Why is Sekiro so tough?

Title: Why is Sekiro so tough?
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I'm BacklogBaldie and Welcome to my channel!
In this video I look into what separates Sekiro Shadows Die Twice, from its' Soulsborne cousins. Even veteran Dark Souls players and masters of Bloodborne struggled to get a handle on Sekiro, and the debate about mandatory easy modes in gaming really got heated over this one.
Here we will look at what makes Sekiro so different, and how you can learn to adapt to it. Once again, From Software have crafted something truly special, and mastering Sekiro is one of the most rewarding gaming experiences I have ever had.
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0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Why is Sekiro so tough?
2:50 - One Weapon, One Way
5:37 - Ninja Souls
7:52 - Learn Much, Young Wolf
9:37 - Closing Thoughts
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[@darthshard8967]

as someone who has replayed the bosses way too much, best way to refer to sekiro is, "hard to learn, easy to master"

[@backlogbaldie]

I like this! Even if I’m still in the learning phase 😂

[@darthshard8967]

@@backlogbaldie by the way learn the mikiri counter ability its very useful, if you do it successfully it does lots of poise and it let's you do a 1 attack right after it, I won't go into to much detail about it but it helped me a lot with the final boss, mini bosses and some regular enemies

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

@@backlogbaldie It gets to the point where the whole game becomes so easy lol, its a weird one. Once that muscle memory kicks in you feel like a badass

[@Lou_Begga]

How long does it roughly take to master? I’m getting my cheeks clapped. I don’t want to quit cause the game is fun

[@darthshard8967]

@@Lou_Begga learn the mikiri counter and after you beaten two of the 3 hardest bosses in the game around then, good luck

[@nathanielhollas8471]

It took me 3 rage quits before I actually learnt how to perfect parry so my posture wouldn't break, but now I've beaten it 9 times, which is more than any other Fromsoft game

[@NickHunter]

I've got like 6 NG+++++++ saves :D So much fun to replay with full kit unlocked

[@kingsgambit7098]

You can actually allow your posture to break in more than 50% of the games playthrough. It depends highly on your opponent. For example, the corrupted monk in Ashina Depth won't punish you after your posture breaks. Even if he was in mid combo, he would stop attacking. That fight was pretty much a practice session for the real corrupt monk. Which will punish you for breaking your posture by continuing the combo. Another example would be the Armored warrior. He swings so slow that you will recover from your posture being broken before he can land his next attack.

[@kill3rbyysight]

it's really funny how ppl say they learnt to parry in a souls game from Sekiro wen both aren't even close... parrying in Sekiro is way easy than any souls game... every shield and weapon has different and punishing parry timing in souls games.. i don't know wat these ppl r upto

[@max18363]

I never did finish this game. Got to owl father boss n just couldn't do it..but this video making me want to go back n try again.

[@alexoatures6484]

Actually do. I had the same experience as you and once I tried it again it finally clicked. I can give you advice if you want

[@max18363]

@@alexoatures6484 sure thing any advice be appreciated

[@alexoatures6484]

@@max18363 basically the main thing to beating that fight is patience. You need to slowly chip away at his health until his posture can no longer regain. Basically once you get enemies to half health they can’t regain posture . And father owl regains posture really fast so don’t focus on the posture.

[@alexoatures6484]

@@max18363 so just try to parry most of his attacks and get hits in occasionally and then after a while

[@max18363]

@@alexoatures6484 alright thanks. I remember I kept getting hit with his anti heal bomb a lot. Maybe I need to focus on the parrys like u said.

[@Supaawesomeification]

I played every souls game in release order after discovering the first dark souls so many years ago. All that muscle memory had to be unlearned before I could start learning Sekiro’s gameplay. It was a ROUGH learning curve for me. But oh my god was it worth it. One of the best games I’ve ever played

[@amfortas]

Feels like when I discovered Tenchu as a kid and could just never beat it, Fromsoft know how to capture that classic game atmosphere

[@WezYouTube]

Great insight into the game that changed everything for me. I thought I'd hate it, but it opened my eyes to a genre I never thought I'd enjoy.

[@anima6006]

Sekiro was my first souls game and it was the most incredible game I’ve ever played the difficulty in this game is amazing. For me it was the guardian ape when I really hit my first huge roadblock. I run out of emblems for firecrackers which makes the first phase soo easier in the first 15 tries and just kept going without them until I beat him. I felt so good and it help me understand the combat so much better in this game. When I got to the second time guardian ape a few minutes later I beat him in 2 tries and made me fall in love with the souls games forever

[@Edwinschuur]

Because I was used to Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry series, the speed, dodging andnpartying felt more natural than the slow roll and blocking from Dark Souls. I had a harder time adjusting to the Dark Souls pace and parrying was a lot harder in Dark Souls.

[@JeffPenaify]

100% I hate the combat in dark souls its practically unplayable to me but i ate up Sekiro.

[@magnum567134]

That's what it is! DMC was one of my favorite series growing up. I'm also a big Bayonetta fan. I never really understood why everyone always says Sekiro is the hardest FromSoft game. From the start, it felt way more intuitive and forgiving to me. I guess it was just more in line with the games I'm used to

[@NikhilGupta-lf4yu]

As someone who has a platinum on sekiro it's definitely one of kind game

[@Quack_attack_]

I platinumed it also and this was my first from software game I'd ever played , it's better than elden ring in my opinion

[@kill3rbyysight]

@quack both r different genres and scale and variety of Elden Ring is unthinkable in Sekiro

[@Ky-by8xe]

Loved your vid man.Keep it up. You have a natural talent.I'm gonna do my own souls videos in the near future.

[@backlogbaldie]

Thanks! Much appreciated 😊

[@RH1812]

When this was released it was 30fps. When I started it I was really bad. Gave up. Tried it again a few months later and when it clicked… they then added the 60fps patch…made it so much better

[@mrjagrown]

Sekiro was the first from software game I've ever played and it was soooo hard until I figured out parrying properly. Then it just became about learning the timing, but you're exactly right. That neo moment when you figure it out is worth all the struggle

[@jamesshaver2376]

Sekiro is definitely the hardest on first play through but the easiest on subsequent plays

[@bloodswan]

I agree except Sword Saint Isshin is still insanely hard on ng+

[@issi529]

​@@bloodswanEspecially on the final ending, it was my 4th playtrough. He was really tough.

[@kenethernandez6246]

Agreed

[@Princeoftides999]

Charmless runs are anything but easy my friend

[@jhonadaneureta8909]

Thanks, will probably give this a try before shadow of the erdtree

[@MNew2023]

After many playthroughs I deflected as intended in this game, but I did beat the game at the beginning fully Souls style, by blocking, dodging and chipping away at bosses' health bars without any deflecting. It is tedious, but was still fun to me, because the combat then acquired a meditation like quality with a much slower pace. Owl Father was very tricky, though, as he obliterates your posture when you block him, so it was difficult to manage that.

[@charliesanders8719]

I played sekiro before any other souls and I love the combat, most satisfying system I’ve played. It was difficult getting used to dodge rolling in other souls games lol

[@xcarnage3936]

Here's the thing. Theres no leveling system or farming to the point where you could one shot the bosses like any other souls game. Sekiro is a game where you are already given the tools to succeed. Its all about studying your opponents fighting patterns and knowing when to strike, dodge, parry or counter. In this way, your skills in weilding the blade becomes better and sharper, that it almost feels like a dance when fighting these difficult bosses.

[@markv2997]

I absolutely love this game! I love how tough it was to get into and the parrying becomes second nature. Stomping on the swords/spears of your enemies always feels good to do. I have also recently unlocked all achievements for the game. I hope for a sekiro 2 in the future. What a game. What a setting. The gameplay is top notch.

[@doomraven0]

I tried for over 40 hours to learn this game and i came to the conclusion it is not designed for me. I honestly hate every single thing about it besides the setting, graphics, and music. But more power to those who like it i guess. Lies of P combat was Sekiro done right and didn't come with the constant annoyance of every miniboss being surrounded by 100 smaller enemies, Dragonrot, no equipment changes or items to look forward to or find in hidden corners, and one note combat.

[@backlogbaldie]

Lies of P is awesome. Expect a video very soon 😉

[@lakshyaprajapati1944]

sekiro is one of the most satisfying game if u learn the game

[@redseagaming7832]

The problem is a lot of players used The level System In the dark souls franchise. To get stronger but you don't have the right to get stronger until you find all 3 pieces of the mask Then you can start using your levels to increase your fighting power. But you're fighting power is useless without the skill To use it.

[@ronthorn3]

Anyone that says Sekiro is easy probably doesn’t realize they played the game on easy mode. Playing without Kuros charm is the real game, you can’t spam the parry, you have to time every single parry or you will go down in a hit or 2, it’s not easy, but it’s also feels so fucking good when you master it.

[@Princeoftides999]

Exactly 😂. I’m on my second charmless run, ng+6 with almost 200 hours and it’s no joke.

[@AdityaSL]

my first fromsoft was sekiro , and after playing elden ring and ds3 , i found sekiro the easiest

[@TrZae]

agreed, sekiro was also my first fromsoft game and i think it is a good example of well nuanced simplicity. it was as simple as getting good with what you had and and learning the bosses, while when i played elden ring i felt like there was so many more complex mechanics and skills that i became quickly overwhelmed

[@dumbass-bo7bi]

The only hard part about that game is ishhin and only because his fight is so long, Sekiro combat is so simple that I mastered it pretty quickly and the bosses weren’t much trouble

[@tahireed]

Interesting. Sekiro was the last game I played (Er,Ds3,Bb,Sek) and it was definitely the hardest. All the other games you can just run away and wait for a punishable attack. In sekiro you HAVE to learn the move set. After getting good at Sekiro all the other games got way easier too.

[@johnwoesthoff2259]

That 4 phase Isshin fight took me a couple days, Dark souls 2 was the hardest Fromsoft game

[@elnihilista6974]

After I got platinum for Elden Ring, Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3, I went back to my old nemesis Isshin Ashina whom I could not beat. He beat me again. And again. That’s the guy preventing me from getting platinum. I got all the endings except Shura. The 3 Phase Sword Saint Isshin with Genichiro was manageable compared to 2 Phase Isshin Ashina with Waifu. So, Sekiro’s still the hardest….for me at least.

[@AyayaArsonist]

It sounds like it’s just a harder and faster paced version of Ghost of Tsushima. Once I’m done with Elden ring I will definitely try this game.

[@ronthorn3]

Mastering Sekiro gave me the confidence to play the hardest difficulty in the games I play now. I recently beat Prince of Perisia: The lost Crown on the hardest difficulty, was a breeze, it actually made me a bit sad, cus it still was nowhere near as difficult as Sekiro, still an absolute blast of a game!

[@devinport.]

The lack of stamina management is what i love about sekiro , i can go all out and they game wants me to do just that , at the end it feels like a rhythm game with the clanking swords clashing against one another as i parry the world , we needed more Fromsoft , shame on you guys for not giving us a expansion

[@georgen5882]

My moment was Genichiro. I was doing ok up until then, not great and dying a bit. I thought I was grasping the game but I wasn't. I died probably 55-60 times on Genichiro and actually quit. Eventually I started over and when I got to him the next time I was better and learned what to do. You have to play the game the way the game wants you to play. That's the brilliance of the combat. It's simple enough, but complex in its simple design enough to make it extremely difficult. Once I learned how to play I knew what I did wrong every time I died. This is one reason why it's the best FS game for me. There are some interesting design choices, and the camera isn't great at times, but it's the most fair game they have done to date. Some of the grab attacks are a bit odd, but usually easy enough to avoid. And Sword Saint Isshin is probably the best designed boss they have ever done. That fight tests everything you learned to that point and was well worth the 30 or 40 tries it took me to do it. When I finally beat him I had like 7 or 89 gourds left. I just stomped him so bad. Fantastic game.

[@caliburnblade7895]

I'm addicted to this game, i get into trance when fighting.

[@himynameisfin]

I loved this game so much I bought it again for PS4. It was really difficult to find a copy too.

[@Eonymia]

I rather thought Sekiro wasn't that bad. It especially helped that parry timings aren't "arbitrary 2 frame window in the enemy's swing" but "sword almost hit face, press button" which made parrying a lot easier. The only "souls" (or rather, Tenchu) game that I replayed enough times to get all the endings (and where getting all the achievements was not actually a soul-sucking grind for the most part).

[@AceXY7]

I would recommend recording the fights and watching what attacks you think are best to parry bc with genichiro 3rd phrase and Mortal Blade version when ever he turns his back to do his combo move that has him doing multiple slashes it’s best to parry his last attack bc it sends him straight into a Dash forward mikiri counter so your damaging his posture

[@Quack_attack_]

Sekiro was the first from software game id ever played and i fell in love with it .... I got all 4 endings and all the achievements and beat all the gauntlets of strength, since then ive played elden ring now too and i think sekiro was better

[@sammyboi8938]

Funnily enough, for me, I found Sekiro to be actually easy. That's mostly because it's a skill-based game which is something I'm good at. I suck at most RPGs, I don't know how stats work so I am mostly bad at SoulsBorne games lol

[@Megatraum504]

lmao w.e dude

[@Megatraum504]

strange flex. there is zero chance u found this easier than any souls title if u are so skilled

[@Hauri1972]

It’s not tough, it’s different. If you played several Soulsborne and soulslike games, you’re used to different mechanics, than the ones you need here. I see it all the time, that people heavily rely on dodging and after a little time off, I also fall into that trap. Do as the game tells you and you’ll get through.

[@akanji8285]

Seven ashina spears bent me over so many times , like arguably the most of any boss, then suddenly I got good and he’s a cake walk

[@returnofthedjed11]

that guys the reason im not playing atm

[@akanji8285]

@@returnofthedjed11 get good with mikiri counter and he’s a breeze

[@returnofthedjed11]

@@akanji8285 bro I just beat him thanks 4 ur motivation, I probably wouldn't have returned otherwise...

[@akanji8285]

@@returnofthedjed11 ayy awesome bro!

[@gman8877]

Lmaoo I have been stuck on him for a YEAR! Over the weekend I picked the game up again and tried and died 40+ times to Seven spears. I decided to move on, and in the same day I beat Genishiro. I went back and beat seven spears on my first try. I have no clue what I learned.

[@jamesarthurkimbell]

That first General miniboss is perfect because of how wrecked he gets from simple spam. All his perilous attacks can be interrupted, many of his regular attacks can be interrupted, his posture-healing move can be interrupted, and basically any time you press a non-R1 button is a mistake. Of course there's a few moves in there that will hyperarmor through and get ya, usually denoted by two-handing, but the message is clear: don't wait. Don't look for openings. Just be a solid boxer, throwing out that jab.

[@keithbalbi3927]

It's not tough. It's simply tough to learn, but you get better and better until the game is easy because it becomes muscle memory. That's the beauty of it. You get out what you are willing to put in. I never bothered with parrying in the previous games so I was woefully unprepared for this. But I learnt, and mastered it - the same way anyone can.

[@raizen5389]

Currently im fighting the Sword Saint Isshin Ashina

[@mubzplay]

Well I uninstalled the game in my first try, but after all I installed and completed it, the. Played again and completed,one of my favourite game

[@danpats1]

No multiplayer for help is the biggest thing

[@Astrophobia88]

I used to think it was the hardest, until it clicked then its literally the easiest by far. Learn to parry, then just spam r1 while you're not parrying. Learn to jump at right time and mikiri at right time and the game becomes trivial. Fantastic game imo like

[@Princeoftides999]

Oh you obviously haven’t tried charmless if you’re calling it easy.

[@Astrophobia88]

@@Princeoftides999 I've paltinuned the game played through it about 6 times all in all. I've done it with the bell on etc etc. Games not bad at all. Don't get me wrong. Demon of hate and Isshin can be hard, but overall, you've just got to spam l1 to parry, then spam r1 to attack when you're not parrying. Jump or mikiri when prompted and job done.

[@Princeoftides999]

@@Astrophobia88 I mean ,the way you described just spamming r2 just doesn’t work on charmless runs or ng+. That’s all I’m saying.

[@Astrophobia88]

@@Princeoftides999 not everyone is doing a charmless ng+1 run though are they? I'm just on about the game in general

[@ethanhernandez9889]

The little movie clips remind me of classic KZbin :)

[@backlogbaldie]

This guy gets it 😊

[@oscarmejiavera]

At first, i was almost forcing myself to like the game and i even regretted buying it but when it finally clicked for me it became one of my favorite games ever and unlocked all achievments

[@Woupsme]

I loved what I played years ago. Think I got stuck on some Drunken Ogre with 5 adds. But with little time to play and sometimes weeks between I'll have to wait with a retry when I'll reliably get some more time on my hands. Other games can be hard enough to remember mechanics and controls, but Sekiro is just ruthless

[@backlogbaldie]

I feel this! Whenever I come back to Sekiro I have to run around for half an hour first to remember how it works 😂

[@Woupsme]

@@backlogbaldie Hahaha yeah. The game is amazing, but it's not fun to get frustrated every time you try to dive back in haha

[@evilelmodp]

If you can kill a demon of hatred you can kill anything in a fromsoft game

[@kevinthomson95]

Sekiro was the last souls game I needed to play. Once it clicks with you it becomes easy, 7 playthroughs later and I’ve got the platinum

[@someguyik]

Sekiro is the only game I have ever uninstalled due to it being too difficult. I've never played a game that forces you to play with so much precision. I might give it a second try in the near future.

[@backlogbaldie]

I hope it goes better next time 🤞

[@MeekMallard]

Sekiro is different than every other souls game in that it requires a different play style than any other game they’ve made, but once it “clicks” for you and you’ve got it out of your head that big enemies mens you should roll it’s much easier, for me It took until I got to genichiro and died a bunch, and then suddenly I was a parry god. It feels so good when that happens, I’m proud to say I’ve beaten it in a week

[@Megatraum504]

i had more fun in dark souls 2. this game is brutal. I never wanted to give up a souls title until this one. Doesnt even feel fun or rewrding.

[@albertornstein883]

Another reason is that in sekiro you cant really grind if you get stuck. Sure you can grind for skill points and they will make fights slightly easier but they will never make a night and day difference, certainly never to trivialize boss fights as you could in soulsborne and specially in elden ring.

[@liohrt]

I'm not a souls veteran, only played bloodborn before it (and then ER). And I agree this game is actually a hellnof a game to learn. But once you understand how it works, it almost becomes easy. I remember beeing afraid to fight the owl cause everyone told me it was crazy hard and it was probably (for the younger form) the boss i killed almost perfectly after only few tries. Just the time to know all of his moves, and I was already skilled enough to punish him. And it's not the only boss I felt already knew how to do even in the first try. In the end i like the way the game almost gives you all you need to beat it at the very beginning unlike Elden ring where most of the time, people find a way to cheese the boss or try to beat it 50 lvl higher than what it takes and then say "this boss is so easyyyyy" but in the end it can be done without any skill.

[@Amarth13]

I was never able to beat the final boss. I need to play this again.

[@midianrises1742]

Same here Isshin, The Sword Saint’s second phase makes me shake every time i enter it.

[@issi529]

​@@midianrises1742He is definitely beatable. Smoked him 3 times. Best final boss of all time.

[@kimjanek646]

It’s either super easy to beat lady butterfly or super hard. I struggled super hard with her on one playthrough, even though I already beaten her before. Then I saw a playthrough on KZbin with someone who beat her easily for the first time. The difference was just the amount of health upgrades collected. Not only do they increase your max health but also increased your defense. So while I had to heal every time I took damage, with enough upgrades it’s just a battle of attrition that is easy to win when every heal means you can take three times the hits than before. It’s the equivalent of having 500 or 1200 hp when fighting Margit in Elden Ring.

[@joejohnson8966]

4:58 agree. This was a great decision.

[@sentientnutsack5197]

Sekiro was hard for me in some parts but overall I didn't find it to be crushingly difficult. The ability to jump, do stealth, and the fact that they removed the stamina bar made it WAY easier than a Souls game to me. I almost never used parry (just to beat the giraffe centipede thing the first time) and instead just ran around and avoided enemies and bosses attacks and chipped away at them when they were open. I was rather shocked when I saw videos of people easily destroying bosses using the parry mechanic.

[@KhoaNguyen-uw9ol]

Now that's a shinobi way to play

[@21Mewzyk]

After 50+ rage quits and 4 uninstalls, the game finally clicked in and I’ve mastered parrying and weaving in attacks. Currently on my 13th playthrough. I love this game.

[@backlogbaldie]

That’s awesome 👍

[@Megatraum504]

im on my 2nd attempt to play. i fkin hate this game. im trying my damnedest to see what people find fun about this shit. I didnt think a souls game could be worse than DS2 but here we are.

[@chrisgraham1781]

I have to admit if it wasn't for fighting cowboy I would have quit on these games a long time ago thankfully I didn't and these have become my favorite games.

[@backlogbaldie]

That man is the hero the internet has always needed

[@chrisgraham1781]

Indeed he helped break it down.

[@JjDBz]

the final boss made me uninstall this game the 3 health bar and just barely doing damage on his first. but after a week of rest and watching guide i reinstalled it and were able to beat him. this is the only fromsoft game i dont bother trying new game+ just one and done.

[@bajo3582]

It’s hard for people because they’re used to being able to summon others for help whereas now it’s all in your hands

[@NickHunter]

Lady Butterfly kicked the ever-living shit out of me on my first run of the game. Truly humbling and I loved every minute

[@ZacTBH]

The game is tough, but at the same time I feel it's very fair in it's mechanics. Everytime I die 9/10 it was my fault.

[@heftychonkers]

I was never been a fan of soul games but this game is exception... This game is so fukin good

[@FreddyChoppins]

I think I parried once in the entirety of Demon's/Dark Souls. I'm the kind of player who always uses a shield and Sekiro's early game was absolutely brutal for me. I'm glad the game was designed the way it was though because by the end I was in love with the combat/posture mechanic and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

[@backlogbaldie]

Snap! Any souls parries I did before Sekiro were purely accident 😂

[@Forest762]

cant compare souls and sekiro parrys.

[@FreddyChoppins]

@@Forest762 Definitely, but I remember hearing Sekiro was focused heavily on deflecting/parrying and being skeptical about it because I was awful at parrying in Souls games. Luckily, it felt totally different and much more intuitive once I got the hang of it.

[@shatteringshade7749]

Sekrio was kinda easy for me, atleast enemies in sekrio can be telegraphed and don't spam infinite broken combos like they do in Elden Ring.

[@vitsavicky]

Sekiro is easily my favourite game of all time and also the game I replay the most. I am at NG+6 at the moment, I think.

[@backlogbaldie]

Nice! 👍👍

[@wakawaka1976]

I didn’t expect it to be so easy Edit: I didn’t it to be so excruciatingly difficult

[@backlogbaldie]

😂😂

[@Ringoroadagain6]

On point, sekiro isn't more difficult than other souls, it's just less accessible and you can't make broken builds in it. You have to actually get good, no summons , no 2 shooting bosses with magic spells

[@Hylin79]

I think people think Sekiro is hard in the sense that you HAVE to become good at parrying to really beat the game. The game forces you to learn parry and doesn't really offer alternative ways to play the game and overcome bosses like Elden Ring. Sure there are some cheese methods out there, but there's no range options, there's no spells or incantations, and no summons or items to help progress the game if you are stuck. It's a fun game, but definitely more enjoyable for those that has the time to put into the game to learn the mechanics.

[@edpoole1942]

I platinumed Bloodborne, Dark Soul;s, Elden ring and Demons Souls (remake) but I crashed out of Sekiro on Genichiro Ashina. There is no over leveling, no finding better gear, no short cuts.

[@kenethernandez6246]

He's definitely a boss that can filter players out since you either learn the mechanics or you don't win but once you learn the pace of the game and get better at parrying he becomes one of the easiest bosses imo.

[@creepyboy6593]

I actually haven’t played it yet!😢

[@royjones8312]

I breezed through Dark Souls 1-3 and Bloodborne then I hit Lady Butterfly and just could not get it. I gave up after 3 days of trying (probably 4-5 hours) and played Nioh instead. I played a bunch of games afterwards but it always nagged at me that I couldn’t get past her so I went back and committed myself to parrying and it clicked. Such a great game. Also I think they would be samurai not ninja no?

[@Kaleb._]

I love sekiro, it's my favorite fromsoft game. I would just like to say that at first this game was crazy hard for me. But on my second play through fighting Owl Father (hirata estate) the game finally "clicked" for me. After that it's like I understood how to perfectly play the game. After that I've beaten the game without dying, and I've beaten every single gauntlet. Yes even the mortal journey (every boss in a row) I also did that gauntlet on my first try. It just takes some practice so DO NOT give up. It's the best fromsoft game!

[@Arthur-vo9kt]

I read the thumbnail as "why though?"

[@MistrBlistr]

I played this game for 20 minutes and ended up exploding my controller against the wall. Haven’t played it again since.

[@r0gue2dred786]

Darksouls is hard I gave up but Im trying to go through ER. Sekiro I loved it one of my fav games ever...

[@Paddy-fp6tg]

the first playthrough is a different experience subsequent ones feel like a chore

[@mr.perfume8357]

The key to play this game is to imagine you are playing a music rhythm game. Then you will be fine…

[@BrendanKOD]

Got it, the ninja navigation and stealth was pretty great. Then the bosses. . . I've got some neurological issues, way to minor to have any dramatic name, but enough that Rhythm gameplay is not something I'm ever pulling off. The closest I've ever come to rage quitting was when I tried doing the base tutorial on Parrying and realized there wasn't an option to die or quit out and had to just fail again and again and again. Frustrating. I can see where some people would really enjoy it, for me the win was realizing when to stop wasting my time and replay Dark Souls.

[@alneri1249]

Sekiro taught me perseverance and discipline.

[@bogdanrotaru6101]

it's hard because the bosses attacks are not scripted. Bosses sometimes do half a combo, or just the first hit of the combo. You never know what to expect. Also the bosses combos don't flow in the same way. Bosses will bait your attack into countering. Sometimes they let you do 3 hits, sometimes they counter you after the first. It's so random. Combine that with the speed and that the bosses abilities are not well telegraphed, and you got a 1 week being stuck at Genichiro. Also ffucking red symbol apears for 3 different things and fills up my screen, i don't know what's comming actually cause the red simbol distracts my attention from the boss.

[@kibayaiba3893]

Yep exactly starscourge oh damn my friend 😂

[@dp27thelight9]

If they can merge RPG with Sekiro they'll have their next big hit.

[@backlogbaldie]

100% would play that

[@dp27thelight9]

@@backlogbaldie they should have with Elden Ring. I added they're awesome some

[@scaryhours2220]

Being a souls veteran I knew I had to play a beat Sekiro which I did 3 times. Idk but I really never liked it as much as other Fromsoft games. I prefer Niohs stance system far more because Sekiros combat is more a kin to a Bop It toy. But all in all was an ok romp.

[@backlogbaldie]

Haha love it! I get a lot of rhythm game comments but Bop It toy is actually genius 😂

[@scaryhours2220]

@@backlogbaldie Lol I'm glad you understand the reference. It's a pretty honest comparison 😎👍

[@DVictor23]

Just finished the game for the first time... Had a way harder time with dark souls 3 than with sekiro...People find it difficult because they get nervous and have zero patience and tolerance to frustration.

[@hamedhassan9812]

is there a skill to give you a bigger parry window? 8:55 aws you mentioned in here.

[@backlogbaldie]

Apologies that's my bad, I was thinking of ascending and descending carp and I misspoke. They don't increase the window but they do increase your parry rewards, which can feel like they make parrying easier.

[@ronthorn3]

Best game ever fucking made, only game I feel like playing 2/3 times a year, I absolutely love the torture, the glory, the blood, the fucking sound of swords clanging, and that final blow…god that final blow finisher is so fucking addicting. It’s a game I want and also don’t want to recommend to my friends, I don’t want them to hate me when they find themselves beating their head against the wall lol.

[@darkdeath47xxx]

some how I made it to the last boss and I am still stuck on him and I cant parry holding block is not parry I did not parry I just push the button a lot like a crazy person and that dont work on the last boss 😢

[@dalepalm1138]

I still haven't played it yet...

[@rhythmmandal3377]

I don't understand why people think Sekiro is though compared ER. ER is so much harder, I never played a game that I was genuinely that aggravated over.

[@guidosaur7506]

Sekiro was really hard for me to learn, but once it clicked I played a lot better. ER was the one fromsoft game I couldn't beat as a solo 2 handed melee build.

[@rhythmmandal3377]

@@guidosaur7506 That's probably because ER bosses have a lot of really shitty and annoying ass moves and the games dose a shit job of teaching the play how to play the fucking game or what player is actually doing wrong.

[@HelloWacko]

I never did beat the first boss 😅 I built a Pc with a Friend and this was my First Gaming experience 😭 imagine my surprise when I could only do 3% of the game it’s been a year. I want to play elden Ring the new DLC looks dope but I remembered I never Finished this game 😅

[@backlogbaldie]

Oh wow that’s brutal 😂 Elden Ring is MUCH easier tho dude, you’ll be fine I’m sure 👍

[@HelloWacko]

@@backlogbaldie thanks I’m giving sekiro a go again and all I can say is my hands are not butter fingers and panic and press all my buttons at once anymore. Played a few mmo and mmorpg. Can’t wait for Path of Exile 2 😍😍 I never gave up on the Mouse and keyboard aspect in fact I went with 65% keyboard now 😂😂😂😂

[@kingsgambit7098]

Years later and ppl still get it wrong. I will put it like this. "There is always the perfect tool for the job." The combat system is meant to be strategic, which 90% of gamers know nothing about. Yes, you can exploit blocking and parrying in sekiro just as much as dodging in darksouls, but that is not the heart of the games combat. I will give one example out of many.... In the fountainhead palace, you will come across the palace nobles. The blue carp will play a tune that stuns you. If you get deathblowed by them in this state, you start over at the last save even if you had multiple revives. It can be very frustrating to get through. However, if you use the item bite down in that stunned state, you will kill yourself. Avoiding the loss of your revives and allowing you to continue that playthrough.

[@taistelusammakko5088]

You are absolutely wrong to think the tools are the heart of the game. You can beat the game without using any shinobi prosthetics, and that isnt some grand challenge. The heart of the combat is however you want it to be

[@kingsgambit7098]

@taistelusammakko5088 No, that is a morons perspective. In order to understand the game as a whole, you have to utilize its every tool. You can beat the game by spamming block in order to luckly land parries until deathblows. That doesn't mean it is a realistic way to play or even a reliable one at that. Another example is the Juzou the Drunkard. Most players dodge to avoid heavy posture build-up, but you can actually afford to have your posture broken because of how slow he attacks. Allowing you to recover with a dodge just before he can land an attack. What makes the fight even more elegant is when he blows his posion cloud. Most ppl run. However, you can use a consumable item to reduce the effects of poison and run in and get free damage while he is in animation. Then, use the grappling hook to escape just before the guage fills. It is those sort of interactions that make Sekiros combat system stand apart from any other game. It is an art form. I just think it is truly a shame that most players don't get to experience those moments.

[@Ale-tq1pl]

As someone who played both Elden Ring and Sekiro, with hindsight Elden Ring is easy, but during your first playthrough id consider it probably the hardest game ive played, without youtube tutorials and walkthroughs i wouldve never made it past the intro tree sentinel, but then i learned youre supposed to skip and return later whereas Sekiro i managed to play about 95% of it on my own for my first playthrough, it was hard but i was able to do it mainly on my own

[@Megatraum504]

thats only because elden ring is huge and damn near requires a guide for proper progression. But i promise if you grasped sekiro on ur own, the same could easily be done in ER

[@camila_costa12]

I played both and sekiro to me is the best and most fun. I wish we got sekiro 2.

[@roninstormYT]

please dont tell me elgend ring was your first ? i played dark suols 1 on launch 2 on launc and 3 on launch but i never finshed 3 cause off other game releases that came out i want too play . i need too finsh blood born as well i kind off want too play all souls games even nioh 1 and 2

[@KitsGravity]

I could not do it. It was so over the top difficult that it broke me. I played it for a week and barely managed to kill Chained Ogre

[@eldudereno204]

I haven’t even been able to make it that far lol.

[@empese1127]

It is not, it's actually the easiest From soft game, this game actually teaches you how to get better and prizes you for it. In all the other games you just cheat by summoning someone and do not learn.

[@karamuto1565]

The moment it clicked with me that you should be aggressive in this game or wasn't that hard anymore. The enemies usually react the same to your attacks so you can bait out patterns to punish this way.

[@KhoaNguyen-uw9ol]

Yes it's usually but not always when they counter and then use different move set. So sometimes passive run away or just deflect a lot can be better.

[@karamuto1565]

@@KhoaNguyen-uw9ol I was just saying that this worked for me. I can agree that there are some patterns where this won't work at all.

[@dirtsquids9854]

Sekiro is one of the few perfect games in existence

[@DreyfusLagoon]

I wouldn’t call people who started with elden ring souls veterans, but yeah sekiro is the only game that doesn’t change in difficulty no matter how much you prepare, or research about the game. In all the souls games you can put together a crazy build before you even get to any challenging bosses that stop progression, sekiro requires you to beat all the bosses to progress at all and aside from a skill or prosthetic there’s no much else to help you. Only thing that marginally helps is the firecracker for the animal bosses and the mortal blade for human bosses but you don’t get that till you’re over halfway through the game.

[@tcrow9599]

Finished both Eldon Ring and blood-borne, but can’t finish Sekiro! 🤷🏻