Lords of the Fallen
Lords of the Fallen is Dark Souls with sweet next-gen visuals
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Prepare to die...some more
My first glance of Lords of the Fallen at Bandai Namco's Gamers Day event had me immediately thinking that the game looked like a prettier, next-gen version of Dark Souls. After seeing an extended gameplay demo, I came to see that it's more than just a visual similarity. Lords of the Fallen uses the deliberate combat and try-then-fail-then-try-again concepts Dark Souls players will definitely be used to. Boss battles put you up against challenging, powerful foes and even the common minion can give you quite a bit of trouble if you aren't careful.
In my demo, the developers played through an early section of the game that had the hero navigating the narrow corridors of monster-infested catacombs. As the player was walking through the torch-lit hallways, you get the feeling that something is going to jump out and beat the crap out of you. Thing is, if you're not careful, that's exactly what happens. Enemies generally attack one at a time or in small groups, leaving you to discover which of your magic skills and weapon abilities will penetrate each enemy's tough defenses.
The combat is fast and intricate. Blocking, dodging, and timing your attacks is critical to coming out of a fight alive. Players can choose the typical warrior, rogue, and mage classes that come with the standard class-based weapon sets like sword and shield, dual blades, and magic staffs. But the predefined hero Harken can also launch various magic attacks through his mystical gauntlet. Lords of the Fallen is an intriguing new action RPG. With a story-centric, single-player campaign and flashy, arcade-y combo heavy combat, the game may just stand out despite the obvious Dark Souls influences.
Check out the following slides for more information and images
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You play as Harken, a sinful antihero with magic abilities and badass weapon skills.
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Looting chests and enemy drops will get you powerful weapons and stylish armor.
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You'll upgrade Harken through multiple skill trees, depending on which class you choose.
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Enemies are tough and will attack you with no mercy
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Diablo2013 - May 12, 2014 1:42 p.m.
I like that LoF is not so dark. This does not mean that it does not have its climate. Just more colors but not exaggerated with this. Pleasant to look at new gameplay, we will be dying a little bit. But hey, nobody said it would be easy.;) -
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universaltofu - April 22, 2014 11 p.m.
Hope it turns out well, bring on more games influenced by the souls series. -
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g1rldraco7 - April 22, 2014 11 a.m.
Oh baby you got me hyped for this game, i am reserving my copy now!!!! Thanks Lorenzo -
sinkheadhxc - April 22, 2014 8:30 a.m.
i've read previews that make the game sound pretty meh, but the concept seems awesome at first glance. kinda confusing that Bandai-Namco would have Dark Souls AND this. well its also confusing that there is NAMCO and then Bandai-Namco too. -
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Talvari - April 22, 2014 7:16 a.m.
Sounds interesting enough, can never get enough of this kinda game in my life x_x. I hope they make better use of torches than dark souls 2 did though if they let you use them. Oh and i hope they make boss battles interesting as well! Also would love to see their take on a souls type game but with more of a focus on story, felt that was missing from the latest souls game. Looking forward to more info! -
mafyooz - April 24, 2014 4:33 a.m.
With you 100% on this, especially regarding the torches. They were initially touted as being a big feature, and I seem to remember that in the Beta test the big room with the wells at the start of Huntsman's Copse was almost impossible to see in unless you had a torch and lit the sconce at the bottom, but then in the retail game I can only think of two or three times when you would actually need one. Bit of a shame in my opinion. -
Talvari - April 24, 2014 7:43 a.m.
More like Light Souls 2 am i right? ._. But yeah agreed completely, i participated in the beta test and i remember thinking how cool it was sacrificing a shield for greater light in that area where it was genuinely dark, like approaching tomb of the giants levels of dark, but in the final release it's like they just turned up the brightness and contrast a lot and i'm not quite sure why :/ This is backed up by the sheer amount of lightable objects in the game where it doesn't really make much sense to light them because the rooms for the most part are super easy to see in, and because of the lack of things in the game that react to dark...well yeah.. :/ I thought I was being clever lighting a torch in the Old Sinner boss fight because i thought it would let me target him from further away and perhaps make him act differently but nope. I think the gutter and no mans wharf were the only places to make good use of it. The crypt kinda had some stuff going for it but i didn't really explore the use of torches in there much because again...even when playing on a low brightness setting it was still very easy to see everything. Such a shame T.T
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Stoorm - May 12, 2014 3:08 p.m.