Lords of the Fallen

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6.3

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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'.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. LagJ
    Mar 24, 2017
    1
    Picked it for free on PS Plus. Played it for one hour while thinking about Dark Souls. Put it down and went for a glorious new run of Dark Souls instead.
    Lords of the Fallen is like someone tried to clone DS but the experiment gave a horribly disfigured creature with lame limbs and eyes where they shouldn't be which was abandoned in the darkest recess of the biolab. But hey, it got me    Picked it for free on PS Plus. Played it for one hour while thinking about Dark Souls. Put it down and went for a glorious new run of Dark Souls instead.
    Lords of the Fallen is like someone tried to clone DS but the experiment gave a horribly disfigured creature with lame limbs and eyes where they shouldn't be which was abandoned in the darkest recess of the biolab. But hey, it got me playing Dark Souls again, that's worth a point.    … Expand
  24. Ashtos
    Sep 25, 2016
    1
    Lords of the Fallen is what you would get if you let a petulant child play the Souls series, then ask them to make their own game as part of the franchise. A horribly hybridization of other games wrapped in an abused Dark Souls package, this game is a disgusting mess. And that's not even counting the awful bugs it had on launch.

    Clearly built as a "me too" genre game on the heels of the    Lords of the Fallen is what you would get if you let a petulant child play the Souls series, then ask them to make their own game as part of the franchise. A horribly hybridization of other games wrapped in an abused Dark Souls package, this game is a disgusting mess. And that's not even counting the awful bugs it had on launch.

    Clearly built as a "me too" genre game on the heels of the Souls series, Lords of the Failure reeks of generic designs and gameplay. The combat is laughable when it's not borish, the story feels painfully close to an attempt to meld Souls with Gears of War (creating an awful and confusing mess in the end), and the graphics, while very well done, are dull and feel like the designs have been lifted from better games and movies. And graphical fidelity alone will never save a game

    It attempts to mimic the Souls series so much so that it reaches the uncanny valley on that alone, making the entire gameplay process feel similar enough to be creepy. Though it does meander from the Dark Souls formula to try and become its own style, it does so in an awful and frustrating direction; if you've played the souls series, and enjoyed that gameplay, Lords of the Fallen will not deliver more of the same. If anything, it will leave you more disappointed than ever with its slow controls, awkward combat, over-the-top dramatic moves and opponents (The first "boss" you fight in the game at one point literally spins across the room like a dancer, flipping its great-sword around and around like an awkward LARPer), and lackluster story.

    What brief glimpses you get of the plot is intriguing, but far too shallow to sustain interest The player is thrown into the role of some criminal named Harkyn. Immediately this removes a good deal of immersion from the game as you are now bearing witness to someone elses story rather than taking a part in your own. And though you have dialogue options, they don't provide any sort of branching story line or even personal changes to "Harkyn," regardless of your intentions. You are forever stuck as the gruff angry ex-con with a big sword and chip on his shoulder.

    The end result is a clunky, crashy, cranky, crooked game that wishes it could be something great, but tries far too hard to be something worse in the process. The only good price is free, and then it's an abuse of HDD space. I can only surmise that once again, several people padded the score for this steaming pile of software. It gets a one simply because they patched most of the nonsense stability issues, but is still barely worth the effort.    … Expand
  25. Juras
    Mar 14, 2017
    4
    I was fascinated after first artwork reveal, to finnaly get average game, or even worse. Boring design (Blizzard's WoW/Diablo 3 level), practically whole game is in one location (everything looks similiar), poor mechanics (many glitches, invisible walls, bad hitboxes, freezes), no character editor, no challenge. Only graphics was good but at cost of smooth fps (final boss fight with magicI was fascinated after first artwork reveal, to finnaly get average game, or even worse. Boring design (Blizzard's WoW/Diablo 3 level), practically whole game is in one location (everything looks similiar), poor mechanics (many glitches, invisible walls, bad hitboxes, freezes), no character editor, no challenge. Only graphics was good but at cost of smooth fps (final boss fight with magic was terrible slowdown).… Expand
  26. MerodeTalks
    May 28, 2016
    4
    Gameplay:
    This game is a twist on Dark Souls. There's not much new and what is new is boring and I didn't enjoy much. For example - magical glove that is basically distance weapon that works in three modes as for example gun or grenade launcher. It was unnecessary and except for testing it a few times I haven't used it since. As a test I tried kiting one boss to death with it and    Gameplay:
    This game is a twist on Dark Souls. There's not much new and what is new is boring and I didn't enjoy much. For example - magical glove that is basically distance weapon that works in three modes as for example gun or grenade launcher. It was unnecessary and except for testing it a few times I haven't used it since. As a test I tried kiting one boss to death with it and succeeded after some 20 minutes.

    There are several types of enemies you meet. Some of them are more difficult to kill than bosses. I don't mean that they're hard, just some bosses are too easy. In general, you beat most of bosses on first or second attempt once you've figured out their mechanics. The enemies you meet towards the end of game are a little uninspired but that has rather to do with the story. I'll just say that I never knew you could sprint so well in full plate armor.

    Graphics:
    The game looks really well. Visuals, locations and settings are very appealing and interesting. Unfortunately there's a lot of backtracking. Initial satisfaction with presentation is diminished once you've realised you've seen whole place and than you simply backtrack to new bosses. There are also issues with performance and although I haven't tested it with any tools, you can feel drops in FPS and in places there's constant drop in FPS.

    Sounds and soundtrack:
    This is the strongest part of the game - soundtrack is brilliant. Music, ambients and sound effects are fitting and well made. I wish there was more because tracks repeat too often and by the time you've finished game you may get a little sick with a few tracks that repeat most.

    Story and characters:
    It's pathetic. I've guessed who's going to be the end boss nearly from the get go. Story is almost non-existent and what little we get is unsatisfactory. Characters are bland, boring and stereotypical. Some of them I don't know why where put into the game (because their impact is non-existent). Some of these characters' actions are hard to understand but I won't get into details (certain woman and certain huge monster). That's much to say considering this game has no more than 10 characters total of which maybe 3 say more than one sentence.

    Final notice:
    The game was a tad unstable. I have played it in late 2015 so long after it was released and patched. During my playthrough I had about 3-4 crashes. It's a tad annoying considering this game's difficulty.

    Overall I'd say this game could be described in one word - mediocre. It excels only in sounds department. I have finished it but I'd lie if I said I haven't forced myself a little to do this.

    If you have nothing else to play and you can get it for no more than 15$, it's worth it.    … Expand
  27. Realisti
    Sep 30, 2016
    3
    Everybody keeps comparing this to DS. Whatever. Maybe it pretends to be something similar like DS? Still whatever. They claim that winning the fights is about timing and crap like that. Yeah, that might be true in some sort of way if you have Parkinson's. The only struggle so far I played were the controls and repetitive game play. You get sort of normal enemies that you have to figure outEverybody keeps comparing this to DS. Whatever. Maybe it pretends to be something similar like DS? Still whatever. They claim that winning the fights is about timing and crap like that. Yeah, that might be true in some sort of way if you have Parkinson's. The only struggle so far I played were the controls and repetitive game play. You get sort of normal enemies that you have to figure out how you beat them and then the stupid boss fights that are simple as hell but the only reason you get killed in them over and over again is the horrible controls that sometimes make your camera bounce around, target the right enemy etc.. If you want to get frustrated, play this game.… Expand
  28. Mattcha
    Sep 11, 2016
    2
    Tries way too hard to be Dark Souls and fails miserably. literally every mechanic is ripped directly from the Souls series, but implemented so badly, s*** even the control layout is identical! It feels like a slow clunky mess...What is the deal with all these 10's??
  29. Dante-X
    Oct 24, 2019
    4
    Would not recommend this, and will not buy ANY CI Games products in the future. Buyer beware.

    I really thought I was going to like this game. And you know if you are looking for Darksouls-Lite game to tide you over until the next DS, Nioh or Bloodborne comes out it could have just helpped you to scratch your itch.. but instead, because of the terrible frequency of crashing on even    Would not recommend this, and will not buy ANY CI Games products in the future. Buyer beware.

    I really thought I was going to like this game. And you know if you are looking for Darksouls-Lite game to tide you over until the next DS, Nioh or Bloodborne comes out it could have just helpped you to scratch your itch.. but instead, because of the terrible frequency of crashing on even highend PCs, and PS4 and XBox too apparently, it ruined any value it might have offered.

    Customer support tried but lacked a solution.
    CIG bans anyone that politely begs for a solution on their steam forums. You'll notice a mysterious absence of crash complaints on Steam forums compared to other non-publisher controlled forums.    … Expand
  30. Digipunk-X
    Sep 6, 2016
    4
    Was super hyped for it when I saw it's coming free for ps+ subscribers since I loved bloodborne, but this is a disappointing piece of ****. The design is beautiful, but the controls are slow, clumsy, and the game feels like it is not optimized at all.. There are parts of the game when the frame rate drops to a few pictures, and it has the same problem on PC and PS4.
    It's like a mixture of    Was super hyped for it when I saw it's coming free for ps+ subscribers since I loved bloodborne, but this is a disappointing piece of ****. The design is beautiful, but the controls are slow, clumsy, and the game feels like it is not optimized at all.. There are parts of the game when the frame rate drops to a few pictures, and it has the same problem on PC and PS4.
    It's like a mixture of Darksiders and dark souls made in china...    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#97 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#22 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#14 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  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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