Valkyrie Ventures: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Local shinobi fails at doing everything a shinobi should before falling over into the maw of a giant snake while samurais watch.

[@ΝίκοςΣ-γ7β]

Sekiro: Sophie dies more than twice

[@Solgrave354]

Ώπα, αδερφέ! Κι άλλος εδώ; Νόμιζα οτι ήμουν ο μόνος χαχαχα Greeks are everywhere!!

[@ΝίκοςΣ-γ7β]

@@Solgrave354 χαχαχα, από τις μέρες nier είμαι εδώ φίλε :)

[@Solgrave354]

@@ΝίκοςΣ-γ7β Αα, είσαι απ'τους παλιούς. Εγώ το ανακάλυψα τυχαία όταν κοίταγα πριν ενα διάστημα γενικώς για το Metal Gear Rising και μου'βγαλε το βιντεάκι της στα προτεινόμενα. Εε, δεν ήθελε και πολυ να μπώ κι εγω στη παρέα χαχαχα :D Μια ερώτηση αν επιτρέπεται φίλε: Ξέρεις μήπως το τραγουδάκι που παίζει στο τέλος του βίντεο; Μ'αρέσει απίστευτα και το ψάχνω απο όταν ξεκίνησα να βλέπω και εγω αλλά τζίφος μέχρι στιγμής. Αιωνίως ευγνώμων αν το γνωρίζεις!! :)

[@ieuanhunt552]

@12345678910 I assume that comment makes more sense with a little context. But it made me laugh without it.

[@yangashi]

Ελλάς μόνο ρε! Πάμε!

[@niko35320]

When I saw the Snake part and Sophie wondering if the Snake sees her I was like "Oh boy I know how this ends". *And it did*

[@MCNoFunAllowed]

Kuro: "How many times have you died and come back to life for my sake? Two? Three times...?" Me: *cries*

[@0816M3RC]

MCNoFunAllowed I like Kuro and I felt like slapping him.

[@Eorzat]

To be fair, he did say "or too many to count?" at the end.

[@crazexd297]

His name literally means "black". Kuro means black in Japanese I think if I remember correctly.

[@omarzioui4766]

Craze XD can you elaborate I don’t understand what that has to do with anything

[@mud940]

“You are a very tiny lord,” still has me happy after all these years

[@Luchingador]

Shakiro: Hips Dont Lie.

[@j.j.4708]

Hips Don't Die. (Twice)

[@jbark678]

Reading the signs of my shadows

[@Coltaine2000]

I've been singing it like this since the game came out. Thank God I'm not alone.

[@toorunedo2464]

Sekiro Sekiro!

[@theitalianfukr4270]

Drum roll 🥁

[@crashschwarzen4642]

5:06 sounds like a duckling just died

[@ZeDawgear]

Please keep playing, those death cries are the funniest things I've heard in while!

[@zealous6832]

Sounds like a Grunt from Halo.

[@altnova6643]

Donald duck when he doesn't F*CKING CAST HEAL. YOU HAVE ONE JOB DONALD.

[@Aluon1]

OMG this comment is gold ahahaha

[@jackadam2453]

Real translation for the curious. "Okay! From now on english is forbidden! Oh, but translating this is a pain." I think.

[@robertbernard7844]

No, that's pretty accurate.

[@necronau]

I heard mendokusai and didn't see pain in the translation and I was like oh, i thought I knew nothing but turns out it's worse. So thanks for the actual translation :)

[@jaseneffendy17]

Dmc and sekiro... A story about an angry amputee fighting everyone

[@zenzonerzz4789]

@@zakaria653 neither is nero.

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

@@zenzonerzz4789 "THAT BASTARD CALLED ME DEADWEIGHT,I DIDN'T COME ALL THIS WAY JUST FOR NOTHING!!!"

[@rustyshovel7179]

Berserk.

[@sarondiesel588]

More like a story of swords, and alot of jumping.

[@sarondiesel588]

*with*

[@balazsszucs7055]

Your voice is the best thing ever. You should be a voice actress.

[@darkanima20008]

I was going to say the same thing to. her voice would be perfect for voice acting

[@mhbarney8499]

Yeah I just wrote my own comment about that topic :D try hearing "Mythra from the game Xenoblade Chronicles 2" she kinda sound like her.

[@zondor8123]

Soo sothing as well

[@ReijiArisu1211]

@@zondor8123 I listen to her when I want to sleep.

[@blueandyyb]

Wow, Sophie's perfect American English accent is already impressive, and now the almost perfect Japanese pronunciation? Such a language genius!

[@BudokaiTH]

The first eavesdrop edit had me dying. 😂

[@EscaVODS]

I want that "Shimmy shimmy shimmy" part to be my ringtone.

[@olotocolo]

that was the cutes thing i have ever heard, not gonna lie

[@GothicSword]

Having something set in Sengoku period Japan is a refreshing change from the traditional European fantasy. It allows for more different themes as well.

[@SahiPie]

GothicSword hype as fuck for the other Japanese based game coming out

[@fantasyconnect]

@@SahiPie Ghost of Tsushima right? If so then same here.

[@lunarcultist6214]

@@fantasyconnect Ghost of Tsushima is also interesting because it's NOT fantasy, if I'm not mistaken. No giant crabs, no weird Buddha shenanigans, no magic swords. Kinda unique in that sense.

[@fantasyconnect]

@@lunarcultist6214 I think it's about the first mongol invasion of Japan IIRC? Which is certainly an interesting and unique period to look towards.

[@jackhammertwo1]

Are we going to pretend that Dinasty Warriors or Sengoku Basara doesnt exists or…?

[@FR0ZENxTUNA]

8:08 "Ok, so no English from now! oh but it's gonna be a pain to translate this..." is roughly what she said. Sophieの語学力が高すぎる…！

[@TearsoftheSnake]

I 100% agree with you when you said that an amputee shinobi with a prostetic arm is much more interesting than knights.

[@josephpeguero9955]

Well everyone has to have a bad and wrong opinion at one point

[@CoyoteMonday]

I agree, but the point of Dark Souls is that your character isn't interesting, you're a nobody in a cruel, dying world. There's room for multiple approaches so I'm not booty tickled either way

[@babyorenji4211]

@@josephpeguero9955 Wait what opinion was that

[@ieuanhunt552]

@@babyorenji4211 maybe assuming that an amputee shinobi is more interesting than knights. Personally I am endlessly fascinated in history and think that Knights and Samurai are equally cool. In fact they held similar places in society one was just Japanese and the other European

[@InMaTeofDeath]

The fact that it's an amputee doesn't really matter much on it's own to me but I'm glad it's there as FromSoft did it the right way as its incorporated into the gameplay and story. It makes sense from a video game perspective that a custom arm would let you have all these special abilities.

[@causmosis]

I lost it at the first eavesdropping scene.

[@LukseSaketa]

1:53 actually lol'ed at work in the office. Just couldn't hold it in. Caught me off guard there. Well done!

[@hetbypierrelouissinal5203]

i was drinking water as that went on and almost drowned. :D

[@momsspaghetti7171]

When they say videogames appeal to men fantasies, this is what they mean. _dieing_ _twice_ _that_ _is_

[@zenzonerzz4789]

I don't get it....somebody explain pls.

[@momsspaghetti7171]

@@zenzonerzz4789 it'll lose the fun factor, but here we go: I based it on 3 memes. - "The male fantasy" - Diamond is Unbreakable "Nice watch" - "I want to die" (meme)

[@zenzonerzz4789]

@@momsspaghetti7171 i applaud anyone who got this joke lol.

[@crossroadsjester2205]

@@zenzonerzz4789 men suicide more than wahmen I think.... dont quote me on that

[@darrelsam419]

I too wish I could die more than once. ...wait that came out wrong.

[@shakefan1484]

I love how brutal the kills are in this game. Nothing more satisfying than running a sword through a guy’s jugular.

[@seamusmcknight3656]

Yeah, he's a real pro at smacking samurai around. That's why I built him that well-functioning arm. TO KICK SAMURAI ASS

[@twistedvtuber9894]

I wish you showed the divebomb dude. Also you should stick with it, rewarding to beat

[@JC-nh5yd]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@juakored]

For a Sekiro video.... this has to be the cutest video from your channel I've seen so far xD

[@Aronim1980]

If I had a voice like you I would walk around the City all Day giving live commentary to peoples life. :P

[@TheGamesniper11]

*Loses arm* Wolf is now extremely M O T I V A T E D

[@allisonfields3108]

My notification sound is a bass boosted clip of James Charles screaming. @5:07 when his arm was cut off my phone was like, "UH OH SISTERS" and I haven't finished the video yet bc I've been crying for ten minutes

[@Zeronigel332]

I want to see Sophie flex more often now, also I love how Sophie is so against fighting it’s beautiful

[@chadgray6063]

Joseph Joestar would be impressed with that run away technique.

[@Locust-13]

*Me: *watching warframe videos** KZbin: **shows Sophie uploaded Sekiro** Me: **Clicks the video like a madman**

[@zenzonerzz4789]

HOW IS THIS LITERALY WHAT I WAS DOING?!

[@Locust-13]

@@zenzonerzz4789 Don't we all?

[@zenzonerzz4789]

@@Locust-13 tru dat tenno.

[@Locust-13]

@@zenzonerzz4789 Growth? Profit? Grofit!

[@Tasty_sand]

I'm imagining a casual click.

[@bennysnickers7886]

Sophie: Perfect Japanese Plays Sekiro good, 7:33 made me lol. Best girl. Again.

[@Lucas-rh1ey]

I fucking love this game and I totally agree with you, Sekiro isn't everybody's cup of tea.

[@hassanico9999]

"I don't know if this game is for me" Proceeds to crush the difficulty like a pro. Nah I think it's up your alley.

[@trogdor6135]

*Sees a new Valkyrie videos *It’s Sekiro This is some gourmet content right here

[@Regolant1]

I didn't knew your channel existed. But that shimi-shimi-shimi-shimi actually made me suscribe, that was cute af lol

[@MrTomFung]

First couple of hours?! 8 hours in and I am still at Butterfly lady. :(

[@abdoufma]

6hours in, and I'm still stick at Juzou, I haven't even figured out where to get to the giant snake yet

[@peterb8904]

@@abdoufma tossing oil on juzo and then using the flame vent prosthetic to set him on fire that you get earlier in the harada's estate will help you make openings plus you can use hit-and-run tactics to kill all of juuzou's help and then go sneak attack juuzou one time and then go talk to the samurai that wants to help you fight juuzou

[@abdoufma]

Sorry, I didn't read your comment in time, but thanks anyway (I'm stuck at Owl now)

[@rivenoak]

@@abdoufma owl at ashina or owl at harada ?

[@roohni2226]

Remember! Kuro is our precious cinnamon roll that must be protected. Up there with 9S yeah.

[@Kay-vr4ft]

Wow i found your channel 15 minutes ago and your already one of my favourites youtubers.

[@eduardoguerrero3923]

Sophie's PTSD of souls games coming through

[@totallynotacat9761]

9:37 Sophie know the secret Joestar technique?! SHE'S A JOJO!!

[@sergeantbelgium]

Is that a motherfucking jojo reference?

[@Monsoon440]

@@sergeantbelgium Yes, it is!

[@elijah7197]

Gotta say perfect timing for this video, just got out of an exam and I was feeling very stressed. But this video really helped calm me, thank you Sophie.

[@spartannavox]

Your commentary on your gameplay vids always makes me happy. Thank you so much for what you do.

[@WhoopBoi1240]

Perhaps one of the most hilarious things ever said the first time someone sees Lady Butterfly: "You're like a billion years old."

[@LivingGuy484]

This is my first visit on this channel, and I could 100% see you as a professional voice actress. Like... Damn. Seriously though, please consider dubbing over a show, doing podcasts, or some shit. You've got the talent!

[@paulsrc5603]

"That's pretty raw, not gonna lie" Sophie you've been hanging out with KZ too much

[@TheNintenfan64]

They use each other’s quips. They are buddies.

[@thiagoandrade8724]

Sekiro: this ass clap twice

[@EthanSchmethan]

Bloodthirsty amputees > Lit AF clumps of dust

[@TeaLeafSunShine]

Just wanted to say I love your videos I subbed as soon as i saw you Drakenguard and Nier Lore video If i remember right, that was your first video Anyway i just wanted to say i love everything you do and cant wait to see what comes next (also thank you for getting me into Drakenguard and Nier)

[@violetraven9915]

3 videos this quick! Best present anyone could ask for.

[@marshroverv5632]

9:33 You know the secret Joestar Technique!

[@PatrickRatman]

Nigerundayooooo Smokey!

[@sreka9460]

It's my favourite fromsoft game of all time and I played all of the ones directed by myazaki (soulsborne) I just feel like it's one of those games that either clicks with you instantly and then you love every second of it or you just don't get it and get tired of with it and frustrated. I personally enjoy the combat so damn much that playing ds3 or bloodborne now feels unsatisfying. I love that in this game the best place to be in combat is right in the enemy's face having a true duel. in bb and ds it feels like im chipping away at a god with a toothpick, in sekiro it feels like Im fighting toe to toe with this legendary swordsman and the best one wins. not to talk about the setting and the art direction and the style (since Im a huge weeb this really makes me overjoyed) and the stealth (which I've always wanted in a fromsoft game) and also I just love that there's a story here and not just lore (not to say that dark souls' and bloodborne's lore isn't good i absolutely love those games and their lore and their music and their style) tl;dr I'm willing to fight anyone to the death to prove this game is amazing

[@michaelandrews117]

Too many gank squads for my personal taste. The drunkard is the worst of this. Also I find that the world is pretty, but lacks the style of previous FromSoft titles, especially Bloodborne. The asset reusage is ridiculously noticeable here.

[@sreka9460]

@@michaelandrews117 It's quite apparent you only played the beggining of the game. the thing about "gank" squads is that you have stealth and prostethics that one shot the little guys, it's about devising the best and fastet way to kill every single enemy before the boss. and as for the world, play the game cause I don't want to spoil anything but style it surely doesn't lack. search fountainhead palace and the divine dragon fight if you think it lacks style

[@michaelandrews117]

@@sreka9460 I'm not saying it lacks style I'm saying that a lot of the areas are just very samey. Still a good game. Though the story could be, you know, good.

[@sreka9460]

@@michaelandrews117 1. imo the story may be simplistic but if you give all the sake to emma the sculptor and ishhin and if you listen to the dialogue and the voice acting and if you do all the endings the story and characters really stick with you, for example the purification ending is so full of emotion and the voice acting is stelar when you hear sekiro's voice softly trembling. 2. only the first few areas look samey (ashina outskirts and ashina castle) from then on senpou temple looks completely different than mibu village or fountainhead palace or bodshivatta valley. I mean ofc ashina outskirts looks like ashina castle

[@maenel]

I just got your channel recommended to me and I LOVE IT!!! ♥

[@IconicBoar097]

thank you for the laughs and smiles as always sophie this vid has brought me great joy :D

[@Luinta]

Yakuza Zero, my friend. There you will find what you seek.

[@BushinRyuCat]

Sophie--- you can't quit you can't quit you can't quit YOU CAN'T QUIT!!!! You must see Wolf's journey to the end :)

[@tonymercado287]

Lmao @ the eavesdropping 😂😂😂

[@Nightmare77110]

I like how there is more stealth focused than your usual Dark Souls affair, but the combat is also really good. Also the first fight looks a lot like the field where you fight Gerhman in Bloodborne

[@Unf0rget]

Anybody who curious, a lot of this games 'problems' stem from mechanics that are critical being easy to miss and misunderstand. General tips: And mild spoilers for gameplay mechanics. Posture regeneration speed is based on current health. More means faster, for you AND for enemies. Use tactics to drop boss health to 2/3rds or less before trying to push their posture down. You can block any attack that isn't marked with the red warning sign. All melee attacks that aren't grapples. And even some of those red attacks can be deflected if you time it right, including terror inducing attacks. But more importantly, the red marking attacks are huge opportunities. You can leap over sweeps, mikiri thrusts, and step dodge grapples and most of those moves will be an easy window to punish bosses. The ninja tools are useful for bosses. Experiment. It might be as simple as the boss having a good window to use the axe or other straight forward tools you get later to neutralize moves. Or it might be as game changing as how some bosses have giant weaknesses to some tools. one old boss who has shit on plenty is a lot easier if you use the flame vent into your final prosthetic skill to set your sword and his ass on fire. The game's items are god like. Oil and fistful of ash will let you cheese so many mini bosses. they take some grinding to get but since every skill point you earn sticks around after death, that's good for you. If you want to cheese a bitch then whip out the item line up. If shit's giving you trouble explore around, side routes can let you power up to defeat main route bosses. I did it a couple of times. The upgrades to your vitality and power make a big difference. And finally, deflecting. Deflecting is much easier and less punishing than parrying in previous games. Even if you do it too soon you're now blocking since its the same button. On many bosses you can just tap L1 and deflect 4/5 of their spam attack moves. It looks a lot more impressive than it actually is.

[@Orteth]

I think I finally found someone that can heal my hurt when I discovered that the Aussie who plays Hitman only produced like...10 videos. I'm finally at peace, here.

[@rocketscientist14]

I know this video is old but.. you just earned a new subscriber :) this was my favorite game of 2019 & I’m so glad it won game of the year! Also your commentary is so amazing I just had to subscribe for more! You sound like my dream girl. Nuff said

[@TheWildSlayer]

I laugh as I watch you go through the sections I've been through but deep down I suffer because I'm going to dive back into Sekiro and die, over and over again. I haven't just died twice, I've died *twice-thousand times* _thus far._

[@kouyuunt-t5453]

3:13 sounds like Sophie took a line of Coke and "SoMeTiMeS yOu NeEd tO TrY ThiNgS"

[@billyradford4630]

"Shimmy shimmy shimmy shimmy" Oh my, I didn't know someone could be so FUCKING WHOLESOME.

[@magnieto1]

The sound the of the Sculptor's.... whatever that is against the prosthetic makes my skin crawl for some reason.

[@dragonraizen]

I think I'll watch this video a thousand times just to hear "shimmy shimmy shimmy shimmy" again.

[@AmeLilith]

Sophie: *sees an elderly woman at the grocery store* "YOU'RE LIKE A BILLION YEARS OLD!"

[@edima]

Wow you really made a reference to duel to the death lol that's such an obscure movie. I never thought you would know

[@Fukwhet]

You are absolutely burning through this game! Laughing through sections that were huge hurdles for me...but this game might not be for you? Dang!

[@LymusIll]

At first i head major troubles with Sekiro, Souls combat was just too ingrained into me. But after a couple of hours, i really go into the flow, and on subsequent runs the game got more and more accessible. And overall i feel it's easier than some of the souls games, but still a ton of fun.

[@SolDizZo]

Easier in a sense, but more skillfully challenging tbh

[@SolDizZo]

And yet, it is a large break-away from the Western-Fencing style of Souls

[@steampunklemon1508]

I think Sekiro is harder, but I think it just really focuses on the aspects of soulsborne combat I’m worst at, like consistent timing.

[@LymusIll]

@@steampunklemon1508 timing in sekiro is imo far more forgiving than in souls, you have (almost) no windup so you press the button as a soon as you're about to be hit you can also parry dance (spam L1) and you'll either block or parry, so there is no real danger from most attacks, and some bosses have flurries where you have to do it anyway

[@Zetrao]

@@SolDizZo Western-Fencing style of dark souls?

[@TheKrisp4321]

This Video earned you a subscriber! Adorable and skilled lmao love it

[@PandaWilliams-ol5vt]

that giant snake is utterly terrifying and beautiful at the same time

[@Kingdeme]

Im getting a strong OG Game Grumps vibe from you and I love it.

[@MinniMaster]

Was kinda worried about watching this ‘cause I saw your tweet, and it really sucks seeing someone dislike something they wanted to like. I hope you enjoyed it to a certain extent at least.

[@Mekaeshi]

LOVE

[@Carnagevenomtoxin]

9:38 Embracing the oldest and noblest of Joestar traditions.

[@chowder5901]

Valk's voice is so good it's hard to NOT watch.

[@Lexukun]

"I'm playing as a shinobi with a prosthetic arm" .... "Amputee shinobi, SIGN ME THE F*** UP BRO" Best. Lines. Ever. Sekiro in a nutshell by ValkyrieAurora~

[@Knlght0fZero]

Yo just found your channel... you are pretty funny. Keep the fun commentary and clever editing to spice things up coming and ill be checking in regularly.

[@MrImmortal709]

"Let me eat my melon in peace!!!" Must be the most badass warcry ever.

[@Dubhoon]

"Sometimes you need to try...things" - [Insert eat ass joke here].

[@kosmic100]

"EVERYONE, WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE"

[@brandonohara2928]

bruh I died at the edp445 joke at 1:50, that was beautiful lmao

[@andremilanimartin3338]

Really a lovely voice. Cant get enough of it.

[@ej9484]

So I found your channel from the lore summary video " From Drakengard to Nier: Automata" after I played Nier Automata for the first time. Then like a year later I came back to the video so I could play the older games that were mentioned in the video ( gotta find it and hope it's on ps4) . Nier Automata was my first game that introduced me to this series. Then I visited your channel and I came to your recent video and noticed a drastic change. Like holy heck dude, but anyways I'm subbed and looking forward towards your content. BTW you have an amazing voice.

[@TheOnlyYokai]

ngl Sophie just pooped all over my life with those parries like damn I thought I was good nope

[@urskn.7985]

I just found your channel but 1:56 already convinced me to subscribe

[@wobinxo]

I seriously can't stop replaying that death groan at 5:06 LOL

[@dyvawn]

Wolf : I've come to free you, Mr Lord. Lord : It's Starlord.

[@camposjl17]

1:50 - Not even 2min in and Sophie manages make me lose it. I for a moment I thought it was that was what the guy was actually saying 🤣

[@M_Sigillite]

Yoshimitsu - shinobi prosthetics. "Centuries of experience! Buy only from us!"

[@delphynenull2136]

I would love to see Sekiro become a whole series, you’re a ton of fun to watch play.

[@SilverBld]

I can't handle the amount of cuteness in this video MYYYYY GOD

[@night1952]

Your japanese pronunciation is really good.

[@sahelanthropus-1777]

From the weeb that introduced me to Drakengard and Yoko Taro I expect nothing less.

[@KamilleSayur]

@@sahelanthropus-1777 lmao

[@mateodavidgutierrezgonzale6556]

@@sahelanthropus-1777 lmao

[@airbornezombie7655]

@@sahelanthropus-1777 lmao

[@rucikamila9101]

@@sahelanthropus-1777 lmao

[@akumaoni2837]

5:20 Sophie: "That's my lord! Get your own one!" ... Genichiro: ".........." Genichiro: "In all honesty I didn't think about that. Maybe I should stop by the Senpo Temple" *Genichiro leaves* Kuro: "Dafuq?" *Meanwhile in the inner Sanctum* Divine Child: "Uh OH! I feel like evil is out to get me."

[@superfluousstuckupitude2512]

I don't know why but that squeaky toy sound at the end of your intro always makes me chuckle lol.

[@SigmaEdelweiss]

This is the first bit of content I chose to watch of Sekiro, and all i can say about it so far is: ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ʀᴀᴡ.

[@angelofdarkness1964]

VA: You're like a billion years old. 3 seconds later LB: And i'm STILL gonna beat your ass.

[@Naygen]

My dog jumped so hard at that squeeze toy sound

[@UzumakiJD]

I find it really impressive how much combat you ending up being able to edit out considering the game

[@Volky_Volk]

Finally finished Sekiro and now I can watch this.

[@Sephear]

I can't handle the squeek at the beginning, get's me every time

[@aaronmcdonald4685]

That EDP clip choked me out

[@slade6257]

Finally....I was waiting and waiting and waiting....thank God you did it

[@callmeivan2064]

Sophie: wants to speak full Japanese and go full weeb dark souls Gives up after 3 seconds and saying it's too much effort Oh man