Lords of the Fallen

I held off on buying this for almost 1 year because of performance issues and bugs but now the game is AWESOME! Being a Lies of P player this felt right at home. - Performance is GREAT now on my 3080! - The game world explorations is nuts! there are many paths to go on with it's "upside-down" type of thing. - Good balance between combat difficulty and loot/rewards. - Eye candy graphics with many buffs and effects, lots of enemy variety. Cool stuff! 9 out of 10 for this one (only because the combat movement gets a bit repetitive) but it seems they've fixed it in LOTF 2! :)

I mean, it's alright, there's plenty of fun to be had but the game is lacking in some areas (compared to fromsoftware's games), for example. some enemy attacks are quite hard to read and/or are sudden and in one of the game's ending bosses has a double dash attack that sends out a magical copy of the boss which sometimes blocks vision of the follow up dash. game's parry mechanic is quite unsatisfying to use for many reasons, many weak enemies need 3/5 parries to go into a riposte like in other souls games but they die in 2 weapon attacks so trying to parry them is quite pointless, even during bosses, the bosses die before you get the chance to riposte. Also even on 160+ FPS the game stutters a lot constantly, not unplayable amount but quite noticiable. there are other problems in map exploration/umbral lamb/bugs/enemy aoe attacks ect, but we don't have all day. BESIDES these problems the game is fun and worth it, at the very least during sale. I am also very excited to see how things improve in Lords of the Fallen 2. There was a lot of potential here so im sure they make the follow up game even better.

FIX THE ANTICHEAT I CANT DO NOTHING AND MY PC IS NOT THE PROBLEM

Проходил вместе со своим другом, дошли до финала, но в финал нас не пускало. Искали решение этой проблемы в интернете 3 дня, но ничего не получилось. Финал в итоге посмотрели на ютубе. Порекомендовал эту игру всем друзьям и знакомым, ещё нигде не видел чтобы пройти игру, нужно смотреть концовку на ютубе, очень интересно реализовано. Скоро выходит вторая часть, уже сделал предзаказ. Надеюсь, что во второй части чтобы пройти финал нужно будет зайти на вк клипы.

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trash souls like i can't even finish the game some bosses dosn't appear at some locations, there is no map. just trash

[work in progress] [h1]LORDS OF THE FALLEN (2023)[/h1] [h2]PROS[/h2] [h3]worldbuilding[/h3] 🔹 high atmospheric density and environmental immersion, from traversing the world to confronting the bosses 🔹 ds1 world structure quality 🔹 distinquishly structured endings and ending routes [h3]gameplay and interface[/h3] 🔹 completely unique (both in terms of worldbuilding and soulslike gameplay) "UMBRAL" design ⭐⭐ the best and the most iconic feature of the game 🔹 [u]a Umbral Lamp integrated into the innate gear allows entry into and creative interactions with Umbral Realm, dramatically altering both visual presentation (environmental aesthetics, panoramas), complex level topology and exploration (new platforms, passages, bridges, ladders, etc) and combat (soulsiphon + soulflay mechanics), while spawning Umbral-specific enemies and containing otherwise unobtainable loot[/u] 1️⃣ [u]planting Vestige Seedlings = Umbral-specific option to create custom checkpoints[/u] 2️⃣ [u]Dread bar = Umbral-specific progressable XP multiplier based on the time spent in Umbral Realm[/u] 3️⃣ Umbral Stigmas = observable echoes of past events audiovisually depicted in Umbral Realm and rewarding player with narrative understanding, currency and questline progressions 4️⃣ Umbral Realm transition also functions as a resurrection mechanic (even in the case of fall accidents) 🔹 analogous FromSoftware (=exemplary, expected) soulslike combat quality (technically very optimized and precise combat design while being rich in options of power customization) with certain impactful adjustments 1️⃣ [u]added precise deflection-based system (quite identical to Lies of P) and posture system (alongside standard dodge system)[/u] 2️⃣ [u]added wither damage system (temporarily marking recently lost HP as recoverable through the player’s own attacks - borrowed Bloodborne rally mechanic)[/u] 3️⃣ ranged weapon ammunition (bows, crossbows, throwables) uses a separate refillable bar instead of requiring individual ammunition purchases or stockpiling 4️⃣ [u]added weapon rune system (Dark Souls-based option to change weapon stat scaling combined with the option to assign certain abilities to weapons)[/u] 5️⃣ added powerstance option 6️⃣ dodge split between dash and roll, kick action has its own keybinding 🔹 radical QoL overhaul compared to traditional (especially FromSoftware) soulslikes ⭐ second best feature of the game 1️⃣ [u]configurable seamless coop mode[/u] (coop partner remains with the host regardless of area transitions, can perform ~90% of the host’s environment interactions, receives duplicated loot, both players can revive each other on death, no XP reduction during coop partner’s presence etc) 2️⃣ game replayability split between 1) a standard NG+ system and 2) a playthrough reset (essentially NG+0 #2) while retaining current gear 3️⃣ [u]added various innate modifiers selectable at the start of a new playthrough[/u] (randomizers, pre-upgraded weapons, little to no checkpoints, deathless mode, etc) 4️⃣ [u]added always-available bossfight replay option (Echo system) and boss gauntlets with limited loot rewards (Crucible system)[/u] 5️⃣ [u]added option to spend XP at checkpoints without resetting the area[/u] 6️⃣ added obtainable color palettes allowing customization of owned armor sets 7️⃣ added captura mode 8️⃣ clear and well-structured tutorial information database, game progression codex, nuanced settings options 🔹 various secret sidequests 🔹 active PvP with its own dedicated content system [h2]CONS[/h2] [h3]technicality and performance[/h3] 🔻 [u]overall very poor graphical stability with badly managed UE5 implementation (LotF23 framegraph is a rollercoaster even on the best setups, let alone on the worse ones) combined with frequent bugs and various technical issues[/u] 💀💀 definitely the worst feature of the game 1️⃣ several instances of the game resetting user-defined settings (graphics, key bindings, etc) upon launch 2️⃣ several instances of area textures failing to load during rapid area transitions after an area reload, causing the player to fall through the map (repeatedly occurring on the bridge leading to the Carrion Knight bossfight) 3️⃣ frequent abrupt, non-smooth contrast shifts and aggressive texture popping when transitioning between differently lit environments (most frequently occurring in the place of Tancred & Reinhold bossfight area) 4️⃣ recurrent instances of NPCs questline progression stalling despite fulfilled conditions or possessed required quest items (Exacter Dunmire, Stomund, Drustan) 5️⃣ instances of missing rewards or unpredictable reward acquisition during questline progression (Laughter gesture from Damarose’s questline) 6️⃣ recurrent instances of enemies temporarily completely despawning in areas upon reloading (Manse of the Hallowed Brothers, Abbey of the Hallowed Sisters) 7️⃣ frequent poor camera clipping in case of fast enemies or enemies behind terrain 8️⃣ "cast walls", collisions with invisible and otherwise intangible walls in case of projectile-based spells (Radiant Flare, Piercing Light, possibly more) used in usually segmented spaces 🔻 missing prompt interface for Vestige Moth item very often resulting to accidental reset of the entire already-done progress if being used in quick item slot 🔻 very poor visual distinguishability of anti-status effect item icons, often leading to unneccessary deaths in the early-to-mid game due to inability to remove threatening status effects in time 🔻 extremely low-effort and unappealing Steam rewards / Steam-points store items [h3]difficulty / progression / upgrade design[/h3] 🔻 relatively flat difficulty curve in later playthroughs without modifiers, with main bossfights in subsequent playthroughs being comfortably clearable in 5–10 seconds with meta gear and level 200+ (max level is 541) 🔻 overall inconsistent enemy design quality 1️⃣ [u]very low enemy diversity in contrast to the area diversity, overdone enemy model reusage and design recyclement of enemies and bosses (Remnant model, Sin-Piercer model, Abbess model etc) - moreover all side bosses always reappear later in the game as regular enemies[/u] 2️⃣ enemies lacking more of middle ground in terms of enemy difficulty level 3️⃣ completely wasted potential of scarlet shadow as a generic overbuffed enemy 🔻 meta build customization ends up being heavily Radiance-focused (despite the apparent customization variety) 🔻 completely busted hyperarmor design 🔻 [u]weapon upgrade progression is absurdly front-light and back-heavy, requiring a disproportionately large amount of scarce late-game material (6 Small Deralium Fragments, 7 Regular Deralium Nuggets, 20 (???) Large Deralium Shards, 1 Deralium Chunk)[/u] 🔻 non-repeatable acquisition of certain unique items (Crafter’s Essence rune etc) in subsequent playthroughs (no clear reason for this restriction) 🔻 small number of ring slots in terms of perceived build variety 🔻 NPCs questlines are "traditionally" non-transparent, prone to failure and difficult to track without external sources 🔻 shallow and underdeveloped questlines 🔻 Crucible and PvP rewards consist mostly of color palettes 🔻 PvP content quickly becomes underwhelming due to rapidly exhaustible rewards and minimum gained XP, and Crimson Rituals (PvP invasions) become irritating and intrusive rather than rewarding 🔻 no DLC :( [h2]final rating - (still) highly recommended [8.75/10][/h2]