Lies of P Has Ruined Dark Souls For Me 

"My dislike of Dark Souls 3" And here it is ladies and gentlemen, the reason we don't need to watch the video any further! Thank you all for coming, it was a nice 4 minutes, but now I must leave and block this channel, so that this garbage does not show up in my feed anymore.

One of my favorite things about the game that didn't get mentioned is how defensive parts are separate from the costumes, so you can be as drippy as you want and still have whatever defenses you want for ur build

This game is wonderful in every aspect but one thing I don't see many people talking about is the soundtrack. The soundtrack is insane. I remember being so dissapointed when I got a record from completing a quest and then I took it back to the hotel and figured "why not see what this record is like" And then I turned on the collectable masterpiece known as Feel and just sat there for like 10 minutes listening to it on repeat.

I almost never replay games, once I'm done I typically move on to the next one. After I finished Lies of P I immediately started playing NG+ to refight the bosses and unlock the alternative endings this game is an absolute gem.

Bonfires being next to bosses is BY FAR the biggest upgrade Lies of P and Elden Ring made. I can't go back to any Souls game where I have to run through a goddamn obstacle course to get to a boss.

no words on the fact that blocks can also break the enemy weapons? This is another thing that add one more level to the fights

As I've gotten older and have less time to play games, I really hate games that have a lot of backtracking and having to remember to go back for items ,quests ,chests and doors that you couldn't unlock before. So I really loved that feature where it reminds you of who to speak to or which quest can be completed. Made the game so much more enjoyable and less overwhelming for me.

I loved the mechanic that when your healing is gone you can fight to always get back to one heal. Saved me many times.

Forget everything else. The MUSIC IN THIS GAME OML! It is so beyond good and packed full of emotions that work perfectly with the world it's set in. 9/10 game.

Just finished LoP and I cannot stop recommending it to friends of mine. What a great game! Absolutely stoked for whatever this team puts out next.

The interchangeable handles/blades really got me interested. Thanks for a thorough review! I have fallen in love with Souls like games recently and I am adding this to my list of games to play.

Great video man!! Glad to see small creators do such amazing content.

Afm Lies of P is the first soulslike that reached an actual level of the originals. For me it's even better than some of the From software projects. I hope games like Lies of P will make From Software themselves to become better.

I finished the game last night and god damn it was a FANTASTIC game. I got so invested in the story, parrying has never felt so satisfying, combining weapons is such a great feature and the fact that you can change the scaling with the cranks is HUGE! It gives you an incentive to use whatever blade you want. The boss fights were awesome (except *cough*Simon*cough*), the Brotherhood fight was finally a gank fight DONE RIGHT. This is definitely my favourite game this year.

You, sir, have made me want to replay this game from the start and try a new build- after I’ve already platinumed this game, beat NG+++ and put over 115 hours into the game.

Brother the record “Feel” that you get in the begging is in my top 3 fav songs right now.

I had some expectations for Lies of P to be a good game, you know, hoping for a decent Souls-like experience I could enjoy. It turned out to be an absolutely incredible and fantastic journey. I can't wait to see what the developers come up with next.

It feels so bad that such a great game wasnt even nominated for game of the year. I know that doesnt make a difference but I wanted more people to know about this game

the ending song was the cherry on top of this video great video man!! really hope one day im looking at game reviews in the future and stubble across you again

On my second play through now. In my experience, what works for LOP is the fact that, you are actually encouraged to use all your defensive options. As in, the game implies to you that parrying is important, but actually, the game is so much easier if you use all 4 defensive options. Those being “Parrying”, “Dodging”, “Blocking”, and “Run the fuck away”. Blocking looks weak at first, but the more you play, the more you will realize “wait I don’t have to parry the whole combo, I can just block it and rally back my health”. And for fury attacks, you don’t have to learn how to parry all of them, some are just much easier to dodge outside the hitbox instead. As a result, “optimal play” for different player and playstyles can vary a lot, and it doesn’t feel like there is a single “correct” playstyle like Sekiro.

I swear there’s a secret game analysis video essay college out there cause these insightful talented entertaining channels just keep popping up out of nowhere

20:08 so this is basically the Monster Hunter sharpness mechanic, which is the only durability mechanic that makes sense. It adds another layer of rhythm by getting the player to think about when they can withdraw and sharpen safely. Put another way: if strikes and dodges are the quarter and eighth notes of this rhythm game, sharpening is the rest note you have to work into the beat.

one thing i noticed when i started lies of p and the parrying system, was how the attack patterns for most if not all of the bosses is that their attack patterns are so fast that it once again it forces the aggressive gameplay that the devs want

This has been one of the video games where I gave myself the opportunity to get to know this genre and the truth is that I was captured by this game. Its design never pleased me with this genre but now I enjoy it more and it gives me the opportunity to try other games like from software

its not just pretty good, its game of the year for me.

Finally someone who shares the love this game deserves

Can someone please tell me what the song is around 10:00? I checked the OST and couldn't find it.

Aside from your Dark Souls 3 take (not sure what's going on there), I agree with everything in this video. Your parrying vs dodging explanation is brilliant and really eye opening when you think about what makes a game like this more engaging. Really shows how important and influential the introduction of the mechanics in Sekiro were to the genre. I just got this game a couple days ago, but I'm about 6 hours in and completely hooked. There have always been moments in fromsoftware games where I'll think to myself "I'm not a fan of this boss/area," but so far I haven't had any of those thoughts with this game, but rather every new boss or area I come across I love even more than the last one. This is easily my game of the year, and great effort with the video.

Just finished my ng+ run of lies of p It is now in my top 3 favorite souls games of all time And honestly i would rank it next sekiro and ds3 in the highest tier of souls games Lies of p is the first souls game that got me invested 100% into the story which was just amazing, the bosses (although for me personally not as good as ds3 and sekiro bosses) are absolutely amazing but may suffer from some minor design flaws The soundtrack is masterful and the environement is just on a whole other level and the combat/weapon system are the best ones we've seen yet in a souls, Even with the minor flaws this game has i would easily give it a 10 This game hasnt ruined souls for me because i still think ds3 has the best bosses and ost and sekiro has the best combat system in any game period But lies of p easily ranks next to these two to games This video is amazing btw im subbing

I re-beat dark souls 3 and lies of p in close proximity to each other and while i wouldnt say lies of p has exceeded from soft, i think it absolutely deserves to sit next to from's games as the top of the genre. Immaculately made and so beautifully well thought out. Absolutely nail3d whatbit set out to do and is very consistent throughout. I do think the last 2 bosses were a little too easy though

Lies Of P is all I Wanted in a Souls Game. PERFECT... A Game where I don't need to Google whatever, it's all there. You just need to play it...

I loved your video and subbed!🤩If the studio keeps making souls like based off of fairy tales with dark twists, I'm sold, especially if the story continues with the Wizard of Oz.

Lies of P is one of the most fantastic games I’ve ever played. It’s been years since I’ve actually looked forward to sitting down and playing a game like I did with Lies of P

When you showed those reviews I just thought "damn, gamers deserve nothing" LMAO

This is my first experience in souls like games and i can honestly say this is one of the best games i have ever played. Story is good, combat feels fluid, graphics are amazing, athmosphere is great, well optimized. If you have a pc definetly buy gamepass just for this game! I just started my 2nd playthrough and Been loving it. Note the game gets a lot harder on 2nd playthrough

You put everything I feel about this game into words, thank you. I'm glad it's not just me that felt this way about Lies of P. My expectations for any future souls like game have shifted because of this game. I don't think anything will come close to how good this was for a long time. Looking forward to see what you think of the future lies of P DLC coming out in the future.

I think you're mistaking something about Dark Souls' combat: it's _supposed_ to be focused on the enemies over the player. It's a game where you have to always be on the look out for opportunities to attack bosses and attack them then rather than on your own terms (unless your build facilitates that). Dark Souls is a game where bosses tell the player, "Die", as they bounce around the battlefield and hit you with everything they have, and the player's response is, "No, I don't think I will". You don't beat bosses, they try to beat you and, after taking the beating, you say, "Is that all you've got?", before walloping them. If you like Lies of P's combat over Dark Souls', that's okay, but what the two games' combat try to achieve are entirely different. They're different in the same way that Dark Souls and Bloodborne combat is different: one is slow and methodical, where you have to balance defense and offence, while the other is aggressive, where your offence is also your defense.

Not beating elden ring is crazy tbh edit: never mind you’re just a contrarian

Absolutely magnificent video. You blew my mind with your theory about aggressiveness in parry, I realized I lean forward when I try to parry lol. Also beautiful finish. Keep it up like that, and Lies of P goty.

Fantastic video! I'm glad to hear someone echo so many of my thoughts formed while and after playing it completely blind. I'm baffled by the negative response and can't wait to receive some of it myself when I finally put out my video on the souls games too

I disagree that you need to learn to parry to beat Lies of P. I beat the game and every boss in the game without ever learning to parry. I relied almost entirely on dodging and sprinting around to avoid attacks.

There is something that every single developer overlooks while designing... The weight of the characters and the rythm used in walking animation, that can convey the power of the build but it always lacks

All Souls likes are janky? Yet all Soulsborne games are janky.

who knew making your game more fun than frustrating would be a winning strat

One of the things that Lies of P does so well is original music. This is so evident in the records you can collect. You don't have to listen to them but if you do you are not only rewarded with character progression but the music itself is so damn good that even those moments feel just as satisfying as the combat. In fact I love that you have to go back to the Hotel to play them. In those moments I find myself reflecting on my progress thus far and begin to get excited for as to what comes next.

As someone who has never played lies of P, I agree.

awesome video bro, your GASPs out of nowhere jump scared me a couple times LOL

I was just delighted to have a Dark Souls experience with a coherent storyline. I find dying repeatedly less frustrating when I know what the f*ck I am trying to achieve. :D

I was going to comment about my experience with Lies of P (of which was good), but I think the more important thing to comment is just how happy it makes me to hear you just gush and genuinely loving a game so much. Just an such enjoyable video.

I haven’t had such a visceral, in-love reaction to a game since my first playthrough of ER. I freaking LOVE this game and can’t wait to see what else this studio has in store for us

My favorite part about lies of p is the fact it always lets you stay in the fight when you're low on heals or have none. In other souls games there's been so many times where Im just like "welp I've lost now" and that's pretty much gone now. It allows us to be decently aggressive instead of running away doing one hit when we're low on everything.

does sneeg have a cracked version of infernal origins? why can he place blocks during boss battles?

I really love this game. I played through it 3 times to get the 100% on steam. It is great to see that some competion emerges in this monopolized by Fromsoftware sub genre.(Dont take it wrong I am in awe of their games everytime I play them) I hope that more studios will emerge with more brave ideas that will push the genre into an even brighter future.

Started playing soulslikes in my 40s, so i think that helps me be more open to new games. I cut my teeth on elden ring, bloodborne and sekiro. I played them at about the same time. Beating sekiro felt amazing, learning to play the game as intended and actually doing it felt amazing.

"If you like Sekiro, Bloodborne and Dark Souls 2..." Ooooh, so close. Not a huge Sekiro fan.

Another method of avoiding enemy attacks that gives even MORE options to the player is that most enemies in Lies of P have a pretty short reach, and therefore, simply running away or dancing around them is often pretty effective - even against most fury attacks! I definitely relied on that fact before I knew the attack timings. Elden Ring is equally dear to my heart, but it was kind of refreshing when Lies of P tended to pit me against bosses smaller than buildings, whose attacks didn't sweep the entire arena.

the amount of time the potion regen come clutch on a boss fight in this game is actually wtf

I cried when i saw Sophia sitting the bird cage. This story hurts my soul. So well thought out.

Dude, this is scary but I agree with you on every sentence you spoke throughout the 40+ minutes of video!

I remember when the game director released only two images for the dlc. And the official lies of p lore channel were talking for hours

Lies of p is my game of the year so far! Outstanding fun game . They nailed it . Hit a home run.

You definitely haven't understood the system Nioh has in place properly and this is the issue i see most fromsoft players have with the game. You don't need to sit in the menu and meticulously go through each gear piece as you are progressing. There are levels and rarities and simple damage numbers which exist in every game of this type, while also having 2 main stats to look into being weight and toughness stuff that exists in all of these types of games. Additional effects are simply that additional effects you can search and look at what they are but while u progress through the game you do not need that. These buffs give you some of the most extensive build variety of any action combat game out there in the end game. You get your loot and build whatever you want, that's the endgame of nioh. What Dark souls games force you into for the most part is sticking with 1 weapon due to the lack of upgrade material, this is incredibly limiting in terms of build and doesn't allow experimentation on the part of the player and is there to create a fake sense of replay value in these games, meanwhile in nioh you can pick up whatever gear piece, build and weapon you want you can experiment so incredibly much with it that it's simply incredible. Nioh has a bunch of other flaws, i.e the enemy balancing and some level design elements. Nioh 2 fixes every issue and improves the game 1000 fold and is the ultimate game of this genre and has yet to be dethroned. Highly recommend it to everyone who hasn't tried it

Thanks for the good content my dude. This is a really well done video.

Wow!! This is a great video and it explains the game mechanics so well. I am new to the souls games but Lies of P has peaked my interested into the genre. Thanks!!

I stumbled across this video on complete chance and it’s beautiful to see someone who shares the same love for this game. I never played any souls game besides Elden ring and started sekiro and because of this parry system it has pushed me to excel at sekiro. Also, the ending had the best heart warming moment with the Facination (Golden). Best song on the OST

After only playing Elden Ring before Lies of P, it has instantly been skyrocketed to one of my top games of all time.

It's like the old motto says: git gud

I kind fo want a Souls like that feel like Ninja Gaiden 2, DmC (2013), Bayonetta, Azura's Wrath. Fast-paced, kinetic, huge spectacle set pieces, metal as fuck.

Cannot wait for the DLC, I hope it’s not as linear and same with the sequel. I’d like to see more customization options also, like being able to choose what coat, shirt, and pants you can wear instead of just one big outfit. Maybe dyes also

Tbh with you, I love this game so much. The aesthetic, the mechanics, the environmental storytelling, I loved how sad yet amazing this game feels. This game became my second favourite soul game ever right beside Sekiro. The only complaint I would say it has for me is the perfect parry window frame. But that may be just me still learning or being bad with my timing

This is a A+ video, how is it possible you are such a small channel? I was expecting to see at least 100-200k subscribers

That message at the beginning filled me with such glee, I already have LoP and I’m ready to play it… AFTER I finish everything I want to do in Bloodborne. But I get so excited to watch videos like these but am obviously scared of spoilers, seeing such a long and thorough video of lies of P, advertised as mostly spoiler free is really great.

Bro HOW haven't you beaten Elden Ring yet?! Get on it! Surely you can't have very much of your playthrough left

Lie of p look pretty good, I'll try it when it goes on sale. I'm more of a nioh 2 stan. The combat in that game makes me say, "Oh good heavens, im about to splurge." The crack addled switchglave bayblade combat is beautiful.

So im all the way up to the big muscled guy in lop does the story get any better? I ask because thus far i feel like ive been killing stuff for literally no reason after the big smelter moss guy

The game company Neowiz is also produced skul right and i thought it would be big at the demo times

I never touched Soulsborne games because I'm a sucker for a story. I don't like it when I have to watch 45 lore yt videos to explain to me the lore and story of the main characters or the world I'm in. I also hate the medieval setting, I never said those games are bad, just not for me. When I saw the LoP announcement vid I knew I'd get this game because it tapped all the right chords (at that time) for me. Setting, aesthetics, character/enemies design, atmosphere. When the demo dropped I played it for 8h, getting good at parrying and feeling so good when I got that satisfying *cling* sfx and the weapons of the enemies/bosses breaking. I grew to love all its characters, felt for the NPCs and the unnamed people of Krat, LOVED the battle even through NG+3. This game is GOTY for me and I feel so privileged to have played and appreciate it. Subbed. ETA: I must've spent 2h in-game just listening to the random accordion songs that are played through the city's windows. This game is oozing atmosphere and world story telling.

I feel the same but for Nioh 2. It's got a great gameplay loop with draining an enemy of stamina allowing you to go ham at them And the quality of life changes makes it feel so much better than the original fromsoft games

Nailed it. I'm an enormous "newcomer" fan of Fromsoft's work; I began with Elden Ring and have moved through other DS titles kind of in a "current whim" fashion. I almost missed out on the Lies masterpiece because I'm not a fan of Pinnochio in the traditional sense. What a horrifying mistake that would have been! Lies is captivating, smart, and impossible to put down, even when you feel like you will never learn the dance of a particular boss. Because then, you DO. And it is one of THE most rewarding experiences I've ever had. I'm currently half-way through NG+ and do not see myself putting this title down for awhile yet. You expressed exactly how I feel about this title: it's an emotional, challenging and impressive masterpiece. I'm SO excited and looking forward to the DLC and sequel. I hope they don't lose the spark of ingenuity they struck with Lies.

It takes me 2 to 3 days to get through anything in that game.. I can't even differentiate which ones are bosses anymore.

Fantastic video! Im curious to hear why you have DS2 so high on your list? That's wild to me, i thought it was such a rough experience and couldnt hold a candle to their other games

You really don't need to spend time in menus in Nioh, just pick up everything you see and between every few missions just sell it all or convert your stuff into materials. If you do happen to get a rarer piece of armor/weapon then it's worthwhile to check it immediately, but otherwise you can just skip the menu hell entirely, so it's not really that different from dark souls.

i know the guy at the top said hes clicking off at 4 minutes, but 2 minutes is enough fam, this guy put hollow knight as a soulslike im done with this shi

One of the best videos I have ever watched, the Song at the end was the chery on top!

This is the only game I tried to finish thrice. The weapon builds and stat builds are really really interesting for experimentation!

Truly an amazing game. Lies of P is my first real soulslike & it made me fall in love with the sub genre.

I played all Soulsborne games and….Lies of P is maybe The best of all for me. Combat, music, story, atmosphere….I just love it all❤️

what Are they doing With Samrai Warriors Bandai games Or Namco

The reason for me that lies of P is so good is that it takes the good from soulslike games and then adds its own elements and mechanics to improve upon it. The appeal of these games is the difficult enemies, realistic combat e.g. parry, side step, roll, block etc. and customisation of combat through weapons and abilities. A lot of studios get inconvenience/annoying/tedious mixed up with difficulty and thats what ruins some titles e.g. lords of the fallen. A game thats not a soulslike but takes these elements really well is god of war, some bosses in this game are close to the difficulty of the hardest souls bosses e.g. sigrun, god king etc

they can say everything they want about this game but this will be one of the best game I've played ever. I hope the makers of this game continues this franchise/formula.

One thing I never hear anyone talk about when they mention the guard recovery system, is it doesn’t just rally if you hit the enemy but you also rally when perfect guarding, turning a defensive mechanic into an offensive mechanic on top of causing the enemy to be groggy or break their weapon makes your options to rally more engaging in how you wanna regain health. And how you wanna be aggressive, be it damage or poise/weapon health

I finished Lies of P and it was hard but I loved it. Then I went to Lords of the fallen. And that made me realize how much of a quality game that P was. Neowiz pulled off something that can actually compete and I hope they expand on it with that Wizard of Oz ending. Maybe give us some good DLC's. Then another release with feedback from fans. I have high hope for this company.

Amazing game, NG++ for me was a breeze, I felt super powerful once I gathered all of the Quartz for upgrades. First 100 percent on Steam for me, and I love the visual cue when you have enough Ergo for a level too, simple but a welcome feature.

is there any other souls games like sekiro and lies of P? i love their mechanics

Saw your ranking of the games and just thought "yeah.... this dude is a different breed" lmaoooo

I'm ecstatic to see you finally blow up with this vid! Hugely well-deserved and you should be immensely proud! (Also, you convinced me to play Lies of P, haha.)

Liking DS2 and disliking i-frames is based, but I do disagree with your opinion on Nioh. Nioh doesn’t just have an interesting combat system, it’s a great combat system. It’s so much more than just the stances. It’s honestly my equivalent of how you see LoP, and I haven’t even played Nioh 2 yet. I don’t personally care that much about the loot system but you can easily just look at the loot after you’ve cleared the mission instead of during it. And chances are that 90% is going to be sold, offered to gain amrita, and disassembled anyway. And then another 9% will be used for things like Soul Matching, and the remaining 1% is what you’re actually going to be using.

Ok, I finished the video now. I am happy you are enjoying Lies of P, and I plan to experience it soon. I would suggest if you are up for it in the future, try out the souls games with out a shield, don't spam dodge and instead use dodges to move into an attack position. And Sekrio does have dodge/evade sidestep mechanic as well as the step off. I am surprised you said that it doesn't.

One thing I found out that I don’t think was conveyed, there are some red attacks you can Block. I thought all red attacks without exception would go tjrough any guard no matter how perfect. During green swamp monster though Apparently you can block the red charge attack at least. Makes me wonder what else can be blocked.

its actually so nice to see someone have same thoughts as me i personally like sekiro much but all of from software games has been defeated by lies of p by my side nice video btw liked it so much