Brief P review before the year ends

After only two complete playthroughs Lies of P already made it into one of my all time favorites and I don't plan on stopping here given the sheer amount of replayability present with genuine weapon (unlike most souls games) variety and without a shadow of a doubt the most impressive enemy variety I've seen in any game ever and not just in souls.

Though the main draw for me is how the game juggles so much variety while keeping the combat fresh every single encounter even into repeat playthroughs. For example, by simply switching out a weapon will add well needed novelty to an encounter you've already beaten and the the various Legion Arms if correctly implemented during the fight will have you strategizing in a completely different light. The unforgiving difficulty, if you decide to not cheese through the game, is also cathartic to master. And this is exactly what I've been craving in a souls game for the longest time and to my surprise a completely random developer from Korea delivered whereas even Fromsoft failed with Elden Ring.

Even though there are a few hiccups here and there but observing the bigger picture makes it quite apparent that this game is a borderline masterpiece