I'm unsure whether to give this a very strong 4 or a weak 4.5. I may change the rating at some point.

Lies of P is a souls-like that's REALLY good at mimicking the formula. If you told me that FromSoft developed this I would believe you! The vibes and feel are all there.

I had a really fun time playing the game so none of my issues are massive, just nitpicks. A lot of the areas blended together and fell into a "Streets of London" theme. None of them stand out too much, apart from the last area which I really liked. The same goes for the bosses. When I compare them to the bosses in FromSoft games that I've played, the bosses in Lies of P just aren't as memorable.

The game does add new stuff to the Souls-Like formula that's interesting enough. The Legion Arm and the ability to build weapons are both fun additions to gameplay. But the whole story being about Pinocchio is kinda irrelevant. If you renamed a couple of the characters, then there would be no correlation to Pinocchio and like idk the lying part of the game really didn't have any effect.

I think that if you try to mimic something perfectly, you can't surpass it you'll only be able to make something that's just slightly worse. The combat here just doesn't have the same game feel to it y'know. The dodge just feels a bit strange and I can't really explain it any more than that.

Overall, all of my issues are small but there is a lot of fun to be had with Lies of P. If you are looking for a great souls-like then you owe it to yourself to try this game.