2014’s Lords of the Fallen has its fans, but most would consider it very much a pretender to the Dark Souls throne. Well, the series is being rebooted with a new Lords of the Fallen (no more “The” at the beginning of the title) this year, and it looks like developer Hexworks is really looking to take the series to the next level, at least on a technical level. Earlier today during the State of Unreal showcase, we got a fresh peek at how Lords of the Fallen is taking advantage of Unreal Engine 5 tech, and the game is looking pretty damn impressive. You can check it out for yourself, below.
Lords of the Fallen looks to be pushing a huge amount of environmental detail, which is all the more impressive when you consider the game features a dual-world system, with players being able to switch seamlessly between the land of the living and dead. Hexworks also makes use of UE5’s Lumen real-time lighting tech and what looks like some very detailed ray tracing. Finally, Lords of the Fallen uses UE5’s built-in character customization tools to allow players to make avatars with a wide variety of looks and body types. Here’s a bit more official info on what you just saw in that showcase…
“Lords of the Fallen’s technical showcase unveiled the journey to Skyrest Bridge, one of the game’s early locations, demonstrating some of the impressive ways Unreal Engine 5’s state-of-the-art technologies have helped Hexworks deliver on the ambitious vision for the upcoming action-RPG.
Spectators saw impressive character customization and adaptable armor, the Lumen Global Illumination lighting, and finally, the vast interconnected world where players will have the ability to travel between two worlds: Axiom, the realm of the living and Umbral, the realm of the dead. The two worlds will allow players to effortlessly swap between them, even if one side is unmistakably more horrific than the other.”
Lords of the Fallen is slated to launch on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5 sometime this year. What do you think? Has the game managed to catch your eye with this latest showcase?
