Do you know fear? Have you felt despair? Can you see the truth within the darkness?

Take up the lamp crusader and decide if you will purge the land in Orius' light, reforge it in Adyr's flames; or surrender it to the Putrid Mother.

Nothing will prepare you for this journey. You must embrace death and let it guide you forward, for the truth lies within the umbral eyes.

Throughout your quest, I urge you to consider; who is the lord of the fallen? Who is the fallen? What is right and what is wrong? Who is lying and who is telling the truth? What is good and what is evil? What lies within your heart and what does fate have in store for you?

This game is quite difficult. I mean its straight up insane at some parts. Most souls games have a slow cadence to them, but this is akin to Bloodborne levels of aggression. Things are fast, very fast; and you are on the clock, almost all the time and may Orius protect you if you run out of time. They will find you, and they can not be stopped.

Mobs after mobs, after mobs, with more mobs, with mobs, and then once you are done with that; there are more mobs. This game will punish you for taking your time. You need to be quick, and the dodge function is excellent; even with heavy armor, it will be your life line. Explore yes, but take too long and you will find yourself learning the true meaning of hell.

This is infinitely better than the original game and I love how true it is to the souls-like genre.

Is it incredibly difficult? Yes, but that's the genre its based on. The creators did a phenomenal job here and I honestly have not been this happy since Elden Ring.

The plot twist I received after the ending I got also made me re-evaluate all my choices; so it made me appreciate this journey even more.

Some of my favourite highlights:

1) Got shoved off cliffs multiple times; even though I checked first to ensure that would not happen. So annoying but also funny AF.

2) Struggling with a boss, only to defeat it and see "Sinner Purged"....which means this was not a boss, its a regular enemy. So guess what?, you will 100% see this enemy again and it will still hit like an absolute truck; oh and bonus, it will be present with MOBS. So good luck, enjoy your victory; because the next time you see this enemy it will be quite the time for you (the bane of my existence, former boss with mobs killed me to umbral...only to now see another former boss join the fight...Oh and with more MOBS).

Pro Tip:

1) Poison + Bleed build + Radiant weapon cast = Love.

2) Range builds do VERY well.

Do you know fear? Have you felt despair? Can you see the truth within the darkness? Take up the lamp crusader and decide if you will purge the land in Orius' light, reforge it in Adyr's flames; or surrender it to the Putrid Mother. Nothing will prepare you for this journey. You must embrace death and let it guide you forward, for the truth lies within the umbral eyes. Throughout your quest, I urge you to consider; who is the lord of the fallen? Who is the fallen? What is right and what is wrong? Who is lying and who is telling the truth? What is good and what is evil? What lies within your heart and what does fate have in store for you? This game is quite difficult. I mean its straight up insane at some parts. Most souls games have a slow cadence to them, but this is akin to Bloodborne levels of aggression. Things are fast, very fast; and you are on the clock, almost all the time and may Orius protect you if you run out of time. They will find you, and they can not be stopped. Mobs after mobs, after mobs, with more mobs, with mobs, and then once you are done with that; there are more mobs. This game will punish you for taking your time. You need to be quick, and the dodge function is excellent; even with heavy armor, it will be your life line. Explore yes, but take too long and you will find yourself learning the true meaning of hell. This is infinitely better than the original game and I love how true it is to the souls-like genre. Is it incredibly difficult? Yes, but that's the genre its based on. The creators did a phenomenal job here and I honestly have not been this happy since Elden Ring. The plot twist I received after the ending I got also made me re-evaluate all my choices; so it made me appreciate this journey even more. Some of my favourite highlights: 1) Got shoved off cliffs multiple times; even though I checked first to ensure that would not happen. So annoying but also funny AF. 2) Struggling with a boss, only to defeat it and see "Sinner Purged"....which means this was not a boss, its a regular enemy. So guess what?, you will 100% see this enemy again and it will still hit like an absolute truck; oh and bonus, it will be present with MOBS. So good luck, enjoy your victory; because the next time you see this enemy it will be quite the time for you (the bane of my existence, former boss with mobs killed me to umbral...only to now see another former boss join the fight...Oh and with more MOBS). Pro Tip: 1) Poison + Bleed build + Radiant weapon cast = Love. 2) Range builds do VERY well.