Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

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  1. Avadon
    Mar 23, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Apparently Miyazaki didn't think he could refine the Dark Souls formula anymore, so he chose to deconstruct it instead. Sekiro is all about the removal of variety. Do you enjoy pure magic/ranged builds? They're gone. Do you prefer to be more agile or more tanky? You get to be agile, period. Do you like acquiring/customizing/upgrading weapons and armor? Too bad, they're gone. Do you like duels with other players or co-op with your friends? All multiplayer features are gone.

    So what do you get to do now? You get to parry (deflect) all the things! Yay! Wait, I could play like that in Souls games too. Well, now it's the ONLY way to play! Yaaaaay! You also get a jump button so you can jump over sweeping attacks. Except when none of those things work.

    You see, there are two bosses in the game, with different skins on them. The first one is the boss whose posture you can break. You beat this boss by standing absolutely still wherever you want, it doesn't matter where, and you play the s****y rhythm game where you press L1, A or B until he gets sick of it and falls over and lets you stab him in the face. The second boss is the one that breaks your posture if he sneezes in your general direction, regardless of what you are doing. You beat this boss by running around and waiting for him to finish his 20 second long mad flails of 1-shot attacks until you get an opening to go in and hit him once for 0.2% of his HP. Rinse and repeat. Honorable mention goes to a third category of boss, the one where the person who designed it was forgotten in a cubicle somewhere for the last 3 years and still thinks he is making a Souls game, so he sets the fight in a 2x2 room with a 6 foot tall ceiling where the objective is to get the camera unstuck from the corner where it's stuck after you gently touched the thumbstick, which made Sekiro dart across the room and slam into a wall, because he moves at 10 times the speed in this game.

    Also note: If one of those two bosses seems too hard for you, that's probably because you missed a prosthetic arm tool, sold by a midget dressed in grey rags, crouched behind a grey rock on the side of a grey mountain, who spawns only after you talk to a totally different guy in another place and timeline altogether about something completely irrelevant. This prosthetic arm tool is specifically designed to trivialize that one boss fight and is useless for anything else. Lovely.

    Have fun!    … Expand
  2. davyboi
    Mar 27, 2019
    4
    Not sure what people are smoking but for me Sekiro is a step back from its predecessors, and it has nothing to do with it not being a souls game. But if you like parrying over and over and over again you'll probably like this game.

    Difficulty: Souls games always had a certain challenge to them but I think most people would consider them tough, but fair. Sekiro on the other hand I would    Not sure what people are smoking but for me Sekiro is a step back from its predecessors, and it has nothing to do with it not being a souls game. But if you like parrying over and over and over again you'll probably like this game.

    Difficulty: Souls games always had a certain challenge to them but I think most people would consider them tough, but fair. Sekiro on the other hand I would describe as beating your head against a brick wall until it gives, a challenge but not rewarding. My biggest issue is your damage threshold and output. You can die in just a few hits but bosses soak up damage like a sponge, you may as well be fighting them with a plastic butter knife. I know the common response from robots who can only speak in memes will be "git gud" but that doesn't apply here, it's just pure memorization of attack patterns rather than being able to adapt. Sekiro also ruins npc interaction as well, dieing too much will result in them getting sick of "dragonrot" which can only be cured from an item that is limited in quantity. Punishing just for the sake of it.

    Combat: By far where this game fumbles the most. Fighting an enemy is centered around breaking an enemy stance and landing a deathblow. Some enemies have special attacks that can't be blocked which turns into a janken guessing game, couple that with the fact that some moves can kill you in 1 or 2 hits you have a nice recipe for a tedious combat system but it gets worse. Minibosses usually have smaller weak enemies around them so before you can even attempt fighting them again so you have to clear them out since taking on multiple enemies is a death sentence. The dodge is almost useless as you don't get the same invincible frames like the other souls games and its so high risk to do so your forced to parry which gets boring very quickly. I like the idea of the grappling hook but it felt like a shallow gimmick to me, not very useful in a fight as the sub weapons only chip away at enemies life and are usually blocked. Using it to get around was fun though.

    Stealth: When it works it's great, but the problem is that its inconsistent. Sometimes you can walk right up to an enemy from the side and stealth kill them, other times you can be behind a wall and still alert everyone in the vicinity. You can throw objects to distract but this is inconsistent too, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. This is a mechanic that I feel doesn't mesh well with the bonfire system as it becomes tedious to stealth the same enemies just to attempt the boss again. Also there is no option to go pure stealth because you're forced into single combat when it comes to mini bosses or bosses, which is the opposite of what it means to be a deadly shinobi.

    Sekiro borrows some elements from past souls games but does very little to stand out resulting in a game that has no identity outside of being a challenging action game made by fromsoft. I cant recommend this to souls veterans because they would be turned off by the lack of alternate weapons/armor and how bare bones the combat is. But I also can't recommend it to newbies either because they would be turned off by the difficulty. Save your money.

    TL;DR if you were one of the few who did dexterity builds, this is your time to shine.    … Expand
  3. timmytoga
    Mar 23, 2019
    4
    Shame on me for riding the hype train and buying this day one. I knew this wasn't a Dark Souls game, but I still had hopes that it would have that From Software game-play. It kind of does, but it doesn't. They got rid of stamina, neutered dodge rolling, and made parrying the name of the game. I personally find it super tedious and just... not fun. Furthermore, this is the only play-styleShame on me for riding the hype train and buying this day one. I knew this wasn't a Dark Souls game, but I still had hopes that it would have that From Software game-play. It kind of does, but it doesn't. They got rid of stamina, neutered dodge rolling, and made parrying the name of the game. I personally find it super tedious and just... not fun. Furthermore, this is the only play-style available to you the whole game. I do not find this appealing and it felt like I was playing a generic action title.

    I also didn't enjoy the world that the game took place in... just kind of samey and boring. Stealth felt tacked on. I just felt bored by the whole ordeal and could not press on...

    I'm happy people are enjoying it, but unfortunately it's not for me. Bummer.    … Expand
  4. kr1sh
    Mar 27, 2019
    3
    Boooooring ( Very, very Booooring. Really, stealth mechanic works bad, repetitive fight mechanics and no other weapons than the sword.
  5. p0k3m0n
    Mar 23, 2019
    3
    I love DS series - it is one of best series of the games ever. But Sakito is unplayable for me - sorry, but I do not have cyborg reflexes. And I do not care about it is hard, because must be hard and other bla-bla. I know what is hard game very well. It is something wrong with Sekiro: I saw good speed-runners who have real problems with this game, too. WTF From Software, whats wrong? It isI love DS series - it is one of best series of the games ever. But Sakito is unplayable for me - sorry, but I do not have cyborg reflexes. And I do not care about it is hard, because must be hard and other bla-bla. I know what is hard game very well. It is something wrong with Sekiro: I saw good speed-runners who have real problems with this game, too. WTF From Software, whats wrong? It is poor, rushed developed action slasher!

    Refund.

    BTW: PC port is awful, simply terribly, eg. I have many fps, no delay on screen, but input lag is real and exist. How to beat this kind of game with input lag? Please, From Software, tell me how do it, I will be grateful!

    Now I begin to understand why Sekiro has a new publisher.

    I registered on MetaCritic only to say how I am deeply disappointment.    … Expand
  6. androidfan
    Mar 23, 2019
    0
    Very boring. Controls sucks. No quick saves. Why I need to respawn again and again from check point If i cant kill your dumb boss because my retarded character can not block his hits??? Very frustrating.
  7. Elysium82
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    It is such a promising game, but it has that "dark soul" system that a new gamer is probably unfamiliar with. I feel like a freaking tank commander when fighting. You almost need to study your opponents one by one before engaging them. It makes it rather painful to some of us I guess.
  8. xorbane
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    Is this supposed to be a joke? AAA PC release without proper keyboard support? WTF? Also, no ultrawide support, so basically this game feels like a console game being played in some sort of software emulator on PC.
  9. Honest-Review
    Apr 28, 2023
    3
    The biggest issue I have with Sekiro is that it demands perfection from the player, yet punishes them for even the slightest misstep. The game's combat system is incredibly unforgiving, with enemies dealing massive damage with every hit and the player being forced to dodge and parry with split-second precision. This would be fine if the game's hit detection and controls were up to par, butThe biggest issue I have with Sekiro is that it demands perfection from the player, yet punishes them for even the slightest misstep. The game's combat system is incredibly unforgiving, with enemies dealing massive damage with every hit and the player being forced to dodge and parry with split-second precision. This would be fine if the game's hit detection and controls were up to par, but unfortunately, they are not.

    Too often, I found myself dying because of bad hit detection or clunky controls. Sometimes, I would dodge an attack only to be hit anyway because the game didn't register my movement correctly. Other times, I would try to jump over an obstacle, only to get stuck on it and take damage from an enemy. These issues are frustrating enough on their own, but when combined with the game's punishing difficulty, they make for an experience that is more aggravating than enjoyable.

    Furthermore, while the game's story and world-building are certainly impressive, I found that they were often overshadowed by the game's difficulty. Instead of being able to fully immerse myself in the game's lore and characters, I was constantly stressed out about the next fight and whether or not I would be able to survive it.

    In conclusion, while I can see why some people might enjoy Sekiro's challenging gameplay, I personally find it to be a bad game due to its demanding nature and flawed mechanics. I hope that future games in the same vein will learn from Sekiro's mistakes and provide a more balanced and enjoyable experience for players.    … Expand
  10. Muikku
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Worst **** bosses out of any game ever. These developers literally never learn from their mistakes and I'm convinced their entire garbage catalogue of games is just a social experiment to see how much their braindead cult fanbase can eat up **** before they realize their games are utter trash. **** you.
  11. TheW4tchT0wer
    Mar 10, 2023
    2
    I'll give it a couple points for art design. Combat is terrible when coupled with obvious developer bugs (e.g. controller input lag and dropped/unregistered inputs. Curious how it only happens in From Software games and no others....). Sekiro dials up the From Software 'sunk cost' illogic of its fanbase to 12. 'Just keep at it until you git gud' except the combat is centered around theseI'll give it a couple points for art design. Combat is terrible when coupled with obvious developer bugs (e.g. controller input lag and dropped/unregistered inputs. Curious how it only happens in From Software games and no others....). Sekiro dials up the From Software 'sunk cost' illogic of its fanbase to 12. 'Just keep at it until you git gud' except the combat is centered around these scripted death animations where the camera goes cinematic and then back to normal every few seconds when fighting a large number of enemies. How about instead, just let me fight all the enemies and kill them like a normal action game without the Alice in Wonderland syndrome? I gave it a few hours to see what the hype was all about. It should be a textbook lesson in poor game design that should be avoided at all costs with its counterpoint being Ninja Gaiden Black about what to strive for in a great action game.… Expand
  12. cydeliveryguy
    Aug 5, 2020
    0
    just play something better like ghost of tsushima!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  13. Bruhitsme
    Jul 21, 2020
    2
    "Oh look at me I know how to play this super difficult game that makes me better then anybody that doesn't know how to play it"
    EVERY SINGLE SEKIRO FAN.
  14. DoppelGang3r
    Aug 3, 2020
    2
    The game as a whole is really good for people not like me. I tried to love the game, really did, but I just couldn't. After about 10+ hours and several bosses, I decided I did not enjoy the combat or the controls, it felt very arcadey and like a game from another company. I did not expect the arcadiness of the game but also did not struggle much - and just to be clear, I don't getThe game as a whole is really good for people not like me. I tried to love the game, really did, but I just couldn't. After about 10+ hours and several bosses, I decided I did not enjoy the combat or the controls, it felt very arcadey and like a game from another company. I did not expect the arcadiness of the game but also did not struggle much - and just to be clear, I don't get frustrated with From games. I beat all From games including BloodBorne and Demon Souls, and Sekiro to me was the weakest in terms of the feel and quality in game engine as a whole.

    I envy players who like this game a lot, maybe someday I will change my mind...

    As a massive From Software fan, I would advise for the new fans to be cautious going into Sekiro coming from Souls games, it is a very different game in terms of the movement and combat feel. There is a lot of zealotry going on and people will dislike/downvote into oblivion if you say the game can be unsatisfying for some people, especially for hardcore Souls game fans. I understand that people feel great satisfaction from beating this game, but to me it seems that a lot of people praises this game automatically just because it is a From Software game. Were it from any other company, the initial reviews would have been much harsher, and Sekiro fans will not accept that reality. That's why you don't see negative reviews for this game....    … Expand
  15. 4ever
    Feb 25, 2021
    1
    This game was very promising, but in reality it is terribly boring. Only two interesting bosses with unique gameplay, everything else based on parry + mikiri counter. Can't even call it a souls game, in which you can fight against bosses with your own way. Every battle is the same , you are just learning boss moves and then you are doing parry+mikiri actions. Dont waste you time on thisThis game was very promising, but in reality it is terribly boring. Only two interesting bosses with unique gameplay, everything else based on parry + mikiri counter. Can't even call it a souls game, in which you can fight against bosses with your own way. Every battle is the same , you are just learning boss moves and then you are doing parry+mikiri actions. Dont waste you time on this overhyped ****… Expand
  16. Theohyeda
    Aug 26, 2022
    0
    Sucks, never buy this stupid **** game , not worth it, “oh but after you defeat bosses it feels good” go get some **** it’s not worth all the rage, don’t waste your time
  17. bestreviews2020
    Nov 13, 2020
    2
    Just came here to say, here's my negative review for this awful game............
  18. Xandl7
    Dec 16, 2020
    0
    overhyped game
    fights are boring
    just button smashing and you "win"
    not worth
  19. sawdas7
    Mar 19, 2020
    0
    This game is boring as **** ****ing **** repetitive gameplay. I hate this piece of crap. Only thing this game does is ****ing consuming all your time and sanity. Do not give a single chance to play this ****! This game will drain your soul and throw out your ****ed up brain like a used napkin! I hate everything about this game! Single starting enemy to end game boss, running same roads allThis game is boring as **** ****ing **** repetitive gameplay. I hate this piece of crap. Only thing this game does is ****ing consuming all your time and sanity. Do not give a single chance to play this ****! This game will drain your soul and throw out your ****ed up brain like a used napkin! I hate everything about this game! Single starting enemy to end game boss, running same roads all the time untill you get yourself killed, shotted by ranged sniper mother****ers, getting one shotted by a single hit and you repeat every single move over and over, i hate every single ****ing thing about this game!… Expand
  20. andyjr
    Jan 23, 2020
    3
    The game is ♥♥♥♥. Huge dissappointment from the creator of Dark Souls series. Crappy controls, inconsistent mechanics, random death just because the system is designed to kill you no matter how smart and skillful you are. The main source of difficulty from the game comes from the fact that hero is slow, weak and sloppy. No matter how much times you'll upgrade you attck power or abilities -The game is ♥♥♥♥. Huge dissappointment from the creator of Dark Souls series. Crappy controls, inconsistent mechanics, random death just because the system is designed to kill you no matter how smart and skillful you are. The main source of difficulty from the game comes from the fact that hero is slow, weak and sloppy. No matter how much times you'll upgrade you attck power or abilities - your hits will barely scratch enemy's HP bar. Prosthetic are useless most of the times. There are couple of well designed moments in the game, but it falls apart the closer you are to the ending. It's good this crap won't get any DLC.… Expand
  21. plum_lee
    Apr 8, 2022
    0
    SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE
    SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE
    SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE
    SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE
  22. Roger_Ted
    Dec 28, 2020
    0
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  23. gessie00
    Nov 7, 2019
    0
    After finishing the game on PC thoroughly (defeated all bosses, mini-bosses and explored every nook and cranny) and expecting the most difficult samurai-style combat game in years, I was extremely disappointed and consider this title FromSoftware's worst. While an interesting combat game at first glance, it quickly turns into Dance Dance Revolution.

    The good: - Wonderful setting and    After finishing the game on PC thoroughly (defeated all bosses, mini-bosses and explored every nook and cranny) and expecting the most difficult samurai-style combat game in years, I was extremely disappointed and consider this title FromSoftware's worst. While an interesting combat game at first glance, it quickly turns into Dance Dance Revolution.

    The good:
    - Wonderful setting and graphic design
    - Japanese as the default language to really nail the atmosphere
    - Unique combat design
    - High difficulty, truly delivering the punishing experience which fans in my opinion wrongly attributed to DS.
    - The Umbrella. Fun and interesting, if a bit overpowered compared to other equipment

    The bad:
    1. Combat is purely based on reflexes, like a sport, while strategic intelligence is not at all rewarded. Slow enemies turn on a dime using magical homing weapons. Spear bearers are just as dangerous up close and attack just as quickly. Only archers have a weakness congruent with real-life physics (weak armor and melee) but they're barely a threat even at range as projectiles are magically blocked.
    2. Zero potential for immersion/role playing in combat. Real-life katana battles are quick, often settled in seconds as the katana's purpose is to wound the opponent critically before he can retaliate. High skill, high reward like in the Bushido series. Sekiro battles are long, drawn-out boxing matches. Sekiro dies quickly but he can fully restore his wounds more than 10 times each battle, and revive a few times to boot.
    3. Stealth is an option only during unimportant battles (riffraff and certain optional minibosses) but tedious and basic. Sekiro is supposedly a spy/assassin yet he fights like Rambo. The game may have started as a Tenchu reboot but shares few similarities.
    4. Sekiro's base moveset is extremely limited when compared to other hack-and-slash games. There's a hack, a stab and a slightly different version while sprinting.
    5. Minimal customization. Sekiro can equip one special move and one piece of equipment at a time.
    6. Combat basically comes down to "rock, paper, scissors" reactions to "perilous attacks", deflecting the standard attacks with moderate timing difficulty and being as aggressive as possible while the opponent rests. There is one DS-esque boss exception but in my opinion that was the least enjoyable boss in the game due to Sekiro's limited moveset and equipment.
    7. Enemy combat rules are completely unlike Sekiro's combat rules. Therefore, learning what kills Sekiro doesn't give any insight into how to kill opponents. It doesn't need to be fair, but it does need to make sense.

    So far it's still a 4/10 game. A good challenge at least. But here's the awful:
    - Sekiro is fully animation locked during most of his moves, unable to control his body in any way. Key presses made during this time are sometimes discarded and sometimes queued. Apparently FromSoftware wants us to experience how it feels to have Parkinson's. Point made: It's horrific and maddening.
    - Full immortality during deathblows. No punishment whatsoever for taking the time to disembowel an enemy, simply "because it looks cewl", yet we're stuck watching that animation over and over and over. Tenchu games had more kill animations on the PS2 with a chance to dismember.
    - The PC port is ghastly. It has a 0.1 to 0.3 second input lag depending on area, and yes my PC is more than capable. Combined with the animation locking Sekiro is frequently unresponsive during critical moments.
    - Human mini-bosses can often be kited by having them move far from their "home" position. They won't defend themselves and slowly walk back. Horrible AI design.
    - Target lock is lost when Sekiro is cornered, a natural occurrence during arena-based fights (including bosses), leaving him entirely helpless. This is clearly a bug as there is no sensible reason for a trained Shinobi to behave so irrationally during a crucial moment in battle.

    Lastly, for an offline game it sports a strangely pronounced community. As is to be expected of a sports game it has attracted a horde of game-jocks so proud of having pushed the sequenced buttons that they wail "git gud" in chorus at anyone who disliked any aspect of the game, in a thinly veiled attempt to brag. The reason I completely finished it is to prove them wrong. And I did - this isn't about skill.

    I've seen toxic communities before but none quite as stubborn, uniform and unimaginative as this one. This is why I consider any downvotes on this review as upvotes - thanks for the "support" in advance.

    In conclusion, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is in my opinion one of the worst entries in the hack-and-slash genre so far, a failed stealth game and a failed PC port. The difficulty is purely technical in nature and deserves no credit from a game design perspective, as it fails to challenge meaningful human abilities.    … Expand
  24. Garibaldi
    Oct 31, 2019
    2
    only challenge is to press right button at right time and restart same level all the time until you get it right.
  25. Deaden84
    Nov 28, 2019
    2
    Another piece of garbage game for console conversion to PC. If I need to play Turn-based strategy style game I prefer not this one. This game sort of boring with it's defence and counter-attack system.
  26. AdaptiveTech
    Mar 2, 2020
    3
    Another game that tries to imitate God of War, but refuses to learn from Sony's example. Expect tons of frustration from the camera swinging around randomly, which is especially aggravating when fighting near cliff ledges with instant death.

    Could also use a significant control overhaul -- Devil May Cry lets you fluidly switch between multiple weapons mid-combo, while Sekiro feels    Another game that tries to imitate God of War, but refuses to learn from Sony's example. Expect tons of frustration from the camera swinging around randomly, which is especially aggravating when fighting near cliff ledges with instant death.

    Could also use a significant control overhaul -- Devil May Cry lets you fluidly switch between multiple weapons mid-combo, while Sekiro feels kludgy and awkward.    … Expand
  27. centralohioguy
    Apr 24, 2019
    4
    This game looks pretty cool, the movement and controls are fluid, and I like the game world. It really looks like the type of game I'd like. However, FromSoft games are just too difficult for some people such as myself. I don't really know why this company refuses to have difficulty settings for those of us that don't have the patience/aptitude for this type of game. I appreciate thatThis game looks pretty cool, the movement and controls are fluid, and I like the game world. It really looks like the type of game I'd like. However, FromSoft games are just too difficult for some people such as myself. I don't really know why this company refuses to have difficulty settings for those of us that don't have the patience/aptitude for this type of game. I appreciate that some people enjoy the satisfaction of beating difficult games, but Sekiro (and the Dark Souls series) just aren't my cup of tea as presented.… Expand
  28. YanKotov0nly1
    Dec 12, 2019
    0
    Просто ублюдская дерьмина, которая и вовсе не должна существовать. Как эта дрисня получила звание игры года? Не других каких либо номинаций! СРАЗУ ИГРА ГОДА!
  29. Tyrowski
    Dec 24, 2019
    4
    It's a from software game. It's more solid than anything in the dark souls saga, but it still fails on a wonky interface, strange character moves (who slows down a blow towards the end... how... why). If you like fighting against your own character instead of the enemy (ie. you like Dark Souls) It's a game for you
  30. north789
    Mar 24, 2019
    2
    скучные, заскриптованные бои на манер асасинс крид. непонятно зачем добавленный кривой стелс
  31. DreamCore
    Mar 26, 2019
    0
    Having completed both Dark Souls 2, 3 and Bloodborne I had high hopes for this one. But what a let down. I'm disgusted by how unfair this game is balanced. Even the mini-bosses will stomp you and one shot you for even the slightest mistake. Not to mention that you loose 50% of your exp and money with no means of getting it back. With Dragonrot, the more you die the more you're a punishedHaving completed both Dark Souls 2, 3 and Bloodborne I had high hopes for this one. But what a let down. I'm disgusted by how unfair this game is balanced. Even the mini-bosses will stomp you and one shot you for even the slightest mistake. Not to mention that you loose 50% of your exp and money with no means of getting it back. With Dragonrot, the more you die the more you're a punished and they give you the option to resurrect and punishes you even more for doing so. You just feel like you're being punished for anything and being rewarded for nothing. The developers are literary spitting you in the face. At least in Darksouls and Bloodborne you could summon an ally to help you but here you're on your own. Don't waste your time on this junk unless you enjoy being killed hundreds of times until you're finally lucky to beat a mini-boss just to encounter anther one 5 minutes later and repeat. The people who designed this junk should be banned from the gaming industry.… Expand
  32. emorcen
    Mar 26, 2019
    3
    Sekiro was very much the game I looked forward most to in 2019 but also my greatest disappointment so far. I'm almost 40 hours in and at the end stretch of the game. Every time I played, I hoped for it to click, thinking that it may be something wrong with me. The glowing critic reviews left and right didn't help either. To summarize what I think is wrong with the game, it's the overallSekiro was very much the game I looked forward most to in 2019 but also my greatest disappointment so far. I'm almost 40 hours in and at the end stretch of the game. Every time I played, I hoped for it to click, thinking that it may be something wrong with me. The glowing critic reviews left and right didn't help either. To summarize what I think is wrong with the game, it's the overall interaction of it's (stealth / combat) mechanics that encourages you to play in a very specific way.

    For example, a large percentage of the minibosses have entourages that are designed such that the safest / most rewarding way to go about those engagements is to:

    1) Stealth kill a minion
    2) Run out of aggro range
    3) Wait a minute for remaining enemies to disengage
    4) Repeat 1 to 3 until you can fight the miniboss individually

    immersion issues aside, doing the above can take up to 15 minutes per "run"
    and if you die - which always will happen because you have no idea what the new boss' moveset is, you have to repeat the process all over again. The major bosses are also designed to be impossible to defeat the first time through because you have no idea what the exact timing is for all their strikes and combos and this meant you can never reliably parry their attacks which is also the singular way to win.

    The whole game is akin to doing tiresome dance rehearsals repeatedly until you get a waltz down the way your instructor wants it to be, except he doesn't tell you what he wants in the first place and you have to be beaten into knowing. This wasn't a problem with Dark Souls because caution could always bring you far and there were plenty of alternative solutions to the same puzzle.

    By the end, Sekiro felt easier and more manageable when I could play by it's set of rules but that's because it forced me to play the only way it wanted to be played and the lack of player agency left a bad taste in my mouth.

    My conclusion at the end is this - Sekiro was overdesigned and has an identity issue. It wants to be a little bit of Tenchu, but doesn't do it well. It also wants to somewhat be Dark Souls, but doesn't do that well either. It definitely wants to be Onimusha / Bushido Blade but is also halfhearted about that. I have little doubt that Sekiro will not be looked upon favorably years after the hype has gone. But still, plenty of love to players who had a good time with it.    … Expand
  33. lilkillpappy
    Apr 11, 2019
    4
    very good game, but way to frustrating. With the time and energy it takes to git gud at this game you could have an A in calculus. Not worth it at all
  34. MakotoSengen
    Mar 24, 2019
    1
    Fail of the Year. Well maybe not the biggest fail but definitely Broken hopes of the Year.
    Visually game is Ok... Everything else is just bad. Lazy DS clone with 0 innovation or improvements. In fact there is a degradation in level design, combat system, weapons, animation and physics, even dialogs and char design. Maybe story is fine but you just can't enjoy it because of that horrific    Fail of the Year. Well maybe not the biggest fail but definitely Broken hopes of the Year.
    Visually game is Ok... Everything else is just bad. Lazy DS clone with 0 innovation or improvements. In fact there is a degradation in level design, combat system, weapons, animation and physics, even dialogs and char design. Maybe story is fine but you just can't enjoy it because of that horrific gameplay. There is only one weapon and one gimmick. And equally terrible experience on mouse and gamepad. And of course you can't change difficulty, there is only one stupidly crazy difficulty which can't be excused, because it is nothing but developer's laziness.    … Expand
  35. praisethesun11
    Mar 24, 2019
    2
    What a disappointment. No character depth, no replayability, no tangible connection to the bosses, and the most punishing death system in any FromSoftware or Souls-like game. Standard enemies are an absolute joke whether you kill them from stealth or 5 on 1 by just parrying their attacks, but then bosses wreck you with speed, power, and odd gameplay mechanics before you even know what'sWhat a disappointment. No character depth, no replayability, no tangible connection to the bosses, and the most punishing death system in any FromSoftware or Souls-like game. Standard enemies are an absolute joke whether you kill them from stealth or 5 on 1 by just parrying their attacks, but then bosses wreck you with speed, power, and odd gameplay mechanics before you even know what's going on, and even worse is that they feel very uninspired. Again, what a disappointment. Here's hoping Bloodborne 2 still gets made.… Expand
  36. foofiter226
    Nov 13, 2019
    1
    Masterpiece of a game, too bad and disappointing that no matter how good you are, all bosses will cheat. upgrading everything and raising your attack power wont make alot of difference . This game is hard. especially if you play late in the year as i have, for it has been patched. its crazy how the game is basically easy, except the overpowered bosses!!! When you hit a boss their vitalityMasterpiece of a game, too bad and disappointing that no matter how good you are, all bosses will cheat. upgrading everything and raising your attack power wont make alot of difference . This game is hard. especially if you play late in the year as i have, for it has been patched. its crazy how the game is basically easy, except the overpowered bosses!!! When you hit a boss their vitality is barely affected, but any boss that strikes you takes away at least 1/3 of your vitality or more. Basically you cant rush through boss fights. this is a game that will make you frustrated, irritable and very angry.Sekiro tests you and it forces you to spend alot time and forces you to get good. Games arent suppose to make you mad but excited and relaxed. Sekiro does the opposite. really would have loved Sekiro but Ninja Gaiden is still my fav… Expand
  37. Lapio
    Mar 29, 2019
    2
    Didn't think that From Software could make a bad game, but here it is.
    Have played literally every souls game and was ready for something new and different. This wasn't it.
    Combat is mostly centered around parrying which at first seems cool and different when compared to souls combat, but after 25 hours of constantly parrying everything and listening to nothing, but the parry sounds and    Didn't think that From Software could make a bad game, but here it is.
    Have played literally every souls game and was ready for something new and different. This wasn't it.
    Combat is mostly centered around parrying which at first seems cool and different when compared to souls combat, but after 25 hours of constantly parrying everything and listening to nothing, but the parry sounds and seeing the same animations over and over again its just boring.
    I was ready to do multiple NG runs of the game with different setups and load-outs but the game doesn't offer any variety. what you start out with is what you get. The prosthetic tools while at first glance seem to be the variety of the game they are just lackluster and not worth using since they are basically high risk for no reward during combat.

    Just another example of why you should never buy into the hype of a new game and pay release date prices for it.

    Visually the game looks nice tho    … Expand
  38. Adijazz1706
    Mar 23, 2019
    0
    FromSoft has somehow managed to kill the variety which made their previous games so replayable while simultaneously managing to kill dodging and forcing you to parry. Thing is, parrying doesn't work on may bosses where you have to deplete their health bar first, which is hard to do considering the speed at which the combat plays out. Add to this the idiocy of having 5+ minions for mostFromSoft has somehow managed to kill the variety which made their previous games so replayable while simultaneously managing to kill dodging and forcing you to parry. Thing is, parrying doesn't work on may bosses where you have to deplete their health bar first, which is hard to do considering the speed at which the combat plays out. Add to this the idiocy of having 5+ minions for most minibosses and permanently losing half your experience and gold each death and you have a game that discourages 'die so you can learn' vibe the Souls games had. You can stand at 1 spot in a boss fight and spam Parry until the boss loses enough posture, no need to move and dodge and stuff like that. Vwry disappointed overall… Expand
  39. TprAgile
    Nov 9, 2019
    4
    i don't like hard games like this. i can make hard games like this too. it is so easy. i want hard games but not like this. in this game, when u die, it sents u 1 hour ago. what is this for? or NPCs are hard for nothing. u just feel of hardness. not exciting. like ac creed origins's nighmare difficulty, you feel not same with sekiro. So what i say for this game is: "Difficulty of this gamei don't like hard games like this. i can make hard games like this too. it is so easy. i want hard games but not like this. in this game, when u die, it sents u 1 hour ago. what is this for? or NPCs are hard for nothing. u just feel of hardness. not exciting. like ac creed origins's nighmare difficulty, you feel not same with sekiro. So what i say for this game is: "Difficulty of this game is for nothing"… Expand
  40. perozh
    Mar 23, 2019
    0
    Графика уровня 2008 года, управление на ПК как всегда - отвратное. Не стоит приобретать.
  41. iamthewizard2
    Mar 22, 2019
    0
    60 fps cap? what bullcr*p! I'm fully aware all the previous dark souls titles were all 60fps but it's 2019 now....get with the times developers!
  42. billyjoe
    Mar 24, 2019
    0
    The play-style freedom and replay-ability have been destroyed to railroad players into a generic ninja game. Even bloodborne gave more user freedom and exploration. I hate to say this game is a rebuttal to Nioh and arguably that game is better because it kept a key component, multiplayer. CO-OP and invasions are what solidifies these games and gives them a strong community. It would beThe play-style freedom and replay-ability have been destroyed to railroad players into a generic ninja game. Even bloodborne gave more user freedom and exploration. I hate to say this game is a rebuttal to Nioh and arguably that game is better because it kept a key component, multiplayer. CO-OP and invasions are what solidifies these games and gives them a strong community. It would be fine if this didn't play and feel exactly like a souls game, but it does.… Expand
  43. T-PainBoy
    Apr 6, 2019
    0
    Awful controls, dodging does respond as it should so you are forced to block all the time which gets pretty booring in the long run.
  44. dustin201
    Jun 19, 2019
    4
    what are you playing for? I feel it doesn't have a good progression line. The arms are bland. Virtually no customization. Forget getting exploration of the map. My biggest regret of this game is that i played 2 hrs 15 min. so i cannot return it.
  45. EricZhang48
    May 27, 2019
    1
    To be honest，for an ordinary player with causal gameplay abilities，this game is just AWFUL for its difficulties. But still，one mark for its amazing graphics、plot and endings.
  46. Critical-Hit
    Apr 11, 2019
    0
    Spider-Man: Trainer activated

    Enjoy the unique japanese Spider-Man, where you don't need to kill anybody or upgrade attack power or health. Just spam the grapling button and fly trough the whole area to the end, where you meet boss or mini-boss, who will kill you on 1 hit. That's why, you don't need to upgrade your health or attack power, because both is useless. But if you manage to    Spider-Man: Trainer activated

    Enjoy the unique japanese Spider-Man, where you don't need to kill anybody or upgrade attack power or health. Just spam the grapling button and fly trough the whole area to the end, where you meet boss or mini-boss, who will kill you on 1 hit. That's why, you don't need to upgrade your health or attack power, because both is useless.
    But if you manage to kill anybody, just walk behind him and press attack, which is instakill. And if you fail that, get ready for the Assassin's Creed parry style. Just keep holding block, wait for enemy to hit you and then press attack button to get another instakill.
    End up with activated trainer, because you won't have nerves for this sh*t and just go trough the locations, because you've already paid for this.    … Expand
  47. Persik
    Mar 25, 2019
    1
    Если Dark Sols 3 с самого начала завораживал и оторваться было невозможно, то в Sekiro даже играть не хочется. Как же это тошно и не интересно.
  48. gematric
    Apr 4, 2019
    0
    if you enjoy repeating the same crap over and over at least 5000-10000 times for each boss then this game is for you, if you are a decent (90 IQ or more) person you'll uninstall it after maximum 2 hours of gameplay, It is simply impossible to beat the bosses. Initially I thought it would be a witcher3 competitor but it feels like it was made by CD projekt red's toilet cleaning team.
  49. niqueh
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    I really wanted to like this game but having played it halfway through I've grown to dislike its linear approach with everything and sheer tediousness of boss and mini-boss fights. When with previous From games I would be excited for new challenges and encounters, this one makes me almost dread progression and makes me wish I would be over with with the game already.

    This game seems to    I really wanted to like this game but having played it halfway through I've grown to dislike its linear approach with everything and sheer tediousness of boss and mini-boss fights. When with previous From games I would be excited for new challenges and encounters, this one makes me almost dread progression and makes me wish I would be over with with the game already.

    This game seems to be designed for very specific gamers who liked the challenge runs in previous Souls games, or added difficulty through multiple NG+ cycles. While this is certainly many Souls players, most people won't enjoy punishing difficulty with demand of mastering the game in order to succeed. Options like leaving a boss fight to level up and then try later, or summoning outside help no longer exist, leaving you with only one options that is "git gud", if you have time, patience and nerves for it.

    I really feel like this game is a step back from Bloodborne, which I consider a masterpiece, and hope that this is "just a phase", not a direction From is taking with every game from now on.    … Expand
  50. Lukafuse
    Mar 27, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Low price ****I don't like it ATM.
    The combat system is pretty shallow and the "stealth" sections are hindered by it's open world nature.
    It's frustrating. Too much for its own good. Also they don't teach you any basic mechanic of the game.
    Why? IDK. it's dumb.    … Expand
  51. Kens
    Apr 1, 2019
    0
    Worst From Software game so far. You forced to play in one way - parry. Map full of useless item, there is no exploration joy. Camera bugs in small rooms or near walls. Bugs with damage-range, inaccurate weapon trajectory-damage.
    People who's call this game "souls" series makes me puke. This game is step back in every aspect if we compared it with DS games.
    This game like: trying to eat    Worst From Software game so far. You forced to play in one way - parry. Map full of useless item, there is no exploration joy. Camera bugs in small rooms or near walls. Bugs with damage-range, inaccurate weapon trajectory-damage.
    People who's call this game "souls" series makes me puke. This game is step back in every aspect if we compared it with DS games.
    This game like: trying to eat through nose- this is not hard, it is just stupid.
    From now i will not buy From Software games so freely knowing what they can do with game.    … Expand
  52. Nesquick76
    Mar 25, 2019
    0
    Скучная, сложная (без баланса), нет кастомизации
  53. antanaka
    Apr 1, 2019
    2
    Если коротко, ждал DS3 про Японию, вышел Hitman's Creed may Cry: Sands of Batman с примитивным стелсом от ребят, которые полжизни делали souls-игры (отсюда и "костры", и кастрированные "души", и немножко интерфейса, и разбросанные по миру подсвеченные предметы). На убийство боссов максимально пофигу (в souls-like игре-то!). Переоцененная поделка, совершенно не ясно, за что получившая такиеЕсли коротко, ждал DS3 про Японию, вышел Hitman's Creed may Cry: Sands of Batman с примитивным стелсом от ребят, которые полжизни делали souls-игры (отсюда и "костры", и кастрированные "души", и немножко интерфейса, и разбросанные по миру подсвеченные предметы). На убийство боссов максимально пофигу (в souls-like игре-то!). Переоцененная поделка, совершенно не ясно, за что получившая такие высокие баллы. Хотя, если людям от Sekiro нужен был рескин костров из DS, наличие боссов и Миядзаки-сюжет, то конечно это для них 10/10. Для меня же это как если бы взяли DS3 и вырезали из него половину того, за что я его полюбил.… Expand
  54. ColdNeutron
    Apr 4, 2019
    0
    Overrated game filled with cheap mechanics. Filled with artificial difficulty and bs mechanics. For instance, the game tells you to dodge grab attacks but the enemy attacks home in on you. So even if you dodge, you get grabbed anyway.
  55. dimasbaron
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    I rate this product with 0 mark, because of a huge frustration and disappointment which this game gave me. I beated all the parts of the dark souls series many times, but suckkiro is way too hard for me. The game counstantly holds you in a hard tension and concentration. Two hours in this game feels like I have played 24 hours. This is not a game already its more like some kind of a humanI rate this product with 0 mark, because of a huge frustration and disappointment which this game gave me. I beated all the parts of the dark souls series many times, but suckkiro is way too hard for me. The game counstantly holds you in a hard tension and concentration. Two hours in this game feels like I have played 24 hours. This is not a game already its more like some kind of a human performance test. I dont like parryng **** in dark souls and I never used it. Sekiro - the whole f game is parrying, wtf FROM? No balance, ordinary enemys are worthless, but boss battles are completely impossible. You can die from one shot easely and this is expectable and acceptable, but its not when bosses have tons of hp.… Expand
  56. ale12
    Mar 22, 2019
    1
    Este es un ejemplo de como un buen marketing puede cegar a la comunidad, lo unico bueno del juego es su apartado sonoro. Pero lo veo muy sobrevalorado, algunas animaciones dejan mucho que desear, la verdad el juego para mi no es muy bueno, pero respeto opiniones.
  57. oreimo33
    Apr 15, 2019
    0
    As a fan of the previous From software titles, I had high hopes for Sekiro. Sadly, I am very disappointed with the game for various reasons.

    The combat is very restrictive. You don't have weapons, armor or classes to choose from. You have one weapon and a few tools which only have niche uses. The parrying mechanic which could be skipped entirely in the previous games is now the core    As a fan of the previous From software titles, I had high hopes for Sekiro. Sadly, I am very disappointed with the game for various reasons.

    The combat is very restrictive. You don't have weapons, armor or classes to choose from. You have one weapon and a few tools which only have niche uses. The parrying mechanic which could be skipped entirely in the previous games is now the core mechanic you are required to use constantly. In other words, fights are based on split second reactions to what your enemy is doing. This alone wouldn't be bad if it weren't for two reasons.

    First, this mechanic simply doesn't work well with crowds of enemies. If you need to pay close attention to what your opponent is doing and time your reaction appropriately, you cannot handle multiple foes at once, especially when some of them are off camera. So you end up running away which is far too easy in this game. This makes you inclined to just skip minions by running past them until you get to the next shrine.

    The second problem is that bosses simply take too long to defeat when you play the game the way it is supposed to be played. I'm sure that many speedrunners have found ways to cheese bosses in order to kill them quickly, but if you actually use the reactive gameplay of Sekiro, aren't perfect and don't absolutely use every opportunity you got, then some bosses will take forever and are just exhausting or even boring. A good example is the giant ape boss, who is very easy to defeat if you take your time, but takes so freaking long that the hardest thing about him is not to get impatient and rush in because you finally want to be done with this boring grind. Furi also has quick reactive gameplay, but it is fun and exciting because the pacing is good. Imagine playing Furi but every boss had ten times the amount of health and can easily one shot you if you stop paying enough attention for just a second.

    Then there is the stealth mechanic which is an absolute joke. My guess is that the reason they put it in the game was because the combat, as mentioned before, doesn't work well with groups. So what are you supposed to do when there are groups of enemies? Sneak around them and stealth kill them one by one. This also sounds nice on paper but the implementation is horrible. The biggest problem is that you don't feel like a stealthy ninja at all. Most enemies in the game are deaf and blind. You can make loud noises right next to them or walk in their line of sight them without them noticing you. And your "stealth kill" is as loud as a gun shot. It's a joke. Not to mention that it is complely unnecessary since, as mentioned before, you can very easily just run past enemies even when they are alerted. So sneaking feels just like a waste of time and you will be seen eventually in a new area anyway because you don't know where all the enemies are positioned or which of them are blind and which aren't. So what will you do? Spend an hour trying to sneak through an area while trying to memorize all the locations and patrol routes of enemies, or just run past all of them to the next shrine which takes like five minutes?

    Graphically speaking, Sekiro is very ugly game. Drab environments, poor animation and a lack of that From Software 'polish', as if it was developed by an inferior division of the company, out of a scrapped prototype.

    The last thing I want to mention is that Sekiro doesn't feel rewarding. I played more than half of the game in hoped that the gameplay would grow on me and what annoys me the most is the feeling that I essentially didn't get anything for my trouble. If this was a Souls game then at least I would have a unique character who was formed by his many adventures by now. But in Sekiro, I still have this ugly dude who is an exact copy of everybody else's character who plays the game. Yes there are some RPG elements but I wonder why they even bothered to put them into the game. If I cannot level up at my own leisure but only when I get to certain points in the game, then the game could just balance out the damage and health of the enemies so that the initial built can be used the entire time. The game gives you the illusion of progression but when you think about it, you as a character don't progress at all. When you get to the point where you deal more damage, you also get to the point where enemies have more health so it all evens out and is essentially meaningless.

    Overall a horrible game that is overrated because of From's reputation rather than because of its own merits.    … Expand
  58. Mi4i19
    Apr 1, 2019
    0
    Герой не прыгает на левый триггер, а еще это не батл рояль
  59. devilhunter2099
    Apr 16, 2019
    0
    This game is not good at all and it has a bad storyline and also I did not expect that poor from from software.
  60. DrShepherdLIVE
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    Yes its challenging and its not for a casual player. So be prepared for a lot of try and error.
    The gore and blood is, for a young playerbase, very pleasing. But as I am a little older gamer I just find it annoying and not really helping. Dont get me wrong, I loved stuff like that when I was young too. But I just dont anymore! The boss mechanics are shallow and not entertaining at all.    Yes its challenging and its not for a casual player. So be prepared for a lot of try and error.
    The gore and blood is, for a young playerbase, very pleasing. But as I am a little older gamer I just find it annoying and not really helping. Dont get me wrong, I loved stuff like that when I was young too. But I just dont anymore! The boss mechanics are shallow and not entertaining at all. After you figured out how the games work it becomes a chore and killing is a repetition of the same procedure over and over! The story is meh and not the main reason why people buy this game. So if you are just someone who wants to brag that he has beaten a hard game thats deffinelty a game for you. Otherwise its a spin off of dark souls in a new costume.    … Expand
  61. Black7
    May 3, 2020
    3
    Говно для задротов.
    Ставлю 3 за красивый визуал.
  62. persi
    Jan 12, 2020
    3
    I really liked the setting and the story, as well as artistic style; unfortunately, the combat mechanics ruined the game experience for me because parrying is the only way to play - period. There’s no enemy variety, and bosses are seriously overpowered, considering that you attacks are not that potent. This made Sekiro very boring to me. You want to play a tank? You can’t. A invisibleI really liked the setting and the story, as well as artistic style; unfortunately, the combat mechanics ruined the game experience for me because parrying is the only way to play - period. There’s no enemy variety, and bosses are seriously overpowered, considering that you attacks are not that potent. This made Sekiro very boring to me. You want to play a tank? You can’t. A invisible ninja, relying on evasion and stealth attacks? You can’t! Keep dying until you learn how to parry and shut up.… Expand
  63. Starychok
    Jan 11, 2022
    3
    Despite I've played all of souls-likes, I couldn't understand this game. Game is difficult in not a good meaning at all. Character progression is almost absent, a lot of skills, most of which are useless, no variety in weapons/builds or anything (just secondary helpers, but this is nothing), battle mechanics are totally about timing and repeating, except of scripted boss-fights, level ofDespite I've played all of souls-likes, I couldn't understand this game. Game is difficult in not a good meaning at all. Character progression is almost absent, a lot of skills, most of which are useless, no variety in weapons/builds or anything (just secondary helpers, but this is nothing), battle mechanics are totally about timing and repeating, except of scripted boss-fights, level of fun - below zero. As for me, this game doesn't deserve to be a part of phenomenal souls series. Still game levels are really beautiful, so 3 of 10.… Expand
  64. floppyjabjab
    Apr 2, 2019
    3
    all the excellent reviews are fanboys loyal to the name "from software", the game is really mediocre and has cancerous camera lock on, the worst of this year Id say, 3/10, nothing exciting about it really mediocre, I dont mind the difficulty but there's really nothing special about this except the fanboysm about "from software" developers, kinda like Apple products to give you the idea.all the excellent reviews are fanboys loyal to the name "from software", the game is really mediocre and has cancerous camera lock on, the worst of this year Id say, 3/10, nothing exciting about it really mediocre, I dont mind the difficulty but there's really nothing special about this except the fanboysm about "from software" developers, kinda like Apple products to give you the idea.
    Not worth the price tag, wait for a huge discount, I'd value it at 15$ tops    … Expand
  65. seagseag123
    Apr 10, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. schizophrenic delusion...schizophrenic delusion...schizophrenic delusion...schizophrenic delusion...schizophrenic delusion...schizophrenic delusion...schizophrenic delusion...schizophrenic delusion...schizophrenic delusion...schizophrenic delusion...… Expand
  66. Critical_Joe
    Mar 12, 2023
    3
    Keep trying to like this but I find it really boring.

    Every fight I've engaged in is a parry fest, so many buttons I keep pressing the wrong ones and trying to find the right way to go amidst all the dingyness is a real pain.

    I think it's got some good idea's that were put together haphazardly. Tenchu on the PS One is better.
  67. Hk_Phil
    Feb 6, 2020
    3
    A drab and tedious DS rip off, without any of the quirky customisation that made that game interesting by balancing it against the difficulty. Last time I listen to any "game of the year" hype.
  68. Grayditch
    Apr 26, 2019
    0
    Un truño como un puño.
    Yo jugando a este juego:
    -¿Qué?...¿qué?...¡¿qué?!...

    Metal Arms es mejor. A glitch in the system.
  69. Observerr
    Apr 5, 2019
    3
    Отсутствие атмосферы присущей всем играм от Frome Software.
    Нечестные хитбоксы и в целом отвратительная боевка.
    В предыдущих играх фромов я готов был умирать снова и снова, но там я сражался с величественными противниками, боссы в прошлых играх были очень могущественными сущностями. Здесь же умирать 50 раз сражаясь с обычным военачальником или фиолетовым ниндзей это норма. Побеждая не    Отсутствие атмосферы присущей всем играм от Frome Software.
    Нечестные хитбоксы и в целом отвратительная боевка.
    В предыдущих играх фромов я готов был умирать снова и снова, но там я сражался с величественными противниками, боссы в прошлых играх были очень могущественными сущностями. Здесь же умирать 50 раз сражаясь с обычным военачальником или фиолетовым ниндзей это норма. Побеждая не чувствуешь удовлетворения, а просто отмечаешь что бой сложился удачно для тебя. Может еще роль сыграло то что мне совершенно не интересен сеттинг игры, не знаю... Так ждал игру и такое разочарование, прям обидно.    … Expand
  70. ItDoesntMatterr
    Apr 28, 2019
    1
    Well, im going to explain this in pros and cons

    Pros -i like the graphics Cons -Everytime you die your money dissapear -Dragons rot affects characters -Its literally boss after boss so if you struggled at one just wait for the next one thats literally after that one -you die and die at one boss till you get how you can beat him, either beat him by luck, or remember his strikes    Well, im going to explain this in pros and cons

    Pros
    -i like the graphics

    Cons
    -Everytime you die your money dissapear
    -Dragons rot affects characters
    -Its literally boss after boss so if you struggled at one just wait for the next one thats literally after that one
    -you die and die at one boss till you get how you can beat him, either beat him by luck, or remember his strikes so you know when to attack and when to parry, or just watch a walkthrough
    -The whole time you just parry
    -The whole game just focuses on just fighting bosses

    I wish they atleast tried harder to make a game that had an amazing story, that really catches you in it, they had such and opportunity to do so, i like story games more than just fighting games    … Expand
  71. bfgamer370
    May 23, 2020
    0
    Played it only for 10 minutes, then refunded. The setting is good, however the controls are clunky and the camera is very frustrating, moreover when I fall and die, I have to restart from the same damn location. Moreover, the combat and difficulty wasn't for me. I know dark souls fan love this game but this review is from a person who has never played any 'souls-like' game before. ManyPlayed it only for 10 minutes, then refunded. The setting is good, however the controls are clunky and the camera is very frustrating, moreover when I fall and die, I have to restart from the same damn location. Moreover, the combat and difficulty wasn't for me. I know dark souls fan love this game but this review is from a person who has never played any 'souls-like' game before. Many people were recommending me to play this game, but the game in just 10 minutes broke my mind… Expand
  72. tI2illion
    Jan 31, 2020
    2
    For a game that prides itself on combat mechanics and tactical reflexes, Sekiro falls far short. The animation triggers for enemy attacks are not synced anywhere near where you are expected to dodge, block, or jump - contributing to the reputation for this game being "hard." While the boss combats are unique, the requirement for you to play them over and over until you learn each animationFor a game that prides itself on combat mechanics and tactical reflexes, Sekiro falls far short. The animation triggers for enemy attacks are not synced anywhere near where you are expected to dodge, block, or jump - contributing to the reputation for this game being "hard." While the boss combats are unique, the requirement for you to play them over and over until you learn each animation sequence becomes dull, and takes away from any immersive continuous experience as being a powerful shinobi out to save the world.… Expand
  73. techdeath
    Mar 19, 2020
    0
    Dark Souls without the imagination; without the creativity. This game essentially takes the player mechanics from Souls games and drops it in Rise of the Tomb Raiders world. The interactive world of Souls games are the most creative aspect of design (excluding any art) and to replace that with the epitome of generic third person open world design, kills the fun and the replayability.Dark Souls without the imagination; without the creativity. This game essentially takes the player mechanics from Souls games and drops it in Rise of the Tomb Raiders world. The interactive world of Souls games are the most creative aspect of design (excluding any art) and to replace that with the epitome of generic third person open world design, kills the fun and the replayability. Everything in the souls games stemmed from being lost in a strange and unfamiliar place. The best aspect of Souls games is a projected illusion of decision making and complete control over your actions. Sekiro is more concerned with being an action game than a Souls game, yet it tries to do both and fails at the latter.… Expand
  74. ZoltanZero
    Mar 25, 2020
    4
    Ok this is not a souls like, so they said...
    Just take Dark Souls/Bloodborne/Nioh and take off all the cool stuff like, level, personalization of the character, weapons, etc....
    Copy and paste Tenchu, and voilà.... Sekiro.... -_-
  75. Chromixddxxd
    May 3, 2020
    2
    good is great gameplay and combos are really well made. but the camera is soo awfull. its disaster the camera is rly bad and in combat i mostly died cuz of the weird camera movements. otherwise bosses are cool
  76. FoxBaker1337
    Oct 18, 2020
    0
    As a Dark Souls and Dmeons souls / Bloodbourne fanatic :
    THIS GAME IS PURE ****
    Parry Dodg Parry in microseconds ****
  77. ExternusMortem
    Nov 20, 2021
    3
    Эта игра незаслуженно получила игру года и такие высокие оценки со стороны критиков. и сейчас я постараюсь убедить в этом и вас.
    Начнем с плюсов "Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice", которых я нашел не много:
    1. Это визуальный стиль игры. Сюда входит оформление инвентаря, рельеф местности, дизайн персонажей, для кого-то может понравится и музыка. 2. Озвучка персонажей. Приятно услышать    Эта игра незаслуженно получила игру года и такие высокие оценки со стороны критиков. и сейчас я постараюсь убедить в этом и вас.
    Начнем с плюсов "Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice", которых я нашел не много:
    1. Это визуальный стиль игры. Сюда входит оформление инвентаря, рельеф местности, дизайн персонажей, для кого-то может понравится и музыка.
    2. Озвучка персонажей. Приятно услышать оригинальную озвучку для Японского сеттинга.
    На этом плюсы для меня кончились, и начинаются минусы.
    1. Боевая система. Игра намеренно заставляет нас играть через блок и парирование, но как к этому относиться серьезно если враг больше нас в 5 раз и его оружия размером с дом? Логично было бы уворачиваться от таких врагов, но увы это не так. И конечно же бесконечная полоска здоровья, игра как бы намекает, что ты должен играть так как хочет разработчик и сносить полоску выносливости врага.
    2. Отзывчивость "Секиро". Протагонист ощущается как медленный кусок груши для битья. Блок и парирование он ставит на 1 секунду позже нажатия на кнопку, что в таких играх просто несправедливо по отношению к игроку. Увороты в игре сломаны и лучше их вообще не использовать, враг с большей вероятностью попадет в вас.
    3. Камера. Самый сильный босс в этой игре это ваша камера, которая работает еще хуже чем в серии "Dark souls". Постоянные залеты за текстуры и за врага. И что самое веселое это то что самые сложные бои происходят в узких локациях.
    4. Веревка. Я правда не понимаю как она работает. В одних и тех же ситуациях ты можешь притянуться, а можешь и не притянуться. Видимо это известно лишь самому мастеру Миядзаки.
    5. Интерес. В игру абсолютно не интересно играть и исследовать мир. Если в "Dark souls" мы искали различные оружия, которые имеют свои мувсеты, искали заклинания и экипировку со своими уникальными эффектами. То тут мы всегда находим леденцы и бесполезные используемые предметы. Лишь изредка мы будем натыкаться на действительно интересные вещи, такие как новые техники и новые протезы.
    6. Прыжки. Прыжки сделаны в лучших традициях FromSoftware, то есть через заднее место. Персонаж очень часто будет прыгать туда куда вы не хотите.
    Несмотря на то что игру я считаю плохой, я советую вам поиграть в нее и убедиться в этом самим, либо же убедиться для себя в обратном.    … Expand
  78. mugen_is_here
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    No objective markers. You're on your own figuring out a complex maze. There are lots of times when you can get completely stuck with no idea of where to go next. But there would be a hidden pathway or a blind jump that you need to take.

    Story/characters are not explained. You just get to know one thing. That you need to save the prince. Who's killing whom and why. Why are loyal subjects    No objective markers. You're on your own figuring out a complex maze. There are lots of times when you can get completely stuck with no idea of where to go next. But there would be a hidden pathway or a blind jump that you need to take.

    Story/characters are not explained. You just get to know one thing. That you need to save the prince. Who's killing whom and why. Why are loyal subjects turning traitors. No idea.

    An unsatisfying combat system.
    Sudden extreme difficulty spikes.
    Parry timing is way too small.
    You can't customize any weapons, armors.
    Stealth doesn't work (I upgraded to max)).
    Figure out the rhythm of the bosses by dying. Totally impossible (even for Sekiro character himself). Then rinse and repeat.
    Punishing death-penalty (no surprise since it was made by the same sadists from Dark Souls).
    Limited exploration. Invisible walls. Hidden (but compulsory) pathways.

    Overall rating - 0/10.    … Expand
  79. OberiousLocke
    Aug 9, 2021
    1
    TLDR - Bloodborne, but they took out everything that made Bloodborne work, and set it in Japan, and also modelled it around the most finicky combat tactics from the Soulsborne series (namely parrying, which for some bizarre reason the fanboys try to argue is not actually a core, essential part of the gameplay loop despite being exactly that) FromSoft has continued their degeneration fromTLDR - Bloodborne, but they took out everything that made Bloodborne work, and set it in Japan, and also modelled it around the most finicky combat tactics from the Soulsborne series (namely parrying, which for some bizarre reason the fanboys try to argue is not actually a core, essential part of the gameplay loop despite being exactly that) FromSoft has continued their degeneration from tough-but-fair (Demon's Souls, mostly. Dark Souls 1, 95%) to Tough-and-****-the-player. The game plays nicely when it works, but unless you're a major masochist with hyperactive reflexes, I can't recommend it.

    Full text - Sekiro just doesn't do enough right to reach that same point of enjoyment. Your health is too low to start with, to the point where the first non-tutorial boss (Chained Ogre) can very easily knock off 50-75% of your health, roughly, meaning that if you take a single hit from your average enemy prior, he will kill you in one hit. Even if you live, you have a high chance of being flung off the map, which gets rid of the last of your health, making your respawn token's worthless. This is exacerbated when you reach Shinobi Hunter Eshin of Misen, who can take you from full health to dead faster than you can blink, you are given the opprotunity to pick up the Mikiri Counter combat skill, however it is damn near impossible to get it to work in the moment. This is both made worse by the fact that any attacks that result in a synced animation (grab attacks for instance) have some serious phantom range, to the point where you can dodge directly behind the Chained Ogre's lunging grab attack, and still get grabbed as the ogre yeets himself 180 degrees and grabs you anyway, the same thing can happen with Enshin. In no particular order I personally experienced multiple instances of being knocked out of the air by attacks that very clearly did not hit me and being grabbed out of the air by attacks that very clearly did not connect.

    I could go on about other things, about how the game can't tell if it's trying to be a fast paced action game or a stealth game, how the combat just doesn't match the game and it's difficulty in conjunction with your pitiful amounts of help, the game itself being generally misleading out or outright deceitful, like how it makes it clear early one that dodging is key, yet with most even basic enemies in the game, dodging is no guarentee that the enemy won't just spin in place like a top and hit you anyway. I could go on about how fighting more than one enemy at a time, which will happen very early on in the Hirata estate becausethe fact that enemies can see for miles is an absolute train wreck, or about how everything happens so quickly in a game that demands caution and precision making the game a miserable experience for those without the reflexes of a coked-up squirrel.

    In short, like Dark Souls 3, it suffers from Bloodborne syndrome, albeit to an outrageously higher degree. Fast paced combat that has no place in the game, lacking all the systems that made it work such as the Rally system. There IS an upgrade in the first technique scroll that allows to recover health on a deathblow, but that isn't going to help you because you generally don't get that many deathblows when it would be the most useful (i.e boss fights), and knowing the pitiful amount of health you get at the start, it probably would be uselss anyway.

    Hopefully by the time Elden Ring comes around, Miyazaki and co. will finally be over the hyper actively difficult game play that plagued Sekiro and Dark Souls 3 to a drastically lesser extent, and realize that it's just not fun having your skull caved in by relentless, artificial difficulty of homing attacks, low health at the start, and dying in 2-3 hits, and parry centered combat despite the fanboys screeching otherwise. If you're a horrendous Sadomasochist, I can see you getting mileage out of this. Otherwise, I really cannot bring myself to recommend this like I would FromSoft's previous work.    … Expand
  80. nickhei
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    No ultrawide support for an "AAA" game in 2019.
    And you can it "Game Of The Year"?
  81. roninator2
    Apr 26, 2021
    3
    I give a 10 for game idea and story.
    I give a 5 for game complexity. I managed to go the wrong way several times and had to Google the steps to figure out where I was supposed to go. That makes it open world type, but it is really a fixed path. The two were not mixed well.
    I give a 0 for difficulty. While there is no setting for changing the difficulty, it is a must for any game. I am a    I give a 10 for game idea and story.
    I give a 5 for game complexity. I managed to go the wrong way several times and had to Google the steps to figure out where I was supposed to go. That makes it open world type, but it is really a fixed path. The two were not mixed well.
    I give a 0 for difficulty. While there is no setting for changing the difficulty, it is a must for any game. I am a player that wants to enjoy a game, not curse and swear at it for being to hard (too fast, too much damage, my reaction skills very poor, my understanding of using tactics in this game)
    After spending several hours getting nowhere I used the easy mode MOD and then I was able to get about half way through before giving up and deleting the game.    … Expand
  82. JackKnowles
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    The game world is boring and drab and has the ugliest color palette I have ever seen in an AAA game. The story is dull and tries too hard with the whole samurai-master dichotomy that's portrayed as if it came straight from the mind of a ''I studied the blade'' sperg. The combat is typical repetitive button mash garbage.

    AAA gaming is dead and the mindsets that approve of games like    The game world is boring and drab and has the ugliest color palette I have ever seen in an AAA game. The story is dull and tries too hard with the whole samurai-master dichotomy that's portrayed as if it came straight from the mind of a ''I studied the blade'' sperg. The combat is typical repetitive button mash garbage.

    AAA gaming is dead and the mindsets that approve of games like these killed it.    … Expand
  83. LegitMan
    Nov 10, 2020
    0
    The game is recommended only for extreme tryhards who like to memorize parrying windows.
    absolutely 0 fun
  84. Benyamin_BRM
    Aug 18, 2020
    0
    This game is simply amazing! best game in soul genre and deserves a 10 out of 10. play it with love and i hope second game come soon for this masterpiece.
  85. VlaDuk
    Aug 23, 2020
    0
    Это просто нечто.Эта игра как девушка.Вы встречаетесь любите друг друга ,но в один момент она берёт связывает тебя кладёт напол и ты смотришь как она трахаеться с её хахалем. Потом они вместе отвозят тебя в лес и обоссывают но не закапывают.Она убила во мне всё человечное.И нет я прошёл почти 60 % игры но вовремя остановился.Дорогие люди не играйте в эту хуйню никогда. Может збоку яЭто просто нечто.Эта игра как девушка.Вы встречаетесь любите друг друга ,но в один момент она берёт связывает тебя кладёт напол и ты смотришь как она трахаеться с её хахалем. Потом они вместе отвозят тебя в лес и обоссывают но не закапывают.Она убила во мне всё человечное.И нет я прошёл почти 60 % игры но вовремя остановился.Дорогие люди не играйте в эту хуйню никогда. Может збоку я сумашедший но я сказал "Нахуй" этой игре и удалил забыв навсегда… Expand
  86. csln
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    Don't waste your time. If you want to waste your time play elden ring. Sekiro is not worth 5 €
  87. iDarthFather
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    The worst game I have ever played, at no time can you feel fun with this game just frustration, it is a complete deception that this is the game has been named as the game of the year, it is another crap more than the cult gamers who spend 14 hrs a day with a remote control in hand they sell to the gamer community that is a great game, NO IT´S NOT .. !!, I requested a refund, and steamThe worst game I have ever played, at no time can you feel fun with this game just frustration, it is a complete deception that this is the game has been named as the game of the year, it is another crap more than the cult gamers who spend 14 hrs a day with a remote control in hand they sell to the gamer community that is a great game, NO IT´S NOT .. !!, I requested a refund, and steam denied me since I had more than 2 hours of play… Expand
  88. Maxim66666
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    ЕБАНАЯ КОНЧЕНАЯ ХУЕТА ДЛЯ ТРАХАНЫХ ТУПЫХ УЕБКОВ БЛЯДЬ НАХУЯ ОНА ТАКАЯ СЛОЖНАЯ? ЧТОБЫ Я ЕЕ НАХУЙ УДАЛИЛ? РАЗРАБОВ МАТЕРЕЙ ЕБАЛ СУКА ЧТОБ ВЫ СДОХЛИ ТУПЫЕ ХУЕСОСЫ ТВАРИ БЛЯДЬ ВАШУ МАКАКУ Я В РОТ ЕБАЛ СЕБЕ В ПИЗДУ ЭТОГО БОСА ЗАСУНЬТЕ ХУЕСОСЫ ТИПА ИГРА БЛЯДЬ СЛОЖНАЯ ЕБАТЬ ТАКАЯ АХУЕННАЯ ПОШЛИ ВЫ НАХУЙ КОНЧЕНЫЕ УРОДЫЕБАНАЯ КОНЧЕНАЯ ХУЕТА ДЛЯ ТРАХАНЫХ ТУПЫХ УЕБКОВ БЛЯДЬ НАХУЯ ОНА ТАКАЯ СЛОЖНАЯ? ЧТОБЫ Я ЕЕ НАХУЙ УДАЛИЛ? РАЗРАБОВ МАТЕРЕЙ ЕБАЛ СУКА ЧТОБ ВЫ СДОХЛИ ТУПЫЕ ХУЕСОСЫ ТВАРИ БЛЯДЬ ВАШУ МАКАКУ Я В РОТ ЕБАЛ СЕБЕ В ПИЗДУ ЭТОГО БОСА ЗАСУНЬТЕ ХУЕСОСЫ ТИПА ИГРА БЛЯДЬ СЛОЖНАЯ ЕБАТЬ ТАКАЯ АХУЕННАЯ ПОШЛИ ВЫ НАХУЙ КОНЧЕНЫЕ УРОДЫ
  89. Mugaro26
    May 22, 2021
    0
    игра ужастная в том что нельзя выберать уровень сложности я не любитель хардкора а любитель сюжета мира и тд
  90. AlexDarwin
    Apr 16, 2021
    0
    Очередное дрочиво для садомазахистов. Ултрасложность убивает какой-либо интерес играть. Хотя любителям задрачивать каждого босса два часа к ряду изводя свои нервы - в самый раз.
  91. lucasmsl
    Apr 23, 2022
    0
    One of the best games I've ever played. I love the story, atmosphere, visuals, everything. The gameplay is fantastic.

    Beating Isshin, the Sword Saint with mostly parries and counters was one of the most satisfying feelings for me during a game. It also took me around 5 hours to beat him. I just wish there was a DLSS option by now and not as many framerate drop areas in the game. And    One of the best games I've ever played. I love the story, atmosphere, visuals, everything. The gameplay is fantastic.

    Beating Isshin, the Sword Saint with mostly parries and counters was one of the most satisfying feelings for me during a game. It also took me around 5 hours to beat him.

    I just wish there was a DLSS option by now and not as many framerate drop areas in the game. And also gives us a sequel please!    … Expand
  92. abolfazlhafez
    Mar 20, 2023
    0
    The beautiful environment of Japan and also the faster fighting is a wonderful experience that I give it a score of 10
  93. demens23
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    Игра на крепкие 1 из 10 балов
    Что порадовало: неплохой сеттинг, история, озвучка персонажей, неплохое визуальное оформление
    Что разочаровало: игра не работает так, как задумано разработчиками. Объясню на примере. Предположим, вы деретесь с боссом. Над ним загорается красный иероглиф, когда он будет делать сильную атаку. Но не всегда, когда вы нажимаете нужную кнопку, вы блокируете или    Игра на крепкие 1 из 10 балов
    Что порадовало: неплохой сеттинг, история, озвучка персонажей, неплохое визуальное оформление
    Что разочаровало: игра не работает так, как задумано разработчиками. Объясню на примере. Предположим, вы деретесь с боссом. Над ним загорается красный иероглиф, когда он будет делать сильную атаку. Но не всегда, когда вы нажимаете нужную кнопку, вы блокируете или отражаете эту атаку. Я думаю, это связано с кривыми программистами, кто работает в компании FromSoftware. Потому что написать такие кривущие тайминги атак - надо постараться. Так же разочаровала стелз механика, которая здесь типо есть, но на самом деле ее нет. А так же слишком большое количество обезьян (могли бы разнообразить животный мир, и добавить тигров и медведей)
    Мне очень нравится серия дарксоулс, но помоему с момента релиза 3ей части и секиро разработчик сменил весь состав программистов, иначе я не могу объяснить, почему игра, которая задумана как неплохая и интересная, выпущена с таким плохим качеством и таймингами
    Я разочарован    … Expand
  94. Malbertheijn
    Dec 17, 2022
    0
    Fromsoftware's combat masterpiece. The most satisfying combat in any game I've ever played. Play this game.
  95. WanderinMelmoth
    Aug 26, 2022
    0
    Guess it's not for me. I just could not get into the combat and ended up refunding this after almost two hours of hitting a wall with the first (mini) boss. Controls are absolute garbage and I would love to strangle the devs with my mouse cord.
  96. Benediktus
    Jun 19, 2023
    4
    Kinda mid game. Artificial difficulty. You can't even grind mobs to upgrade your health bar. So what is a point. Point is in dodging and parrying lol. That is all there is to this game. Boring and repetitive. There is no opportunity in game, where u can upgrade your character to the point, when 5 identic mobs, which are useless alone can chain hit you and you die instantly. There is noKinda mid game. Artificial difficulty. You can't even grind mobs to upgrade your health bar. So what is a point. Point is in dodging and parrying lol. That is all there is to this game. Boring and repetitive. There is no opportunity in game, where u can upgrade your character to the point, when 5 identic mobs, which are useless alone can chain hit you and you die instantly. There is no rolling to dodge, parrying doesn't work, when you encounter many enemies at once. I don't know what exactly smoked creators of this game, but it was not good. It is a shame I spent money on this game. After Elden Ring and Bloodborne (masterpieces), I thought this game would also be good. Very disappointing.… Expand
  97. displayname753
    Oct 15, 2022
    0
    Obviously. Too. Difficult. Not because of the player, but because of mechanics such as physics, controls and absent blocking (compare it to God of War). No way of changing it. It's just made with some willing to make people break their controllers. Played it for 25 hours and got nothing except of corrupted nervous system, heart rate of 200 per minute dozens of times and seeing someObviously. Too. Difficult. Not because of the player, but because of mechanics such as physics, controls and absent blocking (compare it to God of War). No way of changing it. It's just made with some willing to make people break their controllers. Played it for 25 hours and got nothing except of corrupted nervous system, heart rate of 200 per minute dozens of times and seeing some beautiful sights, after which you start anew to hate this game and its creators as it is not for players, but the players' health is a sacrifice for it. And you shall pay for this! Lol, thanks, play this for yourself, perverted freaks who made it.
    You died.
    You died.
    You died.
    You died.
    You spent a couple of minutes just to get to the boss as you did every time... and died.
    Again.
    And again.
    And again.

    Why should someone play what does not want you to play it? Especially when Ghost of Tsushima exists in this world.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#9 Best PC Game of 2019
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#69 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

Critic Reviews

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88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 15, 2019
    80
    There’s no leveling (in Soulsborne sense of the word), no covenants, no multiplayer, no variety in armor and weapons. It could be written off a stylistic choice, if the rest of the game didn’t feel very similar to the previous FromSoftware games. But it does, so Sekrio comes across as rather shallow. [Issue#237, p.28]
  2. MGG
    Apr 27, 2019
    88
    Sekiro Shadows Die Twice is a milestone in the genre. It offers complex, stunning and precise sword fights and duels that its predecessors lacked, and from which its successors will have to keep up with. You no longer simply learn by repeatedly and unfairly dying, but you refine your talents as a player. You seek unique methods to overcome each boss, rather than just rolling at the right time before spamming a few hits.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Apr 25, 2019
    90
    Dozens of hours later, we're still not sure how we feel about it. It's a game of contradictions, open and flexible in its level design, yet resolutely strict in its combat... It is a brilliant game, that is certain. but it is often a difficult one to truly love. Naturally, we can't put it down. [Issue#332, p.104]
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