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[Peroroncino]

It is really hard to understand where to go

Didn't they introduce some guiding tool in the 2.0?

I bought it but haven't played it yet, still, I recall hearing about it in a trailer.

 

[ClanOfNone]

I never felt like it needed any kind of guide. If you are used to exploring the nooks and crannies of From's work you shouldn't have any problems here.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

It's the best take of this sub genre outside of the titles From have made imo.

Between this and the Niohs for me.

 

[WellSheet]

I'm someone who played the game at launch on PS5 and really loved it. Especially the way they recaptured that Dark Souls 1 world interconnectivity/level design. - that really tussled my jimmies

 

[Bigfroth]

I picked it up for 20 on PSN and was pleasantly surprised it's fun. I passed on it when it originally launched. The co-op is nice, with only one player needing the actual game.

 

[Hashassin]

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.

Yes.. It's what also didn't really like. The weapons are all very cool, but that crank scaling modifier isn't that good. It all feels a bit weak for the modifiable weapons, while boss weapons are insanely strong and you get them pretty fast.

But the linearity is truly the most painful. That just kills replay value, especially because there isn't much variety already, besides weapons. But dang that combat system.. It combines sekiro and souls, and is my favourite. Perfect parrying and double dodging is what all these games probably need.

However if I look at the full package, one come out near perfect, the other was broken at launch at needed nearly to years to finally be somewhere. Maybe in another year or so it'll finally be worthy. Hahaa

 

[Peroroncino]

Finally tried it and hey, this is actually pretty damn good. Nice change of pace coming from Elden Ring's open world.

 

[Clear]

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.

And? Its an added feature on top of a pretty dense Souls' type world-map!

Between this and the Niohs for me.

Its definitely the best Souls' clone I've played, Nioh I've always felt was always its own thing being tonally and structurally completely different.

That being said, LOTF despite its similarities adds enough ideas on top to have it its own identity, even if its clearly trying for the exact same vibe as its inspiration.

Having put ~30 hours into the game I've generally been impressed. Visually its extremely strong, and on Pro it runs basically perfectly smooth. Combat is good, being much looser than Souls but somewhat faster paced. Nioh on the other hand has both the speed and way more technical depth and variety.

Voice acting and story didn't impress out of the gate, but I feel it improves significantly by mid-game. Some of the side NPC's are particularly good.

Main issues: Two big things.

First of all, even with the revamped tutorial onboarding is still extremely rough. They try and introduce way too much, too quickly which doesn't give the best impression. There's nothing fundamentally wrong with the lamp system, but they really need to explain it more clearly. Also the rushed way they try and cover all the bases undersells the Umbral world gimmick. Which is a shame as its not only visually striking, but also has a lot of gameplay possibilities that you see somewhat explored later on.

The biggest issue with the combat, and general moment-to-moment gameplay is the way you can get snagged on terrain sometimes. It doesn't happen too often, and when it catches enemies it can actually be useful, but its happens frequently enough for it to prove irritating. Generally collision is fine, but its definitely something that needs to be ironed out going forwards.

There are other smaller issues, like for instance the temporary bonfire system isn't particularly well introduced so you need to have played for quite a few hours before you realize how liberally you can use the seeds, and I'm not madly keen on the way the game allows you to blunder into boss-fight lockins.

On the upside, there are some really good ideas sprinkled in too; I love the mimic implementation and the way loot drops are persistent so you don't need to worry about losing key rewards. The Umbral world switching when it shines is a great addition, I just wish there were more puzzles based on the mechanic.

My (unfinished) assessment is that its a very good. game Especially at its currently discounted price.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Question.

Is this sort of an open world game or something like Zelda or is it more linear like Demon's Souls?

 

[Chiggs]

It's a very good game. Not great, but very good...and well worth your time if you're in the mood for a From fix.

 

[Zacfoldor]

I started it. It's really good. Very good traditional level design and super smooth controls. I don't have any negatives yet. Game appears great so far.

 

[Chiggs]

Lies of P completely shits on this game, and 2.0 is all I've ever played from it.

I don't think they're that far apart, honestly. I didn't find Lies of P to be all that challenging, even though I'll admit it's more difficult than Lords of the Fallen.

I'd still rather spend time in Mournstead than Krat.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Question.

Is this sort of an open world game or something like Zelda or is it more linear like Demon's Souls?

Dark souls more like

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Dark souls more like

So it's more Zelda like semi open world. That's pretty cool. Bought.

 

[Sonik]

Deserved, it's a good game and the new update made it even better

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Once they have the game fully updated and patched they should release a physical version.