Lords of the Fallen, to not be confused with Lords of the Fallen (2014), is the reboot that was initially titled The Lords of the Fallen. If you have not already clicked off the web page, you are truly in for a reasonably strong couple of minutes.
At present, developer Hexworks launched a chonky 20-minute gameplay walkthrough that showcases the sport’s distinctive parallel-world mechanic, fight, exploration, boss fights and extra – all of it to hopefully show that each one the title change nonsense has been value it.
The primary focus of the demo is exhibiting off how realm traversal works. Lords of the Fallen takes place over two model of the identical place. Axiom, and Umbral. Axiom is the dwelling realm, and Umbral is the world of the undead.
When you can traverse between the 2 at will, you are going to lose one in every of your two lives in case you accomplish that. What makes it fascinating, nevertheless, is that whenever you die in Axiom, you are resurrected in Umbral on the identical spot.
After all, every realm has its personal traversal quirks and secrets and techniques to find.
However dual-realm is just one of Lords of the Fallen’s essential mechanics. The sport additionally helps seamless co-op, which you’ll be able to provoke at any Vestige (bonfire). You possibly can invite mates or open your recreation as much as any random participant.
After all, none of this might matter if the fight wasn’t thrilling. Whereas the unique Lords of the Fallen caught a whole lot of flak for misunderstanding the tenets of Souls video games, the reboot seems to have a significantly better appreciation of their nuances – whereas including fascinating new twists to assist it stand out.
One different neat addition is the flexibility to combine melee with ranged fight in addition to magic. You are in a position to map as much as 4 of them to make use of proper alongside normal melee. There is definitely rather a lot to chew on on this gameplay showcase, so seize a chilly beverage and watch it above.
Lords of the Fallen arrives October 13 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X/S.
