The Pinocchio-Themed Characters of Lies of P

almost everybody knows Pinocchio the book is considered the most translated Italian book and those who haven't read the book are likely familiar with the super popular Disney adaptation but dark as the Disney version may be it's got nothing on Carlo collodi's original novel it's this novel which lies of Pia's mind for inspiration or at least it's mostly this novel [Music] this video explores the links between lies of p and The Adventures of Pinocchio starting with the characters introduced in the demo then moving on to those not seen in the demo and ending somewhere around their shark sub it also looks at the fun and 5e imagery come into both book and game there wouldn't be a real Pinocchio video without a discussion of hero's journey themes really though it's all in The Labyrinth excuse to include cutaway so this film you never knew existed because you've seen the Disney version enough times [Music] this is a dark and Breezy Guide to the Pinocchio themed characters of lies of P the first words you hear are not spoken by Pinocchio in fact none of them are the P of lies of p is that most classical video game characters the silent protagonist who has lost all memory the plague has consumed the consumerous city of krat shop is aligned dead on the streets and automatons have turned to violence Pinocchio's task is to discover more about the mysterious plague and Destroy any deranged puppets that get in his path this is not the talkative Pinocchio of the novel always up to no good nor does he possess a crude would inform with tiny ears and an extendable nose the game subverts the character in terms of his look personality and moral code the hard edges have been smoothed out the skin is baby smooth and the nose has been carved with delicate proportions the art director said he wanted P to represent the pure untarnished and innocent beauty of having to learn to lie the designers have made pea pretty to look at is a great deal more dainty than his literary counterpart he's slim and pale skinned with a boy band-like Mane of hair in promotional shots he lies gazing with a fey far away look it's a posing for Renaissance painting his hands look soft he's not the sword you'd expect to see wielding a massive sword in light of P line does not make the puppet's nose grow in fact it's a step in the right direction every time he lies P will gradually become more human this is a sub version of the book's mechanism whereby every time Pinocchio lies he transforms for the worse the game seems less concerned about deforming P's puppet body and instead more interested in its ability to be altered as demonstrated in the legion armor a swappable arm that provides a character with a unique special move Pinocchio has no voice he's enlivened by the spirit of Sophia and it is her voice that guides him along the train Carriage towards the destination of hotelcrat where she can be seen in all her corporeal Glory she represents the character of the Blue Fairy or the fairy with blue hair in the novel she appears first as a ghostly Apparition who speaks without moving her lips in the voice that seemed to come from the other world she's one of three mentors in the story the second is the talking cricket in the novel Pinocchio kills the cricket with a hammer after which the cricket shows up on three separate occasions to offer his counsel in those of peer the cricket has a more constant companion he's housed inside a lantern he quite literally lights up the hero's path now and then he will offer a piece of advice however he lacks the warmth and humor of kalodi's cricket he speaks with the code and crackly computer voice he goes by the name of Germany pronounced in the similar manner to Disney's Germany Cricket the main work sitting on the nose pun however it is also connected to the theme of lion born Western astrology her Gemini is regarded as having the jaw nature and so prone to dishonest Behavior the first boss in the game is the parade Master according to the general director he takes inspiration from the chapter in which Pinocchio is so to the circus which means that he represents the couch of the circus ringmaster this explains the tail coat in the top hat it also explains the circus paraphernalia dotted about wooden signs and cutouts of creepy clowns and just alike performers the parade Masters curly mop of hair coupled with his mustache could have been modeled after the ring master in the 2002 Pinocchio film his poster advertises The Marvelous puppet show this is reminiscent of a poster in the novel emblazoned with the words great Puppet Theater seated in a luxurious Salon in San Antonio she's the middle-aged owner of the hotel and is said to know all of its Secrets although you may have to dust a few bosses before you're privy to them her name takes inspiration from the character of Antonio in the novel an old Carpenter and close friend of Geppetto Antonio makes fun of Geppetto by calling him polandina this is because Geppetto wears a wig that matches the same color as polenta the puppet receptionist in the hotel shares this name unlike Geppetto he doesn't seem too angry about it he's one of the few puppets in the demo not to have turned on their master according to the art director his design is based on the member of the game's publishing Department he speaks like Jeeves and people bond with him during their stay all puppets must obey their creators commands the Mad donkey boss on Alchemist Bridge pays tribute to Pinocchio's donkey Hood in the novel after having too much unbridled fun and Playland Pinocchio catches jackass fever and transforms into a donkey [Music] the game may not be a real donkey however after defeating him you gain his mask as a prize while he has chosen that particular guys remains a mystery the final Pinocchio themed character seen in the demo is Geppetto he's the maker of puppets and the father of Pinocchio like Sofia van Gemini he acts as a mentor to pee however out of the three he is the most ambiguous and perhaps the least trustworthy the Mad donkey says he's been scheming with the Alchemists he asks Pete to always be a good boy to him he requests blind obedience yet remains tight-lipped about his own affairs in the book he has a very bad temper and is said to be a real Tyrant with boys the Geppetto of lies of p is more reserved in Debonair than the book version he's an altogether cooler class of character the Smooth Operator type in the game Geppetto has an inventor friend named Lorenzo venini he's the owner of a puppet making factory La chapetto he's concerned about resolver in the disaster that has befallen Kratz his italianate name seems to allude to two Pinocchio related figures the first is the original author of the book Juan Carlo lorenzini the second is Roberto benini Italian actor known not just for his role as Pinocchio in the 2002 film but also was Geppetto in the 2019 film near the end of a Gameplay trailer there was a quick flash of a shark-shaped submarine popping through the surface of the water this is a reference to the episode in which Pinocchio was swallowed by a giant sea monster in heroic terms this stage of the journey is known as the belly of the well however the monster's name in the novel translates more literally to the terrible Dogfish with a terrible shark the episode occurs near the end of the story it precedes Pinocchio's heroic Rescue of his father and his subsequent transformation into a real human boy a teaser was a glimpse of forko a steam-powered automaton with a flame in furnace for a heart his name fits the bill fufuoco is the Italian name for fire also it pays tribute to the couch of Manchester literally five eater in the novel he's the first and director of a Puppet Theater who initially wants to turn Pinocchio into firewood for cooking his lamb dinner the novel is filled with hellish images of fire for Pinocchio the presence of five indicates a close encounter with death for example he accidentally burns his feet off in a Brazier he is almost incinerated in the tree by a pair of Assassins and he never escapes being fried like a fish five accompanies the heroes descent to the underworld bringing him face to face with his own mortality but with The Crucible over the hippo emerges from the Flames as stronger and wiser individual in lies of P the play will encounter death in many guises on the one hand there were the classical images of Hellfire on the other there were the gothic creatures of the night such as these black rabbits in the novel Pinocchio lies near death in the fairies Cottage after catching the Fatal fever the Furby offers him a medicine but the puppet refuses to take it saying he does not fear death a moment later in Step 4 ink black rabbit carrying a small black coffin on their shoulders meant for the boy puppet after witnessing this scene Pinocchio wastes almost no time in taking his medicine so be it this time we've made the trip for nothing I'm sure we'll have better luck the rabbits of lies of P are also there to inspire fear in a hero they make up the black rabbit Brotherhood a group of blood curdling assassins who act as persecutors whenever players lie the puppet's transformation to Boyhood will not come easy these creepy looking rabbits will make sure of that obviously this is not a straight adaptation of a novel but a brand new story that uses familiar characters and archetypes to hook the player and guide them through its Gothic corridors of Mystery also the term Pinocchio meets bloodborne just works through subverting key characters and elements of the novel Knights of P aims to put its own spin on an age out classic and maybe even attract new players to the souls like genre it might just work I know I'll play it I mean as long as it has an easy mode thank you Express

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Length: 10min 38sec (638 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 01 2023