Lies of P appears to be like set to be adopted by “Wonders of O,” based on a brand new trademark itemizing.
Developer Neowiz seems to have trademarked the title by way of the EU Intellectual Property Office, to be used in an upcoming sport (as noticed by PhraseMaker).
However whereas “P” was a reference to Pinocchio, what may “O” stand for? Properly, followers of the puppet-starring Soulslike already suppose they know the reply, following numerous teases pointing to The Wizard of Oz and its character Dorothy — together with a cameo from the Kansas heroine in the course of the sport’s post-credits scene.
Introduced as being in full improvement earlier this yr, the follow-up to Lies of P has lengthy been anticipated to middle on characters from L. Frank Baum’s Oz collection, which is what our guess for the “O” can be. (Sorry, Odyssey followers.)
Certainly, Lies of P followers have spent the final two years discussing their hopes for what a Wizard of Oz Soulslike may appear like, with villains such because the flying monkeys, dwelling timber and, of course, The Depraved Witch of the West. I might wish to see gamers take Toto down too.
“What if Dorothy must return to Oz to purge the corruption that Paracelsus has created?” wrote a fan in one of the assorted reddit threads discussing hopes for an Oz-based sequel, many of which date again a pair of years. “Paracelsus is clearly a deceiver — as was the Wizard of Oz, so they could be one and the identical? Or he’s persevering with the work of the unique Wizard of Oz and is the ‘new’ Wizard of Oz?”
We had fun with Lies of P, awarding it 8/10, whereas its subsequent growth Overture additionally secured a 8/10. “Even when it’s clearly dancing on the identical outdated strings, Lies of P: Overture is a superb growth that provides an entire lot extra to a sport that was already nice.”
Tom Phillips
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