Abandon hope all ye who enter here
You butcher down two flailing, ax-wielding zombies that come out of nowhere, hearing the goosh and splat as they hit the ground. Hurt and weighed down with a hundred pounds of armor, you lumber around, desperately searching for medicine. You approach a chest--which ultimately mocks you with its emptiness, only for a giant spider to drop behind and spray you with deadly poison. That's Lords of the Fallen in a nutshell: dark, heavy, gross, and punishing. And really, really good.
The gameplay has been frequently likened to that of Dark Souls, and the comparison is apt. Your character is slow and heavy, realistic for the amount of iron he's sporting, and your undead enemies are frustratingly fast. Other, extremely tough enemies come at you relentlessly, and the game all but demands that you repeat the same stage over and over again until you can do it perfectly. While many players will find that frustrating, those who take pride in learning exactly what to expect from the world, building a plan, and working until they achieve it will love the rush of accomplishment when they finally pull it off. Lords of the Fallen looks to provide that feeling in spadesjust try not to throw your controller in rage.
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