Things the Souls Series has in common with Berserk

• people becoming beasts/demons because of a special item (blood vials/behelit) (Bloodborne)
• Generally inspired old European design
• Artorias of the abyss's over head leaping attack
• Getting hit on the head with a book by an imposing enemy
• Friendly blacksmith
• Viper men
• General fantasy enemies
• Deadly enemies on a wheel (skeleton wheels)
• An age of darkness
• Some other armor designs and weapons are incredibly similar (Guts' greatsword)
• Crazy kings
• God may exist thinking
• beasts/ evil spirits come out at night (Bloodborne)
• End of the world
• dark fantasy
• doesn't think the church should have government-like power (as do many people, I, and Jesus Christ Himself think)
• morals of man either being good or bad
• horrors of humanity
• anti religious people being the same as fanatic religious people
• that never give up no matter how many time you get knocked down attitude