<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Deck13	O
and	O
CI	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
one-to-one	O
swipe	O
combat	O
controls	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
February	O
2017	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
game	O
with	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
containing	O
a	O
slow	O
tactical	O
approach	O
to	O
close-quarters	O
combat	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
difficult	O
enemies	O
and	O
locations	O
to	O
overcome	O
,	O
while	O
learning	O
from	O
their	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
"	O
risk	O
and	O
reward	O
"	O
system	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
upgrading	O
Harkyn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
a	O
god	O
named	O
Adyr	O
that	O
formerly	O
ruled	O
humanity	O
with	O
an	O
iron	O
fist	O
,	O
by	O
three	O
heroes	O
,	O
a	O
rogue	O
,	O
cleric	O
,	O
and	O
warrior	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Judges	O
and	O
were	O
elevated	O
to	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
demigods	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
71/100	O
based	O
on	O
13	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
36	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
68/100	O
based	O
on	O
45	O
reviews	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
is	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
solid	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
n't	O
even	O
on	O
my	O
radar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
borrows	O
heavily	O
from	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
done	O
well	O
and	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
signature	O
flair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
;	O
he	O
scored	O
it	O
an	O
8/10	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Superficially	O
,	O
you	O
could	O
call	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
a	O
Souls	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
meek	O
and	O
the	O
uninitiated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
delivers	O
entertaining	O
hack-and-slash	O
combat	O
centered	O
on	O
combos	O
and	O
spells	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
risk-based	O
reward	O
system	O
seems	O
slightly	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
its	O
hero	O
so	O
easily	O
achieves	O
great	O
power	O
and	O
defense	O
and	O
makes	O
risk	O
obsolete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philip	O
Kollar	O
of	O
Polygon	O
scored	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
a	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Griffin	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3/5	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Taken	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
fantasy	O
RPG	O
executed	O
with	O
consideration	O
and	O
thought	O
,	O
but	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
never	O
really	O
escapes	O
the	O
spectre	O
of	O
Souls	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
only	O
blame	O
itself.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
;	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2020	O
the	O
game	O
remains	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
CI	O
Games	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
removed	O
Defiant	O
and	O
replaced	O
them	O
with	O
Hexworks	O
,	O
a	O
newly-created	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
CI	O
Games	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
and	O
Bucharest	O
,	O
whose	O
first	O
project	O
will	O
be	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2022	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
at	O
the	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2023	O
State	O
of	O
Unreal	O
showcase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
original	O
developer	O
Deck13	O
Interactive	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
because	O
of	O
its	O
many	O
gameplay	O
similarities	O
.	O
</s>
