Lies of P is arguably one of the best Soulslike not developed by subgenre architect FromSoftware, and the reimagined Pinocchio story additional gained over gamers with a fully wild post-credits tease. However director Ji-won Choi just lately mentioned the upcoming Overture growth gained’t increase on that shock cameo.

“Please keep tuned for extra bulletins sooner or later,” Choi advised IGN on the Recreation Builders Convention, additionally refusing to share something concerning the deliberate sequel. IGN didn’t report whether or not or not Choi’s nostril grew throughout this interview.

Should you’re going to freak out about being uncovered to Lies of P spoilers, cease studying now. You have got been warned.

Along with the apparent fairy story on which it’s primarily based, Lies of P is stuffed with references to different basic literature. The Image of Dorian Grey, Magnificence and the Beast, Frankenstein, and Sherlock Holmes are all both overtly talked about or hinted at over the course of the sport, however the largest crossover — a minimum of within the magnitude of participant reactions — got here from a post-credits cutscene revealing The Wizard of Oz’s Dorothy Gale as a key determine within the ongoing story.

Sadly, this was sort of anticipated. Overture is described by developer Neowiz as a “dramatic prequel” that “transports you to town of Krat in its last days,” in any case. Choi did, nonetheless, encourage of us to replay Lies of P earlier than Overture throughout his dialog with IGN.

“If you play via the bottom recreation once more, you’ll see many hints that we scattered all through the entire expertise,” Choi mentioned. “Lots of hints and plenty of home windows into the world, and also you’ll be capable to truly see that and expertise that in [the] growth. There are numerous issues that I truly needed to perform after we have been engaged on the bottom recreation. It didn’t get put into the bottom recreation, and all of that, a minimum of key components of that, are going to be included in growth.”