{"id":2084974,"date":"2026-08-09T14:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084974"},"modified":"2026-08-09T14:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:42:18","slug":"new-lies-of-p-documentary-teases-next-game-is-going-to-be-really-fun-and-emotionally-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084974","title":{"rendered":"New Lies of P documentary teases next game &#8220;is going to be really fun and emotionally moving&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lies-of-p\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Lies of P<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">New Lies of P documentary teases next game &#8220;is going to be really fun and emotionally moving&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Nough said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/LIES-SITE.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Lies of P key art, showing delicate but striking young person with a high coloured blue coat, white cravat, porcelain-white skin, and mid-length, raven-black hair. It&apos;s a moody but beautiful image.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"LIES-SITE.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Neowiz Games\/Digital Foundry<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-09T14:42:18+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 9, 2026, 2:42 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"00450157-3c08-4868-82cb-f06dab832a84\" data-name=\"Lies of P\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Lies of P\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Lies of P\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Lies of P\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Lies of P\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Lies of P\" title=\"Follow Lies of P\"><br \/>\n  Follow Lies of P<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>One of the teams behind Neowiz&#8217;s Souls-like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lies-of-p\">Lies of P<\/a> has released a short documentary detailing how they kept &#8220;testing and refining&#8221; the game before its release, as well as offering a little insight into its hardcore &#8220;games by gamers&#8221; culture.<\/p>\n<p>The internal team at Round8, known as Nough, said the name stems from &#8220;not enough, but without the e&#8221; because &#8220;we&#8217;re never enough, there&#8217;s always room to improve, so when we develop games, we keep refining them because they can always be better&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>With defining traits described as &#8220;tenacity&#8221; and &#8220;determination&#8221;, the studio says this is why it&#8217;s committed to &#8220;creating better games&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"NOUGH Studio | Games by Gamers (Full Film)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L7Nq3HcSf3w?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/L7Nq3HcSf3w\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">NOUGH Studio | Games by Gamers (Full Film)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>NOUGH Studio | Games by Gamers (Full Film).<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L7Nq3HcSf3w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The players can always tell,&#8221; said director Choi Jiwon. &#8220;As a gamer myself, I know they can tell when a game has been made with real dedication. So whenever we&#8217;re developing a game, we always approach it as players first.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are gamers before we are developers. So we keep testing and refining without compromise until everyone on the team is genuinely satisfied with what we\u2019ve made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The video then explores its &#8220;games by gamers&#8221; culture, explaining how the Nough team is given the opportunity to participate in playtesting sessions &#8220;where the entire development team and director Jiwon Choi play the game together to validate the game structure&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iterative feedback is core to the team\u2019s process for completing a game and showcases the team&#8217;s dedication to crafting a satisfying final product,&#8221; the studio added. &#8220;This offers a glimpse into Nough Studio&#8217;s unique dedication to viewing games from a gamer\u2019s perspective and continuously refining the gameplay experience to achieve a high level of polish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for what&#8217;s next? Jiwon Choi teased that Nough&#8217;s next unannounced project will be &#8220;really fun and emotionally moving&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re giving it everything we have to make it the best it can be. So please, just wait a little longer,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You won&#8217;t be disappointed, we promise. This is the truth, not a lie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s three-star review of 2023&#8217;s Lies of P<\/a> said it has &#8220;strong enough foundations in its edgy tone and tweaked weapons&#8221;, but &#8220;it&#8217;s highly unlikely that they&#8217;ll be able to beat the originals at their own game&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Neowiz is clearly interested in expanding the IP and turning it into an enduring franchise. We&#8217;ve known for over two years that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-sequel-confirmed-as-game-director-teases-dlc\">a sequel was happening<\/a>, but we recently learned it&#8217;s entered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-sequel-neowiz-plans\">&#8220;vertical slice&#8221; stage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>One of the teams behind Neowiz&#8217;s Souls-like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lies-of-p\">Lies of P<\/a> has released a short documentary detailing how they kept &#8220;testing and refining&#8221; the game before its release, as well as offering a little insight into its hardcore &#8220;games by gamers&#8221; culture.<\/p>\n<p>The internal team at Round8, known as Nough, said the name stems from &#8220;not enough, but without the e&#8221; because &#8220;we&#8217;re never enough, there&#8217;s always room to improve, so when we develop games, we keep refining them because they can always be better&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>With defining traits described as &#8220;tenacity&#8221; and &#8220;determination&#8221;, the studio says this is why it&#8217;s committed to &#8220;creating better games&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"NOUGH Studio | Games by Gamers (Full Film)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L7Nq3HcSf3w?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/L7Nq3HcSf3w\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">NOUGH Studio | Games by Gamers (Full Film)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>NOUGH Studio | Games by Gamers (Full Film).<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L7Nq3HcSf3w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The players can always tell,&#8221; said director Choi Jiwon. &#8220;As a gamer myself, I know they can tell when a game has been made with real dedication. So whenever we&#8217;re developing a game, we always approach it as players first.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are gamers before we are developers. So we keep testing and refining without compromise until everyone on the team is genuinely satisfied with what we\u2019ve made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The video then explores its &#8220;games by gamers&#8221; culture, explaining how the Nough team is given the opportunity to participate in playtesting sessions &#8220;where the entire development team and director Jiwon Choi play the game together to validate the game structure&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iterative feedback is core to the team\u2019s process for completing a game and showcases the team&#8217;s dedication to crafting a satisfying final product,&#8221; the studio added. &#8220;This offers a glimpse into Nough Studio&#8217;s unique dedication to viewing games from a gamer\u2019s perspective and continuously refining the gameplay experience to achieve a high level of polish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for what&#8217;s next? Jiwon Choi teased that Nough&#8217;s next unannounced project will be &#8220;really fun and emotionally moving&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re giving it everything we have to make it the best it can be. So please, just wait a little longer,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You won&#8217;t be disappointed, we promise. This is the truth, not a lie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s three-star review of 2023&#8217;s Lies of P<\/a> said it has &#8220;strong enough foundations in its edgy tone and tweaked weapons&#8221;, but &#8220;it&#8217;s highly unlikely that they&#8217;ll be able to beat the originals at their own game&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Neowiz is clearly interested in expanding the IP and turning it into an enduring franchise. 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