ok im changing my approach on things

all the stuff i think are actually important are here. I needed to SPARK JOY.

This is non-comprehensive, like I said I have listed things that I thought were important. This is not perfectly formatted yet!!

Thisisgame Interview series (4 parts):

(part 1) Art team, art director [thisisgame]: (kor)

https://www.thisisgame.com/articles/174446

• choi pitched pinocchio souls
• this is where they mention there was very little left on the cutting room floor
• Early Concept arts + design included

(part 2) Choi + Core team [thisisgame]: (kor)

https://www.thisisgame.com/articles/176072?n=176072

• jogging lol

(part 3) QA (Quality assurance) team interview [thisisgame] (kor)

https://www.thisisgame.com/articles/177995?n

(part 4) Justin Carnahan (publishing manager) and Neowiz heads: (kor)

https://www.thisisgame.com/articles/180372

Infamous director choi interview about P being pretty (LOL):

https://blog.naver.com/thisisgame/223729546910

Early director Choi interview with GameVu with pics (cute :) )

https://m.gamevu.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=21904

• choi pitched pinocchio souls :)

G-star event: (pre-release) (japanese) with concept arts, early renders, + other:

Dir. Noh Changyu:

g-star, director noh changyu at press with early renders, pitch images and concept art + other:

https://www.4gamer.net/games/571/G057139/20221119009/

slightly higher quality images but same event i think:

https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2022/11/20/124601.html

press conference with choi, park, and noh, some early images + press release:

https://www.4gamer.net/games/571/G057139/20221118128/

japan press event (japanese), pre release, choi and park (surrounded by women):

https://www.4gamer.net/games/571/G057139/20230904030/

ENGLISH:

early prankster101 interview with director choi, some pretty important information about the studio here (prerelease:)

https://www.prankster101.com/articles/interview-with-choi-ji-won-of-lies-of-p/

some post-release notes from director choi:

sportskeeda (ENG),

https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/i-m-excited-witness-players-react-lies-p-director-ji-won-choi-favorite-moments-player-feedback-pinocchio

fandomwire (ENG)

https://fandomwire.com/heres-why-lies-of-p-felt-easier-than-bloodborne/

• the demo was never patched

fandomwire 2 (ENG)

https://fandomwire.com/lies-of-ps-game-director-choi-jiwon-discusses-the/

• it was too late to switch to unreal 5

Director Choi interview (post-release): [IMPORTANT!!]

https://gamerant.com/lies-p-post-launch-interview/

• Dorothy cameo was chosen in Summer of 2022.
• btw, can someone tell steamy biscuit (I'm pretty sure it was steamy) that the director saw their playthrough

[KOR] choi rare 2020 interview about the gaming industry (ruliweb users dug this one up because they are (unfortunately) pretty much obsessed with him):

https://www.jobkorea.co.kr/company/1616277/interview/view/?ItvNo=21764&ListNo=21764

On the djmax soundtrack links + the music:

director Choi, producer Sun on the soundtrack:

https://gamerant.com/lies-p-sound-design-puppets-interview/

• they worked on getting a bandoneon, not an accordion, even though it was hard to find, because it was period-accurate.

https://gamerant.com/lies-p-audio-design-djmax-bandoneon/

there is another korean interview somewhere where he mentions having to ask Neowiz for the rights to use the djmax soundtrack. I gotta dig around for it.

Yeakun Yoo on working on the soundtrack:

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/audio/how-lies-of-p-music-was-made#close-modal

Jason park interviews

Jason park and studio 8 on the console market in korea:

https://www.thisisgame.com/articles/208758

jason park at r8 interview, talks about Bless unleashed:

https://www.gamemeca.com/view.php?gid=1748242

Jason park interview on round8

https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240105100800017

[IMPORTANT] Jason Park on Studio8 and director choi, pre-overture

https://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=301643&site=liesofp

Some newer links:

Overture

dir. choi on overture (GDC)

https://www.techm.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=137495

dir choi, in japan, for overture

https://www.gamevu.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=40956

another one on overture, at GDC

https://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=304350&site=liesofp

director choi, director noh, early interview

https://blog.naver.com/khgames1/223754678140

asmongold mention, pre-release at game industry event

https://blog.naver.com/thisisgame/223729565430

Idk tbh

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/11/17/business/tech/Korea-GStar-2022-Neowiz/20221117175024136.html#google_vignette

TUMBLR

old Tumblr posts with early speculation: (important!! to me :) )

https://www.tumblr.com/shadow-schemer/695304138248093696?source=share

Hobbydrawer:

https://www.tumblr.com/hobbydrawer/697047006036770817?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/hobbydrawer/701953792564985856?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/hobbydrawer/701949148043329536?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/hobbydrawer/701788245143519232?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/hobbydrawer/701683266222194688?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/hobbydrawer/701255408499769344?source=share

Unfinished ⬇️⬇️

datamining posts:

datamined text, sheet:

Ividyon datamined text spreadsheet:

Korean GOTY win coverage + the crew being funny:

https://namu.news/article/2013434

gamescom win (to be very honest i have always been perplexed by this because the game wasn't out yet??) KOR

https://m.thisisgame.com/webzine/news/nboard/4/?utm_source=naver?utm_source&utm_medium=outlink&utm_campaign=thisisgame&utm_content=93273&fbclid=IwAR1CwMMoA3mKm_k2SgM3AOe5iK046AUl8olN7WSg5CT6MDz5BJEaF9VT050&page=69&n=156755

misc

https://www.gameinsight.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=25231

LOP Lore Sheet by Reddit user: [Google doc]