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Valor Mortis Review: Swordplay Finds Its Rhythm at Full Speed
Valor Mortis is a Soulslike action game that blends familiar mechanics with fast-paced first-person shooting and parkour. Players control William Dowsett, a reanimated soldier in an alternate-history Napoleonic era, utilizing a mix of saber combat, firearms, and environmental traversal. The game offers a challenging yet accessible experience with inventive boss encounters and levels designed for exploration.
With exhilarating parkour and a thrilling sense of momentum, Valor Mortis is not your usual Soulslike - I just wish it wasn't so beholden to the genre that inspired it
Valor Mortis, from Ghostrunner developer One More Level, blends exhilarating parkour and fluid combat with traditional Soulslike elements, though it ultimately wishes to be more than just a genre imitator. While it features familiar mechanics like bonfires and corpse runs, its first-person parkour, gunplay, and momentum-based combat set it apart. Despite some predictable enemy design and a story that doesn't quite land, the game's core mechanics, level design, and boss encounters make for a highly entertaining experience.
