Berserk and the Band of the Hawk
Developers | |
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Omega Force | |
Publishers | |
Koei Tecmo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 21, 2017 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 54 |
OpenCritic | 67 |
IGDB | 67 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Hack and slash |
Art styles | Anime |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Warriors |
Warriors | |
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Dynasty Warriors (series) | |
Warriors Orochi (series) | |
Samurai Warriors (series) | |
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 | 2015 |
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend | 2016 |
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk | 2017 |
Warriors All-Stars | 2017 |
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 | 2020 |
Touken Ranbu Warriors | 2022 |
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk[Note 1] is a singleplayer hack and slash game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo. It is part of the overall Warriors[Note 2] series and is based on the manga Berserk by the late Kentaro Miura.
Initially released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on October 27, 2016, it was ported to PC and released worldwide on February 21, 2017 alongside the North American console versions.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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Cosmetic | Additional costumes are available for purchase. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Additional Scenario Set | ||
Additional Warhorse Set | ||
Casca Costume: Guts' Tank Top | ||
Casca Costume: Winter Clothes | ||
Exclusive Costumes | Free. Not listed on the game's store page. Can be redeemed here. |
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Guts Costume: Banquet Attire | ||
Schierke Costume: Golem | ||
Schierke Costume: Town Girl |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502280/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk\SAVEDATA\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502280/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | High, Medium, Low | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | No mouse support. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Launcher only. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | X-axis can also be inverted. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | BMG, Sound Effect, Voice, Movie. | |
Surround sound | No voices when surround is used. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Japanese |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Altered cutscenes restoration
- Game uses altered footage from Berserk: The Golden Age Arc trilogy as cutscenes. Changes include covered nudity, removed gore and more.
Install Uncut Cutscenes mod[1] |
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Install Memorial Edition Uncut Cutscenes mod[2] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i7 870 | Intel Core i7 2600 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 (for 1920x1080) Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 (for 3840x2160) |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c | |
Other | 640x480 resolution support; High Color support. |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Known as Berserk Musou (Japanese: ベルセルク無双) in Japan
- ↑ Known as Musou (Japanese: 無双) in Japan
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/502280/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (502280) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2022-06-30
- ↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-05-07