![]() The story is a surprisingly competent tale involving Guts, Puck, and Casca wandering into a castle town dealing with a supernatural threat in a nearby forest. ![]() It tells a new story for Berserk set in between volumes 22 and 23 of the manga. It’s one of the first games to contain quick-time events, which will moderately affect gameplay depending on how they are performed. Sword of the Berserk, or Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Flowers of Oblivion as it’s known in Japan, is a hack-and-slash game released exclusively for the Dreamcast in 1999 (2000 for regions other than Japan). The first Berserk game is a bit of an oddity, even amongst its manga-adaptation peers. RELATED: Soulstice Devs Talk The Impact of Berserk, Miura's Death, and How His Work Inspired Generations Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage While it’s hard to find the two older games, they’re definitely as much a part of Berserk’s history as any other adaptation. While none of them are standout, they do have interesting points to them and the original Dreamcast game has a small following due to how well it works as a side story to Berserk. On the game front, in particular, a total of three video games have been produced. While the old anime adapting the first large arc is well-liked, the few other games, movies, and show adaptations that have been made are often considered middling at best, and the recent CGI anime is reviled by fans and newcomers alike. Unfortunately, Berserk’s own official adaptations haven’t had quite as much luck. ![]() It’s not a stretch to say that admirers have adapted it countless times. Inspiring the tone of Drakengard, the aesthetic of Dragon’s Dogma, and much of what Dark Souls is, as well as laying the foundation for characters like Mikasa in Attack on Titan and even Navi in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Berserk can be found everywhere. Popularizing huge swords, ominous brands, and characters going by “the Black Swordsman,” the 32-year old manga series has served as a cultural touchstone, and will continue to do so after its creator’s recent death. Kentaro Miura’s Berserk has touched all corners of the entertainment industry. ![]()
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