Lords of the Fallen (2014)

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  1. PenetratorGod
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    Probably the most mediocre Dark Souls copy you'll ever see. It's horrible that years later they're making a new game that's just as mediocre.
  2. apokalipto
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  3. Richard_dias
    Aug 14, 2023
    3
    What a lazy game. Couldn't even beat it so bad it is. Lazy bosses with lazy movesets an even the boss themes are recicled. Jeezz, really hope they make it right with that 2023 reboot! It would be the very first time I play a CI Games' game and don't found it is bad.
  4. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  5. Shtern
    Dec 10, 2022
    2
    Не прикаких обстоятельствах не покупайте эту игру, это худшее вложение средств, у игры были проблемы когда она вышла ещё в далеком 2014 и как я понял с того момента ничего не поменялось, я не знаю как её делали, что в неё просто не возможно играть и получать удовольствие.
    1. Сначала есть проблема с вертикальной синхронизацией, те у кого нет мониторов которые её поддерживают, будет    Не прикаких обстоятельствах не покупайте эту игру, это худшее вложение средств, у игры были проблемы когда она вышла ещё в далеком 2014 и как я понял с того момента ничего не поменялось, я не знаю как её делали, что в неё просто не возможно играть и получать удовольствие.
    1. Сначала есть проблема с вертикальной синхронизацией, те у кого нет мониторов которые её поддерживают, будет играться не очень, так как если её включить то у вас постоянные просадки FPS, а если выключить и нет G-Sync или Free-Sync монитора, то будут разрывы жесткие при развороте камеры
    2. Сам геймплей, если не пройти игру за 1 день, вам он надоест, скучный и привязан к классу который вы выбираете. Урон в этой игре работает не понятно как, точно так же как и руны, много чего в игре нельзя открыть, просто потому что нельзя, а почему объяснений нет. Игра не интуитивна, это клон Dark Souls но который если и пытается быть лучше чем он, то в горении жопы с оптимизации и геймплея они именно топ 1.
    3. Вылеты, я писал выше про то, что если вы не пройдете за 1 присет игру, вам может надоесть через время, так вот, с первого раза не получиться, как и со второго :) спасибо разрабам, я не знаю какие танцы с бубном нужно проводить что бы вас не выкидывало, честно моя система:
    Ryzen 5 5600
    RTX 3060
    16GB RAM
    SSD
    но видать они не могут справиться с игрой 2014 года, что бы не залагать и не выкинуть меня на Босс файте или просто когда я бегу или бью мусорного моба.
    К графике претензий у меня нет, она очень хороша и мне понравилась, но к сожалению на одной графике игра не крутиться.
    Сюжетная составляющая очень размытая и сумбурная, хоть игра и пытаться с него но из-за плохого экспирианса от самого геймплея и плохой оптимизации понять его не получилось и нет желания дальше пробовать запускать, потому что знаешь что тебя выкенет.    … Expand
  6. Yulduz
    Sep 4, 2022
    7
    Action-RPG al estilo de "Dark Souls" que me gustó graficamente y tb en su jugabilidad pero que tiene pequeños fallos que le restan nota

    -Action-RPG in the style of "Dark Souls" that I liked graphically and also in its playability but it has small flaws too
  7. 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
  8. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    7
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  9. samstrummer90
    Mar 5, 2022
    5
    Aburrido y monótono. Lento... Muy lento. No se que más decir sin compararlo con Dark Souls, sólo que DS le da mil vueltas. El juego no está mal y podría ser un buen juego si no fuera taaaaaan lento y si los combates contra los bosses no se basaran en golpear una vez y defenderse o acabar con minions durante un minuto para luego golpear otra vez... A mi me ha desesperado y me fastidia,Aburrido y monótono. Lento... Muy lento. No se que más decir sin compararlo con Dark Souls, sólo que DS le da mil vueltas. El juego no está mal y podría ser un buen juego si no fuera taaaaaan lento y si los combates contra los bosses no se basaran en golpear una vez y defenderse o acabar con minions durante un minuto para luego golpear otra vez... A mi me ha desesperado y me fastidia, porque me estaba gustando en muchos aspectos pero al tercer boss me he cansado del juego.… Expand
  10. VladimirChuma
    Jan 1, 2022
    1
    Game constantly crashes, freezes, sound disappears, overall very buggy, at least on Xbox series X. The biggest problem is that at the end of the fight with the Beast, right before I kill it, the game crashes. It happened to me 3 time so far and I can't proceed. If it was not for all the bugs, it would have been a good, solid 7/10 game.
  11. knockz1988
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    **** piece of **** game, **** worst game ib the whole **** world game is hit and **** sucks.. **** stupid .... **** LORDS OF THE FALLEN>>>> delete all game in the world
  12. dotrem
    May 21, 2021
    1
    So freaking bad controls. You literally play a drunk middle aged office worker who move like a zombi after 12 hrs long workday.
  13. Defoxx
    Dec 1, 2020
    6
    Красочный souls-like в сеттинге рыцарей. Немного медленная. Очень красивая броня Довольно короткая.
  14. Amsheagar
    Nov 30, 2020
    7
    This is an Ok game. Nothing more, nothing less but ok. There are lots of boss fight. The story is not important and not interesting, but the gameplay, the combat system, the leveling system and the graphics are good. If you not enough hard for the dark souls you can practice with this. Similar, but easier.
  15. Khornez
    Oct 13, 2020
    2
    An extremely slow and clumsy mess of a game that has some slightly nice ideas but fails in spectacular fashion to execute them. I see plenty of people excusing the game because the studio is polish or because it's small... as if that changes the gameplay. They could have skimmed in graphic quality and the like and focus on a better mechanic, which is what a videogame is for after all.An extremely slow and clumsy mess of a game that has some slightly nice ideas but fails in spectacular fashion to execute them. I see plenty of people excusing the game because the studio is polish or because it's small... as if that changes the gameplay. They could have skimmed in graphic quality and the like and focus on a better mechanic, which is what a videogame is for after all.

    The biggest flaw has been stated multiple times, the movements being extremely slow and frustrating, which initially they might have decided was to give weight to the weapons but funnily enough at some point it makes the weapons look weightless and it's the character the one who has some arthritis or something: no, devs, a heavy weapon doesn't move steadily slow, it might move slow at first and can be hard to stop it's movement, but if it's slow during the entire swing, then it's the character holding it at that speed.

    But besides that massive annoyance, there are some other quality of life things that games understood long before this like:
    ·who thought it's a great idea to make the switch consumables and use consumables on the same key, have they heard of a directional pad? ever?
    ·when you lock on a target you are unable to run and all you can do then is roll, good luck handling that
    ·option to disable autoplay audio on the scrolls
    ·option to disable slowmotion animations (also, seriously, did you think the game needed to be Slower?)
    ·running attacks (not talking about the leap heavy attack)

    All in all this feels more like a cashgrab that only gets a modest score from people desperate to defend the company for whatever reason or those who heard it's compared to Dark Souls and try to "stick it to those snobs".

    As for characters, story and all that... yeah, not even worth mentioning.    … Expand
  16. Hexen-Slayer
    Sep 12, 2020
    7
    LORDS OF THE FALLEN is one of the better "Souls-like" games. What sold me on this was the the dark atmosphere and architecture of the game world - in this I think it surpasses DARK SOULS II & III, but that is just my personal opinion.
    I also like that your player character - which is a fixed guy named Harkyn, you can only choose his "class" - does not prance around like a ballerina when    LORDS OF THE FALLEN is one of the better "Souls-like" games. What sold me on this was the the dark atmosphere and architecture of the game world - in this I think it surpasses DARK SOULS II & III, but that is just my personal opinion.
    I also like that your player character - which is a fixed guy named Harkyn, you can only choose his "class" - does not prance around like a ballerina when not choosing the agile rogue as a class. The heavy armor of the warrior or cleric really feels like heavy armor instead of a tutu.
    The game also benefits from not being overly hard to ridiculousness (NIOH / SEKIRO) and does make for a better choice for those less experienced in this type of game.
    As I said, the world design is really good. The bosses however are rather OKish (nothing to write home about but solid). Some are like mini puzzles and require Harkyn to do something special to beat them.
    The "Souls" game mechanics are in place here as well: "portals" replace bonfires but the "souls".
    There are three classes to choose from (warrior, cleric or rogue). Then you choose the "magic type" which works as a sub-class (basically you can choose warrior and select cleric magic, or go full warrior, full cleric, etc.). Simple but good.
    Graphics and sound are decent, the voice acting is poor. The characters (player and NPCs) are underdeveloped and one dimensional. Harkyn has zero personality, he is never really fleshed out, neither is the story, which the developers never really made anything out of, which is a pity and a missed opportunity. With a really captivating story LORDS OF THE FALLEN could have been so much more.
    7 out of 9 ("Good")    … Expand
  17. HauMauKhau
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    One of the worse game I have ever played.WASTE of money,WASTE of time.Funny story,funny mechanics,funny animation,funny everything except for it aint fun.
  18. tkazama
    Apr 23, 2020
    10
    Świetnie się bawiłem przez całą przygodę, z miłą chęcią powróciłem do tytułu po kilku latach, czekam na drugą część :)
  19. ofash
    Apr 7, 2020
    3
    welp I had so much fun in the game for like 34 of it but on the last quarter game decided to yeet on my pc and crash none stop. especially after I got to the last area of the game. I got RTX2060 and i7 9750 which should eat games like this from 2014 for breakfast.

    If the game wasn't **** on my pc like that I might have given it a higher score but I just can't recommend it to anyone.    welp I had so much fun in the game for like 34 of it but on the last quarter game decided to yeet on my pc and crash none stop. especially after I got to the last area of the game. I got RTX2060 and i7 9750 which should eat games like this from 2014 for breakfast.

    If the game wasn't **** on my pc like that I might have given it a higher score but I just can't recommend it to anyone. Game might me be good on XBOX or PS4 but know this, it might ruin your experience if you're playing on a pc. A for effort though.    … Expand
  20. Pedro_Batista91
    Mar 28, 2020
    3
    O sistema de combate desse jogo é simplesmente horrível, se inspiraram no Dark Souls, mas falta qualidade no principal que é exatamente o combate e os comandos. Sem contar que é um jogo extremamente bugado, pois há jogos com gráficos mais bonitos e polidos que rodam a 60fps. Esse aqui nem isso.

    Só compre se tiver no máximo 5 reais, acho q na real não vale nem em promo, pois além do    O sistema de combate desse jogo é simplesmente horrível, se inspiraram no Dark Souls, mas falta qualidade no principal que é exatamente o combate e os comandos. Sem contar que é um jogo extremamente bugado, pois há jogos com gráficos mais bonitos e polidos que rodam a 60fps. Esse aqui nem isso.

    Só compre se tiver no máximo 5 reais, acho q na real não vale nem em promo, pois além do combate ser ruim que é o foco principal em jogos 'SoulsLike', a otimização é extremamente porca.

    Esse jogo simplesmente não tem condições, é uma bosta. Foram os 8,39 mais mal gastos da minha vida.    … Expand
  21. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    4
    This game is bad. It tries to be a souls like but its not even a souls like. Controls are stupid and combat is idiotic. Bosses are a joke, some are unfair some are too easy and some of them just dont work.
  22. 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.
  23. 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 :)
  24. Geralt123
    Oct 31, 2019
    7
    I am surprised in a positive way by this game!

    After playing some hours: - The combat really feels good. Weapons are quite heavy and slow but I like it - The art design is amazing for a 2014 game. Even 2019 very good! Dark castles in a mountain winter landscape with warm fires - There are some minor bugs, some audios stopping or camera problems, frame rate dips but nothing severe    I am surprised in a positive way by this game!

    After playing some hours:

    - The combat really feels good. Weapons are quite heavy and slow but I like it
    - The art design is amazing for a 2014 game. Even 2019 very good! Dark castles in a mountain winter landscape with warm fires
    - There are some minor bugs, some audios stopping or camera problems, frame rate dips but nothing severe
    - The overall art style is nordic/viking which I like a lot
    - Bosses are a bit repetetive and slow, but this fits the slow weapon handling which is intended and feels good
    - Skill system is not too complex but there are the basic RPG skills and some magic skills. it is solid but not Dark Souls
    - Game is easier than Dark Souls but still difficult for casual players. It is somewhere between Dark Souls and normal games.

    So, I recommend this game even 2019. I would rate it 7/10. It is a soulslike game but brings also some own features and ideas.    … Expand
  25. Krzych
    Dec 21, 2018
    7
    Game is doing exactly what you would expect. It looks good, sounds good, plays good and has a decent story. There aren't any particular strenghts or weaknesses about the game, it is very solid overall. The biggest problem is probably that the game is not doing a good job of communicating with the player at the beginning. For example there are some mechanics that are making the game a lotGame is doing exactly what you would expect. It looks good, sounds good, plays good and has a decent story. There aren't any particular strenghts or weaknesses about the game, it is very solid overall. The biggest problem is probably that the game is not doing a good job of communicating with the player at the beginning. For example there are some mechanics that are making the game a lot easier, but you won't be aware if them unless you accidentaly discover them somewhere along the way so for example watching some basic beginner guide on youtube is a good way to mitigate unecessary flustrations caused not by game's level of diffiulty but it's inability to make player aware of basic mechanics.… Expand
  26. Kenjiro
    Dec 10, 2018
    3
    The game have pretty graphics and this is it. All the rest is from mediocre to bad. Character is moving very slow, only fast rolls are useful, but even this do not prevent from taking damage or stun. Against some enemies you have only slight chance to get up from knocking down in tight corner. Game is not balances at all. Beginning is very hard for non-DS players when you have to die manyThe game have pretty graphics and this is it. All the rest is from mediocre to bad. Character is moving very slow, only fast rolls are useful, but even this do not prevent from taking damage or stun. Against some enemies you have only slight chance to get up from knocking down in tight corner. Game is not balances at all. Beginning is very hard for non-DS players when you have to die many times instead of real learning with progress how to play, and ending is so easy with multiple enemies on one/two hits.

    But all of this could be overcome, but backtracking is worst of all. Main quest send Harkyn multiple times to the same places with only stronger enemies (respawn every location change) and locations are dull and boring.

    I bought game on GOG sale for a few dollars and it was not worth the money. Do not buy, do not play, there are multiple better games.    … Expand
  27. 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.
  28. Moki
    Nov 6, 2018
    4
    Visually not a bad game. Really bad port, controls are horrible, should have just left it as a console game, just a waste of time. Do NOT play this on a pc.
  29. nickderpderp
    Jun 24, 2018
    7
    The average user score is perfect. It's 69/100 game. Dark souls like, the formula is the same, story different but similar and gameplay inspired by dark souls solutions. The universe may be a good reason to buy this game, but for full price? I don't think so.
    For dark souls fans? Must have, but maybe on some bargain or summer sale.
    For casual players? I don't think so, maybe if it's 50%    The average user score is perfect. It's 69/100 game. Dark souls like, the formula is the same, story different but similar and gameplay inspired by dark souls solutions. The universe may be a good reason to buy this game, but for full price? I don't think so.
    For dark souls fans? Must have, but maybe on some bargain or summer sale.
    For casual players? I don't think so, maybe if it's 50% off or something like that.
    Ah, and it's dedicated for consoles so if you have options, play it on xbox or psp, for PC it's ok, but as I said, only if the price is low.    … Expand
  30. 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
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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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