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While Lies of P<\/a><\/em> is set to receive a big update this year when the prequel DLC Overture<\/em> arrives, another update will be just as noteworthy: Lies of P<\/em> is going to receive difficulty options. Meaning, the notoriously difficult soulslike is going to become easier \u2014 and more accessible.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to make sure a wider audience of players could play the game,\u201d game director Jiwon Choi told VGC<\/a>. Lies of P<\/em> has already found an audience \u2014 it sold 1 million copies in its first month on market and has been played by at least 7 million people<\/a> \u2014 and an easier gameplay experience can open it up to more players who were put off by its difficult and unforgiving nature.<\/p>\n

Choi noted this decision stemmed from player feedback as well as \u201cfrom our developers\u201d at Neowiz and Round8 Studio. \u201cSo by making development adjustments and introducing these difficulty options, we can offer the experience to different types of players. This broadens the base.\u201d The default difficulty will be named \u201cLegendary Stalker\u201d while the two new options will be called \u201cButterfly’s Guidance\u201d and \u201cAwakened Puppet.\u201d Polygon has reached out to Neowiz for further comment on the details of these difficulty options, and will update this story when we hear back.<\/p>\n

New difficulty options will also be a welcome addition for longtime Lies of P<\/em> players and soulslike vets; anyone who\u2019s been absolutely bodied by the Mad Clown Puppet before the Opera House knows what I\u2019m talking about. And while Lies of P<\/em> has plenty of bosses worthy of a challenging and engaging fight, some, like the Green Monster of the Swamp and the Walker of Illusions, are more frustrating than fun. The ability to lower the difficulty on future playthroughs for bosses like those will certainly circumvent some of the frustration stemming from those encounters.<\/p>\n

Alongside the DLC and difficulty options will also be a new boss rush mode, Death March. You\u2019ll also be able to replay boss fights via the new Battle Memories mode, which is really something that every soulslike game needs.<\/p>\n

Lies of P<\/em>, your other favorite Belle \u00c9poque game next to Clair Obscur<\/em><\/a>, launched in 2023. It was a Game Pass hit and a critical darling, with our review<\/a> saying it, \u201cbreath[ed] new life into an overcrowded genre by allowing you to fabricate your own truth with the characters you meet, shaping the world with your choices.\u201d Overture<\/em> is expected to launch this summer and will include 15-20 hours worth of content<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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While Lies of P is set to receive a big update this year when the prequel DLC Overture arrives, another update will be just as noteworthy: Lies of P is going to receive difficulty options. Meaning, the notoriously difficult soulslike is going to become easier \u2014 and more accessible. \u201cWe wanted to make sure a wider audience of players could play the game,\u201d game director Jiwon Choi told VGC. Lies of P has already found an audience \u2014 it sold 1 million copies in its first month on market and has been played by at least 7 million people \u2014 and an easier gameplay experience can open it up to more players who were put off by its difficult and unforgiving nature. Choi noted this…<\/p>\n

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