![]() In one section, the player explores a scaffold on the side of a cliff. Raising the lantern places you between the two worlds. The lantern offers you a glimpse at that other world.Įach world not only has its own topography, which gets used in clever environmental puzzles, but they also have unique enemies and dangers. ![]() The developers seem aware of this as well since the game features a button just for bringing out your lantern amd highlighting the beautiful lighting work illuminating the heavy, gothic architecture surrounding you.Īs with a lot of other things in Lords of the Fallen, however, there’s more to the lantern than meets the eye.Īs the contrived intro hinted at, Lords of the Fallen is set in a world where two dimensions exist in parallel. The art team clearly worked hard to bring the visuals up to modern standards, and it even at its worst, it goes far beyond FromSoftware’s previous works on a technical level. The first thing that stands out is how stunning new Lords o the Fallen is, in grimy, filthy kind of way at least. The RPG‘s hands-off demo started in the tutorial section, with the game director talking through what we see as another developer plays. You have quite a few options and archetypes to choose from, including one who starts out looking like they were ripped from the streets of Bloodborne’s Yarnham, which was a particular favorite. The original Lords of the Fallen forces you to play as a specific character with a pre-chosen moveset, you can create your own now: big, small, quick, powerful, skinny, hench – whatever you want. The first substantial change CI shows off is character customization. It’s the same name, but a much different game, and, more importantly, another shot at living up to the genre greats. There were flashes of potential, but it still felt like an imitation next to the likes of Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls.ĬI Games is back nearly a decade later to give it another go. The first Lords of the Fallen was one of the original Soulslikes, the genre that rose from FromSoftware’s brutal game series. In the other, you’re getting mixed reviews on Steam and have a middling Metacritic score. In one, you’re successful, rich, and loved by everyone. ![]() You only have to poke the thin membrane between dimensions, and the skin of our reality snaps back, revealing a twisted sister realm. ![]()
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