I'm not the guy who's been posting screenshots for 315 (!) days now, but I just got lies of P from a giveaway (Thanks again @LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al), and i wanted to talk about it.

It's a souls-like, so this "review" might not make much sense if you haven't played one.

So, i just completed the tutorial zone, having beaten the first boss on my first try, and i have a few thoughts:

Combat:

They nailed it, the weapons are satisfying to use and the parry system is super satisfying, I've barely used the dodge, if at all. It kind of feels like a mix of elden ring and sekiro, but also with a lot of unique elements like the weapon durability and critical hit system that forces you to mix in the heavy attacks to get criticals.

The World:

The "La belle epoque" aesthetic mixed with the steampunk-y tech of Krat (the city the game takes place in) is beatiful, and the graphics, while impressive looking, don't tank my fps, which is nice. The game does a good job justifying it's souls-like mechanics (bonfire, leveling, ect...) The story hasn't had much time to develop at my point in the game, but the intrigue of what happened to the puppets (main enemies in the game) to make them all start attacking people and the mystery of what/who the main character is has me hooked already (I also like the pinnochio elements!) The puppet designs are interesting, especially the first boss, I'm hopeful the devs will be able to keep it up throughout the full game.

The level design:

Worst part of the game so far, and by that I mean still good, It's just everything else is better. It's kind of linear and doesn't feel as natural as From Software games.

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Overall I really like it so far, and by far it's my favorite non-fromsoft souls-like. I'm happy I'm playing completely blind, thanks to not having to look at reviews to know if i should buy it.