CI Games has released a new episode of its ongoing developer roundtable series ‘Lifting the Veil,’ where key members of the Lords of the Fallen II team explore the world and development of the game in greater detail.
This latest episode dives into the action-packed new ‘Battle for Thorngar’ trailer that CI Games revealed at Summer Game Fest and uncovers details and insights players might not have noticed.
The new Lifting the Veil episode includes more than two minutes of brand new gameplay footage, including a first major look at the katana weapon class and three boss fights. Through a mix of sleek animation and tactical strikes, the katana weapon class makes fights more intimate and fast-paced than ever before, while retaining Lords of the Fallen II’s signature visceral feel.
Lifting the Veil also shines a light on how CI Games is continuing its close partnership with Epic to capitalise on the incredible strengths of Unreal Engine 5 and its impressive Nanite and Lumen technologies to create evocative worlds full of life. Further incorporating community feedback, the dev team discusses improvements made to Lords of the Fallen II’s Umbral realm already in-progress after the last Lifting the Veil episode launched.
Game Director, James Lowe, had this to say:
“That feedback that then pushes us to go back and forth and back and forth and go into that really granular detail, but then to look at what that feedback can essentially achieve. We know that the Umbral could be much more alive, but then, at the end, it’s the world of the dead for us. So it’s trying to find the right balance, visually speaking, about what is dead, what is on decomposition, what is on rotting, what’s trying to find that formula.”
Other discussion highlights include:
- Immense replayability: Dynamic Umbral realm encounters mean no journey into the world of the undead is the same. Shared co-op gameplay between players means you don’t have to face every enemy alone, with CI Games listening closely to community feedback to implement the best and most-requested improvements and added content.
- Build Your Best Lampbearer: Wide-ranging build flexibility means players can create the Lampbearer of their dreams, with numerous weapon classes, combat styles, armor, and character design options available.
- Multiple endings determined by the player’s actions and choices as Lampbearer, shaping the fate of Axiom and Umbral together.
- Bosses Both Beautiful and Horrifying: The team chats about the Scion, the many-limbed angelic boss that will challenge players with her offputting wings made of countless severed arms.
Lords of the Fallen II releases on PC, Xbox, PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 later this year.
