Sekiro

It's sooo good. Getting pretty far through and I feel like I'm slowly mastering the combat. MAJOR spoilers below, please do not read if you haven't played much of the game.

Spoiler Just defeated Guardian Ape... Man what a fucking cool and memorable boss. Never seen a game do anything like that before.. You behead him with a katana that was buried in its neck, and he fucking picks his head up and starts fighting with that and the Katana, and his fighting style completely changes.. Wtf? That's badass. He starts moving like some kind of worm/snake.. I just found him again in a deep cave somewhere, and he's leaning up against a cliff, letting water pour down into his open neck hole where his head used to be.... WTF?! THIS GAME IS AWESOME.

Is this easy to pick up like a Batman Arkham game?

I never played these kind of games (like ninja gaiden) cos they were always so focused on those mad combos in the style of fighting games, which don’t appeal to me.

(or even Prince of Persia Warrior Within had combos but much simpler)

Haha, no.

The combat is very tight timing, ninja gaiden style.

I played a lot of it since it came out, and fell in love with it!

I'm actually surprised we're not talking about it more! It has great mechanics, art, and is also a masterclass for level design so I highly suggest you guys play it, at least for research.

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1 hour ago, blackdog said: I never played these kind of games (like ninja gaiden) cos they were always so focused on those mad combos in the style of fighting games, which don’t appeal to me.

Yeah It's definitely closer to a fighting game now... It's the kind of game you have to dedicate time and patience to, and then it pays off with a great feeling of accomplishment. You learn and become good at the game, instead of the character leveling up or something.

So many games were tough as nails back in the day, and this game is in that same kind of vein, but it's still very fair. If you played any tough retro games, it'll be very approachable for you.

TLDR, if you played any DMC/Castlevania/Contra/Ninja Gaiden before you'll be fine

I'm not too far into it but really loving it so far I love how there's none of the bullshit plaguing games these days (microtransactions, endless grinding, bullshit trailers, silly character "upgrades" etc...). It's just a really good game that requires skill, dedication and time, like all the good things in life

Is it worth it for a relative newcomer to the souls series? I've finished Dark Souls 3 and plan to get DS1 on sale. What I love most is the boss fights by far, as well as the art and stories of the universe. I've heard the fighting style is very different in Sekiro though.

Yeah it's honestly not too much like Dark Souls.. It seems to be much more boss/mini-boss oriented. Obviously DS/BB had big boss fights, but nowhere near the amount and density that Sekiro has. It's really good fun. I think the combat is better tbh, it's more about parrying than dodging/blocking.

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23 hours ago, PogoP said: Yeah it's honestly not too much like Dark Souls.. It seems to be much more boss/mini-boss oriented. Obviously DS/BB had big boss fights, but nowhere near the amount and density that Sekiro has. It's really good fun. I think the combat is better tbh, it's more about parrying than dodging/blocking.

well that's basically all I played dark souls for lol, the (mini-)bosses. Best part for me. Will pick it up on sale