Collaboration coming in September
Publisher NEOWIZ has announced that it is collaborating with Koei Tecmo in a partnership that will see the former’s incoming adventure Lies of P cross swords with the latter’s semi-recent release Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. The two Soulslike titles will crossover in curious fashion this September.
Outside of noting the collaboration, neither publisher offered any information whatsoever as to what the hook-up will entail, with details expected at a later date. While both games feature challenging action-RPG combat, they could perhaps not be more diametrically opposed in regards to characters, settings, and style — Though both games host a typically heavy and somewhat downbeat mood.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, which launched in March of this year, sees a lone protagonist battle a bevy of demons and monsters from ancient Chinese folklore, set against the background of the Han Dynasty. Developed by Team Ninja, the adventure received critical praise across the board, earning a mighty 9/10 score from our own Chris Carter and selling over a million copies in its launch month.
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Lies of P, a retelling of the Pinocchio fable, is currently turning heads thanks to a demo released on PC and console platforms last week. Developed by Round8 Studios, this Gothic tale has players guide young android, P, through a dismal, Belle-Epoque city, in search of answers to their own existence and on the run from a battalion of mechanized enemies. While feedback at this early stage has been a little divisive, Lies of P has great promise, and could prove to be one of the year’s sleeper hits.
Lies of P launches this September on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is available now on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms.
