Following a few good years of battle royal games, dominating the market that the last year or two have belonged to the soulslike genre and Lies of P, by developer Neowiz Games and Round 8 Studio, is the latest in this exploding trend. While this game might seem a little too much like Elden Ring at times, it’s got plenty to it that keeps it unique. Hitpoints has more.
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00:00 Following a few good years of Battle Royale games dominating the market, the last year
00:05 or two have belonged to the Souls-like genre, and Lies of P by developer NeoWiz Games and
00:11 Round 8 Studio is the latest in the exploding trend.
00:15 While this game might seem a little too much like Elden Ring at times, it's got plenty
00:20 to it that keeps it unique.
00:23 IGN reports one of the ways it does set itself apart is with its story, which is a dark reimagining
00:29 of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, a story about a mischievous puppet known for telling falsehoods
00:35 and longing to become a real boy.
00:37 Lies of P's version takes a lot of liberty in its much more gory and depressing version
00:43 of the classic tale.
00:45 Lies of P also has a few mechanics that help set the game apart from other Souls-like games.
00:51 According to DualShockers, one such example is that you have your robotic legion arm that
00:56 comes with unique abilities to supplement your combat, be it a strong punch or a ranged
01:02 grenade attack.
01:03 You get a couple of uses with it per use of a respawn point, providing some good utility
01:09 and extra damage.
01:11 But with well-executed Souls-like action, some fresh ideas, a solid map full of places
01:16 to explore and travel to, beautiful design and impressive worldbuilding, this story is
01:22 one that is well worth checking out.
01:24 Lies of P comes out September 19th and is available on PS5, Xbox Series X and PC.