for me, sure i didnt like the 1st depression arc much, but not cuz of the depression, it was cuz the author was dragging it out too much, but otherwise i understood and liked where it was going. but then the author just seemed to force more trauma unreasonably. its like his only goal was for mc to cut of human connections, and not create a good process for it. i couldnt handle it after he started creating justification for killing albert, the least he could do is own up to his selfishness and accept that he is a pussy instead of being a hypocrite.

also the process through which guts goes through is reasonable, and he eventually finds human connections again. so cant really compare. berserk had good development all around at every corner.