Lords of the Fallen

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  1. Makaveli
    Oct 28, 2014
    6
    If you are expecting Dark Souls, then yu will be disappointed.. It does have a similar look to Dark Souls, but it is not as challenging.

    In this game regular enemies have no real chance against you as in Dark Souls you could be max level and regular enemies could still do their damage.. Not so much in Lords of The Fallen. I'm disappointing with the bosses, they are all pretty much    If you are expecting Dark Souls, then yu will be disappointed.. It does have a similar look to Dark Souls, but it is not as challenging.

    In this game regular enemies have no real chance against you as in Dark Souls you could be max level and regular enemies could still do their damage.. Not so much in Lords of The Fallen.

    I'm disappointing with the bosses, they are all pretty much the same and can all be beaten the same way... I do like the combat... If you wear heavy armor you will be slower, but you can pretty much take everything out.

    Do not try and play this game like Dark Souls.. Dark Souls was more on the level of playing defensivly and trying not to get hit.. In this game, it's more like a hack n slash... You WILL get hit a lot but it's not as much of a big deal as it is in Dark Souls..

    To be honest I bought this game thinking that the boss battles were going to be epic, I do love me my boss battles....The bosses were a let down to me, but the game as a whole is pretty decent and fun. I would complain that you can not make your own character, but this was known before the game came out...

    All in all it's a decent game, but I do not see it being remembered for very long. Keep in mind I have only been playing the game for about 9 hours and I am not finished yet, but this is enough for me to judge the game.. I could not put down the controller when I first played Demon Souls and Dark Souls , this game I had to put the controller down a few times..

    Rent before you buy, I do not think it will be for everyone.    … Expand
  2. Sony_Loyalist
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    Great game, very similar to Dark Souls. I like the levels very much. Also it's not tht frustrating like Dark Souls. I really recommend it to everyone before Bloodborne will come out in February.
  3. Moffi
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    amazing beautiful game with fantastic gameplay!! I play as much as 5 hours and I can not break away. As the good old days. I hope that the game is long and we get some DLC in the near future because as it goes on like this for 2-3 days it did not end up getting up from the console
  4. Drchelsea
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    From what I've played, it looks like an amazing achievement from the Polish guys. And for those comparing it to dark souls and disliking the game for that reason alone, should really play it before criticizing it.
  5. Slazar
    Feb 25, 2015
    6
    If you liked demon/dark souls, you can try this game, but do not expect DS game. If you didnt like DS games, dont play this one. Is just a downgrade version of DS game.

    I finished it, i got my 20 hours of game play, and the game is playable. I rate it 6/10
  6. LordZenan
    Mar 27, 2015
    6
    *WARNING HEAVY COMPARISONS WITH THE DARK SOULS FRANCHISE IN THIS REVIEW*
    Clumsy would be the best way to describe my, admittedly, brief encounter with Lords of the Fallen. While blatantly imitating the Dark Souls franchise, CI Games clearly intended to differentiate itself from merely becoming a DS clone by designing many assets (such as enemies, amour and environments) in a Diablo/War    *WARNING HEAVY COMPARISONS WITH THE DARK SOULS FRANCHISE IN THIS REVIEW*
    Clumsy would be the best way to describe my, admittedly, brief encounter with Lords of the Fallen. While blatantly imitating the Dark Souls franchise, CI Games clearly intended to differentiate itself from merely becoming a DS clone by designing many assets (such as enemies, amour and environments) in a Diablo/War Hammer fashion. It almost attempts to take every aspect of Dark Souls and make it more 'hardcore' and spikey. I would love to credit this game for continuing the Souls-like formula that so many have come to love, and in some ways I actually can, however the game falls flat and down right lazy in certain critical areas. Where Dark Souls cleverly weaves challenge and satisfaction of overcoming the various hurdles it lays on its path, LotF often feels cheap and badly designed. Deaths often happen due to unforeseen circumstances or exploitation with the dodging mechanic and so on, which reduces the challenge to a simple 'trial by error' system. The visuals are astonishing and the soundtrack does the game justice for the most part but this is over shadowed by the negatives: A weak plot with unconvincing voice acting, demanding and downright frustrating AI, crashes and glitches on a regular basis, a mixed bag of quality with the bosses, uninteresting (and often overworked) design and a clear bias towards the warrior class. Don't get me wrong, there is fun to be had in LotF but it is not worth the asking price of £50. If many of the issues surrounding this title are ironed out, its, already announced, sequel could be something much more. Definitely recommended on offer if you are a fan of the Souls franchise or similar RPGs.    … Expand
  7. 11254man
    Jun 26, 2017
    4
    I really hate useless _/10 scores, but this platform forces one, so wait until the end for a recommendation on how much you should buy it for, as I feel it to be a more accurate representation of whether the game is, you know... worth it. It should be first noted that I got this game for free, and it's often on sale for under $5. Lords of the Fallen is a Souls-Like Action RPG by CI GamesI really hate useless _/10 scores, but this platform forces one, so wait until the end for a recommendation on how much you should buy it for, as I feel it to be a more accurate representation of whether the game is, you know... worth it. It should be first noted that I got this game for free, and it's often on sale for under $5. Lords of the Fallen is a Souls-Like Action RPG by CI Games and Deck13 Interactive. A lot of people call it a poor man's Dark Souls, but... actually, I agree. It doesn't control as smoothly as Dark Souls, rolling especially feels like it's only possible with the lightest armor, and even then, it's very easy to still get clipped and consequentially lose half your health. The biggest problem I have with it is that it feels unfair, something that I rarely thought during my romp through the Souls continuum. I will admit that comparing it to Dark Souls is pretty unfair, but even on its own, this game is a little (Though not super) below average. Combat feels clunky, and the enemies have very large health bars in compensation for interesting attack patterns. I never found myself trying to memorize enemy placements and attack patterns on my way to a boss. Instead I just kind of trudged through the slew of tanky fodder for 15 minutes before getting to the either overly easy or ridiculously hard boss. The game is also pretty broken, shield bashing being an easy example of a way to cheese through the entire game. It's graphically impressive, however, and everything sounds pretty good too. Even the core mechanics are decent, but it's just very obvious the lack of polish put into the game. So, is this game worth it? On sale for under $5 I'd say, if you're a Dark Souls fan, that is. If you're not, I'd wait for it to be free, as I'm sure it will be some time soon.
    (Edit: notice how I forgot about the story? Don't worry, you will too.)    … Expand
  8. Archulysses
    Dec 12, 2016
    6
    Story - The story begins in the time the humans are in a losing war against the Rhogar, a demonic army summoned by a god named Adyr which was sealed by 3 unnamed heroes in the game. Harkyn, a convicted criminal and the main protagonist of the game is released by a monk named Kaslo in order to turn the tides of the war against the Rhogar. Harkyn's main mission is to defeat all of the lordsStory - The story begins in the time the humans are in a losing war against the Rhogar, a demonic army summoned by a god named Adyr which was sealed by 3 unnamed heroes in the game. Harkyn, a convicted criminal and the main protagonist of the game is released by a monk named Kaslo in order to turn the tides of the war against the Rhogar. Harkyn's main mission is to defeat all of the lords or commander of Adyr which leads the Rhogar army. The story overall is good, however, the characters in the game aren't really likable nor memorable. Harkyn is an ok main character but others like Kaslo and other NPCs are forgettable (I cant even remember most of their names now) and the movement or complication in game are uninteresting. A fair score of 6/10.

    Gameplay - As an avid gamer of the Dark Souls series, i can say that despite the fact that the game's overall gameplay is identical or based from the critically acclaimed action game. I can say that it is easier since Harkyn is really overpowered no matter what class you chose him to be. His skills are powerful when maxed and also the enemies as a whole are easy and not it is a bad AI but compared to the aggressive enemies and bosses of Dark souls this game is much easier. I also liked the way the experience system is made that it is multiplying by the numbers of enemies you killed without using the savepoint and also the hidden challenges in boss fights you need to do in order to get the upraded versions of their boss weapons. Overall, i really like what the developers added new in the game. Overall, A good score of 8/10.

    Graphics - To be fair, the graphics of this game is rather good if not average. Is it on the level of high graphics games? no. But it is not also in league to those lower grahics or bad grahic games. The environment and level design are also good and really liked the Maze type of the world of lords of the fallen despite it being small, which is not really a problem to me. The character design are also good with Harkyn's weapons and armors has good and different designs. my main issue is that NPCs esp those not named have reused character models (monks in the game exept Kaslo are look alikes) and also the lack od enemy design which are just recycled and of different colors for you to see their difference. a fair score of 7/10 will suffice.

    Music and sound - As to music, hm in my opinion it is really mixed. Some are good esp the boss fights but kinda dont like it in exploration or some other things in the game. As to the Sound and voice action, i really love the sound of that hammer attacks (which is my preffered weapon in the game) and the magic attacks of Harkyn. With regard to the voice acting though, meh. They are not good nor giving emotions to them like you are talking to almost robot like characters. The voice actors never really did a good job. Therefore, a score of 5/10 will do for these part.

    Overall = 6.5

    The game overall was a good experience. However, it is short and compared to its obvious inspirations, it is far way too inferior. But to those gamers who want to feel that darksouls like gameplay in an easier game, then they would like this. But to those who love challenges like me, then this game will still be good but i would be unimpressed at the end. Overall though, i hope the developers do better and put more challenging games in the future. I liked this as a new IP and hopefully they continue these series...Thanks    … Expand
  9. TurkeyGoo
    Jun 7, 2015
    3
    I'm literally amazed there are so many '10s' for user reviews here, made me immediately suspect a PR move to curb the bad word of mouth about this game.

    I picked this game up after the comparisons to Souls, me being a huge Souls fan. I shouldn't have even bothered. I was on the fence about buying this for a long time and I wish I had listened to my gut. Put it down after about 3 hours    I'm literally amazed there are so many '10s' for user reviews here, made me immediately suspect a PR move to curb the bad word of mouth about this game.

    I picked this game up after the comparisons to Souls, me being a huge Souls fan. I shouldn't have even bothered. I was on the fence about buying this for a long time and I wish I had listened to my gut. Put it down after about 3 hours of gameplay. There's lots of technical issue (framerate drops, audio bugs, crashing) that I've experienced. The combat is EXTREMELY clunky, slow, and disjointed. There's something 'odd' with the mocap and character models that just feels poor. The story and characters are bland.

    They've done some cool things with this game. I particularly liked the way they transition from cutscene into action seamlessly. The XP/ghost mechanic is very cool. And, I like the GUI and itemization system more than Souls. It's a shame these supporting mechanics get totally outshadowed by poor core gameplay and performance.

    If you're a Souls fan, don't waste your money.    … Expand
  10. J-pex
    Jan 13, 2016
    3
    Who in gods name is giving this game 10/10? ?

    In a nutshell you play as a sword toting space marine in a crap version of skyrim, with combat so painfully slow that you wonder whether they were TRYING to suck the fun out of the game. Fighting in this game is 50% fighting the enemy and 50% fighting the urge to turn off your ps4/x-box etc. Trying to hit one of the enemies (that look    Who in gods name is giving this game 10/10? ?

    In a nutshell you play as a sword toting space marine in a crap version of skyrim, with combat so painfully slow that you wonder whether they were TRYING to suck the fun out of the game.

    Fighting in this game is 50% fighting the enemy and 50% fighting the urge to turn off your ps4/x-box etc. Trying to hit one of the enemies (that look awful and have some of the worst AI I've ever seen) is like pulling teeth, and be prepared to be knocked over and have to slowly get up, only to be knocked down or slammed with some giant flaming sword before you can even recover.

    I get that they are trying to be realistic with the attack speed and that battleaxes are heavy blah blah blah, but in a world with horned demon beasts and enchanted everything is it too much to ask that your armour clad hero is a badass with a sword????

    the graphics are OK, the rest is crap.

    3/10    … Expand
  11. Tamel_Eidek
    Nov 4, 2014
    6
    An enjoyable game hidden in between a sloppy and unfinished shell.

    After around 10-15 hours I had beaten the game and enjoyed some of the game-play (the mechanics can be lackluster and may not reach the depths that you want them to however) but overall the experience was sullied by a continual onslaught of bugs. They may be mostly minor bugs but it is a HUGE array of "minor" bugs. Ones    An enjoyable game hidden in between a sloppy and unfinished shell.

    After around 10-15 hours I had beaten the game and enjoyed some of the game-play (the mechanics can be lackluster and may not reach the depths that you want them to however) but overall the experience was sullied by a continual onslaught of bugs. They may be mostly minor bugs but it is a HUGE array of "minor" bugs. Ones that can ruin your game experience entirely. Audio not working, hidden walls not breaking, graphical glitches, weightless/bouncing ragdolls, stat changes misrepresented, quests not updating - lets not forget the game breaking bugs either, forcing you to make a new character to progress, or the ones that crash you out to your desktop/XMB etc. How about we then go on to talk about bad game design where quests and trophies refer to areas or items that are called something completely different in game?

    The story was also nothing to write home about. In the start of the game you are thrown into what seems like the midpoint of a story about a criminal who was sprung from jail and asked to fulfill some divine deed which he just decides to do - no questions asked. The characters you meet along the way come and go without so much as a cut-scene and you find yourself pushing forward without really knowing why until you reach the last half hour of the game. By which point you find yourself no longer immersed in the game world and wondering why the game was allowed release with so many bugs and glitches.

    May be worth playing in the future if the issues are ironed out but as it stands this game is not worth the full asking price.    … Expand
  12. asmallcrayon
    Dec 6, 2014
    2
    Presentation on PS4 is terrible, no V-sync, very inconsistent frame rate and brown blurry levels. I was standing in a room I knew had two doors and could not find them, this is how featureless the world is. I have to keep putting the game down because it strains my eyes to try and make out objects in the environment.

    The game tries to be like Dark Souls, but fails terribly. It is often    Presentation on PS4 is terrible, no V-sync, very inconsistent frame rate and brown blurry levels. I was standing in a room I knew had two doors and could not find them, this is how featureless the world is. I have to keep putting the game down because it strains my eyes to try and make out objects in the environment.

    The game tries to be like Dark Souls, but fails terribly. It is often confusing with no clear means to obtain goals, and where Dark Souls is a game based on strategy and skill Lords of the Fallen tends to be more about levelling up your gear so you can give and take more abuse. It simply lacks the controls and responsiveness to be anything like Dark Souls and skill often has very little to do with success in the game.    … Expand
  13. Wawacoffee89
    Nov 4, 2014
    5
    *****DIDN'T MEAN TO REVIEW PC VERSION OF THE GAME, THIS WAS MEANT FOR PS4*****Sucks to know that this game had alot of potential. Great graphics(FPS go in and out tho), awesome looking equipment and enemies, boss battles have special quality, but...when a game crashes more times than you have booted up the game to play it, that's a problem; a major one. Plus there is a list of game*****DIDN'T MEAN TO REVIEW PC VERSION OF THE GAME, THIS WAS MEANT FOR PS4*****Sucks to know that this game had alot of potential. Great graphics(FPS go in and out tho), awesome looking equipment and enemies, boss battles have special quality, but...when a game crashes more times than you have booted up the game to play it, that's a problem; a major one. Plus there is a list of game breaking glitches too. SO....saying that; the game runs on checkpoints and has no autosave feature. Playing without hitting checkpoints yield you better drops and experience. Basically im saying that, you DON'T want to hit checkpoints cause you will reset your "bonuses" for sticking it out against the enemies but......again if you don't hit the checkpoints and the game crashes, you lose EVERYTHING because you haven't been hitting the checkpoints. Vicious circle. Personally i would wait for them to fix these bugs and glitches before buying the game cause it will just give you a bad impression about the game like it has for me. Its a shame cause without the problems it has, its a pretty decent game.… Expand
  14. dj_cole
    Feb 11, 2015
    5
    When I heard Lords of the Fallen referred to as Dark Souls lite I looked forward to playing the game. I'm a huge Dark Souls fan. I dumped over a hundred hours into each entry of the series starting with Demon's Souls back in the day. And the description is fairly accurate. It is a lite version of Dark Souls. It is a persistent game in that there is no save and load. The game continues onWhen I heard Lords of the Fallen referred to as Dark Souls lite I looked forward to playing the game. I'm a huge Dark Souls fan. I dumped over a hundred hours into each entry of the series starting with Demon's Souls back in the day. And the description is fairly accurate. It is a lite version of Dark Souls. It is a persistent game in that there is no save and load. The game continues on even when you die and you have to recover from your mistake and retrieve your experience which waits for you where you originally died. It has the same tropes of melee combat, equipment burden, magic, boss fights and exploration. But none of it is as good as Dark Souls. It, how do they put it, lacks that certain something.

    The game looks ok, not great, but no one plays the Souls series for the graphics. The sound is decent, and the voice acting is mostly well done. The world is decently interesting and the lore is worth reading.

    The gameplay is more melee focused than the Souls series. There is magic which is useful but the system isn't as deep or wide as the Souls series. There is a gauntlet that is basically a hand cannon which is powerful and useful, but slowly recharges and shares the magic pool which left quite a few times where I would fire it and then fall back waiting for it to charge while I circled to the side avoiding the enemy. There is a Diablo style loot system that keeps you looking for gear, and in all honesty I would say the game is more like a 3rd person version of Diablo than it is similar to the Souls series.

    There were two things that bothered me from the game, and kept it from being better. The first was random spikes in difficulty. And I mean random. I would be exploring and come to a side hallway where I would be killed over and over trying to get through, which of course made me feel like there must be something great at the end, There wasn't. When I say random spikes in difficulty I mean just that. Random. The other were the dull marathon fights with some of the bosses or occasionally tougher enemies. Enemies are skilled at blocking, and fights can turn into tests of endurance while trying to nickel and dime an enemies health rather than a feeling of skilled combat.

    Lords of the Fallen is an ok game. It's not great, and the large drop in its price shows that general feeling. I have a hard time seeing a large hardcore community developing around the game, but it's not the worst way to spend a couple hours here and there. There are three different classes you can play with, and a new game + system. I didn't do multiple playthroughs on new game +, and I doubt a lot of people will be inspired to either.

    I would recommend avoiding Lords of the Fallen, but that's a pretty soft recommendation. It's the kind of game that I played and just felt "meh" toward. It had highs, it had lows, but it didn't really stick with me. If you want to rent it or buy it at its lower cost these days I doubt you'll regret the decision.    … Expand
  15. TheHunterWild
    Oct 29, 2014
    6
    To be brief, after around 14 hours in I find Lords of the Fallen to be a bit of a disappointment but still largely worth playing. I spent 74 hours this week playing Dark Souls 2; it was my first playthrough of anything in the Souls series. Having that as a completely fresh experience and then moving into Lords of the Fallen was an interesting transition. I did not find myself to beTo be brief, after around 14 hours in I find Lords of the Fallen to be a bit of a disappointment but still largely worth playing. I spent 74 hours this week playing Dark Souls 2; it was my first playthrough of anything in the Souls series. Having that as a completely fresh experience and then moving into Lords of the Fallen was an interesting transition. I did not find myself to be exceptional at DS2 nor do I find myself particularly skilled at Lords of the Fallen, just to be clear about who you're reading here.

    LotF has beautiful and vibrant art that doesn't sacrifice deadliness for attractiveness. The combat is beefy and satisfying; striking an enemy feels legit instead of your weapon just ghosting through and reducing an HP bar by a few pixels. There might be some replayability here but that will depend on some factors. The narrative is interesting and accessible while being relevant and not over-the-top or excessively deep to the point of distracting from the actual game itself (though I often like that sort of thing). The XP and loot system is really a nice advancement in this quasi-genre, where the longer you hold on to your XP instead of spending it the greater your multiplier becomes as you progress thereby providing an optional higher risk higher reward system since dying could possibly amount to losing all of that XP.

    On the downside, there are enough bugs, flukes, and design oversights or flaws to really distract me from the potential fun of the game, at least from time to time. One of my biggest complaints (that could be my own fault, but I can't seem to fix it) is the lock-on targeting system. I've gotten used to a lock-on system where I can easily (though perhaps TOO easily) switch from one target to another, and where a new target is automatically selected once the old target dies. LotF seems to have a lot of trouble allowing me to switch from targets that aren't standing directly next to each other, and it disengages the lock-on system when the target dies. It might just require an adjustment of gameplay on my part but I can't help but really despise how this feels during combat with multiple enemies or more difficult fights where rapid and clean target switching is a must.

    As a final negative point, the camera can be terrible at times. When engaged in combat you can sometimes find yourself in a bush or something and completely incapable of seeing what's going on, especially if you get stunned and are unable to strafe out of it. What's more, getting backed into a wall makes your character disappear from the screen and puts you in a first person perspective that often annihilates your sense of combat (and more than once even literally prevented me from fighting, for whatever reason). Even backing down a hallway and having the camera hit a small object jutting out from a wall, like a lever, can cause it to begin to zoom in on you and again destroy your view of combat. In a game that is built around difficulty this sort of design is a massive flaw since it can get you killed and destroy quite a bit of progress all because of a technical camera issue.

    In terms of boss fights they are largely endurance challenges wherein you will always have to survive roughly the same series of attacks (per boss stage) while often using a gimmick to find a way to deal damage. This boss can't be damaged by this type of attack, or that boss stuns itself under certain conditions. Nothing unique there, but the complaint is largely that this ends up feeling like an artificial difficulty barrier. There's no doubt that greater skill will win out, but I (and many of my Twitch viewers) felt that under all circumstances you going to have a protracted battle with every boss which inevitably felt like it was far longer than it had to be due to design instead of skill. I think this really says it's not "hard" because it's challenging, it's "hard" because the designers said so, in a manner of speaking. In DS2 I could sometimes go into a boss fight and just be in the zone and drop it in one try; in LotF I feel like I will always invest a serious amount of time in every boss for the sole reason that this is how the designers wanted it. It's almost as though they said, "C'mon, it's a boss. It should always take more than 15 minutes per fight where no amount of skill will make a mechanical difference."

    All in all, I think it seems worth playing though not necessarily worth the price right now. With future updates, patches, and DLC it could turn into something worth spending a lot of time in. As of right now I find it to be a sub-par competitor in what it is helping to define as a new genre in gaming.    … Expand
  16. ToddDow
    Nov 11, 2014
    1
    LINEAR, SLOW, CLUNKY, BORING, REPEAT. Only the second game I have ever returned in my life. This game is like a bad game from the 80's, but with beautiful graphics. The gameplay is super linear as you walk through narrow passages, kill the bad guys that you stumble upon, open some chests sitting against the walls, then try to figure out the repetitive actions and timing to beat theLINEAR, SLOW, CLUNKY, BORING, REPEAT. Only the second game I have ever returned in my life. This game is like a bad game from the 80's, but with beautiful graphics. The gameplay is super linear as you walk through narrow passages, kill the bad guys that you stumble upon, open some chests sitting against the walls, then try to figure out the repetitive actions and timing to beat the boss. You get to wander through the same exact linear hell over and over until you learn the repetitive actions and timing properly. To make it worse, the character moves SUPER slow and the controls feel clunky and delayed. "Heavy" attacks can take around 3-4 seconds to "wind up" and execute, "rolling" out of the way of an attack takes a few seconds as well. It feels like the part of the movie in Austin Powers where the steam roller is slowly coming towards the guard and he just stands there in the way for 30 seconds without moving then gets rolled over. You see the hazard coming, you react to it, but then your character takes FOREVER to respond. The ONLY thing this game has going for it is the beautiful graphics. The gameplay, the controls, and the execution are awful.… Expand
  17. ZeNorwegian
    Nov 1, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lords of the Fallen is a Western RPG that bring you into the world as Harkyn, a middle aged man whom must face down foes called Rhogar in order to bring an end to an ongoing war between humanity and the fallen god Adyr.

    Possible Minor Spoiler!

    The game starts off rather well by introducing you to all of the main mechanics of the game in a calm section of the game, allowing players new to the genre to adapt to the way the game works. The combat feels heavy and that it carries a lot of force behind each blow making but you, and your enemies, feel powerful. The game tries to encourage you to experiment with different weapons and make combos so that you'll have an easier time slaying your enemies, but it fails to teach you some other important things.

    You will meet foes using both range and melee. Some are rather straight forward in how you kill them, using the same methods you've learned early on, but others take whatever you've learned and throws it in your face. Shield user in particular are much more obnoxious to fight for new players as the game doesn't teach you anything about breaking their guard. This leaves you either bashing on a shield that makes your every attack bounce off like a bouncy castle, or back peddling for days using your magic gauntlet in order to take them down. Later on you will also face enemies who are much faster than you are, making attacking near impossible without taking a large amount of damage, until you abuse faults in their AI.

    Which brings me to one of the more disappointing things about Lords of the Fallen. The game feels very incomplete and this is noticeable rather early on. The magic gauntlet you get early on, which serves as your ranged weapon, has it's own category as a weapon. However, there are no other gauntlets to be found. There are only 3 different firing modes for the same gauntlet, which are all unlocked from the get-go, so it doesn't really count as 3 different weapons. Equally the other weapons in the game are all completely static in their shape and feel. You will constantly change out weapons and armors for other weapons and armors as their stats means everything. This gives a false sense of customization as the game very much forces you to use a weapon you don't really like the feel and look of due to superior stats.

    The rune system is very much the same as it doesn't seem to have much thought put into it. You can get several types of runes, of varying quality, from shards you collect throughout the game. You take these to the blacksmith-guy-with-no-name-because-we-couldn't-think-of-one who can open them and give you the runes inside. But, of all the runes I found myself only using 2 of the 5 runes for my weapons and 3 of the 5 runes for my armors as those I didn't use was either inferior or rather useless.

    The same unfinished business goes for the story-line, back-story and quests found throughout the game. The up front story is easy to predict and with stereo-typical characters making it rather boring and forgetful due to bad presentation. You never really feel any sort of connection to any of them as they seem to only appear when the story demands it before phasing out of existence again. This became a problem later on when I had a quest to gather tablets for Yetkha whom is one of these characters as she decided to either disappear before I had found all of them, or not accept them at all. There are also a back-story to be found, but it is very fragmented and it is again so badly presented I can't really remember most of it.

    The visuals however seems to have gotten most of the attention as it is beautiful in it's own way. It manages to pull off a gritty look while not getting too washed out and bland. This gives the game a more relate-able feel to it, which in turn helps pulling you into the game. The animations are also great and flows rather well with some minor exceptions. The enemies look harrowing and intimidating with distinct differences from each other, again with some minor exceptions. The armor and weapon designs feels slightly overboard and while I understand they want you to feel powerful, it's not actually achieved by adding thousands of spikes to impale yourself on. It is overall a very good looking game whom manages to pull of a dark and gritty feeling.

    In the end, Lords of the Fallen is a good game worth buying, but it lacks the finesse expected from it. The replayablity is lacking, but it will give you many hours on your first time through and some extra hours the second time through trying to gather everything you missed the first time.

    Overall
    + Good visuals
    + Combat feels heavy and powerful
    - Story is dull and forgetful
    - Many loose ends in the different side and back-stories
    - Poor customization
    - Dodgy and edgy mechanical moments in the game    … Expand
  18. Jacketrooper
    Sep 8, 2016
    0
    Absolute garbage, this plays tries to copy dark souls games only miserably, combat mechanics are dull and unsophisticated, skills are bugged and don't usually work. It's a terrible piece of **** of a game.
  19. XxSoULxMaNxX
    Nov 2, 2014
    7
    I gave this game a negative review on PC - the game is/was broken for PC. I purchased an additional copy for PS4 so I could play it. Putting that aside, the game was enjoyable for PS4 and there should be more games that strive to be like Dark Souls generally, i.e. with an emphasis on combat mechanics. However, I beat LOTF in one afternoon. By mid-game with my character leveled up theI gave this game a negative review on PC - the game is/was broken for PC. I purchased an additional copy for PS4 so I could play it. Putting that aside, the game was enjoyable for PS4 and there should be more games that strive to be like Dark Souls generally, i.e. with an emphasis on combat mechanics. However, I beat LOTF in one afternoon. By mid-game with my character leveled up the game became exceedingly easy. There is only one environment type, little variety between build types, and hardly any enemy variety. Accordingly, I am already ready to move on from LOTF to a new game. I would like to see a DLC in a completely different environment with much more enemy variety. P.S. I am still playing the Dark Souls games.… Expand
  20. Doutzen
    Jan 28, 2015
    7
    Well - I expected more after first optimistic reviews. This game is good and guarantees a lot of fun, but in every single aspect it's worse then Dark Souls. Even the graphics. It's visually better, but not that dark and artistic anymore. It has a lot of bugs and a tragic, horrible camera, which should be perfect in that kind of games. Battles are easier than in Dark Souls and you don'tWell - I expected more after first optimistic reviews. This game is good and guarantees a lot of fun, but in every single aspect it's worse then Dark Souls. Even the graphics. It's visually better, but not that dark and artistic anymore. It has a lot of bugs and a tragic, horrible camera, which should be perfect in that kind of games. Battles are easier than in Dark Souls and you don't feel that you have that much control as in DS. But it's still a good fun for action RPG fans and also for that guys who were to fat for DS, but like Fable or Assassin's Creed, because it's not as hard as From Softwares games are.… Expand
  21. SladeX13
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    I had just got this because I was a fan of The Witcher 2 (executive producer Tomasz Gop worked on) and Dark Souls. I have only gotten to the second boss so far and I like how it plays so far. Don't compare it to Dark Souls like I almost did or you will miss a really great Game.
  22. Acornfilms
    Nov 11, 2014
    2
    I think giving this a 2 is overly generous, but it's "technically" playable which puts it above the broken PC version which is really the best thing I can say about it. Possibly the worst console optimization I've ever seen, horrible frame rate, screen tearing, texture pop up, object pop up (sometimes right in front of you), awful blurry messy flickering shadows. What a mess, looks badI think giving this a 2 is overly generous, but it's "technically" playable which puts it above the broken PC version which is really the best thing I can say about it. Possibly the worst console optimization I've ever seen, horrible frame rate, screen tearing, texture pop up, object pop up (sometimes right in front of you), awful blurry messy flickering shadows. What a mess, looks bad for a PS3 game let alone PS4. The patch didn't do **** btw. From Software they ain't. Bad developers all round, apparently this isn't the first "game" they made like this, don't know how they stay in business.… Expand
  23. dpc
    Nov 3, 2014
    5
    For the gamers saying the bosses were too easy...really? Wow, you are clearly better than I am. That said, I was extremely excited to get and play this. Loved the opening. Was pumped to get lost in an awesome fantasy world and level up and all that. But I couldn't get past the very first boss. I've played Demon's Souls and beat it. I've played the first Dark Souls and didn't finish, butFor the gamers saying the bosses were too easy...really? Wow, you are clearly better than I am. That said, I was extremely excited to get and play this. Loved the opening. Was pumped to get lost in an awesome fantasy world and level up and all that. But I couldn't get past the very first boss. I've played Demon's Souls and beat it. I've played the first Dark Souls and didn't finish, but did love it. Lords of the Fallen seemed frustrating for the sake of being frustrating. I felt like it was unnecessarily annoying to be in the "if you like Dark Souls, then you'll love us" category, but it was missing all the atmosphere, class, and just about everything else that makes the Souls games amazing. It just didn't feel worth it to finish this, so I sold it within a day and got Shadow Warrior instead - which I freakin' love! Should've gone with my instincts and done that in the first place. So, long story short, if you just can't get enough of purposely difficult battles (without the "magic" and charm that makes games like Dark Souls incredible) then you will probably get value out of this game. For the rest of us, skip it and wait for Dragon's Age Inquisition in a few weeks.… Expand
  24. Kuraditosin
    Dec 10, 2014
    8
    So this game is obviously inspired heavily from the Souls series. It even has an appropriate trophy/achievement that a souls veteran will immediately recognize. Nonetheless it also has its own characteristics. From this mix of old and new I don't need to grasp straws for fun!

    Yes it's full of bugs, but none of them are generally game breaking. There are instances where the screenshot    So this game is obviously inspired heavily from the Souls series. It even has an appropriate trophy/achievement that a souls veteran will immediately recognize. Nonetheless it also has its own characteristics. From this mix of old and new I don't need to grasp straws for fun!

    Yes it's full of bugs, but none of them are generally game breaking. There are instances where the screenshot feature will disable in-game dialogue sounds, some bosses fail to register damage from incoming blows, chests that cannot be opened due to no prompts. The list goes on. Still considering all this I thoroughly enjoyed the game and am now in NG+. I especially like the dark souls-esque obscurity on the part of bosses, game lore and side quests. You can complete the game withouth knowing much of the story and without doing any side quests. If you're not interested, you can ignore such elements. If you thirst for more, you can read and listen to prerecorded "tapes".

    The game does have some framerate hiccups, but mostly runs at a solid 30fps. So at no point did I find myself at a disadvantage due to technical limitations. If you're looking for a game more difficult than the Souls series, then Lords of the Fallen is not for you. It's a good Souls-fix until Bloodborne but also a good action RPG on its own merits. 8/10 from me.    … Expand
  25. Allthat
    Dec 3, 2014
    9
    It's not mind blowing... but it's definitely worth your money. You can get serious hours of pure fun out of this game. A must buy for any Souls fan who isn't still playing the first Dark Souls.
  26. the_great_owl
    Nov 18, 2014
    8
    Lords of the Fallen is a good game. it is often compared to Souls series from which it takes the best parts,

    Graphics are great, one can see that after having a first hour of the gameplay. The fighting system is somewhat challenging. Depends which class you choose it varies from "let me charge you with shield and beat **** of of you" to "roll like a monkey and wait for a good chance to    Lords of the Fallen is a good game. it is often compared to Souls series from which it takes the best parts,

    Graphics are great, one can see that after having a first hour of the gameplay. The fighting system is somewhat challenging. Depends which class you choose it varies from "let me charge you with shield and beat **** of of you" to "roll like a monkey and wait for a good chance to attack",
    I liked the music, it creates atmosphere very well.
    There are not much enemies types but every of them requiers different approach. Boss fights are not that hard as advertised, they lack diversity, 8/10 are just big guys with swords.
    World is relatively small, there is no map so you need to memorize everything. There is a lot of hidden content like breakable walls, chests, unseen passages that leads to various places - exploration profits in nice loot. Checkpoint system is well crafted, it is a bit of gamble if you decide to not spend your experience but then your exp multiplier grows with each killed enemy. I found that very rewarding after restraining to use any chekpoint for more than an hour.

    What I did not like?
    The plot. It is not a well written game, collecting the audio logs across the game may give you an insight to lore but the story itself is not told in a proper way. Apart from killing Lords until the last hours of the game I had no idea what is the purpose of all of this.
    The characters. If it wasn't for Tomasz Gop itself I would have no idea who Harkyn is, what his tattoos mean, why was he cast into prison, nothing. Besides the main character there are few other which are not memorable at all.
    Bugs. The game, even after the first patch, is more than unfinished. There are some major problems with audio that simply can disapear in the middle of conversation. I experienced occassional crashes. Loading of textures and objects was noticable but not that irritating.
    Facial animations are abysmal. It is really a shame that devs put almost none work to make the conversations even a little bit convincing.

    All in all I liked this game. If you are a kind of person that disliked Dark Souls for its difficulty or dumb savepoint s system you will like Lords of the Fallen.
    It took me about 19 hours to complete the game, most of that time I had my fun. So will you.    … Expand
  27. Mutated
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    This game kicks ass. Don´t let the "this is not exactly like dark souls so I don´t think its good" people distract you. There are some fantastic mechanics in there and the gameplay is amazing overall. You might have heard that the camera isn´t that good and that the bosses are easy. If you like dark souls 2 - then this is going to be on the same level. The camera is as much as a **** as inThis game kicks ass. Don´t let the "this is not exactly like dark souls so I don´t think its good" people distract you. There are some fantastic mechanics in there and the gameplay is amazing overall. You might have heard that the camera isn´t that good and that the bosses are easy. If you like dark souls 2 - then this is going to be on the same level. The camera is as much as a **** as in DS2 and the bosses are about as hard as the bosses in DS2. If you want a dark souls-esque game to play until bloodborne arrives then you should grab this one. I sincerely hope they´ll make a LOTF2 because there is a ton of potential in this IP!… Expand
  28. rpgLover80
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    I've taken 3 days of vacation starting from today just to play this game and I must admit that till now it was worth every hour! Very satisfying combat system - you really feel heaviness of your weapon. There's nothing better that wielding a giant hummer and rushing towards 10x bigger Lord. Flawless!
  29. Evertigo
    Oct 30, 2014
    9
    A great promising new IP. Graphics are really nice in a warhammer way. Camera can be awkward att moments and so the lock-on but everyone that loves dark/demon-souls has already experienced that. Levelling and battlemechanics are fun.
    With a bigger budget for a future game in this IP it just might be a tremendous hit. I would for sure by it either way.
  30. schizolingvo
    Oct 28, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, the game is good, it's Souls-like, but it's not perfect (yet, I hope).
    So, firstly, PS4-version has some annoying framedrops at some open areas. The game is supposed to be running at 30 FPS, but it feels like it drops to 20 quite often. I hope that can be patched.
    Secondly, there's that weird lock-on system. I don't mean the controls, but its unresponsiveness. Sometimes it just won't lock, sometimes the lock will just vanish, turning your fleshy back to your opponents.
    Lastly, some quite strange issues with bosses, like they were'nt worked on too thoroughly. For example, the second boss (Commander) has that stunning attack which does no damage, but eats up all your energy. I think it's supposed to be followed by some devastating HP-costly hit, but instead he just stands there and waits till your energy fills up again. I have done only two bosses so far, so I hope there aren't too much things like that later on.
    But, technicals problems aside, it's a really good Action-RPG with Souls-like mechanics, which manages to make me, as an experienced DaS1/2 player, feel uncomfortable sometimes. Most enemies are bigger than you and hit quite hard. Local exp-regain system, which allows you to build up experience multiplier if you don't activate local checkpoints, is both rewarding and deceptive as you may die quite far from your last checkpoint. However, there's a catch: the bigger multiplier you had before death, the more time you have before points at your "bloodmark" will start fading away.
    It's important to notice that LotF, unlike Souls, is all about your armor, so the better armor you have, the easier it gets. The more raw damage your weapon does, the easier it gets.
    Also, I really liked art-style of the game, somewhat like Darksiders mixed with Warhammer, with giant chestplates and gorgeous weapons with some useless edges on them.
    So, as for me, it's a solid 7 (which may climb to 9 if those technical issues are patched)    … Expand
  31. Markolius
    Nov 5, 2014
    8
    You'll find people who say this game is too easy and others who'll say it's too hard. That's a good sign right there. For me, someone who has admittedly never played a Dark Souls game, I find the difficulty level to be a little too hard at times but mostly very satisfying. I like games to not have different difficulty settings in the options - makes me feel like I'm not missing anythingYou'll find people who say this game is too easy and others who'll say it's too hard. That's a good sign right there. For me, someone who has admittedly never played a Dark Souls game, I find the difficulty level to be a little too hard at times but mostly very satisfying. I like games to not have different difficulty settings in the options - makes me feel like I'm not missing anything and that I'm playing the game exactly as it was designed to be played. I can find very little to not like about this game. While its scope is obviously no where as broad as a Final Fantasy type of RPG and the focus is almost entirely on combat and stats (no: villages, open worlds to explore, deep characters, or story choices to make), the game is richly detailed in its focus. The graphics and gothic fantasy artwork are constantly beautiful. The atmosphere is full. The combat is thrilling with a real sense of pressure and strategy. This is not a button masher. It's ridiculous to call it that. I'm really enjoying the game. It's a dark and fun campaign. Like Shadows of Mordor, I'll likely get a good 15 hours or so of campaign and sides, without much replayability though. The thing I like the most about this game is the great variety of combat. Lots of techniques and loot to try out and learn from. The variety of enemy behavior however is not so great. Also there can be some glitches and bugs, but the few I experienced were pretty minimal. There could be more story, enemies, and locations. There could be more to it. But it is fun and it has a great atmosphere. There are many different ways to be victorious in it and many different styles of play that can be easily switched up. The game is worth it. 7.5 (I'll round it up to offset the ridiculus 0s.… Expand
  32. brutalstryker
    Oct 30, 2014
    8
    Revised review. I was not impressed with the first few hours of play but once I leveled up a bit it became much more fun. It has it's flaws but overall it is an excellent game.
  33. bolek822
    Oct 29, 2014
    9
    The game grabs from the best and add's few things, if you like 'd dark souls then this is must-buy it's not the same like dark souls, but you get the feeling of it and first of all the game should never be compared to dark souls because it never was announced as Dark Souls 3, but completely new game.

    Having played around 10 hours into the game I must say the game itself is very good,    The game grabs from the best and add's few things, if you like 'd dark souls then this is must-buy it's not the same like dark souls, but you get the feeling of it and first of all the game should never be compared to dark souls because it never was announced as Dark Souls 3, but completely new game.

    Having played around 10 hours into the game I must say the game itself is very good, the combat is really good and the design of the game, the graphics they are really really next-gen this is how the next-gen games should look like!

    If you like me like to sometimes stop and watch beautiful locations then this game is worth buying only because of that point alone, not to mention fight with bosses are really epick. Developer of this game has made only small games in the past and its their first "Big" game so.. for a 1st big game it is incredibly good not perfect, but worth playing!    … Expand
  34. sniper1337
    Oct 29, 2014
    10
    I've been waiting with patience veeery long for this game... Just played it and im so happy I did it.
    In plus: graphics, music, fighting, leveling, world, story.
    In minus: sometimes game crashes.
    Very Good Job CI Games and Deck 13 .... Good Job Tomasz Gop!
  35. gjonsie
    Oct 29, 2014
    8
    First off, Dark Souls/Demon's Souls, this is not. I have only had a short delve into the game but thus far I have enjoyed the atmosphere, character, combat and least importantly graphics. As such I currently rate it as 8. This is crafted to be an enjoyable experience that doesn't irritate you or require boatloads of constant focused time to play (ie. can pause and walk away). If that's notFirst off, Dark Souls/Demon's Souls, this is not. I have only had a short delve into the game but thus far I have enjoyed the atmosphere, character, combat and least importantly graphics. As such I currently rate it as 8. This is crafted to be an enjoyable experience that doesn't irritate you or require boatloads of constant focused time to play (ie. can pause and walk away). If that's not your forte or you cannot put aside your bias leave this game alone. The weapons move differently, the armor has a nice trade off with mobility, the interface is slick. Some say it's too slow even without armor; please try a running dive roll and tell me how well it turns out for you. Most technical issues I'm sure the developer will look after, Gop has been very transparent about his interest in making this game a success.

    Overall I expect to enjoy my time in Lords of the Fallen to improve and look forward to my next adventure.    … Expand
  36. Vertran187
    Jan 5, 2015
    1
    Bad game the camera is terrible often you can`t even see your character and die because of it. The games combat is inconsistent often attacks i`ve done even with full energy do no damage enemies manage to block when ur clearly behind them and landing a heavy blow on certain creature is near impossible so contant weapon changes is necessary depending on what or who your fighting. ItsBad game the camera is terrible often you can`t even see your character and die because of it. The games combat is inconsistent often attacks i`ve done even with full energy do no damage enemies manage to block when ur clearly behind them and landing a heavy blow on certain creature is near impossible so contant weapon changes is necessary depending on what or who your fighting. Its another game that lacks polish in all areas and is so frustrating due to the clunky broken combat. I have completed the game and have to say i was pissed off 90% of the time due to the cheap combat failing so often. The combat ends up your running around in circles wait for the end of there combo attack so you can land a hit with out getting killed. Not worth the frustration in my opinion and i found Dark souls 1&2 easier because the combat worked and was fair.

    Its so obvious this was made by a ametur    … Expand
  37. icarusfalls
    Nov 1, 2014
    9
    Lords of the Fallen is an excellent game, hampered by a few bugs as of the time of this review. You must control your character through various castles, keeps and graveyards, while battling monstrous enemies. Action takes place in the third person, and the alternative control scheme available in the options is very similar to Dark Souls, so if you have played that game you can play thisLords of the Fallen is an excellent game, hampered by a few bugs as of the time of this review. You must control your character through various castles, keeps and graveyards, while battling monstrous enemies. Action takes place in the third person, and the alternative control scheme available in the options is very similar to Dark Souls, so if you have played that game you can play this one. This game is different than a Souls game, with multiple side quests and character conversations. Also, this game is a bit easier than Dark Souls, so there is less frustration for first time players. The music is great, the graphics are AAA and the story is decent. Also, there are lots of side passages to explore and secrets and shortcuts to uncover. Exploration is rewarded in this game! I really enjoyed Lords of the Fallen, however a few bugs bothered me a little bit. For example, bosses being invincible when they shouldn't be, or the audio cutting out here and there. All in all the bugs were not enough to push me away, but I do recommend installing the gigantic day one patch that was released on PSN. If you like skillful sword play as opposed to button mashing, this might be the game for you!… Expand
  38. dktpwn
    Nov 7, 2014
    9
    Lords of the Fallen is freaking awesome. Seriously, Dark Souls comparison ? Dark Souls sucks ass. The only negative point is that the console version has slowdowns, it bothers me.
  39. me5ut
    Nov 8, 2014
    9
    I have never played dark sauls but this game is awesome! I couldn t stop playing this game till I ve been finishing it in 3 days, at the beginning you can be a bit dissapointed to control your character or camera but later when you learn the game and your character get leveled up then the you really enjoy playing it. I recomend everbody. thanks to Polish guys and everybody who made thisI have never played dark sauls but this game is awesome! I couldn t stop playing this game till I ve been finishing it in 3 days, at the beginning you can be a bit dissapointed to control your character or camera but later when you learn the game and your character get leveled up then the you really enjoy playing it. I recomend everbody. thanks to Polish guys and everybody who made this game. 10/9… Expand
  40. judacrato
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    At the first time I played I almost sold the game, but when you get used to the way its meant to be played it can be such an addicting game! The story is not the best as the graphics, but the fun you'll get depends of your learning how to fight!
  41. laynemoseley
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    I've played the souls games for over 500 hours. I know them all back and front.

    And I really enjoy this game.

    It's not as good, but it's a good game. I'm on my second play through and I'm finding all sorts of secrets and things that I missed the first time.

    Fun game!
  42. rafedb
    Nov 26, 2014
    9
    This game has been great so far, and honestly builds on the foundation of the souls series in a lot of ways that FROM plans to do in Bloodborne. It's absurd that reviewers gave this game such low scores.
  43. Danulius
    Dec 18, 2014
    9
    First and foremost, I am extremely tired of people comparing this with Dark souls games. I am, what i would say the BIGGEST Dark souls fan out there, but LoTF is its own game, and just because the creators of DS have an input in lords of the fallen, doesnt mean they have to be compared!

    In regards to LoTF, my initial impression wasn't the best, i was taken away by the graphics, and I    First and foremost, I am extremely tired of people comparing this with Dark souls games. I am, what i would say the BIGGEST Dark souls fan out there, but LoTF is its own game, and just because the creators of DS have an input in lords of the fallen, doesnt mean they have to be compared!

    In regards to LoTF, my initial impression wasn't the best, i was taken away by the graphics, and I enjoyed the first twenty minutes but began to tire of the grinding, but after playing some more, i became impressed with the range of weapons, and the magic abilities. The enemies in this game are well made, with plenty of different kinds to battle. The bosses are strong, the story line isn't without faults but i'm happy to be playing through a second time!    … Expand
  44. alexmanea
    Apr 26, 2015
    8
    Lords of the Fallen is a great game! The graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is great! It is a very challenging game, but not a frustrating one. The only thing that I disliked about this game was the story, which was pretty dull.. It was not bad, but not very intriguing.. In my opinion, this game is a must for all gamers who like a challenge.
  45. Brainache
    Sep 2, 2015
    3
    This could have been so much better. The detail in the world and models is great in an over-the-top bulky Warhammer style. There isn't much depth to the lore and the story, but what really lets this game down is balance. The initial difficulty is ridiculous, especially for rogue builds, forcing grinding. It then settles down to a reasonable plateau that is suddenly ramped up to 11 againThis could have been so much better. The detail in the world and models is great in an over-the-top bulky Warhammer style. There isn't much depth to the lore and the story, but what really lets this game down is balance. The initial difficulty is ridiculous, especially for rogue builds, forcing grinding. It then settles down to a reasonable plateau that is suddenly ramped up to 11 again for the final boss. This is especially true for ng+ and beyond where I have had to abandon a character because it couldn't do enough DPS to the final boss but was enough to get there in the first place. There is only one chance to respec but it uses a dual purpose item that can be used to get a weapon instead. There are plenty of hints on how to get special weapons by beating bosses a certain way in the various dialogues but it requires a specific path to hear them before the relevant bosses. I really didn't enjoy this as much as I'd hoped but it was all due to the lack of balance. It is also very short. I played through 4 characters to get the platinum and it took less than a week of determined slogging. A real shame.… Expand
  46. Chowda
    Oct 31, 2016
    8
    If you like playing Dark Souls as a slow moving heavy weapon tank then you will like this game.

    It is slower than DS and requires timing and some finesse.

    So far the skills/magic have been fun....original and strategic.
  47. BlessFrom
    Oct 29, 2014
    10
    I was shocked by the "feel" of this game. As a student of the From Software/Miyazaki school of thought, the mechanics are already familiar. This is where the similarities to the "other" game end.

    The world has it's own particular feel which is hard to explain. It is very subjective. It is like looking into a View-Master or perhaps Iranian miniatures in a way. As a child I was fascinated    I was shocked by the "feel" of this game. As a student of the From Software/Miyazaki school of thought, the mechanics are already familiar. This is where the similarities to the "other" game end.

    The world has it's own particular feel which is hard to explain. It is very subjective. It is like looking into a View-Master or perhaps Iranian miniatures in a way. As a child I was fascinated with tabletop miniature wargames, this brings the same feeling. The lightning is splendid, and it is very "gamey" but in a very good way. Extremely atmospheric.    … Expand
  48. Junior23
    Oct 30, 2014
    10
    It's a nice game! The users reviews are saying the truth! .
  49. atmosf3ear
    Oct 29, 2014
    10
    Finally an excellent game from CI GAMES. Beautiful graphics, excellent game mechanics, awsome combat system, amazing leveling of main character. As true gamer - you can't miss this title.
  50. Zeios
    Nov 4, 2014
    9
    This game is really awesome. As a Souls saga fan, this is a next gen good choice before Bloodborne, and what a choice. Nice atmosphere, nice art design, nice ost, nice battle mechanics...A bit short could be a complain, but you can replay it with other classes and play it in a different way.
    For those who vote negative the game just because its hard, why you bought the game? Everybody    This game is really awesome. As a Souls saga fan, this is a next gen good choice before Bloodborne, and what a choice. Nice atmosphere, nice art design, nice ost, nice battle mechanics...A bit short could be a complain, but you can replay it with other classes and play it in a different way.
    For those who vote negative the game just because its hard, why you bought the game? Everybody knew that it would be hard. By the way, it is a walk in the park if you compare it to souls saga, mainly with demon's    … Expand
  51. shearer333
    Nov 3, 2014
    10
    its a amazing game!!!

    The game is very good and close to Dark Souls in the style of play, but not like her in-laws ! Example: When you die you can retain all experience points collected !
  52. Igoreshkin
    Jan 30, 2015
    0
    The bigest Pain in the ass. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you killThe bigest Pain in the ass. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. Block, run away, wait, hit/miss, repeat until you kill enemy. FASCINATING!!!… Expand
  53. ShadowOfHendrix
    Nov 3, 2014
    9
    This game will inevitably be compared to Dark Souls and some levels it doesn't quite reach the success of the Souls franchise, however, there are more positives than negatives to be taken away from Lords of the Fallen.

    From the moment the first cutscene kicks in you can see that a lot of care and attention has went in to both the look and atmosphere of this game. Like Demon/Dark Souls    This game will inevitably be compared to Dark Souls and some levels it doesn't quite reach the success of the Souls franchise, however, there are more positives than negatives to be taken away from Lords of the Fallen.

    From the moment the first cutscene kicks in you can see that a lot of care and attention has went in to both the look and atmosphere of this game. Like Demon/Dark Souls it hits the nail on the head. For such a small team of devs this is quite an achievement.

    The story lacks a sense of gravity and at times it is difficult to really care about what is happening in the surrounding areas or the mission that Harkyn has been broken out to complete. This feeling is kept right up till the end and there is no real connection to make you feel anything during the final moments of the game. I feel that the character model is truly badass and the story of the facial tattoos being a mark of their incarceration is a nice touch, it's just a pity that more isn't developed on this and regarding Harkyn, especially when some of the audio stories that are picked up have excellent voice acting and interesting slices of the life before the rhogar.

    The combat is very familiar but a lot more forgiving than other games of the genre. Bosses are well formed and artistically fantastic, however, they were quite a bit easier than you would expect, so much so that I found myself using the same tactics against almost every boss. Only a few bosses did I ever feel like I needed to take a step back, reassess and adapt. I also found myself using the same weapon for almost the entire game but this may be personal preference.

    It should be mentioned that managing to create a world that balances the fine line of frustration and reward is a truly difficult thing. For this reason Deck 13 Interactive and CI Games should be commended for this. There always seemed like a way to move forward and loot to collect from either defeated enemies or chest that are placed around the map but as mentioned above, I found that although there were benefits in upgrading your armor those same benefits weren't really as outstanding when it came to weapons. This may have been due to my playstyle and the fact that i wanted to keep myself free to move faster. I also eventually ditched my shield in favour of dodging and although the rune system was integrated so heavily I never really found it necessary but more of an added extra.

    Final Say - In it's entirety, Lords of the Fallen succeeds in what it set out to do and although it may feel like a very slightly watered downed version of Dark Souls it should definitely be recognised for what it does well as opposed to how it is different. The story lacks but the combat and exploration aspects of the game keep you playing till the next boss and the stories of the residents who lived before keep you wishing to know that bit more. I can't help but feel that if this game had a bigger budget and a better story next time, we may have to lock Dark Souls and Lords of the Fallen in a room and let them "riposte" it out.

    Excellent game - 9    … Expand
  54. HelloHenry
    Nov 9, 2015
    1
    The game is too hard, too dark and too frustrating. It traumatized me. But the gameplay is looking pretty realistic and catchy. I should have never bought it. It made my life really difficult/distracted on the fact that I played it, and I couldn't sleep for a long time. No one of my friends played it and they didn't understand why I bought it. Now I am on psychological treatment and takeThe game is too hard, too dark and too frustrating. It traumatized me. But the gameplay is looking pretty realistic and catchy. I should have never bought it. It made my life really difficult/distracted on the fact that I played it, and I couldn't sleep for a long time. No one of my friends played it and they didn't understand why I bought it. Now I am on psychological treatment and take medicine to be more concentrated and calm. If you have to be productive in your life, don't buy the game! I am not the tipe of cold blooded person for such games like that. I may be a **** but anyone normal would be one, playing that game. I never finished the gameplay and only played the first sequence. I didn't want to confront myself with an in game boss again because that is even more difficult. I had no time to skill up the skilltree a lot. I only bought the game because I wanted to try a (but only halfway) German title and the cover (with that creepy guy who is looking into your eyes at the center of it) is impressive. It is for me a really good/attractive cover. It haunts me. I think now that this is the biggest mistake I have ever made in my life. The 50EURO price was too high. In the game you feel like you are really small and weak, and you are playing alone in this monotonous dark world against enemies which are huge and much stronger. You feel like lost. My heard beat raged. This makes you feel like that in real life if you pure boost yourself into the game and confront yourself with it strongly. My self consciousness shrinked a lot. I got to life with it now. I sold the game about two month ago. Avoid Lords of the Fallen! Sadly I can't sue the publisher. I have no words to express my anger.… Expand
  55. markthesovver83
    Oct 30, 2014
    10
    What an amazing game! Now in 13 hours ingame, killed the first 4 bosses, wow they are demanding and visually beautiful. To beat each one (and also the minions) you need to study their behaviour and execute the perfect moves. No button-smasher game at all! I cannot stop playing this game. Love the graphic and the art direction for the enemies and the equipment. Despite having just 3 classesWhat an amazing game! Now in 13 hours ingame, killed the first 4 bosses, wow they are demanding and visually beautiful. To beat each one (and also the minions) you need to study their behaviour and execute the perfect moves. No button-smasher game at all! I cannot stop playing this game. Love the graphic and the art direction for the enemies and the equipment. Despite having just 3 classes and 3 magic schools you can evolve ur character in any direction you want. All the weaopons behave very different and you need to master them to be proficient. The weight of your armor also matters a lot on the gamestile. The music is epic and overall is a very little gem. Truly reccomended to all the action rpg fans!… Expand
  56. ARandomRussian
    Nov 1, 2014
    10
    This game is pretty tight! If you thought Dark Souls 2 was a bit disappointing, this will remedy you of that experience very fun. Level design is very much that of Dark Souls One but almost taken to another level because you are mainly in 2 different area's the whole time. Each of these to areas feel really connected, especially the Castle, filled with secret areas that can be missed.This game is pretty tight! If you thought Dark Souls 2 was a bit disappointing, this will remedy you of that experience very fun. Level design is very much that of Dark Souls One but almost taken to another level because you are mainly in 2 different area's the whole time. Each of these to areas feel really connected, especially the Castle, filled with secret areas that can be missed.

    THIS GAME DOES NOT HAVE MULTIPLAYER OR CREATE A CHARACTER! I thought everyone should know that because some people hold that stuff very dear. This game is a pretty fair challenge, hit boxes are on point (An improvement moving from DS1 & DS2). I also have to say there is a good selection of Armor & Weapons (A very Diverse group of weapon types). I also have to say the story is actually pretty cool, their is some cool lore that exists in this game as well.

    DS fans can enjoy the flavor text in all of the items in this game, the narrative that is given from the world & it's NPCs, and there are also Lore Scrolls that contain Audio Lore Files. Also this game's combat system is very fleshed out, with the soul's Heavy, Light, Jumping, Back Stab & Parry Attacks. But this game also features a combo system for weapons, instead of smashing buttons you can time them to save stamina. When this is done in succession while using dual-wield weapons, you attacks preform unique attack animations that cause more damage. One handed heavy attacks on heavier weapons can be over charged by holding down the button, these cause more damage and have better chances of breaking enemy poise at the cost of stamina.

    I had a blast with this game my first play-through clocked me in at 28 hours and 15 minutes. There are plenty of locked doors I know I missed, treasure chest and other things I probably overlooked. I missed a good number of the Proving Ground (Challenge Areas the game had to offer) & apparently some areas are only available in NG+ & NG++? So I have still a bit to do as well as playing through it again as a Rogue & a Warrior.

    Enemies in this game are very cool, they're humanoid but they actually have a specific type of tactic they use. For an example Orcs like to be very evasive & run circles around you, later in the game this tactic is very effective when fighting three orcs & another enemy. The Orcs will trap you in an ever shifting circle, ready to poke at you or go for a backstab if the time is right for them. All that occurs while the other enemy in question will do as they please.

    The music in this game is really cool to, THERE IS ONE BUG IN PARTICULAR THAT NEEDS TO BE PATCHED ASAP!! If you die to a boss, the game's file directory or something can't root back to the bosses correct track, so instead you may have no music play or the FIRST BOSS TRACK will play instead. This bug can detract from the fight horribly making it very un-intense!

    *Temporary fix! you can exit to the main menu and eject the disk, BTW this the cure to any bug I think for the time being for this game anyway.*

    But overall I had a lot of fun playing this game. If you are struggling you should utilize your magic a bit, it's always a get out of jail free card if you use it properly. This game is a good challenge to, if you enjoy games that can challenge you'll probably enjoy this. Can't wait to see this new IP grow and evolve, hopefully it never pulls a DS2 though?    … Expand
  57. northernlad
    Nov 4, 2014
    8
    Really enjoyable game in dark souls vien look forward to sequal more classes next time and more focus on rpg elements and a bigger world as it did feel small
  58. Milisz
    Nov 12, 2014
    8
    This game is easier than DS but with the same fun for me. Bosses does not such a challenge but player must be patient to defeat them. World is not big but all in there is beautifull made. For me very good game.... more such a games like this!!
  59. at0g
    Nov 29, 2014
    3
    Shoddy graphics and the controls feel horrible and unresponsive (do a move, make a cup of tea, do the next move, repeat). The camera is also rubbish and will block your fov if near a wall.
    For some reason i expected a move list beyond light attack, heavy attack and block but this game doea not really deliver much beyond that. The gameplay is extremely repetitive and boring.
    Graphics on    Shoddy graphics and the controls feel horrible and unresponsive (do a move, make a cup of tea, do the next move, repeat). The camera is also rubbish and will block your fov if near a wall.
    For some reason i expected a move list beyond light attack, heavy attack and block but this game doea not really deliver much beyond that. The gameplay is extremely repetitive and boring.
    Graphics on ps4 look blurry and upscaled - nothing like the trailer - i have yet to play without experiencing some kind of artefacts floating in mid air.
    For a poorly executed indie title, this game would be better priced at 1/4 of its rrp (cost to value).    … Expand
  60. elliash
    Oct 31, 2014
    10
    I've got really nice feeling playin this game. Graphics soooo good. Phisics Well. Music is AWESOME ! Nice JOB ! Waiting for LORDS OF THE FALLEN 2 Cheers
  61. Bartooshek
    Nov 4, 2014
    8
    I haven't played Dark Souls. I cant compare both games and maybe its advantage for me because in my opinion its really good game. You need to be patient because you'll die over and over again ( especially on the beginning ) but still it makes you satisfied when at least you do it :D graphics is very nice (looks bit dirty but and dark) I love the fog. Bosses are difficult but only onI haven't played Dark Souls. I cant compare both games and maybe its advantage for me because in my opinion its really good game. You need to be patient because you'll die over and over again ( especially on the beginning ) but still it makes you satisfied when at least you do it :D graphics is very nice (looks bit dirty but and dark) I love the fog. Bosses are difficult but only on first time. Second time was much easier :) Music is nice. I got soundtrack with game and i like it. I had few crashes and it was annoying. Once in Palm of God I got stuck because there was a bug in my saved game...so i needed to start from the very begining.
    Finally i have to say the game is very good (even if you know about bugs) so buy and play !:) good fun :)    … Expand
  62. Gamingking007
    Nov 2, 2014
    10
    This game is epic! Sure there were a few glitches that were for frustrating but i got over it. The graphics and gameplay were flawless! The only things i didn't like was the fact that they don't show you where to go and the magic was very mediocre but besides that its perfect. Realistically i would give it 9 but because of the scores on metacritic I'm giving it a 10!
  63. TheDahaka
    Nov 3, 2014
    6
    A wonderful game sadly hampered by an attrocious frame rate that never maintains 30fps at any point on PS4. The game also has alot of screen tearing, but it's less of a problem than the frame rate. Please fix the console ports CI as all your hard work is being undermined by unacceptable performance and people will be warey of your future products.

    I rate this game 6.5/10 due to the    A wonderful game sadly hampered by an attrocious frame rate that never maintains 30fps at any point on PS4. The game also has alot of screen tearing, but it's less of a problem than the frame rate. Please fix the console ports CI as all your hard work is being undermined by unacceptable performance and people will be warey of your future products.

    I rate this game 6.5/10 due to the terrible fps. This game would otherwise be an 8.5/10 if the developers reached the rock solid 30fps they promised in interviews.

    These comments were made after applying the day one patch. Apparently the unpatched version of the game is nigh on unplayable.    … Expand
  64. Pash2x4b
    Nov 3, 2014
    9
    This isnt Dark Souls, i love dark souls. Now thats been said..... its a great game, its not the best game in the world but i am really happy to see a game that is challenging, DS is punishing, this is hard, so hard it can piss you off soooooo much so dont go into it thinking its gonna be an easy ride, but it has the same felling of Dark Souls but it is different enough not to be a pissThis isnt Dark Souls, i love dark souls. Now thats been said..... its a great game, its not the best game in the world but i am really happy to see a game that is challenging, DS is punishing, this is hard, so hard it can piss you off soooooo much so dont go into it thinking its gonna be an easy ride, but it has the same felling of Dark Souls but it is different enough not to be a piss poor copy. I just hope people can see past the comparisons and see it for what it truly is, a really good game.… Expand
  65. metajack
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    A great looking challenging Action RPG for next-gen. Similar to Dark Souls but different in many ways. Very solid enjoyable game! I hope we get a sequel.
  66. Bunterboy
    May 11, 2016
    0
    My God. This game is an utter stank pile of crap. I know that there is a somewhat semi-decent game in there but it is the very worst kind of chore to play. GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! Do not expect to enjoy it unless you have a strong predilection for self harm. Easily theMy God. This game is an utter stank pile of crap. I know that there is a somewhat semi-decent game in there but it is the very worst kind of chore to play. GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! GRIND! DIE! Do not expect to enjoy it unless you have a strong predilection for self harm. Easily the most annoying game I have ever bought, and that's saying a lot. DO NOT BUY.… Expand
  67. MrGlum
    Sep 15, 2015
    5
    Lords of the Fallen is very clearly an attempt to build a new Dark Souls from scratch, and as such, it should take pride in being a very worthy piece of entertainment to keep players busy until DSIII comes out.
    From a programming side it it is not as polished, and it doesn't have that special atmosphere that the DS games have, but it is a very enjoyable journey nonetheless, with some nice    Lords of the Fallen is very clearly an attempt to build a new Dark Souls from scratch, and as such, it should take pride in being a very worthy piece of entertainment to keep players busy until DSIII comes out.
    From a programming side it it is not as polished, and it doesn't have that special atmosphere that the DS games have, but it is a very enjoyable journey nonetheless, with some nice ideas that actually improve over the Dark Souls formula. If you liked Dark Souls but are not digging the dark and upsetting atmosphere of Bloodborne, this is the game you are looking for.    … Expand
  68. Fabin
    Aug 10, 2017
    0
    Joguei por no maximo 40 minutos, e foram 40 minutos de tortura, FPS cai constantemente, o game fica lento demais, o combate é péssimo, os sons dos inimigos e das armas estao atrasados em algumas situaçoes, há um problema grave de hitbox, o golpe da arma só conecta se estiver muito perto do inimigo, mesmo que aparentemente voce esteja na distancia "certa" (morri algumas vezes por isso). AsJoguei por no maximo 40 minutos, e foram 40 minutos de tortura, FPS cai constantemente, o game fica lento demais, o combate é péssimo, os sons dos inimigos e das armas estao atrasados em algumas situaçoes, há um problema grave de hitbox, o golpe da arma só conecta se estiver muito perto do inimigo, mesmo que aparentemente voce esteja na distancia "certa" (morri algumas vezes por isso). As cutscenes sao porcas (e aquela primeira cena com o monge pelamor, voce corta o braço do cara e ele continua falando como se nada houvesse acontecido), enfim experiencia frustrante. Passem longe desse jogo.… Expand
  69. pablon
    Jul 13, 2016
    9
    Me gusto el juego tiene una atmósfera muy interesante, las armas y las armaduras están bien diseñadas, es verdad que la calidad gráfica no es ultra buena , pero eso no importa tanto, el juego en si es entretenido , simple , podría tener mejores magias, pero en si cumple , un buen final y muchas horas de juegos, ademas tiene new game + y esta barato , tiene unos dlc que tambien ayuda aMe gusto el juego tiene una atmósfera muy interesante, las armas y las armaduras están bien diseñadas, es verdad que la calidad gráfica no es ultra buena , pero eso no importa tanto, el juego en si es entretenido , simple , podría tener mejores magias, pero en si cumple , un buen final y muchas horas de juegos, ademas tiene new game + y esta barato , tiene unos dlc que tambien ayuda a tener mas horas de juego… Expand
  70. PauloBessa
    Nov 5, 2015
    9
    I give it a 9 only because the voice bug and some problems with the camera (very common on a similar game lol) and the OP Quake attack (lol again). The game is solid, combat is very satisfying, with a good fell when you beat the boss in a specific way to get his weapon (not blocking, not being hit, etc), good graphics and soundtrack. There's a good history too, and I really enjoyed theI give it a 9 only because the voice bug and some problems with the camera (very common on a similar game lol) and the OP Quake attack (lol again). The game is solid, combat is very satisfying, with a good fell when you beat the boss in a specific way to get his weapon (not blocking, not being hit, etc), good graphics and soundtrack. There's a good history too, and I really enjoyed the audio logs. Bring more humanity and sense to make your final decision. Now I can say that I'm waiting more for LotF than DS3 or Bloodborne 2, because with more care and dedication, listening to your audience they can deliver a really good game.
    Ps: I have the platinum in Demon Souls, Dark Souls and Bloodborne (the only one left for me is DS2), so I think I know the two worlds.

    If you like the souls Franchise, you should definitely pick this one.    … Expand
  71. LunaticInk
    Nov 3, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First: make sure you've installed the patch. It takes care of most of the issues noted in these reviews.

    Second: I recommend a paladin build to start. It makes the first boss that much easier.

    Third: completely explore the introduction area. There's a lot more there than you think (make sure to go back and loot the chest in the portal). There's also a hidden cellar area with some loot.

    Fourth: level up your agility and take a staff/light armor build if you are used to speed. Made a huge difference for me. And don't neglect your magic. Those gauntlet projectiles and daze are fantastic.

    The game has some issues, most notably weird camera tracking on some boss fights, but I've noticed many people trying to run around from the get-go with heavy weapons builds getting beat down. That probably explains some hate. The game is viable without a shield equipped at all. Just beat infiltrator without much difficulty. That may change in the latter half but making the switch from str build to agi was a good choice. My only real gripe is that every mob seems to have excessive special moves. That and mob recovery is stupid fast--you literally cannot get behind or flank some mobs before they recover from a swing and face you.

    Other than that the game plays great and somewhat similar to dks. Graphics are pretty. Enjoy the cutscenes. Story is interesting.    … Expand
  72. Dlindenberg
    Mar 18, 2015
    8
    Good game. Was verry challanging for me. First time playing this type of game. People say it resembles dark souls so these games will be on my to do list.
  73. Toophat82
    Dec 18, 2014
    9
    This is one game that I say don't believe or listen to everything you read about it because it really is a good game that just suffered from a lot of bugs therefore causing a lot of its bad reviews which is a shame because once the bugs are patched or non existent most of the game you start to then truly see how good of a good game it is maybe not not great but good for sure and one gameThis is one game that I say don't believe or listen to everything you read about it because it really is a good game that just suffered from a lot of bugs therefore causing a lot of its bad reviews which is a shame because once the bugs are patched or non existent most of the game you start to then truly see how good of a good game it is maybe not not great but good for sure and one game that I see a promising future for in a sequel if they make it bigger and longer, more polished, and improve upon what the game already has and does right along with maybe more of a story and storytelling the next time around too.

    But overall this game is fun and does have a lot of replay value even after you beat it with the worlds having much to explore that you might have missed and the diferent builds to choose from and try. Also it is not dark would nor is it trying to be while it might have some similarities it's more of a fun action type RPG with some what of a challenging combat system to learn where as dark souls is just a challenging game all around period but honestly this is something I actually like about Lords of the fallen and think it got right and is better for for it and honestly felt like the design and combat behind this game at the end of the day is more fun then dark souls is and I know I will get flak for saying that but hey it's my opinion and just being nothing but difficult at the end of the day can only go so far and doesn't mean it's gonna be fun to every one while with lords of fallen I feel like anyone can enjoy and play this game along with its combat system without saying it is too difficult instead they will find it challenging enough yet more fun in my opinion. lords of the fallen is a game that takes a little of something from different games to create one fun experience which I feel worked but can surely be even better and improved upon and if they take all of what the game does right and just improve upon it while also making game bigger and longer along with more of a story and more story telling and lastly most make sure the finished product is more polished at launch then the original was then we have a great sequel to look forward too something I hope happens and can't wait for.

    So remember it's not dark souls but it wasn't trying to be nor is this a bad thing at the end of the day as you find out the game is more fun and better for it in my opinion due to it having a more fun combat system and gameplay and if you want more of a challenge it's simple turn up the difficulty! I don't see how being forced to play on nothing but difficult mode makes a game better, it doesn't the gameplay/combat system is what's most important first and has to be fun and playable in my opinion. The difficulty is something you can set and change in any game while gameplay isn't so in my opinion difficulty does not make a game great or unique for that matter, to me it's just an option that every game has to choose from for those who feel they need more of a challenge.

    So do yourself a favor if your a fan of action RPGS and fun games at very least watch some gameplay videos or give this game a try especially now with it being $39.99 it is a good and fun game and surely worth that price at very least. Man I hope they develop some DLC for this something publishers need to push and developers need to start developing more of for their games since it's more content for us and more money for them so it's a win win at end of the day for both sides.    … Expand
  74. Molda22
    Feb 8, 2015
    10
    I am very surprised by the low reviews. This game is so great in so many aspects, that it really deserves better scores and reviews. Starting with very nice, perfect art style and great atmosphere. The UI looks and works very well. The artists that were tasked with this job really outdid themselves, best looking UI and overall artwork i've seen in a long time.
    The gameplay feels much more    I am very surprised by the low reviews. This game is so great in so many aspects, that it really deserves better scores and reviews. Starting with very nice, perfect art style and great atmosphere. The UI looks and works very well. The artists that were tasked with this job really outdid themselves, best looking UI and overall artwork i've seen in a long time.
    The gameplay feels much more polished than Dark Souls. The animations and the combat itself plays, feels, and looks so much better. In Dark Souls, the character is moving unnaturally, it is floating weirdly. Here you can really see the impact of your moves, hits, the armor and equipment you are wearing etc.
    Difficulty is hard to compare, i like both titles for that, but people keep saying, that this is arcade version of DS, but i have played many hours in DS games and this was very often bigger challenge than DS.
    Equipment system is much more meaningful and it is very enjoyable part of the game.
    Overall i think that Lords of the Fallen feels and plays better, and it is more polished and better looking than DS. One of the biggest surprises of 2014 for me.    … Expand
  75. Meolac
    Oct 18, 2015
    8
    An easy mode of Dark Souls clone, but still worth buying. Graphic is nice, Sound is good. The Boss is not challenge as it's shape.
    Graphic :8
    Sound: 8
    Gameplay: 8
    Total: 8
  76. Achilles35
    Jun 17, 2015
    9
    Beautiful game that was fun to boot! Bought this game recently and had a ball playing it! Since you can pick up this game pretty cheaply now I would highly recommend it!
  77. Korfer
    Dec 2, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As everyone was super-hyped when this game came out, everyone bought it out of sheer curiosity, wondering if it would surpass its rival game series: Dark souls. Anyone who played through it, however, would know that this game really isn't worth giving more than a few minutes to. Why?
    Well, first of all, the mechanics are slow. Everything you do in this game makes you feel either uncontrollable (if you chose rogue) or useless (if you chose warrior). I bought this game on sale for 15 bucks, and i've never been this disappointed since i saw the graphics on an Xbox one. IF, and only if, you can adapt to the horrible mechanics, this game itself isn't really that much to brag about. The only reason i am not giving it a 0 is because the weapon-development is top-notch. But the story is hard to follow, boring to continue and so damn shallow. And the worst about all, is that the last boss is the (presumably) only good guy in the entire game, Antanas, who is trying to save humanity from their sins blah blah blah. Bossfight's unfair, and not in the fun, "damn i suck" kind of unfair you get from playing the Souls series. i'm talking about lagged strikes, useless dodging and inevitable death if you want to try blocking. All in all, i would not reccommend this game, even if it's on sale for 15 bucks.    … Expand
  78. symmetriebruch
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    the slowest and most boring combat i have seen in 30 years of gaming. in the time it takes to complete one attack you´d have plenty of time to program, market and ship a whole trilogy of better games which isn´t hard since this is utter crap.
  79. AF1
    Nov 7, 2014
    1
    Graphics on PS4 are a bad joke . Blurry , doesnt look even like 720p . Technical glitches , stuttering , tearing ... The PC version looks 10 times better . WHATS UP ? Charging 65 EUR for this technical joke ? The PS4 can easily do this . Looks like the used 2011 code and made a PS4 port from it . Just disappointing !

    The game itself is great , although by FAR not as good as the DS    Graphics on PS4 are a bad joke . Blurry , doesnt look even like 720p . Technical glitches , stuttering , tearing ... The PC version looks 10 times better . WHATS UP ? Charging 65 EUR for this technical joke ? The PS4 can easily do this . Looks like the used 2011 code and made a PS4 port from it . Just disappointing !

    The game itself is great , although by FAR not as good as the DS series . Just the unbelievable bad quality , looks like an poor X360 game on PS4 , makes it a fiasko on PS4 .

    Advice: Buy the PC Version instead . Maybe they patch it up to run smoothly there .    … Expand
  80. Invinctus
    Dec 27, 2014
    0
    This games is just plain too hard.

    Either the attacks are monstrously slow or they do almost zero damage. I just cant get a handle on how I am supposed to play the game. Also there is no indication on how you actually use a health potion. In the end I spent several hours beating my head against an unpleasant wall and decided to return the game to the shop as it was the worst    This games is just plain too hard.

    Either the attacks are monstrously slow or they do almost zero damage. I just cant get a handle on how I am supposed to play the game. Also there is no indication on how you actually use a health potion. In the end I spent several hours beating my head against an unpleasant wall and decided to return the game to the shop as it was the worst experience I have had with a video game in 10 years,    … Expand
  81. Zeag
    Nov 3, 2014
    8
    Lords of the Fallen is, by all accounts, a more approachable Dark Souls. There's less cheap tricks, frustrating platforming and unnecessary deaths. The graphics are absolutely breathtaking, it's a shame that the framerate isn't smooth as it could be but if you've played the first Dark Souls, you've seen much worse. Regular enemies are much more fun to fight than in Souls games and theLords of the Fallen is, by all accounts, a more approachable Dark Souls. There's less cheap tricks, frustrating platforming and unnecessary deaths. The graphics are absolutely breathtaking, it's a shame that the framerate isn't smooth as it could be but if you've played the first Dark Souls, you've seen much worse. Regular enemies are much more fun to fight than in Souls games and the checkpoint / leveling / gear system, while very similar, has its own subtleties that I enjoy very much.

    The Boss Fights do not generate the same feeling of despair and impossible odds as in other games of the genre, but at least they can be done without resorting to cheap tricks or online guides.

    I think this game is perfect for all newcomers to the genre or Souls veterans unable to stand still until Bloodborne.    … Expand
  82. thehenman
    Oct 30, 2014
    4
    this review is for the average gamer such as me, not the die hard souls type fan.

    first off the visuals are great, the atmosphre i nice ect. the game is great untill it stats to get really hard indeed. games are suppsed to be fun and perhaps chalenging but this is more like a test of patience. yes yes i understand there are people out there that like dark souls type games but this is    this review is for the average gamer such as me, not the die hard souls type fan.

    first off the visuals are great, the atmosphre i nice ect. the game is great untill it stats to get really hard indeed. games are suppsed to be fun and perhaps chalenging but this is more like a test of patience. yes yes i understand there are people out there that like dark souls type games but this is not fun for me. each section of the game takes forever to get through dieing 20 times in the mean time. sure you have to learn the attack patterns but when you add in many glitches it becomes annoying not fun. if you are avergae gamer thats reasonable at most games star clear of this unless you like dieing over and over and over.    … Expand
  83. lukszu
    Nov 4, 2014
    9
    Great game, nice visuals, great armor and weapons choice. Still challenging but not as Dark Souls. Cannot stop playing!...............................
  84. shavenwookie
    Oct 31, 2014
    6
    Unfortunately you cant play this game without the obvious comparison to souls series which just hi-lights Lords flaws and in the process makes me appreciate the Souls series even more. Graphically the game is fine not next gen quality more closely resembling the darksiders series with big bulky characters. All of the armor looks like sauron from Lord of the Rings. My biggest problem withUnfortunately you cant play this game without the obvious comparison to souls series which just hi-lights Lords flaws and in the process makes me appreciate the Souls series even more. Graphically the game is fine not next gen quality more closely resembling the darksiders series with big bulky characters. All of the armor looks like sauron from Lord of the Rings. My biggest problem with the look and feel is the level design, in Souls every new area in the souls series looks distinct and different you remember every turn and bridge you pass by. In Lords by contrast most places feel like you have seen them before and just blend into one another they are all pretty generic.

    The controls are identical to Souls series but combat differs wildly combat is not skill based in this game or nearly as tight. You can early on max out a spell and just stand in an enemies face spamming him with attacks. The attacks feel unresponsive and sluggish in this game even with light equipment. Every boss fight plays out pretty much just like the previous and i rarely died during them, you really don't feel that sense of accomplishment that you do in dark souls when you overcome a challenging boss or area.

    There are a few bright spots in the game the music is excellent. The fact you can multiply your experience by waiting to save at a check point and bank them is a good idea but i warn you the game can and will crash for no reason so after saving up experience for an hour and then the game crashing can be one of the most frustrating things ever. I feel like the creators of this game have a good game in them but couldn't finish the game do to budget restraints also the game is short compared to Souls games probably a quarter the length of Souls.    … Expand
  85. catau
    Nov 13, 2014
    10
    Its a great game inspired by Dark Souls and other but that does not diminish the contrary mainly references are essential when well used. Would love to see a sequel.
  86. Jaime5478
    Feb 21, 2015
    10
    Great game. From graphics to physics i cant complain at all. Really looking forward to the dlc and for a second game. So much better than dark souls, i really didnt like those games. This seems to get everything right what DS didnt
  87. partyintheback
    Nov 3, 2014
    9
    Very impressive. It's true that this game is in the same genre as the Souls game, but it also brings its own feel and flavor, and that's much appreciated. This is a very challenging game, but it's also incredibly satisfying once you learn how to defeat a foe. It also has amazing graphics, much better than the Souls games. I look forward to the sequel.
  88. Greghead
    Jun 30, 2016
    0
    This game literally will be the most boring game you'll ever play. Really !! Combat consists of performing the same few moves over and over again.
    Avoid at all costs unless your addicted to the feeling of 'buyers remorse'.
  89. Killpilla
    Dec 22, 2014
    10
    Amazing game! Don't know why such low reviews. Hangs with ds. Both have pros and cons. Best next Gen game so far in my opinion. Great work. Looking forward to part 2! A must have for fans of the genre. Simply awesome!
  90. aspentitan
    Oct 30, 2014
    6
    Inital review: (read after for a revised review after more gameplay)

    I had a real tough time deciding what score to give this game. There are a lot of things running around in my head saying this game is awesome and just as many saying its a sloppy mess. What I love about this game is it is crafted with inspiration. What I despise is that it is made by a smaller development team and it    Inital review: (read after for a revised review after more gameplay)

    I had a real tough time deciding what score to give this game. There are a lot of things running around in my head saying this game is awesome and just as many saying its a sloppy mess. What I love about this game is it is crafted with inspiration. What I despise is that it is made by a smaller development team and it definately shows. In the end I am torn. Do I play this or not. I decided to keep my purchase but I have little inspiration to play. I like hardcore games and I'm willing to put in the effort. I knew going in this was not Dark Souls and so appreciate the game as its own. However what I discovered playing is that if you are going to play a hardcore game and repeatedly invest in going over the same areas over and over, you better have confidence the game is worth your time and not glitching or encountering software bugs. This is why I have decided not to play this game. I simply do not have confidence that its worth my time. It is crystal clear this game was left with defects and the developers just said its good enough lets just move forward. Sorry, that is not good enough for me. To get my time all the bugs need to be fixed. Until then this is just an awesome demo. I scored the game high enough to say its not bad and low enough for warning. I must say a lot of what is here is fantastic. I love the combat, the creatures, the puzzles, the weapons, the exploration. What I have no tolerance for is screen tearing, terrible lock on and toggling ruining gameplay, cutscenes with dropped audio, my character teleporting into and out of 1st person/3rd person in the middle of combat and the perception with all these flaws that there are probably game breakers in there too. So, my review is a buyer beware. There is a lot of neat stuff in this game and a lot of draw and fantasy but also a lot of breaking of immersion due to low standards getting this game out for launch. I guess it will depend on your personality so I touched upon things to consider and for me this game is love hate already. Love whats there, hate it wasn't made with better quality

    Revised review:

    Yes this game is very broken and thats it I'm trading it in. It is extemely alluring but not worth all the high scores it is getting. Obviously this game is being rated by its wow effect and not how broken it is. I have just spent two attempts unravelling quests. I made it to certain areas in the game and figured out some pretty decent puzzles to get there...and saving my multipliers up for big experience points....then the game crashes and this happened twice. I just spent 4 hours for this to happen. In the meantime I discovered the weapons you find in the game are not in the proper order of strengh making finding many of them useless garbage. It an open world game this is ok but in a linear game why is my starting 3 weapons better than what I find later on. I'm sorry this game tried to impress and it may fool a lot of kids who want to write a review here and get a lot of hits on their metacritic profile but I'm giving you an honest mature review of this game. It looks spectacular, has its moments but it overly flawed and not the same quality of its inspiration. I'm not saying avoid, there is some fun to be had, but this game clearly deserves only the 6 I gave it not the scores of 8 or more people are giving this game. They are judging it based on their love of the genre not the actual quality of this game. Its very flawed.    … Expand
  91. VideoGamePlayer
    Nov 19, 2014
    7
    Played on PS4: Graphics could be better on PS4... Maps should be bigger.... Game should be better balanced so you don't have to grind in the same zone before being powerful enough to move on, this makes it feel padded. Enemy attack patterns could use more variety. There are some game breaking bugs on ps4 that are known and documented (therefore avoidable) but no patch yet, these will forcePlayed on PS4: Graphics could be better on PS4... Maps should be bigger.... Game should be better balanced so you don't have to grind in the same zone before being powerful enough to move on, this makes it feel padded. Enemy attack patterns could use more variety. There are some game breaking bugs on ps4 that are known and documented (therefore avoidable) but no patch yet, these will force you to restart your game after dozens of hours of playing if you run into them.

    Overall this is a solid effort which needed more polishing and I'm sure corrections and improvements will be made to the sequel.    … Expand
  92. spejson
    Mar 28, 2015
    4
    If u try to compare this game with Souls series - its a poor **** copy. If u are not comparing - its a just very average game. Very boring with very weak design locations and monsters. Btw i finish dat game in 10h 30 mins - so its short like for a action rpg game.
  93. GustavoShow
    Aug 10, 2020
    0
    Um Darksouls mal feito, tentaram apostar em uma receita de sucesso porém erraram completamente. inicialmente parece interessante porém com poucas horas de jogo já se perde o interesse. A jogabilidade é horrorosa, extremamente lenta e imprecisa fazendo as batalhas serem muito demoradas e cansativas. A otimização é inexistente, a taxa de quadros fica baixa 100% do tempo sendo quaseUm Darksouls mal feito, tentaram apostar em uma receita de sucesso porém erraram completamente. inicialmente parece interessante porém com poucas horas de jogo já se perde o interesse. A jogabilidade é horrorosa, extremamente lenta e imprecisa fazendo as batalhas serem muito demoradas e cansativas. A otimização é inexistente, a taxa de quadros fica baixa 100% do tempo sendo quase impossível jogar em alguns momentos. O pior de tudo é o fato do game fechar sozinho várias vezes durante o gameplay. Tinha potencial mas a execução foi a pior possível.… Expand
  94. Brat
    Nov 11, 2014
    6
    This is a good and challenging game. It is one of those games that will get you killed in a moment if you are not careful and planning, but in time it gets better. On the bad side amount of bugs in the game is HUGE and sometimes kills the fun, unfortunately. Apart rom that visually it's pretty amazing. I would recommend it to anyone who likes the genre.
  95. kenmil
    Jan 31, 2015
    5
    Mercifully, developers are starting to realise that the tedious boss fight at the end of each game is getting very old, and some of them have stopped doing it altogether. Not this piece of crap though. I didn't count them, but there are about ten bosses throughout the game, which means just as you are starting to settle into the block/evade/hit/block boredom, along comes another boss andMercifully, developers are starting to realise that the tedious boss fight at the end of each game is getting very old, and some of them have stopped doing it altogether. Not this piece of crap though. I didn't count them, but there are about ten bosses throughout the game, which means just as you are starting to settle into the block/evade/hit/block boredom, along comes another boss and usually at a grossly overpowered level.
    After my fourth such fight, I turned the game off and deleted it. Graphics are nice, but quite a few bugs and the sheer repetition just prevents it from ever being fun. Games are supposed to be fun after all.    … Expand
  96. 670Gamer
    Dec 15, 2014
    5
    Didn't really play the game, but what I do know is that having a great character is 40% of the battle in my opinion. 30% goes to graphics/environment and 30% story (especially making the ending make sense). Lords of the Fallen is similar to Diablo III, but the offense is SLOW, the villains are fast, the environment is narrow, and it just does not grab you fast enough.
  97. theFPSyoungGOD
    Nov 6, 2014
    7
    despite multiple glitches that really set me back i really love this game,really challenging and beautiful looking game,would be a higher rating if it wasn't such a buggy game
  98. HappyAbertawe
    Nov 13, 2014
    6
    This game generated high expectations among fans of the Soul series. Unfortunately it ends up being no more than a low quality clone of the Dark Souls series.

    The game plays decently, with interesting combat mechanics and variety of weapons, and offers good visuals but it is not enough to compensate for the dreadful story and the scarcity of enemies and environments. You will find    This game generated high expectations among fans of the Soul series. Unfortunately it ends up being no more than a low quality clone of the Dark Souls series.

    The game plays decently, with interesting combat mechanics and variety of weapons, and offers good visuals but it is not enough to compensate for the dreadful story and the scarcity of enemies and environments. You will find yourself going back again and again to the same locations - not even a third of the size of what the Dark Souks titles offer - and fighting the same creatures. There is no clear storyline here and exploring is meaningless as you will be forced to visit the same areas several times during the playthrough.

    At the technical level, Lords of the Fallen is plagued with graphical and sound glitches and some bugs. My PS4 crashed around 6-7 times when playing the game. The environment design is solid and the lightning effects do a pretty good job. Unfortunately, textures and elements popping up are a frequent issue, along with noticeable screen tearing at certain points, along with dropping frame rates. The sound effects have noticeable problems, with certain elements of the environment producing sound effects that pop up or disappear abruptly.

    On average it is a decent game that outrageously copies the formula from another title. It has some entertaining value in it but it will not be remembered for a long time.    … Expand
  99. FriendlyZombie
    Nov 20, 2014
    5
    I liked a lot of the ideas this game had. I really enjoy games that rely on trying to make you feel ported into the game world. Demon Souls did a great job with weapon feel and this game does an excellent job there too. I really enjoy puzzles and random loot and customization options to give me player choice. This game does a nice job there too. The real issue I have with this game isI liked a lot of the ideas this game had. I really enjoy games that rely on trying to make you feel ported into the game world. Demon Souls did a great job with weapon feel and this game does an excellent job there too. I really enjoy puzzles and random loot and customization options to give me player choice. This game does a nice job there too. The real issue I have with this game is software bugs. I cannot have any tolerance for this there are so many games on the market and so little time you can't play them all. There are too many software bugs in this game that it does not deserve my time. Sorry Im the type of person who can only hear a joke once, watch a movie once and as well play a game once. I do not have the mindset its ok to play an area over and over and over until it works. Simply put software bugs break immersion and this game has too much of that. I like the effort but sorry this game is not going to get my time. Its broken to me and thats very unfortunate cuz i do like a lot of whats in this game.… Expand
  100. EveMary
    Dec 8, 2014
    7
    First of all I must say that I love the character. The game itself is not bad. It is a bit above average. The difficulty often bases on luck. I rated this game with fair seven points because the replay value is too low. Lords of the fallen is quite a good game but funny to play.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

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  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 28, 2014
    60
    A packet of steak McCoy's next to Dark Souls II's ribeye. The action is handsome and combat can bite, yet with Bloodborne on the horizon, Lords is a bit of a hard sell. [Christmas 2014, p.86]
  2. Games Master UK
    Dec 21, 2014
    60
    At times bearably similar to Souls, at others woefully at odds with its philosophy. [Christmas 2014, p.]
  3. Play UK
    Dec 18, 2014
    75
    Lords is a solid and enjoyable action RPG, but suffers a little at the hands of over-ambition. [Issue#251, p.74]
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