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 just lately stated the upcoming Overture growth received’t increase on that shock cameo.
“Please keep tuned for extra bulletins sooner or later,” Choi informed IGN on the Sport Builders Convention, additionally refusing to share something concerning the deliberate sequel. IGN didn’t report whether or not or not Choi’s nostril grew throughout this interview.
In the event you’re going to freak out about being uncovered to Lies of P spoilers, cease studying now. You will have been warned.
Along with the apparent fairy story on which it’s primarily based, Lies of P is filled with references to different traditional 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 greatest crossover — a minimum of 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 type of anticipated. Overture is described by developer Neowiz as a “dramatic prequel” that “transports you to town of Krat in its last days,” in any case. Choi did, nevertheless, encourage people to replay Lies of P earlier than Overture throughout his dialog with IGN.
“Once you play by way of the bottom sport once more, you’ll see many hints that we scattered all through the entire expertise,” Choi stated. “A number of 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 lots of issues that I truly wished to perform once we have been engaged on the bottom sport. It didn’t get put into the bottom sport, and all of that, a minimum of key components of that, are going to be included in growth.”
