Its three weapons—a dual-wield sword and axe, a glaive-like spear, and a greatsword—each have dedicated skill trees, and its armour uses the same bonus system when equipping multiple pieces from a set.

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.

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.

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.

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Acompanhe a jornada por Khazan em Parecer do vingança e aprenda como ele se torna o primeiro berserker pelo Universo DNF.

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Acompanho anime desde criancinha e é 1 sonho realizado trabalhar usando duas DE maiores paixões da minha vida.

Speaking of nice little rewards; The First Berserker: Khazan another of Khazan's genius features is that it gives Lacrima (souls to level stats) and skill points for fighting bosses. That's right, not beating bosses; simply fighting them. "How is that not entirely broken?

A história do game tem uma premissa natural interessante, e aos poucos a trama vai desenrolando e nos revelando porque Khazan foi acusado de traiçãeste e quem realmente foi este Colossal vilãeste dessa história sangrenta.

Many of Khazan's bosses have fixed stamina bars that you slowly chip down to perform a brutal attack, Sekiro-style, but others have stamina bars that fluctuate as they attack—just like they're using stamina.

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.

O Primeiro Berserker: ESTES impressionantes gráficos cel-shaded 3D por Khazan dãeste vida ao mundo por Arad utilizando o visual vibrante de filmes animados.

But its lack of exploration, puzzly NPC quests, and verticality—Khazan can't jump—means that fighting through similar environments and enemies starts to grate.