Lords of the Fallen PS5 Sequel Prioritising 'Elevated Production Values', More 'Commercial' Art Style

Give the people what they want

by Khayl Adam 3am

A sequel to Lords of the Fallen is underway at developer Hexworks, and it may end up looking quite different from its predecessor, according to the latest financial report from publisher CI Games. Details remain quite scant, but along with gameplay improvements and additional game modes, the sequel will reportedly opt for a "more commercial art style and narrative" and prioritise "elevated production values".

Eurogamer perused the fine print and found some other interesting tidbits. This unnamed sequel targets a 2026 release date, with additional information to be revealed next year. CI Games also has two other projects in pre-production: the next entry in the Sniper Ghost Warrior series and Project H, a new action RPG aiming for a 2028 launch. In a mildly interesting revelation, Lords of the Fallen apparently contributed 72% of CI Games' total revenue in the first half of 2024 despite releasing in October of 2023.

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Did you pick up Lords of the Fallen? Would you be interested in a sequel that, paradoxically, looks better and simultaneously nothing like its predecessor? Adapt to an ever-changing reality in the comments section below.

[source cigames.com, via eurogamer.net]

Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.

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NEStalgia
3:16am

What is a "more commercial art style" and why does he say that like it's a good thing?

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LuXifer
3:17am

I remember playing the OG Lords of the Fallen (2014), it nearly singlehandedly put me off the whole Soulsborne genre lol.

Heard the new one was OK with some nifty ideas, but Remnants II took its slot for offbrand soulslike in my library.

If they can bring something new, apart from graphics then it might peak my interest.

Absolutely my favorite Soulslike, I can't wait for the sequel.

I have no idea what a commercial art style looks like. Will everything look like Fortnite, the future of gaming?

I really liked Lords of the Fallen.

Also, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the art style - so I am not exactly sure why it needs to be changed.

Now, maybe it's because I played the game after it's been completely patched up, but I thought the production was incredibly high: PS5 performance was really good. The environments had great detail and atmosphere. Enemies were relatively varied throughout. Music was good. The dual realities mechanic was well thought out.

I feel like the things being said here are going backwards, though.

Time will tell.

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LikelySatan
4:10am

The art style is great, but ofc they will take the wrong message here. Make it more bland!!!
I just felt like the game was slipshod. You'd go through an entire level full of enemies of a certain kind, and then fight a boss that was completely unrelated. It was really strange. Most soulslikes use the fodder enemies to train you.

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Sequel
4:17am

Performance wasn't 100% but the production values were great. How many times are they going to try and reboot this title?

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Yousef-
4:18am

Forgot there’s a sequel.

I thought the art style was great. Why dumb it down for the zombies?

More commercial art style? So anime girls with big ... personalities, right?

less thorns on armor and weapons would be great, actually..

Not great news. The recent is fine i liked it but its carried hard by its visuals and art design, granted its very Dark Souls visually but it looks fantastic. This sequel i feel is just fixing something that doesn't need fixing.

Honestly this is what i hate about a lot of Soulslikes. They lack their own identity and just copy DS with maybe a gimmick thrown in. A big reason Remnant 2 and Lies of P are so good is because they actually bring new ideas and in the case of LoP improve on the standard formula something most Soulslike don't do. LoF2 sounds like a case of copying the popular game again while offering nothing new and ditching the biggest strength of the previous entry.

@KundaliniRising333 Best thing about it as well.

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