{
  "id": 13960133,
  "title": "Valor Mortis review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/valor-mortis-review",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T13:00:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/valor-mortis-review"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Valor Mortis begins as a traditional Soulslike, with a soldier protagonist in Napoleon's army and familiar mechanics like bonfires, healing flasks, and corpse runs. However, as the gameplay progresses, it introduces first-person wall-running, grapple-swings, parry slashing, and slow-mo bullet-time high-jumps. The game is developed by One More Level, known for their previous titles Ghostrunner and Ghostrunner 2. The protagonist, William Dowsett, fights using a saber initially, and combat involves cautious observation, patient trading of blows, and nimble sidesteps to avoid powerful, unblockable attacks. As the game progresses, players can use pistols, shotguns, rifles, a rapier, and even magical abilities. The game is challenging but forgiving, with enemy types that vary in aggression and attack patterns, allowing players to experiment and adapt.",
  "summary": "Valor Mortis plays a bit of a sneaky trick. For a while, it keeps it straight. 'Yes', it seems to say; 'I'm definitely a Soulslike. Look at my bonfire equivalents, my healing flasks, my corpse runs, even my early impossi-boss feints. Look at my cautious action, my fog gates, the oppressive air of melancholy that lingers over these fields of mud and blood'. But jumpcut to a few hours later, and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Valor Mortis starts as traditional Soulslike with soldier protagonist in Napoleon's army.",
    "Introduces first-person wall-running, grapple-swings, parry slashing, slow-mo bullet-time.",
    "Developed by One More Level, known for Ghostrunner and Ghostrunner 2."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Valor Mortis Review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/valor-mortis-review-13972734",
        "published": "2026-10-12T13:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}