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.

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 muito a do Nioh, ao ponto por quase parecer 1 sucessor espiritual do jogo. Khazan possui entrada a 3 tipos de armas: lança, espada Colossal e empunhadura dupla utilizando espada e machado, com cada uma dessas armas tendo sua própria árvore de habilidades onde o jogador consegue montar builds completamente multiplos de modo a este mesmo Género do 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.

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 do um Souls e a graça por explorar um mundo interconectado e achar caminhos natural escondidos entre as áreas.

Outra coisa qual similarmente identicamente conjuntamente incomoda bastante é este fato do progresso em atalhos dentro dos mapas nãeste ficar salvo permanentemente no game, quando comecei a realizar backtracking nos mapas anteriores de modo a pegar os colecionáveis da platina, me deparei The First Berserker: Khazan utilizando todos os atalhos qual eu tinha aberto, completamente fechados.

O único detalhe cá é que as vezes possui um filtro exagerado demais em certas áreas, ao ponto do 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 utilizando um patch futuramente, porém Teimavive cá o aviso do de que certas partes do game não parecem justas usando este jogador.

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 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 pelo respec costs for skills. If something isn't working, change your entire build right outside the boss door.

A reviravolta de que temos no meio da história era extremamente esperada e a única maneira dela continuar, tornando tudo previsível demais e com criatividade pelo roteiro.