{
  "id": 13972734,
  "title": "Valor Mortis Review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/valor-mortis-review-13972734",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/valor-mortis-review"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Valor Mortis is an action game that tries many compelling elements, from sword fighting and spell slinging to wall running and firearms. The game's concept of using one's dominant hand for swordplay and the other for magical abilities adds excitement to encounters. The story, set in an alternate history of the Napoleonic era, is not very engaging, but the gameplay compensates for it. However, the game suffers from numerous bugs, crashes, and uneven moments. Despite these issues, Valor Mortis offers enough interesting content to make it worth playing, especially for fans of BioShock games.",
  "summary": "A novel soulslike packed with interesting ideas, even if they don’t always work out super smoothly.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Eurogamer",
        "title": "Valor Mortis review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/valor-mortis-review",
        "published": "2026-10-12T13:00:58.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}