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Kerry Brunskill

Lies of P's new easier difficulty modes reveal the true soul of a soulslike, and surprise: it's not dropping dead every time a monster sneezes

Lies of P Overture.

Lies of P: Overture, the new and impressively lengthy expansion to Neowiz's "Fairytale of New Yharnam," is packed with fascinating characters, the juiciest lore, and plenty of glistening abominations covered in a concerning quantity of teeth and eyeballs. But a little feature patched into the main menu during Overture's release caused a predictable stir: difficulty.

Yep, it finally happened. A developer dared to add not one but two additional difficulty settings to their soulslike, both of them easier than the standard one. And just to really muck it all up, they made sure I can switch between all three of them without penalty as often as it suits my mood.

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