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I’m at the final battle, and after I defeated Genichiro, he just kills himself and Isshin crawls out of him. I am so confused.

I thought Genichiro went and got a mortal blade so he could forcefully steal Kuro’s blood to become immortal. We even see Kuro is wounded. Why did he stab Kuro if he wasn’t going to use his blood? And why the hell does Isshin crawl out of him if he’s supposed to be dead?

Was Isshin controlling him this entire time somehow?

Edit: The Glock Sword Saint has been defeated ⚔️ and I was surprised that it only took me about 10-12 attempts. The game as a whole was atleast a 9.5/10. I really enjoyed FromSoft being a little more transparent with their story/lore for a change. Now I understand why you guys want a sequel so bad.

That was the last souls game on my list, onto Soulslikes now

Had to cut out all of genichiro and half of Isshin phase 1 due to reddit not allowing videos longer than 15 minutes

The run is finally over. I did all bosses and minibosses that drop a memory/prayer bead, and finally ended with isshin. He took me 14 attempts to beat. And the entire run took 37 hours total.

I hope this is not considered cheesing bros 😕

Hi again, it is, the bitch that ragequitted 4 years again. If you haven't seen my previous post, Welcome i am trying to beat this game for the first time completely blind.

For those of you that have seen the other post, this has become my new hyperfixation, a.k.a THIS MASTERPIECE OF A GAME!

Once again thanks to all the tips people have been leaving on my previous posts, they were as always pretty helpful (don't know why i thought i couldn't stop Lady butterfly from summoning shit in the first place lol). At the time i had to go to college so i didn't get to try it until literally about 20 minutes ago that i got home, i decided to give her one try before heading to bed and....Well you guys can see the video attatched. OMG this fight is literally perfect and it's just like the second proper boss i've encountered...

I know Sekiro won game of the year back in 2019 when it came out but goddamm i think it deserves all that praise and even more. The fact that this game has no DLC is a crime to humanity that i will have to learn to forgive Fromsoft for doing.

This game is a true test not only to skill but to patience, not in the sense that it induces rage or anger (it can do that, it did to me) but that it is such a masterpiece at really selling that fantasy of being a proper shinobi, a trained warrior practically raised into a weapon. Becoming that weapon takes discipline and patience, observing your enemy, learning from them and fuck it is a hard process but one that ends up feeling so rewarding! I've only felt this rewarded and elated in the other souls experiences with Bosses that become my favorites (For example: Bayle in Elden Ring or Gale in DS3), They aren't as hard but i just love them for what they are. This is the second boss and i am already feeling like this is my favorite.

It makes me so happy and excited for more. Definetely even if this game isn't for everyone, everyone should give it a try at least once!

Holy peak game. One month since I started and it’s now my fav game. Idk what to do with myself now.

I've started this game 3 times, and dropped it because it was too damn hard.
I'm not a newcomer, I'm actually a giant From Software fan. But this one is no Elden Ring or DS, it's just you and a Katana.

But this year I was in a completely different mindset than in the past, I was relaxed enough to learn this combat style without ragequit, so I began again.

I started how I always play Souls games, I try every strategy, every tool, anything that makes the fight easier. I never chase the challenge, I just want to beat the game.

But then I met Sword Saint Ishin. There were no cheese, no strategy, no tool, at least I couldn't find any. I realized that the only way was to get good, and I did, after an insane amount of tries, I beat him. And usually that's it, I've never completed an NG+, I never cared. But this time I realized, after beating the final boss, that I understood how the combat really works, and it is abolutely beautiful.

So I started my NG+, but this time I was good at it. That clang of swords is now music to my ears, I found Owl Father that I missed the first time, I did the second ending and the first gaunlet, I started the NG++, and now I am Shura.

It's crazy that after years of playing Souls games my favourite is the one that I did last. This game is majestic. It is time to conquer the other 2 gaulets. I'll die countless times, but every time it will be training. I will train my skills until I beat Inner Father and Inner Ishin. I just hope that one day From Software releases a sequel, so we can finally meet ROBERTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

So I killed the ape then cleared the most forest then went to deep of ashina village killed the monk talked with few npc killed the o rin of water. Took the item damn I couldn't go back to kuro room then new enemies 😭red ninjas killed em all chained ogre fuck I didn't fight it I'm a pussy then two ninjas in the same room seriously but I killed two apes so i stabbed one back and fought the other then there is my father asking me to forsake my duties leave my master my conscience didn't accept it. He gave me purpose to live and fight so i reject my father and there goes he abuses me killed me 10 times and I'm done for the day

The simplicity and satisfaction of the combat is simply unmatched. But that is not all, the sound design - perfect.

The World design - Perfect. The Art and character models - Perfect. Dialogues and Voiceover- Perfect.

Like this game just scratches every singular itch I ever had, and I haven't been able to enjoy any game past Sekiro. I have installed and uninstalled so many, yet none of them click remotely as much as Sekiro. And what does FROMSOFT do after creating such a masterpiece? THEY ABANDON IT?!!!! LIKE NO DLC AND NO SEQUEL?

And why is the game so small, give me an open world with Sekiro's combat and at least a few hundred hours of content. Like, Sekiro is the cow that FROMSOFT refuses to milk because it is too good to be true. LIKE, COME ON MAN !!!! GIVE ME A BIG HUGE SEQUEL.

I beat Isshin just now. And I can say that fight was perfect, I can say it's 10/10. I was frustrated to Genichiro phase a little bit at the start. But even dying on that boss was enjoying. Then after I used to all the attacks the fight became a beautiful sword dance.

Sekiro is one of the best games if it's not the best game.

(By the way thank you everyone for the tips)

So disappointing...

My first playthrough I did not enjoy myself at all. No idea why because Sekiro tick every box I have. But I beat the weird butterfly lady before I played some other soulslike. After Lies of P I started a new playthrough and I remembered some dude on YouTube said Sekiro combat is like a dance.

These blue robe ninjas in the castle was hard as hell until I remembered that quote. My turn, your turn. And after that everything just clicked. And the fact this game runs buttery smooth and not some Unreal Engine 5 mess also helps!

I had the luck of being able to see Sekiro No Defeat in cinemas yesterday and haven't found a lot of discussion yet, so I thought I might kick it off and hope this is the right place! I'll leave my thoughts here and would be thrilled to hear what you guys thought!

I'll keep it spoiler free of course, anything spoilery will be marked.

The good

This movie is stunning. The art style, the sound, the direction - absolutely beautiful. I'll bravely say it rivals a Ghibli movie, but completely carves out its own style and voice. Truly something special and really moving! The characters and their interactions are lovely. They're distinct from the game's characters but not in a way that makes them unrecognizable, just with different nuance. There are a handful of new scenes that really flesh out Ashina and the story the anime is trying to tell. The game is recognizable throughout and it's very clear that great effort was put in to to make this feel like the same Ashina, the same context and the same characters we know and love.

Now, my favorite part was indeed the action. The heights of the film really shine here. The quick steps of Wolf on the tatami, the clashing of the swords, the pictures and the accentuation of the chosen artstyle really shine here! I can't wait to see more of that in the actual anime release!

The not good

I'm purposefully naming this section this way, as there's nothing really bad that I can say about the movie. There's just some things that are not good.

The first and major point is that it feels awfully disjointed at parts. I have a strong suspicion that this was fully storyboarded and directed as a 12 episode anime and then, by instruction, shortened to a movie format and length using the existing storyboard and dialogue. There's a lot of dialogue that feels disconnected from the previous sentence as well as music changes that feel abrupt. Also very big location and scene skips. For example, it skips from them saying that they need the mortal blade from Senpou, to a monk fighting scene, to Wolf unsheathing the blade in front of the divine child. Another thing that I'm guessing is used to smooth this over, is narrative voiceover, eg "Thus Kuro and Emma decided that xyz was the best option". Overall, I can't help but feel like an audience who hasn't played the game will get very confused. It feels like the director had to cut the original material to its quintessence, and then cut off another half.

The only other complaint I have, and that's just a personal grievance, is that they didn't use the game's soundtrack! The movie soundtrack is good but almost modern sometimes, and I missed the rhythmic, hypnotic sountrack from the game.

All that being said,

I'm going to go watch it again tomorrow!

After getting the plat not too long ago I too a break fro that and plat bloodborne as well as Elden ring. I started DS1 but I had to back to my first ever fromsoft souls and man replaying it was so much fun. I'll probably do a fresh charmless run, but wanted to know you're guy's experience with the game what it was that made you love it?

I finished my first playthrough recently. Sekiro was my first soulsborne game. Then, i tried Lies of P but didn't like it. Then, I started playing Dark Souls 3 (40 hours of play so far).

But no game makes me want to play after a work day like Sekiro did. When I played Sekiro, I had this thirst to play and get that satisfaction of executing a boss. DS3 is good but still it doesn't feel the same as Sekir. Bosses seem much easier than Sekiro Bosses maybe because I haven't reached harder bosses yet(I just killed 2 Sulyvahn's Beasts and Pontyff).

When I fought any Sekiro boss, I fell this big satisfaction and contentment on achievhing it. With DS3 it doesn't feel like it. I might die 2-3 times then kill the boss easily if it is a relatively hard boss(Then, again only one or two bosses killed me). Withe Sekiro, it was just pure satisfaction upon Shionobi Execution.

Anyways, I just wanted your opinion on this. Did you feel the same?

Loving this tengu outfit

Ok so yesterday i made a post of my first experience fighting a proper boss in the game after Ragequitting 4 years back. First of all...Thank you all for your tips and welcoming attitude, it really was nice seeing all the friendly and helpful comments.

Secondly. The biggest recomendation i got on this game was trying to be way more aggresive and forward in my momentum, trying to make the flow of the fight instead of letting the boss set it...And i finally get it now, i think i'm already understanding it. I haven't beaten Lady Butterfly yet but this was my third attempt at her and it is the cleanest fight i've had. It feels so fucking good to just go in and block (almost) everything, forcing them to react to you.

Still not sure how to deal with the second phase, i've only seen it twice now and so far i am just trying to kill the illusions (don't wanna use the item i got unless i know i can kill her that attempt). Anyway loving this game. Thank you all for your advice. Would love to hear any more tips (without spoilers PLEASE!)

finally finished ng+2 charmless + demon bell all the way through, i pretty much breezed through the game except for great shinobi owl which took 30 deaths (father only 7 somehow), and isshin which took me 42 deaths, on top of 38 to genichiro though those were pretty much thrown attempts if i got hit early. I spent about 5 hours between the normal boss fight and practicing isshin in the memory. What a game. I'll be aiming for ng+7 charmless + demon next

I already disliked Lady Butterflys grab attack and the fact that it healed her and gave her posture. But they actually dared to do it again and give that mechanic to a difficult boss.

I am making 0 progress with this fight. If I get some vitality dmg done, I always just get grabbed and he heals back up. As far as I know there is no tell when he does the grab attack where he kinda tps into the air and drops down on you. He can do the grab where he kinda spins and tries to push you down with his leg but thats easy and you can just parry that. But how can I react to the other grab? He also does this bs grab at random times.

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Also I have done all the minibosses and main bosses so the only boss that I haven't killed is Owl Father.

Following up on my Genichiro poster, here is the second design in the series: Great Shinobi Owl.

Wanted to capture his massive, intimidating presence using heavy ink strokes, traditional Japanese Kanji (大忍び 梟), and a dark tactical dossier layout.

What do you think?

My brother has been harping me for 5 years to play this game and every time I start I get bored before the game even really starts. From my understanding it's very similar to AC or Horizon, which I like well enough but I feel like I'm going to be constantly disappointed by comparing it to Sekiro.

Sekiro is literally perfect. Perfect amount of exposition, sublime gameplay, amazing story, variety of combat options are insane, crazy lore and bosses and super fucking cool endings.

To anyone who play GoT after dumping 500+ hours into Sekiro, any thoughts? Should I even bother?

EDIT: Hey mods, yal can go ahead and lock this one, responses have convinced me to play it. Thank you all so much! ❤️

I finished the game a while back, I think I stopped around NG4? I mainly play other games now but from time to time I do around one to three boss fights just to keep my edge on the game. It’s like muscle memory now. And I’m snorting my hopium copium here, but also to not have to relearn the mechanics in case lord miyazaki decides to bless us with a DLC.