Lies of P has received an update to make its Overture DLC easier to access and play.
The game’s director, Jiwon Choi, stated in a video last week an update including “difficulty reduction” was on the way. Now it’s here.
Specifically, the DLC can now be accessed from Chapter 5 instead of Chapter 9, as long as you’re on your second playthrough.
Further, repeat playthroughs will have reduced monster difficulty, while on a first playthrough certain field monsters will have adjusted stats. I really hope it’s those bastard kangaroos that have been nerfed.
This is great news for everybody, except me. It means that if you’re on a second playthrough of the game (on NG+), you can now access the DLC earlier. I, however, have already had to do a NG+ speedrun up to the end of Chapter 9 prior to this update just to access the DLC. Sigh.
Still, alongside the DLC, an update for the full game has brought new easier difficulty options. So even if the DLC’s difficulty has put you off (or, like me, you just want to get through the base game quicker), it’s easier to do so on a lower setting.
Alongside the balance adjustments, a number of bugs have been fixed, as per the patch notes.
Lies of P has now sold over 3m copies, thanks to the release of the Overture DLC. Previously, publisher Neowiz revealed the game had reached 7 million players, but as it was initially released on Xbox Game Pass, these didn’t count towards copies sold.
To celebrate, developer Round8 is (according to The Elec – thanks VGC) rewarding its employees with a bonus payout, extra holiday, and a Switch 2 console each. Lucky them!
Lies of P: Overture was shadow dropped during this year’s Summer Game Fest.
A sequel to Lies of P has been confirmed, but details are yet to be revealed.