Lords of the Fallen came out at an interesting time for gaming, with the influence of Dark Souls and its sequels spreading far and wide, and imitators popping up.
It wasn’t a stunning success back in 2014, but nearly 10 years later we’re nonetheless getting a sequel, one with the exact same name: Lords of the Fallen. Here are all the key details for you.
Lords of the Fallen release date
Lords of the Fallen will release on13 October 2023, according to a bombastic gameplay trailer that you’re able to check out below.
We’d imagine that this means we can expect to learn plenty more about the game in the time to come before it releases, so stay tuned.
Lords of the Fallen pre-order
Pre-orders are now up for Lords of the Fallen - digitally, at least. So, if you want to be ready to play on launch day, get yourself a copy ready.
Lords of the Fallen
The game can be pre-ordered now if you want to get ahead of things.
Lords of the Fallen platforms
For now, we’ve got a few confirmed platforms for The Lords of the Fallen, and they’re very much the ones you’d expect at this stage in a console generation.
The game will be coming out on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC - that’s it, no Switch port or older-generation consoles getting a version.
Lords of the Fallen trailers
We’ve had a few trailers so far for The Lords of the Fallen - the first was a major announcement trailer that came out in mid-2022, comprising about three minutes of impressive CGI scene-setting.
We didn’t have to wait too long to see more of the game, with a gameplay trailer showing up just a few months later at the end of 2022, showing a lot of the same locations and enemies from that CGI showcase.
In March 2023, while it didn’t really show us any new combat, we got an in-depth look at the game’s new visual identity and some of the impressive graphical technology it’ll be using.
Lords of the Fallen is an Unreal Engine 5 game, which means many of its graphical tricks will be less taxing and performance-hitting than older titles.
In July 2023 we got a massive gameplay showcase that is the most in-depth look at how the game plays that you can expect - iot’s a must-watch if you’re interested in Lords of the Fallen.
Lords of the Fallen story
This game is going to be set some thousand years or so after the original Lords of the Fallen - signalling that it’s going to be taking place in the same world and universe as that title, but with a lot of change.
We know that the game will concern itself with the return of Adyr, a demon god that will seemingly be resurrected in some way. We will play as one of the Dark Crusaders tasked with overthrowing that deity.
We also know that we’ll have access to some sort of magical lantern that will allow us to access areas, uncover secrets and more. It’ll let us see the difference between the living world of Axiom and the dead world of Umbral.
Lords of the Fallen gameplay
The first Lords of the Fallen was about as direct a clone as you could find of Dark Souls - it featured similarly slow and careful combat, hard-hitting enemies and gradual exploration.
The Lords of the Fallen looks like it’ll expand on that and have a bit more of its own character based on the trailers out so far.
The world will be significantly bigger and seamless to let you explore without loading screens or transitions. There will also be a much-expanded arsenal of hundreds weapons to use, apparently.
There are nine character classes to choose from at the game’s start, that you’ll customise as you level up and grow.
On top of this, the whole game will be playable with seamless co-op, according tothe game’s website, and there will also be classic Souls-style invasion multiplayer options.
The game has a system where your death sees you return to the game’s world in its mirrored Umbral state, to fight your way back to your body to reclaim your living soul. That sounds fun, and a lot likeDemon’s Souls' system.
If all of that sounds a little familiar, it’ll be interesting to see how The Lords of the Fallen does in light ofElden Ring’s supreme success. Will it be able to step out of that giant shadow?
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