The Irony of Guarding Knowledge
50sThe streamer's sarcastic remark about the irony of the villain guarding knowledge after mutating his army is a relatable and humorous moment that highlights the absurdity of the game's lore.
▶ Play Clip"Title 'Valor Mortis | Part 18' is a misnomer; the video is actually about a different game, Emberville, and contains very little actual gameplay."
In this playthrough, the player explores the grim university setting, uncovering its dark past and engaging in combat with new abilities. The video also intercuts with real-world discussion about the upcoming early access for Emberville and other gaming news.
The player discusses acquiring the shield ability and its mechanics: it blocks attacks, and right-click after defending launches a damaging wave. The shield also protects from infestation.
The player mentions that Emberville early access is set for the 27th, and they plan to patch every 10 days for the next two years.
Environmental storytelling reveals the university as a site of horrific experiments, with notes indicating catastrophic mortality rates among 'volunteers'.
After defeating a boss, the player obtains a notebook and a new objective: secure a relic from a castle that acts as a stabilizer for a 'nefto globin synthesis.'
Emberville EA and Patching Plans
Provides concrete details about the upcoming early access and patch schedule.
08:41Knowledge is the Most Potent Weapon
A thematic quote that drives the narrative and world-building.
17:09Catastrophic Mortality Rates
Reveals the horrifying human cost of the experiments, adding depth to the setting.
25:32The Relic is the Key
Distills the game's central objective and the narrative stakes.
42:51[00:22] the tables? No. Okay, cool. I want to though. I'm hearing good things.
[00:41] that's probably the way forward. Hey there Conex, what's up, man?
[02:45] Oh, cool. Now we're back here. Great. Now where does this go?
[03:01] Why do you have a jar of eyeballs? Sir.
[03:37] Well, that seems good. >> Ugh, this fester is beyond description. >> Ugh, this fester is beyond description. It could kill.
[03:53] That was that was mhm >> [clears throat]
[04:10] here? Yeah, perfect. we're dealing with. So I'm guessing this
[04:23] is going to not take us the right direction.
[04:44] >> Oh god, you can't just show up like that. Come now. Doink. Doink.
[05:04] That's all it does? What about a dingle shot? Boop. That does even less. Oh my gosh. Okay. Let's see.
[05:23] him. Oh god. Oh god. So I can't actually get by him. Um Um Oh, there he goes. Turn the other way.
[05:55] now. Those were literal bosses before. Oh god. You got to deserve that.
[06:34] is this a mythic catalyst? So, wait, can we keep Maybe we can't keep going we keep Maybe we can't keep going outside. Hold on.
[07:03] in this game, it's the main freaking direction. Oh, I can't go There we go. I was going to say. to say. Okay, so hold up.
[07:39] support. Any reason why? because Steam requires that full controller support to mean that you
[07:53] controller support to mean that you cannot touch the keyboard at all, ever. keyboard in Unity? So wait, Boatman just
[08:07] too. Boatman, just to be clear, the controller is still 100% like it's going to work with a controller, right? Oh, okay. Okay. It's It's a It's a thing yeah, it's going to work with a controller.
[08:19] working on a back end thing that they're squashing right now. Mhm. But no, it will be It will be a controller-supported controller-supported game. Yes.
[08:41] yeah. An important thing to remember, there's there's a bunch of Emberville EA is the 27th, and then we are like that's We're going to start patching like once every 10 days for like the next 2 years. Like it's going to we're going to hit
[08:53] the ground running. A good way to think of Emberville EA is like the the starting pistol going off at a race. at a race. Mhm. We're very excited.
[09:13] Need some Raid to squash those bugs? Yes.
[09:26] Hellraiser. I'm not really planning Oh, pure blade material. I'm not really planning on uh on playing it right now, but that may be something down the road. Valormortis. We're finishing this game up so I can start my Enshrouded run.
[09:39] up so I can start my Enshrouded run. Mhm. Valor Mortis and uh drop frames. Woah. Okay.
[10:08] Okay, it looks like we're going on the top floor. said. Co is going to shoot us with a starter pistol in game unless we play starter pistol in game unless we play Embervale EA.
[10:25] I was saying and picked up the true meaning. Well done. [ __ ] Twitch chat never ceases to impress me. Able to decode what I say like that. Yeah, very impressive.
[11:25] >> Damn it, it's a chungus. I was hoping that was not a chungus.
[12:19] Bam. Shredded.
[12:57] >> Ah. Oh, I wasn't expecting ah.
[13:22] Oh, we're over the center. Ooh. >> Oh, dude, what power are you going to give me?
[13:51] With shield. It allows not even a breath to pass. protective barrier that can fully block enemy attacks.
[14:06] Releasing after right click will after defending will attack a after defending will attack a launch a damaging wave in front of you. Oh, and the barrier also protects you from infestation.
[14:18] from infestation. Just the green stuff.
[15:03] Um Yeah, let's go down here.
[15:20] ammunition restocked at a lantern. Let's get more endurance here.
[15:36] All right, so now we got to look around for places that we can use the shield to go through. Oh, wow. Look at that. Oh, wow. Look at that. Yeah.
[16:29] university. Okay. I thought we were leaving the university going out here, but this is just like the interior courtyard.
[17:09] the only thing of consequence. Mark my words. There is no weapon more potent than knowledge. We must guard it fiercely.
[17:21] Lest it fall into hands that would defile it. The guy that turned his army into grotesque mutations
[17:33] are like, "We better guard the knowledge or someone could defile it." What do you possibly think you did? What What is it? What is it? >> [laughter]
[17:49] >> Let's see if this is the key to the truth. And I mean that in a literal truth. And I mean that in a literal sense.
[18:13] Lot of souls. Like the red light special down here.
[18:41] game. They are so good. What is that thing?
[19:25] That was weird. I put my shield up, but he just like broke right through it. I to work. Maybe I was using it wrong. Maybe I was using it wrong. Maybe it's only from the front.
[19:44] How do we get to that dude? Interesting. I'm throwing oil down into the the library. I'm sure that'll end well.
[20:06] Are you a You're a boss, aren't you? I think that's a future boss. Yeah.
[21:21] >> This is a slaughterhouse, not a barracks.
[21:42] happened in here, from what we understand, Napoleon did to his own men. We are walking through an area where it was attacked. Like, this is where it all was attacked. Like, this is where it all started.
[22:03] Oh, this is what I'm talking about the dog people things.
[22:19] >> For the sake of I find the loud and obnoxious
[22:31] battlefield. >> He who fails to comprehend this is >> He who fails to comprehend this is unworthy of bearing the insignia.
[22:45] Lift shaft key. Give us smooth, give us lift shaft key.
[23:06] We're at the university where we Yes. Under the university, I think.
[23:27] Wait, what's the other way? Let me go the other way. Let's go the other way.
[23:41] is on Oh, oh, oh, the whole Ignite an enemy while you are also ignited. Yeah. Yeah.
[24:04] Hopefully this takes us to a lamp, right? >> [snorts] >> Wonderful.
[24:24] That's very not freedom of you, friend. Um okay, let's do do. up. Now that we're using this thing a lot.
[24:39] lot. I want to get this thing leveled.
[25:16] here. I was definitely expecting the university to be full of lore things to see and read and there has been woefully little stuff.
[25:32] Total number of volunteers, Dr. Moreau. Oh god. Volunteers who reacted possibly treatment produced catastrophic mortality rate amongst amongst the subjects. Most expired within the first 48 hours following injection displaying
[25:45] complete physical collapse. Despite the losses, high command has deemed the Recruitment is to continue. Volunteer list. list. Oh god.
[27:09] >> All that for just some extra souls? This game's rude. this. It'd be really helpful.
[27:29] go back. We can probably get some upgrades here. Although I still don't think we found whatever the item that we need is for the the final upgrade.
[27:56] >> Ooh. God. Yeah, no thanks. This sucks.
[28:32] >> That was pretty good. >> [laughter]
[28:53] Oh dude, this is people they were trying to convert into the soldiers to convert into the soldiers and they failed.
[29:22] arms and their metal spines and all that stuff. Oh Christ, man.
[29:34] >> Part of my jury duty be aware the same uniform.
[30:01] >> Meteofilias says highlight this with the highlighted message.
[30:26] confiscated from the subjects. Utilitarian stimuli strictly related to the subjects function on the field of battle must be reinforced. Any exposure
[30:38] to objects unrelated to the primary objective may disrupt the conditioning process. >> Oh my gosh. What's up, buddy? >> Yeah? >> I'm I'm excited for my haircut.
[30:52] >> Yeah, me too. You'll look great. >> Why are you excited for me? >> Yeah. >> Cuz your haircut's going to make you >> Well, then >> makes me happy.
[31:04] >> Did you just make >> Then why are you excited for me? Why Why are you excited for me? You're not excited >> I I am also excited for my haircut, but I'm more excited for you. Most people
[31:17] will see my hair. >> Is that you? Is that our gun? >> Is that you? Is that our gun? Ooh.
[31:29] >> That's weird, isn't What's going on? What's going on? Is it Is it Is it It's like food or something. I don't know. It's very strange.
[31:44] >> Yeah, I got it now. >> You're dead. back. Here you go. This like glue. Look, you see You see >> beanie. You don't need your beanie.
[31:57] >> Oh, I don't need my beanie. No. But no, Rowan. Rowan, bring me the But no, Rowan. Rowan, bring me the beanie back.
[32:11] I'm trying to finish up this game. And this is This I'm trying. the room. Sir, oh my god. Getting trolled by this Sir, oh my god. Getting trolled by this kid. Kid's not even 10 years old, dude.
[32:25] Oh my lord. Okay. Let's get going. >> [laughter] >> This game is uh We'll just say it's not very kid-friendly.
[32:48] Oh, nice. I hit him with the wall. Oh, yeah. It's just back in the hallway, right? Yeah, okay.
[33:03] Oh. Look at people.
[33:24] Oh, nice, dude. I like it. >> Do not be led astray by the his viciousness. One who dares to speak the truth has no
[33:38] One who dares to speak the truth has no need to muffle his voice. they're going to take with Napoleon justifying this.
[33:52] Cuz he doesn't He's not acting like he's totally insane, but I mean, clearly he's totally insane, but I mean, clearly he's totally bat [ __ ] insane, so I wonder if they're just going to do like the
[34:06] to do something a little more interesting. We'll see.
[34:27] I can only see like the acid dripping from his mouth. My lord.
[34:41] He justifies it using this coco dumpy. I mean, that's fair.
[35:30] Why do you call him that? I probably don't want to
[36:10] going to be a second phase this fight with this dude who undoes his arm.
[37:02] >> Oh, right. Jeez, Ross, look at all that machinery on his lower back.
[37:47] Man, I'm going to need so much stamina to do that.
[38:34] let's try throwing some maids at him. You don't really have any poison rock. You don't really have any poison rock. Oh god, this is so weird.
[39:21] I just killed an orphan. >> Applause. Well, okay.
[39:36] >> These are surely the papers I sought. I had best return them to Louie at the I had best return them to Louie at the camp.
[39:49] that guy? Dude, that was that was a fun boss. We're using this weapon This weapon is wildly overpowered, man. If you weren't using this, I I see. I get it.
[40:03] Although, I really feel like that was a fight that was designed for the shield. shield, but I feel like that fight was designed to use the the new ability on. designed to use the the new ability on. So.
[40:20] Uh let's get more of the stat the stasis build up. level? That'd be awesome.
[40:41] Um Oh, we just go back to move on.
[41:04] So, if I upgrade these skills, that doesn't do anything to the right click ability on my sword, does it? >> It's a notebook. You actually found it.
[41:18] Yes. The ink is faded, The ink is faded, but the equations are intact.
[41:30] the things I saw in those labs, the records of the experiments on prisoners. Napoleon must have known. >> Knowledge requires sacrifice, William. provide the progress. Don't be so provincial.
[41:45] >> That was no progress. It was a massacre hidden behind Latin >> We need to move soon. Your moral outrage is a distraction. his notes. Go find James.
[42:00] >> Did I watch the news for the wicked stuff? I did. I'm I'm thrilled by the update. It looks super cool. I I I'm very much looking forward to uh to playing 1.0 of of No Rest. >> Look like you've seen the bowels of
[42:13] hell. Is the university that bad? >> Worse. It's not just war, James, but a factory. factory. They were testing things on people
[42:26] >> I knew the smell of rot wasn't only coming from the trenches. coming from the trenches. >> William, we have the emperor's blessing. Leure should be done studying his notes by now.
[42:39] It's time he learn what the next step is. >> The calculations are clear. The university was only alpha puzzle. Nefto globin synthesis is complicated
[42:51] beyond your understanding, William. You do not need a lecture on molecular catalyst. All you need to know is that the relic is the key. It acts as a stabilizer. Without it, the doors cannot be opened
[43:05] >> You're sending me into a slaughterhouse for a stabilizer? started. Secure the relic at all cost. The castle holds the only truth left in this godforsaken land. Go now.
[43:20] William, try not to let your conscience get you killed. We are too close to the end.
[43:33] >> Try not to let your conscious get you killed.
[43:46] Yeah, we still need master firework parts or
[44:01] supposed to go now. Is there a a part with the poison here? Where Where Where Heard what he what we're supposed to do, but yeah. over there. Mhm.
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