More Epic exclusive trash deals. Burn in hell Epic. Looks like CI games needs a blacklisting. Which I'll do now and not buy anymore of those extremely buggy games with very bad dev support.

They used Steam to build a community but completely overlooked that most Steam users are loyal to the platform and won't buy on EGS. If the "Major Investment from Epic Games" was the whole point of their strategy, then I guess they got what they were after. However, in doing so, they burned a lot of goodwill with their fans on Steam—fans who won't forget that they went exclusive on EGS.

Third-party PC exclusivity is a failed anti-consumer strategy.

Slightly off topic but I have stayed away from Lords of the Fallen since I got hard stuck in the first original one from 2014 on an enemy which I simply did not have enough speed to defeat due to my starting class choice.

Every movement of your character felt super heavy, like way too heavy.

First time in years that I got hard stuck on something in a game. The remake completely missed me (I was completely surprised that it had enough success for a remake) and it's surreal to me that a sequel will be made.

WTF does "more commercial art style and narrative" mean?!?

Zerg wrote on Oct 3, 2024, 06:00:
The remake completely missed me (I was completely surprised that it had enough success for a remake) and it's surreal to me that a sequel will be made.

It's not a remake. It's a reboot. The dev of the original game was Deck13 (the guys who later made 'The Surge'). The new game is by a completely different dev. As for its success, well, it's a souls-like. Most games in this genre sell like hot cakes so I'm not surprised it's getting a sequel.

From their FAQ (the 2023 version):

Q. Is Lords of the Fallen a sequel or a reboot of Lords of the Fallen (2014)?

A. Lords of the Fallen is a full reboot of the original 2014 action-RPG game, Lords of the Fallen (2014), and takes players on an all-new adventure.

As a spiritual successor, it pays homage to the original while also fully modernising and reimagining the franchise, largely in response to fan, media and influencer feedback from the original game.

Taking place in the same universe, Lords of the Fallen is set approximately 1000 years later, and features a fully revised art direction, combat system and narrative design, in a world over five times bigger than that of its predecessor. In addition, it sets an entirely new precedent of production quality across the board, and is being developed by a new in-house team of industry veterans, HEXWORKS.

I've tried the first one, and it was meh. Unreliable and cumbersome keyboard/mouse controls, floaty, endless hordes of enemies, silly difficulty to please the hardcore players. I doubt I'll even look at the 2nd game, unless they change dramatically of direction.

Love all Deck 13 games including their original L.o.t.F.
Some unevenness ? Hacked the game to my liking and had a blast.

Epic exclusive with another Studio?, if game and price is good I'll buy anywhere.

Epic helped a whole lot of devs and studios, even if for selfish business motives, and forced giant Steam -good store, have 4000+ games there but just another buyer out of 391,258,724-
to adjust to better deals.
This crucial live or death aspect affecting dev futures and creation liberty will never ever matter to you :

Oh the suffering !, you entitled myopic "only my preferences and convenience matter" gamers (not all, and love you anyway).

Guess I'm removing LotF from my Steam wishlist. No point in playing if the sequel won't be coming.

The gamers are angry

Really? Lords of the Fallen 2? I was expecting a 3rd Lords of the Fallen game simply called Lords of the Fallen. Or they could call it Lords of the Fallen 2 & 3. Or, the modern way, a sequel to the first Lords of the Fallen which ignores the second Lords of the Fallen.

Or just call it Lords of the Risen.

Midnight wrote on Oct 3, 2024, 06:15:
WTF does "more commercial art style and narrative" mean?!?

I'm thinking work that's produced by professionals, not college interns.

El Pit wrote on Oct 3, 2024, 11:21:
Really? Lords of the Fallen 2? I was expecting a 3rd Lords of the Fallen game simply called Lords of the Fallen. Or they could call it Lords of the Fallen 2 & 3. Or, the modern way, a sequel to the first Lords of the Fallen which ignores the second Lords of the Fallen.

Or just call it Lords of the Risen.

Kings of the Fallen?

WannaLogAlready wrote on Oct 3, 2024, 08:09:
Oh the suffering !, you entitled myopic "only my preferences and convenience matter" gamers (not all, and love you anyway).

You either commit to supporting third-party PC exclusives, or you don't, and then you find that the games you want to buy aren't available on your preferred platform. I'll always support a free and open marketplace where publishers can choose where to sell their games without being influenced by financial incentives to avoid other stores, which is anti-consumer.

I suspect some of you don't care, but you might miss the bigger picture of what happens when third-party exclusives become the norm for PC games. I'm fiercely against that. Thankfully, Valve and GOG don't pay third-party publishers to go exclusive on their platforms—they're open and available to every publisher. Since Steam and GOG represent a significant portion of the PC gaming market, hopefully, they can prevent Epic from making third-party exclusives a thing. But honestly, I hope Epic fails in every attempt to push Fortnite further. Without the income from that game, their ability to fund exclusives will dry up.