Greetings Lampbearer. Subsequent Friday, October 13, sees the launch of Lords of the Fallen, our debut recreation right here at Hexworks, and we hope you could have a incredible time within the epic and terrifying world we’ve spent the final three years rigorously and dutifully crafting. Lords of the Fallen is the primary action-RPG to be developed utilizing Unreal Engine 5 and, when mixed with the facility of PlayStation 5 and the distinctive options of the DualSense controller, delivers an immersive expertise like no different.
Lords of the Fallen is a tantalizing darkish fantasy set within the devastated land of Mournstead, and takes place a millennium after the demon god Adyr was exorcised from the world. However after all, evil can by no means actually die. Now, a spreading corruption heralds his horrific return and it’s as much as gamers to tackle the mantle of Darkish Crusader, overcome Adyr’s minions, and banish him as soon as extra. To assist them obtain that herculean process, they’ll harness the vitality of a robust and supernatural lamp, an merchandise of ungodly energy that permits gamers to traverse from Axion–the brutal realm of the residing–to Umbral, the nightmarish realm of the useless, seamlessly and in actual time.
On PlayStation 5, we knew we may ship our imaginative and prescient of a seamless transition between two worlds because of the ultra-fast SSD, however we needed to additional improve the wealthy and immersive expertise for gamers utilizing the distinctive options that DualSense brings. The DualSense wi-fi controller’s adaptive triggers offered us with a chance to make each group of weapons really feel completely different, giving gamers visceral suggestions by way of the setting of various ranges of resistance in a set off pull, enabling them to nearly sense the weapon in their very own fingers. As an example, whereas mild weapons and crossbows have a decrease resistance hooked up to them, medium weapons and heavy weapons really feel more and more extra substantial to make use of. Bows have an excellent greater resistance on the set off, replicating the sensation of drawing again the string forward of firing off an arrow in direction of the focused horrors forward.
For immersion’s sake, with the DualSense wi-fi controller, gamers who use heavy charged assaults will expertise that cost at their fingertips; when a lot of the set off is absolutely pulled again it’ll cease till the assault is able to be absolutely unleashed. It’s solely then that gamers will have the ability to pull the set off again the remainder of the way in which and execute the assault to devastating impact.
Haptic suggestions is a vital instrument that permits gamers to really feel each mild and heavy assault. We’ve ensured gamers know precisely when their Darkish Crusader takes a success from enemies or by way of fall harm. They’ll additionally really feel that transition from Axiom and to Umbral after they’re first killed, and expertise the devastating resonance of bosses roaring. At all times tightly gripped within the brooding protagonist’s proper hand, the supernatural Umbral lamp may even trigger the correct facet of the DualSense to softly rumble when in proximity to varied hotspots throughout Mournstead.
In fact, it’s not simply the texture of Lords of the Fallen that we’ve been capable of create and improve by way of the DualSense wi-fi controller… it’s an extra layer of sound, too. The perilous journey gamers face in the course of the recreation is audible not solely by way of the total 3D sound capabilities of the PS5, but in addition by way of the controller’s speaker, as each footstep taken by the Darkish Crusader is heard. When gamers use a weapon to smite their foes–whether or not it’s one of many lots of of melee or ranged weapons or many magic spells–their distinctive sounds pour from the controller’s speaker, too.
And at last, the DualSense wi-fi controller’s speaker is the vessel for sounds that emanate from the mysterious Umbral lamp itself. This otherworldly, supernatural relic, collected by the now-Darkish-Crusader proper firstly of the sport, whispers to gamers as completely different occasions transpire: from approaching Umbral factors of curiosity within the recreation world, to when the lamp is used to tear the very souls of enemies’ our bodies utilizing the Soul Flay mechanic, and extra.
Along with the wealthy and compelling sound design of Lords of the Fallen, these audio particulars carry an extra layer of depth to your entire auditory expertise, so the daunting duties going through gamers as they traverse Axiom and Umbral by no means sound far-off.
Lords of the Fallen is accessible to pre-order now and comes out October 13 on PlayStation 5.
