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Amulets are items you can equip to Pinocchio in to grant some of the best passive bonuses in the game to fight off the worst enemies lurking around Krat. Around 30 different Amulets can be found as you continue your adventures throughout the city, helping you become stronger. The effects can range from basic increases to Attributes to higher damage against certain foes.

As you travel through the Barren Swamp in , you'll eventually have to beat a terrifying boss named The Green Monster of the Swamp, whose attacks can inflict a deadly condition throughout the fight. You can take advantage of a clear weakness in other enemies from this area to expose this boss's vulnerability. This monstrous foe has two phases you should be able to overcome as long as you pay attention to its attack patterns.

Simon Manus transforms from an NPC you encounter in to a terrifying final boss you must be throughout two challenging phases in a desperate fight. This battle tests everything you've learned while exploring the city of Krat, from exploiting the boss' weaknesses to mastering Pinocchio's abilities. You can take on Simon Manus at the Arche Abbey Cradle of the Gods as he attempts to become a god.

The Puppet of the Future is a goliath automaton you can find as an optional boss in , but the area you discover this machine in harms Pinocchio and makes it hard to beat this enemy. Found in the lower sections of the Workshop Union Culvert, you might avoid this enemy at first due to its sheer size. Taking down this boss at some point will give you an incredibly rare Ergo and a special upgrade ingredient.

Deep in the Barren Swamp, you might find an NPC named the Owl Doctor in that you can talk to and even beat in an intense optional boss fight. An individual broken by cruel experiments from the Alchemist, this figure hides in the lower floors of a wooden shack you can reach by climbing down a ladder. This quick and brutal opponent has deceptive attacks that can be hard to predict in the limited space of this boss battle.

A Stalker enemy you can beat as an optional boss in is the Red Fox, someone you find in an earlier encounter during your initial adventures through Krat. Also known as Claudia, she first travels close to the Workshop Union Culvert Stargazer with her sister, Black Cat. This warrior has many quick attacks with strong combos that make her an overwhelming opponent in the city of frenzied puppets.

Throughout 's story, Pinocchio encounters a series of bosses that must be defeated to progress the story — he will also come upon a number of bosses whose defeat is optional. Despite their status as non-mandatory opponents, many of these optional bosses are difficult to best and offer excellent rewards — primarily in the form of costumes and accessories. These rewards and the experience of battle certainly justify the time and effort involved in engaging with 's optional bosses.

Like almost all Action RPG games, the ultimate enemies facing the protagonist in are its many powerful and intimidating bosses. Although some of the game's early bosses are not challenging at all, a number of 's later boss battles are incredibly difficult — even for the most experienced of players. In spite of varying difficulty, almost all of the bosses in are incredibly well-designed, and the vast majority of them will test Pinocchio to his very limits — both in terms of his combat prowess, strategic mastery, and willpower.

Like many other games in the soulslike genre, has a number of NPC questlines, including one centered on a Stalker known as Black Cat, that run throughout the entire game — and although in most cases these quests are less obtuse than others in the genre, the different outcomes of each quest can still be unclear. As each NPC quest can only be completed in one way per playthrough of the game, decisions that yield different rewards or story outcomes can be especially important to consider, especially since certain decisions can have effects outside their individual storylines.

One of the final scenes of forces Pinocchio to decide whether to turn over his heart to his creator, Gepetto. Pinocchio's mechanical heart, the P-Organ, is part of what allows him to walk the line between puppet and real boy, exploring the desolate city of Krat as a freestanding automaton with a sense of will. It also functions as a complex, customizable skill tree, allowing players to upgrade the P-Organ throughout to gain new skills and upgrade stats.

Arguably, the toughest boss in is Laxasia, The Complete, a loyal servant of Simon Manus who can be extremely difficult to beat. Having tons of attacks that can be confusing to predict within two separate phases, anyone might struggle against this agile opponent. You will have to equip the right items and exploit this boss' one weakness to have the best chance to claim victory against one of Pinocchio's greatest foes.

Upgrades are a key part of and one that players need to pay attention to in order to be successful in the game. These upgrades are acquired by finding Geppetto in Hotel Krat, who will allow Pinocchio to use Quartz to upgrade the P-Organ. In total, there are 5 Phases that are possible to unlock in the base game, with Phase 6 being added in New Game+ and Phase 7 in New Game++.

There are many powerful weapons in . One of the main features of the game is combining different blades or heads with handles. This allows for a lot of customization, though it is also possible to make a poor combination. But, there are also unique weapons that can’t be dissembled but are still strong.

has its fair share of challenging enemies and boss fights, but the Puppet King is one not easily forgotten. The final boss of chapter six, who also marks the game's halfway point, is a two-phase boss fight that transitions from a big heavy-hitting mech giant to a swift and skilled puppet. As a result, you must adjust your play style in the middle of the battle, which is one of the reasons this particular boss is so difficult.

In , there are several collectibles to gather on your journey, one of which is Vinyl Records, which can be gathered throughout the game, including in New Game+. There are 16 Vinyl Records to collect, and five of those 16 are considered Golden Records.

As you approach the Estella Opera House in , you might encounter the Mad Clown Puppet on a fiery slope as an optional boss you could beat as you travel along Rosa Isabelle Street. While there aren't multiple phases in this fight, the Clown shows no mercy with highly damaging attacks. This boss can be quite difficult to take down since it has some of the highest health out of any opponent Pinocchio could face.

There’s a game-breaking bug very early in the Lies of P. As identified by the developers, the game-breaking bug can occur in Chapter 2. This bug, if triggered, will completely halt all progress. The developers have already released a statement and promised a fix in the future. Until that patch is out, you’ll want to avoid this bug. Thankfully, it is pretty simple if you know how it works — but you’ll want to read this before reaching Chapter 2.

is a challenging new action RPG, and the difficulty of its toughest encounters can make committing to any specific build a daunting task. tells the story of Pinocchio in a completely new way, shifting the narrative to a Belle Époquesetting and introducing horrific monsters and clockwork contraptions to face. In the soulslike tradition, each fight incentivizes a deep understanding of movement and a mastery of technique, as well as effective equipment and traits. This latter element makes the possibility of respeccing in the face of roadblocks particularly appealing.

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Announced back in 2021, it feels like we've been waiting on edgy Soulslike Lies of P forever, but we're in the homestretch now. The gritty take on the classic tale of Pinnochio will finally release on PS5 and PS4 on 19th September, and we got a cinematic trailer to tide us over in the meantime.