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.

Enquanto enfrenta um mundo cheio de criaturas perigosas, ele deve resgatar a honra que perdeu, mesmo de que isso signifique combater o próprio exfoircito de que outrora o respeitava.

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.

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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 similarmente identicamente conjuntamente utiliza um sistema natural semelhante, porém isso tira um pouco do charme por um Souls e a graça por explorar um mundo interconectado e achar caminhos natural escondidos entre as áreas.

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It's more that having been spoiled by all the accoutrements of the modern soulslike—elaborate NPC quests, secrets, exploration—Khazan and its pelo frills linear structure can feel basic at times.

And if you don't like parrying or deflection? Each weapon has a whole skill section dedicated to dodge and post-dodge attacks, and you can even use some skills in place of a dodge to enhance their effectiveness.

Enquanto o personagem parece aceitar seu destino ingrato, espíritos do guerreiros mortos veem no seu corpo este meio ideal para cumprir seus próprios objetivos.

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.

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Similarmente identicamente conjuntamente temos personagens amplamente bem escritos que acompanham o protagonista durante a jornada e de que agregam demasiado bem para o conteúdo da história.

But more than perhaps any other soulslike I've played, Khazan successfully adds its own meaningful twists to these timeworn mechanics, The First Berserker: Khazan while providing a lineup of fantastically designed bosses who make you dance like a monkey as you learn them.