Lies of P as my first game?

[KIRA]

For one reason or another, I have never been able to play any game from FromSoftware or any other souls-like game.

But I am really interested in this particular one, do you think it is a good first choice for a newbie to souls-like games?

[Frank Morgan]

Either this or Elden Ring. Elden ring has much more content than Lies of P. But this is exactly the reason I would recommend Lies of P as first souls like. Hard to get lost, easy to learn

[Ryo D. Wolfwood]

Is a great start friend welcome to souls team

[Drunk_Geralt]

The game is amazing. You will enjoy it.

[ArmedTerror]

This is my favorite souls-like, and the boss fights in the first part of the game are a good introductory point to souls-like boss fights. You WILL end up hitting a wall though after the first 3/4 major boss fights though. I would have considered myself an intermediate souls-like player and I hit a HARD wall on a certain boss fight, and that's when the game gets truly difficult. My advice to you is to really try to learn all the game mechanics as much as possible and get to know your weapons and tools like they are a part of you. Don't brute force your way through stuff and take your time to learn. You will have fun, but it will be tough. That's where half the fun comes in though, getting better and learning the game mechanics so you can dish out some truly spectacular ass-kicking. I would consider Elden Ring an "easier" starting point personally, but just like this game there is a skill wall at a certain point. This is hands-down my favorite souls-like game though. I would highly recommend it. It has a great setting and story.

[Sorius]

My personal favourite of this genre. I loved the atmosphere and the alternative Pinocchio story. Not the easiest soulslike but everyone starts somewhere. I've seen complete beginners play through it so I can recommend it.

[Emiya Chloe]

Lies of P was my first soulslike and one of the first games I've played in decade. I've started it in about 1.5 months ago, still didn't beat it atl all, just yesterday succeed the Lataxia.
And for now is my favourite game ever.
Yes, it's hard and tough.
First time you will feel it boring and repetitive, cause each ordinary enemy will kill you instantly and yo'll have to start all over from the saving point. But the more you play - the more desire you'll get. Once you managed few bosses, you will understand, that you can figure out everything!
Another one thing why I fond of this game it's because it's not a fu**ing openworld like Elden Ring. I don't like, I hate openworld games and I am more into linear stories like Lies of P, so, if you're the one as me - you will definitely love Lies of P . First chapters will feel extremely hard, but later you'll understand the core of the game. So, yes, this game is absolutely worth to try. Even if you'll lose and decide to drop it - it's still worth expirience and money.

[sgrey]

I think this is a good first game. The first playthrough is on the easier side and it's overall quite friendly to new players. Friendlier than other games in similar genre. I would recommend it.

[Dipper]

This is my first souls-like too. It's been great so far and I feel like it has opened and eased me into this genre. I'm way more interested in trying other games now too.

Obviously, there will be moments where you'll struggle, but persistence really pays off here. Just enjoy the game and the story, and give yourself some breaks every now and then, if you are struggling. Coming back after a few hours or a day, clear-minded, does wonders to fighting off tough bosses, lol.

[Deamo]

Iv actually recommended this to many players that have never played a souls like games. I do find it be one of the easier ones.

[C-zom]

I'd actually say it's quite good for a first choice. Level design is close to the chest and not too sprawling. The levels all feel like "dungeons" in Souls games, but they aren't too big. Finding all the collectibles and hidden items is much less elaborate than, say, Dark Souls 3. Same principles (Try opposite directions first, always look up, check around corners, etc.)

Parrying is going to feel tough, but certain weapons make it a breeze (Dragon Sword or Glaive) and you can level up your main skill tree to get enough healing to just purely block or dodge.

It's a solid game. Truth be told, I genuinely didn't like the story, writing, or translation issues on both written text and the voice acting. But that is a subjective opinion, a lot of people dig the narrative. I thought it was sloppily written and acted.

[gungadin22000]

Honestly, I wonder if the original remastered DS1 or Elden Ring wouldn't be better entry points to the genre. LoP has MUCH better combat than either game, but it's also an almost entirely linear corridor from start to finish.

ER and DS offer more exploration and better level design, which in my book is a staple of the soulslike subgenre.

[Seraphim33]

I bought the game on sale in January (22/23 IIRC). As someone who had given up on soulslikes about two years ago, I decided to give it a shot, and platinum'd it quite recently. It was an absolute blast! The story, the music, the presentation, the combat, it's all near perfect. But you must abide by the "don't go hollow" DS philosophy if you're going to beat it. No matter how many times you fail to a boss, you have to get back there and try, try, try again, then learn and adapt, then... try again some more until you get the sucker.

I will also say that Lies of P provides you with a lot more options, both offensive and defensive, and lots of ways to cheese the enemies (including the options) if you decide to do so, either with throwables or upgraded weapons - something that you very rarely get to do in say, Sekiro. For me, Lies of P is a very good beginner's introduction to the genre, you don't dread dying as much and losing EXP as you do in Sekiro, it doesn't punish you as much as the latter. You also get to re-track the path to boss battles in a smaller amount of time, as compared to other soulslikes that put the boss encounter spot far away from your recent save point. Of course, Lies of P is a great homage to FromSoftware's gameography, and should you ever decide to play those og games, you will come to greatly appreciate how much flattery has went into the heartfelt imitatation that is the story of P, down to the smallest details, but also introducing its own novel elements into the mix.

[richv68]

This is my first souls-like game. I just picked up recently and I'm loving it. I was a bit iffy into jumping to this genre as it sounded way too hard, but so far I'm having a good time. I've died a couple of times, mostly learning the mechanics, but unlike other game genres, here you only lose your "souls" (Ergo i think it's called here; basically your in-game coin for upgrades, etc), so you retrace your way from the last re-spawn point and recover the dropped Ergo (or less and less of it if you die again, but by doing so you learn how to address the challenges). So it hasn't been anywhere as frustrating as i expected so far. Get it on sale (often gets near 40 or 50% discount); it's what I did, in case i regretted it, or set a 1.5 hour timer and refund. Within 1.5 hours you'll get a good idea what these games are about and if you're cut for it. Cheers.

[manfrey]

Yes but also make a point to play Dark Souls or Demon's Souls when you're done

[gungadin22000]

After playing Nioh 2.