Everything we know about The Lords of the Fallen: Platforms, trailer & more

❘ Updated: 2023-10-13T08:00:00

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Lords of the Fallen will soon get a sequel/reboot.

The announcement of a next-gen Lords of the Fallen game was one of Gamescom 2022’s highlights. Here’s the scoop on this much-anticipated sequel/reboot.

Back in 2014, Lords of the Fallen debuted as a Souls-like game where players took on the role of Harkyn, battling against evil demonic entities. Fast forward to the present, and the latest addition to the series, once again named Lords of the Fallen, has hit the shelves. While the game is styled as a reboot, it chronologically continues the original storyline, taking place a millennium after the first game’s events.

The series takes inspiration from FromSoftware’s games and plays a lot like Elden Ring, Dark S ouls, and Demon’s Souls. Like the Souls series, the game features tactical combat, various class options, and nonlinear gameplay. Players also lose progress when they die, but have the chance to retrieve their lost experience.

You can see what we thought of the opening hours in our detailed Lords of the Fallen preview.

The cinematic trailer sees the protagonist killed in combat, only to resurrect and try again.

Does Lords of the Fallen have a release date?

Yes, publisher CI Games confirmed a launch date for the new RPG title. Lords of the Fallen was released on Friday, October 13, 2023.

Lords of the Fallen platforms, preorder, and edition details

Lords of The Fallen is available now for PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.

Preorders have already gone live for each platform, with preorder bonuses that include the following digital extras: Exclusive bronze, silver, and gold armor tincts; three XP items, five HP items, and five MP items. (Tincts will allow players to recolor wearable items for customization purposes.)

Lords of the Fallen will also launch with a Deluxe Edition, priced at $80 compared to the standard version’s $70 price tag.

Those who purchase the Deluxe Edition can expect to receive the following goodies: Lords of the Fallen game, 3D model viewer, Dark Crusader starting class, 100-page digital artbook, and digital soundtrack

Trailers

Narrated by Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn, the reveal trailer was shown at Gamescom 2022. The cinematic trailer showed no new gameplay but it did confirm that we should all prepare to die – a lot.

The trailer was also accompanied by Danzig’s popular rock ballad Mother:

Showcasing a medieval-style knight as they battle through a horde of ghouls and a three-headed dragon, the trailer draws many comparisons to games like Elden Ring.

CI Games promised an open world five times larger than the original 2014 game. The sequel also includes an uninterrupted online-co op mode.

On May 18, the publisher unleashed a gameplay reveal trailer, which runs nearly four minutes in length. The more action-oriented footage doesn’t kick in until the 1:40 mark.

More recently, on July 27, publisher CI Games unveiled an extensive 17-minute Extended Gameplay Preview on their YouTube channel.

The massive showcase featured boss battles, story details, seamless co-op, and plenty of examples of Lords of the Fallen’s take on Soulslike combat.

This was followed up by a story trailer that gives fans more of an idea about what to expect from the game’s plot, and it seems to be a hit with those anxiously awaiting more news on the title.

Gameplay and plot

Lords of the Fallen sequel/reboot looks much darker than the original, with a tone similar to Dark Souls 3. The original game also played a lot like a Dark Souls game. However, Lords of the Fallen will also offer a tighter more curated experience and will not feature an open world like Elden Ring did.

The story will be set over 1000 years after the original game and will follow on from one of its three endings, but which one will be a mystery until the game is released. Harkyn and the events from the first game have fallen into legend and Adyr, a demon god is potentially awaking once again.

Players will travel through the dark land of Mournstead on a holy quest to “restore radiance to the Six Beacons of the Sentinels,” while we’re unsure what this means we expect each Beacon will be protected by some huge and powerful bosses.

The game will also allow travel between the two parallel worlds, the realm of the living Axiom, and Umbral, the realm of the dead. When you are slain, you will have a final chance to survive by defeating enemies in Umbral which changes not only the appearance of the world but the look and characteristics of bosses.

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