Berserk References in Dark Souls 3
May. 2, 2016Berserk References in Dark Souls 3
It is not a secret that rather a lot ofDark SoulsandDark Souls 2designs (characters, monsters, locations, weapons etc.) were inspired, and in a good way, by Kentaro Miura’s manga “Berserk”. And I guess it’s one of the many reasons people love the Souls series. There aren’t many games that allow to try this brilliant atmosphere that well, after all.
Dark Souls 3introduces even more characters and content that is reminiscent of one of the best dark fantasy mangas.However, surprisingly enough, there are people who have not read “Berserk” manga before playing Dark Souls. Especially now when Dark Souls becomes more and more popular being one of the few top RPG games, and being so different from others.
Of course, the characters are no less great even if you don’t know where their inspiration comes from, but, from my experience, from what I’ve read on forums, sometimes people have certain difficulties in determining the nature of a certain monster or character, not really sure what is it about, yet knowledge of the Berserk manga allows you to see the lore behind it more clearly and to have “more pieces of the puzzle come together”, so to speak.
And that is the reason for the creation of this video on Berserk References in Dark Souls 3.
Naturally, some players who have read the Berserk manga might have already spotted some or all of the references long ago, however, in worlds so rich and full of overlap there’s bound to be something undiscovered or unnoticed as of yet! What are your thoughts on Berserk and its impact on Dark Souls? Share your observations in the comments!
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OswaldFromCarim
I enjoy playing Dark Souls and researching its lore, especially from the etymological approach, and thus I developed a hobby of making videos discussing various interesting things related to it (also, once I even came up with some fan-fic lore story, lol). Being a Souls fan it’s no wonder that I also love mangas by Kentaro Miura and works of JRR Tolkien. Generally I enjoy history, architecture and historical linguistics.
