The game also features a system with unlockable "Heroic" and "Legendary" difficulty modes, allowing you to carry over all equipment and skills for a significantly tougher challenge.

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The game features visceral, "M-rated" combat with gore and dismemberment, including cinematic finishing moves when enemies are dazed.

In certain battles, you can summon Beleram , one of the Great Eagles, to perform devastating aerial attacks on enemies.