Lies of P is a twisted take on the classic Pinnochio fable and a delightfully dark Soulslike in its own right. Its fast, fluid combat system will certainly appeal to the Bloodborne fan that dwells within us all, and today we were treated to an impressive 40 minutes of gameplay, dubbed the Director's Cut.
If you are curious but want to go into the Lies of P unspoiled, just know that the gameplay here is shaking up to be excellent, and quite frankly we wish Steelrising had a little bit more of this energy. We see a surprising amount of enemy variety, and even get a taste of the game's progression and weapon customisation systems.
While we don't yet have a firm release date for The Lies of P (just that it's coming to PS5 in 2023), there is no doubt this one will earn a place on many player's GOTY lists, if the finished product lives up to the potential on display here.
What do you think of the Lies of P? Become a real boy in the comments section below.
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After seeing this I think I am quite excited to play it on day one. Steelrising fell flat for me and I decided against buying it.
dont wanna play this as I wanna go in blind as bat👍
I never understood the appeal of such slow combat.
Looks very interesting and full of potential. But early to be talking about GOTY though lol.
Please tell me there are placeholder voices!
Also, you wrote 'Bloodborn'
Damn, this looks good. Please get it right 🙏
I can't see myself playing a souls like game. Pretty much From Software or nothing. Don't really trust anyone else to make a difficult but balanced game.
Something, something something… Gamepass.
Given how beloved Bloodborne is, it blows my mind how Sony/From are just sitting on that property and let it rot. Hopefully games like this and Steelrising start to pick up the mantle.
One of my most anticipated games right now. Looks amazing.
@DrClayman agreed. I think Elden Ring was way too long and a waste of sources. I just wished From Software went for smaller releases and shorter development cycles.
Ah, "when succes the guard you do not damaged" 🤖
I noticed this in another gameplay footage release. Nearly every text box is hilariously badly written/translated 😭😂
@lexveem if the commercial (and critical) success of Elden Ring compared to Bloodborne is anything to go by, it was the right direction and the furthest thing from a waste of resources.
The gameplay looks a whole lot better with a competent player playing this, I have to say. The last I saw they just spammed one poke move and ignored all hints for blocks and specials. It actually looks pretty fun now.
But will it have music? It seems so dull and quiet without it, no atmosphere being created. Hopefully it's just turned off for previews :/
Got a very close on this one, looks incredibly promising! When a release date drops I'll likely pick it up day 1 if it fulfils its promise.
Watched the first few minutes just to get a flavor.
Sorry but it looks to me like someone recreated Central Yharnam in Dreams.
Lies of p will be a instant classic.this game will be amazing.and. that gameplay looks excellent.word up son
admittedly only watched 5min. but enemies seem slower and weaker than ER, as player could take some hits and kill in two. felt slow paced but im interested, just hopefully as its day1 GP it doesnt affect its quality
This looks VERY similar to Bloodborne, and I am 100% okay with that!
Day 1 for sure ☑️🆒
For anyone wanting to scratch the 'Bloodborne itch' - I'd recommend Thymesia.
Pretty cheap, 20 £GBP, and plays like a mix between Bloodborne/Sekiro.... with a lot of skill-tree & build diversity.
Its apparently quite a short campaign, and platinum estimated at <15hrs.
The boss battles are pretty decent! Of course it is shamelessly 'imitation-FromSoftware' but plays well and is a nice shorter game. I'd give it a solid 7...
Keen to check Steelrising, but not committed yet.
For sure though, Lies of P could potentially dethrone my favorite Souls-Like (non-From) of all time - which is Salt & Sanctuary
@Ear_wiG a good deal like bloodborne, where that was more gothic / organic was this one is steampunk / mechanic. A well oiled soulsclone it appears, I like the menus too with some smooth transitions most could only dream of I can't see this one letting us down
naruball wrote:
Methodical, waiting for the right opportunity to strike rather than button mashing. A bit like the difference between a real Samurai duel and the ones in martial arts movies. Calm, patient, waiting for an opening. Or the Death of Maul (Star Wars Rebels spoilers) which was also unflashy and as such divisive. Personally I loved it. Mastery.
But we all like different things at the end of the day.
Bloodborne, and FromSoft games in general, VERY carefully toe the line between tough and fair. Hopefully this gets it right and is similarly interesting. It looks great as a video.
@Ear_wiG Bloodborne felt way faster or is that my imagination?
@naruball Sure, but do you really think making it shorter than it is would hit the release in a negative way? Thus, if they used their resources for a new game? Would it commercially or critically be worse?
With Elden Ring (my GOTY right now) and now SteelRising I have been spoiled this year. Keep an eye on this one also. Looks good.
The Assist mode in SteelRising should be standard on all these games.
@lexveem tbh, I don't know because I haven't played it. Perhaps you're right and it would have been just as well received. We don't know. What we do now is that it worked the way it was made. Any change may have helped or made it worse.
this game looks clean as a MFKR
@Flaming_Kaiser For sure. I guess I was thinking more stylistically/art direction.
Exciting stuff! Probably just that coat the protagonist was wearing lol
@Agramonte - Seems odd that they added accessibility options in Steelrising but using them disables trophies. It feels a touch disingenuous. Either make the game fully inclusive or don't bother.
@Ear_wiG Bloodborne looks way cooler but this game looks great as well.
@Shigurui Makes it kind of useless in that way.
Looks like your standard souls game...I'll be waiting for a dirt cheap $20 sale in a few years.
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