Around five months ago, CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski signaled a shift in tone for Lords of the Fallen 2 away from "political correctness" and toward, among other things, skimpy female armor designs.
Now, that's been confirmed with the official reveal of five concept art pieces that leave little to imagination: the female characters will feature much more revealing armor sets in the upcoming Soulslike sequel. The studio claimed to be responding to players' feedback:
You wanted fierce. You wanted beautiful. You wanted provocative.
The reveal also took place in partnership with content creator TheBackgroundNPC, who focuses specifically on female character design in gaming, covering the pattern of desaturated, androgynous female characters in Western AAA games versus studios she feels are "getting it right". CI Games is one of those with Lords of the Fallen 2; moreover, she claimed to have actually provided real-time feedback for the armor designs: she asked to slim Orath's figure and put more focus on her décolleté, suggested a necklace on Orath, which they drew while she watched, and asked to tweak the Tlesie Huntress's helmet, footwear, and add a chain detail around the foot. So far, the following five characters were revealed:
| Character | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Justiciar | Elite enforcer, battle maiden | Horned helm, leather and steel |
| Kalanthia | Vampire, sister/lover of Lord Katagan | Runs a "theater of torture" |
| Orath | Captain of the Serafs, radiant warrior | Gold armor, the one she spent most time redesigning |
| Radiant Priestess | Holy conduit, support | Same divine order as Orath, flowing white fabric |
| Tlesie Huntress | Ancient, feral ranger | Most organic/earthy design, corruption arc |
Needless to say, this change is already proving highly controversial in the gaming community. Still, it's likely to go ahead and make it into the final game, which is slated to debut later this year on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X.
In an exclusive interview with Wccftech, Hexworks Game Director James Lowe explained that Lords of the Fallen 2 will respect the player's time by having clearer systems, a stronger onboarding process, great performance and an overall experience that is challenging rather than frustrating.
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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