Lies of P Hands-On Preview – Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
The success of FromSoftware's Souls series, further consolidated last year by Elden Ring, led to multiple developers trying their hand at the genre. While many of these Soulslike games are well-made, such as Team NINJA's Nioh series, and Deck13's The Surge, plenty of other games failed to deliver a solid experience in the vein of the popular series by the Japanese studio. Thankfully, it feels like NEOWIZ's Lies of P will be among the most accomplished Soulslikes released recently.
Right from the game's reveal, it was clear how this unique and dark reimagining of Pinocchio's story was inspired by Bloodborne rather than the Souls games, with its Belle Epoque-inspired setting, unique enemy design, and more. Now that I had the chance to try out the game, I can say that the inspiration doesn't stop at the setting and character design, as the actual gameplay feels a lot like that of FromSoftware's PlayStation 4 exclusive action role-playing game.
The demo I tried (now available publically) features the first few sequences of the full game for around two hours of gameplay, but they do an excellent job of showcasing the game's strengths. While the lack of a proper character creation may be a bummer, Lies of P doesn't feel lacking when it comes to customization options, as it offers six different stats to improve when leveling up, which is done in the usual Soulslike fashion by spending resources gathered by defeating enemies at one of the city of Krat's many bonfire-like checkpoints, stats that determine what P will be good at, which weapons he will be able to use best, how much weight he can carry without getting encumbered and so on.
Lies of P wears its influences on its sleeves and doesn't make it a mystery. Controlling P as he
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