Lords of the Fallen

Un Souls-like solide Je précise que je n’ai pas eu l’occasion de tester la co-op en multijoueur donc mon avis ne concerne que la partie solo. Ce que j’ai aimé : Un Level Design particulièrement travaillé : C'est pour moi le gros point fort du jeu. Les zones sont interconnectées entre elles à la manière du premier Dark Souls et j’ai vraiment eu beaucoup de plaisir à explorer les différents environnements, même si parfois ça devient tellement labyrinthique qu’on finit par s’y perdre un peu. À plusieurs reprises, je me suis fait la réflexion : "Ah mais ok, en fait j’arrive à cet endroit là ?!", et ça c’est vraiment une sensation très cool. Une direction artistique soignée : On sent qu’il y a eu du travail à ce niveau là, en particulier en ce qui concerne l’architecture des bâtiments. Certains panoramas sont également très chouettes. Juste dommage qu’un épais brouillard vienne trop souvent gâcher les paysages. La mécanique de l'Umbral : La lanterne permettant de basculer entre le monde des vivants et celui des morts est une bonne idée qui me rappelle un peu Soul Reaver, ça fonctionne bien et elle apporte une vraie plus-value à l'exploration, même si je pense que la mécanique aurait pu être encore plus poussée. Variété des builds : Le jeu propose un bel arsenal et suffisamment de classes différentes (j'ai personnellement opté pour le Croisé Obscur en début de partie) pour s’adapter à tous les styles de jeu. Ce que j’ai moins aimé : Une carte approximative : Il y a un système de carte avec des indices pour aider à se repérer mais même si ça semble être une bonne idée sur le papier, je l'ai trouvé complètement inutile et ça ne nous aide pas vraiment à savoir où on est. Des boss en demi-teinte : À l'exception de quelques boss plutôt sympas comme la Corneille Évidée ou le Monarque Morcelé, les boss sont globalement moins marquants et bien plus simples à battre que dans les productions FromSoftware ou même Lies of P, de même que les musiques durant ces affrontements qui manquent d’impact. C’est correct, ça fait le taf, mais je n’en ai personnellement retenu aucune. Un bestiaire qui tourne en rond : Les ennemis sont sympas mais manquent de variété, ça se ressent vraiment vers la fin du jeu. Une fin trop vite expédiée : J'ai obtenu la fin "Radiance" et même si c’est la fin par défaut, je la trouve au final assez décevante. Le boss de fin est plutôt anecdotique, et on passe brutalement aux crédits sans véritable cinématique de conclusion. Peut-être que les autres fins s'en sortent mieux. Pour conclure, dans l'ensemble, j’ai passé un bon moment sur ce Lords of the Fallen. Sans parvenir au niveau d’un jeu FromSoftware, le titre propose malgré tout une expérience intéressante et s’avère être une bonne alternative avec son propre style. J'ai hâte de pouvoir tester Lords of the Fallen 2 pour voir quelles améliorations le studio aura apportées à ce premier jet.

I'm deeply upset at how mid the game is given how incredible the art and ideas are. I got through two bosses, then returned it. Dialog hurts to listen to. The ideas beneath the story are cool, but the writing and performances don't sell it well. I'm sure some of the gameplay mechanics get more complicated later in the game, but enemy encounters seem like they just happen. There isn't much thought about why enemies are standing around where they are, which is a subtle flare that I didn't appreciate in Dark Souls until I had to think about why the encounters here feel soulless. It echos Dark Souls 2's encounters mostly, at least in the small portion I played. Hit first and hit hard, so you basically have no chance to take damage, or else you'll take a lot, with bosses that are spongy and fairly easy to dodge. On top of all that, the art is jaw dropping. Both the fidelity of everything, and the art direction of each area. It LOOKS incredible, but that's most of what it has. It's unfair to judge the whole game from the early impression, but I feel no compulsion to continue just to prove a point. If you're the type of person who liked the style of Dark Souls, but thought it was too difficult to play and understand, or if you're a fan of old-ish Ubisoft style games, you will probably like this game more.

虽然更新简化了很多，加强了很多游戏体验。但重复的堆怪和容易断的支线以及依然存在的恶意陷阱，不建议没有心理承受能力的玩家游玩。

All in all not too bad, has a lot of heart

Ein sehr gutes soulslike einzige deutliche kretikpunkt ist das anvesieren man kennt es ja aus anderen vertretern des genre aber hier ist es unfassbar schlecht der gegner ist seit 3sek im bild 2m vor einem und er läst sich nicht anvesieren stadessen verreist die Kammera in alle richtungen nd man schlägt öffters durch Gegner durch die man ganz eindeutig getroffen hatt

2をフルプライスで買いたいと思うほどには面白かった。ボスは弱いが、それぞれモーションが凝っていてよくできている。

[code]Not to be confused with Lords Of The Fallen (2014), the first Soulslike game I actually played and completed on PS3 back in the day! Lords of the Fallen (2023) is just about better in every possible way despite it's rocky launch and persisting issues. This is one of few in the ever expanding Soulslike genre I was actually interested in playing, and after seeing the badass trailer at Gamescom 2022 use a Danzig track and the Gameplay trailer use one of Iron Maiden's, I knew this one was right for me.[/code] https://youtu.be/oceLRiqQsko?si=lAEhkCkjqOngmhHQ&t=66 You actually get to recreate that trailer moment, if you play the song yourself^ https://youtu.be/opCzLiK_DG4?si=9RrK9wAcT0t5c_RG&t=106 [i]Fear of the Dark![/i] They've also since used Ghost in the LotF2 gameplay trailer. [h1]Things I Like:[/h1] [b]+++ Metal AF Art Style:[/b] A heavy metal album come to life! I love the aesthetic, the graphics are nice and I absolutely love some of the designs in this and subsequently started following a couple of the artists who worked on the game. Awesome weapons, badass enemies and cool armour abound. [b]+++ Level of Challenge:[/b] I haven't found many Soulslikes that I like and none that I'm confident enough to say I'm even good at, but this one is quite beginner friendly! Not just in general difficulty, but there are multiple characters you can summon to assist in boss fights and dying once sends you to the Umbral version of the world, essentially giving you an extra life and a chance of a comeback. There is also the Veteran mode and Ironman for those who want a tougher game, along with multiple modifiers to change up your run. (I myself jumped straight into random enemies + random loot and it's been fun!) [b]++ Plenty of gear:[/b] Lots of weapons, armour sets and spells that all have impact. Flails, spears, axes, all with their own movesets and combos. Even boss weapons that come with unique moves! [b]++ Friendpass + Online Co-Op:[/b] Jump in with an amigo with your friendpass! Help each other with bosses, share the loot and grab some achievements. Even this long after release, you can still find fellow crusaders who need help on their quest. [b]++ Some cool boss encounters:[/b] Some of the enemy design in general is really cool! Better still, some of the bosses (not all) are really badass. My favourites have generally been the knight characters, the colossal bosses and the ones that completely surprise you with the encounter with an 'oh $#!T!' moment. [b]+ Some Endgame Content:[/b] 3 Endings, each one rewarding you with a new starting class for your next run. There's NG+ and you can even choose to replay the game with a difficulty spike (NG+1). There are also boss gauntlets which challenge you to defeat a series of bosses, without assistance and without dying for rewards. [h1]Things I Dislike:[/h1] [b]--- Paid Time Saver DLC:[/b] The Dark Crusader class is unlockable in-game for free. Why sell it? [b]-- Lock On Problems:[/b] One of the buttons I rely on most goes on strike sometimes, causing avoidable panic, damage and death. I dont get why! Sometimes I can lock onto enemies I can see around corners and sometimes I cant lock onto enemies stood right next to me. [b]-- Glitches:[/b] Getting stuck out of bounds and having to use a consumable item I was lucky enough to have on me, just to teleport myself to safety, but in the progress, resetting all the enemies so I lost progress. This has happened twice. [b]-- Questing in this game:[/b] No map, no questlog and very little NPC interaction means you better pay attention to what the characters are saying and where places are or you'll get lost along the storyline. I'm pretty good at mental navigation but I'm barely keeping up with the overall story and some sidequests are so hidden and tedious that I've decided I straight up don't want to waste my time doing them for such meagre rewards. [b]- Some not so cool boss encounters:[/b] While there are plenty unique boss fights, sometimes you'll run into a mini-boss which are just regular enemies with higher health and maybe one new move. If you've been playing with a randomiser, you've fought a ton of these enemies already, so the encounters feel like boring time wasters. [b]- The cool Knight armour and helms often have low stats:[/b] I wish there was transmog or a way to upgrade armour, because some of the cool full helms that my knight character would wear simply have poor stats compared to the wackier ones I have. So playing as the heavily-armoured knight class, I have to choose between fashion and wanting to make it out alive, which makes a lot of the gear pieces irrelevant.