Summary
Lies of Phas received a major update that will make the journey through Krat a little easier. Difficulty is always a sensitive subject within the Soulslike community andLies of Pis no different, with the consensus settling on that it is one of the harder titles in the genre.
As with the vast majority of Soulslikes,Lies of Phas a single default difficulty setting. Outside of scouring the city for upgrade materials, summoning Specters for boss encounters, and patiently farming Ergo to level up, players simply have to learn how to dodge, guard, and stagger to progress.The Pinocchio-inspired game has presented a tough challengefor even the most seasoned Soulslike veterans, with an especially tight parry mechanic that necessitates precise timing. Alongside two-phase bosses boasting huge health pools, players have found themselves struggling. Fortunately, it seems that the developers have noticed these woes.
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TheLies of PTwitter account announced that the latest update, version 1.2.0.0, is available on Steam and PlayStation. Additionally, Xbox versions had been sent through for testing but, at the time of writing, are yet to have been released. The patch notes list a few bug fixes but are dedicated to balance changes, notably increasing the “staggerable window time” of field enemies and decreasing their HP. Health reductions have also extended to three boss fights, all of which feature two phases with separate health bars. Only the final boss has had its damage decreased whileSpecters had their health and damage both increased.
Certain amulets inLies of Pwere heavier than weapons, and they all had their weight lowered. Another build-defining alteration is that Capacity, the attribute that primarily dictated how much a player can carry, will grant more of an increase to the maximum weight for each point put into it. The drop rates for several items were increased, excluding Star Fragments, which are now less likely to be rewarded. Furthermore, users with Windows OS are now able to utilize in-game support for Dualshock and Dualsense controllers, meaning that the PlayStation UI should be available.
Although it will be unclear how significant many of these changes are without testing and crunching numbers, the immediate response has been ostensibly positive, excluding some wishing that everything remained unchanged. One of the central critiques is that the timing for perfect guarding is a little unforgiving, especially when specific attacks can only be countered with such. Despite that criticism not being addressed with this patch, the reduced HP will be a very welcome change to some. Current achievement statistics show thatthe vast majority of players are yet to beat the King of Puppets, and the developers likely wanted to make the difficulty spike a bit more manageable.
Decrease the HP of all 3 types of Dimensional Butterflies
Adjusted the rewards for some monsters
Increased the Specter’s HP and damage
Additional Changes
New Features
Now supports the DUALSHOCK®4 & DualSense™ controllers on Windows OS devices
Bug Fixes
Lies of Pis available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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