Lies of P director has stated that the awkward dodge players experienced in the demo will be fixed before the game comes out.
The Lies of P demo was released earlier this month and was met with immense success. The demo was downloaded more than a million times, and the most prominent complaint by the gamers was the game’s flawed dodge mechanism.
Many players had complained that the dodge mechanism goes haywire when confronting multiple enemies at a time, while some reported latency and delay in character movement. Taking these into consideration, the developers of the game took to YouTube in a Q&A session and assured fans that they will be making significant changes to the Lies of P before its release in September.
Director of the game Lies of P, Jiwon Chow, stated in the video:
“We have taken note of the substantial feedback received regarding the dodging system in Lies of P. In Lies of P, dodging and guarding are one of the most crucial elements, alongside the P-Organ…. We are currently undergoing a comprehensive evaluation on the various aspects of the dodging system, including the invincibility frames, distance mechanics, and more.”
To perfect the operation of the Lies of P dodge mechanism, the developers are focused on re-evaluating and fine-tuning gameplay aspects, such as invincibility frames as well as distance mechanics.
Neowiz Games is making camera and movement changes to enhance combat in Lies of P
Apart from the changes in the game’s dodge mechanism to enhance the combat experience, developers are also focused on making certain changes to the entire combat mechanism to offer a flawless gameplay experience. This is supposed to be done by restructuring the character movements, combat mode camera performance, and enhancement of the lock-on mechanism.
Chow further stated,
“Our aspiration is to make Lies of P more inclusive for players to embrace the Souls-like genre and find joy in playing it.”
What do fans say about the dodging mechanism in Lies of P?
Even with the demo’s success, many players were unhappy about the current state of the dodge in Lies of P. Some claimed that the dodging mechanism was flawed, some couldn’t unlock it till the end, and some believed that the lack of a perfect dodge mechanism made the gameplay a little clunky.
Played lies of p demo 4/10 clunky gameplay with decent bosses. The dodge and roll mechanics desperately need tuning I don’t know if this game was built with the idea mainly blocking or dodging because either method wasn’t good. Every enemy encounter including bosses was boring pic.twitter.com/5Ilp6q8xDd
— NinjaRNS𓁹 (@kaidznsRNS) June 17, 2023
I'm of two minds about the crap dodge in Lies of P
On one hand, the game clearly wants you to perfect guard most attacks rather than dodge them. They not only prevent damage but also can break enemy weapons and make them tired
On the other hand, I wanna be shmooving!!
— Rabbit 🐰🅱️🤡 (@RabbitBVT) June 15, 2023
Lies of P will be released on September 19 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows, as well as Game Pass.
Source: Neowiz Games/ Jiwon Chow (via YouTube)
