Lies of P is a Belle Epoque era nightmare in the best of ways. Having adored the horror-heavy moodiness of the demo a few months back, sitting down to play it at Gamescom 2023 gave me a peek behind the curtain at a later-stage area and boss battle that truly sold me on the game's atmospheric charm even more.
"The reason we picked Pinocchio is that the adventures of Pinocchio really match the mood that we want to show with our game," Lies of P director Choi Ji-won tells me in an interview after my demo session. "Since it's our first try with Soulslike games, we also wanted to attract more people with a familiar story. But of course it has to be our own color, done in our own way, to show it's not just the boring old Pinocchio that you already know."
