GO BERSERK
Reap bloody Soulslike vengeance in THE FIRST BERSERKER: KHAZAN
By Sean Martin
REVIEW
The First Berserker: Khazan
Khazan’s tanky bosses can be quite challenging.
To be good at combat you must learn the game’s systems.
This game has impeccable vibes when it comes to cutscenes.
The blacksmith crafts new weapons, armor and consumables.
Do you remember the moment that Sekiro forced you to start playing by its rules? For me, I was trundling through the game like I was playing Dark Souls when I hit the Lady Butterfly boss, and suddenly there was no room for doubt: if I didn’t properly learn these new combat mechanics, I wasn’t going any further. It’s something I’ve always admired about Sekiro—how it pits you against bosses that force you to engage with its
As with 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.