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How Lies of P’s Ending Opens the Door To a Dark Fantasy Universe
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS for Lies of P ahead. Proceed at your own risk.Since its initial announcement, the main appeal of Lies of P has been its unique storyline, which reimagines Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio as a Soulsborne action RPG. This innovative concept, together with a host of summer gameplay reveals, propelled Lies of P to become one of 2023’s most highly anticipated original titles. Following its release, Lies of P garnered widespread acclaim, with numerous reviewers highlighting its dark reinvention of the source material’s characters and narrative. While longtime fans of the Soulsborne genre may have anticipated the title to include multiple endings, few could have predicted the true depth of its dark fantasy lore. Though Lies of P‘s various endings effectively conclude its Pinocchio narrative, a shared final scene opens the door to a wider dark fantasy universe.