Youll often engage in trial-and-error as you attempt to learn enemy attack patterns and exploit their weakness.
Still, even with careful study, some bosses can be particularly tough.
See, the bosses are unique and diverse in their attacks and the strategies needed to defeat them.
Manage Your Stamina Effectively
InThe First Berserker: Khazan, attacking, blocking, and dodging consumes stamina.
This isnt a radical idea in Soulslike games, featuring inDark Soulsand more.
However, the importance of stamina couldnt be more stressed.
When youve run out, youll be stunned, and the enemy can basically obliterate you.
So, you want to find ways to conserve stamina for moments when you actually need it.
you’re free to do so by practising perfect parries (brink guards).
Some skills manage stamina better while still inflicting considerable damage.
So, it has to be worth it.
The Dual wield, where you’re able to wield two matching weapons simultaneously, maximizes aggression.
However, theyre most effective at close range.
The Greatsword inflicts significant damage, but it’s pretty slow.
Meanwhile, the spear is nimble and long-range, with lesser damage.
With each weapon punch in, therell be a scenario best suited for it.
So, dont write off a weapon throw in just yet; freely experimenting with all three.
Pay Close Attention to Gear Sets
Gear sets offer more than just protection.
They can increase damage output, equip you with special skills, increase health, and morecombatbenefits.
check that to carefully study the gear sets you unlock.
You want to equip gear sets that increase your damage, boost your defense, and maximize your health.
You may also consider those that lower damage intake.
It affects your attack damage, resistance, and maximum health.
Fortunately, you have lots of ways to avoid damage intake.
you might block, deflect, dodge, guard, and parry incoming attacks.
However, each proves effective in different scenarios.
Deflecting and counterattacking are a little next level.
Meanwhile, mastering perfect parries will save you stamina.
Stashing these vital in-game currencies away isnt going to help.
So, ensure to spend them whenever it’s possible for you to.
Boss Fights Are a Nifty Resource
The First Berserker: Khazanhas an interesting take on grinding resources.
However, boss fights can also be a way to level up.
With every death during boss fights, you farm Lacrima based on how far you got into the battle.
These canlevel up your stats.
Simply fight a boss, and youll earn Lacrima.
Plus, you could always revisit bosses when you reload missions to farm more Lacrima.
Tone it Down
PlayingThe First Berserker: Khazanon normal difficulty can be tough.
Unlike otherSoulslike, you’re free to lower the difficulty to Easy.
Its never embarrassing to do so.
The game is already hard enough, even for veterans of the Soulslike genre.
Experiment with All Ideas
No idea is too crazy or impractical, especially during boss fights.
you could experiment with weapons, skills, gear sets, and more.
Its the whole idea behind the combat system that aims to push you to engage with its resources.
They can be especially helpful during the most difficult boss fights.
However, it takes a while before youre able to summonNPCs.
Of course, youll still need to put in the work to take the boss down.
Eventually, youll both have a much easier time whittling down the bosss health.
Evans I. Karanja is a freelance writer who loves to write about anything technology.
When not writing, he can be found playing video games or watching F1.
