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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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Here's Almost 15 Minutes Of Super Mario Bros. Wonder Gameplay

Here's Almost 15 Minutes Of Super Mario Bros. Wonder Gameplay https://ift.tt/lKCiJt1

Between Nintendo's latest Direct and gameplay demos popping up at recent events, we're starting to get a better look at how Super Mario Bros. Wonder is going to play. A hefty chunk of footage has been posted by Giant Bomb from a convention demo, showing the first few levels, a few bonus levels, and a handful of the game's titular Wonder effects.

The demo footage shows a four-player co-op game, starting from the very first level of Mario Wonder. The players very quickly pick up the game's popular elephant power-up, while also showing off some gameplay with Yoshi as a playable character--other characters can still ride the little dinosaur, sharing some of his bonuses when they do so.

The second half of the demo shows the players progressing into one of the game's free-roam areas, where players can choose which courses they take on instead of progressing through a linear path. These include a Badge Challenge--in this case, a course that earns the players a wall jump Badge.

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