Gears of War, God of War, World of Warcraft. The Darkness. Dark Void. Dark. You ten-year-olds raised on Fortnite out in the audience may not believe this, but these are all the names of popular videogames from ten-or-so years ago.
Not unlike the content found in the Mötley Crüe hit tune “Smokin’ in the Boys Room,” the need to signal maturity by broadcasting an interest in unhealthy, unhappy, “not for kids” interests was strong in the game industry back then. It was a time before Minecraft and Overwatch made colors and joy cool again. It was a time of proud asshole protagonists farting out loud farts that smell slightly like bread in public places while making dour eye contact with the room and announcing: “This is my stench. Come and take it, if you dare…” in a gravelly, challenging tone.
Darksiders was one of the proudest of these bread farts.
Source: Destructoid Switch Port Report: Darksiders feels dated in all the right ways