A Treat for Berserk Fans, Dawn Your Favorite Armors and Deliver Bloodshed
Omega Force is returning with its most brutal Warriors series to date. Based on the world-renown series by Kentarou Miura, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk spans the latter days mercenaries led by legendary warrior Griffith. Picking up with the uncompromising sell-sword and protagonist Guts, tread a path of war unlike any hack and slash game thus far. To prove as much, Koei Tecmo has revealed a series of images showcasing new epic abilities.
As in previous Omega Force games, like Dynasty Warriors, players will draw out abilities; Berserk will rely on ‘awakened’ powers. Once ‘awakened,’ players will dawn new armors and gained powerful move set to smash hordes of enemies into paste. So far, the developer has revealed main character guts’s new Berserker Armor and Griffith’s Demonic Femto, each dealing its own form of damage.
Staying true to the source material, players will also battle Evil Spirits, Ogres, Kelpies, Golems, Trolls and Demonic Knights, and much more. And just outside the path of bloodshed, players can gather materials to upgrade weaponry, increasing damage and unlocking combos in true Warriors fashion.
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk is scheduled to release on February 21, 2017. You’ll find it on PlayStation 4, digitally on PS Vita, and available on PC via Steam. Like many previous Omega Force titles, players will engage scores of enemies utilizing strategy and critical maneuvers. Although, we are likely to receive a more nuanced story via the Berserk mythos.
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SOURCE: Press Release