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The First Berserker: Khazan

The First Berserker: Khazan

Neople·Released Mar 27, 2025·Single player

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Critic75/100
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The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pelos empire, whom overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.

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John Carson·Mar 31, 2025
Critic80/100
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A brutal but impressive soulslike that makes pushing through its devastating bosses worth the effort.

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When Lords of the Fallen came out in 2014, it was interesting to see another developer daring to mimic From Software’s Souls formula. But now that it’s a whole genre, seeing another big-budget soulslike just doesn’t feel special anymore - even Star Wars has had…

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Critic60/100
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Ultimately, The First Berserker: Khazan is a good time. Its aesthetic differentiates it from the plethora of ARPG Souls-likes we've become used to, and its brilliant boss fights are engaging enough to entice you through levels that start to feel boring around the mid-way point of the game. But its lacklustre story and bloated, inconsistent mechanics hinder what could have been a better game if it were more refined.

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