to continue the franchise.
Dalton hypothesizes that if Vigil were given the reigns to a Darksiders 3, though, it would be smaller and scope, allowing the developer to deliver a more polished product. That sounds to us like Darksiders 2, while said to be a much larger game than its predecessor, is lacking in quality. We hope that isn’t the case, because the blend of Zelda-esque dungeon crawling and a new loot-heavy focus sounds like a ton of fun.
Most of this talk about a sequel is all conjecture before Darksiders 2 releases this August, but knowing that the possibility of the franchise continuing is exciting. At some point we had hoped to see Vigil make it to that epic fourth Darksiders – one that featured all four horseman in some sort of 4-player co-op adventure – but it all depends on the sales of this current game.
Do you hope to see a Darksiders 3 in the near future? What are you hopes for the franchise’s next two games?
Darksiders 2 releases August 14, 2012 for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC.
Source: Video Gamer
