Lies of P Should Adopt Bloodborne's Trick Weapons

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Announced back in May 2021, Lies Of P immediately intrigued players with an unusual premise inspired by the tale of Pinocchio, and with just a few trailers shown at the moment but no official release date, it's become one of the most highly anticipatedSoulslike games currently in development. However, unlike the family-friendly classic Disney film, Lies Of P will take players through a dystopian pre-industrial city as they war with roaming mechanical automatons all while uncovering a buried narrative within.

As soon as Lies Of P was announced, fans were quick to draw parallels between it and Bloodborne, something which could be why the game has gained a significant following. While theseBloodbornesimilarities weren't intentional as developer Round8 states, it hasn't stopped fans from going full throttle with the comparison and wondering just how far the similarities go between the two games. However, if Lies Of P is to learn and adopt anything from Bloodborne, then it needs to take advantage of its mechanical premise and include Trick Weapons into its combat.

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Unlike FromSoftware's previous Souls games, Bloodborne broke the developer's mold in several ways, including favoring a more aggressive combat system and severely reducing the functionality of shields. One such change came with Trick Weapons, a novel kind of weapon that, unlike others, could be transformed into an alternate form which brought with it new kinds of attacks. An easy example is the Threaded Cane, a cane for close combat which then turns into a notched whip for longer range. It provided versatility to weapons that could either suit each player's preferred fighting style or allow the player