I F*$cking Died - Lies of P
6From my first Lies of P stream.
I was hearing cats and dogs while trying to look around at a "Bloodborne window" and I took my eyes of the prize. That prize being my continued existence in Lies of P...
About (Per Wikipedia):
Lies of P is a soulslike action role-playing video game developed by Neowiz Games and Round8 Studio, and published by Neowiz Games. The game was released on September 19, 2023, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, MacOS, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The game is loosely based on the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.
Lies of P received generally positive reviews from critics.
Gameplay
Lies of P is played from a third-person perspective. The player controls the humanoid Pinocchio and travels on foot through the city of Krat, exploring the environment and fighting various biomechanical enemies. Pinocchio uses an arsenal of weapons such as swords and axes against his enemies and can dodge and block their blows. Pinocchio has a mechanical arm that can be equipped with gadgets, such as a grappling hook to lure enemies or a flamethrower. The weapon and crafting system offers 30 different weapon types with 100 combinations. The game features a "Lying System", where the decisions the player makes during certain passages affect the course of events, leading to three different endings.
The gameplay of Lies of P has been called "soulslike" and compared to that of Dark Souls, Bloodborne,[5] and Sekiro.[6]
Plot
Setting
Inspired by Carlo Collodi's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, Lies of P tells the story of Pinocchio, a robotic puppet who differs from other puppets in his ability to lie, which plays a role during important story decisions.
Puppets were invented in the city of Krat thanks to the discovery of a revolutionary power source called Ergo underneath it. Puppets soon became ubiquitous throughout the city, performing menial labour for the populace. Foremost among puppet inventors is both Lorenzini Venigni and the legendary Geppetto, who created Pinocchio. In order to ensure that puppets would not be a threat, they were bound to the Grand Covenant, which forbids them from lying or attacking humans. However, despite this, one day they revolt and slaughter most of Krat's human population. Puppets have their own language, which consists of blurred English text that becomes visible during boss fights against enemy puppets.
Krat also suffers from the mysterious and incurable Petrification Disease, which blinds its victims before petrifying and killing them. It can also mutate them into hideous monsters.