The minute you point out {that a} recreation is a Souls-like, everybody mechanically assumes a sure subset of mechanics are going to be current. However one mechanic particularly appears to have in some way prevented evolution alongside lots of the others that did: dropping your Souls (in Lies of P‘s case, Ergo) upon loss of life.
Whenever you die in Lies of P, you drop a lump of Ergo simply as you’d count on. This goes for regular deaths, in addition to these you undergo in boss fights. Nonetheless, the key distinction right here – and I can’t imagine it took this lengthy for a recreation to do that – is that your Ergo doesn’t keep contained in the boss room after you die.
As a substitute, you’ll return to search out it simply exterior the world. Ergo is the principle forex in Lies of P, too, which makes it all of the extra beneficial.
This can be a big, and certain very intentional change. It permits you to take again your forex and go make investments it on upgrades, or degree up, earlier than making an attempt to abdomen that boss struggle as soon as extra.
In most Souls-likes, your dropped forex stays perpetually trapped within the boss enviornment. For those who occurred to roll in with a very good chunk of it on you, your solely choice to get that out of there may be to defeat the boss – and keep in mind to choose it up each time you retry the struggle. In Lies of P, you possibly can safely strive your luck with a boss struggle, realizing that your hard-earned Ergo gained’t be perpetually caught in that boss room in case you fail.
Whereas it’s a typically good concept to let go of the concern of dropping your essential forex in these video games, that is nonetheless a really welcome change that I’d prefer to see in different Souls-likes. Not do you need to hit your head towards a wall in frustration as you attempt to end that boss so you possibly can preserve a maintain of your money, and it doesn’t change the dynamic a lot. The truth is, it makes issues simply that bit extra forgiving for brand spanking new gamers, and removes an pointless layer of frustration for each participant.
In case you missed it, right here’s our assessment of Lies of P, and our unboxing of Lies of P's Deluxe Version.
