Kingdom of Fallen: The Last Stand
- May 15, 2024
- DigitalSouls
Get on SteamIn "Kingdom of Fallen: The Last Stand," players are transported to a cursed, blighted land and must fight through fearsome bosses to save their missing daughter. The sandbox survival game features crafting of weapons, armor, and shelters to conquer harsh environments and withstand enemy attacks. With life and death at stake, players must gather their will to rescue their daughter and escape the realm.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has potential with interesting concepts and beautiful graphics in certain areas.
- Crafting and building mechanics are satisfying and easy to use, allowing for quick inventory management.
- The performance is stable, running well on various systems with minimal bugs reported.
- The game feels unpolished and incomplete, lacking a coherent story and direction, making it frustrating to navigate.
- Combat mechanics are simplistic and poorly designed, leading to repetitive and unengaging gameplay.
- The user interface is outdated and clunky, detracting from the overall experience and making it difficult to enjoy the game.
- story24 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The story is criticized for being poorly written and lacking clarity, with players feeling disconnected from the main narrative, which revolves around a missing daughter. Many users report spending more time on side quests and mundane tasks rather than engaging with the storyline, suggesting that the game could benefit from improved dialogue, better direction, and a more compelling plot. Overall, the narrative seems to be overshadowed by gameplay mechanics that encourage exploration and crafting over story progression.
“Still, so far really enjoying it and I'm just pottering doing the to-do list and any quests that come up.”
“Not really going out to just explore as I'm letting the storyline take me wherever needed.”
“In the future, I'd suggest fixing the dialogue, giving the players a map, actually making the story interesting, making the UI actually usable, etc.”
“I have no idea what the story is, in all honesty. All I got from the poorly written dialogue is that my daughter is missing.”
“Aside from the quests, the game gives you no direction.”
“Haven't even gotten into the story at all because I just keep running around, hunting, crafting, and building.”
- gameplay12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay combines elements of survival and crafting with mechanics reminiscent of Dark Souls, but opinions are mixed; some find it frustrating and boring, while others appreciate the challenge and progression despite the clunky mechanics. Overall, it attempts to merge two distinct genres, resulting in a gameplay experience that may not fully satisfy fans of either.
“I'm tripping over game mechanics, but I'm making my way through, with game progress, and that's another part of the game I like.”
“Common survival, crafting gameplay while attempting to be a Souls game.”
“The gameplay is boring; I wouldn't call this game 'souls-like'. Is it frustrating?”
“The idea here is that someone decided it would be a good idea to mash a survival, crafting game with the combat, exploration, and mechanics of a Dark Souls game, and yes, you can clearly see the souls-like ideas if you play the game.”
“Common survival, crafting gameplay while attempting to be a souls game.”
- optimization10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
Overall, users report that the game's optimization is solid, with smooth performance and no significant issues such as stuttering or frame drops. The visuals and audio also contribute positively to the overall experience.
“Performance-wise, it ran fine for me.”
“No stuttering, frame issues, or anything of the like.”
“Visuals, audio, and performance are all top-notch.”
“Performance and bugs.”
“Visuals, audio, and performance.”
“Performance-wise it ran fine for me.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are consistently praised for their beauty and visual appeal, contributing to an overall engaging experience.
“Very interesting game, with beautiful graphics as well.”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is largely criticized for being stock and unoriginal, described as uninteresting and serving merely as filler. It lacks vocal elements and fails to enhance the gaming experience, resulting in a repetitive and uninspired auditory backdrop.
“Not voiced, stock music and sound effects.”
“Not voiced, stock music and sound effects.”
- stability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game demonstrates strong stability, running smoothly on laptops connected to a 3440x1440 monitor at full resolution and ultra settings, with frame rates averaging between 65-85 fps.
“Runs great on a laptop connected to a 3440x1440 monitor in full resolution at ultra settings, averaging 65-85 fps.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviewers express frustration with the game's monetization strategy, suggesting that the developer should focus on improving the game's quality rather than relying heavily on advertising to compensate for its shortcomings.
“For the developer: maybe polish your game a little bit instead of advertising heavily just for the game to be underwhelming.”
