BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk

Cool game, made me interested in the manga and it's pretty gory and empowering, enemies fly by the dozens around you and you accumulate hits that surpass the hundreds; but...

The game is pretty poorly optimized and gets repetitive quick, plus the difficulty settings go from extremely easy (even in hard) to extremely difficult (in the hardest difficulty) like there's a jump between hard -which is the difficulty before the last-, and Berserker, which is the hardest difficulty available. On hard I can beat the missions without dying once, but on berserker my character dies in one hit? It makes me think there's something wrong with how the difficulty is implemented, like there mus be a bug or something to it.

The game also doesn't let you use mouse to control the camera, there's an unofficial fix, but it requires you to download things and... it's a hassle for me, sorry not sorry, because this really shouldn't be an issue with the game, now should it?

There's also some weird things, like how the developers insist in enabling windows 7 compatibility with a prompt you cannot disable? If you opt out of this it keeps warning you, I'm playing on windows 11 and the game runs beautifully, didn't drop framerate once, so I don't get what this is about. The game did defaulted to my integrated gpu on my laptop??? I had to change this through the control panel, wondered why I was getting such low fps, and at first I thought it had to do with this compatibility thingy.

The game does get repetitive after a while though, eventually it becomes a game about go here and take down bosses, and then go here and take down catapults, and then go here and take on another boss, and then you finish the mission... and then in the next mission is like... go here and kill more bosses.

It's a fine game, but I do think it's expensive for what it is, and it's also a game where you can tell the developers didn't really care about the port, it's very sad because the game itself is alright, if a tad repetitive -like I said-, it's just... stuff like the lack of mouse support and even the lack of keyboard prompts in the menus when having a controller plugged in, show a real lack of care. And that's not even mentioning stuff like the lack of languages other than japanese and english, and the fact that devs keep setting the price for the game to a ridiculous one at that, I mean... it's a shame. With some more polish and care to the PC version, it would be a recommend.

I really don't get why developers make amazing games, but don't bother to optimize them enough to make them actually work.

Beautiful fucking game down to the depths of atoms, Whimsical masterpiece of a game TRIPLE AAA. If a foot job was a game it would be this ABSOLUTE DOPAMINE

It's the worst Musoi game I've ever played. I am a huuge Berserk nerd, I tried really hard to like it for Berserk but no more!

my love for you... is like a truck ... berserker!

Some of the worst boss fights ever.

Very good, the port is a little bad though so you have to change some settings in nvidia to get it to run well.

Although I cant say I wouldnt have bought this game at full price but on sale its worth the money 8/10

I've played a fair amount of poorly optimized and and crappy PC ports and for some reason 8/10 times from Japanese games (Koei) but this one is by far the worst Ive played.

It hurts to see such a amazing game with poor optimization, the only way I can play this game is in low setting.
recommended play this game on console or if you have a NASA PC.

Great game for Berserk fans, gameplay is a bit repetitive and boring but fun to play again sometimes.

Poor optimization and random crashes for no apparent reason for a ported game.

Good

best played with grasses on

this game is soooooo goood

It works perfectly fine on the Steam Deck.

Use Proton compatibility mode (version 9) before launching the game. Then, when you click "play," the game will ask if you want to use the Windows 7 compatibility method, just tap "no" using the touchscreen.

And that's it, works like a charm 𒉭

Love Berserk wich is why i think it's such a shame that this game got such a horrible PC port. performance is crap and the controlls are a nightmare, it doesn't even have a feature to remap the control schemes in options.

i am entirely obsessed with berserk and kentaro miura and i fuckin hate this. my thumb hurts cuz the only combo is xxxxx, my ears hurt from frying pan sound effects and awful music, why not just use the 98 soundtrack?? its fantastic, instead i have to listen to 15 second loops in menus of trash can lids slapping together,
i cracked my steam deck and got wine to emulate windows 7 just to play this. doesnt do berserk justice, another bad adaption.

It's perfect for fans who adore the BERSERK series like I do.
The whole playstyle of the game fits the series' thematic beautifully.
The graphics are nice, and the nsfw/gorish parts of the series shown are masked well for sensitive audiences.
Lots of grinding to do, but like I said, if you love Berserk, it's really fun.

For Berserk fans, this is probably one of the most complete games you can buy, and one of the best since the Sword of the Berserk for the Dreamcast.

The game covers the Berserk manga arcs from the beginning to the "Millienium Falcon" arc, which at the time of this review, is only one arc behind the current one, making this game fairly up to date.

Nearly all famous and popular characters are playable, and the gameplay itself is simple, yet fun. I suggest buying the game on discount though, as 60 bucks for a Musou/Warriors game is a tad expensive.

The blood, the gore, the death
just like doom, but a action hack n slash.
Love it

A way to take your anger issues out, this game help me like a therapist, taking my anger from work and people in my house lol

My love for you... is like a truck.... BERSERKERRRR

this game is extremely fun it reminds me of a lord of a ring conquest and its by fair my fav to play and im not even done with it yet

Griffith did nothing wrong.

Do not buy for steamdeck. No support since 2023.

power game

I guess musou games aren't for me. Also had some technical difficulties

- horrible camera
- annoying boss fights
- grindy as hell
- low budget quality of story presentation
- Eclipse mode is total hardcore, I think I played too many western games balanced around fun to enjoy something like this

+ playing as some characters is actually fun, but when talking about normal scenarios, not that edgy Eclipse mode
+ it is Berserk, the legendary manga, even if it feels watered-down and underrepresented

I came to button mash and enjoy some fan service. Mission accomplished

Only play this game if you're a die hard fan of Berserk or really like musou games. Being a fan of berserk I liked it but I think it's only for people that want to get as much out of the IP as possible. The story is fun with the main character guts. However to be able to get 100% or even use the majority of the content in the game you need to play and complete the infinite mode, full of janky enemies and bosses, bad player characters and npcs.

Get it on discount if you want to play it it's not £50 worth of game.

Dynasty Warriors but with berserk characters and story. Pretty fun to play especially when you hear those bone breaking sounds everytime you use a super.

Only annoying part is the horse. I swear to god sometimes its like a monk in a strip club and dodges me at every turn.

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BERSEEEERKING TIME!!!!

Worst pc port of all time.

GRRRIIIFFFFTTTTTTHHHHH!!!!

Puck: Well did you thank the horse?
Guts: Thank you horse :D
....and thank you so much >:D

wow. I've played a lot of the old berserk games, ruined a playstation 2 doing so. this is the first one that feels like you are playing as Guts. Whoever figure out that dynasty warriors and Guts are the same thing did us all a big big favor. Plus you basically get to watch the whole series during the game. super fun, wish I hadn't finished

Good game, solid refresher on the main events of the manga, but in the end another flawed adaptation. Feels a bit barebones as a Musou in terms of content, but I'm also mainly coming from the Hyrule Warriors and Dragon Quest Heroes series, which I know are some of the larger games in the franchise. It's also a bit disappointing that there aren't more missions for characters other than Guts, mostly relegating the rest of the cast to the Endless Eclipse mode and replaying story missions. Fortunately, Guts is very fun to play and the story itself is handled rather well aside from a few specific instances. I felt the Eclipse was particularly disappointing as a short segment with a particular lack of enemy or environmental variety. I know it's just one moment in the series with many enemies and locations never seen again, but it is SO core to the story it feels like a strange one to skimp on it.

Most of my complaints are nitpicks though. This game obviously didn't have the biggest budget and for what it is, it's pretty fantastic. It does a great job introducing new mechanics throughtout the game, and progression/customization is simple enough to enjoy a bit of customization without feeling complex enough to kill the momentum. The story ending where it does feels rather fitting, though I fear to someone not familiar with the manga it will feel rather sudden and awkward. Then again, a sudden and expected end is also now core to Berserk. Thank you for everything Miura, rest in peace.

Better than the 2016 anime

Power fantasy game

So you're in the band of the hawk too, huh?

Berserk hack n slash, pretty good fun for fans of the series. Not much in terms of story but the gameplay was fun for the 30 hours I got out of it. The game will take you from the beginning of the Golden Age to the Millenium Falcon arc (Ganishka transformation). Overall I'd say for fans of Berserk and hack n slash games it's definitely worth it ON SALE. Another thing to keep in mind is that as far as im aware you HAVE to play the game WITH A CONTROLLER, which wasn't major for me since it felt pretty good.

To begin with, I'd like to say that the Musou style doesn't appeal to me that much, and this will have a big influence on my opinion of the game.
I dropped the game right after Eclipse, so my opinion will be based on that arc.
The game depicts the story of the Berserk manga, and in this respect the game really fulfills its role, both in terms of stages and events, and if you're a fan of the work and you're looking for an experience, maybe this game is for you, I say this because I believe it's very niche for these fans, and maybe people who like the genre won't appreciate it as much. As for those who don't like the genre of the game (my case) and are fans of the work, they may feel a burden when playing the game.

Good Things : The story is very detailed and the cutscenes are wonderful!

Bad Things : The game's camera control is not very good, as is the design of some bosses, who have stun attacks and pin you to the wall, with no chance of defense.

The game itself is simple, large hordes of enemies, a few bosses and punches everywhere, but I felt the mechanics were too shallow, and the combos (especially Guts') were too hard and cloying. They use scenes from the Berserk movies for the cutscenes, and this is a great success, as they are very beautiful indeed, and they are responsible for keeping me hooked on the game so far.
In short, I think some people will be disappointed, but if you have the profile for the genre and the work, this game is definitely for you!

nuts

if you love berserk you will love this,

Beeg sword

nuts for berk

I am a 45 yo father, probably one of the oldest people playing this game. I am a single farther to my Son, who is 19 now. My son got this game in May 2024 from his uncle, so we installed it on his computer and we started playing. By the end of the week we had 17 hours on this game. This was fantastic for me, as it was already hard for me to find ways to spend time with my son, as he is always out with his friends or just watching YouTube and playing games alone. So I decided to try to play this game alongside him. We loaded into the game, and world and started playing but I was stuck on where you were supposed to go in the eclipse. I asked my Son for help and he helped me through the first level. I loved it as it was the best time I had spent with my Son since my wife had died. This game has ever since brought me and my son closer again and now we actually spend time together outside the house together as well. This game reminded me that there's fun to be had in everything, and it has brought both me and my Son many happy memories. I highly recommend this game for other "struggeling" fathers out there, never give up. You will eventually find a way to get closer to those you love. Just like mr.berserk.

This game is a better adaptation of the manga than the 2016 anime, which looked like it straight up took assets from this game.

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I love Berserk and Dynasty Warriors. This is a win/win. Also with alil love can be played on the steamdeck.

Fun game for a Masterpiece manga