Lords of the Fallen sold 200,000 units last week after update 2.0
Trogdor1123
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Not familiar with the change, what happened?
jmiller180
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Played it after the v1.5 update and loved it. Stuck 80hrs into it last year.
GHG
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It's the best take of this sub genre outside of the titles From have made imo.
Skifi28
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Xbox owners as a whole tend to not buy games I'm afraid, we've known for a while now.
Kacho
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Looks like it is on Game Pass
SEGAvangelist
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They buy tons of games. They just don't buy the ones that they can already play on Game Pass.
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Skifi28
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I was lead to believe it increased sales.
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MrTroubleMaker
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Loboxxx
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If there is no mention of it, it is probably because the Xbox version does not have a multiplier effect on sales.
Peroroncino
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Looks cool, gonna pick it up later today, it's the last day of the sale on PSN iirc
SEGAvangelist
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Game Pass can increase sales for multi-platform games due to the marketing it ends up providing for non-Xbox platforms. I don't understand what's so hard to grasp.I was lead to believe it increased sales.
Phil Spencer: Game Pass leads to more game sales
This past weekend's X018 event was, arguably, a two-hour long advertisement for Game Pass, and given what Microsoft gam…
GHG
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I mean as a total package that provides an overall experience that feels most similar to the From games.
Yes the combat is better in Nioh (nioh's combat is also better than all of From's titles IMO) and lies of P has better build variety but in terms of the way it all comes together, this latest Lords of the Fallen is the best of the rest as far as I'm concerned.
Strider7
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Strange. I played thru the whole thing on PS5 about a year ago and never had any issues to my recollection.
Personally thougt it was good enough for me to double dip on pc with this update. But to each their own.
SJRB
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I'm one of those 200000 but I gotta be honest - it's not great so far. Only played for an hour or two but have little desire to continue.
Combat is okay but the starting area is SUPER boring and the constant switching with the lamp is pissing me off. There's no mystery or intrigue to anything and it feels kinda tryhard with the way things are described, deliberately vague.
It's hard to describe or to pinpoint what it is, but it feels off.
Combat is okay but the starting area is SUPER boring and the constant switching with the lamp is pissing me off. There's no mystery or intrigue to anything and it feels kinda tryhard with the way things are described, deliberately vague.
It's hard to describe or to pinpoint what it is, but it feels off.
Lokaum D+
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yeah, but now they are anti-woke devs, so for the average gamer they are awesome and the game is an absolute 10/10
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Shit game devs used original woke shit game to resell shit game blaming woke while still being mediocre as fuck.
Arachnid
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I'm going to be the negative nancy here. I don't think this game is worth playing, even with the updates.
I just beat the 'Spurned Progeny' boss and don't know if it's worth continuing. Every boss has a been a first try one and done, and mobs are barely speed bumps. It feels kind of braindead. I tried coop to spice it up, and it was even worse. Just two people whirlwind murdering through everything instantly.
This is by far the easiest souls-like I've played, and it's killing enjoyment. Where is the challenge? Lies of P completely shits on this game, and 2.0 is all I've ever played from it.
EDIT: Cool as shit art design and fantastic level design though
Also, this guy does a GREAT job of describing my experience:
I just beat the 'Spurned Progeny' boss and don't know if it's worth continuing. Every boss has a been a first try one and done, and mobs are barely speed bumps. It feels kind of braindead. I tried coop to spice it up, and it was even worse. Just two people whirlwind murdering through everything instantly.
This is by far the easiest souls-like I've played, and it's killing enjoyment. Where is the challenge? Lies of P completely shits on this game, and 2.0 is all I've ever played from it.
EDIT: Cool as shit art design and fantastic level design though
Also, this guy does a GREAT job of describing my experience:
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Giallo Corsa
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Keep playing dude, the way the world and art direction comes together later on is chef's kiss.jpg
Then again, if anyone starts the game with the mindset "it's not a FROM souls-like" , well, it's obvious that he/she is not gonna jive with it.
Personal opinion : this is one of the best - if not the best - souls-like of the past few years, art direction is sublime, combat feels weighty and meaty (after the patching), interconnected levels design is spot-on and the general Grimdark atmosphere is a 9/10.
A far, FAR cry from the super mediocre 2014 game, this could have easily been a FROM spin-off title in the state that's in right now, it's that motherfucking good.
Zacfoldor
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KungFucius
King Snowflake
Right. Need to buy the non GamePass PC games, PS5 exclusives and Nintendo games or sub to Ubi+ when a new AC comes out.
Very well deserved, playing it for the first time and I'm having an amazing time. The bosses are indeed a tad too easy in general, and I wouldn't mind having more challenge, but I'm of the opinion that the pursuit of boss complexity over level design has lead to a sharp decline in quality in From's own titles, so something about as difficult as a playthrough of Demon's Souls isn't really a problem to me. It's still engaging enough with all the mechanics and how they factor into exploration too.
Definitely the best level design in a non-From soulslike that I played.
I think the use of stats to uncover more of the lore depending on how it alligns with certain factions is a really cool addition too, I just don't really care about the lore itself. Too many words.
Going full agility with fist weapons.
Definitely the best level design in a non-From soulslike that I played.
I think the use of stats to uncover more of the lore depending on how it alligns with certain factions is a really cool addition too, I just don't really care about the lore itself. Too many words.
Going full agility with fist weapons.
GHG
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To be clear, by that I mean the weapon customisation.
I don't see how anyone who has played this lord's of the fallen game (performance issues at launch aside) can call it "ultra, mega ass" with any degree of sincerity.
Hashassin
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Unknown Soldier
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This is absolutely not true. Xbox versions of games not on Gamepass are routinely outsold by the PS versions 9:1 and 10:1
Hashassin
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Hashassin I asked for your opinion on the game, not 3rd hand cliff notes from somebody else.
Unless you're the person who created that reddit post?
I indeed forgot to add my opinion. Apologies.
I can meet you halfway and call it mega ass, but this game is nearly 2 years old and still mediocre after who knows how many updates. It might look nice and has atmosphere but that's also achievable by playing other games with that and more.
Just too little too late I guess. Perhaps if debs stopped kicking out their unfinished rushed products and took the time to finalise their creations, this game could've been received way better.
It's possible even on a smaller scope. Lies of p knocks this game out of the park.
Edit: extra sentence added.
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Giallo Corsa
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I read the reddit post and...all of it is obviously personal preference/opinion.
- personally, I don't find the game to be "floaty", on the contrary, everything feels "right" to me after patch 1.7.
- He complaints about lag and minifreezes during certain actions, I encountered no such thing on the PS5 Pro during my 60 hours playthrough.
- He complaints about the DIY bonfires in that you actually have to have the appropriate seed item as to create one - fucking hell, enter the otherworld for a couple of mins, kill the winged ladies or the Charon - like ones and BAM, problem solved , you're not gonna be running out of seeds anytime soon.
I must have had 20 seeds left in my inventory by the time I finished the game.
- He complaints about the enemies "already being there" waiting for you when you shift to the otherworld - lol wut ?
- He complaints about the GFX losing their WOW factor after a while : well fuck me since the games visuals actually become more impressive the more you push through the levels, I just don't get it.
- He complaints about being able to plant only one bonfire seed and being able to travel only between the vestiges - again, lol wut ? What did he want, 10 different DIY bonfires/checkpoints to fast travel to ?
- He complaints about your health bar getting halved when you enter the otherworld : so, pretty much like every FROM dark souls game whenever you're not in human form ?
That whole post is a rant and just goes to show that the dude needed to vent 'cause this isn't a FROM game.
Also : some times, it's all about the proper "timing" and personal mood , plus, souls-like fatigue is a real thing especially after everyone and their grandmas started making/copying this formula.
Shit, back in the day, I got the Witcher 3 on day 1 and I stopped playing it after 3-4 hours thinking "is this what the hype is all about ? Nope..." - fast forward to 1 year later where I actually spent some quality time with it and now it's one of my top 10 games of all time.
People say Lies of P is "better" but fuck me if that game wasn't the biggest FROM copycat ever, now that's what I'd call a "safe" game...
Maybe next time they'll be able to release the sequel in a non beta/rushed state and keep fixing it for almost 2 years straight 'cause let's be honest, the game would have scored/reviewed better if it didn't have all those problems on release day, I do agree with some users that maybe it's a "too little too late" situation, having said that, for 20 Eurodollars and for the state that it's now it's a steal.
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ClanOfNone
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Lords has great build variety, one of the things that I thought was much better than Lies of P.
It follows the traditional Souls path of strength/dex builds and then magic/faith (inferno and radiance) and all points in between. Tons of gear/armor for build variants too.
Lords >>> Lies of P for me easily. I've made several runs through Lords, Lies was a one n done.
Game mostly using the same "trick" over and over - if there is a pit or water blocking your path, go to umbral where this route will become available to you.
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