The First Berserker: Khazan

Really great game !

TLDR: This game is absolutely amazing, though I can see how many could dislike it. Long Response: The First Berserker Khazan is possibly one of the best action games to come out of the 2020s, with combat that feels fresh, rewarding, and very, VERY fluid. However, if you are looking for a Soulslike experience more similar to something like Elden Ring, DO NOT PICK THIS GAME UP!! Although this game uses the guise of a traditional soulslike, it’s much more similar to something like Nioh, using a hub world to transfer between areas, and providing extremely linear level design. That being said, the level design never felt stale, as each section of the game brought forth new ideas that, though used frequently in other games, never felt like a slog to get through. Additionally, if you are a fan of game like Sekiro, as I am, you will adore this game, as the overarching parry-attach mechanics feel uniform in both games. Furthermore, this game has boss design second to only Sekiro, itself, in my opinion, as bosses never feel like they are throwing new, poorly used mechanics your way, but they rather function as a complicated dance between player and enemy that never once felt punishing outside of the issue of “getting gud.” Overall, I’d give this game a solid 9/10. It’s not for everyone, but those who like similar games will have the time of their lives getting through this one.

very fun and scalable difficulty combat. great art design. would recommend to fans of elden ring and other roguelike games.

Механики боя мне понравились, как и локации. Тут они хорошо и красиво прорисованные, нету ощущения что они пустые. Противники повторяются, ну и ладно. Сюжет как порнухе, тоже ну и ладно. Локации тоже повторяются, тоже ну и ладно. Но летающие противники, бой с ногтями дракона, непонятно как работающие отражения атаки (не контр атаки, в игре они обозначены разными талантами) и урон по площади от босса оленя которого невозможно никак избежать, я это не могу простить. Часто игра тебе приятна но когда летающие противники и боссы (кста последний босс летающий) тебе просто хочется закрыть с alt+f4 и послать все ♥♥♥♥♥. Парирование в этой игре не вознаграждается а часто даже наказывается в виде наполнения полосок дебафов на тебя. Критические удары по оглушенному боссу лучше нанести сзади ибо так наносят больше урона (игра тебе не подсказывает это, ты должен об этом узнать сам). В общем могу рекомендовать это игру только тем кто себя не уважает и хочет понюхать соулс лайк жанр игр ибо тут есть легкий режим, но купите эту игру только по скидке и никак иначе.

this game is good

Artstyle is good, game feels smooth and fun. Story is OK. Main bosses are amazing. Side missions are boring tho.

Are all these reviews from people who haven't touched Sekiro, Wukong or Elden Ring yet? I played them all and loved all of them as i did dark souls series in the past. This doesn't get close to any of them on any level. I started this game last year and lost interest and hope right after the 2h mark so couldn't refund. This year decided to just force finish it. Still a bit to go, but it never got any better from the first 2 hours: - The story and world building are extremely uninteresting and bland. Zero atmosphere. - The cutscenes are bad and are poorly connected to the gameplay. No memorable moments at all. Just check Wukong or God of War and you see the difference. - The mob variation including elites feels extremely small and they are copy pasted to almost every level no matter in what "environment" you are in. After defeating the same elite enemy for the 20th time, you start to think that the enemies are just picked randomly and placed anywhere to make it take longer for you to reach the boss door. - The side missions are just running through the same areas fighting the same enemies again. A chore, not a joy. - The difficulty difference between all the enemies of a level including elites, and the boss is insane. You just hack and slash your way to the boss door with max 2 potion usages thinking "oh wow i'm pretty strong". And then the boss will kill you a dozen times even while summoning the assistant to help out. So you wonder why even bother having anything between the starting point and the boss door? You literally find nothing along the way except the same things to hack down. - The lack of the ability to jump feels so outdated and breaks the little immersion you have tried to build when the character cant lift a leg to get over a stick. - The amount of gear you get is high, but you do nothing with them. Almost like a Diablo game. The difference is that the gear makes very little difference in anything so you just keep stockpiling them and then turning them into leveling up points. - Theres nothing unique, special or cool how this game would differentiate from the others. The title mentions "Berserker", but don't go expecting any "berserkering" moments. Elden ring had horseriding and open world, wukong had flying and very unique spells, god of war had a movie like game experience, dark souls had an amazing atmosphere. What is the speciality of this game? The only good thing i can think of this game is the ability to reroll stats and skills including weapons stats. The rest is just an uninteresting chore you pay 60 € for.