You could be forgiven for having completely forgotten 2014’s Lords Of The Fallen, a Dark Souls rip-off so brazen it might as well have been called Sark Douls. Almost a decade later, here comes a confusingly named sequel and it’s got a bright idea of its own this time.
First, though, let’s look at the slightly undercooked game underneath. You’re the Lampbearer, fighting through a dark fantasy world. Combat is brutal but satisfying, boss fights are epic, death is everywhere, and so on. All executed well, almost all stuff you’ve seen before if you’ve ever played a Souls game. A nagging sense