Unlike Street Fighter 6, Lies of P and, uh, Lords of the Fallen
The makers of freshSoulslikeLords Of The Fallenhave taken a strong position against the use of digital rights management software Denuvo, promising players that the game will never dabble with the controversial anti-piracy tech.
“We are pleased to confirm thatLords of the Fallendoes not, and will never feature Denuvo,” the game’s official Twitter account wrote as clarification in response to a fan’s question over its listing as a game using Denuvo on YouTube channel Gameranx.
Denuvo is typically used by developers as a defence against attempts to pirate games, as well as offering an anti-cheat solution for multiplayer games. Despitethe company’s efforts to prove otherwise, the controversial tech has often been accused ofhindering performance, as well as attracting flak for the increaseddifficulty of preserving gameslocked behind tight DRM.
In contrast,Payday 3devs Starbreezedropped Denuvo from the co-op heist shooterless than a week before its release.
We are pleased to confirm that Lords of the Fallen does not, and will never feature Denuvo.
The move will potentially add to a change in fortunes for Lords of the Fallen’s reception among players, after the grimdark adventure wasinitially met with Mostly Negative reviews on Steamas the result of numerous technical issues - a number of which have been targeted inthe game’s most recent patch, as well asa dedicated guidefrom its creators about remedying common problems.
Even with technical issues aside, Lords of the Fallen has somewhat divided critical opinion over whether its Soulslike formula is quite fresh and polished enough. Writing ourLords of Fallen review, our own Ed found that “there are flashes of a grand adventure to cleanse a kingdom of rot. But there are just too many little annoyances that prevent the journey and its umbral counterpart from ascending into Soulslike royalty.”
