This boss has sweeping ranged attacks, a second phase, and attacks that are capable of sending players to the grave with one shot.

Each Souls-like has a 'skills check' boss designed to test players to see if they've mastered the game's mechanics, but this came as early as the first main boss. It does stumble though in ramping up the difficulty far too early and I fear that this could work to deter players with limited patience. From axes, to swords, and spears, there is a great variety of weapons that you can equip yourself with and these can be wielded either with one hand or two hands, depending on whether you want to prioritise damage or speed. The game tries to run at 60fps giving a sense of fluidity to battles and your attacks have a real sense of weight behind them which is something that is greatly enhanced by the DualSense controller (on PS5). Another neat element is that some enemies will have their health protected by another entity in Umbral, so you'll have to switch between realms and banish them with your lantern.Īs well as introducing some fun new concepts, Lords of the Fallen also masters the basics of combat. Once your lantern is charged, you can also use a move called Soul Fray which drags an enemy's soul out of their body enabling you to dish out some big damage. Similar to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, you can return from the grave and have another stab at overthrowing your enemies if you are slain whilst in Axiom. This dual-world concept also spills over to the game's combat. If you die in Umbral there's also big consequences, as you'll forever lose the Vigor (Souls equivalent) that you're carrying.

Whilst stuck in Umbral, it gives Lords of the Fallen a bit of a survival horror flair, as you're always rushing to find sparsely placed statues to be able to escape the steadily increasing danger. This unearthly realm is populated with monsters that aren't otherwise seen in Axiom and they become even more deadly as time passes and your level of Dread builds. Spending too much time in Umbral though has its consequences.

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