Combat is versatile and impactful
The dual-world mechanics are well-thought out
Recognises what makes soulslikes appealing
Story is too much setting and too little panache
Some issues in the execution and difficulty
Lacks identity and lasting impact
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Lords of the Fallen is back! Color me more than surprised than anything; the first game released nine years ago and didn't seem to make a very significant splash in that year alone, let alone in gaming history. But nonetheless we're getting a reboot, and in a very different landscape for soulslikes than the one we had in 2🎃014.
Release date: October 13, 2023
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Developer(s): Hexworks, Defiant Studios
Publisher: CI Games
The original Lords of the Fallen was an early trendsetter in replicating the Dark Souls model, back when that still seemed like a surreal and unenviable task, but now we're inundated with soulsy games, and the question is no longer "can you duplicate the success of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:FromSoftware", but instead "can you duplicate that success and fend off all the other entries trying to do the same." Even now, Lords of the Fallen (2023) is coming out only weeks after another major soulslike, Lies of P, so if it's g🅰oing to try and make more o෴f an impact this time around, it's going to need some elbows – and perhaps a little more ambition than than to emulate a model that even FromSoftware is trying to move beyond.
After assembling a scowling paladin in the game's character creator, theꦕ narrative setup was laid before me. Lords of the Fallen at least starts in a straightforward manner: a mean ol' god called Ady✅r was banished ages ago, but now the magic velvet rope that keeps him outside the club is getting frayed, and hordes of his demon entourage have managed to sneak inside. It won't be long before Adyr himself breaks through, unless somebody can find all the special beacons and press their reset button to de-corrupt them. And as somebody who accidentally picked up a dimension-hopping, soul-stealing lantern off the corpse of somebody far more qualified, it's now up to you to do it.
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