Lords of the Fallen

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  1. Luifilth
    Aug 12, 2023
    5
    Poderia ser um souls like maravilhoso se não fosse a quantidade enorme de bugs escrotos que o jogo tem. Segundo souls que gostei de verdade, pq tem uma história e trilha sonora, coisas que os outros não tem, o que na minha opinião não passa de pura preguiça ou simplesmente falta de criatividade. A trilha é maravilhosa, os cenários são bonitos pra época, as armaduras maravilhosas, as armasPoderia ser um souls like maravilhoso se não fosse a quantidade enorme de bugs escrotos que o jogo tem. Segundo souls que gostei de verdade, pq tem uma história e trilha sonora, coisas que os outros não tem, o que na minha opinião não passa de pura preguiça ou simplesmente falta de criatividade. A trilha é maravilhosa, os cenários são bonitos pra época, as armaduras maravilhosas, as armas também, mas o combate do jogo muitas vezes te faz passar raiva, as armas não acertam os inimigos, principalmente os machados, elas são extremamente curtas, forçando o jogador a ficar perto demais dos inimigos e as reações do personagem estão em câmera lenta o tempo todo, usar arma pesada, atacar e tentar esquivar em seguida, pode esquecer, não funciona, pq o personagem é uma lesma. Uma coisa que me incomodou muito foi a quantidade de xp recebida dos inimigos, vai bem durante um tempo mas depois se torna um sacrifício gigantesco evoluir o personagem, coisa que não vale a pena mesmo, muita perda de tempo. A trilha do jogo vai bem durante um tempo, mas do nada some e o jogador não escuta os áudios ou o diálogo dos personagens. A propósito, a ideia de áudios ao invés de força o jogador a ler um texto gigante, foi ótima. Se tivessem feito um trabalho que preste, com certeza esse jogo ganharia como o melhor do ano e seria 10 de 10, uma pena. Mas apesar de todos esses problemas toscos eu gostei muito dele.… Expand
  2. Reydriar
    Nov 12, 2022
    5
    Very average game, combat is slow and sluggish and bosses are not memorable. Story is also bland. I still enjoyed the souls style combat and mechanics enough to finish and somehow enjoy it.
  3. JoseManuel10_
    Oct 16, 2022
    7
    Lords of the Fallen is a 2014 fantasy themed action-RPG video game developed by German studio Deck13 in cooperation with Polish studio CI Games and published by CI Games.
  4. Outlasthorror
    Sep 25, 2022
    8
    Getting used the game's combat is the biggest challenge and I finally was able to make my character agile and dodges and rolla faster by finding the right equipment, this game is gorgeous aesthetically and even darker than dark souls itself but the story is meh and the combat is a bit mediocre you have to get used to it to enjoy the game, the animations of characters talking in cutscenesGetting used the game's combat is the biggest challenge and I finally was able to make my character agile and dodges and rolla faster by finding the right equipment, this game is gorgeous aesthetically and even darker than dark souls itself but the story is meh and the combat is a bit mediocre you have to get used to it to enjoy the game, the animations of characters talking in cutscenes are totally useless and have no point. Characters don't have to move their hands and heads to talk, I wish and hope the sequel will fix those issues, there's plenty more to talk about but this is just a quick review… Expand
  5. IRagnar
    Sep 19, 2022
    3
    The Good: Graphics designs.

    The Bad: Poor story, horrible combat. Enemies often ignores player defensive (shield up). AI of enemies is horrible, they can go around you for 5 minutes with theirs shield up and suddenly they run away to their original "patrol route". Sound of dialog, when it disappeared it never came back. Game has 8 years and yet it still has many bugs.
  6. JHerting
    Aug 28, 2022
    7
    This game definitely has it's issues. Combat is clunky, you can easily get lost, the magic system is very basic. The world itself is interesting though. The graphics for it's release year are decent. Our protagonist gives very little information about himself. We will probably not see him in a sequel, even though his life before and after the events of the first game could be interestingThis game definitely has it's issues. Combat is clunky, you can easily get lost, the magic system is very basic. The world itself is interesting though. The graphics for it's release year are decent. Our protagonist gives very little information about himself. We will probably not see him in a sequel, even though his life before and after the events of the first game could be interesting to explore.
    You should play this game if you really have nothing else on your list or you want to see what the world is about before buying the soon to be released sequel.    … Expand
  7. hovo96
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    Very cool game nice physics and visuals and gameplay. I hope will be part 2
  8. Marci722
    Aug 12, 2022
    4
    Szerintem egy borzalmasan szar játék volt.Az optimalizáció szempontjából egy katasztrófa,egyes pályaszakaszokon úgy szaggatott a játék az akkori legfrissebb ps4 konzolon hogy a fejem megfájdult tőle.Ha nem lettek volna azelőtt a dark souls játékok kinek a hátán valamelyest fel tudott kapaszkodni akkor még ennyit sem tudnánk róla mint most.
  9. NotMinhLe
    Jun 27, 2022
    6
    Lords of the Fallen is a decent enough RPG that is heavily inspired by the Souls series. It's very difficult to walk into this game without constantly comparing the two games however once you get past the initial set-up for Lords of the Fallen it holds up well on its own in terms of combat and RPG-like mechanics.

    The story however, is very bland and personally it failed to engage me    Lords of the Fallen is a decent enough RPG that is heavily inspired by the Souls series. It's very difficult to walk into this game without constantly comparing the two games however once you get past the initial set-up for Lords of the Fallen it holds up well on its own in terms of combat and RPG-like mechanics.

    The story however, is very bland and personally it failed to engage me into it's narrative 2 hours in.

    For anyone wanting to scratch the Souls-like genre itch but don't want to dive into the brutality of Dark souls, Lords of the Fallen is worth a shot. I would like to mention that the NG+ and NG++ experience is extremely un-balanced. Bosses take 10-15 minutes and it becomes extremely tedious to wittle down their HP whilst focusing not to get 2-shotted. I would rate the NG+ experience a 2/10 to be completely honest.    … Expand
  10. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 14, 2022
    5
    Lords of the Fallen is an admirable lower budget Dark Souls knock-off that's unfortunately too bland to make it stand out in any real way from the competition. Everything it does -- from combat design, level design, and boss design -- is serviceable, yet wholly generic.
  11. Hellbash
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    -Well, the game is not even close to Dark Souls as people claim it to be. Its looks like that the developers take a generic action game with a dark history and compare it to the dark souls saga.
    - Horrible combat sistem , harkin moves like a snail in slow motion even with the roll actions, the graphics its OK.
    - The story is laughable, characters are incredibly basic and without any    -Well, the game is not even close to Dark Souls as people claim it to be. Its looks like that the developers take a generic action game with a dark history and compare it to the dark souls saga.
    - Horrible combat sistem , harkin moves like a snail in slow motion even with the roll actions, the graphics its OK.
    - The story is laughable, characters are incredibly basic and without any carisma , thecombat consists of rolling all over hoping you don't get hit.

    I do not reccommend this game, even in sale, the game its actually and its value of 30 dollars is not justified    … Expand
  12. Santiago1189
    Dec 30, 2021
    1
    From the very beginning of the game, the rhythm of the dark fantasy "Diablolike" was set, the completely taken over control from Dark Souls was immediately noticed (not a bad thing) and everything seems to be fine. BUT! WHY WHEN I GET 5 HITS FROM MOBS, I LOSE ONLY 10 PERCENT OF MY HP? This could still be tolerated, well, casual darksouls, maybe the action itself is interesting, but no,From the very beginning of the game, the rhythm of the dark fantasy "Diablolike" was set, the completely taken over control from Dark Souls was immediately noticed (not a bad thing) and everything seems to be fine. BUT! WHY WHEN I GET 5 HITS FROM MOBS, I LOSE ONLY 10 PERCENT OF MY HP? This could still be tolerated, well, casual darksouls, maybe the action itself is interesting, but no, all mobs up to the first boss (including himself) are killed simply by pinching a walk in the side around the enemy, and after a blow. But even after that, things only got worse, the attacks are so long that it is unrealistic (for example, the boss had a sword attack from top to bottom, so it is so long that the feeling creeps in that he holds the sword so that he does not fall). Of course, if you want to play Dark Souls with 10 times reduced damage to you, 2 times slower game, and completely remove the complexity of enemy attacks, then it's up to you. But in this game, even the dark fantasy art style is very poorly implemented, there is nothing to look at. 1 out of 10 (1 point with the fact that the game is soulslike)… Expand
  13. Cyrus666
    Dec 22, 2021
    8
    Number of playthroughs: 2.5
    This is one of the weirdest games I've ever played. Though it tries to borrow some elements from Dark Souls, it comes nowhere close to it in terms of difficulty. The bosses were uninspiring, some areas were maze-like and you could easily get lost in them.
    The best parts about the game for me were: 1) Soundtrack 2) The look of armor sets 3) the strength    Number of playthroughs: 2.5
    This is one of the weirdest games I've ever played. Though it tries to borrow some elements from Dark Souls, it comes nowhere close to it in terms of difficulty. The bosses were uninspiring, some areas were maze-like and you could easily get lost in them.
    The best parts about the game for me were:
    1) Soundtrack
    2) The look of armor sets
    3) the strength character out of the 3 you choose at the start) His abilities were OP and fun to use.
    The only problem is that after that character, you are forced to choose from the remaining 2 on that same save file and the other 2 don't come close to being as fun as the strength build.
    So overall: Interesting game, lovely soundtrack, nice armor sets, nice starting character.
    I might re-install it to start on another save file    … Expand
  14. Gavalanche
    Oct 31, 2021
    9
    Playing this in 2021 and I can't understand the low scores - it must have had a lot of technical issues at launch. It's a really great game and often on sale for very cheap. I played it after playing Dark Souls 1, 2, 3 and Bloodborne - and it's still a lot of a fun - if not quite as polished as a From Soft game. It clocks in around 15 hrs too - so kind of a Souls LITE or Light Souls if you will.
  15. cosinus30
    Sep 12, 2021
    4
    I think the game is generally ok and playable. The ambiance and visuals are fine considering its age. But the main deal breaker was inconvenience in the save system and voice bug causing all character voices to silence. It is very annoying that all voices disappear and you not knowing when you find another checkpoint so that you can save and restart the game, and when you restart findingI think the game is generally ok and playable. The ambiance and visuals are fine considering its age. But the main deal breaker was inconvenience in the save system and voice bug causing all character voices to silence. It is very annoying that all voices disappear and you not knowing when you find another checkpoint so that you can save and restart the game, and when you restart finding you did not save your progress at all. Tell me something that I can understand it is saved and safe to exit. I mean it is basic user experience.
    If you played all the games regarding souls genre, maybe you can take a look at this one too but it is not as challenging as you expect. If you are new to this genre Lords of the Fallen should not be the one that you play.    … Expand
  16. MetaRogue
    May 22, 2021
    7
    With the overall success and appeal of Dark Souls, subsequent flattery through imitation was inevitable. Lords of the Fallen is the manifestation of said flattery and imitation, though it has one trait that distinguishes it from FromSoftwares' modern classic - it's not as difficult as the game that inspired it. This, however, is a double edged sword that works for and against LOTF,With the overall success and appeal of Dark Souls, subsequent flattery through imitation was inevitable. Lords of the Fallen is the manifestation of said flattery and imitation, though it has one trait that distinguishes it from FromSoftwares' modern classic - it's not as difficult as the game that inspired it. This, however, is a double edged sword that works for and against LOTF, sometimes equally and at other times more so against it.

    Starting with LOTF's narrative, you take the role of Harkyn, a criminal with an amalgam of sins tattooed across his face. Harkyn has been freed from prison to fight the Rhogar - demonic warriors from another realm who are attacking a monastery and threaten to invade the rest of the world (or something - that bit is a little vague and not really properly explained). Character-wise, Harkyn isn't very interesting or charismatic, and the rest of the cast fare no better. The story isn't only forgettable, but also strangely absent, as there are no strong defining moments at any point throughout the roughly 12 to 15 hour playthrough - you simply go through corridor after corridor looking for the next boss to defeat to advance the plot.

    Combat and overall movement ranges between acceptable and sluggish, feeling unrefined when compared to Dark Souls. As much as I relished the easier difficulty, I noticed some issues with LOTF - early on the difficulty scaling of some enemies felt unbalanced. The Commander boss fight in particular felt badly designed. On the subject of boss fights, LOTF's boss fights range from underwhelming to just simply unfair at times because of certain unique attacks they possess, but also because of Harkyn's speed and reliance on melee combat. Wearing a full set of heavy armour makes Harkyn's dodge rolls insultingly glacial, a thing which frustrated me greatly.

    Some design elements make great additions to the Souls formula. For one thing, you can bank accumulated experience points to generate Skill Points or Magic Points and resting at a 'bonfire' crystal DOESN'T respawn defeated enemies - only when Harkyn is defeated do enemies respawn. In terms of art style and aesthetic, LOTF feels like a combination of Dark Souls, Dragon Age, Darksiders and Diablo.

    Lords of the Fallen should have been an obvious win-win - a Dark Souls game for beginners. The result is a game that tries new things to be more accessible and forgiving, but at the same time feels lesser because of it. Ultimately, Lords of the Fallen can't escape the 'Dark' (Souls) shadow of its inspirations.    … Expand
  17. ewidge10
    May 4, 2021
    4
    Bad game the only class that you can play as without dying is the warrior, the rogue is too slow and the mage is just bad. My experience with this game gives it a 4. thank you for your time. (I wrote this when I was 11 after playing half an hour of the game).
  18. strangecloud674
    Apr 9, 2021
    7
    great game, was a lot of fun, lord of the fallen is pretty good game for your money. however, the camera was pretty bad. like, pretty bad. Like, pretty, bad.. like, really bad. like, it was bad, pretty bad. bad tho. But fun.
  19. hldr91
    Dec 29, 2020
    1
    Dije basta con el tercer jefe, corre tan mal que los combates son tediosos. No se puede jugar a 5 fps. No debieron lanzarlo así en Ps4.

    Me estaba gustando pero el rendimiento arruina la experiencia.
  20. ShakesBeer
    Nov 28, 2020
    4
    This game is a tremendous bummer. I'm not a very critical gamer, and I love Soulslikes. Unfortunately, I could barely get through the first few hours of this game before having to put it down. The frame rate is all over the place, making the visual experience very jarring, and it's full of bugs. You would think it would have been properly patched in the 6 years since release.

    The    This game is a tremendous bummer. I'm not a very critical gamer, and I love Soulslikes. Unfortunately, I could barely get through the first few hours of this game before having to put it down. The frame rate is all over the place, making the visual experience very jarring, and it's full of bugs. You would think it would have been properly patched in the 6 years since release.

    The aesthetics initially seem to be right on, but eventually you realize it's all sort of generic medieval fantasy and lacking in specificity.

    For some reason, your character moves like a sloth, even if you have the lightest armor, best agility, and quickest weapons. Many of your opponents don't have this limitation, so watch them dance around you as you roll in slow motion only to get whacked and knocked down for 10 minutes.

    The UI is an ugly mess, and once you realize how underwhelming the magic and gear offerings are, you're left without much reason to continue.

    Do yourself a big favor and play any of the Dark Souls games instead. Or if you've played all those, go for Nioh/Nioh 2.    … Expand
  21. greyestfox
    Nov 24, 2020
    2
    This game is Dark Souls but with extremely clunky controls. I bought this game for $4 and it was a waste of money because if I want to play a game like this I'll boot up one of the Dark Souls or Bloodborne and have a much better experience. I did the math and even though I spent $20 on Bloodborne, my dollars per hours is much lower because I find Bloodborne entertaining. I just can't bringThis game is Dark Souls but with extremely clunky controls. I bought this game for $4 and it was a waste of money because if I want to play a game like this I'll boot up one of the Dark Souls or Bloodborne and have a much better experience. I did the math and even though I spent $20 on Bloodborne, my dollars per hours is much lower because I find Bloodborne entertaining. I just can't bring myself to beat this game. "If it's not fun, why bother?"… Expand
  22. NorthernStar
    Oct 29, 2020
    0
    Bold ideas, poor execustion. The character is so slow, while no one else is. Combat is a mess and leaves your more frustrated than entertained. Could not recommend.
  23. MackiePro
    Sep 13, 2020
    3
    This is a bad game, frame-rate is extremely poor, the game runs mostly below 30fps and closer to 20-25fps. Gameplay is boring and repetitive, bosses are uninspiring and lame, most of the them will just spam one attack over and over again. Level design is atrocious and most areas look half-baked. All weapons feel the same. I’m a trophy hunter and I started playing this game because I wasThis is a bad game, frame-rate is extremely poor, the game runs mostly below 30fps and closer to 20-25fps. Gameplay is boring and repetitive, bosses are uninspiring and lame, most of the them will just spam one attack over and over again. Level design is atrocious and most areas look half-baked. All weapons feel the same. I’m a trophy hunter and I started playing this game because I was told it was quite simple to 100%. I did not finish this game because of how bad it is. Hands down the worst game I have played this generation. You can tell this game was not play-tested at all.… Expand
  24. 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
  25. LuisHR
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    Un juego adelantado a su época en gráficos tratándose de un rpg, la ambientación y arte de los enemigos son fantásticos.. La jugabilidad es decente y buen grado de dificultad. Este es un de los mejores 10 juegos de mi vida, es una pena que los jugadores no lo sepan apreciar
  26. 18Xq8Rtutehc
    Jul 31, 2020
    9
    I played this game in a sequence after Bloodborne and Dark Souls Trilogy, and do not understand why this game has such poor reviews.
    The graphics are okay-ish, the story is okay-ish, but the gameplay, the combat, the exploration, all borrow heavily from FromSoft and is adequately executed. Without FromSoft, this is the next best thing.
  27. L3zonidas
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    Resumen: Un buen juego que gustará a los amantes de los Soulslike y que tiene algunas cosas que, en mi opinión, son mejores que en Dark Souls incluso, pero en otras falla garrafalmente con lo cual no lo deja competir al mismo nivel que la saga de From Software.

    Lo bueno: Gameplay entretenido y bien logrado, se nota el peso de las armas, en algunos momentos puede parecer injusto pero    Resumen: Un buen juego que gustará a los amantes de los Soulslike y que tiene algunas cosas que, en mi opinión, son mejores que en Dark Souls incluso, pero en otras falla garrafalmente con lo cual no lo deja competir al mismo nivel que la saga de From Software.

    Lo bueno:
    Gameplay entretenido y bien logrado, se nota el peso de las armas, en algunos momentos puede parecer injusto pero normalmente cuando aprendes entiendes que el que fallaba eras tú, no el juego
    Bastantes posibilidades de personalización tanto por puntos de habilidad como por hechizos
    El juego te fuerza a usar todas tus habilidades (y si no lo haces el juego se hará difícil), en ese sentido es mejor que Dark Souls saga, que te lo puedes pasar solo usando 3 botones, ataque rápido, escudo y rodar.
    Gráficamente me parece muy bueno para ser un juego del 2014

    Lo malo:
    Historia y lore sin mucho interés
    No hay teletransporte, aunque el mundo no es excesivamente grande
    El framerate (en PS4 Slim almenos)
    El New Game + tiene momentos ABSURDAMENTE difíciles (los jefes Guardián y Juez especialmente frustrantes) mezclados con el 90% del juego fácil, el NG++ ni lo he querido probar
    La curva de dificultad no está bien implementada en la primera partida, con saltos de dificultad bruscos, momentos muy fáciles y momentos relativamente difíciles, especialmente si no usas todas las habilidades
    El juego implementa un sistema que incentiva el no guardar y no subir atributos, acumulando "almas" aumentas el multiplicador, cuantas más "almas" llevas, más ganas, por ejemplo si llevas 50 enemigos matados sin guardar, puedes tener multiplicador de x1.6, eso significa que si un enemigo normal te da 100 almas, en ese momento te dará 160, aumentando el riesgo y la recompensa. El sistema es muy bueno, me encantaría... Por qué es un punto negativo? Porque el juego crashea a un ritmo de 1 vez cada 5-8 horas, si te pilla en un momento que llevas sin guardar 40 minutos te cagas en los muertos de los desarrolladores (me ha pasado)    … Expand
  28. Arcanomarcio
    Jun 25, 2020
    8
    joguei após 5 anos do lançamento. considero um bom jogo. Um Soulslike não muito hardcore. Pra quem quer começar neste tipo de jogo, vale a pena. E para quem já esta acostumado com esse gênero, mas quer algo um pouco mais suave, também vale. A história é boa mas o jogo é curto, são 10 boss no total e mais 1 na DLC. A Variedade de inimigos é pouca. trilha sonora bacana, gráficos bons para ajoguei após 5 anos do lançamento. considero um bom jogo. Um Soulslike não muito hardcore. Pra quem quer começar neste tipo de jogo, vale a pena. E para quem já esta acostumado com esse gênero, mas quer algo um pouco mais suave, também vale. A história é boa mas o jogo é curto, são 10 boss no total e mais 1 na DLC. A Variedade de inimigos é pouca. trilha sonora bacana, gráficos bons para a época. jogabilidade boa. ambientação e cenários muito bom.… Expand
  29. Ali984
    Jun 14, 2020
    8
    Gameplay: 90 Stories: 76 Voices: 57 Technical Graphics: 85 Art Graphics: 80 Final Score: 76
  30. bonsai
    Nov 29, 2019
    5
    This is a Dark Souls wannabe lacking the execution that you can find in the Dark Souls serie.
    Laggy inputs and overall not so great game.
    Just play Dark Souls.
    5/10
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

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  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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