Everything we know ahead of The Lords Of The Fallen release
Now the sequel, unhelpfully namedThe Lords Of The Fallen, is getting closer to release. And we thought it high time to summarise everything that we’ve learned about the game so far, and every way in which it strays from the original formula. Below we’ll go over The Lords Of The Fallen’s expected release date and platforms, as well as trailers, story, gameplay, and multiplayer details.
The Lords Of The Fallen expected release date
The Lords Of The Fallen will be available onPC,PS5, andXbox Series X|S- in other words, all next-gen consoles. TheHexworks sitestates that one of their intentions for The Lords Of The Fallen is to provide “amazing visuals and gameplay supported by the power and performance of the latest Unreal Engine”.
Any game being made in Unreal Engine 5 can be reasonably expected to target next-gen rather than last-gen hardware, so the decision is unsurprising, really.
There have been two trailers released for The Lords Of The Fallen so far, and we’ve added both below so you can take a good look.
The top video is the latest trailer, a gameplay teaser which shows off some very creepy vistas and enemies, and some very Soulslike combat. The second video is the original The Lords Of The Fallen announcement trailer, which provides a more cinematic narrative overview of the game.
Just like the original game, in The Lords Of The Fallen you’ll be able to customise your own character and choose one of several preset classes to determine your starting path. Only 3 classes have been confirmed so far:Knight, Rogue, and Fire Apprentice. The game’sSteam Store pagealso states that there will be a total of9 classesto choose from.
Regardless, these classes won’t lock you into any particular playstyle. As with many Soulslikes, the classes only affect your starting attributes and gear, giving you the freedom to develop your character however you like.
Like the game it succeeds, The Lords Of The Fallen is a dark fantasy action-RPG which is closely modelled on the Soulslike subgenre. The devs have said the game will be “darker and more challenging, with faster Soulslike combat” than the first game. You’ll have access to both weapons and powerful spells, as before, and can choose to forego one in favour of the other, or walk a more balanced path.
The player of The Lords Of The Fallen will also be equipped with a magical lantern, as shown in the trailers above. This lantern has the ability to reveal aspects of the hidden world of the dead overlapping the living world, and it can also be used to destroy denizens of the world of the dead.
In a departure from its predecessor, The Lords Of The Fallen will feature full co-op multiplayer from release. In similar fashion toElden Ringand other Soulslikes, you can invite a second player to join you in what the devs have called “uninterrupted” online co-op - which might mean that you need not reinvite friends before every new area or boss.
Only one friend can be invited to join your party and help you in co-op, although if you allow it, players can also choose to invade your world and attack you, giving The Lords Of The Fallen some PvP action as well as simply PvE.
Of course, you can also choose to turn off all co-op and PvP multiplayer settings, and play through The Lords Of The Fallen’s campaign in singleplayer.
Not much is yet known about the story of The Lords Of The Fallen beyond its broad brushstrokes, which remain much the same as the original game. As you’ll know if you played the original, the world of humans was once ruled by a dictatorial demonic god called Adyr. After “an age of the cruellest tyranny”, Adyr was finally defeated by an uprising of humans led by three powerful heroes known as the Judges.
The first game involved the player character, Harkyn, being tasked with stopping the return of Adyr, and at the end of the game could choose either to revive Adyr, kill him, or keep him dormant.
It seems as though one of the latter two endings was chosen as canon, because from what little we know so far, Adyr is threatening to rise once again. This provides the impetus for the new player character of The Lords Of The Fallen to journey through the twin realms of the living and the dead in order to prevent the demon god’s return.
That’s just about all we know so far on The Lords Of The Fallen, but keep checking this page every so often! We’ll be sure to update it the moment we get further news on Hexworks' upcoming Soulslike action-RPG.
