You are a puppet created by Geppetto who's caught in a web of lies with unimaginable monsters and untrustworhty figures stadning between you and the events that have befallen the world of Lies of P. You are awakened by a ysterious voice that guides you through the plagued city of Krat - a once lively place that has been poisoned by madness and bloodlust

Speaking of breaking weapons, most enemies carrying a weapon can have that weapon destroyed by Pinocchio. You can do this by perfectly guarding their attacks. If you see orange feedback at the point of contact, like a quick and bright flash, you've successfully perfectly guarded an attack. Do this enough and the weapon will break. You'll know when it happens because their blade will be visibly snapped and you'll hear a distinctive sound we never got tired of hearing. Enemies will still attack you with their broken weapons but do significantly less damage. Depending on the weapon, the enemy might now have a much smaller range of attack with their weapon broken.

There are a handful of optional bosses in Lies of P. While you won't get special cutscenes like you do with the main bosses, these are still challenges worth taking on. You'll know you’re fighting an optional boss because, like main bosses, a giant health bar will appear at the bottom of the screen. You should seek out as many of these bosses as possible. Sometimes, you'll earn costumes; other times, great consumable and throwable items, occasionally a weapon, and a Quartz almost every time. Quartz will allow you to upgrade Pinocchio in special ways, and you will want as much Quartz as possible.

When you defeat the main bosses in Lies of P, you'll receive special Ergo Chunks. You'll know they're special because of their name and because they are categorized into a separate area in your inventory (not with the regular Ergo Chunks you receive). Using these to get Ergo needed can be tempting, especially with how much Ergo they yield, but don't do it. You will eventually meet an NPC wearing a hound mask who sells a lot of weapons and amulets. These are often weapons from bosses you've defeated and the only way to get a specific weapon or amulet is by trading him a specific Ergo Chunk. If you want to pick up some really unique weapons and amulets, save your Ergo Chunks from bosses for him.

The Grindstone is a device on Pinocchio's left forearm. While at first it's used to repair a weapon's durability, it eventually becomes a way to imbue your weapon with an element like fire, acid, electricity, or even easier blocking capabilities. It rules and it's not to be ignored.

The Krat Hotel is your central hub in Lies of P. It's where you level up, upgrade weapons, purchase new items, and more. It's an expansive hub and more and more people call it home as you play through the game. You will likely visit it often to level up but do your rounds each time you're there to talk to NPCs, check on new items in shops, and more. Lies of P makes it easy to see who you should talk to. When using the Stargazer to teleport to a new location, the menu will show you NPC heads next to "Hotel Krat" to indicate who has something new for you. Stop in whenever you can to talk to them.

Sometimes, games reward you nicely for veering off the beaten path or the main path in this instance, and sometimes they don't. Fortunately, Lies of P falls into the former party. Veering off the main path in Lies of P is how you find many things: additional costumes, chests, NPCs, secret bosses, and more. It's pretty much always worth your time to explore that side alley or go down that ladder.

Use elemental weaknesses to your advantage. There's electricity, fire, acid, and more. Most enemies can be hit with one of these kinds of elemental weaknesses and doing so will lead to prolonged (and constant) damage, easy staggering, and quick takedowns. To keep it simple, use electricity if it's a puppet or looks like one. Use fire if it's not a puppet or something more human-like. And acid works well on pretty much anyone and anything, especially bosses.