Neowiz and Round8’s Lies of P sequel has now “entered full manufacturing part.”
Whereas we already knew {that a} sequel to the critically and commercially acclaimed 2023 soulslike was on the best way, South Korean firm Neowiz — which co-developed in addition to revealed the soulslike journey — has now confirmed, by way of its newest monetary report back to buyers, that its prototype has been “authorised,” paving the best way to a “full improvement part.” Sadly no launch window was talked about.
Elsewhere within the monetary report, the corporate intimated that revenue generated by Lies of P DLC, Overture, had now “stablized,” and it was now “executing methods for world IP franchising and fandom-centered operations to drive strong income development.” Oh, and there is a “new IP” within the works, too.
Curiously, requested about tips on how to stand out in a aggressive market and entice the very best expertise, Neowiz’s administration pressured that it thought-about its experience in storytelling to be a key USP, including “narrative is a core competency for Round8 and a key component in driving person immersion.”
“In an atmosphere the place world improvement prices are rising, it’s troublesome to achieve market recognition by means of technical or sheer volume-based funding alone, making narrative much more essential,” the corporate emphasised. “We recruited administrators Jin Seung-ho and Lee Sang-gyun exactly as a result of they possess glorious narrative implementation expertise.
It additionally highlighted that increasing genres was “not intentional,” including: “When reviewing new titles, we apply three standards: the originality and enjoyable of the idea, market competitiveness, and our in-house improvement capabilities. The lineup naturally diversified as a result of our administrators introduced ahead persuasive and enticing proposals that met these situations.
“Whereas managing a number of initiatives is difficult, sport improvement is inherently troublesome whatever the style. Round8 believes that permitting administrators to pursue ideas for which they’ve the strongest motivation and functionality is a rational alternative to extend the chance of success.”
Neowiz shadow-dropped Lies of P DLC Overture throughout final 12 months’s Summer season Recreation Fest, introducing new places, new enemies and executives, new characters, weapons, and the controversial choice so as to add in two simpler issue choices. At the moment, we additionally discovered that Lies of P had topped 3 million copies offered.
We had fun with Lies of P, awarding it 8/10, and Overture itself additionally secured an 8/10. “Even when it’s clearly dancing on the identical previous strings, Lies of P: Overture is a superb growth that provides a complete lot extra to a sport that was already nice,” we wrote, though since then, the DLC has been patched to cut back monster issue in repeat playthroughs and “adjusted stats” for among the discipline monsters you encounter in your first playthrough of Overture.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and marketing consultant with 15+ years expertise working with among the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.
