Lies of P is as haunting and unnerving as it is tragic and solemn. The story is told in a digestible way compared to Soulslike contemporaries, maybe as a result of the themes and characters it adapts from The Adventures of Pinocchio, but it is still a Soulslike through-and-through with familiar mechanics peppered throughout the experience. If fans have played a fair number of FromSoftware’s non-Armored Core games they’ll likely know what to be mindful of in Lies of P, including how to properly construct a build for the weapon scaling they want or when to suspect that an enemy might be waiting to ambush them around a corner.