Articles The First Berserker: Khazan

The soulslike genre owes its existence to Demon's Souls, released by FromSoftware in 2009. A PlayStation exclusive, it first earned a cult following among hardcore players in its homeland of Japan. From its core mechanics, FromSoftware's lead designer Hidetaka Miyazaki built a new game — Dark Souls — which launched a series that became iconic the world over. Soon the "soulslikes" started arriving: games that copy the Dark Souls formula of success. An entire genre was born, built on the hallmarks of Dark Souls — punishing difficulty, "bonfires" (checkpoints for saving and leveling up), enemies that respawn on a location once you die, collecting experience ("souls"), stamina management in combat, fragmentary storytelling, and — most importantly — gruelling boss fights that force you to learn every move set.

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The First Berserker: Khazan is a role-playing game with hardcore battles in the spirit of Dark Souls, the action of which took place in the universe of Dungeon & Fighter. The developers actively borrowed ideas from other studios, but as a result released a high-quality project that you want to pay attention to. Details — in our article.