In his work, especially the relationships between the characters in the first part of the manga, in the golden age, it did absolutely, yes."Īccording to Perseo, Miura's inspiration for Berserk coming from mercenary companies in Italy and Europe, and then Reply Game Studios choosing a dark fantasy tone that's more in line with Miura's work, makes Soulstice come full circle in a way. He influenced me even before I started to work in the industry of video games because I started by drawing comics. "If you take a look at other games, they have a lot of small things or bigger things they take from the work of Kentaro Miura. Pagetti also explained why he thinks Miura's work has been a great source of inspiration for the genre as a whole, rather than Soulstice alone, and how the developer himself was touched by the manga artist's influence: It's an apt comparison Briar is actually a swordswoman that does share some physical similarities with Guts, like a metal hand and a missing eye, whereas her sister Lute is a spirit bound to Briar that controls the battlefield with her mystical powers. RELATED: Elden Ring Makes Dark Souls 4 Unnecessary With Berserk, Pagetti said that as soon as the early concept art was ready for Soulstice main characters Briar and Lute, he associated them with Guts and Schierke the swordsman and the young witch. In the case of Dark Souls 3, the inspiration was the boss encounter where players have to defeat two brothers, Lorian and Lothric, who basically fight together and whose relationship is shown through their every move. We found it interesting that in that genre of stylish combat there was room, we thought, for a middle ages world with a dark fantasy and low-fantasy setting."Įven having two protagonists was inspired by both Dark Souls 3, specifically, and sort of worked its way into a Berserk comparison that was aptly made by Pagetti during the interview. "Especially Devil May Cry and Bayonetta are set in a sort of fantasy present world, whereas Nier Automata is more sci-fi-oriented, obviously.
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