Valor Mortis (PC) Review
Set in the 19th century during the Napoleonic Era, Valor Mortis explores an alternate history where much of Europe has succumbed to the devastation of war and an otherworldly plague that has turned many of the dead into zombie-like abominations. Players assume the role of William, a soldier who should have died on the battlefield, only to wake up to a world transformed by the scourge of the Nephtoglobin infestation, the very arcane disease that courses through his veins, bringing him back from the realm of the dead. Valor Mortis‘ story is an interesting one that does well to serve the formula it so lovingly pays homage to: the Soulslike genre made popular by FromSoftware’s legacy of difficult but rewarding action games. Valor Mortis, of course, is a first-person experience, making its adherence to the Souls formula feel fresh, despite it closely following the structure laid out by FromSoftware to a T. One More Level’s use of the 19th-century battlefield also brings with it a... Read more
Set in the 19th century during the Napoleonic Era, Valor Mortis explores an alternate history where much of Europe has succumbed to the devastation of war and an otherworldly plague that has turned many of the dead into zombie-like abominations.Players assume the role of William, a soldier who should have died on the battlefield, only to wake up to a world transformed by the scourge of the Nephtoglobin infestation, the very arcane disease that courses through his veins, bringing him back from the realm of the dead. Valor Mortis‘ story is an interesting one that does well to serve the formula it so lovingly pays homage to: the Soulslike genre made popular by FromSoftware’s legacy of difficult but rewarding action games.
Valor Mortis, of course, is a first-person experience, making its adherence to the Souls formula feel fresh, despite it closely following the structure laid out by FromSoftware to a T. One More Level’s use of the 19th-century battlefield also brings with it a
... Read more