The First Berserker: Khazan Review
I’m exhausted after playing The First Berserker: Khazan. My hands ache, my brain is fried, and I’ve often had to step away in frustration. It’s a long, brutally difficult game, one often expecting near-perfection in its toughest encounters. Like a new military recruit, this Soulslike extension of developer Neople’s Dungeon & Fighter universe broke me down and, over time, built me back up into a lethal weapon that was prepared to take on whatever hellish nightmares it had in store. Even when I hit seemingly insurmountable roadblocks for hours at a time, I somehow found myself reveling in battles that enjoyably took me to the brink of my abilities. The First Berserker: Khazan is a classic revenge tale. Khazan, a celebrated general, is betrayed by his empire and labeled a traitor. After being gravely injured while apprehended, he is revived and possessed by a melded legion of vicious warrior spirits who antagonize him into doing their bidding. The Blade Phantom, as the ethereal sym...