Lords of the Fallen (2014)

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  1. apokalipto
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. WanderinMelmoth
    Aug 26, 2022
    8
    One of the few GOOD Souls games. It's fairer than the FromSoft titles and it looks better. Atmosphere, enemy and armor design are also much better. World design unfortunately is not. There is one fixed player character (Harkyn) which you can chose to be a fighter, cleric or rogue, but otherwise there is no customization options as to how he looks. Fortunately they did not botch theOne of the few GOOD Souls games. It's fairer than the FromSoft titles and it looks better. Atmosphere, enemy and armor design are also much better. World design unfortunately is not. There is one fixed player character (Harkyn) which you can chose to be a fighter, cleric or rogue, but otherwise there is no customization options as to how he looks. Fortunately they did not botch the character (like giving him a man bun or making him look like a girl), so as far as pre-made characters go this one is really good.
    Overall I liked Lords of the Fallen, it's not as good as Mortal Shell but it beats any FromSoft game for sure!    … Expand
  3. tkazama
    Apr 23, 2020
    10
    Świetnie się bawiłem przez całą przygodę, z miłą chęcią powróciłem do tytułu po kilku latach, czekam na drugą część :)
  4. watchm824
    Jan 23, 2020
    8
    First, I went through both parts of The Surge. And was delighted. Lords of the Fallen certainly didn’t so much impress me. But this is a great game. Anyone who likes the games of Deck 13 and the Dark Souls series, this game is sure to enjoy. I did not like that the game is not very difficult.
  5. Genek13
    Nov 19, 2019
    8
    Maybe it is a copy of Dark Souls game but with own style, world and mechanics.
    Visuals was outstanding back when was released.
    Still playable to this date :)
  6. Jenne
    Dec 8, 2018
    8
    A very well done and well thought out Souls clone, especially if you like the slower, more tactical Dark Souls 2 type of combat.
  7. DarkBee
    Apr 7, 2018
    10
    And Tomas Gop, the former producer of CD Projekt RED, happened, with the arrival of which City Interactive finally had an incentive to leave the regiment of companies working with the category "B" games. No, Lords of the Fallen - this is not a breakthrough in the genre, not the "killer" of the Souls series and certainly not an ideal role-playing game. But this is the first work of CityAnd Tomas Gop, the former producer of CD Projekt RED, happened, with the arrival of which City Interactive finally had an incentive to leave the regiment of companies working with the category "B" games. No, Lords of the Fallen - this is not a breakthrough in the genre, not the "killer" of the Souls series and certainly not an ideal role-playing game. But this is the first work of City Interactive, which can be compared on an equal footing with the main AAA games of this year. And this is a huge leap into the future for the Polish company. Lords of the Fallen begins without delay: after a couple of corridors and a couple of ordinary opponents Harkin, the main character, is taken to the arena and forced to fight the first boss, who really wants to gut the uninvited guest. Having beaten the kidneys and liver, Harkin brushes the blade briskly, replenishes the stock of medicinal potions from the nearest flying crystal and goes to save the world, along the way searching for the injured mentor who in front of all this booth pulled him out of prison. The script, perhaps, is the weakest part of the game, a set of cliches and platitudes. The scheme is known: there is an elected one, there is a very unpleasant supreme villain with a cohort of petty minions. Against the background of flashing some characters, whose only task - a couple of times to appear on the screen, say a few words and disappear forever. And the story itself seems flat, much where seen: long ago people rebelled against God and, having overthrown him, became free. Gone are hundreds and thousands of years, the ground was flooded with hornets (local demons), who are ready to kill all life. They are commanded by the Lords, and they obey, of course, the same God. Harkin also has to kill all the Lords, as much as possible of little things, and at the end to arrange a "dark" and raging god. In addition to the storyline, you can engage in optional assignments and search for a variety of notes. Assignments are of two types - kill and report or serve-bring. Both of them bring additional experience or equipment to the hero. Notes also shed light on the past and present of this world, tell the story of some characters. Although, you will not find out anything interesting. After all, everything that is suitable for a local story is to staging another task marker and to justify one or another action of the main character. It quickly becomes obvious that the developers were betting not on the plot, but on the world itself and the battles, taking for the benchmark a series of Souls from From Software. Those who played at least one part of the series of Souls, immediately feel at home - narrow corridors, two or three enemies in the room, blocks, rolls and key points, in which the player reborn after death. Unless Lords of the Fallen seems more dynamic. Up to a certain point Lords of the Fallen really feels like Dark Souls with elements of DarkSiders: Wrath of War. The hero waves with his sword, shields or rolls, and sometimes solves simple puzzles in the spirit of "push the button and find the door before it closes." But then Harkin finds a magical glove and learns some spell, and the intensity of the fights increases dramatically. The enemy closed the shield and does not want to get out? Charge it with a magical grenade from a glove. Have you seen an archer? Palnite a couple of times with a magic arrow. A handful of weak enemies? Shotgun helps you! And if there are too many enemies, then you can put the bait or just go into the "shadow", killing in one blow the most evil creature. So, the battle for the battle, you will approach the arena with the boss. Developers have repeatedly said that the battle with the bosses will be fights, checking the player for strength. Do not lie. If the first boss does not cause you anything but easy mockery, then the second one will arrange a speed reaction test. The third will make hurriedly rush around the arena, dodging death blows. The fourth will teach you how to choose the moments for an attack. That is, each will give a good lesson on survival in this world. Bosses in the game a lot, and many of them can spoil the life of the hero. True, there are among them those whom the bosses called by mistake - too light and predictable. Unfortunately, in the game there is no balance in this game.

    Bosses are not only an experience, but also a unique weapon that remains on the ground after their death. Outfitting is a big plus of the game. Believe me, in the Lords of the Fallen is full of different means for killing opponents and protecting the hero from the blows of enemies. Armor can also be found in scattered chests, while weapons fall from opponents (but sometimes also come from storage). The choice is always there. say, lovers quickly roll and painfully beat will appreciate light armor and a set of two short swords. And heavyweights, acting out "tanks", will certainly be pleased with heavy armor and huge two-handed    … Expand
  8. Cech
    May 16, 2017
    9
    Все эту игру сравнивают с Дарк Соулсом, но они всё делают неправильно

    Единственная игра с которой можно сравнивать это бладборн, потому что в нём, в отличии от серии соулс есть стиль (т.к. в ДС 1-2 его маловато) Неабсурдное средневековье - так можно описать мир данной игры Сюжет В отличии от вышеупомянутых игр он есть, довольно интересный (есть выбор, решения влияют на концовку).    Все эту игру сравнивают с Дарк Соулсом, но они всё делают неправильно

    Единственная игра с которой можно сравнивать это бладборн, потому что в нём, в отличии от серии соулс есть стиль (т.к. в ДС 1-2 его маловато)

    Неабсурдное средневековье - так можно описать мир данной игры

    Сюжет
    В отличии от вышеупомянутых игр он есть, довольно интересный (есть выбор, решения влияют на концовку).

    Графика
    Очень красивая, текстурки завезли

    [h1]Геймплей[/h1]
    Полностью соответствует ДС и ББ, почти ничего нового (из интересного хватка оружия, судя по некоторым другим обзорам люди с icq до 40 единиц наигравшись в ДС не поняли как ими пользоваться и не смогли драться)

    Незаслуженно заниженная в обзорах фанов ДСа, красивая, интересная, увлекающая..

    ..8,5/10    … Expand
  9. mjnagel
    Jan 4, 2017
    8
    This game is an unfinished masterpiece.

    Even with it's many flaws, it's still fun. I recommend it for anyone who enjoys RPG's like Dark Souls, especially people who find Souls to be a bit too challenging. Despite what fans will try to say, this game is basically a Dark Souls clone. But so what? Is it bad that so many shooters have drawn inspiration from Halo and Counter Strike? Is it    This game is an unfinished masterpiece.

    Even with it's many flaws, it's still fun. I recommend it for anyone who enjoys RPG's like Dark Souls, especially people who find Souls to be a bit too challenging.

    Despite what fans will try to say, this game is basically a Dark Souls clone. But so what? Is it bad that so many shooters have drawn inspiration from Halo and Counter Strike? Is it bad that so many MMO's have copied Warcraft? Is it bad that League of Legends turned a WC3 fan map into an entirely new genre called MOBA? No. This is what the gaming industry does. One game hits it big, and everyone improves on its model.

    When I first started playing Lords of the Fallen I was blown away. In my first few hours of playing it, I was convinced that it was actually BETTER than the Dark Souls series. I liked that the art style was dark fantasy, instead of a miserable nightmare. I liked that it was difficult, but not impossibly hard. I liked how the spells feel complimentary to melee combat, rather than entirely different class skill set. I liked that the longer you go without dieing the more experience you get, encouraging you to gamble with your life.

    But the longer I played the more I realized how incomplete this game is. It needs a lot more fine tuning, and it feels like its still in beta. Firstly, the combat gets a little wonky the further you progress. Yes it's hard to kill stuff, but in a weird way. Either you are surrounded by far too many enemies who are spinning your camera around in circles and there's no room to move, or you have come face to face with a wall of shields in a narrow hall way. Most of the difficult fights are hard simply because they are awkard. There isn't a the same surgical feeling of precision in this game that there is in Dark Souls.

    The longer I played, the more cheese mechanics I learned to just kind of cheat my way through. For example, I was constantly shield bashing people to the ground, and then smacking them, letting them get up, and repeating. But the problem is that you have to do this. When there are huge guys hiding behind shields, thats kind of the only way you can kill them. Alternatively, you can use your big spells, and then hide for several minutes while you wait for the cooldown to end and your mana regenerate.

    These problems become even more pronounced when you get to the boss fights. Basically every boss has a trick or two that allows you to sneak in some damage, and then you back off, and repeat. The worst part is that these bosses have far too much health and it takes like 10-20 minutes of cheesing them to slowly work them down. Sadly, all of the bosses themselves look, act and sound really epic, but they just aren't that fun.

    The second major problem in this game is navigation. The whole story recycles the same world and zones. As the story progresses, you realize that you have to backtrack to the same areas that you have already been in several times. The only variety is that there happens to be different, bigger enemies in those places. The biggest cause for annoyance in this is that the game never gives you any hints or clues about where to go. You just have to kind of walk around in circles until you figure out where the game's story continues. (Or go watch youtube guides.) What's most frustrating in all of this, is that most of the environments look very similar. It's quite easy to get lost in this game while you wonder around in circles, trying to find some awkwardly hidden door or passage.

    Unfortunately, I think the problems with the combat and the world probably only exist because the company that made it is small and couldn't afford to keep working on it.

    I had fun playing this game, and I actually played it through to completion. That's more than I can say for 90% of the games in my Steam Library.

    I think this game franchise has a ton of potential and I really hope the sequel comes out some time soon. Moreover, I hope they have a budget and team large enough to make a game that lives up to that potential.    … Expand
  10. ozpowell
    Dec 27, 2016
    9
    Received this game (limited edition version) for Christmas. Have thoroughly enjoyed playing so far and have not experienced a single crash. Respectable frame rates on my 3yo video adapter. Definitely appears that the earlier issues have been addressed. Thoroughly recommend this game.
  11. Klewer
    Mar 27, 2016
    8
    Found this to be a really enjoyable experience, obviously coming from Souls it's a bit similar and does it quite well. Combat is solid and enjoyable and story is there if you want to dig through the lore. Definitely worth a look if you like the DemonDark Souls style games.
  12. kindzadza
    Jan 26, 2016
    8
    Take dark souls and go berserk on graphics, too berserk. Add some story telling and you get LOTF with amazing atmosphere - a game almost unique to itself. This is definitely big surprise for me - gamer's jewel and quite underrated. Lots of replay value. Add few OP enemies and some heavy damage spells. Slightly modify combat for people's various tastes. Lords of the Fallen - game with a lotTake dark souls and go berserk on graphics, too berserk. Add some story telling and you get LOTF with amazing atmosphere - a game almost unique to itself. This is definitely big surprise for me - gamer's jewel and quite underrated. Lots of replay value. Add few OP enemies and some heavy damage spells. Slightly modify combat for people's various tastes. Lords of the Fallen - game with a lot if potential, just bad publicity due to enormous loyal fan base of souls.
    Oh wait for it - controls are amazing with keyboard and mouse - the mouse does need mouse 4 and 5 though. Some minor glitches left after all the patches that were released. Honesly this is a great game to be released on the market that would hopefully generate healthy competition in the genre.

    I Couldn't play games since I have finished Witcher 3, but this did not bore me one bit.
    Recommended for those who like to try something new    … Expand
  13. Defner
    Aug 16, 2015
    9
    The game is great! In my opinion it is a combination of Dark Souls, Severance: Blade of Darkness and some Darksiders 2.

    Advantages: + Great combat system - often turn attention to it, and here I was positively surprised. If you want to use the sword and shield - no problem! Do you like to fight a two-handed ax? Here you are! + Very nice graphics - atmosphere of dark fantasy.    The game is great! In my opinion it is a combination of Dark Souls, Severance: Blade of Darkness and some Darksiders 2.

    Advantages:
    + Great combat system - often turn attention to it, and here I was positively surprised. If you want to use the sword and shield - no problem! Do you like to fight a two-handed ax? Here you are!
    + Very nice graphics - atmosphere of dark fantasy. Exquisitely created models of enemies and bosses themselves. Something amazing! LOFTF works well- were declines in liquidity, but the fault of my 3 year old computer.
    + Difficulty. If someone frustrated to Dark Souls and forgive yourself - Lords of the Fallen is a game for him (my case: D). DS is for me hard, too hard for the death penalty. Of course, here too the difficulty level is quite high, but is fine.
    + Mass weapons and armor. Swords, axes, hammers, daggers - what your heart desires. Sets of armor - light, medium, heavy - where any kind of impact on the mobility of hero.
    + Different character classes. You can play a warrior, mage or assassin. You have freedom.
    + The length of the game. The game I did not drag on and somehow I was too short. So at the same time :)
    + The dynamics of the game - avoiding blows to the enemy machającym weapons to the left and right, it makes a lot of pleasure!

    Disadvantages:
    -A Little bit of bugs, glitches. It happened that in one Lord, blocked a foe and regenerated. Then we could not do anything to him: / But this is only a single case.
    -Could Be some puzzles.

    I would also like to point out that the game never once kicked to the desktop. I would recommend :)    … Expand
  14. AthanasiosT
    Aug 12, 2015
    9
    The first thing that I appreciated, is that it played flawlessly in my PC (even though it's an aged system), in contrast to Dark Souls. Secondly, even though it has a slight console feeling, it stays just there and plays perfectly with mouse and keyboard. Enemies are great and pretty hard to master and spell tree is good too (even though I would like a couple of spells more). Plenty ofThe first thing that I appreciated, is that it played flawlessly in my PC (even though it's an aged system), in contrast to Dark Souls. Secondly, even though it has a slight console feeling, it stays just there and plays perfectly with mouse and keyboard. Enemies are great and pretty hard to master and spell tree is good too (even though I would like a couple of spells more). Plenty of weapons and armor for my rogue and nice backstab technique. A nice kill-fest !… Expand
  15. Homerlvsbeer
    Jul 28, 2015
    10
    Copy cat or not. this game is amazing. and plays much better than dark souls does. your character has real weight to him. as you role around its realistic as he is wearing so much armor including maybe a tin bath. so realistically rolling around would be difficult. and its good to see that has been thought about. i give this game a ten. because it seriously beautiful. i am playing withCopy cat or not. this game is amazing. and plays much better than dark souls does. your character has real weight to him. as you role around its realistic as he is wearing so much armor including maybe a tin bath. so realistically rolling around would be difficult. and its good to see that has been thought about. i give this game a ten. because it seriously beautiful. i am playing with gtx 980. with i7 4770k. and using windows 10 with direct x 12. and its on max settings and is smooth as butter. no issues. unlike alof of games that have come out. there isnt alot to complain about but people will always find something. some mothers do have em, and you cant please everyone, and then there are those who are kinda special, and will never be happy no matter what. the ones complaining are usually the ones who have only ever seen videos of the game and havnt even sat and played it. thinking they know everything. well. you should really appreciate this game. no matter if its like another game or not. its not any other game its called lord of the fallen. and its incredible. so stop with the immature attitudes always trying bring something down. try and be positive for once, so much negativity out there in the world, especially online, its vile. its like your addicted. why dont you find something positive about the world and work on that. you can start with this game. lots to be appreciated here.… Expand
  16. sammyflinders
    Jun 11, 2015
    10
    So basically im givimg this game a 10 to counter some of the more ludicrous scores like 0-5 range. I would rank it about an 8 though, so still no slouch.

    I admittedly have come to the party late on this release, and i think its at patch 1.6 or something. So i have experienced ZERO technical issues with roughly 10 hours clocked. Framerate is also rock solid at 60fps v-sync with all    So basically im givimg this game a 10 to counter some of the more ludicrous scores like 0-5 range. I would rank it about an 8 though, so still no slouch.

    I admittedly have come to the party late on this release, and i think its at patch 1.6 or something.
    So i have experienced ZERO technical issues with roughly 10 hours clocked.

    Framerate is also rock solid at 60fps v-sync with all settings maxed, with the exception of volumetric lighting. I run xfire 7970's and had read many horror stories which made me hesitate on purchasing, glad i had faith that the issues would have been resolved.

    The game is as reviewers say, DS lite, but this is no bad thing. If your inclined towards these kinds of games definitely check it out.    … Expand
  17. fredinator
    Mar 23, 2015
    8
    Yeah it is a Dark Souls clone but actually a good one. After some much needed patches it is fun. Gameplay is balanced and the game looks stunningly beautiful without framerate issues even on older PCs. It still has some bugs though but most of them fix themselves when you die the next time. It crashed about 2 times in the 25 hours I played it. I even found myself playing it again evenYeah it is a Dark Souls clone but actually a good one. After some much needed patches it is fun. Gameplay is balanced and the game looks stunningly beautiful without framerate issues even on older PCs. It still has some bugs though but most of them fix themselves when you die the next time. It crashed about 2 times in the 25 hours I played it. I even found myself playing it again even though I know the story and its plottwists just because the combat is so much fun. If you like Dark Souls and want to play something similar here you have it.… Expand
  18. HiroZA
    Mar 8, 2015
    10
    i do not understand the negativity towards this title. Yes it has the same mechanics as Dark Souls, but so what? It has its own feel and identity, as well as several unique mechanics. I am absolutely loving it!
  19. Caste
    Feb 23, 2015
    9
    Really nice atmosphere, animations, gear, etc. Some NPCs are a little boring, but hey, they give you quests to keep killing stuff, so who cares?
    Nice level design with interesting exploration and the combat system is solid.

    I've not finished it yet but so far I am having a very good time with it, so I recommend it!
  20. ici_chacal
    Jan 23, 2015
    10
    I have just bought the game for PC and I am very postively suprised. Game looks amazing and the fight system is vary good. The story from the begining is like a secound priority. I fully recomend this game for players who like Dark Souls.
  21. Psychoticrow
    Jan 18, 2015
    10
    Take dark souls and add better graphics and a more directly told story. Mix in some encounters that are harder and some that are easier. Change the combat system a little bit and the spells and you essentially have this game.

    It is a really good game and consider that 90% of the bad reviews were simply due to the bugs on the games launch which are all fixed now. I played through the    Take dark souls and add better graphics and a more directly told story. Mix in some encounters that are harder and some that are easier. Change the combat system a little bit and the spells and you essentially have this game.

    It is a really good game and consider that 90% of the bad reviews were simply due to the bugs on the games launch which are all fixed now. I played through the entire thing twice and didn't experience a single bug or glitch.

    GIVE THIS GAME A TRY! If you like dark souls even a little bit this game is for you. If you don't I still recommend it to any RPG lover.    … Expand
  22. slick_trick
    Jan 14, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game I've played in a while... Its Dark Souls done Warhammer style. Each set of armour you find looks more amazing than the last and the first one you start with looks a hell of a lot better than most anything you find in Dark Souls. Dark Souls usually has you starting out looking like a complete moron and then weeks later you find something tolerable looking. In this you start out looking completely epic and then each set of armour you find is more epic than the last. The art team in this game deserves a big round of applause. All the weapons and armours are breathtaking. These guys know what they're doing.. it reminds me of Warhammer Chaos (miniatures). Combat and mechanics its just like Dark Souls.. but better. They definitely pay homage and respect to Dark Souls but they improve upon it in everyway in terms of technology and art style.
    As others have said it takes a good system, but if you've got something decent and a bit of technical know-how I'd take a risk with it. There are a lot of settings you can turn off and it still looks really really good. I have a 4K monitor and if I want to run at full resolution I turn shadows and post processing off and the game is still amazing looking. WIth all the bells and whistles (for me windowed at 1440p) the game is amazing looking. Tons of detail and amazing atmosphere.    … Expand
  23. zukkio
    Jan 1, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. HI,( Lords of the fallen) has to be the worst RPG game I have ever played.
    The Heroes movements are really slow .
    I have given up on playing it because a game like that it not my idea of fun .
    In any other game the game lets you go though ,( Because of newbies ).
    But not in this game.
    The games developers will say otherwise ,only because they made it.
    Every day I see more and more GAMERS complaining about this game.    … Expand
  24. CartoonHead
    Dec 26, 2014
    9
    Awesome game. It is challenging, very challenging and the classes almost feel like difficulty levels. Most people say the Warrior class is the easiest whereas I say it is the Cleric, they do a ton of damage, their spells are actually very handy and they can take a fair bit of damage.

    The graphics are spectacular, the combat just feels right. Each class and weapon has its own feel and    Awesome game. It is challenging, very challenging and the classes almost feel like difficulty levels. Most people say the Warrior class is the easiest whereas I say it is the Cleric, they do a ton of damage, their spells are actually very handy and they can take a fair bit of damage.

    The graphics are spectacular, the combat just feels right. Each class and weapon has its own feel and it the best melee combat I have seen in any game for a long long time.

    Sure in small corridors the camera can get frustrating at times and sometimes going over bits you already done can get tiresome, but it is a game where you learn from your mistakes and aspects of the game become easier through understanding. My hit of the year in the RPG genre.    … Expand
  25. SpawnCap
    Dec 12, 2014
    10
    Yes, this game isn't like Dark Souls, thank god because it better than that boring game. It's easier than dark souls, a lot better graphics and animation. It is still hard however so it is not for the casual gamer who likes his/her hand held.

    Have had no issues on my i5 2500 HD 5850 8 GB Win 7. However I also own 170 games, most of that number being AAA titles and have absolutely no    Yes, this game isn't like Dark Souls, thank god because it better than that boring game. It's easier than dark souls, a lot better graphics and animation. It is still hard however so it is not for the casual gamer who likes his/her hand held.

    Have had no issues on my i5 2500 HD 5850 8 GB Win 7. However I also own 170 games, most of that number being AAA titles and have absolutely no issues with any of them.    … Expand
  26. mosti
    Nov 27, 2014
    9
    I don't know why everyone (including the critics) are comparing this game to dark souls. This is an entirely different game!

    I thoroughly enjoyed this game. Don't forget to turn off the setting which makes the game look blurry! Once off, you're left with beautiful textures and a graphical gem. Combat system is by far the best I've ever used. It's gripping, interesting and unique.    I don't know why everyone (including the critics) are comparing this game to dark souls. This is an entirely different game!

    I thoroughly enjoyed this game. Don't forget to turn off the setting which makes the game look blurry! Once off, you're left with beautiful textures and a graphical gem.

    Combat system is by far the best I've ever used. It's gripping, interesting and unique. Each weapon and shield defend and attacks in different ways requiring a whole different level of tactics each time! No more button mashing! You actual need to read your enemy, block blows, counter, and determine when is the best time for you to land your killing blow!

    PLEASE NOTE, I'M STILL NOT COMPARING TO DARKSOULS...IT IS IT'S OWN GAME FFS!

    Some issues I have with this game no quest log and your quest sometimes (more often then not) now showing up or updating on your screen untill you leave the area and return.

    Also, if you're into deep character development and story telling, this game probably isn't going to jump out at you.

    All in all a fun game with some good graphics and a polished combat system.

    8/10    … Expand
  27. mario1088
    Nov 22, 2014
    9
    I have never played in Dark Souls. But this game showed me how enjoyable is overcoming next levels, and risk of loss whole experience points. Story is unclear until we meet the last god. But it's absolutely not problem. The engine and gameplay is one of the best i've ever seen. Whole time what I spent was very pleasant though relatively high level of difficulty. Graphics engine reached newI have never played in Dark Souls. But this game showed me how enjoyable is overcoming next levels, and risk of loss whole experience points. Story is unclear until we meet the last god. But it's absolutely not problem. The engine and gameplay is one of the best i've ever seen. Whole time what I spent was very pleasant though relatively high level of difficulty. Graphics engine reached new level of quality in RPG games giving good impresions from battles. Congratulations from all developers team!… Expand
  28. metajack
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    Really good graphics, excellent animations, amazing armors design, fun and challenging combat, lots of secrets. Not a single crash in my 20+ hours gameplay. Definitely recommend!
  29. matt79
    Nov 20, 2014
    8
    This game gets the job done. Controls are good, combat system is good, graphics very good, decent maps. Nothing brillliant about it, but no major flaws either. Bosses are too easy. Overall, I had fun with it and I'm looking forward to the sequel. If they had came up with better bosses, longer and more interesting plot, some multiplayer capabilities - I'd give a 10. Bravo CI Games.
  30. AngusMacAskill
    Nov 19, 2014
    8
    What would happen if Warhammer Fantasy and Souls series married with the best man being a Polish studio and they had a baby? Most likely this game. Now, be warned you need a pretty decent rig to run this properly, and I mean without a single crash and bugs and stutter. My own is a 4670k and gtx 770 2gb and I run it in very high (even textures) perfectly. Some 20 hours in and not a singleWhat would happen if Warhammer Fantasy and Souls series married with the best man being a Polish studio and they had a baby? Most likely this game. Now, be warned you need a pretty decent rig to run this properly, and I mean without a single crash and bugs and stutter. My own is a 4670k and gtx 770 2gb and I run it in very high (even textures) perfectly. Some 20 hours in and not a single crash, stutter or significant drop in FPS.

    First of all, the game looks, well not gorgeus because that word doesn't fit in the grimdark setting of it. More like awe-inspiring. The combat is almost by-the-numbers copied from the Souls series which, if you're not familiar with it, may give you some trouble at first until you figure out the attacks from bosses and how poise works. Story is also similar to the Souls series, as in not much is revealed in terms of it until much later on and even then it's nothing we haven't experienced before. I won't go much farther into it since it may contain spoilers.

    Now, this game will not punish you like the Souls games so it may turn away some of the so-called hardcore gamers, but it is very good in its own right. I mean some of the bosses will frustrate you regardless, why add on to the frustration? I also found the bankable XP to be nice touch indeed.

    I must recommend this game to everyone as it is worth to be played. It definitely rivals the Souls series, which as I've mentioned borrows a lot from, and the Warhammer feel to it is a nice touch for me personally what with being a long standing fan of that particular setting.    … Expand
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#40 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#3 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Dec 15, 2014
    83
    Lords of the Fallen may be a simplified, easier version of Souls games, but is it necessarily a bad thing? Being an overpowered iron mountain at the end game, well, it is actually quite satisfying for a change. [Dec 2014]
  2. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    90
    I was flabbergasted by what two largely unknown studios managed to achieve. Lords of the Fallen is not just a creative take on the formula introduced by From Software, but also a game that can rival the greatest recent RPGs and looks like Monica Bellucci and Sophie Marceau from their best years. [Dec 2014, p.40]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 3, 2014
    80
    Straightforward copycat of "Souls" games achieved a success because it can reach players the Japanese series could not because it was too difficult. The game is still challenging but you won't be desperate from playing it. [Issue#247]
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