Lies of P and its expansion Overture have given us some of the very best weapon designs I have ever experienced in video games. An exquisite blend of the most eccentric and exceedingly dangerous arms, expertly wielded by the titular P throughout the game. As I’ve now completed the main story over ten times, as well as four runs of Overture, I now feel I have experimented with each weapon enough to be able to rank my top six favourites to use, because I simply could not make this list any shorter. In order to not make this article overly long, listed here are the entries of 6th to 4th place, with my top three to follow in a separate article very soon!
6) Monad’s Rose Sword
Monad’s Rose Sword, unlocked for completing Overture’s story, is the single most overpowered piece of weaponry in not just Lies of P, but all of recent gaming. It could be said its only real drawback is just how late into the game it becomes accessible, but considering its utterly ridiculous abilities and how unstoppable it made me in my subsequent new game plus run, I get why it remains unattainable for so long.
Starting even late game boss fights with full Fable meant I could often decimate more than half their health bar before they got within range to damage me at all. Following that, thanks to its spinning flurries and over-the-top lethal attack on enemies staggered by its opening Fable Arts, there really isn’t much left moving in a room where the Monad’s Rose Sword has been unleashed.
The only reason it features this low on my list is because its deliberately simple design make it a lot less eye-catching and cinematic than those ranked above, and due to its incredibly late unlock can only really be properly used from new game plus.
5) Uroboros’s Eye
The fun factor of using Uroboros’s Eye, as well as its versatility and dependability in battle, caught me by surprise when I experimented with it in a much later playthrough than I care to confess. Swinging in wild arcs through groups of enemies, whilst also being capable of inflicting heavy hits against just one, Uroboros’s Eye is a superb crowd clearer, third only to the Monad’s Rose Sword and another weapon I’ll cover later in this list.
The fact you can use it as a ranged weapon, hurling it at enemies and leaving it spinning embedded in them, is as deeply satisfying as that sounds. Never fear if ranged combat isn’t your preference, as you can use a Fable charge to set it spinning in P’s hand like a somehow even more destructive chainsaw.
A Technique favouring weapon purchasable with Laxasia’s boss Ergo late in Lies of P’s final chapter, it really takes until new game plus to appreciate Uroboros’s Eye for the potential it has, but it can provide helpful late game assistance in the final push to the ending if required.
4) Pale Knight
When I heard that Overture added a full on Squall Leonhart style gunblade I struggled to believe they’d pull it off. I’ve never played Final Fantasy VIII and know about Squall’s signature weapon through legacy alone, and was so pleased to finally unlock the Pale Knight discovering it is absolutely as good to use as it looks. The heavy attack combo using this sword was enough to sell me on it before I even got into combat, delivering a powerful ear-ringing shotgun blast with its first hit before firing behind P and rocketing him forward to deliver a devastating slash as its follow-up.
The Pale Knight doesn’t become available until defeating the chapter 3 (of 5) boss in the expansion, but owing to how agile enemies particularly in chapter 4 are, it’s a most welcome addition to the arsenal at a particularly fortunate time. I always appreciate how P tracks the enemy you’re locked on to with the first shot, so even as they try to strafe around you, you don’t end up wasting your attack. Not that it would overly matter if it did, as the Pale Knight has unlimited ammo. Be still my beating heart.
The only negative element of using the Pale Knight is its three charge Fable Art, Full Salvo, which fires one hugely damaging shot at a single enemy. The shot looks and sounds amazing to use but unfortunately has pitiable range, so you have to be way closer than you’d expect to your target in order to hit them, which is a shame considering it’s part GUN. Setting out into new game plus with this supremely powerful sword swung across P’s shoulders never fails to aura farm, and you have to get very far into the base game before coming up against an enemy capable of standing against it. Even when they do, it’s nothing a second combo can’t fix.
That’s the first half of my list with part two out in a couple of days! Which is your favourite weapon listed here, and can you guess which Lies of P weapons will be featured in my top three? Thanks for reading and catch you again very soon!
Written, edited and images captured by Alexx.
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