Neowiz and Round8’s Lies of P sequel has now “entered full manufacturing section.”
Whereas we already knew {that a} sequel to the critically and commercially acclaimed 2023 soulslike was on the way in which, South Korean firm Neowiz — which co-developed in addition to revealed the soulslike journey — has now confirmed, through its newest financial report to traders, that its prototype has been “accredited,” paving the way in which to a “full improvement section.” Sadly no launch window was talked about.
Elsewhere within the monetary report, the corporate intimated that earnings generated by Lies of P DLC, Overture, had now “stablized,” and it was now “executing methods for world IP franchising and fandom-centered operations to drive sturdy income progress.” Oh, and there is a “new IP” within the works, too.
Apparently, requested about find out how to stand out in a aggressive market and entice one of the best expertise, Neowiz’s administration burdened that it thought-about its experience in storytelling to be a key USP, including “narrative is a core competency for Round8 and a key component in driving person immersion.”
“In an surroundings the place world improvement prices are rising, it’s tough to achieve market recognition by technical or sheer volume-based funding alone, making narrative much more important,” the corporate emphasised. “We recruited administrators Jin Seung-ho and Lee Sang-gyun exactly as a result of they possess wonderful narrative implementation expertise.
It additionally highlighted that increasing genres was “not intentional,” including: “When reviewing new titles, we apply three standards: the originality and enjoyable of the idea, market competitiveness, and our in-house improvement capabilities. The lineup naturally diversified as a result of our administrators introduced ahead persuasive and enticing proposals that met these circumstances.
“Whereas managing a number of initiatives is difficult, recreation improvement is inherently tough regardless of the style. Round8 believes that permitting administrators to pursue ideas for which they’ve the strongest motivation and functionality is a rational selection to extend the likelihood of success.”
Neowiz shadow-dropped Lies of P DLC Overture throughout final yr’s Summer time Sport Fest, introducing new areas, new enemies and executives, new characters, weapons, and the controversial choice so as to add in two simpler issue choices. At the moment, we additionally realized that Lies of P had topped 3 million copies sold.
We had fun with Lies of P, awarding it 8/10, and Overture itself additionally secured an 8/10. “Even when it’s clearly dancing on the identical outdated strings, Lies of P: Overture is a wonderful enlargement that provides a complete lot extra to a recreation that was already nice,” we wrote, though since then, the DLC has been patched to scale back monster issue in repeat playthroughs and “adjusted stats” for some of the sphere monsters you encounter in your first playthrough of Overture.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years expertise working with some of the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.