We've gone hands-on with Lords of the Fallen, and it might be one of the most accessible Souls-likes yet LordsoftheFallen Hexworks CIGames preview
First off, a confession – Soulsborne games are not usually my go-to genre. But after attending a hands-on preview for Lords of the Fallen, that detail may have ironically worked in my favour. In fact, following my time with an early build, it feels like Hexworks has made one of those rare things – a Souls-like that even those not familiar to the genre can come away and have had a lot of fun with.
But then there’s the game’s ace up its sleeve – and the mechanic that does the biggest job of making this a more accessible Souls-like – and it’s something that wasn’t present in the previous Lords of the Fallen game. See, the game takes place in two inter-connected realms. Axiom – the realm of the living, and Umbral, the realm of the dead. When you die, rather than making you restart immediately from the last Ancient Vestige – you’ll be sent to the world of Umbral.
Of course, you have a lantern that can help you ‘peer’ into Umbral when you’re not there, and you’ll be using this a lot to solve the game’s many non-combat problems it throws up. It’s handy then too that it also lets you deliberately transport yourself to the Umbral, should you find a path blocked in the normal world and you need to traverse the land of the dead to make progress.
Another great feature that makes the game a little more welcoming to newcomers is the addition of Forged Vestiges. They’re similar to the previously mentioned Ancient Vestiges, only they can be created on beds of Umbral flowers hiding in the world using an Vestige Seed. Essentially, they’re optional checkpoints – you don’t have to use them, but if you’re not as confident in your abilities, they provide an extra safety net and stop you having to backtrack even further.
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