Is Darksiders 1 worth playing after the second one?

Is Darksiders 1 worth playing after the second one?
I liked DS2.

For being able to be up to date with the events up the first game, sure. DS2 improved the gameplay vastly though.

It's altright, very Zelda-esque. A little too much emphasis on fucking block pushing puzzles in the second half.

THE BEAMS, REDIRECT THE BEAMS

Yes, I actually think the first game is the best one even if combat is slightly worse.

It's more focused, without fluff like gear and sidequests, making it pretty much a reskinned zelda. It also has a much more interesting aesthetic. Instead of fantasy land, you have post-apocalyptic earth that is being encroached by fantasy land.

Yes. They're both different in their own ways where Darksiders 1 was more like Zelda, Darksiders 2 was a half finished Diablo meets DMC3 lite. Also Darksiders 2 has loot when Darksiders 1 doesn't.

I liked Darksiders 1 over 2. Definitely give it a go.

Darksiders 1 feels more cohesive and in fact feels more like a finished, proper game compared to the second.
The second has better combat and better animations but feels unfinished compared to the first.

In a perfect world, we would have Darksiders 1 as it is, and then Darksiders 2 as this grand, polished sequel that expands upon everything the first did right and would be considered the ultimate Darksiders experience.
But in our world, funding wasn't enough, time wasn't enough, and the team itself flat out didn't have the skill necessary to pull it off, so we're left with just an ok first game, and a sequel that never fully delivered as intended.

How come War ended up being edgier than Death?