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Lies of Pis my personal pick for 2023s game of the year.
However, itsLies of Pssetting and adaption of its source material that undoubtedly wowed me the most.
Of course, we quickly learn that this bold vision of the future has gone catastrophically wrong.
It wouldnt quite be a soulslike without that, right?
And Im not just talking about its source material.
Your first steps into the decaying, puppet-overridden streets of Krat smacks ofBloodbornesYharnam.
Rotting corpses pile the streets, as do destroyed horse-drawn carriages.
Peoples belongings lie scattered and abandoned across the cobbled stone.
Its all very much gone south.
As the game progresses, youll find that its not just the puppets laying waste to Krat.
Theres also an affliction going around thats transforming the populace into horrific, bile-spewing eldritch creatures.
Yknow, just in case an automaton apocalypse wasnt the least of the citys woes.
Theres the surface-level references, of course.
Lies of Pthen fleshes out its lore with characters analogous to ones found in the book.
In the game, two hunters named Black Cat and Red Fox are frequently encountered.
These siblings often aid and/or trick P for their own ends, similar to their role in the novel.
Through the keyhole
Spoiler warning for Lie’s of P’s post-credits scene below.
Having finishedLies of P,I came away thinking that fairytales and folklore make perfect material for soulslike games.
The remarkably bleak setting eloquently weaves the themes of Collodis work thats equal parts creative and respectful.
And Im very much here for it.
Lies of P is available to download and play onXbox Game Pass.
