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When Blizzard announced a Berserk crossover for Diablo 4 and Diablo Immortal, the franchise’s first-ever external IP collaboration, it was hard not to be excited. The late Kentaro Miura’s legendary manga series is a seminal work whose influence can be seen in any game with oversized swords and a penchant for over-the-top violence. The two franchises are both steeped in blood, gore, and demons–practically making them a match made in dark fantasy heaven.
Unfortunately, Diablo 4’s Berserk crossover is largely a disappointment, one that doesn’t capitalize on the overlap between its two franchises. Far from honoring Berserk, it mostly just feels like a cash grab, an excuse for players to potentially spend well over $100 on cosmetics and nothing more.
Diablo 4’s Berserk crossover, which is live now until June 3, is broken down into two parts. One is the free set of rewards tied to Diablo 4’s new Reliquary battle pass system. Elite enemies have a chance to drop Behelits, which can then be used to unlock a handful of freebies in the Berserk Reliquary. The rewards include a Brand of Sacrifice death marker and tattoo, as well as a cosmetic backpiece and mount trophy. Unlocking the four rewards then unlocks a free Berserk-themed nameplate. Players will need 400 hundred Behelits to acquire all of the rewards, and while that won’t take too long (at max level, players are killing elite enemies by the dozen at any given moment), it does still feel like a grind without any real depth or strategy. It’s just busy work.
