An Excellent (If Safe) Soulslike | Lies of P Review

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  • Lies of P is the closest we'll get to Bloodborne for PC until a port happens or PS4 emulation gets up to speed.
    If you're itching for a new soulslike or Souls clone, Lies of P will be right up your alley. It's incredible how much Lies of P nails the FromSoft feel. There's a clear understanding and respect here from the developers in Lies of P.
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    That said, Lies of P at times follows the Souls formula a bit too closely. They do bring some unique elements to the table, but I felt that they could have pushed this further and added their own touch with Lies of P. But if you're going to pull heavy influence from a game, Bloodborne isn't a bad choice. It helps fill that hole that a Bloodborne 2 could fill or until the Elden Ring DLC. Lies of P is another excellent game from a year that's delivered many.
    Disclosure: Thanks to Ico Partners for providing a review key for Lies of P.
    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Prelude
    01:50 - Lies of P Intro
    02:43 - Lies of P Gameplay
    08:42 - Exploration in Lies of P
    09:55 - Story of Lies of P
    Additional Footage:
    • American McGee's Alice
    • Bloodborne
    • Dark Souls 2: • Peak to Keep
    • Elden Ring
    • Pinocchio (1940)
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  • @BoulderPunch
    @BoulderPunch  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

    NOTE: Forgive me for the audio cutout @ the 05:02 mark. Silly Vegas Pro.
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    • @vaaaasa
      @vaaaasa 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      i though my headphones died

    • @fearofchicke
      @fearofchicke 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You got cutoff at that point. What were you saying?

    • @hahnoce
      @hahnoce 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@vaaaasahaha got me too

    • @MrDinokilla
      @MrDinokilla 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That cutoff shit me up..thought someone was calling me

    • @BoulderPunch
      @BoulderPunch  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@fearofchicke I think it was about how much I loved the umbrella weapon.

  • @Cold_Zero_The_Wise
    @Cold_Zero_The_Wise 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    Audio cuts at 5:04 for a few seconds like he hit the stop record ⏺️

    • @Wolf10media
      @Wolf10media 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Caught that too.

    • @Lambdaleth
      @Lambdaleth 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Damn I thought my headphones were fucked

    • @SomaShiori
      @SomaShiori 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thank you also thought my headphones died or something

  • @FatalKitsune
    @FatalKitsune 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    I love how people keep saying "this is a dark new take on Pinnochio!" when the original story was dark.

    • @Urd-Vidan
      @Urd-Vidan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Iirc, the original had the likes of: murder, slavery, mutilation, backstabbing, and the like.

    • @thelifeofpewpew2590
      @thelifeofpewpew2590 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@Urd-Vidanyeah true, a classic children story for those times 😂😂😂

    • @sweethistortea
      @sweethistortea 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Point to an Italian story that isn't either 1) very dark or 2) very dramatic.

    • @lilpullout
      @lilpullout 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      so everything that this game had?@@Urd-Vidan

    • @Urd-Vidan
      @Urd-Vidan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lilpullout yep

  • @adamfowler350
    @adamfowler350 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I love how you use star fragments to ask for help in a boss fight...like your literally wishing upon a star for help. I thought that was a nice touch.

  • @sunnyquartz
    @sunnyquartz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I love the style and theming of the game. Pinocchio seems to fit so well

  • @Mankey619
    @Mankey619 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    This game is definitely a combination of both Bloodborne and Sekiro. With the prosthetic arm Pinocchio has to do some crazy combos. Definitely a game worth playing.

  • @ImCurrentlyNaked
    @ImCurrentlyNaked 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    "Pinocchio is hung to death by assassins" - Wait, what? Pinocchio is more metal than I realised, though a lot of fairytales are like that, I should give it a read sometime.

    • @jurtheorc8117
      @jurtheorc8117 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Older fairytales can get rather grim. There's this one Dutch fairytale about two giants, Ellert and Brammert, who had a security system of strings and bells spread out to trip over travelers and alert them so they can attack and beat the traveler to death.
      One day they manage to capture a little girl called Marieke, and they have her serve as their maid instead of robbing and killing her.
      Marieke escapes when one day Ellert is off hunting or something and Brammert wants her to shave him. To which she sees her chance to slice his throat and run off back home.
      Ellert chases Marieke with an axe and close to Marieke's home, where her parents notice her running to them, Ellert throws his axe-- and Marieke enters just in time for the axe to land in the quickly-closed door instead.
      Nobody could ever get the axe out, but with only one giant left, the rest of the townspeople banded together to chase Ellert off.
      And from there on Ellert had little meaning left in his life without someone to share his cruel joy with, or something like that.

    • @ImCurrentlyNaked
      @ImCurrentlyNaked 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@jurtheorc8117 Oh yeah, or even with well known stories like "The Little Mermaid". Her ultimate fate is realising love doesn't always work out and accepting her fate (and death) from the magic that turned her human (which only wouldn't kill her if the prince loved her, from some stupid magic reason).
      The sanitised versions aren't bad, per say, but they lack the moral punch the originals often had.
      Again with the little mermaid, the Disney version says that love always wins, while the original warns that one shouldn't be blinded by love.
      Anyway, I was just surprised by Pinocchio, because it sounds VERY different to the sanitised versions, more so than other fairytales

  • @FC-ho9hw
    @FC-ho9hw 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    That Todd Howard's cameo was a nice touch. LOL. Anyway, a great review. I've discovered your channel two weeks ago and managed to watch almost all of your reviews since then. Hi from Czech Republic. :)

  • @callummcgilvray4946
    @callummcgilvray4946 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

    I could easily watch a 10 hour BoulderPunch video

    • @xxxswaggod420xxx3
      @xxxswaggod420xxx3 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Easily I’d love longer vids

    • @WoodenCases
      @WoodenCases 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You could turn the video speed to 0.0000000001%

    • @canaldozulu5524
      @canaldozulu5524 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Easily

    • @anvy1231
      @anvy1231 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Chris Redfield says hello

  • @BigBadBalrog
    @BigBadBalrog 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I played the demo when it dropped and it floored me with how much they were willing to show off so early. I can't afford both this and Armored Core 6, and it pains me to say that I may actually choose a Soulslike over a true Fromsoft title 😥

  • @wyldeman7
    @wyldeman7 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love how much of a love letter this is to fromsoft games.
    I literally just came up an elevator from deep in the woods to return to the bonfire of that area.
    An NPC said some weird shit them asked if there was a safe place to take refuge
    I currently have a greatsword that just happens to have the weapon art of the blasphemous blade.
    And I swear the animations are so close to bloodborne its ridiculous.
    But the way they inckuded the perfect guards the fact you have to break posture THEN land a charged attack is so much deeper than pressing one button at the right time.
    Then I put a goddamn FLAMING DAGGER blade onto a glaive handle for a longer flaming dagger weapon. Which is sick.
    Game is just incredibly good. I love it.

  • @sixft_under
    @sixft_under 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm confused about the Gemini almost being annoying comment since he barely says anything besides brief exposition when entering a new area. I always liked hearing him break up the silence/ horrifying puppet screams

  • @jaydeebow6431
    @jaydeebow6431 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Really enjoying this game, the brutal gameplay and for me is challenging and I'm enjoying grinding and working on my build and searching every alley and pipe lol nearly every chest found is something nice, so exploration is needed in my opinion a game with no need to rush,if one goes into any boss battle under leveled and you're not perfect guarding like a pro,then it gets tough lol

  • @amerikaOnFire
    @amerikaOnFire 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You open the video saying the game is pretty close to Bloodborne. And, aesthetically, you're not wrong. But it's definitely just as much Sekiro, perhaps mores-so, in regards to combat mechanics. It's like they took every mechanic from Bloodborne and Sekrio and mixed them together while changing up the quantity of the ingredients or when they get added into the mix. I made a list a while back and it's insane how many mechanics and crossovers are in the game. Hell, even the trick weapons are here and the Sekiro grapple.

  • @hogexd
    @hogexd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Congratz on 100k in advance man! Awesome vids

  • @deeayenn
    @deeayenn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Like the look of that.
    You do a very good job of bringing unknown (to me) titles to my attention.
    Keep it up..

    • @mandrews6282
      @mandrews6282 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If you like souls titles, this one is a must play.

    • @goldenhorse4823
      @goldenhorse4823 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shame it usues denuvo

  • @devastatheseeker9967
    @devastatheseeker9967 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    The two major issues I have with the game from my experience are 1. The perfect guard which is supposed to be a key part of gameplay has an incredibly tight window. And 2. They don't tell you what the stats actually do.
    Not sure if demon's souls did or not but dark souls 1 let you see what the stats actually do. A game coming out over 10 yearsafter dark soulsand not having that bare minimum is unacceptable in my opinion.

    • @Grasses0n
      @Grasses0n 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      They did, you can press select and highlight the stats and it'll tell you what it does. Armored Core 6 has this as well. So yeah, there's no reason they couldn't do this.

    • @Cold_Zero_The_Wise
      @Cold_Zero_The_Wise 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes in the demo I've had real issues with the parry and the dodge otherwise I enjoyed the game

    • @devastatheseeker9967
      @devastatheseeker9967 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Cold_Zero_The_Wise it's not a parry, it's a perfect block. Very big difference

    • @Cold_Zero_The_Wise
      @Cold_Zero_The_Wise 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@devastatheseeker9967 lol that's kinda what I ment

    • @devastatheseeker9967
      @devastatheseeker9967 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Grasses0n ac6 was in development before lies of p so you can't compare it as a standard. Dark souls 1 was out over 10 years before lies of p started development so that's why it'sa standard

  • @arctother5176
    @arctother5176 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great point of view, I look forward to your stuff!

  • @MrPsymind
    @MrPsymind 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    haha on the nose

  • @markcampbell8590
    @markcampbell8590 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    So far I’m got the early edition and I’m enjoying it so far. 15 hours in and no major glitches. Denuvo hasn’t been a problem for me and I’m enjoying the combat.
    I think the bosses are challenging and I can see myself definitely doing a new game plus run once all is done.

  • @mandrews6282
    @mandrews6282 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Honestly, while the game does bring it’s own spin on things, I have no problem with how much this feels like FromSoft. It’s like they carefully put Souls, Sekiro, and a healthy heap of Bloodborne into a blender with some of their own seasoning and cooked it to perfection. If you had told me FromSoft had made this game, I would have believed that lie (lame pun intended).
    We get so few good soulslikes, and with FromSoft having a respectable souls schedule but still with a lot of downtime in between, getting something that cribs it so closely is actually amazing and I have no issues with this. They are the best for a reason, and this unknown studio has come the closest of any other to replicating the feel of their games. It’s quite a feat as so many others have failed. And since Sony is intent on letting Bloodborne rot, this really is the next best thing to a Bloodborne sequel we could ever ask for. Def have my eye on this studio moving forward. How they came from one failed mmorpg to this is truly astounding. And the game is well optimized to boot. Really awesome to see. Any fan of FromSoft, this is a must play. They hit all the right notes and it’s full of the same mystery, combat, secrets, and charm that we’ve come to love. With their own twist thrown in. A love letter to FromSoft, as many have said, and you couldn’t ask for a better one. We’ll see how Lords of The Fallen turns out, which is also looking excellent, and this could be the year of the Soulslike. Especially insane since FromSoft released Armored Core, also excellent, and studios picked up the slack for our souls fix. Couldn’t have worked out any better.

  • @DemonChisae3112
    @DemonChisae3112 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Only just started playing but I'm loving the world. Love the dark souls and that and this is definitely is one to play

  • @BlacklistBill
    @BlacklistBill 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "If you're friends with P, well then you're friends with me. If you're down with P, well then you're down with me. Friends of P, friends of P, friends..."

  • @MrTattooASMR
    @MrTattooASMR 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Never played a souls game. This will be my first time. I think I will enjoy it.

    • @soulrebelstudios3185
      @soulrebelstudios3185 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      missing out if your actually starting with this game and its the game that made you want to start.

    • @Getahelmet1
      @Getahelmet1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This game is remarkably more difficult in my opinion. Or I still haven't gotten used to it I'm 2/3 done with the game at this point and still get wrecked

    • @rvnhty
      @rvnhty 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Don’t. This game is incredibly unfair with it’s perfect parry.

    • @BalianBlue_
      @BalianBlue_ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@rvnhtythis games been decently challenging but not unfair in my opinion as well as my friends playing it. If you're having trouble with the perfect block I'd recommend some weapons with a parry or block fable art. Like the great sword handle fable let's you perfectly block for instance.

  • @poisonempress
    @poisonempress 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    game looks really good, will definitely check it out when I can

  • @CygnusX-11
    @CygnusX-11 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Neowiz is definitely on my radar now

  • @RoboGuy2K
    @RoboGuy2K 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    JESUS CHRIST MADE ME THINK MY EARBUDS BROKE LMAOOO

  • @JamesGowan
    @JamesGowan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Subbed & Liked! Enjoyed the video! Good work!

  • @Cold_Zero_The_Wise
    @Cold_Zero_The_Wise 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Glade every one noticed the resemblance to Timothy chalemet

  • @iitzfizz
    @iitzfizz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This game is really well optimised. Can run it at highest settings on my laptop 3050Ti and get over 100fps and no stutter.
    All games should be this way.

  • @nundulan
    @nundulan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really helpful video

  • @chrisdiokno5600
    @chrisdiokno5600 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome job

  • @joeslickback
    @joeslickback 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    (Including the audio cut out)
    10:25
    All of this video just works - Todd Howard

  • @basedbasil9261
    @basedbasil9261 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    8:24 clearly he hasn’t gone through the later half of the game, cause almost all bosses have the delayed attacks

    • @maran947
      @maran947 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      even the standard puppets in the beginning have it so not sure... one of the main reasons imo why the parrying doesnt seem as flowy as sekiro

    • @basedbasil9261
      @basedbasil9261 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@maran947 I mean the parrying window also is extremely tight, it’s satisfying to pull off but sometimes not practical if you can’t tell when they’re going to attack

    • @maran947
      @maran947 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@basedbasil9261 yep

  • @lizardpeople
    @lizardpeople 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At first I liked it but not 100% sold. Now I'm 30 hours in and i can't put this game down. Truly the best Souls like ever made.

  • @jakeryan2805
    @jakeryan2805 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lol I forgot earthen peak/iron keep ds2. Like a literal world and lake of lava hidden in the sky above a windmill fortress with no visual indication.

  • @guilhermesantos8728
    @guilhermesantos8728 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It felt a bit weird that the lies don't end up having more consequences in the story progression, apart from would-be enemies becoming definitely enemies; when you have characters who ask for your help to get to safety and you purposefully give them bad advice, there should be more reactions then just "You were mischievous! But okay, I forgive you". I can chalk this up to gameplay limitations due to the number of other inputs you'd have to add.
    Furthermore, knowing that the True ending relies on the puppet telling only lies, what exactly is the game saying about attaining free-will - or growing up or the world - with this mechanic? Lie your ass off through life, that is what humanity is about; what the "new brother" of mankind is all about and that's why it beats the so-called next step in human evolution?
    Personally, it shouldn't have been the amount of lies we tell but who, when and why we would say them: tell the lady in the quarantine zone that the puppet is her baby, tell Antonia that she still is as beautiful as her portrait or even Manus that what he is doing is positive BUT tell Geppeto he is a bad father, give Sophia peace, tell the puppet butler that puppets can love... Try to build a Pinnochio who is both a lier and a truth-teller who acts according to a sense of *humane* empathy and understanding, who therefore earns the ability to cry and the desire to help Sophia of his own volition.
    P.S: Anyone else feel that "Lies of P" also fits well with Paracelsus?

  • @phildom08phil77
    @phildom08phil77 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Boulder Punch, thanks for your video. By the way, did you play Visage? It's a survival horror game worth checking out. Take care of yourself. Kind regards from Switzerland. 🙂

  • @brad607
    @brad607 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great review, except i thought my speakers exploded for a second there.

  • @bartoffer
    @bartoffer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Gemini sounds like a YIIK voice actor.

  • @taylorwhite2751
    @taylorwhite2751 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im going to say it its as good as Dark Souls IMO. I love the atmosphere the music the bosses, weapons i love it all. Its an amazing game 🔥

  • @FoNgThOnG
    @FoNgThOnG 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have never seen that red circle for the fatal attacks lol

  • @shroom-
    @shroom- 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love your videos man, absolute legend

  • @sinner2133
    @sinner2133 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was stuck at King’s Flame Fuoco for two hours. It’s not even that he’s mechanically complex, but I for the life of me couldn’t get the perfect guard timing right. Overall, great game

  • @loipcorssman
    @loipcorssman 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I found myself trying hard to use dodge as it had such a bloodborne feel, but found that movement isn’t nearly as fast and the dodging distance is very small. Worth playing? I’m sure, but not at full price for me. It felt a lot like Dark Souls II is to the others. B team that didn’t QUITE get the formula that made the others as good as they are. Great video as usual.

    • @muppetpoppet216
      @muppetpoppet216 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Supposed to parry like Sekiro

    • @loipcorssman
      @loipcorssman 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@muppetpoppet216 I won’t bore you with history, but my nerves are shot and I have the reaction time of a sloth, so I wasn’t able to beat the first “micro boss” in that game. So I probably should steer clear of this one.

    • @TastyMackerel
      @TastyMackerel 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The game wants you to do perfect guard, that's why dodge is weak.
      It actually punishes you for relying on dodge, if you are physically unable to consistently parry then I suppose you won't have good time with it.

    • @garrettwood6271
      @garrettwood6271 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@loipcorssmantiming beats speed

  • @Grasses0n
    @Grasses0n 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really hope they remove Denuvo. That was a scummy move that probably hurt their reputation.

  • @Wilhelm4131
    @Wilhelm4131 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Todd piece was funny

  • @TheRitva26
    @TheRitva26 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One thing I'm not sure wether I like or dislike yet is how they spoon feed you what to do in the side quests.
    Like this one time there's an earthquake and Jimi y says it came from the station. So I try to fast travel to the station immediately but the game doesn't let me. Then after I've beaten the next boss NOW the game says it's time to go to the station and an npc just happens to have a friend who went missing at that location.
    It just feels so... Gamey, you know?

  • @coldy_heart0005
    @coldy_heart0005 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Doing the game right now I will not watch the video to avoid spoilers 😂 but I will give it a like waiting for the next horror game video !

  • @37Kilo2
    @37Kilo2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was never going to play this until I got an email that it's in Gamepass.

  • @Shenaldrac
    @Shenaldrac วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hehe, hehe... "p-organ" I am mentally 12 and this makes me giggle so much.

  • @shelbyramin1376
    @shelbyramin1376 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im enjoying the game, but the perfect parry system is breaking the fun for me. The timing feels too tight, and it has led to me dying in ways that feel unfair. I would still highly recommend the game, but just know that you will have issues with several bosses. Also, the lying system is frustrating because I didnt even know I was lying. Some of the questions are formulated in such a way that even if you answer in an honest way it still counts as a lie. I didnt even understand that one of the options available was a lie until after I answered and I was given an ominous message about my gears. How can an honestly answered question be a lie? Besides those two issues, the game has been a blast.

  • @koryeasterday5164
    @koryeasterday5164 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't think this game is getting the credit it deserves. It does almost everything better than From. Way more fun, better graphics, and the story is actually provided to the player, which is refreshing.

  • @heromedley
    @heromedley 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cant decide which side to listen to some people think its stands on its own some think it relies to heavily on its inspirations.

    • @lucascoval828
      @lucascoval828 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How about both?

  • @Ron_swanson_true_libertarian
    @Ron_swanson_true_libertarian 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Who ever said this a 28 hour game needs to tell me which grandmaster he studied with because im on 4th boss and im 20 hours in.

  • @greenhowie
    @greenhowie 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Pretty wild that there's been a demake and a spiritual successor to Bloodborne before the game itself even got a straight PC port. Hell, it's looking like BloodborneKart is going to come out before 60FPS Bloodborne.

    • @5.99USD
      @5.99USD 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bloodborne is not getting a PC port any time soon. Demon's Souls is 6 years older and has also never been ported. At most Bloodborne will get a PS5 remaster or remake.

  • @WulvenWanderer
    @WulvenWanderer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sounds great. Will wait for a 90% discount once Denuvo is out of it.

    • @taylorwhite2751
      @taylorwhite2751 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely worth playing right now.

  • @rodchester3
    @rodchester3 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I played on a 970 and it ran basically flawless so I would consider this a massive win considering most new games run like doodoo on my PC.

  • @rchassereau2
    @rchassereau2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If I could make a character and didn't have to play as him, I'd be all over this

    • @jordanscott4543
      @jordanscott4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It doesn’t really matter, unless you absolutely hate wearing masks or helmets

    • @goldenhorse4823
      @goldenhorse4823 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh so you are one of those people who does not cover their character in armour in the first 5 minutes. I respect that

  • @emperorofchicken
    @emperorofchicken 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really good video!
    I agree with you and my biggest piece of advice for people playing Lies of P would be that you HAVE TO LEARN TO PARRY. Like you, I always have been more of a dodge type guy. This game is all about the perfect guard/parrying.

  • @jobforaspawn8381
    @jobforaspawn8381 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's pretty good so far but my god, there's a difference between influence and flat-out theft. This is WILDY derivative of FS souls games, especially Bloodbourne. Like cease and desist levels and what isn't a near replica of BB is just Sekiro lol.
    These games really do need to stray from the formula and stop the FS worship and experiment and try to innovate more. It does a couple of things like the skill tree, weapon handles, etc but it's not enough. You have ready have the blueprint you're drifting...do more with it!

    • @lucascoval828
      @lucascoval828 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      On the bright side, nobody is claiming this is Lovecraftian.
      Unlike Bloodborne.

  • @rodneyabrett
    @rodneyabrett 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's definitely on-the-nose for sure. Weird hybrid of game mechanics from Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and Sekiro. Like they mashed up what they liked in all those games into P. I'm still enjoying it, but it's very derivative of those works. At least with The Surge games, they brought their own interesting mechanics to the table like chopping off specific limbs to gain armor upgrades, the risk/reward of holding more "souls" giving you an attack buff, and directional parries instead of just your standard riposte. Nioh added stances. Mortal Shell did the shell hardening thing.. etc.

    • @GameDevYal
      @GameDevYal 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      IMO the Diablo style loot is a more vital part of Nioh, especially the second game has some really bonkers set bonuses to go for (like the one that allows you to go into anima debt, which turns the strongest demon abilities a lot more viable)
      Stats are a lot more boring than the ability combination shenanigas Nioh lets you mess around with, you can do some really drastic playstyle tweaks

    • @rodneyabrett
      @rodneyabrett 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GameDevYal Interesting. I didn't know that about Nioh. I ended up just sticking with a single armor set I liked by mid-game. I was more intriqued by the stances and which stances to choose based on enemy type or enemy stance switches. Made the combat much deeper and more strategic and it becomes this 1 on 1 game of who can get you to the tired state first for the big hit blow. Nioh even did this kinda thing before Sekiro.
      I also really enjoyed Wu-Long even though it wasn't as polished and obviously more low budget.

  • @rpgfan1187
    @rpgfan1187 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! This game definitely gives me strong Bloodborne vibes, but I'd be surprised if it comes close to that masterpiece. I hope you someday get the chance to play Bloodborne, as that game is easily my favorite FromSoft game and one of my favorite titles of the 8th generation.
    I've noticed that you tend to cover a lot of my favorite games, so I'm curious what some of your favorite games of all time are. Currently, this is my top 10:
    1. Deus Ex (2000)
    2. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
    3. Thief II: The Metal Age (2000)
    4. Thief: The Dark Project (1998)
    5. Planescape: Torment (1999)
    6. Disco Elysium (2019)
    7. Blood (1997)
    8. Persona 5 Royal (2020)
    9. Chrono Trigger (1995)
    10. Bloodborne (2015)

  • @wolfwood1993
    @wolfwood1993 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Puppet King's second phase with his Melania bullshit was filtering me for 3 hours. I feel like the perfect block is incredibly unforgiving at times and could be a bit more lenient if it's how the game expects you to play since dodging/rolling punishes you more than it saves you from danger and should only be used situationally.

    • @markcampbell8590
      @markcampbell8590 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I found myself using the shield legion with the grenade upgrade against that attack when I felt like I miss read his flame attack.
      It helped out a bunch when beating him.

  • @the1deadman543
    @the1deadman543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have played bloodborne 50 times , and the dlc . Which is all amazing. All souls games , and probably just about every "souls like" lol
    Amazing journeys.
    Lies of p has been amazing to me so far , can't believe how well optimized it is on PC as well. Looks beautiful, plays smooth , and it actually is the only game , that even remotely reminds me of bloodborne.
    If anyone is curious also -
    6650xt speedster / Ryzen 5-3600 / 32 gb ram.
    Playing on max settings 1080p I'm easily getting my locked 80fps "personal pref" and only using a little over half of my resources. Crazy.
    So mid range systems should have NO issue. Devs did amazing!
    Good video to man!

  • @vhbjc133
    @vhbjc133 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I really hope this game gets the recognition it actually deserves. It got me hooked ever since the demo.
    Gotta say i actually got more excited for this than Starfield

  • @DeVeloxVulpes
    @DeVeloxVulpes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Definitely some things I disagree with. Tired at the time of writing, but may say more later.

  • @kellbreaker03
    @kellbreaker03 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    wow im here 1 minute after upload

  • @thebignacho
    @thebignacho 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is this on neogeo?

    • @rvnhty
      @rvnhty 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      NEO GEO Pocket

  • @Loli-Knight
    @Loli-Knight 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Honestly I wish more souls-like games would follow the footsteps of actual Souls games this closely. I end up disliking most souls-likes because they deviate too much from a borderline perfect formula and just end up feeling janky in one way or another. Just like Bethesda games I largely want the same thing each time with a different coat of paint, new items, and new bosses. That's it. However, I won't be getting this one, as much as I want to, since they decided to add Denuvo in last minute. To me that says they aren't confidant in their product being good enough to sell, so they wanted to surprise people with Denuvo last second. I'll wait half a year until it's either cracked or they remove it (since a lot of games seem to do that nowadays for whatever reason).

    • @jobforaspawn8381
      @jobforaspawn8381 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This basically a Bloodborune clone. Like it's good, but there's no point in copying FS to the letter. What's the point? Like no one is going to play this over the OG, so try to actually do something different. These games could use more deviation.

  • @fmsyntheses
    @fmsyntheses 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good video but you're going to hell for that title

  • @vrapbrap
    @vrapbrap 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For me the pinocchio twink thing is the biggest turnoff here, but definitely seems like a fun game. Something to pick up from a steam sale like 2-3 years from now.

    • @lucascoval828
      @lucascoval828 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Got to appeal to the ladies.

    • @noahraab2429
      @noahraab2429 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don’t understand. You’re calling a normal good looking kid a twink. That assumption is gayer than you.

  • @phant0mdummy
    @phant0mdummy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Liza Minelli spends her whole career out in the open. No secrets.
    Now Liza P wants to come around, tryinf to be mysterious and steal her thunder.
    No thanks. I stick to Liza M. The original.

  • @TankorSmash
    @TankorSmash 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This feels like it's got a bunch of spoilers!

  • @Cam-pe3nd
    @Cam-pe3nd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Being vaguely Victorian isn't enough. Bloodborne can't be imitated.

  • @Level_1_Frog
    @Level_1_Frog 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The demo for this left me pretty disappointed honestly. The gameplay felt quite sloppy when compared to its contemporaries, enemies were sluggish with wonky attack timings, and its own version of the 'rally' mechanic from Bloodborne incentivsed me to play more defensively (with hit and run and defensive poking) in order to regain charges for the healing battery as opposed to the rally in Bloodborne incentivising the player to rush back into combat to restore their health immediately. Overall I just thought it was okay, better than something like The Surge or whatever, but it could end up being something that I might play in a year or so when it goes on PS+.

    • @chrisgateway7846
      @chrisgateway7846 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I felt the same on demo, but I do believe the actual game is less clunky from what I've been playing, it still is a bit less fluid than souls but much better

    • @soulrebelstudios3185
      @soulrebelstudios3185 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      it takes some good parts from souls games and other part it just fks it up. the controls are wonky. the guard is extremely punishing as well as no stagger meter present you just gotta wing it until they are ready for a stagger att and even then you have to hit them with a heavy which is hell for str builds. and before anyone says git gud or talks shit ive beaten literally every souls game that fromsoft made. this is a good game dont get me wrong especially for their first souls like but if they can take feed back they can perfect it. Im looking forward to their next game in about 3 or 4 years time. kinda sad we have to wait so long lol.

    • @mando5279
      @mando5279 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@soulrebelstudios3185 The controls are not wonky. Its just that the Attack and Dodge Cancel Windows are very small. Same with the Perfect Block and Dodge Invincibility frames

    • @danniarias2403
      @danniarias2403 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@soulrebelstudios3185most people have beaten those games, that’s not a flex 😂😂

    • @DextRAR
      @DextRAR 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm confused as the controls are the tightest out of all the soulslike games. It is so close to FromSoft's tight controls.
      The rolling and parrying windows are questionable but the control itself is tight

  • @hea1hen
    @hea1hen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That joke was dumb and u know it 💀

  • @LinkRevani
    @LinkRevani 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    8:25 I think almost if not all bosses in the game have those delayed moves with instant attacks or just a stupidly long string of attacks. It's super annoying and extremely cheap.

  • @bigbernard7325
    @bigbernard7325 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I hope they altered some things going from the demo i to the full game. I was positive about the game but had a few issues.
    It felt like a Bloodborne clone in visual design, but it felt like a worse Sekiro in terms of gameplay. For bosses and larger enemies, the game expects you to perfect deflect their attacks and avoid damage and stay on the offensive to eventually break their posture/stance to open them up for a critical hit. My problem from the demo was multipart:
    1. Attack animations can't be cancelled with a guard, leading to less aggression as you need to give yourself a gap to react to enemy attacks.
    2. The stamina bar limits how aggressive you can be which is at odds with the expectation you need to be constantly attacking to both regain health like Bloodborne and break the enemy's posture like Sekiro.
    3. Sub-optimal guards are punished way too harshly, taking away chips of your health rather than a seperate posture bar like in Sekiro.
    4. The timer to regain health is too strict and you regain too little health per swing to make it worth it, if you take a hit from a basic enemy, you basically had to take him from 100 to 0 health to earn back that lost HPand if the enemy was at partial health already, then a full regain is impossible.

    • @blackhammer5035
      @blackhammer5035 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'd agree with most of these. The other beef I have with the final game is the camera. More than once I've gotten trapped in a corner and beaten to death because even a "perfect" parry still results in stunlock and being pushed back. That means even a "perfect" defense can leave you stuck against a wall while the camera freaks out.

  • @Hriskataaa
    @Hriskataaa 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    meh, I don't mind copying a style, as long as at least ya do your best to make something interesting.
    Hey, not being afraid to admit when a formula works & use it is what got us Dead Space, as an example

  • @tyhyhh
    @tyhyhh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Easily the biggest downfall of this game is the soft caps and scaling

  • @hhowdy
    @hhowdy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this game it’s great

  • @Diwasho
    @Diwasho 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's just like Little Witch Nobeta but less anime. like, a LOT less.

  • @sullivanwalter3973
    @sullivanwalter3973 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where malenia 😮

  • @TheDrsalvation
    @TheDrsalvation 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    you can't make a souls-like game without all humans being monotonous, boring, and flat, but having one inanimate object show more dynamics on their voice than any other human character.

  • @nathanmelo7805
    @nathanmelo7805 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    a remove gemini mod is all I want, jesus christ this game is amazing but that annoying bug makes me wanna quit, hate when games do these companions

  • @fulltimeslackerii8229
    @fulltimeslackerii8229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i want to like this game but i can’t get over how goofy the main character looks

  • @jackofalltreys4459
    @jackofalltreys4459 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    C'mon...FromSoft didn't invent dialogue dude...

    • @lucascoval828
      @lucascoval828 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, it did.
      And that health bar which requires potions?
      Yep.
      FromSoft did that, too.
      They are pioneers.
      I even like their real-time weapon change mechanics.

    • @falleking9332
      @falleking9332 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@lucascoval828no I don't believe they did

    • @lucascoval828
      @lucascoval828 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@falleking9332
      Real.
      Time.
      Weapon.
      Change.
      And it happens during gameplay.

  • @byble2570
    @byble2570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Accidentally fat fingered the dislike button before correcting it to a like, commenting to fix that algorithm ❤

  • @Guava11534
    @Guava11534 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the souls games but honestly I’m tired of every new action rpg taking elements or just straight up ripping the souls gameplay and adding it as their own. Lies of P admittedly does souls very well but that’s all it is just another dark souls game. Lies of p has a cool world but I can’t help but feel disappointed playing the game I knew what I was getting into which is why I didn’t buy it and just installed it through game pass.

  • @arthurdurham
    @arthurdurham 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just couldn't get into it. It's not hard if you're a souls vet but it is more frustrating as it tried to be everything From has made without any of the focus.
    Enemies attack like Elden Ring but you sometimes need to deflect like Sekiro but your abilities are Bloodbourne but aggression is not rewarded. So what you have is a lot of counterintuitive design imo.
    From always seems to try to build a game around central mechanics while this feels the reverse.
    Like even though I really started to hate the enemy mechanics in ER I understood why it was like that as the game gives you way more overpowered options.
    I just personally chose not to do those things since I never found it fun to call in help in these games or just blast my problems away with magic.
    But in LIP, bc you can do everything, nothing is consistent or built around it. I wish they came up with their own unique gameplay loop and focused on that.

  • @irkalla100
    @irkalla100 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My only question is why the hell did they make up stat names and not do like in souls games where you can hit select and go through every stat with an explanation of what each is. So now i have to stop playing, pull up a guide, figure out what the hell to level up.

    • @user-hq6ss7rm7g
      @user-hq6ss7rm7g 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What? Each stat tells you what it increases on the right side of the screen

    • @AC-hj9tv
      @AC-hj9tv 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shut up you mong

  • @MarioLeCarre
    @MarioLeCarre 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Boulder Punch has no punch in his delivery. I have to give him the top award for being the biggest mumbler I have heard this year on TH-cam. Take elocution lessons dude and learn to speak clearly.

    • @hahnoce
      @hahnoce 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      this you 🤓

  • @sensoeirensen
    @sensoeirensen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don't get all the praise for this game. Nioh 2 was 100x better but for some reason it was never really mentioned.

  • @wilfredwayne7139
    @wilfredwayne7139 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good game absolutely ruined by slow and clunky combat. They took everything that makes a souls game good and threw it in her except buttery smooth combat! How can you f..k that up?

  • @dafyddrogers9385
    @dafyddrogers9385 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A boss holding off it's attack for an extra split second to throw you off is not an issue, just don't spam roll the second you see the boss flinch its arm I'm not sure why you even mentioned that

  • @lukemorgan6166
    @lukemorgan6166 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    5:04 lol , next time look over your vids

  • @prototype8137
    @prototype8137 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Seems like they copied several existing systems hijacked an Ip that is no longer protected.
    I refunded. Felt too heartless and a mash up of other souls games.
    Bosses look like sponges.

  • @captaincrunch1707
    @captaincrunch1707 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Miyazaki never capped leveling yet these goofballs decided to do just that. And no NPC summons help? Neat ideas but I think they failed in their game design & difficulty. Miyazaki just offers better help for those less skilled imho. Guess PC would be best where one could use mods to tune the game . 6/10 too hard . I concede that I do suck

  • @lukemorgan6166
    @lukemorgan6166 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yet another souls like
    YAWN
    It'll be ridiculously overrated by people who get an endorphin rush from finally beating a boss and cloud their judgement