The Shinobi Hunter & The Lovely Hirata State | Sekiro - Part 2

[@josephtrotman187]

That "panic dodge" is gonna get you killed brother lol. Deflect is a MUST

[@unkindled_dreg]

This comment should be on top. I am sure Mati will be more of a shinobi by the time Hirata is done :D

[@acexxvii6778]

Yep. Stealth is also important and not charging in all the time too hehe. I'm sure he'll improve once he plays the game like it's own thing and not like a DS game

[@jacksoncrowter]

To be fair, he is deflecting way more than most new players at this point. He does move around a but too much in combat though.

[@acexxvii6778]

@@jacksoncrowter Yeah i agree. He's still doing well tho hehe

[@slickr_392]

True that, but it's easier said than done after jumping in right after Dark Souls. We all did it :D

[@The3rdHaney]

If you struggle with the mikiri counter try practicing with the Undying Teacher. Think of the technique like this, simply hitting circle without holding a direction on the stick causes Sekiro to dash forward. The mikiri counter is simply hitting circle while locked onto the opponent so that Sekiro dashes forwards and subsequently gets inside his opponents guard so he can raise his foot to push the opponents thrust attack down. Don't bother trying to time this perfectly, just hit circle as the attack is closing in on you, and remember that Mikiri counters, "thrust" attacks. Therefore any attack that is thrusting towards you counts, whether its from a weapon or a body part.

[@EJaDav]

Also this works if you point the stick in the direction of the enemy as well, think of it as rolling into an enemy attack.

[@gabrielcoelhodev]

@@EJaDav I play with K/M and I do exactly like you said.

[@tztpandagamingyt6327]

I always point the stick forward and press circle

[@tztpandagamingyt6327]

@@gabrielcoelhodevain’t no way, I legit tried it on my new pc and I could never

[@mucicafrajer]

​@@tztpandagamingyt6327 Why not lmao? Personally I only ever played k/m and I'm at inner father rn

[@matiasgago]

Good evening folks sorry for the late ass upload been having internet issues all day. WHOS READY FOR PAIN?!

[@monkey8915]

Sir sekirodiah the third is the goat

[@matiasgago]

@@monkey8915 I’m stealing this 🤣

[@Unsungh3ro_88]

​@@matiasgagoSubnautica would be sickkkk! Also I'm terrified of the ocean 😅

[@Kaasi20]

Me, also you should do a setup video cause this looks sick

[@nebky]

Holding block regenerates your posture faster. So It’s best to hold block and then tap it at the right time to deflect. Also enemy posture weakens the lower their health is. Loving the playthrough man, so glad you’re enjoying it.

[@freekstrano]

"Imma play like a shinobi!". "Allright here we go man!" *rushes in like a tank* ❤ Never change Mati

[@lukefender94]

Or "We're gonna be merciful"- burns someones face off with a hand flamethrower lol

[@Leon-yg5gm]

god sekiro is just a masterpiece. wait until the combat really clicks for you mati. It turns into almost a rhythm game with an action skin. I love it so much.

[@matiasgago]

When will that be? 🤣 I honestly can’t wait tho it’s such an amazing game

[@Bondrewd_The_Based]

@matiasgago for me, personally, sekiro finally clicked when I reached the second "main boss," he forced me to abandon my habits from Dark Souls and adapt to the new combat. Since then it's become my favorite combat in the whole series of games, just very tightly designed and incredibly satisfying to pull off once you get into the flow.

[@TheRealProdigy]

Mid game you’ll start getting the hang of it hopefully

[@zantos4853]

@@matiasgagodepends. Some people get almost threw the whole game before it happens. But for most people it happens at the second main boss.

[@themightymcb7310]

@@matiasgago first 2-3 main bosses for sure. And if you don't feel it's clicked by the 3rd main boss, refight those two over and over off camera to practice. You should be able to pretty much demolish them once you're decent at the combat.

[@The3rdHaney]

Enemies deflect your attacks just like you do, so when you hear the deflect noise (Loud Clang) and it wasn't you deflecting, the enemy has gained the advantage. When you deflect an attack your follow up swing is always very fast, the same goes for your enemy when they deflect you, therefore when they deflect you they gain the aggressive position and you are now on defense, this is where the, "dance" or "rhythm" of Sekiro lies, this constant back and forth of who has advantage.

[@bulldogfront666]

“Seems like we got through the worst of it.” While casually walking up to a group of enemies surrounding a boss. Lmao. Classic.

[@whohasquaidbsrsly]

Mikiri counter is an essential skill youll need so make sure to practice! It becomes a lot easier when you realize you have to dodge TOWARDS the thrust haha

[@leithaziz2716]

Simply pressing dodge gets the job done since you auto-dodge forward. You don't even have to aim with the analog stick.

[@Vohaul86]

The undying tutorial guy is in this game for a reason... (Practising Mikiri Counter mid-fight while trying to progress with the main game is a quick way to get killed.)

[@Xavire1603]

@@Vohaul86 This, practicing Mikiri counter on the undying dummy was so helpfull to me in my first playthrough

[@BigBeanJohnson]

I had the opposite realisation on my second playthrough- it becomes a lot easier when you realise you can land the mikiri every time if you dodge with the stick in neutral.

[@WookieWarriorz]

no if you dodge towards the thrust it wont work, you have to press no direction.

[@gabetinsley4540]

As others have said, it can’t be stressed how much it’s worth grinding Mikiri counter timings. It is an essential skill. My first run in this game was the same. I didn’t use it much and the game was more punishing for it. I still succeeded but on further new games, the enjoyment was so much higher when the Mirkiri became second nature. That said, your struggle is real and fun to watch! Enjoy this wonderful game!

[@abdulmannanbabar8020]

I didnt use mikiri counter untill I reached the final boss and then regretted not using it the whole time cuz its just so useful

[@drew1753]

I mean he needs to sit and do the tutorial stuff. He must think it's boring or something but it's useful to know what's going on. And he probably shouldn't just skip the menus that pop up assuming he already knows stuff because he played Souls games lol.

[@gabetinsley4540]

@@abdulmannanbabar8020 Fighting Isshin without utilizing the counter was pretty rough. Definitely feel that pain!

[@redfish337]

He reads comments so please keep names out of them.

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

If it wasn't a terrible timing and button press it might've actually been worth learning 😂

[@jonmichaelbarnett2051]

It was honestly so satisfying when Sekiro finally clicked mechanically for me. Especially the mikiri counter, love that move so much.

[@monkey8915]

Mikiri counter legit makes me bust everytime i use it🙈

[@leithaziz2716]

Mikiri Counter is one of the best defensive moves created in an action game.

[@jonmichaelbarnett2051]

@@leithaziz2716 For sure.

[@Jaxsov]

When ever anyone use the thrust I can’t help but grin because it means free posture dmg

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

Still hasn't clicked for me to this day but I've platted every souls game including elden ring and have a max level character in all of them and have even beat Ludwig without dodging, sekiros forced playstyle just keeps me from enjoying it.

[@michaellongbottom3331]

I love how you got the Mikiri Counter, went to the training guy, found the Mikiri training and was like "nah I'm gonna practice on the mini-boss instead" xD I practised it with him quite a lot. Of all the the mechanics fromsoft games have given us, landing a mikiri counter has got to be one of the most satisfying things ever

[@Vohaul86]

And doing a Mikiri Counter against the kick of a Ministry Ninja is probably funniest sh*t in the game. =D

[@amirferdhany3177]

Are my eyes seeing things or did Mati deflected a thrust from Enshin? I saw the perilous kanji and then a deflection. Is it possible to do that?

[@Vohaul86]

@@amirferdhany3177 I remember reading that it can be done, but it mast be a perfectly timed deflect (the one that doesn't increase posture gauge). Or something like that was mentioned when people started playing the game without increasing stats and attacks similar to beating a Soulsborne game without leveling up.

[@michaellongbottom3331]

@@amirferdhany3177 You can parry thrusts but not sweeps, neither can be blocked :)

[@Void-Knull]

@@amirferdhany3177 yes, you can deflect thrust attacks

[@miljann98]

10 important non spiler tips P.S. tip number 10 is as important as tip number 1 :D 1. You can pause the game at any time, and use the items from inventory, safely, instead of swapping them mid combat on the hot bar 2. Mikiri counter is is more reliable when you pres "forward+circle" instead of just "circle" 3. The more Hp an enemy has the faster their posture recovers, meaning you should do some vitality dmg to make it easier to fill up the posture bar. Your Hp/posture work the same way, that's why it's best to keep yourself at max hp, so that your posture recovers faster 4. Hold block when away of enemy to speed up the recovery of your posture 5. When your posture gets broken, spam Cricle and dash as fast as you can to the side or back, to avoid enemy punishing you for your posture being broken 6. Keep attacking until the enemy deflects you successfully, when you hear the high pich clash, you've been deflected, now the enemy has a free hit on you if you don't switch to defence. When you get deflected, stop attacking and deflect the next attack, or if you miss the timing, at least block it. 7. You can mikiri counter the kick/thrust from the purple ninja guys. 8. You can hold block the entire duration of the fight and deflect by quickly releasinf and tapping L1, instead of waiting for an attack to deflect without blocking. That way if you're late for the deflect, atleast you will have blocked the attack. 9. Use stealth to clear the regular enemies surrounding a mini-boss. When you get overwhelmed, retreat to safety and wait for them to lose agro, then continue to clear. 10. Unlike Souls games, you don't lose "Souls, Echoes or Runes" when you die, instead you lose half of your coins and XP. The way to save XP points is to reach the next XP level, the number of levels doesn't get halved, but the blue xp meter always does. The way to save coins is to purchase coin purses and perserve the coins you've collected. It's always better to spend them, even for bullets (those yellow cross things) at the idol, then to lose them upon death. There's a small chance you don't lose anything when you die called the "Unseen Aid" but it's rare, and don't rely on it. Edit: Extra tip: Always try to have 1v1 fights if possible. This game isn't made well for fighting multiple enemies at once, but that's sometimes not possible Happy journey, I will enjoy watching every minute of it! :D

[@miljann98]

Tip number 11: The red Japanese letters showing when an enemy is doing some attacks indicate eithee a thrust, a sweep or a grab attack. You should look at the animation of an enemy close to see which one he's doing. A thrust shoud be countered with a mikiri counter, but you can deflect it as well, but tha timing is veeery difficult. A sweep attack is countered by double jumping on an enemy and stoping them for extra posture damage. A grab attack is the only attack in the game you should be dodging with a dash. It's difficult to switch from souls to sekiro just for that reason. Dashing will get you killed, only use it for grab attacks. If you want movement, sprint is a better option to place yourself in a more advantagious position :D

[@Ace-sn8rq]

Makuri counter works best when you dont push forward

[@gabrielnicolini9875]

​@@Ace-sn8rqbruh

[@cards5228]

Tipp 12: dagonrot blocks the questlines of the infected people

[@TimothyGod]

​@@gabrielnicolini9875he's right tho. I've seen many posts complaining how it doesn't work, but I've never had issue with it

[@YeahButStilll]

For the mikiri counters, I believe you have to either be standing still when you press O or you can press O and forward on the stick. Basically you can’t be running around or moving sideways to get it. But it’s not a high-risk move at all once you get the hang of it. The window is similar to deflects and it does a butt load of posture damage, easily the most important skill on the tree. Another tip that helped me a lot: I had a hard time knowing when to stop swinging and go on the defensive when “dancing” with enemies. Pay attention to the clanks of the swords. You’ll hear a higher pitched clank for deflects (as opposed to blocks). This goes for enemies too. When you hear an enemy deflect you, they almost always follow with an attack so this is a que to stop swinging and go on the defensive. Man I love this game.

[@zantos4853]

The shinobi hunter would have been a good way to practice the mikiri conter. It is extremely essential in Sekiro. You can also practice it with the zombie guy at the shrine.

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

That's the entire point of the Shinobi hunter. The move is so beyond necessary they give you an entire boss to drive the point home

[@puupipo]

On this note, the tutorial simply instructs you to press Circle when a thrust attack lands, which does work, but I found it useful to think of it as "dashing directly towards the thrust attack". You're trying to literally step on the blade (or other thrusted object) that's coming towards you so it makes sense that you'd be dashing towards the attack, whereas if you just press Circle like the tutorial says you're technically dashing without providing a directional input which just feels weird to me as a Souls player. Edit: lol I just read through some of the comments and some people are saying exactly the opposite about performing the Mikiri counter. Mati I pray that you don't go mad with the conflicting advice haha. All I'll say is that the concept of dashing towards the thrust (so, usually forwards) has worked the best for me.

[@theeliteterrarian1888]

@@puupipo if you just lock on and press circle it always works, theres no need to move forward too, although it does work.

[@puupipo]

@@theeliteterrarian1888 Yeah I'm not saying it doesn't work, just that to me personally it feels weird to dash without a directional input, since you're moving all the time anyways. Dashing towards the attack always works for me, and it makes the most sense when you consider what your character is actually doing when performing a Mikiri counter.

[@blakodesu3769]

@@puupipo I actually found easier to just press the button, without any directional input Wolf always goes forward, on the other hand when I tried to direct him forward I sometimes press slightly to left/right and then Wolf dashed sideways failing the mikiri.

[@lightweave]

I watched your Dark Souls and Bloodborne videos and really liked your style. Now that I'm finished with Sekiro I also watch your playthrough and like it a lot. Great fun to see you playing it like Dark Souls (which most of us probably did until we learned). 😄

[@grayv9611]

Mati, one more thing - no matter how big the attack looks you can deflect it. You can literally deflect everything except for attacks with red letters. With those you either mikiri (thrusts), double jump (wide slashes) or dash away (grabs).

[@godwingolden4427]

Agreed literally anything without the red letters can be paried no matter how strong including air or farts, and am not even kidding

[@Xavire1603]

This is so true, even gigantic enemies attacks can be deflected, even if they dont use a weapon at all. DEFLECT all, except red kanjis.

[@mordraug6662]

Plus, you can use one particular prosthetic to completely nullify any grab attack in the game. And if anything, can deflect a thrust.

[@williamshakespeare3427]

You actually can deflect red mark thrust attacks, you just have to actually deflect not block. But for grab and sweep attack, you do have to use the correct command to avoid them.

[@namirakira7138]

Fun fact: Anayama the Peddler is Sekiro’s version of Patches. •He gives up a life of thievery to start a shop •He tells you where treasure is, but there is a catch (that purple dude with the kicks) •He loots corpses on the battlefield to sell.

[@Xavire1603]

He doesnt kick you in the butt though, not Patches

[@Mick-hp4yg]

​@@Xavire1603And he doesn't have William Vanderpuye's velvety voice lol

[@StandardCabrera]

Even more fun fact, he's actually the complete opposite to Patches. Patches means to cover a hole, anayama means hole. Or cave. Or slit. Basically, the thing that patches would be used to cover up.

[@namirakira7138]

@@StandardCabrera I never thought of it like that. Come to think of it, Patches’ evil persona is somewhat of an act, as if he is covering the Anayama in him with his Patches persona.

[@StandardCabrera]

@namirakira7138 it's like if patches is missing you are left with a hole lol. I hope it was intentional lol

[@soumyadeepbanerjee964]

Despite the English voice acting being decent, I find the Japanese voice acting to be quite masterful with the excellent voice modulations and changing inflections. That isn't all that surprising because the Japanese voice actors are all quite accomplished actors. Sekiro's voice actor Daisuke Namikawa, for example has done works in such animes as Hunter X Hunter, Jojo's Bizza Adventures and Demon Slayer! Finally, the other Souls games are not English dubs, the default language for them is English. Fromsoftware, it seems, sticks to the lthe language that fits better with the setting.

[@theeliteterrarian1888]

except for a certain boss who is 100% better in english

[@JrKengu]

Agreed, keep it in japanese.

[@ShatteredIce]

I find it way easier to play in a language you can actually understand, especially when there's dialogue during combat. And the English is nowhere near the "bad" a lot of people try to call it. I'd say it's of the same caliber as every other souls game.

[@theeliteterrarian1888]

@@ShatteredIce me too. theres just no reason to switch to a language you dont understand if the voice acting is top tier even in english.

[@joshuaellis8679]

​@ShatteredIce I disagree. The English dub is rigid and lacks emotion. Sekiro is the only FromSoft game to default Japanese. They knew why.

[@bubbakian]

I'm more excited about these episodes than most current tv shows! Keep up the amazing work, Mati

[@StandardCabrera]

The key to nailing mikiri counter is to dodge in just as the red kanji fades. Youll never miss it that way. Also tge skill that are a must get quickly are mikiri and the ascending and descending carp skill. You can get health back when you execute enemies. Makes shit so much more flowey

[@Kazuhiro-i]

Tip: Take ur time looking at the area, the map is designed for multiple Play styles, mostly the violent way or the ninja way xD. U can click many enemies without alerting in many areas, it takes some time to get used to but once u master it it gets easier. This game is a lot of patience and mastering skills!! Also remember to use everything u have at ur disposal

[@Scubesnax]

Yep and he needs to remember to look vertically as well.

[@platinoob__2495]

across the mother & son, on top of the rocks, there is merchant, he sells at least one useful thing

[@metal-xscrap7468]

36:28 At first it was a kicking problem, now it's a healing problem😭😭

[@viddywells1405]

I miss Kick Souls…

[@puupipo]

Haven't finished watching the episode yet but just wanted to say that when you're trying to clear a group of enemies so that you can fight a miniboss 1v1 it's totally fine to clear the enemies, retreat to deaggro the miniboss, then return and get the free deathblow on them. You are a Shinobi, you've been taught to use every dirty tactic (aside from maybe glitches) you can think of to gain an advantage over your enemy. The game won't allow you to trivialize difficult fights by deaggroing a miniboss and returning for a deathblow multiple times, so you don't have to worry about "cheating" your way through the game.

[@electricluna2774]

-You missed a merchant in ashina outskirt -You should probably fight that purple assassin because he is guarding something important -Japanese dub feels more natural Good video

[@josephyoung6231]

He can run past the purple guy for now and get the item

[@electricluna2774]

@@josephyoung6231 yeah but it would be fun to see him suffer with purple guy😂

[@awammer]

Just a tip that I didn't realize at first, deflect does work against punches and kicks! You can deflect all of the ogres attacks that weren't grabs! My first playthrough had a lot of dodging because of Dark Souls, but just remember this isn't Dark Souls, deflect usually will negate damage more often than trying to dodge, and it builds up that posture damage! In the end play how you want though and have fun

[@garsedj]

55:22 you defeated the mikiri counter mini boss without using the mikiri counter, classic mati

[@sk.p1852]

A very important combat tip that made me suddenly better don't move too much for 1v1 against human enemies in this game unlike souls games positioning doesn't really matter just stand still and focus on deflecting and attacking and other stuff

[@KotyoK1]

1:30:00 alright, not gonna lie this one voice actor for english dub is unapologetically putting his whole soul into performance, amazing job. You can even hear some adlibs here and there, where everyone else is just reading the subtitle texts. Other than that, of course the original japanese is a must.

[@norm_olsen]

Love the flame component for the prosthetic arm! Give a man a fire, he can stay warm for the day. Set a man on fire, he stays warm for the rest of his life!

[@whohasquaidbsrsly]

You may have already figured this out but just in case, when attacking listen to the sound of the swords, whenever there's a clang sound instead of a cling it means you should parry, fighting becomes much more of a dance when you get the rhythm down.

[@matiasgago]

I love this wtf thanks bro imma keep an ear out for that

[@mordraug6662]

@@matiasgago Also, if you block, you hear a dull sound, if you deflect you hear a sharp/higher-pitch? sound. You cannot get posture broken if you only deflect. And you can block / deflect EVERYTHING, Sekiro's Katana is made of Adamantium, really... except for those special red Kanji attacks (sweeps and grabs) where you have to dodge or jump. You can actually DEFLECT a Mikiri thrust. Also look for how the enemy moves and where their attack is, if they are about to land a hit, if you watch them carefully you will know when they are going to make a sweep or a thrust or grab, that way you can generally learn how to answer, whether to block / deflect or to jump, but you can also simply learn it by trying and sub-consciously memorising the timings. Remember...Hesitation is Defeat... Also, I do not recommend dodging too much, makes the game harder unnecessarily, since this is not like Dark Souls or BB, as you know :D

[@TheMadHexa]

And the story continues. 😊 I discoverd the upload when I went to bed yesturday, so I just watched the intro. Woke up, and now i finished the video, still in bed. Time for coffee now...and even so Diablo is waiting to do some Seasonchar leveling, I guess I will start my PS5 first, and jump into Sekiro for a bit. So much memories, such a blast of a game. Lets see if I still got it in me to catch up to you Mati. ....we gonna need some Shinobiemotes

[@augustyn7884]

A good tip, hirata estate is the best early game farming route. Clear every enemy up to the bridge, DO NOT SIT AT THE SCULPTURE, pop a Mibu balloon of wealth (increases both money picked up and materials), and just run through the area while holding Square. Easy 700 sen per run

[@richardjamesIII]

Dude, in a world packed to the fucking brim with game streamers, you have a very fun and engaging demeanor. Subbed

[@godwingolden4427]

Mastering the mikiri counter is a must, its basically why its one of the first skills you get and very cheap to buy. If you do not master it now no worries the game will soon give you a "skill check" love to see it

[@kaikashiyo6035]

I love that the jumping in this game actually gets you *away* from enemies unlike elden ring where you kinda stay stationary

[@junoglrr9119]

you to sprint and jump in elden ring if you wanna cover distance

[@alessandroricciarelli8715]

Hi Mati. At 1:05:52 the hint is trying to explain (in the worst of moments) something that can be very usefull, not just how to guard. Guarding in Sekiro has a mechanic that is totally inverted respect to dark souls shields: - in dark souls if you keep your guard up you recover stamina slower. - in sekiro if you keep your guard up you recover balance faster. This means the best thing you can do when idle, is keeping up the guard (also makes the scene cooler eheh).

[@villelepoaho4105]

For me, learning the Mikiri counter was a HUGE help in the combat. It's super easy to land on thrust attacks and does insane posture damage to the enemies.

[@harumipup4093]

Your posture bar recorvers faster when you hold block when an enemy is not attacking. The key timing for Mikiri counter is when the red DANGER sign above the enemy’s head is about to disappear.

[@corvus9627]

A lot of people tend to rely on the kanji for the Mikiri Counter timing, but that actually tends to confuse you more than it helps since a lot of enemies charge their thrusts while the Kanji appears, so it's definitely more helpful to focus on the attack itself and take the Kanji as only a warning. Especially since sweeps and grabs use the same Kanji. Also, it may not seem like it but it has a wider timing than the average deflect. This, however comes with a bigger punishment for failing since failing a deflect and executing a block breaks your posture, but failing a Mikiri basically just kicks away a lot of your health.

[@ZWarrior89]

thing about mikiri counter, you're not supposed to touch the control stick at all. Just simply press B. Nothing else.

[@LourdessApekatt]

Hirata Estate is honestly my favourite area of the entire game. It taking place during a rainy night while you see fires burning, the song that's in the background which is sad, frightening, kinda creepy but also mysterious and the just overall dark hopeless tone. Also, it contains my favourite prosthetic and boss of the entire game :)

[@leithaziz2716]

VG Matthew brings up in his Sekiro analysis that a lot of areas share the same color-pallete, so an area like Hirata Estate has a strong atmosphere that stands out due to focusing on a different angle entirely. It's a lot more gloomy, enemies are dirty bandits and thieves instead of the usual Ashina soldiers, and everything around you is set on fire. Aesthetically, I think it's one of the best locations in the game.

[@FSVR54]

The game is so good that if rank Hirata 3rd after Fountainhead and Mt Kongo

[@MrTrueCaller619]

Agreed, just didn't like the early music build up .

[@drew1753]

Another tip: When you were talking about equipping the burn treatment items, remember that you can pause in this. You don't have to equip those, just pause and go to your inventory and use them.

[@arondroid1731]

Love to see you enjoy the game, it is my favorite game of all time, an absolute masterpiece, even in the other titles of FromSoft I can name some things that could be done better, but in Sekiro I cannot. There would be an ocean of advice I could give you but that would spoil the fun and the pleasure of learning and conquering. So as someone with 1600 hours in these games the advice I'll give you for Sekiro is that you should try and use all your skills and prosthetics for each boss and area until you find one that works and then master it. Remember, there is always a tool that can make an encounter easier in this game. Good luck

[@unkindled_dreg]

So excited for you brother! Good on you for turning off the remnants, good call indeed. Just a quick note: Whenever you see Emma sitting alongside the sculptor, try going behind the shrine wall, where you see a hole in the wall.

[@Jaxsov]

Yes! Hope you’re liking this game, I recently just beat the game. After a YEAR! This game is ridiculously hard but also so so rewarding. I’m currently on my second play-through and am having so much fun

[@themightymcb7310]

Ng+ Sekiro is so good, you feel unstoppable. I don't think I even died in my ng+ run until I got to GSO

[@eddieb1995]

Go for a different ending than you got last. More bosses means more prayer beads to collect. :)

[@trevorohman8196]

and don’t worry dog, i’m on my 30th playthrough and it’s still fun

[@tronaldtv7099]

i feel like sekiro is from’s easiest game by far. everybody has their struggles but sekiro’s pretty forgiving

[@Jaxsov]

@centrrwrld8553great shinobi owl actually made me quit for a while, it wasn’t until last week where things started to click

[@ethanheadrick7027]

XD both wifey and I started yelling when the dunkard big boi showed up right before you joined in screaming xD ;)) so enjoyable, thanks for the content

[@ashenone7792]

Please continue with the japanese language. It makes the game a tad more immersive and just fits better than english imo!

[@JustinBae]

TRUST ME MATI, the click will come. I struggled in the beginning so hard. It's all a part of the experience my guy!

[@MrFlipperx]

Well done Mati :). Just a couple things, for completeness of your run: 1 After you defeated the spear shinobi hunter in the memory, past the idol, BEFORE the bridge and stairs, turn left, swim, up again, cut some bamboo and finally keep jumping between 2 narrow walls ;) you'll find something valuable for future bosses 2 Since you've done the chained ogre, I highly recommend you now finish the memory. It's like doing iudex gundyr in ds3 ;) 3. In point 1, also don't forget to kill carps while swimming to get carps scales, same for the main lake at beginning of memory. You will thank me later a LOT, those are also "currency". Best of luck! You got this mate!!

[@honzawalczysko4666]

Not at all, he should first progress to the horsie and then the dream, that´s highly recommended

[@MrFlipperx]

@@honzawalczysko4666 I think it's debatable. The estate boss was really the baptism with fire for me, in terms of parry. I learnt more with "her" than the horse.

[@ImInTheBay1]

Hey Mati! If it makes you feel any better it took me over an hour to kill the Shinobi Hunter on my first playthrough, and the fact that you killed him without using the Mikiri Counter is insane. I'd definitely recommend practicing your Mikiri with the training dude at the temple, most of the super tough bosses in this game use thrust attacks and the Mikiri timing is a lot more generous than the deflect timing. You're seriously killing it though, keep up the great work!

[@jeremyweaver5639]

I was glad that he quickly made the connection that he was supposed to get it for the Shinobi hunter when he saw the skill tree. But yeah, Mikiri Counter is so essential, it might as well have been part of the control scheme and not a skill you have to acquire. I've heard the argument that it would just overwhelm new players, but it's a non-negotiable. It's basically the only skill the game expects that you will have to navigate basic encounters.

[@fromsoftserve]

absolutely ace episode as usual! love it. you're in for a RIDE as this game goes on

[@andywilliams4423]

Well we are always going to get Chaos when Mati plays that's why i am here it may not be the right way but it is the Fun way Peace Bruv 🙂

[@juliansenni6279]

Hey Mati, idk if you know this, but when you die you lose half of your sen AND half of your exp. However, you only lose half of your current exp, which means if you're lvl 2 in experience and you die, you won't go back to level 1, you will only lose half of what you have at level 2 and you'll never go down a level by dying. Which means, if you have a lot of experience, you should grind a little to level up to the next exp level, that way you lose waaaaaay less exp. Also, the purses that merchants sell are a way to avoid your money from vanishing when you die, because you actually store your money in a purse. Those were my ressource managing tips lmaoo, keep up the good work mati ! Love your videos as usual, gday to you.

[@anmolfrost]

If you notice when enemies deflect theres always clink clink then clank sound the moment you hear clank you should start deflecting coz that's when enemy will start attacking you.

[@denberzfan5759]

Fun tip for a thing you dont know. Jump twice on their head when enemies do sweep attack and you can do crazy posture dmg to them. Another thing also when you see the deathblow red dot, jump on their head and come down and attack to do the sickest death blow in the game

[@SeminoleJag]

Don’t forget to go back to that Purple ninja guy in Hirata Estate as he is protecting a good item. Also, there is a skill that you should unlock early that gives you some life back on a death blow.

[@azn.g]

I have been watching you for a long time but never felt like commenting, but man, your videos always put a smile on my face. Looking forward to this sekiro series, keep it up man!

[@masufame]

Mati looking crisp and fly as hell. Grats on the new cam

[@CruelusRex]

1:05:50 since it seems you dismissed the message because you were in the middle of something and you thought it was just teaching you how to guard, the message is actually about how holding your guard actually reduces your posture bar much faster. Kind of like the opposite of what happens in Dark Souls, where holding your shield up makes stamina recover slower.

[@skyrimbear7106]

Mati the best thing for combat is hearing, its important about sword clash to be able to anticipate some moves, also posture is damaged if you actually parry not spam defence be aggressive and hesitation is defeat

[@Semi-Addict-Gamer]

Mati calling mini bosses as bosses is the funniest thing to me, but I still have faith that he’ll git good and laugh with us at his old inexperienced self in the future. We all been there including me 💯

[@thetoyodacar2264]

the main bosses are gonna rock his world. I feel the hirata boss would be really hard for him

[@eddieb1995]

Until he gets to MY NAAAAMMEE IIISSSS can't wait.

[@Semi-Addict-Gamer]

@@eddieb1995 AS I BREATH, the boss in the tower will be the biggest real learning curve imo. I hope he go back to that training dummy guy, and practice what to do against the sweep and thrust attacks. We’ll see.

[@eddieb1995]

@@Semi-Addict-Gamer that bastard in the tower took me 3 whole months. That last phase... Eel my ass ....

[@Semi-Addict-Gamer]

@@eddieb1995 it took me a while, but 3 months…... I honestly applaud you for your persistence, as I would’ve quit any boss that I can’t beat in a week. A week is probably my limit, and I say probably because thankfully I’ve never been pushed that far in all the souls games. Hollow Knight might push me that far though.

[@Kazuhiro-i]

Tip 4: Do not spam Shinobi tools xD they are meant to give u an edge against strong enemies/groups of enemies. Remember that u have a limited use of them so if u spam it u will run out of it and as I said some bosses/strong foes have specific weakness against shinobi tools that give u space/windows to fight

[@gurvanshsingh2271]

Mate just kill everyone and don't die, infinite shinobi emblems

[@Kazuhiro-i]

@@gurvanshsingh2271 Bruh...

[@xmballd]

Man, I'm loving to see you playing Sekiro. You haven't faced any boss yet, just mini bosses. You can wait some of the bosse being Malenia difficulty level. This game is so unforgiven, but I love it!

[@rippy8229]

I needed some mati content. Thanks for the video man❤

[@Mi3antropChallengeRuns]

Coziest guy playing awesome game - thanks again for your walkthroughs!❤️❤️❤️

[@matiasgago]

Appreciate you big dog ❤️

[@arghmace]

On the purple kicking ninja: If you parry his kicks you lose shitloads of posture. You have to dodge the kicks. Also if you don't press attack immediately after a dodge, it doesn't count as a dodge counter attack and thus doesn't do as much posture damage to the enemy. In the first video you never did a dodge counter attack against the trainer due to not attacking quick enough. Quite often however after a dodge it is very effective to do a charged attack. That charged attack in general is a very good move due to lots of reach and power.

[@DrCheeseWhiskers]

So I have a few tips 1# when you see the red kanji symbol look at the attack. Thrust, sweeps, and grabs look very different but the symbol can make you counter incorrectly. 2# the jump you do on an opponent is more efficient after they do a sweep attack. 3# blocking is still a very effective defense while you are figuring out an enemy’s attack pattern, and while holding the block your posture goes down much faster. 4# remember if you hesitate… you lose.

[@EnmiGuy]

Don't sweat being late! I'm just glad you're here, so excited for your continued playthrough my man! :)

[@JrKengu]

I definitely think, japanese is miles above in this game, and that's what i would prefer for the playthrough.

[@arvj123]

Sekiro is the most unique Fromsoft game in that one of the key elements of enjoying it is mastering defense skills such as the Mikiri Counter. It is very useful especially in bosses that have thrust attacks, as it deals more posture damage than perfect deflects alone. Have fun, Mati!

[@Charsept]

You're not missing much thanks to the comments and you're learning the basics faster than most I've seen. Glad you're enjoying the game. The only advise I can even think to offer is be more stealthy and abuse the infinite sprint.

[@Plonk6741]

I’d say my biggest tip for this game is to actually move around less when your fighting a stronger opponent or 1v1. Especially when it comes to mikiri countering

[@insertedgynamehere___969]

30:25 Now that we know that you don't like knowing what's under you. We *_need_* that content

[@agthe8999]

May i offer some tips regarding battle - master parries, forget dodge unless you have a grab attack coming your way. About combat, notice the sparks when you successfully deflect an incoming attack and fall into a rythme, attack until your attack gets deflected, get ready to deflect the next incoming attack, keep attacking until your attack gets deflected etc pay attention for mikiri or jump opportunities

[@jonathancapps1103]

45:05 Once you're spotted, stealth really doesn't work until they drop aggro.

[@drew1753]

Think like a Shinobi my dude! Hit and run tactics work great, especially in areas like where the Shinobi Hunter was. There's basically no way to get through there without alerting someone so clear out the little guys and then leave. When they stop looking re-enter the area and attack the way YOU want to, not the way you're left with after they're inevitably alerted. Edit: You figured it out, my bad. Although you CAN make the miniboss forget you, you just have to leave the area. Also, the red warning sign is just that, a warning. It can mean sweep, stab, or throw so you still have to watch your opponent closely and respond accordingly. I can't stress enough how useful it would be for you to do the training and READ THE BOXES THAT POP UP. This is not Souls. It's Sekiro. Treat it like it's something entirely new to you because it honestly is.

[@OgJirachi]

Ilove watching these hell yea , youre doing great i cant wait till yu get to one of my favorite boss later on :DD

[@eddieb1995]

Mirkiri counter is a must!!!! Of course he unlocks it as I'm commenting lmao. That technique halves the difficulty of bosses. Lmao the purple ninja can be cheesed by having him chase you off the cliff. You grapple onto the branch on your way down and watch him fall to his death.

[@johnnyd.1004]

Wolf and the guy who cut off Wolf's arm are magnificent in both English and Japanese. Also, I'd say unless it's something with really notable differences between subs and dubs like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure or Ghost Stories, it's best to just hear things in a language you're fluent in.

[@zarakkhan9490]

Some things you should know. Blocking restores posture more rapidly. You can complete the game with only Deflections. Game doesn't want you to die but you can use resurrection as an opportunity to run to Idols and rest so you wont loss skill points and rot wont be spread. Practice Mikiri Counter on our fighting dummy buddy, it's gonna help tons.

[@MrSarcasm101]

When facing a lot of archers, you don't need to spam dash and get slowed, just run and they won't hit you. You want to dash too much. Dash is situational, you don't have s like Dark Souls. Face your enemy and prepare to deflect. L1 is your main button. Congrats on being less stubborn than most youtubers. They all wanted to finish the Hirata Estate before continuing the game. (inflicting great pain to themself)

[@MrMeatyFlaps]

WHY DOES KZbin HATE ME. I get notifications for shit I don't want, but when I DO want to watch something they just forget about it. Classic.

[@omarbouaouina6649]

Just started watching Part 2, but hopefully the community was able to give some positive feedback, notably the fact that you have to perfectly time deflects (as tapping the deflect button repeatedly isn't the most ideal way to play the game). Have fun with this one, I sure did once I understood the rhythm of this game's dance.

[@NaviJ98]

New to the channel, and i am looking forward to see how you go from dying to grunts to beating the immortal severance ending Big respect for how fast you got the chained Ogre though!

[@ChristianDeLarge]

Not gonna lie, I’m here for your content. You’re my kind of bro. A Seki-bro. Liked and subscribed.

[@professor_handricka]

Dont worry, I finished Sekiro probably 10times. Definitely my favourite FS game and yet everytime I play it I accidentally heal. As for the combat, dont worry it will click soon. This reminds me a lot how I did on my first play through. There is this muscle memory from previous games that I had to "unlearn" how to play it. Good luck and I hope you enjoy Sekiro!

[@professor_handricka]

And BTW it's more than okay to sometimes run away to deaggro enemies to pick them one by one

[@viddywells1405]

Great entertainment as always. This series is going to be a blast.

[@redfish337]

There's another merchant before that merchant. You don't have to go back that much farther for it, but you skipped the previous area slightly by taking a side route so it hasn't really been explored. (samurai boss) (area with lots of enemies and one big boy) (guy and his mom) (area you haven't really looked at with another merchant) (guy with cannon and the new merchant you found)

[@Natural_Order]

Don't worry about steal kills either, don't make the game any harder than it already is. Also you can mash the button for mikiri counter while holding forward and it wil help get the feel down

[@heibk-2019]

For Mikiri Counter its important to not push the stick back or to the sides, the game will think you just want to dash.

[@EmissaryOfStuff]

After the Purple Guy who kicks you in Hirata is a useful item, so you might want to come back to that later. And a tip: his perilous kick can be mikiri countered.

[@SeminoleJag]

Yay!!! I wasn’t expecting this video until tomorrow. Winning!

[@matiasgago]

I gotchu bro 🙌🏽

[@Dale-sj6ru]

LOL, "going to use stealth" runs right up the middle of an open road... Classic Mati. Use the ROOFS man!

[@Senriam]

Glad this series is performing well!

[@kc230285]

Even in the open field, the probability of enemies detecting you when you are sneaking is significantly reduced. So always stay in sneak mode when you are on roofs or just checking out the enemy field. Plus: don‘t take on mobs face to face, no rushing in, take them down one by one, come up with a plan/strategy. When you die, you lose half of your earned exp meter on the top right, but don‘t lose already gained skill points. You also lose half your sen. It also makes sense to try to kill all enemies, especially in early game, they are kinda easy to kill and give you valuable exp to upgrade your skills. However: gaining a new upgrade point always needs more exp than the previous one. And most importantly: no dodging enemy attacks, as attacks are mostly tracking really well.

[@zachgillingham5601]

you gotta get that mikiri counter down man! crucial. love the vids!

[@beardlessdragon]

55:02 He's beginning to believe... (seriously, the balls to deflect an unblockable not once but TWICE was sick)

[@TheRealProdigy]

19:29 Mikuari counter is a must have

[@Ramhams1337]

learning and mastering deflects and mikiri counters are essentials to mastering some later enemies. mikiri counters are on ALL thrusts attacks btw. nut just spears hope that's some helpfull information