1 yr. ago • 95%

Just finished Sekiro

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1977735

Wow. What an experience.

It wasn't all smooth sailing. I even took a month break thinking I might not come back to it, but boy I'm glad I did.

I'm new to souls like, only having played Elden Ring before this (which was amazing). Sekiro was a game that I picked up afterwards, and struggled with early on. It felt like a departure to everything I'd learned in gaming to this point. You don't want to dodge, you want to deflect. Holding block helps you recover. Parrying will beat a boss quicker than trying to drive down their health. Once these things start to click, defeating bosses feels like a true accomplishment.

Fighting the end game bosses had my heart rate going like no other boss battles I can remember. Elden Ring had some memorable and awe inspiring bosses, but the feeling in Sekiro when you're about to break the posture of a boss for a final deathblow was indescribable.

If there's anyone left who hasn't given Sekiro a go, do yourself a favour. It takes some time for it to click, but when it does, it's something special.

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I love Souls games with a good parry system. Once you got good with parrying in the original Dark Souls it felt like a cheat code it was so strong. I loved Sekiro for bringing that feeling back. The ascetic, soundtrack, and bosses were also amazing.

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Sekiro is probably the closest to a perfect game I’ve ever played. I wasn’t a fan of the chained ogre or raging bull but that’s pretty much it

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We're quite small in numbers and could use your participation if you're interested in discussing Sekiro.

Here's the link.

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- Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !sekiro@lemmy.zip
  
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  Thank you bot
  
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  Good bot. Thanks.
  
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- Oh I already posted on the Sekiro community as well. Was just trying to test out the cross posting feature.
  
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  Yea, I know. I was more so informing others who might not be in the know yet. Thanks for cross-posting. :)
  
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- Looking forward to checking out this community! It’s probably my favourite game
  
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  Awesome! Submissions are a tad limited but be the change you want to see in world or something lol
  
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I'm just discovering it myself - I think I'm getting towards the end but I don't really know.

I've only played Bloodborne previously, and everything I heard about Sekiro made me think it would be a better fit for me then the rest of the Souls / elden Ring games - I get overwhelmed with too much choice, and prefer a more focused experience where the only way to get better is to get better.

And my god do I love it. Not even a genre of game I'd usually go for and it's becoming one of the best games I've ever played. It just feels so damn good when you start flowing with the intended mechanics.

Cat remember the last time I was looking forward to my next session with a game so consistently during the whole playthrough.

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I got stuck on undead harambe and always told myself I'd come back. That was a couple of years ago now and I think at this point I'd have to start from the beginning.

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- It's always hard when you leave a game. I left Sekiro for a bit over a month. The only reason I went back to it was because I was waiting for another game to install and thought I'd load it up again. I'm glad I did, because I didn't drop it after that.
  
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- I'm in exactly the same position. Can't see me ever finishing it now sadly, but what an experience!
  
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One of the most difficult but most fulfilling games I've ever played. Congrats on finishing it!

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I am not a big Souls fan but I loved Sekiro! It was great nit having to manage a wide arsenal of weapons. Not to mention the amazing atmosphere, I think people who love Japanese mythology would all enjoy this gem.

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Sekiro is the only game in this franchise/series I have been unable to beat 😭

I simply cannot get passed Owl.

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- Which Owl? I spent a lot of time on a couple bosses, sometimes it clicks and sometimes it doesn't. If you keep at it you'll eventually get into a pattern.
  
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  Pretty sure it's the first one. When he asks if you want to side with him or the child, and he attacks if you choose the child. If there's an earlier encounter, I must've missed it.
  
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- Owl took me a while too. The main thing that helped for me was going back to the drawing board on a lot of his moves, and experimenting - I won't go into specifics unless you ask me to, but there are a lot more openings for attacking him than I initially thought
  
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