I’ve been playing this game off and on, starting over since it came out. I was a hardcore Bloodborne player, but also played a lot of elden ring and ds3. Sekiro never clicked, I thought it was slick and the action felt incredible but I just couldn’t get past the beginning. Finally I’ve broken through and am having a blast, and its all thanks to Armored Core 6. Thanks Armored Core 6 (I will not elaborate).
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Sekiro is my favorite game. Nothing beats the sensation of the kling kling KLING effects.
The fights are so exciting and the action is super slick.
The effects are the reason I haven’t been able to get through the whole game. They literally happen so much and block so much of the action, I eventually can’t see what the fuck the enemy is doing to properly block, dodge or attack because of all the sparks and flashes. 😩
Sekiro is so much fun once it clicks. Honestly it took me all the way until >!Sword Saint Ishin!< but suddenly I went all flow state on him, and beasted through the game for all the other endings afterwards.
That sounds epic. I can feel that flow sometimes, looking forward to the rest of the game
I’m still figuring it out lol. I keep coming back to it but haven’t gotten very far. It’s really good on the Steam Deck though.
I guess keep coming back to it, try AC6 see if it helps lol
Just out of curiosity, when did it click for you? If I remember correctly it took me all the way to
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Genichiro ::: till u got the hang of the game.
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I don’t know if I’ve experienced the “click” yet but I’m progressing which is more than I could say for.previous playthroughs. I used to get stuck right in the beginning at the drunk, or with the spear shinobi hunter in the memory. I had gotten past them on one play through after a great deal of trial, but no further. I’m at Genichiro now, haven’t beat him but I’ve only fought him once and I need spirit things.
Juzou the Drunkard is a brutal fight! I rushed Hirata Estate my first playthrough and got stuck there for a long time.
IMO spirit emblems are cool but ultimately a waste of time–they’re a lot of fun to play with in the open areas, but for ~a boss~ most bosses, it’s faster to just learn the fight than spend time farming tokens to try to grind it out with prosthetics.
You may know this already, but a slightly hidden mechanic is that the parry window is a while .5 seconds if you hold the parry button down–if you just tap it you only get a couple frames, but if you hold it, you will find the window far more forgiving.
The drunkards are a slog, but I found them to be the closest to a dark souls boss. Their long windups means it’s easy to get behind them and stand behind their right leg chipping away at them DS style
Thanks!
but for a boss, it’s faster to just learn the fight than spend time farming tokens to try to grind it out with prosthetics.
Eh not always… Not going to spoil anything but there are bosses that were designed for specific tools to be helpful. As in there are unique animations and effects when you use them on them.
I say let them play like they want to play.
Fair enough–there is one specific boss that comes to mind where a specific prosthetic is supremely useful, as well as some mini bosses. All the “enemy with sword” bosses like Genichiro are pretty straight up, though.
For sure. The game can be beat without prosthetics at all if that’s your bag. I personally found it fun to mix it up with some of the mini boss fights and some of the harder “regular fights”. I don’t think it takes anything away from the satisfaction, because they really aren’t that effective even when you max them out.
Sekiro is possibly my favorite game of all time, and for sure my favorite From Software game. I can’t even describe how much I love this game.
The feeling you get when you finally beat a boss that initially seemed literally impossible (looking at you Sword Saint Isshin) is incomparable. Just the biggest dopamine rush ever.
And it’s like riding a bike. Once you get it, that muscle memory stays. I went a year or so without playing it, and within 5 or 10 minutes I was right back where I was.
Truly a gaming masterpiece. Enjoy it. Also, if you find yourself getting stuck on a boss and you find yourself getting into a loop of doing the wrong thing over and over, try giving it a rest for a bit and come back with fresh eyes.
I was struggling on the final boss for hours until I rage quit and went to bed. Tried again next morning and literally beat him on my second try.
