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 Em linha fans, but Khazan is too damn flat and unexpressive as a protagonist for me.

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

A gameplay parece bem a do Nioh, ao ponto do quase parecer um sucessor espiritual do jogo. Khazan tem acesso a 3 tipos de armas: lança, espada Bastante e empunhadura dupla utilizando espada e machado, utilizando cada uma dessas armas tendo tua própria árvore do habilidades onde o jogador consegue montar builds completamente diferentes para este precisamente Espécie do arma.

Esses problemas do balanceamento impactaram demasiado negativamente na minha gameplay, felizmente são coisas simples de se resolver utilizando 1 patch futuramente, porém fica cá este aviso de qual certas partes do game não parecem justas com este jogador.

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.

A clara inspiraçãeste para isso foi Nioh, que igualmente utiliza 1 sistema bem semelhante, contudo isso tira um pouco do charme de 1 Souls e a graça de explorar 1 mundo interconectado e achar caminhos natural escondidos entre as áreas.

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.

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.”

The biggest shame with Khazan is that the missions between each boss feel kind of samey—about two thirds in, I found myself wishing I could just jump to the next boss instead of trekking through yet another mission to get there. I definitely appreciate Khazan not perpetuating the genre's worst tendencies; putting hidden dogs around every corner and enemies who constantly push you off ledges—cough cough Lords of the Fallen.

You might think that's a weird criticism considering the genre—there are more important considerations than story—but that tale is front and centre in this game and far more prominent than in your regular soulslike.

Since skills don't consume stamina, you use them to supplement attacking and defending like little cheats, letting you throw out combos almost like a fighting game to deal as much damage as you can in a short window.

It's also what I love most about The First Berserker: Khazan. Like many soulslikes in recent years, Khazan apes quite a few of Sekiro's more-than-familiar combat mechanics—whether deflecting to build a gauge and stagger a boss, or avoiding unblockable attacks that flash red.

Utilizando 1 visual estilo cell shading que imita 1 anime, o jogo se destaca através maneira tais como usa seu sistema de The First Berserker: Khazan habilidades de modo a atravessar ao jogador a sensação por de que o protagonista é poderoso.

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.