Our growth groups at Round8 and Group Nough are thrilled to have a good time the shock launch of Lies of P: Overture, out there in the present day on PS4 and PS5. Overture is a prequel DLC enlargement to Lies of Ptransporting our puppet hero to town of Krat as tragedy looms. Getting ready to the Puppet Frenzy bloodbath, you’ll management Geppetto’s puppet to find town’s untold tales and chilling secrets and techniques. For gamers who might have missed Lies of P when it initially launched, they will seize the Overture bundle. It comes with each the bottom sport and the Overture DLC, and will probably be on low cost to PlayStation Plus subscribers by way of June 18.
// YouTube embed Lies of P: Overture Launch Trailer
One main purpose of our sport’s director, Jiwon Choi, was to carry to life this pivotal time interval of town of Krat. The group used loads of intelligent, environmental design parts to manifest this all through Overture’s chapters. The enemies that threaten our hero, and the areas he’ll traverse, are distinct from the bottom sport in ways in which assist gamers all the time really feel the place they’re on the timeline. No space exemplifies this effort greater than the brand new atmosphere, Carnival Gardens.

The very first thing you would possibly discover is that the carnival seems to be operational! The lights are on, the rides & points of interest are operating… even the parade grasp balloon continues to be afloat. There’s a ton of environmental relativity that helps distinguish this from the rather more dilapidated environments of the bottom sport. The points of interest additionally make for enjoyable mini-games for Geppetto’s puppet to find. He can earn helpful rewards from these carnival video games; don’t fear, not all of the video games are rigged. Enjoyable carnival music fills the air on this space, and it sounds fairly festive. In the event you bear in mind the warped music taking part in within the Grand Exhibition Gallery within the base sport, you’ll know precisely what a definite and welcome distinction that is.
View and obtain picture “A pre-frenzy Parade Grasp puppet giving a baby a balloon.”
A few of my favourite discoveries all through Overture have been seeing how town’s puppets regarded in a more energizing state of restore. They’ll sport recent coats of paint, well-laundered garments, and even smoother assault animations reflecting the freshness of their mechanical joints. In distinction, many of the base sport’s puppets are sometimes lacking components and look frighteningly uncared for. There’s a ton of useful storytelling as effectively. In the event you’re like me, you might have discovered your self taking part in Lies of P initially and considering: “Why would the residents of Krat want these loopy, buzz saw-headed, canine puppets round? What function may they presumably serve these individuals.?” Fortunately, as you play by way of Overture, you’ll discover out.
View and obtain picture “Stalkers at dinner”
Stalkers are pivotal characters within the tradition of Krat. In Lies of P, the frequent encounter with a Stalker was a combat. Most have been doing something to outlive or had succumbed to insanity. Going again in Overture presents us with the chance to satisfy them in a extra lucid state. Your interactions with the brand new characters in Overture proceed to construct on the enchanting tapestry of Krat’s twisted fairy-tale. The historical past you’ve examine in notes and manuscripts littered across the base sport will now come to life by way of these interactions.
We’re so excited to observe gamers unravel Krat’s secrets and techniques and uncover this new dimension to our puppet world. Overture wouldn’t have been doable with out the unbelievable help of our gamers and group. The enlargement is offered in the present day, in addition to a brand new patch for the bottom sport. The bottom sport patch contains new high quality of life options, issue settings, and boss rematch modes – all at no additional price. See you in Krat.