submitted 1 year ago by Xylinna@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Bought Lies of P last night and made it just past the first boss. I know some folks are comparing it to Bloodborne and I can see why they think that (damn chimney sweeps). I do like the game although I wish the dodge was better. Bloodborne had a sick dodge system and this one isn't quite there.

Also, quite thrilled to have bought a game on PC that actually works. No major bugs, crashes, etc. which is really how it should be.

Anyone have any thoughts, opinions on the game in general?

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[-] Mr_Buscemi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

I tried the game for a few hours but I just couldn't get into it.

Something about the dodge mechanic was not feeling right and I hated the overreliance on blocking/parrying. It's the one mechanic I've hated in all soulsborne games and never used when beating the games.

Also noticed how some enemies seem to have their attacks rubberbanded onto you even when you dodge.

Realizing I would have to rely on the parrying for the whole games was what made me finally stop playing today. I just don't find that fun or enjoyable.

I'm hopeful that they can rework the dodge more, but that was also my hope from playing the demo too and I still don't like it as it is now in the full game.

[-] Xylinna@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I was also hoping for better dodging as I am terrible at parrying. I struggled with Sekiro because it's so reliant on parrying but I did enjoy it up until I got to Genichiro as I was never able to beat him.

[-] Kaldo@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This comment chain might be the first thing that's making me actually interested in the game lol. Sekiro is one of my favorite games and Genichiro is when I actually realized that because it finally got me into that sword dance flow state, or as the folks say - it clicked at that point. If LoP can get even close to that I'll probably like it a lot

[-] Xylinna@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's currently included with Game Pass plus there is a demo (I think it's still available) so you can try it without having to buy it. Spending $60+ always gives me pause.

[-] Kaldo@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Looks like they removed the demo since it fully launched now, but yeah I almost never buy games at full price on day one. I don't mind waiting tho, plenty of other games to play until they put out a discount and/or remove denuvo anyway.