A chave simples para The First Berserker: Khazan Unveiled

General Khazan is a little like Guts, actually—at least in the fact that he says very little—and this is a revenge story after all. It's got some fun twists and turns, and I'm sure it'll be enjoyable for Dungeon Fighter Online fans, but Khazan is too damn flat and unexpressive as a protagonist for me.

As with Demon's Souls, the game is a series of linear missions that you portal to via a hub, battling between each Blade Nexus (checkpoint) to open up shortcuts until you reach a final boss. Despite this soulslike structure, Khazan actually has a lot more in common with Black Myth: Wukong.

A gameplay parece bem a por Nioh, ao ponto por quase parecer 1 sucessor espiritual do game. Khazan possui entrada a 3 tipos de armas: lança, espada Enorme e empunhadura dupla usando espada e machado, com cada uma dessas armas tendo sua própria própria árvore do habilidades onde o jogador consegue montar builds completamente variados para o mesmo Género de arma.

At least Khazan does the most important thing with its anime art-style: gives us a greatsword that feels amazing so we can pretend it's Berserk.

The First Berserker: Khazan Despite somewhat samey missions and a flat protagonist, Khazan's combat and boss design are some of the best I've seen in a soulslike.

Quem gosta de 1 souslike Muito mais “tradicional” provavelmente não vai apreciar tanto este fato de qual nãeste há um Bastante mapa interconectado para explorar.

Enquanto o personagem parece aceitar seu destino ingrato, espíritos por guerreiros mortos veem em seu corpo o meio ideal de modo a cumprir seus próprios objetivos.

Nãeste sei se isso foi por questão intencional do design ou resultado por um erro, contudo tenho a impressão do qual muitos vão chegar nesse ponto da aventura e se sentir frustrados através “surpresa” que o estúdio preparou — contudo vale a pena insistir um pouco de modo a passar dela.

For those who are willing to engage, Khazan has some of the best designed bosses I've seen in a soulslike

If you're still unsure whether to pick this up, one thing I will say is the game has a very poor intro in terms of showcasing its best qualities. If in doubt, try out the demo (if it remains available up to release) and get to the Blade Phantom boss after the first couple of missions—this is the point where you'll get a sense of what it's really about and it'll all click into place if it's going to.

Khazan's chance for revenge comes when he's freed and possessed by a netherworld spirit called the Blade Phantom (again, anime). For all you Elden Ring fans, this edgy ghost is voiced by Anthony Howell of Margit/Morgott fame, and yes, it is amazing having the Fell Omen pop up and tell you how much you suck when a boss flattens you.

After all, Khazan has some real difficulty spikes. Especially when it wants you to engage with a new system, such as dodging and The First Berserker: Khazan dealing with status effects, or proper parrying. Besides simple timed-deflections, Khazan uses the red unblockable attacks from Sekiro, but here you can actually parry them with a counterattack to deal massive stamina damage, provided you're willing to take a risk on tricky timing.

Another way Khazan encourages these experiments is with no respec costs for skills. If something isn't working, change your entire build right outside the boss door.

3 hours with Elden Ring Nightreign helped me accept it's not the co-op FromSoft game I asked for, but damn fun in its own right