The First Berserker: Khazan wants you to feel Khazan's journey - hands-on preview
Regardless of how you choose to classify them, "Hardcore Action RPGs" have quickly blossomed into a truly international genre - and Nexon and Neople's The First Berserker: Khazan is just the latest in a long line of them that have released in the past few years. We've known about it for a while, but we had our chance to finally go hands-on with the game during this year's Tokyo Game Show - and we're pretty happy with what we got to play.
Even after a few minutes holding the controller, I'm already looking forward to the next chance I have to go hands-on; The First Berserker nails the balance between having weighty animations, with responsive controls, and Khazan feels great in motion. Players can use light attacks and heavy attacks, with heavy attacks offering the ability for Khazan to charge them up to deal more damage to both poise and health; shielded enemies can easily deflect lighter attacks, meaning that players will have to endeavor to break their guard before they can make use of their faster light attack combo.
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