For a basic understanding of that, read our reviews on both games here below: So, if anything, it should be the copycat making its way into many regurgitated lists full of similar titles.
More so, Lords of the Fallen is an improvement on the Souls model and actually makes for a better game. There’s a reason for that: Lords of the Fallen, the game, isn’t Dark Souls 2, the name. Yet, Lords of the Fallen won’t be given the same credit, despite it essentially being a clone of the former. It is an easy top ten participant after all. Game of the Year lists have rolled in and a fair few will have likely mentioned Dark Souls 2 in some sense.