Lords of the Fallen is Dark Souls 4.5 for horror fans

Lords of the Fallen is a strange one. It hacked its way onto the scene with medieval fanfare back in 2014, and the court of public memory has not been especially kind to it. The critical consensus is that it fell short of true greatness, yet it sustains a modest reputation as one of the first authentic soulslikes. It's this enduring legacy that Hexworks is looking to consummate with its upcoming reboot, but the landscape of the genre in 2023 is worlds away from 2014. Simply being like Dark Souls isn't enough anymore, and as I head into PCGamesN's Lords of the Fallen preview, I'm all too aware that this reboot has a lot to prove.
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