Um Imparcial View of The First Berserker: Khazan
The developers describe the content like this: ““The First Berserker: Khazan” is an action game where violence repeatedly occurs using a sword against monsters that are similar or dissimilar to humans. Blood effects accompany when receiving attacks or attacking states.”
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 demasiado a do Nioh, ao ponto do quase parecer 1 sucessor espiritual do game. Khazan possui entrada a 3 MODOS por armas: lança, espada Bastante e empunhadura dupla com espada e machado, com cada uma dessas armas tendo sua própria árvore de habilidades onde este jogador consegue montar builds completamente multiplos de modo a este precisamente Genero por arma.
Acompanho anime a partir de criancinha e é um sonho realizado trabalhar usando duas das maiores paixões da minha vida.
Don't get me wrong; the combat is still very well designed, and 90% of missions primarily consist of that, so if you're enjoying smacking enemies around it might not bother you too much.
A clara inspiração de modo a isso foi Nioh, de que identicamente conjuntamente utiliza 1 sistema bem semelhante, mas isso tira 1 pouco do charme de 1 Souls e a graça do explorar um mundo interconectado e dar caminhos natural escondidos entre as áreas.
Outra coisa qual similarmente identicamente conjuntamente incomoda demasiado é este fato do progresso em atalhos dentro dos mapas nãeste ficar salvo permanentemente no game, quando comecei a criar backtracking nos mapas anteriores de modo a pegar os colecionáveis da platina, me deparei utilizando todos os atalhos qual eu tinha aberto, completamente fechados.
O único detalhe cá é qual as vezes tem 1 filtro exagerado demais em certas áreas, ao ponto de incomodar visualmente e dificultar de modo a enxergar inimigos e itens.
Esses problemas de balanceamento impactaram bem negativamente na minha gameplay, felizmente sãeste coisas simples de se resolver usando 1 patch futuramente, contudo fica aqui este sinal por que certas partes do jogo não parecem justas usando este jogador.
If you're still unsure whether to pick this up, one thing The First Berserker: Khazan 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 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