Lies of P, which was developed by Neowiz Games and Round8 Studio, came out in September 2023. The game, which is based on the tales of Pinocchio, instantly became one of the most popular Soulslike games. As with other Soulslike games, Lies of P comes with difficult gameplay, and this is what excited the players.
Owing to the success of the game, Game Rant had an exclusive interview with game director Jiwon Choi last year. During the interview, Choi spoke about the success of the game, along with other aspects related to the development of Lies of P.
Lies of P Director talks about the hardest boss
In the interview, Choi covered a few questions regarding the game’s design elements, spoke about the player community, and tried to answer every question in the minds of every Lies of P fans. Additionally, fans even got to more about one of their favorite bosses in the game.
During the interview, Choi was asked about which boss was the most difficult to design in the game, and he was also asked to give a reason for the same.
To this Choi replied that, when it came down to the design elements, the team faced most difficulties while designing the King of Puppets. This is because although he is a single boss in the game, the team had to work hard to build his look, to work on his combat experience, his moods, and his overall environment, as all of that had to be distinctive in each of the phases.
Choi also surprisingly reveals that the King of Puppets came at a significant cost, by saying-
“It actually cost us more than creating two separate bosses.”
Choi also somewhat justified this cost by adding that, according to him, the bosses are very important in the game. Moreover, they are more important when it comes to the category of fan-favorite Soulslike games.
Choi also spoke about the design philosophy of these bosses.
“To make them compelling, we tried to show their various look and combat patterns, which led us to create many bosses with multiple phases.”
He also added that the players find the bosses in the game unique as his development team has a tremendous amount of love for bosses.
Lies of P to get additional content
While many players are still having fun playing the game, game director Choi last year teased an upcoming DLC for the game. The Lies of P DLC will continue the story from the prequel where Pinocchio travels the city as he tries to become a human again. Moreover, the DLC will be the first downloadable content for the game.
The DLC was revealed when Neowiz Games posted a Director’s Letter video on YouTube. The video starts with Choi thanking fans for all the love they had given to the game, and then the game director went on to confirm the plans for a Lies of P DLC.
He didn’t reveal the exact plot of the DLC, but he did, however, add that the team’s “highest priority is developing the DLC and working on our sequel.” The announcement of a sequel apart from the DLC comes as a piece of good news for fans.
The release date of the Lies of P DLC and a sequel to the game has not been officially confirmed yet. As such, players may have to wait for some time before they get their hands on any additional content for one of the most popular Soulslike games.
