Topic: Berserk and the Band of the Hawk - Omega Force's "brutal" Warriors game

[Claimh Solais]

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Japanese Website
Japan release confirmed to be September 21, 2016!
Casca and Judeau confirmed to be playable characters!
Golden Age screenshots!
Serpico confirmed to be a playable character!
Nosferatu Zodd confirmed to be a playable character!
Wyald confirmed to be a playable character! Adon, Grunbeld, and Boscogn confirmed as NPC enemies!
Interview with producer Hisashi Koinuma!
Another interview with producer Hisashi Koinuma!
Berserk will be at TGS 2016!
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk will be at MCM ComicCon in London!
DLC costumes detailed!

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Guts / Berserker Guts
Griffith / Femto
Schierke
Casca
Judeau
Serpico
Nosferatu Zodd / Apostle Zodd
Wyald / Apostle Wyald

PLATFORM: PlayStation 3 (JP only), PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Steam (NA/EU only)
RELEASE DATE: October 27, 2016 (JP) | February 21, 2017 (US) | February 24, 2017 (EU)

It's been teased for a few days, but Omega Force has released a trailer for their most "brutal Musou/Warriors game yet", a collaboration between Warriors and Berserk.

The following description is quoted directly from the Koei Tecmo America website:

Slash and Smash Action!
In this work, the action of cutting through hundreds of enemies, fundamental to the Warriors series, is fused together with the dark and gruesome atmosphere of the world of "Berserk", making various heretofore unseen acts possible, such as using a giant man-sized sword to cut enemies in half, as well as smash or send them flying with the "Cleaving" and "Smashing" attacks. Revel in the astounding destructive power capable of cutting through multiple enemies with one blow!

Extensive and profound story!
In this game, in addition to the well-known and popular "Golden Age Arc", you will also be able to join Guts and his newest companions on his journey of revenge through "The Hawk of the Millennium Arc".
Additionally, the extensive story includes an impressive amount of artwork, including footage from the actual animation movie trilogy and new, original scenes portraying more detailed interactions between the members of the Band of the Hawk and other characters.

Diverse character selection!
In addition to the main hero of the story, Guts, you can choose to play as any of a number of characters from all the different parts of the story. Every one of these characters possesses a distinctive set of skills and characteristics to ensure the variety of gameplay is consistent with the world of "Berserk". Furthermore, to deepen immersion into the story, the same familiar cast of Japanese voice actors from the movie trilogy and the new animation series were invited to take part in this project.

[JR]

Stupid question, but is this THE Berserk, as in the manga?

If yes, then I'm all for it.

[Claimh Solais]

Yup. The manga.

[zangetsu468]

The manga they doesn't end. I'm fearful it won't ever.

[Gunlord]

At least they're off the boat...

[Claimh Solais]

Confirmed the game will be launching in Japan on September 21, 2016. Turns out they've been working on this game for a long time.

Article also includes in-game screens and also shows both Guts and Griffith as playable characters.

[Claimh Solais]

YOOOOO NEW TRAILER WITH A BIT OF GAMEPLAY. LOOKS SICK.

EDIT: I'm probably gonna be posting all the trailers for this as they come out just because I'm a diehard Warriors fan, so I'll be adding them all into the first post for convenience's sake.

[Ratty]

I'm looking forward to this but it'll be a good while until I get to play it. I'm glad they're finally off the boat in the manga though, now I'm just hoping we don't shift back to Rickert and the rest of the B-team for the next several years of updates.

[Claimh Solais]

I completely forgot to mention that this game was confirmed for a stateside release and was actually at E3. We're getting the PS4 and Vita versions, like Japan, but not the PS3 version. On the flipside, we're also getting a PC release (via Steam), which Japan is NOT getting.

Edited OP to include the English versions of the trailers rather than the Japanese ones.

[Gunlord]

Looks like this'll be awesome

[Claimh Solais]

Casca and Judeau have both been confirmed to be playable characters. The former of which was no surprise, considering the (weird in context) pre-order costume for the game goes to her.

This brings the roster to:
Guts, Griffith, Schierke, Casca, and Judeau.

Wyald and Zodd are both on various pre-order bonuses (like Geocards), and I imagine they'll be playable in the game itself. I imagine Corkus, Pipin, and Rickert will all be playable, too.

[zangetsu468]

All the way from Golden Age to Shierke, really? That's spanning a lot of Berserk.

[Claimh Solais]

Yeah, with the first screens and such, it was showcasing the Millenium Empire arc. Omega Force recently confirmed it'd begin with the Golden Age and proceeded to release screens of it. I'm guessing it's going to be spanning most of, if not all, of the manga.

Also, while it was being released alongside the anime, they confirmed that the two have no ties, and the game will be following the manga story, not the anime.

[Claimh Solais]

Even MORE screenshots and character renders shown off of the game.

Showcases a lot of Golden Age screenshots, and shows character renders for Guts, Griffith, Casca, and Judeau. Guts and Griffith both have two different renders, so I'm guessing they're pulling a Hyrule Warriors on them and giving the two of them multiple movesets.

Also confirms that apostles will be enemies in the game, and actual strategy will be required to fight them. I'm thinking they'll be something like the bosses in Hyrule Warriors. Hopefully better, though.

As well, it confirms various subweapons will be able to be used. Things such as throwing knives, Guts' repeating crossbow, and even his arm cannon will all be usable.

[zangetsu468]

I'm glad this is following the manga and not the 2016 anime, the first episode was a mess chronologically