As far asSouls-like games go,Lords of the Fallenhas been one of the more better-received of the bunch.Lords of the Fallen 2was announced very shortly after the original’s release, but it has been trapped in development hell for years. While many fans had assumedLords of the Fallen 2was canceled, it turns out that the game is still in the works, and can be added to the growing list of games confirmed for next-generation consoles.
This news comes from CI Games itself, which has decided to developLords of the Fallen 2internally afterremoving Defiant Studiosfrom the project. “We have already developed a modernized version of the game, based on what has already been done with the game before,” CI Games president Marek Tyminski said in an interview with Strefainwestorow. It was also confirmed that the studio is recruiting talent to work on the game.
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It should be noted thatLords of the Fallen 2is said to “mainly” be aiming for PC and next-gen console, so it’s possible that it will still come to PS4 and Xbox One. Cross-gen games were common in the early days of the PS4 and Xbox One, and all signs point to a similar situation when it comes to thePS5and Xbox Series X, so it remains to be seen if fans will need to purchase a new console to get their hands on the game.
Unfortunately, it still remains to be seen exactly whenLords of the Fallen 2will release. The game was announced all the way back in 2014, but it has suffered on development setback after the next. To put things in perspective, theoriginalLords of the Fallen 2release date was in 2017, and so the game is a whopping three years off schedule. With it aiming for next-gen consoles, it seems like a safe bet that fans won’t see it until those come out at least, so don’t expect it to launch until some time in 2021 at the earliest.
One has to wonder howLords of the Fallen 2development would have gone differently had the developer behind the original game, Deck13 Interactive, stuck around. Deck13 has since gone on to create more well-receivedSouls-like games withThe Surgeand its sequelThe Surge 2, both of which have come out in the years thatLords of the Fallen 2development has seemingly stalled.
Hopefully more information onLords of the Fallen 2comes soon, as well as PS5 andXbox Series X gamesin general.
Lords of the Fallen 2is in development for PC and next-gen consoles.
