Same, bud, same... After Lies of p, every other FS souls game feels slow, boring, just meh.
If you're into 2D Metroidvanias, I highly recommend Nine Sols. Definitely on the same quality level as P, great combat, probably some of the best out there, and an excellent story

Also, I'm playing The First Berserker: Khazan right now. The story is just mid typical anime revenge but I'm really enjoying the bosses and the combat. It's probably the hardest game I've ever played, if you're looking for a challenge it's an ok game

Nine sols is VEEERY good

LoP has the 2nd best combat in any soulslike, only surpassed by Nioh 2. Elden Ring is a better game than LoP, but only because the level design of LoP is terrible and Elden Ring is just exceptionally impressive world design-wise.

It is still an amazing game and was easily GOTY 2023.

Originally posted by Kiloran:

Same, bud, same... After Lies of p, every other FS souls game feels slow, boring, just meh.
If you're into 2D Metroidvanias, I highly recommend Nine Sols. Definitely on the same quality level as P, great combat, probably some of the best out there, and an excellent story

Also, I'm playing The First Berserker: Khazan right now. The story is just mid typical anime revenge but I'm really enjoying the bosses and the combat. It's probably the hardest game I've ever played, if you're looking for a challenge it's an ok game

Nine sols is VEEERY good

honestly, its more of like.... a vibe. lies of p does something I think NO other souls game has accomplished (aside from maybe dark souls 2 with Majula)

The Hotel Krat is an amazing hub area. not only does it interconnect the whole world so it feels like a real place you return to that is near the actual world you explore not just a teleport like in dark souls 3 for example, it ALSO is so comfortable. and it feels like home. the music is SUCH A VIBE. the npcs are charming and friendly. almost like family. we get a CAT to make our friend.

then that sorta design applies to the rest of the world. it maintains that amazing vibe with how it contrasts that comfortable home you start at with danger, chaos, and darkness. idk how to describe it.

the combats mix system is incredibly unique and allows a ton of experimentation and makes you feel special. while most souls games everyone typically gravitates towards 1-2 things and its all samey.

lastly it feels... complete. like maybe its cause its a singleplayer game fully. but the covenants and such in souls games make the games completion an absolute slog, and adds a lot of RNG to your experience that makes it less enjoyable as an *experience* Lies of P on the other hand feels refined around that singleplayer experience so I never feel fomo for say achievements or pvp rewards/spell exclusives etc. yknow?

idk it just feels like lies of P is one of the most definitive "souls like" games out there and nothing even comes close aside from the originals (which arent what im looking for as Ive played them all before a while ago)

Originally posted by gungadin22000:

LoP has the 2nd best combat in any soulslike, only surpassed by Nioh 2. Elden Ring is a better game than LoP, but only because the level design of LoP is terrible and Elden Ring is just exceptionally impressive world design-wise.

It is still an amazing game and was easily GOTY 2023.

I personally loved the level design in LOP, its linear sure but I like how the world was designed in a way to where you genuinely feel like you are exploring all of krat. from certain vantage points you can even see the rest of the city (like up by the church) and its genuinely cool to see how the levels are all connected from a distance.

also its mostly all just a vibe. the only place I didnt like was the puppet dumping site (poison swamp) it felt the most grey dark souls bland uninteresting area to me. almost everywhere else was awesome.

Originally posted by ShockedHearts:

I 100% this game, 4 playthroughs with dlc included. Ive tried a few other souls likes and almost nothing has scratched this itch.

the original dark souls games dont, lords of the fallen? no. etc. it honestly makes me sad because I want more Lies of P (or something with the same vibe)

Honestly I'm getting a lot of Bloodborne vibes while playing Lies of P, unfortunately it's a playstation exclusive.

Originally posted by DistractedGamer:

Originally posted by ShockedHearts:

I 100% this game, 4 playthroughs with dlc included. Ive tried a few other souls likes and almost nothing has scratched this itch.

the original dark souls games dont, lords of the fallen? no. etc. it honestly makes me sad because I want more Lies of P (or something with the same vibe)

Honestly I'm getting a lot of Bloodborne vibes while playing Lies of P, unfortunately it's a playstation exclusive.

I honestly would love to play bloodborne OR demon souls remastered, alas they are BOTH exclusives to very specific consoles I dont want to play on or buy.

its insane because id easily pay full price for either of those games on steam. and im sure MANY people would.

Yeah, for anyone who hasn't played Bloodborne, Lies of P takes super heavy inspiration from Bloodborne. Don't get me wrong, this game has a ton of its own personality, but if Bloodborne was on PC, people would be calling this Lies of Bloodborne.
(Or Twinkborne)

Originally posted by gungadin22000:

LoP has the 2nd best combat in any soulslike, only surpassed by Nioh 2. Elden Ring is a better game than LoP, but only because the level design of LoP is terrible and Elden Ring is just exceptionally impressive world design-wise.

It is still an amazing game and was easily GOTY 2023.

Agreed that Nioh has better combat (didn't like the equipment system, but the stances and styles felt really cool). Disagree about Elden Ring and level design, though. Lies of P's level design is about standard for the genre. Elden Ring didn't really do anything special with the areas and Legacy Dungeons because it didn't have to. It was open world, so the way the world was setup was more akin to Zelda. The side caves often had more exciting challenges than the actual main dungeons, which were essentially just zigzags to the boss room.

I'd say the game closest would be bloodborne, but alas, that game is a console exclusive.

Much hype for Lies of P 2.

Dark Souls 2, same lame enemy placement, same time waster mechanics, more weapons and overall armor to chose from.

Originally posted by Belyth:

Dark Souls 2, same lame enemy placement, same time waster mechanics, more weapons and overall armor to chose from.

What time wasting mechanics were in DS2...? Also, let's not slander DS2 in threads I'm present in, please.

Originally posted by Netsa:

Originally posted by Belyth:

Dark Souls 2, same lame enemy placement, same time waster mechanics, more weapons and overall armor to chose from.

What time wasting mechanics were in DS2...? Also, let's not slander DS2 in threads I'm present in, please.

The runbacks, omg I dread them so much...

So, this definitely isn't the same vibes, but I'm coming to Lies of P after completing a full playthrough of AI Limit. It's much, much more anime in look, but the feeling is honestly fantastic to play, and I ended up liking the characters and playstyle options quite a lot. The big standouts after definitely the combat and level designs though. It looks like the kind of game that would phone in the levels and not get what makes exploration intricate and satisfying. It doesn't- it understands them very well.

I like other souls like games, but this is the only one i theory craft on the lore with, speculating the full picture. I suppose in other souls games you play as an outsider, so the lore of the land is less relevant to you, but in LoP, you have deep ties into the lore, and the mystery of things, making you as the player feel more involved with the people and places in the game.

The writing is simple on the surface, but actually has great depth, and i'm hooked on this games world, i'm hoping that the sequel will answer some of the question, but also add even more mysteries to speculate on.

Have you tried Demon's Souls? It's the OG of Og's and in my opinion the best of From games. Lies of P reminds me a lot of Demon's Souls with elements of Bloodborne mixed in.

Originally posted by DapperDeeds:

Have you tried Demon's Souls? It's the OG of Og's and in my opinion the best of From games. Lies of P reminds me a lot of Demon's Souls with elements of Bloodborne mixed in.

as mentioned Id love to play demon souls but im not buying a ps3/ps5 to play it. same for bloodborne.

if they were on steam id have easily payed 100$ for the ultimate editions or whatever they do. but a whole console isnt the move.

same reason ill likely never play duskbloods. im simply not buying a switch 2 for it.