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[Draugoth]

Streamers are already playing Lords of The Fallen.

• Some of these impressions are 1 Hour Long
• There are also streamers playing the game.

Videos:

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Fextra Life:

“I’ll just say this; if you are a Souls-fan, you’re gonna want to play the new Lords of the Fallen. You’re just gonna want to play it. It has all the things so far that I’ve seen, that makes Souls what it is”.

Reviewer Impressions

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• All reviewers agreed that Hexworks studio turned out to have an excellent "soulslike", which fans of FromSoftware games should definitely like. According to bloggers, Lords of the Fallen will be a big hit if it keeps the pace of the preview version throughout the game.
• Lords of the Fallen is similar to FromSoftware games in many ways, starting from the basic gameplay mechanics and bosses, ending with the way of storytelling. So, the characters in action-RPG also often behave mysteriously, speak in riddles and only give hints about what the main character needs to do. According to one of the reviewers, he liked this approach, as in the Dark Souls or Elden Ring series.
• The game has a very high level limit.
• The difficulty of Lords of the Fallen is comparable to games from the Dark Souls series, but it all depends on the specific enemy. So, it was not difficult to cope with some bosses, while others "had to sweat".
• The game has ways to facilitate boss battles, for example, by summoning NPC helpers.
• The game has heavy focus on parrying mechanics. If your character is strong enough, you can even parry enemies and bosses bare-handed.
• You can be invaded by other players, if they kill you, a revenge mechanic will play where you can go hunt the player who killed you down.
• The game has a New Game Plus with a changed world.
• All reviewers agreed that in Lords of the Fallen it is very interesting to explore locations, moving between two worlds. Attentive players will be able to find many secrets, which will also help to get special rewards. Observers called the process of location research one of the main advantages of an action RPG.
• Exploring the world of Lords of the Fallen is interesting, among other things, because the game has a lot of different biomes, the enemies in which are radically different.
• There are no serious performance problems in Lords of the Fallen, but small slowdowns at the beginning of the passage can still occur. In addition, the frame rate may decrease after several hours of play, which indicates a possible memory leak. Restarting helps to solve this problem.
• On a PC with a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card, the game worked with 100-150 fps at a resolution of 1440p and "high" graphics settings. In full-screen mode, the frame rate was higher than in windowless frameless mode.
• The players encountered several minor bugs, but there were few of them and they all minimally affected the passage.
• A Reviewer complained the game crashed twice on his PC

Lords of the Fallen (2023) has a total of 63 Trophies (1 Platinum, 0 Gold, 7 Silver, 55 Bronze). Below you can find the full Lords of the Fallen trophy list.

Lords of the Fallen Trophies​

Lords of the Fallen (2023) has a total of 63 Trophies (1 Platinum, 0 Gold, 7 Silver, 55 Bronze). Below you can find the full Lords of the Fallen trophy list.

Spoiler: Trophy List

Lord of The Fallen

Earn all trophies.

A Veil Lifted

Die in Axiom for the first time.

Lost and Found

Retrieve vigor lost upon death.

Weapon Collector

Collect all weapons.

Ironclad

Collect all armor pieces.

What Sights Contained Within

Collect all Umbral Eyes.

Trinket Collector

Collect all rings and pendants.

Ammunition Collector

Collect all ammo types.

Inferno Adept

Collect all Inferno spells.

Radiant Adept

Collect all Radiance spells.

Umbral Adept

Collect all Umbral spells.

Throwable Collector

Collect all throwables.

Gesture Collector

Collect all gestures.

Salvation in Blood

Fully upgrade the Sanguinarix.

Honed in Perfection

Fully upgrade a weapon.

Rune Novice

Place a rune in a socket for the first time.

Rune Master

Fully socket a 3-rune weapon or a shield.

Carving Out Victory

Fully upgrade the Umbral lamp.

Utmost Insight

Fully socket the Umbral lamp with Umbral Eyes.

Comrades

Beckon a co-op partner.

Shared Triumph

Defeat a boss alongside a co-op partner.

Vengeance for the Fallen

Avenge a fallen lampbearer.

No Mercy

Defeat another player in PVP.

Infernal Offerings

Donate a total of 10 Pilfered Coins.

Umbral Offerings

Donate a total of 10 Plucked Eyeballs.

Shades of Violence

Apply a tinct to a piece of gear.

Rise and Fall

Defeat Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal.

Together in Death

Defeat the Congregator of Flesh.

Burying the Past

Defeat the Hushed Saint.

Unwanted

Defeat the Spurned Progeny.

Unbroken to the End

Defeat the Unbroken Promise.

Wings of Grief

Defeat the Hollow Crow.

Twin Faces of Sin

Defeat Reinhold the Immured.

Judgement

Defeat Judge Cleric, the Radiant Sentinel.

Hunt’s End

Defeat the Lightreaper.

The King is Dead

Defeat the Sundered Monarch.

A Hunger Sated

Defeat Elianne the Starved.

Fallen

Defeat Adyr, the Bereft Exile.

None Shall be Spared

Defeat all bosses.

The Price of Knowledge

Exacter Dunmire gains the knowledge he seeks.

Part of the Divine

Damarose the Marked receives her divine reward.

Travels Resumed

Sparky is liberated.

Moving On

Byron finds a new purpose.

Hero Worship

Drustan’s faith in his brother remains steadfast.

Antana’s Legacy

The value of Andreas of Ebb’s friendship is made clear.

Faithful

Stomund, Captain of the Fidelis is greeted at the Empyrean.

Without Purpose

Thehk-Ihir leaves Mournstead.

A Queen’s Rest

Sophesia bestows a final favor.

The Last Step

The Iron Wayfarer’s journey finally ends.

Vengeful Reflection

An Umbral imprint of Isaac faces the Lightreaper.

Lord of the Risen

Reach the Adyr ending.

In Light we Walk

Reach the Radiant ending.

Back to the Void

Reach the Umbral ending.

A Shadow Dispelled

Defeat the Scarlet Shadow.

Essence of Death

Defeat an enemy with an Umbral finisher.

Thriving in Darkness

Use a Vesting Seed.

Seasoned

Reach Level 100.

Wayfarer

Visit all of the areas in the game.

The Past Shapes the Present

Offer Molhu the Bowl of Revelations.

Lingering Moments

View all Umbral stigmas.

A Rest Among the Dead

Reach the Skyrest Bridge interior.

A Trace of Venom

Kukajin concludes her business in Mournstead.

 

[Bartski]

Wow this looks even better than I hoped.

Love to see them reaching out to some folks from the community for early feedback, like G9 world's top ranking souls pvp omegadouche. Gotta give it to him tho that's a solid mechanics breakdown vid.

I expect reviews in high 80s

 

[TheShocker]

My birthday is next Saturday. This is going to be my present to myself.

 

[rubhen925]

I had the chance to try out early access as well. Played 5 hours on PC version and around 3 hours on PS5 version. PC has some performance issues when you reach some areas. FPS drops are the most prominent. Loading issues when you rest at checkpoints as well. I had to play around with some settings and lower some stuff to get 4K 60fps on my 3090.
On PS5 make sure to use the latest patch as without it you will be playing and old ass build which looks nothing like what it should be. PS5 runs fine imo on performance mode, and does see some fps drops in between gameplay and cutscenes. Same loading screen stuff while resting at checkpoints. First souls game I've seen where you need a loading screen for a rest at a bonfire LOL.

The DLC class Dark Crusader was actually pretty op before patches. But not at release its been nerfed and somewhat about the same damage close to Wolf and Preacher classes. With some testing I found hybrid classes to be stronger than focusing your attributes to a single stat. You will need range eventually as things go on.

The running looks a bit wonky imo, and the parry system is just meh. You lose health even on parries, and sometimes take 3-4 parries on bosses to stun them. In the meantime if you mistime a single parry you lose a chunk of health that is non recoverable.... what kind of stupid system is this. Doesn't really encourage people to use the parry all that much. The worst part is the bosses usually close the distance while you try to start ranged combat. So all you're left with is mostly melee. So parries tend to be the best way to deal damage yet taking our health using that is kind of bs.

Here's some no commentary gameplay of PC and PS5 versions.


PC Gameplay of the first 2 hours:



PS5 Gameplay:



Full Early Access Preview Gameplay (Includes the first couple hours, and 5 bosses)



Dark Crusader DLC Class Gameplay (Can be unlocked by beating game with specific ending)

 

[Salz01]

I had the chance to try out early access as well. Played 5 hours on PC version and around 3 hours on PS5 version. PC has some performance issues when you reach some areas. FPS drops are the most prominent. Loading issues when you rest at checkpoints as well. I had to play around with some settings and lower some stuff to get 4K 60fps on my 3090.
On PS5 make sure to use the latest patch as without it you will be playing and old ass build which looks nothing like what it should be. PS5 runs fine imo on performance mode, and does see some fps drops in between gameplay and cutscenes. Same loading screen stuff while resting at checkpoints. First souls game I've seen where you need a loading screen for a rest at a bonfire LOL.

The DLC class Dark Crusader was actually pretty op before patches. But not at release its been nerfed and somewhat about the same damage close to Wolf and Preacher classes. With some testing I found hybrid classes to be stronger than focusing your attributes to a single stat. You will need range eventually as things go on.

The running looks a bit wonky imo, and the parry system is just meh. You lose health even on parries, and sometimes take 3-4 parries on bosses to stun them. In the meantime if you mistime a single parry you lose a chunk of health that is non recoverable.... what kind of stupid system is this. Doesn't really encourage people to use the parry all that much. The worst part is the bosses usually close the distance while you try to start ranged combat. So all you're left with is mostly melee. So parries tend to be the best way to deal damage yet taking our health using that is kind of bs.

Here's some no commentary gameplay of PC and PS5 versions.


PC Gameplay of the first 2 hours:



PS5 Gameplay:

Nice impressions like always. Do you happen to have footage of quality mode on PS5? Does it look a whole lot better?

 

[drotahorror]

Did an AI write that summary?

 

[PectacularOz]

Im stoked.

Lies of P was way better/more competent than anyone was expecting, and now this actually looks really good too!

Still holding out for actual reviews before buying day of, but my hopes and expectations are maintained thus far.

 

[liquidzr0]

Looking forward to this. Haven't liked any souls-likes besides Lies of P. Hopefully this can live up to it

 

[Ceadeus]

Oh hell yesss!!

This and Meta Quest 3, Fall 2023 is so awesome this year. Rejoice!

Good game like these are rare, it would be insanity to spoil the game by watching live stream of it. I don't even watch the game trailers. My eyes are actually shut until the game is mine. I'm going in blind.

 

[Faust]

Stick to the discussion in the OP, folks.

 

[Zuzu]

There’s a bit of something for everyone this year. Lots of variety being released and the games are high quality as well.

 

[Dynasty8]

I thought I was fatigued from Soulslikes, but then I played Lies of P and it was amazing. Brought me right back in. The early previews are looking good for LotF, but I'm still not convinced based on what I've seen. I really hope to be proven wrong here.

 

[GymWolf]

Still uncertain about this one.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I had the chance to try out early access as well. Played 5 hours on PC version and around 3 hours on PS5 version. PC has some performance issues when you reach some areas. FPS drops are the most prominent. Loading issues when you rest at checkpoints as well. I had to play around with some settings and lower some stuff to get 4K 60fps on my 3090.
On PS5 make sure to use the latest patch as without it you will be playing and old ass build which looks nothing like what it should be. PS5 runs fine imo on performance mode, and does see some fps drops in between gameplay and cutscenes. Same loading screen stuff while resting at checkpoints. First souls game I've seen where you need a loading screen for a rest at a bonfire LOL.

The DLC class Dark Crusader was actually pretty op before patches. But not at release its been nerfed and somewhat about the same damage close to Wolf and Preacher classes. With some testing I found hybrid classes to be stronger than focusing your attributes to a single stat. You will need range eventually as things go on.

The running looks a bit wonky imo, and the parry system is just meh. You lose health even on parries, and sometimes take 3-4 parries on bosses to stun them. In the meantime if you mistime a single parry you lose a chunk of health that is non recoverable.... what kind of stupid system is this. Doesn't really encourage people to use the parry all that much. The worst part is the bosses usually close the distance while you try to start ranged combat. So all you're left with is mostly melee. So parries tend to be the best way to deal damage yet taking our health using that is kind of bs.

Here's some no commentary gameplay of PC and PS5 versions.


PC Gameplay of the first 2 hours:



PS5 Gameplay:

Thanks for the PS5 footage! I expected the worse since the devs didn't really show any console gameplay up to this point, so I'm relieved to see that it appears to run mostly fine.

 

[FunkMiller]

When's the review embargo lift on this one? I keep accidentally looking at reviews for the first game and feeling disappointed

 

[R6Rider]

Looking good, but will be holding off on this as I'll be getting Spider Man 2 at launch.

Hopefully it turns out good and will be another welcomed game to my wishlist.

 

[Northeastmonk]

so don’t focus on a single stat, put points in a ranged stat also.

Is magic or an archer type better?

 

[nemiroff]

Are we ok with the absolutely shameless Souls/Elden-ripoff..?

..It sort of makes me nauseous at the same time I'm actually leaning towards being ok with it. Hope it's a good game, it's already in my wishlist.

Edit: To be fair, it has some unique mechanics added.

Spoiler

fextralife...*shudders*

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Are we ok with the absolutely shameless Souls/Elden-ripoff..?

..It sort of makes me nauseous at the same time I'm actually leaning towards being ok with it. Hope it's a good game, it's already in my wishlist.

Edit: To be fair, it has some unique mechanics added.

Spoiler

fextralife...*shudders*

Lies of P turned out to be good. If anything these games will force Fromsoftware to step up and continue to improve.

 

[rubhen925]

Nice impressions like always. Do you happen to have footage of quality mode on PS5? Does it look a whole lot better?

I switch to quality and back to performance in the ps5 video.

 

[Draugoth]

I had the chance to try out early access as well. Played 5 hours on PC version and around 3 hours on PS5 version. PC has some performance issues when you reach some areas. FPS drops are the most prominent. Loading issues when you rest at checkpoints as well. I had to play around with some settings and lower some stuff to get 4K 60fps on my 3090.
On PS5 make sure to use the latest patch as without it you will be playing and old ass build which looks nothing like what it should be. PS5 runs fine imo on performance mode, and does see some fps drops in between gameplay and cutscenes. Same loading screen stuff while resting at checkpoints. First souls game I've seen where you need a loading screen for a rest at a bonfire LOL.

The DLC class Dark Crusader was actually pretty op before patches. But not at release its been nerfed and somewhat about the same damage close to Wolf and Preacher classes. With some testing I found hybrid classes to be stronger than focusing your attributes to a single stat. You will need range eventually as things go on.

The running looks a bit wonky imo, and the parry system is just meh. You lose health even on parries, and sometimes take 3-4 parries on bosses to stun them. In the meantime if you mistime a single parry you lose a chunk of health that is non recoverable.... what kind of stupid system is this. Doesn't really encourage people to use the parry all that much. The worst part is the bosses usually close the distance while you try to start ranged combat. So all you're left with is mostly melee. So parries tend to be the best way to deal damage yet taking our health using that is kind of bs.

Here's some no commentary gameplay of PC and PS5 versions.


PC Gameplay of the first 2 hours:



PS5 Gameplay:



Full Early Access Preview Gameplay (Includes the first couple hours, and 5 bosses)

Do you think it's worth getting?

 

[rubhen925]

Do you think it's worth getting?

it's a souls game. Sure there are some issues but the game is a competent souls clone with some new additions and mechanics. I'm a sucker for souls type games so I would recommend easy. It's a game made to punish people and most people will enjoy getting dicked by it

The issues that i see are mostly performance wise. The game tends to tank fps after continuous play. Like 2 plus hours and fps starts to mess up. Seems like a memory leak on both PC and console. After restarting game, they go away. but until they fix that i suggest restarting game every 2 hours for best stability.

Other than that the game looks nice, plays fine, and has a ton of content. Easy recommendation.

 

[Draugoth]

it's a souls game. Sure there are some issues but the game is a competent souls clone with some new additions and mechanics. I'm a sucker for souls type games so I would recommend easy. It's a game made to punish people and most people will enjoy getting dicked by it

The issues that i see are mostly performance wise. The game tends to tank fps after continuous play. Like 2 plus hours and fps starts to mess up. Seems like a memory leak on both PC and console. After restarting game, they go away. but until they fix that i suggest restarting game every 2 hours for best stability.

Other than that the game looks nice, plays fine, and has a ton of content. Easy recommendation.

I will wait for the reviews for a final decision. If the game is good i will grab it alongside Lies of P.

 

[PectacularOz]

Did ACG get an advance copy?