For players who love soul games, the comparison between Neowiz's action RPG "Pinocchio's Lies" and FromSoftware's "Bloodborne Curse" has long become a hot topic.In an exclusive interview, Game Director Choi Ji-won admitted that the production team was honored by this comparison.

When talking about the relationship between "Pinocchio's Lies" and "The Curse of Blood", Choi Ji-won said: "First of all, this is an honor, because we have high respect for those classic works, and secondly, it has become a source of motivation - because of our respect, the expectations of players have encouraged us to strive for excellence."

The similarity between the two works stems from the similarity between core gameplay and visual aesthetics.But it is worth noting that "The Curse of Blood" constructs a worldview with Gothic style and Cthulhu horror, full of werewolf and indescribable ancient gods; while "Pinocchio's Lies" creates a uncanny valley effect through inhumane enemies, opening up a unique thriller dimension.

Speaking of respect for FromSoftware, Choi Ji-won once expressed his opinion on the upcoming "Eldon Ring: The Night Landing", saying that Neowiz had no intention of predicting the evolution direction of the soul-like game genre."We are always open to the future, and the innovation is refreshing when trying out Elden Fargo: The Night Landing," he added.This confirms the strength of the FromSoftware development team to continuously break through the boundaries of imagination, and invisibly inspires us to polish the DLC of "Overb" to perfection."

Neowiz is currently working hard to develop the "overture" of the extension of "Pinocchio's Lies".According to Choi Ji-won, the DLC will bring a lot of new content, including a brand new enemy type, marking the staged results of the studio's creation of a 3A-level stand-alone experience.He explained: "From the beginning of the project, our core goal was to present high-quality single-player action games. Through valuable experience accumulated through ontology development, the team has integrated all optimization measures into the extended content, which marks the complete realization of the vision."

Despite being positioned as a DLC, the "Overb" provides a 15-20-hour immersion experience.Choi Ji-won specifically stated that this time is for "senior players", and novices may need to pass the level longer.But he stressed that Neowiz is committed to balancing the difficulty so that DLC can not only meet the needs of hardcore players, but also be friendly to new players."We strive to make all user groups enjoy the fun of the game, so we designed content that takes into account both ends, and the core is always the optimization of the overall experience," he said.

DLC's "Pinocchio's Lies: Overture" will be launched this summer and will be priced at 129 yuan.