How Lords of the Fallen Makes Good on Being a Spiritual Successor to the Original Dark Souls

Not to be confused with the 2014 game of the same name, Lords of the Fallen is yet another quality Soulslike releasing in 2023 following the excellent Lies of P. As a reboot of one of the earliest Soulslikes to not be developed by FromSoftware, Lords of the Fallen has a rare opportunity to breathe new life into what was previously a somewhat middling franchise. It embraces both the plethora of gameplay innovations in the Soulslike genre over the last several years and harkens back to the time when the Soulslike genre was in its infancy. The end result is that Lords of the Fallen feels like a modern Soulslike, but its most obvious influence is that of the genre’s progenitor, Dark Souls.