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You crazy. The tight plotting and air of foreboding in the volumes leading up to the Eclipse leads to the best character arcs. Berserk up to that point stands almost as a rebuttal to what it eventually turns into. Guts getting a team of generic RPG cliches and heading to Fairy World is so at odds with the "realistic", dread-filled depiction of the fantastical in the Golden Age that it feels like a different (worse) series.
Albeit I must agree that the Golden Age arc was the best, I must still say that the Tower of Albion, Berserk Armor, and the arc in the city after that are amazing. It is a different feel, but I think Miura had a purpose to that. I dont think its fair to downplay the later arcs just because the Golden Age saga was so good.