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Lies of P Demo Surpasses a Million Downloads in Three Days
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Northeastmonk
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I’m on the fence. Either it’s for people who can’t wait for another Bloodborne or it’s people who just want to complain about From games. I might try it. Btw I loved Dark Souls III.
Buggy Loop
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I heard negative feedback. Tries to sell as a Bloodborne clone but is slow as fuck, it’s basically slower than even Dark souls and expects you to parry your way into fights but is nowhere near Sekiro in timing.
Will try on my own later but I doubt this game will score above 80
Will try on my own later but I doubt this game will score above 80
_Idea_of_Evil_
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My interest dissipated quickly after the first boss, and definitively when I got to the reskinned version of Darkbeast Paarl.
Phase
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Had that exact thought when I saw him. "Oh look, Paarl." Ultimately, I don't think this game does enough differently or well enough to interest me further.My interest dissipated quickly after the first boss, and definitively when I got to the reskinned version of Darkbeast Paarl.
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crazyjah2003
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Pushing P
BbMajor7th
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Yeah, it really doesn't feel right. I've been trying to get the vibe but the flow just isn't there. I don't know why it's so hard to get the most basic part correct. Every FromSoft imitation seems to miss the most important bit.
Outside of that, it's good, not great. The atmosphere never quite lands, the basic mobs are a push-over and the level design lacks any clever occlusion, so you're never really immersed. Leaves you feeling like you're going through the motions after half an hour.
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genesisblock
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So, it's not me that's having issues with the combat. Animation locked as you dodge is so ridiculous (is this game tying their input to frame-rate?). Their Fable skills are an interesting add-on to the souls formula but the opening's are too much. And that Fable handle parry.... What the fuck were they thinking with this? You need near perfect timing for this it's practically unusable. Ironically, it's a lot easier to pull of a perfect parry instead, which is bizarre.
That being said, the aesthetics are clearly top-class here. Definitely, one for the steampunk enthusiasts.
That being said, the aesthetics are clearly top-class here. Definitely, one for the steampunk enthusiasts.
NeverYouMind
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Sounds like a lot of you had your weight above 30% the whole time causing P to move slower. That is the only explanation for dodging feeling sluggish. Kind of wierd for me as I could dodge Scrapped Watchman with ease at 56% weight. Also, hilariously enough the perfect block could easily be used instead of dodging for truly heavy builds.
The world doesn't really open up until you exit Hotel Krat, which would likely take longer than half an hour. Did you perchance complement Northern Asylum, Things Betwixt, and Untended Graves for their clever design?
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Sidney Prescott
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I really enjoyed this Demo and it did a good job selling me on the game. I think it's the best feeling Soulslike I've played so far, the Bloodborne vibes were off the charts. I especially like the world design a lot.
Northeastmonk
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I tried the demo. It’s like they took all the things from the Yharnam/Cathedral Ward and twisted it. The item behind the locked gate, the enemies with canes/gun, the dogs, etc. etc. I’m interested to see if they fixed some things. The homing telegraphed boss move was not fun. It wasnt fluid. The iframes aren’t there. I feel like there’s no breakable boxes, so smashing crates isn’t there. If the impressions are good then it might be worth checking out. It could be great, but I thought some Bloodborne bosses were more enjoyable. This is like rough hit boxes and pitiful dodge mechanics.
I felt this way about The Surge and Thymesia. There’s something they haven’t coded or some setting that’s raw or isn’t adjusted properly. It’s like they’re letting the enjoyment/passion of the From Software games show, but they don’t exactly have the game design part.
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Having unleashed the demo across all platforms last week, NEOWIZ has now announced that Lies of P’s demo surpassed a million downloads in only three days post-launch. The demo gives players access to the game’s first two chapters months ahead of its September 19 release date.
At the Summer Game Fest showcase on June 8, NEOWIZ unveiled a public demo for its upcoming Victorian Soulslike Lies of P, available across PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. That demo has enjoyed significant success despite being released so close to the celebrated Final Fantasy 16 demo, and was downloaded over a million times in total just three days after being launched.
Lies of P Demo Surpasses a Million Downloads in Three Days
The Lies of P demo had already been downloaded over a million times across all platforms only three days after being launched.mp1st.com
I'm not a beta boy. That said, I've paid it off in full for the collector's edition. Can't wait.
JCK75
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kvltus lvlzvs
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how is it that ONLY from can make a souls game? it never ceases to amaze me.A million souls fan’s disappointed yet again by a cheap knock off.
Timberwolf25
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I didn't finish the demo, but played enough that I will definitely play it on release.
Souls type games aren't usually my jam, but I had a good time with what I played so far.
I never played Bloodborne, so this will be fresh to me.
Souls type games aren't usually my jam, but I had a good time with what I played so far.
I never played Bloodborne, so this will be fresh to me.
Kataploom
Gold Member
Sure, it got your interest, you may have not liked it but it got other's interest and we liked it so it's a win for the devs