Lies of P is arguably the most effective Soulslike not developed by subgenre architect FromSoftware, and the reimagined Pinocchio story additional received over gamers with a completely wild post-credits tease. However director Ji-won Choi lately stated the upcoming Overture growth received’t increase on that shock cameo.
“Please keep tuned for added bulletins sooner or later,” Choi instructed IGN on the Recreation Builders Convention, additionally refusing to share something in regards to the deliberate sequel. IGN didn’t report whether or not or not Choi’s nostril grew throughout this interview.
When you’re going to freak out about being uncovered to Lies of P spoilers, cease studying now. You’ve got been warned.
Along with the apparent fairy story on which it’s based mostly, Lies of P is filled with references to different basic literature. The Image of Dorian Grey, Magnificence and the Beast, Frankenstein, and Sherlock Holmes are all both overtly talked about or hinted at over the course of the sport, however the largest crossover — not less than within the magnitude of participant reactions — got here from a post-credits cutscene revealing The Wizard of Oz’s Dorothy Gale as a key determine within the ongoing story.
Sadly, this was form of anticipated. Overture is described by developer Neowiz as a “dramatic prequel” that “transports you to town of Krat in its ultimate days,” in any case. Choi did, nonetheless, encourage of us to replay Lies of P earlier than Overture throughout his dialog with IGN.
“If you play via the bottom recreation once more, you’ll see many hints that we scattered all through the entire expertise,” Choi stated. “Numerous hints and quite a lot of home windows into the world, and also you’ll have the ability to truly see that and expertise that in [the] growth. There are a lot of issues that I truly wished to perform once we had been engaged on the bottom recreation. It didn’t get put into the bottom recreation, and all of that, not less than key components of that, are going to be included in growth.”
