Lies of P is, in essence, a love letter to Bloodborne in terms of vibes and atmosphere with a bit of Sekiro sprinkled in for good measure.

Level design reminds you of Dark Souls games with shortcuts and interconnectedness, although toned down a little, combat is a mix of Sekiro and Bloodborne and is really fast-paced, and the story is pretty good overall. They chose a more direct approach to storytelling and make following NPC quests easier and less obfuscated, both of which I like a lot.

The DLC is the cherry on top and makes an already great game even better.

Unfortunately, the devs decided that AI > artistic integrity by looking for AI specialists to make the creative process "more streamlined". Major red flag for me. If they don't change their course, I probably won't be playing the sequel even though I'd really love to. There's been a few nods here and there to a possible direction but as much as I'd like to see that, I don't wanna support AI in video games.

What platform are you playing on? Last I've heard, a PC demo doesn't exist? But it should still be available on PS5 - that's how I've first played it.