Darksiders was pretty cool, I agree. I thought most of the moves you could buy from the merchant were somewhat redundant, though. There are some really good ones, but overall you only need to buy those few really good ones to be able to rape everything in your way. :wacko: I used War's basic sword most of the time, and occasionally the scythe. Never really needed the gauntlet.
Same goes for skills. Max out Blade Geyser as soon as you can, buy a level or two for Stoneskin and you're pretty much good to go for the entire game.
Keep in mind, though, that this applies to normal difficulty only. :wacko: