Summary
Lies of Phas just come out at the time of writing, but it didn’t stop Neowiz Games and Round8 from adding the controversial Denuvo DRM to it right before it dropped.Lies of Phas modsthat would likely be affected by this.
A loose adaptation of Carlo Collodi’sThe Adventures of Pinocchio,Lies of Pis an action RPG that has often been described as “Souls-like.” It sees an already-human Pinocchio (codenamed P) traversing the mechanoid-infested city of Krat, fighting off various mechanical puppets, and navigating the open-ended story towards one of three endings thanks to its lying system. Like many big-name titles,Lies of Pwas released in two separate editions with one dropping earlier, and through early access, the game has garnered a mostly positive reception.
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As reported by Exputer, Denuvo DRM was added toLies of Pjust days before its launch in an attempt to crack down on any players' attempts to pirate the game. The software was added on September 15 to coincide with the release oftheLies of PDeluxe Edition, and the developers had not made any mention of adding it before, which took many excited players by surprise. Likewise, neither Neowiz nor Round8 have released any official statements on the matter.
Denuvo DRM is a very popular brand of anti-piracy software, having shown up in multiple big-name titles and even whole game brands. It is also quite controversial and for good reason. Multiple AAA games have been negatively impacted by its implementation, suffering from optimization and performance issues as a result of it. In the case of PC games, many players have reported difficulty in downloading mods in games that include this program. Considering that modding is a very popular feature in PC gaming, and is often the reason why some players might prefer that version of a multi-platform release, that is a huge detriment.
It is currently unclear what effect this surprise addition might have onLies of P’s reception or sales going forward. The DRM was added almost immediately after the review embargo was lifted, and with some reviews still coming out, it’s likely some might be swayed by this. Then again, it’s not unusual for players and critics to have vastly differing opinions on a game, and theLies of Pdemo did garner over a million downloads, so perhaps sales might not be affected as much as some might think.
Lies of P’s standard edition is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
