On October 12, the gaming press began publishing soulslike reviews of Lords of the Fallen. The game received mixed reviews. Against this background, the shares of CI Games, the company that published the game, fell by 18% in a day, according to Reuters.
At the time of writing, the average rating of the PC version of Lords of the Fallen on Metacritic is 76 out of 100, and the average rating of the PlayStation 5 version is 73 out of 100.
Many reviewers scold the game for technical problems — both on PC and on consoles. Also, Lords of the Fallen is criticized for unoriginal gameplay solutions drawn from other games of the genre, and an unbalanced combat system. At the same time, the press notes that the game has a curious mechanics of switching between worlds, an interesting ENT and a beautiful picture.
The release of Lords of the Fallen will take place today on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.