Being a huge fan of the original Darksiders, the only appropriate word I could say is 'disappointing' actually.
The game is not the same. It is different now. You no longer buy wrath powers from Vulgrim instead you upgrade them by pressing 'select', you get weapons and armor by picking them from the ground, and many other things are different. It is a downgrade in almost every way except for combat and the new leveling up thing.
The world is now bigger than ever but not necessarily better. It is so big you sometimes lose your main goal. There are side-quests but they are shadowed and you don't get much info about how to do them. Some places are just annoying and very hard to get out of. I had to shut the PS3 off and back again just because I couldn't get out of a 'hole'.
And the STORY is almost non-existent and the characters are forgettable and there are no 'aha' moments in them compared to the original one so don't be hopeful about the story.
I absolutely loved the original Darksiders but this one is just forgettable, boring and way too repetitive. The puzzles are unnecessarily time-consuming, boring and you just wanna give up solving them for how boring, non-challenging, and annoying they are. I also wanted to mention that the 'action' aspect was toned down just to let you know so don't expect fighting a lot.
I'm pretty sure the only upside in it is the combat system and that's all. I really don't know what the developers were thinking.
Score: 7.0/10