Lies of P: Absolutely Floored (Review) 

One thing I didn't mention in the review was the death system. If you die a second time in Lies of P before recovering your Ergo, it doesn't disappear forever, and instead each hit you take on the way back just decreases the amount you recover. I honestly don't have an opinion on this as I can take it or leave it. I'm genuinely curious what you guys think of this, am I the only one whose indifferent?

I would kill to see them do an Alice in Wonderland version of this

I died more to the platforming in the Cathedral than I did to enemies

In your second playthrough the indecipherable puppet voices you hear are translated. Adding more lore and story.

So funny that Rising Dodge is now a default ability as of yesterday's patch, but they added in an unlockable perk we didn't even have access to before in its place. Incredible dev team.

One of my favorite details of the game is with Pinnochio's idle animation. His puppet arm twitches and flexes and contorts ever so slightly on its own with such a nice feeling of this precisely tuned clockwork motorization going on inside.

This game is a GOTY contender, I loved everything about the game. The ending has me excited for what's is next

Maybe i should have gotten this instead of Lords of the Fallen 😢

Have watched over 30 Lies of P video reviews and yours was easily the most thoughtful, funny, and well-edited of the lot. Easy subscribe, appreciate the hard work and the laughs.

40:08 While i agree that it shouldn't have been an unlock for the dodging. I believe (personally) that it is that way in the beginning to encourage the player to focus on getting better at deflecting.

A few tidbits: - you can gain humanity by telling the truth, the game doesn't force you to lie all the time to get it. Also you can increase your humanity by listening the collected records in the hotel. - you don't have to fight with The Atoned if you defeat The Survivor in the factory and aquire the Stalker emote (sure, you will miss the conversation and foreshadowing from her, but there is an option to skip that fight) - you can learn about The White Lady from Subject 826 as well if you complete his quest in Chapter 11

Its the first time a non-FromSoft title has re-created the magic of that first playthrough. The reveal of the petrificatiom disease and the carcass enemy type, especially in that mini cutscene where you open the door that leads to the bridge to the cathedral, is nothing short of wonderful. Incredible game.

Good review One thing to note that I notice from your footage is that you rarely parry Parry really is what makes this game great. Yes, you can dodge but parry is what builds up the enemy's "destruction" state and causes the white bar to glow white way faster The Eldest of the Black Rabbit Brotherhood you can basically get into a stagger after parrying 2 combos, he's legitimately easy once you learn his timings

Couldn't disagree more about Laxasia. I understand where you're coming from about the delayed attacks being frustrating, but seeing that this game wants you to learn how to deal with them since almost every fight has some form of delayed telegraphs, dealing with her combos was some of the most fun i had in the game. She's tied with Nameless Puppet as my favorite fight. Also disagree about Manus. Sorry man, but I felt the game had properly trained me to deal with his delayed combos also, plus the visual spectacle and how he makes you pay more attention to your positioning in phase 2 as well as dealing with his fun gap closer attacks (reminded me a lot of Godrick actually, lol).

Lies of P is only the third Soulsborne/Soulslike I ever played, is indeed the most difficult one yet, and despite being a newb to these types of games, I loved it. One of my favorite parts of the game is the way the skill tree is implemented. The fact that even if you don't unlock a specific ability from your p-organ, you still receive buffs just by using your quartz and select said buff. It's sometimes why I just go back to the hotel and use up the quartz ASAP as I find those enhancements to have a greater impact. Than the main skill you're unlocking. Also, have to appreciate the overall presentation of the game. The title screen alone, particularly when it changes based on how far you progressed, was a pleasant surprise. Also, now that I know DJMAX exists, very cool of Neowiz to reuse a couple of their songs and put it into the game.

It had to be said. "Like the formula, we use the formula" 😂

Walking onto the bridge goring to the cathedral and seeing the infected fighting with puppets was one of the most breathtaking moments I’ve had in gaming in a long time

I actually really like the second brotherhood fight. i found it more of a dance cuz you have to fight the main sibling while keeping distance of the other 2 to prevent it from being a 1v3 and just a 1v1 3 seperate times

Laxasia is the best boss fight

I actually think the movement/dodge was a conscious choice by them, forcing people to learn how to perfect block instead of dodge.

The reason of dodging to be lock behind a skill tree could so that the player are force into learning the parry in the early game and later combine parry with dodging in the late game after you got the skill. I could see player relying too much on dodging of it was too good in the early game.

Damn this is probably one of the best review I've seen for this game, great job sir.

I'm gonna be honest, for a channel this young, the content is amazingly well done. Subscribed for sure.

most important feature in the hotel…playing with the cat

Little tidbit for those have trouble with slower weapons to get a Fatal Attack against later bosses: Use a Shot Put.

It took me almost 4 hours to beat King Flame (the walking furnace). This was my first souls-like and for a moment, I thought that was going to be the end of my journey. However, the story had me hooked and I had to find out what was going on. I persevered and before I knew it, I was steamrolling the enemies and bosses (I would beat them on the 3-4th time using motivity). What an amazing game!! I absolutely loved it and am now making my way through Demon’s Souls. Personally, I enjoyed the atmosphere and overall gameplay of Lies of P more but now I feel confident taking on the challenges of this genre. Anyway, great video! It is clear this took you many hours to complete (trust me, I know). Great editing and explanations. Good job!

Best souls game in my book as well. On my 5th play through. Can’t get enough

Laxasia is probably one of my favorite bosses from any Souls-like game, FromSoft games included. From start to finish (it probably took me an hour to beat her) my adrenaline was pumping and it was the most exciting fight I had in my first playthrough. When I mained Two Dragons Sword in my 2nd playthrough, Nameless Puppet became my ultimate fave boss in the game along with King of Puppets and Romeo. My most hated boss is Green Monster. I liked the Brotherhood fights. I guess this is because of my stubbornness, since I decided early on to just parry every boss I encounter. It took me a lot of tries but by then I learned every moveset, understood the rhythm that the devs intended to make with these fights, and made the game more satisfying for me to play. This is just to offer a different perspective from the criticisms you made about the delayed attacks and other stuff. We all had different experiences playing the game and I think that applies to all games, that's why sometimes reviews can be a little subjective, especially if a game has different ways to play. With that being said, this is a very well made video. Great work!

Great review! I didn't expect to watch the 43-minute RU-vid review to the end. Keep up the good work.

Probably the best review I've seen on this game. Totally agreed with all of it.

It beat bloodborne for me personally. I think i have around 900 hours into that game since launch. I like a game that has interesting combat, a real story, and 60 frames. Also, this is the first souls game where i didn't want to run past all the enemies after awhile. That's pretty much when i knew.

That "CRUISIN' ALL DOWN MAIN STREET," cut was PROFESSIONAL goofery, well done.

I'll never understand people complaining about bosses being too hard in these games. "They have too much health, they have delayed attacks, that have an attack that is too fast." Okay, you have done the first step. You have analyzed the boss and it's moveset. Now try playing like you are anticipating this information. Or just complain about them and call them unfair while others are decimating them.

I think they did the dodge thing to try and get people more use to the parry. Though i think that was a problem. I'm they listened to fans and now the dodge is given to you at the beginning naturally like it should have been.

its unbelievable that this is their first attempt at a souls like

I just finished my NG run and left a 9.9/10 review on Steam. My opinion of this game is more or less in line with yours. Good stuff!

Although I wasn’t a fan of recent releases like Hogwarts and Star Wars (gameplay lacked diversity ), Lies of P floored me.

I finished it 4 times for 100% completion. Its definitly my game of the year for 2023

Great review, I didn't want to pay for yet another soulslike of unknown quality before trying it but then you mentioned game pass..1€ for 2 weeks when you join is awesome and this review not only convinced me but got me all hyped so downloading it now. Thanks, you deserve more subs.

I so hope Neowiz sticks to souls like. I almost only play soulsslike and feel like heaven this year!

Omg dude, do NOT stop making videos, you're incredibly entertaining creator to watch!

This was my first souls like as Elden ring didn't "stick" for me. I love it, 10/10.

I played this on xbox one on release. No stutters or performance issues. Some areas took an extra second to render properly when after fast traveling. One or two audio errors: some zones have a looping song playing that was replaced with a high pitched screeching after the first loop. It looked and played really well. On old gen hardware, I will take what I can get, and I got a treat with this one.

it's criminal that you don't even have 1K subscribers with the quality you deliver. You'r review is honestly the best one I've watched so far. You precisely tackle the points that matter. Only complaint I may voice, is that the whole breakdown of the bosses is not needed, it is a REVIEW after all. Other than that, great stuff and you earned yourself another subscriber today.

21:15 Man you’re the 1000th person I’ve heard say this, but the “Shock” damage that the door guardian deals isn’t electricity, it’s referring to the impact of his attacks. The same way your phone case is “Shock Resistant” doesn’t mean your phone is electricity proof. Him being big af is the reason he deals shock damage. Amazing video by the way 🙏

Real great job on the vid man! Happy to sub to you!

Lies of P has been my favorite game this year. More than the new final fantasy and more than the new Zelda game - and I love those franchises! This was a masterpiece! But bloodborne and sekiro are my fav souls game so makes sense.

GOTY in my book. I didn't play the demo. Didn't even hear about the game until it was a week before release. I just saw the cover and the name and thought it looked nice and interesting. Now, I'm about to platinum the game. 👍

I love seeing all these smaller youtubers really coming to center field because this game is popping off. I'm on my third play through to get a platinum. Great video by the way

Subbed. Great content man, keep this up and your channel will skyrocket.

I think the dodge mechanics were actually held back at the start so players would HAVE to learn the absolute basics of perfect guarding

Haven’t played this, but the video really made me want to! This would be my first Soulslike game ever. Excellent video, you’re gonna be famous one day with vids like this.

The game opens the door to a lot of ideas, i didn't see any video about story whatsoever, so following the story while playing, and then when we hear the audio from the king of puppets, i was shocked, i had the idea of who was the one behind the whole frenzy, but I didn't expect what the plan of the king was, it was truly amazing, great boss fight, i am underleveled now so I'm stuck in laxasia, got to farm and get some levels to be able to beat her

You think you had it bad with delayed moves? Imagine how all those puppets you slaughtered with charge attacks felt.

This just became my favorite review of this game!

After playing through the game a handful of times now the delayed attacks don’t really bother me anymore now that i’ve learned the parry timings, but it can be very frustrating when you’re learning the bosses. The only ones I still find a bit annoying is swamp monster phase 1 slam attacks, jesus they are way too delayed. The bosses in general are pretty solid and there’s a handful of them that are really good. The combat itself is also really satisfying which goes a long way in making this game so good. Nameless Puppet is an amazing boss, I haven’t gotten satisfaction in a boss fight like that since Sekiro. Normally I hate delayed attacks but I don’t mind them against Laxasia. Once you kinda learn the tempo you can parry her attacks easily and some of the delayed attacks are so slow you can literally just run away and don’t need to worry about timing a dodge or deflect. I still really like the first phase but the second phase was too stressful for me for a while. Simon Manus is garbage though

How do you only have 90 subs we gotta fix that

Alright Ziti this my first vid of yours and I fuck with you. Subbed and excited for more 🤙🏽

Neat. I'm appreciating hearing others folks' opinions on it. I went in not quite sure how I'd feel about it, came out absolutely adoring it. It is up with Sekiro and Elden Ring as one of my top 3 fav Soulslikes, dethroning og Dark Souls and possibly even beating Sekiro due to its many smart changes that help embrace some variety in builds. But I also liked a lot of the bosses you didn't (though Puppet King was overall my fav, as well) and didn't have a lot of the issues you ran into? After practicing against bosses I was usually able to beat their entire first phase without taking much or any permanent damage. Just a matter of taste, I suppose, re: the boss patterns/etc. and I can appreciate that it's a bit too difficult to play on the fly, I suppose I'm just used to grinding out these kinds of bosses. The main thing I didn't expect going in was that this was more like Sekiro than Bloodborne, which turned out to be a pleasant surprise as I really liked Sekiro's tighter, more focused gameplay.

Whenever i think back to this game all i can think of is one the black rabbits saying "so this is geppettos puppet".

For context its actually Round8 developed it Neowiz is the publisher. All great win

You remind me of the act man, huge compliment haha

‘Lies of The Seven Dwarves’ would be DOPE

I was extremely impressed by Lies of P, and I would also give it 9/10, but… I’ve been a Souls fanatic since 2013, putting hundreds of hours into them. Elden Ring took me 130 hours to platinum, and I still wanted more. In fact I’m having a blast with the DLC. But I could not wait for Lies of P to be over after just 30 hours. It really overstayed its welcome for me, especially with the last couple areas. I didn’t even know/care about the last boss because I was just done. Every time I thought I was at the end, it just kept going on and on, and like you pointed out, the bosses were getting slightly worse after King of Puppets. The issues you mentioned about the combat started to really frustrate me, and in general the game didn’t have as much variety in level design and weapons as From games, and it didn’t reward you quite as well for exploring. I still agree with everything you said, and I’m super excited for a potential Oz game and for From to finally have a decent competitor, but man I felt like I was stuck in endless chalice dungeons for a minute.

Glad you share the same opinion. Hotel Krat is my favorite hub

6:14 Best explanation ever. Like if it ain't broke, don't fix it; just add a little bit more 🙃 Simples.

The real Alidoro was also an Alchemist that didn't agree with what they were doing and left the org. He blew the whistle to the reporter Medoro to expose the machinations of the Alchemists but his reports were quashed by the rulers of Krat.

I feel like the decision to lock critical movement abilities behind upgrades and skills may have been to mirror the clunky and janky movements of the puppet enemies, but as you become more human, your movements become more akin to the stalkers. Not saying it was necessarily the best choice, but if that is the case then i can see where their heads were at.

Thank you very much for making such a great in depth review. Loved this game already have completed 2 play throughs. More studios should make titles like this.

If you’re a big fan of FromSoft, you owe it to yourself to play this game. It’s not a Souls-like, it IS a Souls game. Also, has better music than Souls (I said it!)

actually, Lies of P is based on the Original Novel and believe it or not, is in theme very very faithful to it. The Disney adaptation had very little to do with the original work cause pinocchio is a grimdark tale

I played Technique + Advance 40+30 and it was well balanced and fair as well. I felt after my playthrough that an Advance focused character with balanced Mot/Tech would be a great 2nd playthrough.

I agree with everything except the issues with having to unlock dodge rolling and having no poise. Yes, there is no poise but the parrying is so satisfying and, honestly, better than sekiro to me. Sekiro has this bizarre delay from button input to action on screen that Lies of P doesn't, making it feel instantaneous from attack to block. It's like Fromsoft brought over the artificial difficulty of the delayed dodge rolling from Dark Souls and put it on Sekiro's parrying but that simply isn't here and it makes up the poise issue for me by making your defense feel more impenetrable. And, as for the no dodge roll at the start argument, it's also true, but you just made it sound so much more complicated and absurd than it actually is. You wouldn't think using a rock as a tool is amazing, but a monkey would. Puppets aren't human. They are still learning. Kind of felt like I was watching someone point and laugh at a mentally handicapped person at that section of the video, and the person wasn't even a person but a monkey. Overall, though, good video will definitely be shared with friends. And the Ergo depleting feels soulslike but also different enough to be it's own thing. Recovering a pulse cell with each hit on an enemy to keep your run going is nice too.

Great video! Lies of P would certainly win “Soulslike of the year”

The thing I like the most about the game is the weapon system. Choosing your favorite handle moveset and then being able to swap the blade is so much fun, and often times when I'm stuck on a boss and die a dozen times I switch weapons and magically kill it then.

Motivity users don't want technique users to know about the Bonesaw blade and the Dancer Greatsword handle.

dodge is unlockable because you're supposed to parry

Quality video bro

I mean, no one would believe this game is a FromSoft launch. It actually ran properly on launch on PC and could exceed a 60 FPS cap.

The moment with the clone wars scene😍😍😍

Subscribed. I have been trying to tell my buddies that love souls games to play this. Sadly to no avail. I am obsessed with it and it made me finish it, then immediately start a new game plus playthrough. Brings me back to Dark Souls 1 and so many more great souls games. But they mastered it in there 1st try. The second game can only be a certified banger once again. And on Gamepass??!? A freaking steal. Im back on Elden Ring now because it has inspired me to reeally play souls games again

i never really found a problem with the combat except for swinging any weapon, after swinging a weapon your character stays there for around 8 business days

great video, but 720p? are those ps a lie?

11:16 So It wasn't just me having this thing to circle around him or any humanoid puppets as a matter of fact

My personal GOTY. Which is a lot said this year.

personally i think why they lock ability to dodge behind skill point is simply because they want the game to be harder. it's obvious that the game made with such care from the people who obviously love soulslike and not just some employee that's tryna imititate it. it's like the embodiment of i made what i like the most so others can enjoy it too. tho these probably a hardcore players that they forced us to unlock dodging just to be more easier my second guess is that they wanna troll a bit and decided the locking dodge ability is the key edit : also about geppeto plan, if you think REALLY CLOSELY, from the very first start. for a puppet who he made to be or resembled his son, he sure is made P a lil too strong isn't he? like what kind of puppet who can immediately know how to fight and wield every weapon IF THE CREATOR DIDN'T PROGRAMMED IT LIKE THAT?!? it's like silly little theory i made when the demo first came out, until i saw the ending myself

It would be cool to make a coop for this game, the other player being the spectre but with the weapons they were using in their own game

I really dont get the problem with delayed attacks. You just have to learn the timing like with any other attack? Not once did theh bother me throughout the whole game, the animations are very readable and make u understand the timing.

Commenting to help the algorithm because you deserve it for this video. Love this game

They omitted dodge so you’d learn to perfect guard early

Great review! If there's another thing Lies of P's story has that is similar to FromSoftware's games is depth. The Soulsborne games have iterations of references to real-world, archetypal stories that are *really* good and takes references from things such as alchemy, the occult, and other such things. Lies of P does this as well. It iterates stories and concepts from Gnosticism (Monad, Valentinus, Sophia, etc), alchemy (the Alchemists and their symbology, the last area: Below the Abyss, Giangio's real identity, etc), other literature (The Picture of Dorian Grey, Wizard of Oz), and even anime (Ergo Proxy). The thought put into their story is *phenomenal* and is, I think, a great nod to FromSoftware's style of storytelling. Also, because I happen to really like it, the mechanic of being able to regain a Pulse Cell Charge after it's been Discharged is such a fantastic mechanic. The fact it is a reward for playing well enough to earn another healing charge is such a cool thing to have especially in a tough fight like against a Boss. You happen to get wrecked enough that you use all your heals but because you happen to fight well enough after the game rewards you with a heal in order to see if you can finish and succeed in your comeback. And if it does help you win? It feels *amazing*.

Im not sure about this, but do the costumes have an effect? I skipped the fight with the Hound because she believed me to be human. I dont know if that was from lying or my mask I was wearing, but when I was exploring later on she attacked me when I returned unmasked.

I gotta correct you on one point. This game isn't steampunk. It's clockwork. Big difference.

23:19 I would honestly disagree on that. Lies of P leans heavy into the parrying. The final boss should really test the player on the game’s mechanics so for the final boss to have a move set that allows him to close the distance really easily and force you to parry feels very fitting to me.

Damn man great video so far…I can’t finish it yet, but when i finish Lies of P I’ll be back!!

Lmfaooo loved the clever use of that South Park clip. Subbed!

09:40 you dont *only* have to do charged heavies, some fable arts can break posture too, and dont forget that shot puts also break the posture! this is a pro tipp that i learned too late sadly but its really neat if you are in a bad spot!

Very well-made video. Good review.

…this is the one thing where I’m at a loss with some players or even many of this game. Yeah, most lies lifted my humanity. But I *swear* : no BS (on my 2nd playthrough as well so, no it wasn’t my imagination or something I just was mistaken about) There were a few (think it’s just 2) instances where telling the truth…WAS the way to get more humanity. On both playthroughs, especially my second where I paid attention more-yep, told a truth, cause it absolutely was more “humane” And the “ergo is whispering” display def showed up. & I was able to get The Golden Lie weapon (so badass) on NG & NG+ before Simon Big part due to listening to the records (he is so spot on w/this-the music in this masterclass game made my jaw drop) but-yep Won’t say which instances cause “spoilers” but, anyone asks-I’ll tell ya which truths were the “humane” decision, at least for me Patch? Bug? I’ve still misunderstood something (there is “your springs are reacting” vs “you hear the ergo whispering”…& then there’s “your heart is pounding”-but that 3rd one we all know, yeah that was the game’s “right decision” So-um… Anyway, absolutely awesome review. Not just cause I agree (I loved the boss fights personally, so that isn’t it)-but articulated, well thought out, reasonable & fair And to be fair? This game-ESPECIALLY their 1st swing?????? Flawed Masterpiece-easily *My* only complaint? MORE please?! Too quick. No that it’s “short”-there’s enough. But man, MORE I love PvP too, but a PvE game is absolutely cool too. I mean, I loved all SoulsBorne games as PvE before I got into PvP as anyway so-not a huge deal.

I just killed the Nameless Puppet earlier tonight. I then started my NG+ run. I plan on getting all the achievements. This game is SO good!