Also, I did not touch on coop or performance much in this review; this was a look at the core singleplayer experience and the quality of game. I also didn't play much coop as I was playing an early copy. In terms of performance, I adjusted things and got decent performance on a 1080, but there are other outlets noting issues with performancnce. So if thats a concern, check out some of the other tech-based outlets that go in-depth on that side of things. Thanks all!

Hells yes dude, I am hyped. I love your review structures, they're always so good and explain things great. Thanks for sharing this with us. I appreciate you!

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Im glad to hear the positive feedback, and I appreciate the kind words

Thanks for making the Lore videos on Lies and Lords I can’t find anyone else notable that does that so I’m sticking with you know what I’ve beaten every souls game it really open my eyes to read item descriptions, and try to figure out the story myself, and when I beat the game I go watch a video to confirm, I did that with Lies then I went to go watch your video to confirm I’m also going to do this with Lords AND for the future… Ghostrunner 2 Dead Cells Blasphemous The Last Faith Fear and Hunger Faith: The Unholy Trinity Stone Story And many many more I can’t remember rn 😭

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

Thats pretty cool and glad to hear! It would be dope if a larger share of fans explored the lore and items a lot solo and then viewed content with that in mind. Yeah lots to play and lorethrough, good luck!

Great summary. Thanks for sharing your initial impressions

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment! I'm glad it turned out well

Possibly my favorite review so far as this review highlights a lot of mechanics that were glossed over by other reviewers who played the game with the same playstyles they used in other soulslike titles rather than focusing on new mechanics like the new approach to throwing items. I'm honestly getting pretty sick of people approaching something like this and setfling for an unga bunga strength build and basing their opinion of the gameplay on that despite that it's pretty much the only build that didn't have its' mechanics adjusted for this game. So far I haven't seen a single review that highlights stuff like the empherean grenade that can be used to cure status ailments of allies or the warbanner javelins that provide buffs which have inspired me to try out my first ever genuine tank build to monopolize on the extra item slots you gain from boosting health and stamina, also giving me incentive to work as a tank due to the games' greater emphasis on co-op with spells being a lot more mechanically friendly for co-op play. Due to my low damage tank build i'm taking the opportunity to experement with mixing status effects into my build. Sure I'm probably just tooting my own horn a bit too much but It has been really refreshing to experiment with the new mechanics rather than just reverting to the comfort zone of old reliable.

I've been quite enjoying the game a lot on the PS5.. although the game puts you in quality mode with film grain, motion blur & chromatic abberation at first. I had to turn all that bullcrap off and switch to performance mode and it runs great 👍

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it runs good past all that!

@dustygearhead

9 ай бұрын

Also the HDR in this game is broken and makes it look really washed out on certain tvs. If u go into the PS5 settings and turn HDR off, it makes the game look so much bettter. Remember the HDR settings on the actual ps5. Not the game settings.

Appreciated the concise Lies comparison, and talking about how exploration felt. Does it feel like there's a lot more for you to find after your first playthrough, or maybe just a few missed lantern doors sort of thing? How'd you feel about the lore being locked behind stats?

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I feel like I found most of the lantern doors, so in terms of exploration its not necessarily like a bunch of new areas. But some of the quests are pretty involved and I didnt get to do them, so thatll add to it. Plus I believe NG+ does have some differences, so Ill have to see what those actually are. Lore being behind stats is as I said a mixed bag. Cool design choice but also means you might not read em till a second playthrough. But I guess also casual players dont care about reading lore as much? So yeah i dunno a mixed thing forsure

@nutherefurlong

9 ай бұрын

@@MadLuigi I thought it was a cool concept at first but then I was like "wait, you earned that lore by finding the item..." Maybe enhancing the lore, or the lore providing clues somehow if you had the right stats, that maybe makes more sense to me, like you're attuning to it. Still, they're trying stuff.

did you make a video on the DOG/STICK quest line?

@MadLuigi

8 ай бұрын

I did not but Ziostorm did, and I helped him with that

Sounds good. I think rally systems should be the new norm in these type of games. So kudos to them for putting it in!

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

Definitely! I could see it becoming a new norm in some way. Just makes for a really nice experience

So whats up with the steam reviews

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

I just checked em, seems like lots of crashes? I heard of some issues from other creators, but I dont think we as a whole had that many crash issues. I got decent performance with settings tweaks on a 1080, but seems like others are having troubles

@formarkv

9 ай бұрын

I was crashing on my i5 6600k then mostly fine on a Ryzen 6800u mobile platform . Im pretty sure majority of crashes are from rigs under min requirements. HOWEVER. The game was able to run on the 6600k for a little while so if the devs optimized just a little more, way more people could play so hopefully 🤞

My biggest issue with this game is it's absolutely pathetic variety of enemies. From the start of the game to the ending you fight exactly same enemy types

@lich109

9 ай бұрын

Now that's just a lie. Where in the beginning do you fight the enemies you come across in the swamp, or 90% of Calrath's enemies, or 90% of the enemies in the mines?

@Asdedix

9 ай бұрын

@@lich109 you cherry picked few exceptions. From the start to credits you fight same dual axe demons, same dogs, knights, those annoying spellcasters. There are like 3 areas in the game that have unique enemies. Beyond them its copy and paste

@lich109

9 ай бұрын

@@Asdedix No I didn't, those areas, plus the beginning are about 80% of the game's content. The reused enemies are in the minority of areas, and even there those areas still have new enemies and they're a lot shorter than main areas.

Is this a remake or is this a remaster or a sequel or was this game in early access for like, a decade or what? Like, didn’t this game already come out a loooong time ago or what the hell is going on? I swear there already was a game called Lords of the Fallen that was shit

@juwe7143

9 ай бұрын

It can be seen as a new interpretation of the 2014 game

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

Yes there was one in 2014. I think this is technically in the same game universe set like 10000 years in the future. But practically, its a reboot sorta thing. Plays completely differently

Appreciate the sentiment but honestly I think involving content creators and reviewers in the polishing process just sounds like another way of steering games toward mainstream norms. I miss when games were made just to explore ideas and mechanics. PS2 and classic Xbox games had the most soul and we need to do more of that before the industry does another round of clones off of the next big thing

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

The devs felt like they had their own vision despite the feedback; they didnt change design choices, moreso balancing and feedback of what feels just meh or over/undertuned

Glad you enjoyed it but I thought it was pretty bad tbh. It’s very boring, poorly thought out, tedious, and the epitome of style over substance.

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

Have you played through the whole game?

@lich109

9 ай бұрын

Couldn't disagree more. I'd go into specifics but with such generalized statements I have no idea what you're talking about.

I hate to be so petty but, my god the running looks horrible..

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

Like the running animation looks bad?

@justsomerandomguy76

9 ай бұрын

@@MadLuigi Yeah, I feel like there isn't alot of games that do running animations good. They most of the time seem to end up slow and heavy looking, but here in Lords of the fallen, it kind of looks to me like (I am exaggerating a bit) the legs are barely moving, the character take super tiny steps when running and that you are ever so slightly levitating forward, like you are not really making contact with the ground. Sorry I am just super picky with it.

@lich109

9 ай бұрын

​​@@justsomerandomguy76Having played the game I can say that is not the impression while playing it. Probably because you can feel it when your character moves across different terrain.

Jesus game just came out clam down bud😂

@MadLuigi

9 ай бұрын

I gotta do it to em