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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 ...

Baldur's Gate 3 Players Are Turning Into An Absolute Unit To Do Ridiculous Damage

Baldur's Gate 3 Players Are Turning Into An Absolute Unit To Do Ridiculous Damage https://ift.tt/NUhBy48

Baldur's Gate 3 has been out for almost two weeks now, with players logging some impressive average play time, so it's not surprising people have already found inventive ways to break the game. The latest strategy has been dubbed "Owlbear from the top rope," taking advantage of the quirks of Crushing Flight to do over 1000 damage in a single hit, as picked up by IGN.

The move appears to have been pioneered by Redditor Fishbleb, who noted in a post that "apparently Crushing Flight scales with mass." The accompanying video shows their character stacking an Enlarge spell on top of Owlbear wildshape, before using Crushing Flight from a high vantage point.

Because Crushing Flight takes both height and weight into account (in this case 5005kg from 22.5m), the combination deals a whopping total of 1170 bludgeoning damage. What's more, Crushing Flight negates fall damage, leaving players free to climb as high as they can to crush their enemies from above.

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