Sekiro Shadows Die Twice (translator's note: Sekiro means ninja fuckery)

[Freyj]

Fuck this 2-phase boss with 4 healthbars in total. 1st phase uses all my Estus and then what? Are they serious? And 2nd phase is some SERIOUS bullshit.

On the other hand I went back and *destroyed* two mini-bosses on my 1st try (actually 2nd) and lo & behold found 2 new areas to explore (!!!). I will adventure through them and only when I hit a wall come back to the 4 healthbars boss. Can't imagine me beating him at the moment although I think 1st phase can be 100% attacks blocked (not parried) with the occasional jump - kinda worked for a moment.

Still, having this boss unbeaten as a roadblock back in my mind sours my experience Even if I get another Health Upgrade this won't help me.

Here's a tip: using all of your Kunai can deplete 1 full healthbar of some mini-bosses. That's what I call useful Prosthetics.

This is where I fall off loving the game. The level design is easily the best From has ever done, I love the stealth gameplay, mobility, most of the mini bosses, but I absolutely hate some of the major boss fights in this game.

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https://twitter.com/playasia/status/1112099133039484936

[chronovore]

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[Himu]

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[Don Rumata]

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Wow, it's almost like PlayAsia doesn't give a shit about it one way or the other, and just wants to appeal to its customer base to sell them weeb shit.

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I do think the game wouldn't lose anything from an easy mode.

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[Himu]

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Wow, it's almost like PlayAsia doesn't give a shit about it one way or the other, and just wants to appeal to its customer base to sell them weeb shit.

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I do think the game wouldn't lose anything from an easy mode.

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My post is a general commentary on people overreacting to op-eds and isn’t isolated to playasia it that isn’t obvious. I’ve read so many times,”NYT thinks you should ban guns!!!” because they featured someone writing an opinion piece about repealing the second amendment while ignoring that NYT also featured an opinion piece of a mom that defends her gun rights. So many people attribute opinion sections as literal news now and think that just because an outlet has something in the opinion section that they literally support it. This leads to radicalism because “I can’t trust so and so outlet because they think this and that” because of something in the opinion section and now one year later Jimmy Beergut is parroting Ben Shapiro. While playasia made a quick, dirty meme it also taps into butt fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellowo reacfionarh american politics by proxy of being consfused why an outlet would host two completely different opinions.

Already on r/pcgaming people are like Forbes thinks this!!! When Forbes doesn’t think shit and just pays any that wants to contribute.

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...It was funny.   

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https://twitter.com/AfroSenju/status/1111833688197615617

[Himu]

That's the souls freak who said he hates sekiro for being so hard after calling it easy right

[Himu]

Lady Butterfly fight sealed it for me. Best action game since NG2 360 and it still continues to be the best game of the decade. I went to Ashina Castle and it gets even better. The fun never stops. It's like Pringles.

I thought Gyobu was great but a little on the easy side, but Lady Butterfly. Whew. That's a fight.

I love how the narrative is played out. You're doing flashbacks and the present at the same time and piece key information together on your own. It's the first game I can think of that has a Pulp Fiction like narrative structure depending on how you play. I like to flip between present and past, so it makes things really interesting. Story has always been something I love about From.

I'm really happy about this about this game and presently I honestly see no flaw besides the ability to reset but that goes out the window because eventually enemy health regenerates if you reset. So you cannot rely upon it making it not exactly a flaw and more of an early game ez pass. Time will tell if it remains perfect as I keep going.

[Coax]

That's the only flashback in the whole game so don't get your hopes up re: pulp fiction narrative

Hey, I'd like to experience my disappointments on my own

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[Coax]

Here's a tip: using all of your Kunai can deplete 1 full healthbar of some mini-bosses. That's what I call useful Prosthetics.

Which ones btw? For reference I'm down to just the Bodhisattva Valley boss left currently. In my tests Phantom Kunai has only depleted the HP of lower level enemies that I've tested it with and barely scratched a boss I tried it with. Given it takes all the spirit emblems just to kill one foot soldier/roof ninja tools like Divine Abduction, Loaded Umbrella and even simple stun tools like Firecracker seem more useful.

[archie4208]

The last boss is probably the hardest boss that From has ever made.  It took me a good two hours of trying to beat him.  The only other boss I've ever struggled with as much was Ludwig in Bloodborne.

[Don Rumata]

Waste 7+ tries on a random miniboss.
Do Bull, Drunk and Guy on horse on first try.
 

Some of the fights ahead i saw my brother do (he's almost done i think) will probably be too much for me, but for now i'm having fun, not taking it seriously.

[paprikastaude]

Did decently enough for several hours, even during the first boss double, but now that water lady thing gave pest to the entirety of my cleared map And there goes my belief that the dragon heal was permanent

[Himu]

Waste 7+ tries on a random miniboss.
Do Bull, Drunk and Guy on horse on first try.
 

Some of the fights ahead i saw my brother do (he's almost done i think) will probably be too much for me, but for now i'm having fun, not taking it seriously.

Is your brother experienced in Souls games?

[Himu]

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Now I understand this gif.

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FUCK YOU, YOU PIECE OF SHIT

Watch the latest trailer. It’s from that.

[Don Rumata]

Is your brother experienced in Souls games?

We both finished them all, but he's better than me at those too. (but then again, he's better at Ninja Gaiden too, has more patience, i lose my cool too soon in a long fight).

[MMaRsu]

Yeah still stuck on Genichiro.. went to explore another path but I have to fight some sort of gun dude who seems also dangerous af

Tried Genichiro for about 20 times.. lulz the variable FPS on my pc is not helping me

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Got trolled so hard by

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The Guardian Ape phase two. Loved that total fake out of showing the victory screen and everything, and then he slowly rises.

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[Don Rumata]

Fuck this game forever.

10+ tries with the snake eyes cannon lady, i managed to get her cornered on her second health-bar, almost done... and she fucking falls off the cliff cause i'm ramming her ass too hard near the edge.
Usually not a problem in Souls games, but then i don't get the prayer bead, and when i rest at the bonfire, there she is again.

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[Coax]

10+ tries with the snake eyes cannon lady, i managed to get her cornered on her second health-bar, almost done... and she fucking falls off the cliff cause i'm ramming her ass too hard near the edge.

It's possible to get a stealth deathblow then cheese the rest if you want.

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- First sneak up from the Gun Fort idol to her for an initial stealth deathblow. If you haven't unlocked this idol yet jump atop the left-most, raised rock ledge where she is initially, wall hug across, then run over the bridge (avoiding the gap in one section) and onwards up and left, into the cave in the center of the cliff face. The Loaded Umbrella helps a lot with avoiding gunfire during this since it blocks them from all directions.

- After the first deathblow and she stands up get a few hits in then kind of coax her over to the left side rocks, under the rock that leads to the bridge, so you're on the lowest slope and she's on the higher one.

- Once she gets close enough but still while she's on the higher elevation you can now hit her from the slope below without taking damage. Complete cheese technique but it works.

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[Don Rumata]

Complete cheese technique but it works.

Thanks, i may try this.

[Himu]

Only bad thing about the game so far is the limited items.

Don’t say,”it’s not an rpg” but make enemies like Headless who require certain items to even make contact and then be an asshole and make it so that the item is rare and can’t be bought.

If it were an rpg a finite number of items that are required to beat certain  enemies would make logical sense. But nope.

Also, the lack of manual saves. You have limited divine confetti and you can’t make a manual save and reload when you lose to Headless so you can save your limited items. Nope. Autosave. Autosave is dog shit when it’s the only option provided.

[Coax]

Enemies like Headless who require certain items to even make contact and then be an asshole and make it so that the item is rare and can’t be bought.

There's a spot within Ashina Castle where it can be farmed via enemy drops. Also if it's any consolation (pretty minor spoilers regarding this item?)

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it becomes unnecessary not long after defeating the next non-mini boss from where you are.

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[Himu]

I got the gatehouse key and I’ve been going between the dungeons and the castle.

[Coax]

The Antechamber idol is where it can be farmed. Four enemies can be stealth killed in about 20 second trips. Divine Confetti is a random drop but they also drop good materials as well.

Also in case you missed it you can obtain a free prayer bead and some Divine Confetti from a hidden wall within the Estate. Details here.

[Himu]

At Seven Spears!

[Himu]

Seven spears easy

[paprikastaude]

Give me that rumoured Mayan/ Apocalypto Souls next

Armored Metal Wolf Not-Souls 

[Himu]

Why did someone change the thread title name? I kept ctrl f-ing Senran Kagura

I PROTEST

Anyways, I got a ways into Senpou and it's pretty easy so far. I watched the video on the first page before release and I remember the monks and stuff giving him a hard time and I have no idea how that's possible because they're so fucking easy.

[Himu]

Also Himuro - brace yourself... this will be your favourtie Grapple Point in the entire game

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[Joe Molotov]

I kept ctrl f-ing Senran Kagura

Well congrats, you found it.

[Himu]

Why did you word filter out Sekiro and replace it with Senran Kagura?

Is this to taunt us?

[MMaRsu]

Ahh finally I've found the Senran Kagura thread

[Trent Dole]

Why did you word filter out Senran Kagura and replace it with Senran Kagura?

Is this to taunt us?

[Himu]

Seki-ro doesn't deserve this!!!

[Joe Molotov]

It’s just for one day. I thought Soultards would appreciate the challenge of finding and posting in this thread.

[Himu]

[paprikastaude]

https://clips.twitch.tv/NastyArtsyPepperoniBIRB

This the bire mod team and they want revenge.

[MMaRsu]

https://clips.twitch.tv/NastyArtsyPepperoniBIRB

This the bire mod team and they want revenge.

   possible lunatic detected 

[Joe Molotov]

[Himu]

Senpou Temple bringing the skill points!

[Don Rumata]

https://clips.twitch.tv/NastyArtsyPepperoniBIRB

This the bire mod team and they want revenge.

Ended up watching his full (well no, just the bosses attempts) playthrough of it.
Reminded me of a more angry DSP.

[naff]

Sekrio on the other hand DESTROYS Dark Souls 3 when it comes to overworld design. It is just so much better with all of the areas connected vertically and horizontally, with how you can see point B from point A and then 10 hours later you are in point B and see point A clearly as day. It's signature FROM SOFTWARE but it just somehow really, really shines in Sekiro. Must be the colour palette and the fact that it is all set up on top of peaks/ mountains with ravines and valleys beneath them. This gives an incredible vibe, look and visibility. I think the draw distance and LOD is better than what was in DS3.

hnnng. must. play. sekiro. playing through DS3 and this is the part that isn't so great. you can see all the areas in DS3 before you get to them, but they never feel very connected. i can remember every path and how they interconnect and it all makes sense in DS1. it doesnt bother me, the individual areas are well made adn it's a little more like DeSo in that regard, but i really loved the change from DeSo to DS1s interconnected labyrinth

[Don Rumata]

Ended up retrying the snake eyes lady legit, and did her on my first try, so not too bad.
Also fought

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the armored knight mini boss, lol cool gimmick.

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[mormapope]

Are some of y'all playing on the Ps4 Pro/Xbone X?

I've put about 8-9 hours into this, and the performance is really really bad. I feel like Im getting full second input delay on attacks, my parry timing feels all sorts of fucked up.

It being uncapped and jumping to high 30's and mid 40's at a constant rate makes this shit feel clunky as fuck. The game itself is great, but Im probably waiting to see if there's hope of this shit getting patched.

[Himu]

Don’t have a low latency monitor on me right now so hard to test.

[Himu]

This game gets hard as shit btw.

[Himu]

Probably one of the hardest games I’ve played. It’s almost like ninja gaiden on hard or Master ninja except this is normal mode.

[Himu]

Also playing this has me ITCHING to get back into Dark Souls and give it another chance.

[Himu]

Yeah, I always found it odd how they put Souls games on a pedestal like that. I mean, they’re challenging and don’t hold your hand, but Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls weren’t Ghouls n Ghosts or anything. Sekiro tho.

[Himu]

Checked the comments in Jim’s video. A lot of Souls fans don’t like this it seems.

Meanwhile there’s tons of people (like me) who never “got” Souls but LOVE Sekiro to pieces.

I hope this doesn’t get From in trouble and people skip on their next game because this wasn’t what they wanted.

[BIONIC]

Both styles are good 

Pretty sure the game is successful anyways. Will likely get a sequel in a couple of years. These fuckers churn these games out like nothing. Which is amazing given the quality and all the unique content.

[Don Rumata]

I'm really fed up with the souls formula, didnt even play Nioh, after i saw it had stamina (i did play the beta so i know it's kind of different).
I hope they dont just go back to that, though we'll probably get a BB2 unfortunately.
I'm hoping for a Sekiro DLC and then a new IP different enough from either style, like Sekiro was from Soulsbornes... or maybe another shot at Armored Core or Otogi.

[Himu]

THE FLOWERS ON RESURRECTION ARE UNECCESSARY AS FUCK I CANNOT SEE IN A CLOSE QUARTERS BOSS FIGHT AFTER REVIVAL

[Nola]

Checked the comments in Jim’s video. A lot of Souls fans don’t like this it seems.

Meanwhile there’s tons of people (like me) who never “got” Souls but LOVE Sekiro to pieces.

I hope this doesn’t get From in trouble and people skip on their next game because this wasn’t what they wanted.

Here's my thing, you have more than one team, let one focus on something in the Souls realm to keep the base(like me) satisfied(and the easy money rolling) and use the other to chase whatever new hitch in his formula Miyazaki wants to pursue now that he is over the Souls formula.

[Himu]

GENICHIRO 

[Himu]

Checked the comments in Jim’s video. A lot of Souls fans don’t like this it seems.

Meanwhile there’s tons of people (like me) who never “got” Souls but LOVE Sekiro to pieces.

I hope this doesn’t get From in trouble and people skip on their next game because this wasn’t what they wanted.

Here's my thing, you have more than one team, let one focus on something in the Souls realm to keep the base(like me) satisfied(and the easy money rolling) and use the other to chase whatever new hitch in his formula Miyazaki wants to pursue now that he is over the Souls formula.

Lmao I thought y’all were from fans but you really just like Souls? Keep the base satisfied? So From should always placate y’all? What more could they possibly do with that franchise?

[Don Rumata]

Checked the comments in Jim’s video. A lot of Souls fans don’t like this it seems.

Meanwhile there’s tons of people (like me) who never “got” Souls but LOVE Sekiro to pieces.

I hope this doesn’t get From in trouble and people skip on their next game because this wasn’t what they wanted.

Here's my thing, you have more than one team, let one focus on something in the Souls realm to keep the base(like me) satisfied(and the easy money rolling) and use the other to chase whatever new hitch in his formula Miyazaki wants to pursue now that he is over the Souls formula.

B-Team made Dark Souls 2

Dark Souls 2 had plenty of good stuff.
It had just a shit ton of content, so some of it was really poor.
I love the DLCs though.

Also the B team shit always sounds like bullshit, since DkS2 was hit with a "start from scratch" halfway through, so it's probably why it's so inconsistent, and a lot of the reasons why people shit on that game, are still present in all the others (reharshed bosses, occasionally bad hitboxes, lazy or unfinished areas) just not in the same amount (because again, DkS2 has a lot of content).

I agree that Dark Souls 2 is the weakest one (though it's the one i've played the most) but the B team thing doesn't seem all that logical to me.