Should I buy for summer sale?

[Cupcake]

Title. Importantly, I've already played the game on game pass. I beat it three times and I absolutely love the game so I want to play the DLC when it comes out.

Not planning to renew my gamepass subscription because I realized I much prefer owning my games. (at least to the extent that applies to steam) Is it likely that I'll get a better deal by buying now and waiting until the DLC comes out?

[Octopuses]

Technically, about a year after the DLC release would be the best deal since they will probably have a bundle on sale but that is a long time.

[Dimitri]

For sure, great game i played all Dark souls, Demon´s souls and Bloodborne but Lie´s of P is my favourite. Had great story.

[Jackson]

Originally posted by 18 cm:

For sure, great game i played all Dark souls, Demon´s souls and Bloodborne but Lie´s of P is my favourite. Had great story.

This comment intrigued me. What about it made it your favorite?

[Cupcake]

Originally posted by 18 cm:

For sure, great game i played all Dark souls, Demon´s souls and Bloodborne but Lie´s of P is my favourite. Had great story.

I've only played DS3 and Elden Ring but Lies of P was my favorite of those. I really like the combat system. I think just having perfect block as a more skillful and rewarding option than only dodging by itself makes it more interesting. Also a bit of quality of life stuff compared to souls games that makes the game feel better, like respawns right outside of boss rooms and easier respecing along with a lot of other stuff.

I ended up buying it on steam. Can't wait for the DLC and eventual sequel.

[Sgt.JESUS]

Originally posted by Jackson:

This comment intrigued me. What about it made it your favorite?

Well dark souls games tend to have those japanese type of stories, all twisted and hard to discern, maybe lies of p with a western type "on your face" explanation story is more of his thing, mine too.
I mean if you need a youtube channel of info on the game story that is obscure as they come hehehe.
Oh and OP its worthy, game is great, but it takes a little to get used to all the gimmicks and some enemies are worse than bosses sometimes hehehe.

[Jackson]

Well hey, if nothing else, I will likely buy during this sale haha. Thanks for the replies.

[kome360]

Originally posted by 18 cm:

For sure, great game i played all Dark souls, Demon´s souls and Bloodborne but Lie´s of P is my favourite. Had great story.

I think the story is where this game falters the most. The writing is something you'd expect from a teenager who has only watched two anime series their entire life.
But in general, the combat feels superior to that of Bloodborne. The one downside is that there aren't enough guns (you get one grenade launcher and three elemental sprayers). But hey, maybe the DLC will fix that.

[Shmider]

Originally posted by kome360:

Originally posted by 18 cm:

For sure, great game i played all Dark souls, Demon´s souls and Bloodborne but Lie´s of P is my favourite. Had great story.

I think the story is where this game falters the most. The writing is something you'd expect from a teenager who has only watched two anime series their entire life.
But in general, the combat feels superior to that of Bloodborne. The one downside is that there aren't enough guns (you get one grenade launcher and three elemental sprayers). But hey, maybe the DLC will fix that.

I second this. It takes bloodbornes flavor of darksouls and iterates on it. It adds a bit of sekiro with the perfect guards and it has systems in place to encourage you to not play it too safe. Regaining HP lost from guarding and getting one flask back after landing enough attacks, for example.

[TravMan]

I did and I love it. Wish I had played sooner tbh.

[Jackson]

Unsure if this is worth knowing, but I did end up buying the game and the core combat seemed fun. I liked the timed blocks. I unfortunately kept running into technical issues which had me refund it though. If they ever release a patch to address that issue, i'm back in.