"But while there are lots of great Soulslikes out there, it can get a bit tiring seeing the same style of punishing third-person action game again and again. That's what makes something like Valor Mortis one of the more intriguing Soulslikes on the horizon: It has all the familiar hallmarks of the genre, translated into a first-person perspective with plenty to set it apart."
"After its reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Valor Mortis is holding its first open playtest in early October. Running only until October 13, the playtest is a chance to check out a small chunk of the game's pre-alpha version, meaning it's far from finished, but with enough pieces in place to get a taste of the full version. In Valor Mortis, you play as William, a definitely British member of Napoleon's army in an alternate history version of the Napoleonic Wars."
"For the most part, Valor Mortis straightforwardly adapts Soulslike principles into its first-person combat. You have an endurance meter that depletes when you take actions, fights are heavily reliant on dodges and parries, and falling in battle means restarting at a checkpoint, with the resources you need to level up dropped at the feet of the enemy that beat you."
Valor Mortis reimagines Soulslike mechanics in a first-person perspective set during an alternate-history Napoleonic War. Players control William, a British soldier whose comrades mutate into monstrous, necrotic creatures while he retains magical abilities. The game uses endurance management, dodges, parries, and checkpoint deaths that drop level-up resources at the site of defeat. An initial open playtest runs in early October through October 13, offering access to a pre-alpha slice of content. The first-person viewpoint aims to differentiate the title from typical third-person Soulslikes while retaining familiar challenge and progression systems.
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