Lords of the Fallen succeeds in everything it tries. This may be a blood-filled trip but Mournstead, through its magical dual world, always calls us back for a last mortal dance. This recent iteration of Lords of the Fallen has finally achieved what the original couldn't do back in 2014: it has carved itself a unique place in the Soulslike genre where it can belong, allowing it stand confidently beside its inspirations. By refining the traditional Dark Souls style to a finely honed edge and combining it with some compelling lore, a fascinating world and the absolute marvel that is the Umbral realm system, Lords of the Fallen adds another notch to 2023's superb line-up of games. If you're okay with a somewhat obtuse narrative structure and the fact that it is certainly one of the easier Souslikes, Lords of the Fallen is a must-play title for anybody interested in a great Souslike set in a beautifully grim fantasy land. BetterCombatsystem than elden ring¡¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;;;;;;; Just a nice surprise, if you like souls games this is gold despite the tears of some freaks. Lords of The Fallen delivers on the macabre, challenge, and exploration hallmarks of the Souls-like genre. It thrives in the eerie shadows of its obvious inspirations and shines a light on its best features by reimplementing most of them with the benefit of the sexy set dressing brought to life in Unreal 5. While the combat often frustrates when foes begin to crowd, Hexworks seems aware of this with its placement of enemies and world layout. Venturing between the living and the dead with the lamp transcends novelty. Surviving with a partner in tow is also exhilarating. If you can make it past the dense player onboarding that assumes you’ve beaten Dark Souls, then you’re likely to experience the best imagining of a Souls sequel this side of FromSoft. It's a shame that the technical side, despite having left the most serious problems behind, still shows some rather obvious aesthetic defects, and that the multiplayer mode is almost useless, decisively clipping the wings of a product that remains valid, but could have shone much more. Lords of the Fallen makes a great first impression, but fails to steer away from the sour taste left by a couple of annoying decisions and technical issues. Lords of the Fallen may be better than its predecessor in many regards, but it isn’t quite worthy of standing among the genre giants yet. However, this isn’t from a lack of trying. Excellent and varied biomes are on offer that are truly striking and immersive to be beheld to. There are quality improvements to make the experience smoother. Still, balancing for builds, boss fights… the whole gambit is a little all over the place so far. Consider this with some of the bugs currently experienced in-game and it’s not quite smooth sailing yet. Hopefully, before long Lords can be patched into a state where it stands solidly amongst the genre giants. I desperately want to like Lords of the Fallen, but it's the first game all year that's actively annoyed me. I love the Soulslike genre more than any other, but this game took all of the lessons it could have learned since the original Lords of the Fallen and either forgot them entirely, or just misunderstood them so greviously that you'd assume it skipped a class. Perfection !!! EXCELLENT!!! awesome !!! Fantastic Enemies Amazing attention to detail Past Great Bosses and mechanics are on point Best soul Game So Far !!!! The review concludes by recognizing Lords of the Fallen's resurgence in the soulslike genre, blending familiar elements with innovative mechanics. However, the technical hurdles and performance issues, coupled with somewhat lackluster boss encounters, temper the game's overall success. The potential for improvement through updates and patches remains a hopeful prospect for players eager to delve into this dual-reality adventure. I found the variety of enemies okay, but it could be better, far from being bad. Sometimes, the excess of enemies is bothersome. What irritated me the most was the glitchy aiming; there was a time when my character did a 360 for no reason, causing several issues. Sluggish animations for everything were another downside; I died multiple times being stuck in them, especially during healing or using spells. The game's optimization is lacking; there are nonsensical FPS drops in various areas, and it becomes heavier as you progress.Regarding the graphics, they have their ups and downs; at times, they are excellent, but in others, they seem like an ordinary PS4 game. However, the artistic design of the environments, characters, and bosses is very good. I enjoyed the Umbral mechanic, but the excessive number of enemies hampers exploration. There are many armors, but there is no gradual evolution in all aspects; for instance, one armor provides 150 fire protection and 200 ice protection, while another offers 220 ice protection and 130 fire protection - so, which one to choose? As you advance, the armors should be more powerful in all aspects. The combat is good, except for the glitchy aiming. It lacked refinement; the game has the potential to be excellen This a rare example **** that has truly great ideas but it’s completely ruined in the whole picture. -The story is uninteresting, the animations are hilarious so at least that COULD be a good thing (namely the sprinting animation) connections in multiplayer are non existent, weapons are boring, dodging and attacking feel jittery. When actually playing the game it’s an awful experience but there are some great ideas that were buried in all of this, such as the ammo system and being able to use the lantern as a weapon plus traversal. It’s a huge shame, this needed so much more time in the oven because it could’ve been great with some polish. It's actually one of the worst Souls-like game I have ever played. Math didn't work there, most of bosses have the same sequence of attacks, weapons have the same animations, dodge after attack is too late, lifting souls after death is longer than new COD campaign. Another thing is Umbrall that doesn't fit there, it's annoying and useless. The worst thing in this game is that after few hours you are tired of this crap. Summary A vast world awaits in all-new, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As one of the fabled Dark Crusaders, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God. |
