The new Dynasty Warriors/Musuo-style game featuring popular anime series Berserk is headed to the West, Koei Tecmo has announced.
Berserk, as the game is known for now, will be released for PS4, Vita, and PC sometime
this fall. Physical and digital versions will be available for PS4,
while it'll be a digital-only release for Vita and PC (through Steam).
Beserk
is developed by Omega Force, the studio responsible for the Warriors
games, with longtime Berserk manga writer and artist Kentaro Miura
writing it. The game was first revealed in June,
but at the time it was only confirmed for release in Japan. There,
it'll be available on PS4, PS3, and Vita--the PS3 release apparently
won't happen in North America or Europe.
Here's how a press release describes Berserk:
"Berserk
(working title) will fuse the signature 'one versus thousands' style
action of the long-running Warriors franchise with the grim and gruesome
atmosphere of the world of Berserk. As players harness the power of
Guts' great sword and utilize the swift and agile swordplay of Griffith
to slash and smash through hordes of enemies, players familiar with the
Warriors series will be able to feel the difference in gameplay through
the way each character handles combat. The game will also incorporate
various battle mechanics to better bring the world of Berserk to life,
such as magic and transformations."
Koei
Tecmo president Hisashi Koinuma added, "We are finally able to unveil
our collaboration between Berserk and the Warriors series. In this game,
players can experience and immerse themselves into the world of Berserk
as the main character Guts, wielding his powerful weapon Dragon Slayer
mercilessly slashing enemies in half, and through the massive story
beginning with the Golden Age arc. The game content will be enjoyable
even to those who don't normally play games, so we hope all fans of
Berserk will give this game a go. Become a member of Guts and his group,
and experience the exhilaration of the most lethal Warriors game within
the intense world of Berserk."
More details are promised in the coming weeks. For now, you can check out the new trailer and screenshots above.