The boss enemies in this game are a mixed bag of interesting and basic. In Lords of the Fallen, Harkyn’s story is awe-inspiring and victorious, metaphorically standing on the snowy mountaintop, arm raised in victory, after destroying the enemy horde. Dark Souls makes the player feel as though they are on a mission, but even the endings are sorrowful and bleak. Where Dark Souls is dark, gloomy, and demanding, Lords of the Fallen is bright, violent, and challenging. It makes no bones about being a Dark Souls clone, but the other elements really do make the experience much different. Even though a lot of the explanation of what happened just before Harkyn was freed from jail is told through audio logs strewn about the different areas, the story took a back seat to the fighting for me. The short and dirty of the storyline is that the main character, Harkyn, is a criminal set free so that he can help fend off an enemy, called Rhogar, invading from another dimension. Since, (spoiler alert) the story is clichéd and forgettable, at least there is a lot of choice and variety in fighting tactics. When put in armor, they increase defense and resistances. When placed in weapons they generally increase damage. These ruins are all the usual suspects: fire runes, magic runes, poison runes, power runes, and luck runes, each of which do different things whether they are placed in weapons or armor. Finally, there is a very basic crafting system where armor and weapons, including the gauntlet, can be fitted with runes. It offers three different attacks, a long range projectile, a medium range shot that is a bit like lobbing a grenade, and a point-blank range blast that is this game’s equivalent of the double-barreled shotgun. It adds another dimension to the fighting and can greatly affect the outcomes of some fights. When attacks are timed well, the player is rewarded by using less energy on the next attack, therefore allowing for a longer attack chain.Īn interesting addition to combat is a gauntlet that is found pretty early in the game. Each attack uses a different amount of energy, but energy use can be mitigated to a certain degree using the simple combo system. Weapons can be either used with a shield, two-handed, or dual wielded. Rolling, running, and back-stepping all have different attacks associated with them, but they all require energy to execute. Characters can use a light attack and a strong attack. The combat system is pretty straightforward. This means that if the game is successfully finished twice, all three types of spells are available to use. However, another class of spells can be utilized after finishing the game and starting in on new game+. These cannot be changed after starting a play-through. Once a class is chosen, there is a choice of three different spell types. Essentially these are example set-ups that players can use to see how the game plays with different armors and weapons. The class choices are Warrior, Cleric, and Rogue. As with Dark Souls, the player’s starting class only matters at the very beginning, since the only things that change are attribute points and equipment/item loadouts. Either way, stay tuned to Heavy’s Gaming section for all news relating to Lords of the Fallen 2.This turned out to not altogether be a bad thing. It’s doubtful that we’d see Lords of the Fallen 2 anytime in 2015, but it’d be reasonable to expect it at some point in 2016, with a likely announcement at E3 2015. We named it as one of our Top 5 Most Underappreciated Games of 2014, praising the story of Harkyn (the game’s protagonist) and the impressive graphics. “We can confirm that conceptual work of the Lords of the Fallen 2 is underway,” Gop noted.įor those that are unaware, Lords of the Fallen is an extremely tough tactical RPG that has been compared to Dark Souls, although it’s not quite as unforgiving. Although we don’t have any of the details just yet - and probably won’t until well into 2015 - the executive producer of the franchise Tomasz Gop made the announcement on the his own official Facebook page. Lords of the Fallen – Worshiper (Boss Fight) The third boss in Lords of the Fallen, fun fight! (Lots of death prior to this recording -_-) Lords of the Fallen Website: / Force Strategy Gaming: /ForceSC2strategy T02:10:26.000ZĪs expected, this year’s underappreciated RPG Lords of the Fallen is getting a sequel.
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