---{Gameplay}---
☐ Bland and mundane
☐ Mildly technical
☑ Technical and engaging
☐ Above and beyond

---{Story}---
☐ No Story
☑ Rich lore
☑ Engaging ties with the player
☑ Compelling Characters

---{Difficulty}---
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn, hard to master
☑ Moderate
☐ Difficult
☐ Difficult to learn, difficult to master

---{Game Time}---
☐ Short (1-10 Hours)
☑ Average (10 to 30 Hours)
☐ Long (30 to 50 Hours)
☐ Very Long (50+)

---{Replay Value}---
☐ No replay value
☐ Some
☑ High replay value
☐ Infinite replay value

---{Graphics}---
☐ Terrible
☐ Moderate
☑ Excellent
☐ Noteworthy

---{Sound Design}---
☐ Poor
☐ Average
☑ Excellent
☐ Innovative

---{Voice Acting (if any)}---
☐ Awful
☐ Decent
☑ Amazing
☐ Award worthy

---{PC Requirements}---
☐ Low
☑ Moderate
☐ High
☐ Demanding

---{Bugs}---
☑ None experienced
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Noticeable but manageable
☐ Game-breaking bugs (Completely unplayable)

---{For the Price}---
☑ Worth the price
☐ Get it on sale
☐ Not recommended

A Souls-borne game based on the story of Pinocchio, but that’s where all similarities end. A twisted take on lies, where instead of becoming our downfall, lies become our way of achieving humanity and protecting our companions. Compelling characters, easily digestible lore, and likable and evil characters alike. The main character P seeks to save the city of Krat from the mad puppets only to fall in a rabbit hole of an even greater evil.
Pros:
Smooth gameplay, fast combat and perfect blocking system is where action combat is streamlined together for the most satisfying gameplay experience.
Rechargeable pulse cell (heals) during combat, a nice way to reward the players who excel in combat and make use of the Perfect Parry system it has saved me many times during critical moments.
Custom weapon set-ups, high replay value, humanity system, sound design, P-Organ system.
Cons:
Camera issues in critical moments: This was infuriating at times, when you are cornered by a large enemy and the camera shrinking into itself making combat near impossible and you end up in a stun lock and are unable to escape.
Stats have a significant efficiency drop-off after a specific level which makes leveling useless after a certain point. Maxing all stats at 100 will be not much different from 50s across the board.
TLDR:
Despite some issues I had during my experience they were significantly next to nothing compared to all the positives. I normally don’t go out of my way to plat a game but this game is different and heading into NG+ ill be finishing the last few achievements. All in all, this game is amazing and having played DSIII, I’ll say this with confidence: Lies of P is the best non-From Soft game ever. Highly recommended, even at full price, it’s worth every damn penny.

Overall rating: 9.4/10