Lords of the Fallen Premiers Extended Gameplay Trailer

Locations Shown in Lords of the Fallen Trailer

Three areas were explored more thoroughly in this trailer, in both planes. The locations are the same, with some differences in Umbral compared to Axiom. Most of the towns and cities in Lords of the Fallen are built vertically instead of horizontally over swathes of land. This is especially convenient for kicking enemies off ledges, which was highlighted a couple times.

• Skyrest Bridge: Early game area.
• Pilgrim’s Perch: Area built into a cliff face.
• Lower Calrath: Flaming City with bodies on stakes and corpses hanging as means of decoration.

Enemies

In Lords of the Fallen, enemies can differ between Axiom and Umbral, but bosses are consistent through both planes. Some of the enemies featured in the trailer are:

• Pieta, She of the Blessed Renewal: Early game boss with two stages. She can fly in the second stage with grand angel wings.
• Mendacious Visage: A giant rock face creature who’s only vulnerable to damage from behind or when it shows its true form, a small head with tendrils inside the larger head.
• A female enemy reminiscent of Pyramid Head: Can launch an energized blood tornado
• Spurned Progeny, Scourge of Calrath: Another boss fight, this big boy utilizes fire attacks

Something to note is that almost all bosses will have multiple stages to their fights. Fall in battle, and you’ll have to face them in the Umbral. You must slay them there or it’s game over.

Gameplay

Once you’re in Umbral, there’s only one way to get out and that’s to activate of Vestige. There are two forms of Vestiges:

• Permanent Vestige: Found throughout the Umbral
  • Allows return to Axiom
  • Can enlist other players for help
  • Activate to level up character stats
• Vestige Seedling: Planted at flowering areas to create a rest point
  • Can only have one at a time
  • Resource intensive
  • Allows return to Axiom

In Axiom, you may find your way forward blocked. Using your Umbral Lamp, you can peer into Umbral. This allows you to see alternate routes, as well as potential Umbral Entities that may halt your progress. Using the lamp comes with a risk, however, as Umbral inhabitants can attack you through its light.

If you find your way is blocked by an Umbral Entity, you’ll need to track its tendrils with the lamp until your find its core. The only way to proceed beyond the blockade is by uprooting it through combat.

Fighting Mechanics

Since this is a Soulslike game, fighting will be one of the main things you do. The combat in Lords of the Fallen is fast paced, thanks to the ability to choose four magic spells or skills to assign to your quick actions. Along with your standard attacks, you can use those abilities to deal large amounts of damage quickly and fluidly.

Being one of the Dark Crusaders and a Lamp Bearer comes with an additional perk, a special attack known as Soul Flay.

Soul Flay: Unleash a devastating attack by using one of your limited soul charges to pull an enemies soul out of their body a la Mortal Kombat. Out of combat, it can be used to manipulate the Umbral environment, like pulling blocks to make a bridge.