Why The Lords of the Fallen Dropped the Numbered Sequel
After a lengthy period in development hell, the sequel to 2014's Lords of the Fallen has finally re-emerged. An announcement trailer at Gamescom revealed the game's new look, and interestingly, a new title too. Developer CI Games has decided that the new game will simply be The Lords of the Fallen, rather than Lords of the Fallen 2 as expected. This is a small but possibly significant change that gives away some clues regarding the game's identity.
Lords of the Fallen is a game that divided opinion when it was initially released way back in 2014, and despite a sequel being announced that same year, the road to its development has clearly been paved with difficulties. After entering into a partnership with Defiant Studios in 2018, CI Games announced in 2020 that it was replacing Defiant with one of its subsidiaries, Hexworks, and since then not much had been revealed prior to this brand-new trailer. This footage shows that the sequel, now titled The Lords of the Fallen, is very much alive and well. The game's new title indicates it may be a reboot of sorts, but with no gameplay footage revealed yet and limited details known, much is left to speculation.
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When Lords of the Fallen was released in 2014, Soulslikes were not really a thing. Many developers still saw creating games based on raw difficulty as too much of a risk, despite the success of Dark Souls. Developers CI Games and Deck 13 Interactive clearly didn't get the memo though, creating a game that very much wore its Dark Souls inspiration on its sleeve, almost like a badge of honor, unknowingly helping to kick off a sub-genre: the Soulslike.
Placing more emphasis on traditional storytelling than a Dark Souls title ever would, Lords of
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