Subj : Lies of P developers plan to ease the difficulty level of the sta
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Nov 01 2023 13:00:06

Lies of P developers plan to ease the difficulty level of the start of the 
game

Date:
Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:48:33 +0000

Description:
Lies of P director Ji Won Choi says that the developers will be making 
changes to ease the difficulty level of the game's "early stages".

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If Lies of P s demanding difficulty was putting you off from diving into the 
Pinocchio-themed soulslike, then fear not, because changes are on the way to 
make the start of your journey a tad easier. 

This was revealed by Lies of P director Ji Won Choi in the new Directors 
Letter video that was posted to YouTube today (November 1). As well as 
discussing plans for a sequel and DLC , he spoke about an upcoming patch 
(which will make tweaks to certain weapons), as well as the fact that the 
developers will be making an adjustment to Pinocchios default skills to 
address the games high difficulty right from the start, noting that this 
might have posed challenges for some players. 

Weve received feedback that the characters default stats seem insufficient, 
and that the game demands a considerable degree of control and skill. Yes, we 
sure have heard about the shovel puppet at Venigni Works, he said, referring 
to the notoriously tricky enemy that players meet in the games third area. 

To ease the difficulty level in the early stages of the game, we plan to 
provide our protagonist the Rising Dodge ability as a default skill, 
eliminating the need to unlock it from the P-Organ, he continued. Also, 
Polendina will sell two additional Quartz from the first stage of his shop. I 
hope these adjustments help you feel the sense of improvement in combat at an 
earlier stage of the game. 

For those unfamiliar, Rising Dodge allows the player to pull off a dodge when 
theyve been knocked off their feet and onto the ground, which is bound to be 
useful when fighting tough enemies. Otherwise, Quartz is an upgrade material 
that can be used to upgrade the P-Organ to unlock even more abilities. 
Getting access to more of this earlier will give players further options to 
fine-tune their approach to the game. 

Based on what the director said, its not entirely clear if these changes will 
be included as part of the games upcoming patch, so well just have to stay 
tuned for now. The idea of making things easier may be controversial to some 
fans of the brutal soulslike genre, but many may well be relieved that the 
start of the game will soon be slightly more forgiving. 

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our recommendations of the best single-player games . You can find even more 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/lies-of-p-developers-plan-to-ease
-the-difficulty-level-of-the-start-of-the-game


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