"First Law: All puppets must obey their Creator's commands.
Second Law: A puppet may not harm humans.
Third Law: A puppet protects and serves humans and the city of Krat.
Fourth Law: A puppet cannot lie.
Fifth Law: You MUST play this game!"
Is it too late to take back my Game of the Year vote? After just completing Lies of P, I think this may overtake everything else I've played in 2023... I may need some time for it truly sink in, as I don't want to fall victim to recency bias, but coming off the excellent ending, it leaves me wanting more, and eagerly anticipating another game from Neowiz Games.
I was initially apprehensive when I first saw this game get announced... and even after playing the demo, I wasn't fully sold on this game. My impressions were that it was a full-on clone of Bloodborne...and somewhat embarassingly so... because of this, I didn't really have much of an interest of playing it beyond surface level of it being another "Souls-like".
It wasn't until I played the full game did I start seeing the game stand on its own terms, and appreciated the interesting new ideas it had.
The gameplay was tons of fun, the music hauntingly beautiful, the story was excellent and I had a great time exploring its world. I also loved how much more digestible and understandable the story was than any From Software game - I love not missing NPC interactions, missing item descriptions, or having to go to VaatiVidya to provide a comprehensive college course on understanding the game's lore. Much appreciated.
Lastly, I'll just mention that this was the next "Souls game" I played after beating Elden Ring from a couple years ago, and I absolutely adored this game's linear and tight game design. It was the absolute perfect length, coming in at around 30 hours, which makes it highly replayable. I literally booted up a 2nd playthrough for New Game+ immediately afterwards, and tried out a different weapon/playstyle. I miss games like this that don't overstay their welcome and feel like they are padding content out and wasting the player's time.
One of the best games I played in an absolutely stacked year!
Below contain some of my favorite songs from the game:
Feel - my favorite record song in the game.
Krat Hotel - perfect ambiance for a place that is the main hub of the game.
Trinity Sanctum - I love how mysterious this sounds.
Someday - another excellent record that I played in the hotel throughout the game.
Second Law: A puppet may not harm humans.
Third Law: A puppet protects and serves humans and the city of Krat.
Fourth Law: A puppet cannot lie.
Fifth Law: You MUST play this game!"
Is it too late to take back my Game of the Year vote? After just completing Lies of P, I think this may overtake everything else I've played in 2023... I may need some time for it truly sink in, as I don't want to fall victim to recency bias, but coming off the excellent ending, it leaves me wanting more, and eagerly anticipating another game from Neowiz Games.
I was initially apprehensive when I first saw this game get announced... and even after playing the demo, I wasn't fully sold on this game. My impressions were that it was a full-on clone of Bloodborne...and somewhat embarassingly so... because of this, I didn't really have much of an interest of playing it beyond surface level of it being another "Souls-like".
It wasn't until I played the full game did I start seeing the game stand on its own terms, and appreciated the interesting new ideas it had.
The gameplay was tons of fun, the music hauntingly beautiful, the story was excellent and I had a great time exploring its world. I also loved how much more digestible and understandable the story was than any From Software game - I love not missing NPC interactions, missing item descriptions, or having to go to VaatiVidya to provide a comprehensive college course on understanding the game's lore. Much appreciated.
Lastly, I'll just mention that this was the next "Souls game" I played after beating Elden Ring from a couple years ago, and I absolutely adored this game's linear and tight game design. It was the absolute perfect length, coming in at around 30 hours, which makes it highly replayable. I literally booted up a 2nd playthrough for New Game+ immediately afterwards, and tried out a different weapon/playstyle. I miss games like this that don't overstay their welcome and feel like they are padding content out and wasting the player's time.
One of the best games I played in an absolutely stacked year!
Below contain some of my favorite songs from the game:
Feel - my favorite record song in the game.
Krat Hotel - perfect ambiance for a place that is the main hub of the game.
Trinity Sanctum - I love how mysterious this sounds.
Someday - another excellent record that I played in the hotel throughout the game.