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You may also choose stay for its gripping and emotionally captivating story, as well as the intensity of the characters you get to control. I love it simply for its stunning manga-style yet realistic graphics, its story, and because I can still appreciate a Dynasty Warriors format. 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Whether it is news, reviews, features, or guides – we're your source for high quality game coverage since 2013.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","2026-04-16","2026-04-21T12:25:16.686278","Indianapolis","jallen@techraptor.net","8df87287-e31d-40dd-bd62-4fe839efbe0e",5,"sam@techraptor.net","aotton@techraptor.net",144,1466,{"id":191,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":192,"author":193,"original_score":200,"normalized_score":201,"review_url":202,"review_date":203,"summary":204,"created_at":205,"updated_at":205,"author_id":194,"last_edited_at":169,"outlet":206},21444,25,{"id":194,"bio":26,"name":195,"avg_score":196,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":197,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":198,"claim_token":26,"article_count":199,"claimed_by_user_id":26},2655,"Johnny Hurricane",78.0836820083682,"2024-12-03T11:56:46.394047-05:00","2026-07-18T13:08:17.242909-04:00",243,"50%",50,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com\u002Fhonest-game-reviews\u002Fberserk-band-hawk-review\u002F","2017-02-22","The only reason you should be picking this game up is if you are a huge hack-and-slash fan, a big fan of Musou games like Dynasty Warriors, or a Berserk fan. 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