Lies of P Reviews

Overrated. I think the reason most people praise it seems to be because it's more polished than your average souls clone. To me though, this game misses the mark in a pretty major way. The main mechanic that decides your success in combat, the parry, is way too jank. The parry window is minuscule, and there's some noticeable input lag on its trigger. To make matters worse, most enemy attacks, bosses included, are your typical Elden-Ring-like delay-into-two-frame-long-swing. This makes learning patterns absolutely miserable, because you physically CANNOT parry by reaction alone. You HAVE to get hit and die over and over again until you've fully internalized the precise attack timing so you can parry it reliably. And of course bosses are health sponges, hit like a truck, and have 3 phases because of course they do. I'm tired of soulslike devs looking at From Software's works, copying everything they do on a surface level, thinking making their game difficult is enough to make it good, while completely missing how all of the puzzle pieces are supposed to fit together to make an actually good game.

As my first souls-like, for now I'm having real fun ! :D Yet the game is hard, but it's all about patience and determination. The story is really amazing and I love the gameplay ! You can make the game easier by decreasing the difficulty or using summons and throwable objects :) I'll probably update when I finished the game and when I'll play the DLC that came out

Best story line of all the soulslike games! NEOWIZ's first try by the way. And big W for the Far East Princess ost with DJMAX Collaboration, anyway ez 10 oft 10!

I played almost every souls-like game there is and yet this one surprised me. First of all: I have coulrophobia, which gave me a really hard time playing this game, but somehow I managed to get through. This game is the best souls-like game I ever played in my humble and very personal opinion. The story, the characters, the many things that are so different from other souls-like games: I love them all! My biggest regret with this game is my first ever ending I chose simply because I really really wanted to know what happens... I will remedy my poor choice soon enough! It was too heart-breaking... This game will offer so much joy and pain at the same time. Every boss feels unique and the soundtracks... I thought listening to all the records you collect might be tiring, but I enjoyed the little breaks just to listen to the music I just unlocked. While you hopefully decide to try this game yourself (I really hope you do!), I will play this game another 50 times. See you in Krat, where the puppets are ... at!

should be called Lies of Peak considering this game feels like the best designed soulslike I've ever played. The level design alone gives this game a feeling like you're playing Dark Souls 1 for the first time all over again. The combat is snappy and responsive, the parrying is intuitive and incredibly rewarding. The unique systems involving weapons, mixing and matching blades to handles is just a refreshing twist to upgrading.

Must-play for every Souls fan especially if you love parrying! Combat is incredibly satisfying and rewarding. Every perfect block feels amazing, and the game really makes you earn it. Lies of Peak for a reason. Looking forward to the Overture DLC

This is a complete masterpiece and the best game. Laxasia and King of Puppets is one of the best boss fights, including Nameless Puppet. The game combines dodge and perfect guard with the option to assemble a standard weapon. I wish I could assemble some boss weapon. There's a lack of advanced-build weapons since advanced build is very fun to play.

Lies Of P is a great game, from the story to it's graphics and even it's music is on point. The whole presentation of the game is great. Now, Lies of P is definitely a souls-like game but I definitely wouldn't compare it with Elden Ring. In contrast, Lies of P is much smaller in scale, different environment and even more linear. Basically the free-roam is constrained into "Chapters". Sure you can go back to old chapters but that's about it, the map is quite limited and hard for you to miss out on any hidden quest or even hidden items vastly different compare to Elden Ring. Now with that expectation set, this game is on a league of it's own. In terms of combat it's one of the easier souls-like game out there with summons that you can use to assist you during boss fights. A good starting point for those who wanted to try souls-like but are worried that it might be too difficult. I really like it's variety of weapons, it's really fun to swap around and try with different build. My personally favorite is Two Dragons Sword. There's just something about wielding a katana that makes the game more fun. The game also introduces a new feature to aid you in combat, namely the "Legion" basically it's just the main characters arm that are changeable throughout the game. Once you got enough resources you can craft different version of them. It's a fun little mechanic to keep them fresh and distinguish itself from other From Software games. Yes in hindsight, this game does takes a lot of inspiration from Elden Ring. The presentation, the texts and even the message prompt when you pickup items does remind you of that. In terms of the side quests, there practically none and even if there is. It's mostly just fetch quest. The main story however is a different beast. I for one really enjoyed it and is really looking forward on how it ties in to the upcoming planned sequel. On to the soundtrack, the game has one of the best OST out there. Didn't expect it from the studio, but it's just banger after banger. From the boss fight music to the ambient music. It's just that good and fits with the overall game's vibe. Another aspect I'll like to praise is the game's optimization, It's impressive, as during my whole gameplay never once did I encountered any bugs or glitches. Kudos to the team for optimizing the game In conclusion, the game is definitely worth picking it up especially now that it's frequently discounted. Especially if you're into souls-game and torture. The game is relatively easy, most of the boss fights you get summons to help with exception of a few. Personally really excited for their upcoming DLC & planned sequel. I would personally give it an [b]8/10[/b] for the quality gameplay and story.

I had a blast playing this! The story and characters are so well crafted and i enjoyed how each boss presented a fair but challenging experience. I can't wait for the expansion to release so i have a excuse to do a new game + run and get all the hidden loot/endings that i missed.

I'm not generally a person who plays games for the difficulty. I like a challenge, but for me, the main draw to any single-player game is the story. If the difficulty prevents me from experiencing the narrative, I'm not going to enjoy it. I have played through Lies of P probably three or four times now. There's something about this world the developers created, something that keeps making me want to come back, even though I've experienced nearly everything there is to see in this game. The gameplay is incredibly fun, the characters are engaging, the music is phenomenal, and the twist on the Pinocchio story is beyond interesting. It's gripping. I cannot wait for the DLC to release just so I have a chance to experience something new in this world. This is the first review I've ever written for a game. And there are games out there that I love, games that have literally shaped who I am as a person. But for some reason, I was compelled to write something about this one. I wonder if that says something more about the game, or me?