Lies of P vs Elden Ring
The short answer
Elden Ring is the bigger game; Lies of P is the tighter one. Lies of P is a linear soulslike built around parrying and weapon assembly, finishable in a normal week. Elden Ring is a hundred-hour open world. Neither is a substitute for the other.
What they have in common
The same combat vocabulary and the same bonfire-and-shortcut structure, and both are genuinely hard rather than fake-hard.
Pick Lies of P if you want a strong soulslike you will actually finish.
The weapon assembly system — any blade on any handle — is a real idea nobody else has done this well, and the Belle Epoque setting is unusually good-looking. It asks you to parry, so if you hated Sekiro you will struggle.
Games like Lies of P →Pick Elden Ring if you want somewhere to live for a month.
More content, more freedom, more ways to solve a problem. It is also much easier to put down and forget where you were.
Frequently asked questions
Should I play Lies of P or Elden Ring?
Elden Ring is the bigger game; Lies of P is the tighter one. Lies of P is a linear soulslike built around parrying and weapon assembly, finishable in a normal week. Elden Ring is a hundred-hour open world. Neither is a substitute for the other.
What do Lies of P and Elden Ring have in common?
The same combat vocabulary and the same bonfire-and-shortcut structure, and both are genuinely hard rather than fake-hard.
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