Valor Mortis Is a Stunning Lovechild of Lies of P and BioShock [Hands-On Preview]

When I first learned that Ghostrunner developer One More Level was working on a soulslike, I wasn't quite sure what to think. The cynic in me was disappointed, worried that perhaps the brilliance of One More Level would be diluted by trend-chasing, or that the developer was pivoting to a more mainstream genre to appeal to a wider audience, losing its best qualities in the process. Again, this was just a small, nagging voice in the back of my head, but now that I've played a few hours of Valor Mortis, I'm gobsmacked by how wrong this little voice was.