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Lies of P |OT| Woodborn
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Mister Wolf
Member
I'm very tempted to buy it. Not sure if I enjoy Souls games anymore.
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
Great OT, game looks like a blast and is reviewing well. Definitely picking it up when I clear a few games this month.
SJRB
Gold Member
Been watching a stream for a bit and the game is legit dope. Super nice style and aesthetics, blatantly inspired by Bloodborne but that's a good thing after the neverending Souls-inspired games. Plus the Pinocchio - puppet theme is unique and well fleshed out.
Visuals are beautiful, music is good, combat seems challenging but fair. All around winner.
Will pick this up later in the year because currently I'm swamped with Armored Core, Starfield and Cyberpunk next week. The release window of this game is super unfortunate.
Visuals are beautiful, music is good, combat seems challenging but fair. All around winner.
Will pick this up later in the year because currently I'm swamped with Armored Core, Starfield and Cyberpunk next week. The release window of this game is super unfortunate.
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R6Rider
Gold Member
Should give the demo a try.
Timberwolf25
Member
Very much looking forward to it
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Even though Souls-borne games aren't my bag, absolutely no reason not to give it a shot since it's on GP.
TheDarkPhantom
Member
Bought the deluxe edition, will be jumping in later today after work. If you want to see new IP you've got to support new IP, looking forward to experiencing what this relatively unknown Korean dev has cooked up.
swing_harder
Member
Ok, I just bought the deluxe edition on PS5 and have it downloaded. I wasn’t planning on purchasing this game so soon, but I’ve been “influenced” buy all the Youtube influencers…lol. All of my go to reviewers seemed to love the game. Now I just have to wait another hour for the game to unlock. I had just started the Resident Evil 4 remake, but that will have to wait because any decent souls-like shoots to the top for me.
NeverYouMind
Member
I just beat all of the segments shared with the demo and am too tired to continue any further today. Only one thing irks me. Under boss life bars are a bunch of hieroglyphics.
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luca_29_bg
Member
They added denuvo last moment, i wonder if the performance will be impacted ?
TheDarkPhantom
Member
I just beat all of the segments shared with the demo and am too tired to continue any further today. Only one thing irks me. Under boss life bars are a bunch of hieroglyphics.
Should be obvious that symbols are intentionally indecipherable and you will be able to read them in NG+, I'm personally intrigued by that idea.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Intriguing game. I didn't play the demo, but I saw that it's coming to GP and I'll definitely give it a shot once I'm wrapped up with Starfield.
I really like how detailed this PC Specs sheet is. It's annoying when you don't know what settings they're using, or frame rate target. I think this is first time I've seen both upscaling and native res required hardware being listed. Well done to the person who put this together. Going by this chart I'd probably be good for High settings, DLSS Quality, 1440p/144fps on 5800x3d+4060Ti.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Fingers crossed this is awesome!
Negotiator101
Member
No need to pass when you got Gamepass 
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Just… wait? The game isn’t going off sale or off GamePass in two months.
I‘m 25 hours into Starfield, and will be playing it for another few weeks. Then I‘ll move onto this… or maybe Armored Core.
I honestly love it when I know I have months of good gaming ahead of me.
FOMO is stupid.
digdug2
Member
It is, but it's a thing that all corporations prey on. And they're very successful at doing so, I might add.
vaibhavpisal
Member
I wish I was able to play this game day 1. That's a very good feeling.
Occupied with Starfield right now. Am a 1 game at a time person so can't run them parallel.
Occupied with Starfield right now. Am a 1 game at a time person so can't run them parallel.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Only because people allow them to be. The culture of ‘must play this now so I can talk about it on social media,’ is absolutely fucking poisonous.
And it’s the fault of the consumer that they feel the need to buy and play everything fucking day one. The greedy ass companies are just taking advantage of the ridiculous consumer culture.
Chill out, play at your own pace, get to the next game when you get to it.
digdug2
Member
In all reality, that is the main poison. The sooner people realize it and stop playing into it, the sooner things will start to get better for everyone. Social media has infiltrated every aspect of our collective lives and it's an ever-growing cancer.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
I don't fully subscribe to the idea that social media is the problem.
It's the symptom.
The problem is the inability of people to exercise some sort of self control when it comes to their conspicuous consumption. It's a problem that existed long before social media came along, and the reason why marketing and advertising functions the way it does.
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Well_Of_Souls
Member
I think this game will suffer from launching around the time of lots of other good games. Hopefully it'll be a sleeper though. I enjoyed the demo, and I'll definitely pick it up, but Cyberpunk, Lords Of The Fallen, Alan Wake 2 and Spidey 2 will keep me well occupied into the new year.
Luipadre
Member
Incredible how well optimized this game is.
digdug2
Member
You actually are correct about the widespread lack of self-control. As far as I am concerned, it makes social media, marketing, and advertising all the more insidious. They are absolutely preying on people, their insecurities, and their addictions. Just because a person isn't addicted to drugs, alcohol, or nicotine doesn't mean that they're not an addict.
TheDarkPhantom
Member
What y'all know about Timothy Chalamet as Harry Potter? lol
Made it past the demo area, the game is *awesome*, in love with the whole premise and mythology, I'm already fully invested into this tale of puppets gone mad, it's intriguing, well written and promises surprises. I made a decision from the start to only Lie, no idea what this effect will ultimately have but I look forward to finding out! As always, 1st playthrough is 100% guide free.
One quality of life thing I appreciate in contrast to Souls is seeing which location you have active sidequests in when using fast travel, cool stuff. I'm fully focused on a Technique build and it's exciting to know that the weapon assembly system allows me to keep handles that scale most with that stat while allowing experimentation with different attachments.
There are already cool mechanics at play with "humanity" and a certain NPC who... asks questions. Digging all the lore and reading every item description. Enemy variety is solid so far let's hope it continues to expand to the very end. For now I'm impressed and happy I gave the demo another chance because I really wasn't planning on buying this any time soon (or at all).
Made it past the demo area, the game is *awesome*, in love with the whole premise and mythology, I'm already fully invested into this tale of puppets gone mad, it's intriguing, well written and promises surprises. I made a decision from the start to only Lie, no idea what this effect will ultimately have but I look forward to finding out! As always, 1st playthrough is 100% guide free.
One quality of life thing I appreciate in contrast to Souls is seeing which location you have active sidequests in when using fast travel, cool stuff. I'm fully focused on a Technique build and it's exciting to know that the weapon assembly system allows me to keep handles that scale most with that stat while allowing experimentation with different attachments.
There are already cool mechanics at play with "humanity" and a certain NPC who... asks questions. Digging all the lore and reading every item description. Enemy variety is solid so far let's hope it continues to expand to the very end. For now I'm impressed and happy I gave the demo another chance because I really wasn't planning on buying this any time soon (or at all).
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NeverYouMind
Member
That is such bullshit. I can still read it, but it really strains the eyes. In the picture the Watchman says: "You're all guilty. I'll punish you!"
Damn it. You are going to make me redownload the demo.
P.S. I preferred Fear the Old Wood |OT| to Woodborn.
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I heard it couldn’t get Steam Deck Verified because of the small text. We are back to Dead Rising on 360. I had to buy a different TV because the text was so small.
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TheKingOfPain
Member
What does the second attack value stand for (86+18 in your picture)?
NeverYouMind
Member
18 is the scaling bonus for the weapon and 86 is base damage for blade and handle combination at that blade upgrade level.
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TheDarkPhantom
Member
Stat scaling bonus, same as Souls. In this case scaling with my Technique stat.
swing_harder
Member
Agree with everything you said! This game is awesome! I didn't play the demo, so everything is new to me. Getting use to the "perfect guard" (souls parry) system is going to take some time for me. I'm not a big user of parries in the souls games, but it appears to be essential here. The graphics (PS5 on LG OLED) and sound design are great. I'm really digging the whole atmosphere. I'm going to take my time with the game and soak up everything. Performance has been flawless. What a shock that a game gets released running this good /s. My only small gripe so far is that I couldn't find a way to remap the sprint button to the left stick (or at least I didn't see a way). In fact, I didn't see "sprint" listed in the controller configurations at all. You sprint by pressing the "O" button, but It's feels awkward because you can't move the camera while sprinting. You're basically restricted to sprinting in a straight line. Maybe this was a design decision. Anyway, minor gripe and I'll get use to it. Love the game so far!What y'all know about Timothy Chalamet as Harry Potter? lol
Made it past the demo area, the game is *awesome*, in love with the whole premise and mythology, I'm already fully invested into this tale of puppets gone mad, it's intriguing, well written and promises surprises. I made a decision from the start to only Lie, no idea what this effect will ultimately have but I look forward to finding out! As always, 1st playthrough is 100% guide free.
One quality of life thing I appreciate in contrast to Souls is seeing which location you have active sidequests in when using fast travel, cool stuff. I'm fully focused on a Technique build and it's exciting to know that the weapon assembly system allows me to keep handles that scale most with that stat while allowing experimentation with different attachments.
There are already cool mechanics at play with "humanity" and a certain NPC who... asks questions. Digging all the lore and reading every item description. Enemy variety is solid so far let's hope it continues to expand to the very end. For now I'm impressed and happy I gave the demo another chance because I really wasn't planning on buying this any time soon (or at all).
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Bartski
Gold Member
haven't seen anyone mention the peasant edition being a timed console exclusive, nice going Phil.
TheDarkPhantom
Member
After clocking almost 7 straight hours I've come across a serious problem with this game: I can't stop playing it lol. Seriously, I'm rather enamored with everything about it. I finally unlocked the (quite amusing!) NPC who can upgrade your arm, created this Flamberge yesterday, the whole visual aesthetic of this game is darkly elegant and striking:
Now to save others wasting their resources I'll tell you that this arm looks badass and functions exactly the same as the Igni spell in The Witcher 3, a constant stream of pretty flame as long as the button is held down. However, it's very weak and it's easier to build overheat status with the flame dagger (for example) that you find in that area (lots of secrets/goodies on this level, pretty sure I got them all). I don't see much utility in it unless smaller swarm-type enemies are introduced that have low HP and can go down quick, should have upgraded the electric fist instead.
The weapon assembly system is god-tier and allows for all kinds of crazy combinations/build possibilities. I've currently got a fire axe head attached to a long hydraulic boosted handle, charging from a distance to dash to forward and eviscerate with my axe looks and feels so damn good. Using cranks to fundamentally change *any* weapon handle to scale with your preferred stat is genius too.
Could write a lot more but I've got a busy day of work ahead of me, all I want to do is continue exploring this sumptuous, gothic world, can't wait to jump back in tonight!
Edit: spoke too soon regarding Flamberge arm, next area has a (very cool) new enemy type that is super weak to fire
Ultimately arms are situational, switch them out often depending on the enemies you face. Still really love the Scorpion spear, yanking these puppets right to you before cutting them down never gets old.
Now to save others wasting their resources I'll tell you that this arm looks badass and functions exactly the same as the Igni spell in The Witcher 3, a constant stream of pretty flame as long as the button is held down. However, it's very weak and it's easier to build overheat status with the flame dagger (for example) that you find in that area (lots of secrets/goodies on this level, pretty sure I got them all). I don't see much utility in it unless smaller swarm-type enemies are introduced that have low HP and can go down quick, should have upgraded the electric fist instead.
The weapon assembly system is god-tier and allows for all kinds of crazy combinations/build possibilities. I've currently got a fire axe head attached to a long hydraulic boosted handle, charging from a distance to dash to forward and eviscerate with my axe looks and feels so damn good. Using cranks to fundamentally change *any* weapon handle to scale with your preferred stat is genius too.
Could write a lot more but I've got a busy day of work ahead of me, all I want to do is continue exploring this sumptuous, gothic world, can't wait to jump back in tonight!
Edit: spoke too soon regarding Flamberge arm, next area has a (very cool) new enemy type that is super weak to fire
Ultimately arms are situational, switch them out often depending on the enemies you face. Still really love the Scorpion spear, yanking these puppets right to you before cutting them down never gets old.
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Timberwolf25
Member
I'm waiting for it to unlock on GamePass, but I've watched a few streams of it. Most are overwhelmingly positive.
Mister Wolf
Member
This game is too good for their first try at the genre. They are definitely going to get bought out by a large publisher.
Timberwolf25
Member
Their hint at the next project at 1 of the end of the post screen credit blows my mind. I had the stream on in the background and didn't mean to see the spoiler, but I think people will be hyped if they are even a small fan of this classic movie. I'll just leave it at that
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
It’s pretty cheap on PC, I paid $48 for deluxe edition
Fools idol
Banned
as far as 'souls likes' go this is probably the best of the various attempts companies have made but it's still wayyyyyyy off the Fromsoft feel. Combat is floaty, enemies don't seem to have much reaction to your attacks. It's strange because if I was making a souls rip off I would start with the thing that makes the souls games feel so good - the tight combat.