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Valor Mortis Is A First-Person Soulslike That Tries Too Much

Valor Mortis Is A First-Person Soulslike That Tries Too Much https://ift.tt/Xk2BUfe The soulslike genre has been around long enough now that it's easy to pick out its most recognizable traits. Whether it's managing stamina in combat, the risk of losing progression with each death, health items and enemies that respawn when you reach a bonfire, lantern, or some other recognizable checkpoint; all of the best in the genre adapt these in their own distinct ways.  Valor Mortis is no different, but attempts to stand out through its shift in perspective. By moving the action to a first-person view, Valor Mortis affords itself novelty, which works well with snappy and satisfying combat that rewards deft parries and patience in equal measure. But it's also marred by a weak story and sluggishly paced opening hours that betray the more captivating moments in its second half, where Valor Mortis' most interesting narrative beats and combat encounters finally deliver on some of ...
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Andor Season 2 Will Head To Yavin, Creator Says

Andor Season 2 Will Head To Yavin, Creator Says https://ift.tt/akR4v6J

Disney's Andor series is like Better Call Saul in one crucial way: we know exactly where that character ends up, and that casts a shadow over the whole series, telling us how long it can go and where the story is leading us. Andor is heading toward Rogue One and Cassian Andor's decision to give it all for the Rebellion, but there's still more to do, including heading to an iconic Star Wars location, creator Tony Gilroy told Collider.

Gilroy said that for Andor Season 2, he's bringing back Beau Willimon and brother Dan Gilroy as writers, and that they'll be joined by Tom Bissell (Lead writer on Gears of War 4 and Gears of War 5) as well.

"Tom Bissell is really cool and a really, really interesting, versatile, really good writer," Gilroy said before revealing where Andor will head next. "[He's] also a very, very, very big Star Wars fan, which we really wanted to make sure we had another pro because we're going into Rogue [One], and we're going to Yavin, and then we're going into places that we eventually need to really weave our way back to the source. So Tom came in and he's been great; so he's got some episodes, too."

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