Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

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  1. ilovesekiro123
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    it was perfect perfect the best game ive ever played in my entire life, absolutely breathtaking and was way better than bloodborne
  2. pxouria
    Jul 13, 2023
    0
    Best Fromsoft combat system ever.
    the boss fights are awesome and once you master them, this becomes the most enjoyable game.
  3. Fixxa
    Jul 6, 2023
    0
    Спустя столько лет не пофиксить импут лаги, поломанную камеру, поломанный таргетинг?
    Серьёзно? На релизе это было простительно и проходилось вопреки, но сейчас это уже не смешно.
  4. XCCMAN
    Mar 21, 2023
    0
    It is far too difficult, and there is no option to change the difficulty level. You are defeated by enemies in one or two hits. This is true even at the beginning of the game. In terms of accessibility, there aren't many options and the developers clearly have not considered disabled players during development. The only way you can beat even basic enemies is to parry them because theyIt is far too difficult, and there is no option to change the difficulty level. You are defeated by enemies in one or two hits. This is true even at the beginning of the game. In terms of accessibility, there aren't many options and the developers clearly have not considered disabled players during development. The only way you can beat even basic enemies is to parry them because they move so fast. Individuals who have difficulties in terms of mobility will find it impossible to strike a parry in time against enemies. Poor value for money considering it's impossible to progress beyond the start. Disappointingly, I can’t get a refund as I purchased a digital version.… Expand
  5. Jaddel
    Mar 11, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 5 FPS on PS4, nice game!!
    Please dont buy it, unless you have PS4 Pro..

    This game is a joke on a PS4    … Expand
  6. AccurateRatings
    Feb 14, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Son of a **** do I hate Sekiro. I know most everyone does but for me it goes much deeper than that. I am beyond hate. 40 hours. 40 hours have I put up with Sekiro and its nonstop winning. I have had to watch the corrupted monk eat his **** W's since 2001. My friend is a souls fan, he says "Oh yEaH I HatE sEkIrO tOo BrO" and I say You dumb **** Shut the **** up with your dumb **** I have to play Sekiro RIGHT **** NOW. and he says "yeah but" and I can't even hear him because at this point I'm thinking about that youtube thumbnail of a fat shirtless headless at his cave and there is blood in my ears and hate in my heart. I can just imagine Geneshiro watching him waddle is way through the 40 and licking his lips. **** And don't even get me started on Sekiro fans. One of my "friends" is a Sekiro and Persona fan. THEY'RE ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE GAMING SPECTRUM YOU **** And he has the nerve to call me out for being a Zelda and a Skyrim fan.I DIDN'T HAVE A GENRE WHEN I STARTED PLAYING, YOU STUPID **** I CHOSE THE GAME WITH THE PRETTY COLORS CAUSE I DIDNT REALIZE THEY WOULD HAVE SATAN HIMSELF ON THE SAME CONSOLE. AND THE ZELDA AND SKYRIM ARENT HARD. I love how on this subreddit you can go to any given comment thread and find some idiot with a Sekiro flair talking about Wolf. Every Sekiro fan would let Wolf **** in their cereal every morning for a FORTNIGHT just to suckle one of his prosthetic fingers. and I just KNOW that they're reading this right now, because they infest game threads like a ganon of leeches, and halfway through skimming it with their limited reading skills they realize they have an erection, so they ctrl+shift+n and search Sekiro long hair until they bust a nut onto the keyboard, posting comments like "if this wasnt Wolf people would think this was cool" and "Le Geneshiro is da dark lord XD XD" or just "mmmphmmgofgpsngfjg" because they still have Wolf’s DICK in their mouth. They say don't cheer for injuries. **** that. I hope Sekiro gets hit by an airplane. He'll be screaming at one of his coaches who works day in and day out for him, because the ethereal Monk is up 49-0 and some insane fan will just lose it and prison shank him 18 times, and then once more for good measure. And I'll watch that **** on youtube for the rest of my life. I'll be there at his funeral to comfort Emma with hors d'oeuvres but when it's my turn to sprinkle dirt on his coffin I'll drop a picture of Elden Ring instead. And when security drags me out for causing a rumpus I'll just laugh and laugh, because I know that I hired the insane fan to do it. It was my plan all along. All I had to do was promise him the chance to wear Wolf’s skin. Oh, you thought the funeral was closed casket out of respect? No, no my friend. His SKIN is gone. Where is it now, you ask? It's been... distributed. A small bribe to the chef was all it took. And now Emma is wondering why her pig in a blanket has the faint taste of avocado ice cream, and the tears begin again as my laughter drowns out the wind and the rain. And the world keeps spinning. I am home now. Some days are good. Some days aren't. All I can do is live what life Sekiro has left me.… Expand
  7. bhappenstance
    Jan 22, 2023
    3
    Just completed Elden Ring and Sekiro pales *drastically* in comparison. Stunning graphics and fluid gameplay, but the swordplay mechanics are just shallow.
  8. Hungamer88
    Dec 19, 2022
    2
    I liked other From Software games but this is just pure junk

    Camera is horrible it can not hold up with the fast paced combat Gameplay is also terrible, when i press the block button it should block but it does not do it 50% of the time 5 minute explore on the map then stuck on a boss for 3 hours. Until then constant repeat the same thing is incredibly boring. Big difference to other    I liked other From Software games but this is just pure junk

    Camera is horrible it can not hold up with the fast paced combat
    Gameplay is also terrible, when i press the block button it should block but it does not do it 50% of the time
    5 minute explore on the map then stuck on a boss for 3 hours. Until then constant repeat the same thing is incredibly boring.

    Big difference to other souls games is that in those you upgrade and then you can progress.
    Here you can not upgrade and progress is only a factor of mere luck.

    In favour of unreasonable difficulty it sacrifices what a game should do in the first place. Give the user a fun experience.

    This is not fun. Its pure frustration    … Expand
  9. 80sChild
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    I don't get the love for this game. It's definetely broken, but its recieved with praise as a "challenging FromSoft game". Enemies (all of them) rotate on invisible lazy susans to track you when you use dodge (making dodge pointless). Archers fire arrows that clearly change course to track you. Enemies rarely react to being hit and their attacks can seldom be interrupted. Theres a specificI don't get the love for this game. It's definetely broken, but its recieved with praise as a "challenging FromSoft game". Enemies (all of them) rotate on invisible lazy susans to track you when you use dodge (making dodge pointless). Archers fire arrows that clearly change course to track you. Enemies rarely react to being hit and their attacks can seldom be interrupted. Theres a specific move you can get for "crowds", I have yet to use it without an enemy interrupting it (and ignoring the move itself).

    Old, broken and poorly designed combat system lends to the games "difficulty" as you can really only engage in one on one scenarios. Camera system is horrendous is tight areas. Stealth isn't stealthy as enemies are always alerted when you perform a "stealth" attack.

    Its an old, outdated, broken design that is inexplicably escused away as "challenging", in almost all From games. More modern, polished games like Ghost of Tsushima allow the player to take on upwards of 20 enemies at once with combat systems that function properly.

    If you like broken, poorly designed games because they're "difficult". This is your game.    … Expand
  10. ATUMALAKA
    Dec 4, 2022
    0
    Thats hard as **** i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it iThats hard as **** i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it i hate it… Expand
  11. AR021
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Please make a game which all player can play it

    We don’t like the save system and difficulty of these games Why u don’t make an option for us too !

    Players should have the right of choosing between different difficulty and different save method
  12. Ajenjo33
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    Juego de nicho sobrevalorado, inmerecedor de ser declarado mejor juego del año con contendientes mas aptos para dicho honor y mejor valorados.
  13. Timenick
    Aug 24, 2022
    4
    This game was a huge disappointment for me at launch and it has only gotten worse after I played Elden Ring. Sekiro is japanese Dark Souls but most of the good stuff is gone.

    - Worst customization of the series, because there isnt any. - Worst gameplay of the series. Fromsoftware can make games with a hundred weapons that all feel great, so if they make a game with just one weapon it    This game was a huge disappointment for me at launch and it has only gotten worse after I played Elden Ring. Sekiro is japanese Dark Souls but most of the good stuff is gone.

    - Worst customization of the series, because there isnt any.

    - Worst gameplay of the series. Fromsoftware can make games with a hundred weapons that all feel great, so if they make a game with just one weapon it would result in absolutely god tier gameplay, right? No. Its just one dimensional Katana bashing all the time and nothing else. Not really better than using a Katana in all their other games. Gets boring after the first few areas. Also it straight up doesnt work when fighting multiple enemies at once and all the other minor problems these games have (bad camera, weird hit boxes etc) are still there.

    - Worst online of the series because there isnt any as well. No coop, no pvp, nothing.

    - Worst overall content of the series, most bosses and all mini bosses and even some areas get reused multiple times. 3x Ashina castle, really? This is lazy. All the other Souls games have way more content and Elden Ring is probably ten times bigger than Sekiro.

    - Besides that its not better than the other games at anything. Bloodborne and DS3 still have the same or even better overall quality than Sekiro and ER and the Demon´s Souls Remake absolutely dunk on it.

    If Elden Ring is a $60 game Sekiro would be $5. Good that Fromsoftware got away from this misguided garbage.    … Expand
  14. BigDaddy6
    Jul 13, 2022
    0
    Oh this is a vary bad game pls save ur many it’s trying to be a souls game but the is just a **** game
  15. Nicain
    Jun 14, 2022
    3
    I thought about going on for line after line but in short, its a shadow of previous titles. They modified the game style that existed in the previous games, and that they went back to in Elden Ring which should tell you something. They gave you a ton of options while roaming the general map but all your boss fights are the same.
    You are locked into a parry combat style which make boss    I thought about going on for line after line but in short, its a shadow of previous titles. They modified the game style that existed in the previous games, and that they went back to in Elden Ring which should tell you something. They gave you a ton of options while roaming the general map but all your boss fights are the same.
    You are locked into a parry combat style which make boss fights maddeningly long compared to any other souls title because you arent really able to innovate, which is where my disappointment lies. Almost all the boss fights feel the same and are unnecessary long.    … Expand
  16. SekiroIsMyPassi
    May 15, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Can’t wrap my bloody head around that absolute nonsense of a **** up. Made by **** for ****… Expand
  17. M1ikey
    Apr 27, 2022
    0
    Not Souls gmae ):
  18. lc0403092
    Mar 19, 2022
    4
    Not a fan of the style of battle system, wont play any similar game anymore.
  19. Jansen89
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    Really, I tried to like it. I failed. 20 hours, couldn't beat genichiro later on, tried so many times.. Design is cool, I guess from software really stays hyped by the fanbase. Not for me.. Sadly.
  20. Dyldom
    Feb 19, 2022
    4
    Probably my most controversial gaming take of all time is that I think this game is really really poor. I’m a huge fan of fromsoft games, in fact I’ve played every soulsborne game to completion at least once other than DS2. I really believe this game doesn't deserve to be in the same conversation as Dark souls and especially bloodborne. A lot of elements of this game feels like a step backProbably my most controversial gaming take of all time is that I think this game is really really poor. I’m a huge fan of fromsoft games, in fact I’ve played every soulsborne game to completion at least once other than DS2. I really believe this game doesn't deserve to be in the same conversation as Dark souls and especially bloodborne. A lot of elements of this game feels like a step back from its predecessors including those that came out over a decade ago. For example cutscenes that lead into boss fights play every SINGLE time you approach the boss. Not only does this not make narrative sense in the context of the game, but its needlessly frustrating. Fromsoft seemingly recognised this when creating Demon Souls in 2009 and this issue is resolved in that game, so why not here?

    Other than it’s verticality, the world is, in my opinion, less interesting in both its design and art direction than the games that came before it bar a small number of locations. The grappling hook which should be an absolute game changer picks and chooses when to work properly, and the option for meaningful customisation in the build of your character is gone completely. The combat, while extremely satisfying and rewarding during 1on1s, falls apart completely when facing more than 1 enemy which might be fine if there isn't a non optional boss encounter based on fighting two bosses at once. This is not an interesting way of scaling difficulty, this is creating a situation that the combat mechanics are not built to handle well in order to make it difficult for the player to progress.

    I think this game falls short in almost every aspect of its direction, and I’m adamant it’s Game of the Year win is some inside industry joke that I’m not in on.    … Expand
  21. Dwideshrude1
    Feb 16, 2020
    0
    This game is only hard if you think holding down l1 for 5 minutes is hard. The illusion of difficulty is created by the game decided you didnt press the button you pressed, or deciding you DID get hit, when youre literally 10 feet away from the enemy's hit, doing exactly what someone else did on video (theres tons of proof of bad hitboxes, and BS online, game eating button inputs on anThis game is only hard if you think holding down l1 for 5 minutes is hard. The illusion of difficulty is created by the game decided you didnt press the button you pressed, or deciding you DID get hit, when youre literally 10 feet away from the enemy's hit, doing exactly what someone else did on video (theres tons of proof of bad hitboxes, and BS online, game eating button inputs on an unnaceptable level (and the devs know their sycophant fans will defend the games bugs online, and send death threats to anyone giving below a 9/10) im playing on a brand new ps5, brand new controller, the game eats inputs randomly. It just does. Period. That alone bumps this gane down to a 5 given the nature of it. The corrput game journalism industry will tell you this was a great game, dont let them fool you. Go from playing better games, back to this, and it feels unplayable.seriously. i just beat demons souls in 4 days after purchase prior to giving this another shot. It hasnt improved in 2 years. Its still broken, and its fans are STILL liars. The amount of bots From bought to give this game 10/10's is criminal. No one with this input lag on Console, would in their right mind, give this game a 10. It is INHERENTLY FLAWED. Every. Single. Death. Is. From. The. Game. Messing. Up. Period.… Expand
  22. Little_Unicorn
    Jan 29, 2022
    0
    This is the most disgusting game From Software, Hidetaka Miyazaki and his team are probably witches who feed on hatred, anger and despair of people, I can't imagine any other reason to make this piece of **** The game is made for hundreds of perverts who pass DS and BB without leveling and with a broken sword in their hands, but it does not give me any pleasure to learn to play in thisThis is the most disgusting game From Software, Hidetaka Miyazaki and his team are probably witches who feed on hatred, anger and despair of people, I can't imagine any other reason to make this piece of **** The game is made for hundreds of perverts who pass DS and BB without leveling and with a broken sword in their hands, but it does not give me any pleasure to learn to play in this manner for 50 hours, do not buy this garbage made by sadists for perverts spending thousands of hours playing their games, if the PSN policy would be like Steam, I would definitely return the money. Spare your time and money.… Expand
  23. Jason0507
    Jan 11, 2022
    2
    This games starts off well with its introductory sequence. However the story ends there and becomes an endless sequence of boss fights. Once you defeat one boss you have to navigate through one small section just to fight another. This formula repeats itself through out the whole game. With little to no story and just rinse and repeat gamplay this game is almost unplayable.The game looksThis games starts off well with its introductory sequence. However the story ends there and becomes an endless sequence of boss fights. Once you defeat one boss you have to navigate through one small section just to fight another. This formula repeats itself through out the whole game. With little to no story and just rinse and repeat gamplay this game is almost unplayable.The game looks amazing but it is just like putting lipstick on a pig. This game tries to mask its flaws with its difficulty. It's very challenging until you determine the attacks of the bosses then it's just a matter of time before you defeat them. It's a poor excuse for a game.… Expand
  24. Dibalin
    Oct 24, 2021
    0
    Отсутствует полная русская локализация. Нет озвучки!
  25. mitsarakos
    Sep 8, 2021
    0
    DONT BUY THIS. its very very difficult!! You will get stuck in bosses and you will not have a way to progress further. I want my money back.
  26. oonabe
    Aug 5, 2021
    0
    This is the worst ninja/samurai game I've ever played, and yes, I know Sekiro is a shinobi but I put it on that more general genre so I can compare to a wider range of games that have similar settings and contents as this.

    Sekiro is a game that many people seem to think is hard and many players are proud to beat and speak about it with a big mouth, if there is a term likes souls veteran    This is the worst ninja/samurai game I've ever played, and yes, I know Sekiro is a shinobi but I put it on that more general genre so I can compare to a wider range of games that have similar settings and contents as this.

    Sekiro is a game that many people seem to think is hard and many players are proud to beat and speak about it with a big mouth, if there is a term likes souls veteran it's exactly because of that, they think souls games are hard and if they come back alive from that experience it's comparable to a war veteran or something. Well, let me tell you something, these games are not hard at all, their difficulty is mostly faked and the way to beat them often very very simplistic, which is why the games get so popular at the end, because there isn't really much to them, it doesn't really need skills or intelligence to beat any FromSoftware game, it only needs a little bit of patience to find out how they work and when you find out they're a piece of cake.

    With Sekiro this formula has been taken to the max, the game is not hard at all, it's only inflexible, it only lets you beat it by using a very limited range of moves, but if you have a little patience and learn those (I'm talking about basically four moves, it isn't that much) you can beat the game easily and you can see what a piece of crap and lazy work this game actually is.

    The game lives from a couple of ohs and ahs moments like some big snake boss or a moneky that keeps fighting after being beheaded and of course also of horde of vehement fans of this company who would buy anything as long as they see the FromSoftware logo on it, if you don't believe go see what they are doing with upcoming Elden Ring, all of them wetting their pants everytime someone sneezes and it sounds similar to the words elden ring, it's just like Justin Bieber hysterical fans at this point.

    The thing is that this game is so simple that it becomes boring after a couple of boss fights because anyone with a brain can see that no matter the boss design, if it's a samurai on a horse or an old lady or big snake... at the end you always do the same three moves and every fight feels the same. The story is crap, I've seen a lot of FS fans criticizing the story of other games when they're no different from Sekiro's then they don't do the same with this one or even say Sekiro's story is good. Also the NPC's AI is one of the dumbest I've seen since the 90s, just try throwing a shuriken to some enemy who's aware of you, you will see one single animation that you could looping forever if you had endless shuriken - lazy work, as I said.

    The difficulty is completely faked, most of it is hidden behind a terible input lag (if you compare this game's speed and responsiveness to most japanese games it feels like a bad joke, like someone telling you you have to run very fast and at the same time puts heavy weights on your shoes) and also the long animations. From the moment you push the button to hit with your sword to the moment your sword actually hits there is often a long animation that gives the NPC enough time for an input read and react to what you have pushed without being noticed, unless you have a brain of course, then you only need to use your logic to find out this game is no hard, it's only cheating you in a very cheap way. And the proof of it is the existence of an "invisible help" in the game, which as the name says it's not visible, there is nothing like a ghost helping you in battle, it is only that they give you a little bit more of random values in your favor when tricking you in such a blatant way.

    This game is pure crap and many people might say then why was it game oif the year 2019? Well, did you remember Activision put some money on it? Again, use your logic and don't be fooled by gaming companies like these.

    Sekiro is the worst game in this genre and anyone with a little bit of intelligence and analytical thinking can see it, don't let vehement fanboys tell you what you have to like or dislike, even when that seems to be the trend in the internet era. Don't even listen at me with this critic play the game but be critical to what you see and be honest to yourself when talking about it, that's what I'm doing here if you like what you hear or not. Cheers.    … Expand
  27. Tenarus
    Jul 6, 2021
    0
    I am just dissappointed by the game FromSoft delivered here.

    The voiceacting and graphics are good. But thats really it. The game is full of severe (!) bugs, the movement is very inprecise, buggy and laggy - you can clearly note, that FromSoft used the same engine Ds3 ran on and this engine isn't really suited for Sekiro. I would go that far to state: The movement is in points of bugs,    I am just dissappointed by the game FromSoft delivered here.

    The voiceacting and graphics are good. But thats really it. The game is full of severe (!) bugs, the movement is very inprecise, buggy and laggy - you can clearly note, that FromSoft used the same engine Ds3 ran on and this engine isn't really suited for Sekiro. I would go that far to state: The movement is in points of bugs, missing physics and in general its "wonkyness" the worst I have seen in any game up to this date (and this includes Skyrim!). The balancing is ok (you expect hard enemies from a soulslike game).

    Most of the enemies are repeats along the way. Enemy-design does not get interesting in the slightest. The bosses are bland as well and not challenging at all. "Challenge" only comes from the quantity of enemies, never from quality. Putting enemies right next to savepoints is just a bad decision design-wise; developers should know better and not make this mistake.

    I pushed myself to do the platinum, hoping the game would get fun at some point. In the end this time was wasted. Sekiro wasnt fun in the beginning and it still wasnt when I was done with the platinum trophy.

    2 points for voiceacting and graphics, 1 for new ideas (the arm with integrated hook, ...). But sadly 0 points for controlls, enemy-design and gameplay in general.

    Edit: I've given the game another shot once again and need to revise my scoring. If the only challenge within a game comes from its badly made controls, I cant give any points for ideas and graphics. Challenge compared to other souls-likes 1/10, execution of controlls 0/10. Overall funfactor of the game 0/10 as well.    … Expand
  28. Ben_ben
    Jun 30, 2021
    2
    Already Get Platinum trophy
    This kind of forcibly increasing difficulty should not be an example worthy of the game industry to follow. A lot of time is just for remember enemy action. Why not use high difficulty as an achievement trophy. Simple difficulty can also be experienced. I think this soul series design puts the core goal in Become the capital of the pass players to show off    Already Get Platinum trophy
    This kind of forcibly increasing difficulty should not be an example worthy of the game industry to follow. A lot of time is just for remember enemy action. Why not use high difficulty as an achievement trophy. Simple difficulty can also be experienced. I think this soul series design puts the core goal in Become the capital of the pass players to show off their complacency.
    However, this game bases on certain rules, practiced continuously according to some summed up styles of play, formed muscle memory, and finally defeated powerful enemies. The idea is actually the same as sports. The key is the satisfaction of winning. But the repetitiveness of the process is what I hate.    … Expand
  29. DickLucious
    Jun 22, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is ridiculously hard. Only low self esteem people scoring high the autism spectrum could give this a high rating. Seriously? Spending hours figuring out how to beat a single boss? I’m done. My patience has come to an end. My money wasted. Lesson learned.… Expand
  30. JD1872
    May 27, 2021
    1
    Love FromSoftware games in general but there is just nothing I like about this game.

    Really hope they go back to the winning formula they perfected with bloodbourne and DS3 with their next release
  31. Ukrainec2014
    May 19, 2021
    1
    Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice is one of the worst games I've played. It's so bad it's hard to describe in words. A scanty amount of tricks, no combo attacks, normal dodge and block, crooked camera and physics, terrible game design and incredible unreasonable complexity.
    I love the Ninja Gaiden series. I also love all hack and slash games, and games with a Japanese flavor. It would seem that I    Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice is one of the worst games I've played. It's so bad it's hard to describe in words. A scanty amount of tricks, no combo attacks, normal dodge and block, crooked camera and physics, terrible game design and incredible unreasonable complexity.
    I love the Ninja Gaiden series. I also love all hack and slash games, and games with a Japanese flavor. It would seem that I should have liked this game, but this is a terrible shame and a slap in the face for all slasher players.
    The only thing that should be noted in the game is good graphics and design.
    Otherwise, this is one of the main disgraces of 2019. In the game, we have only one attack, the same type of katana strike. After hitting the enemy several times, you can finish it off with the same button. AI of enemies is just as bad. If they spot you, they won't leave again until they finish you off. The game is supposedly a stealth action game, but this is unacceptable for this genre. The location design is not intuitive and there are no clues about where to go. There is no location map or visual directions in the game itself.
    If you want to see some really cool Japanese action game, play Ninja Gaiden, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, or Killer Is Dead. These games are many times better than the unfairly hyped Sekiro.    … Expand
  32. MerovingianFB
    Apr 19, 2021
    0
    Sekiro: You are probably going to die a lot more than twice.

    Not a game for casual gamers.
  33. Darksouls69
    Mar 1, 2021
    0
    I enjoy challenging games but this game is built off of difficulty and that’s all it has to offer.
  34. Ayvaza
    Feb 27, 2021
    1
    to be honest, i never was a pro gamer, and as tiime passes i get slower and somehow worse, i saw the beginning of those games, was good with ninja gaiden even at hardcore mode, played all dark souls titles and also bloodborne and i saw how they made it harder and harder... to be honest, this one was too hard, to the point that you could not pass a boss because the things that made youto be honest, i never was a pro gamer, and as tiime passes i get slower and somehow worse, i saw the beginning of those games, was good with ninja gaiden even at hardcore mode, played all dark souls titles and also bloodborne and i saw how they made it harder and harder... to be honest, this one was too hard, to the point that you could not pass a boss because the things that made you stronger were not your grindable ressources but more like the boss drops , which were hindering me to progress further.. after trying for hours i gave up. i also googled it up and it seems like i am not the only one who wasnt able to beat the game. i was curious about the game, it was nice and i wanted to see more but fromsoft stays hard and cares only for hardcore gamers, this was the absolute last souls like game for me. they should at least put some easy mode or god mode for those who want to enjoy the story. paid 70 bucks for nothing… Expand
  35. Ppires
    Jan 29, 2021
    0
    This is the type of game released to be difficult with bad combat mechanics. A complete waste of money. Not a dark souls level of challenge. Just random hard garbage.
  36. ToPlays
    Jan 25, 2021
    0
    Good, as all FROM SOFTWARE games, but, in all the game we just have 1 weapon, what makes the game a more boring than the souls games, but sekiro isn't a souls game (it hasn't stamina, isn't a RPG and when you die, you don't lose all your coins but only the half), so we can't compare then, but the all the other things save him, the fromsoftware combat with tools used to help in the combat,Good, as all FROM SOFTWARE games, but, in all the game we just have 1 weapon, what makes the game a more boring than the souls games, but sekiro isn't a souls game (it hasn't stamina, isn't a RPG and when you die, you don't lose all your coins but only the half), so we can't compare then, but the all the other things save him, the fromsoftware combat with tools used to help in the combat, the movement increased with a grapple, the very difficult bosses and enemies, and the new stealth mechanic. The bosses can make you cry of sadness and shout with fury, when I reached in the final boss final phase, I almost killed him after 15 hours triyng, but I falled on a cliff, the fault wasn't of the game, but my, because I don't payed attention in the fight, the game never has the fault, you just need to try until you defeat them. Sekiro is one of the best games I ever played, isn't the best only cause the souls series exist. Recommended… Expand
  37. Mike1974
    Jan 13, 2021
    0
    Abbandonato , non ha mappa consultabile, non ha livello di difficoltà settabile . Difficilissimo !
  38. TomNX
    Dec 22, 2020
    0
    Espetacular. Definiria game! Desafiador e impressionante devo dizer. sem dúvidas, o melhor jogo do ano de 2019
  39. GalletaSuprema
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    publicidad falsa, "sekiro: las sombras mueren dos veces" nisiquiera he terminado el tutorial y ya mori mas de dos veces sin nisiquiera poder entender quien es nuestro personaje ni de que se trata el juego
  40. Renegade1503
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Just doesn't have the same Souls feeling, that I was hoping for. The minimal ways of building your character, makes the game boring to me. One of the few FromSoft games, that I will not be getting a platinum.
  41. TheKarterr
    Nov 1, 2020
    3
    Disclamer: I have plat in DS3 and BB and I know what I'm talking about. 1. Most important part of the game - fighting system was totally ruined. Not because it's not like SoulsBorne games, but because is bad:
    1.1. The game forces you to respond in a way IT wants YOU to respond to utilise the mechanics that we supposed to be fun: 3 unblockable attacks and 3 ways to avoid them: jump, dash    Disclamer: I have plat in DS3 and BB and I know what I'm talking about. 1. Most important part of the game - fighting system was totally ruined. Not because it's not like SoulsBorne games, but because is bad:
    1.1. The game forces you to respond in a way IT wants YOU to respond to utilise the mechanics that we supposed to be fun: 3 unblockable attacks and 3 ways to avoid them: jump, dash and "front-dash repost/parry". If you don't follow the rules - an attack will get you any way. 1.2. Bad indication- all 3 unblockables indicated the same way. For the "immediate player reaction" gameplay it's the worst way to do it. 1.3. Character is slow and not responsive. WTF?! How is that? The animations of taking damage are insanely long comparing to NPCs and bosses. Block animation as well: if you'll try to play the game "honestly" - parry just at the exact time once, without spamming the block button- you will fail because of the animations. Don't give me wrong, I love the idea of cool old style samurai 1v1 sword battle with all that sounds of clanking steel, but the way it is done in Sekiro - just ruining all that fantasy due to controls. 2. Plot, lore and setting - flat, no imagination, no mystery, no Japanese fantasy ((( Only the last location was "special", you know - something to remember. 3. Useless prosthesis. You just can't use all the gadgets you want all the time you want, because the game forces you to save it - because you have very little amount of amulets that consumes for every usage of every gadget. No build diversity. Hope, that Elden Ring won't have rubbish mechanics and the character will respond to PLAYER'S COMMANDS and not just only to game's rules.    … Expand
  42. SEKIRODNOGAME
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Тупое говно тупого гавна где чтобы играть с протезом и пользоваться скилами вам НАДО ФАРМИТЬ ФАРМИТЬ И ЕЩЕ РАЗ ФАРМИТЬ , хотите поиграть? НЕТ ИДИ ФАРМИ
    ХОЧЕШЬ ПОДРАТЬСЯ С БОССОМ? УБЕЙ СНАЧАЛА 5 НЕНУЖНЫХ ФАЗ, ХОЧЕШЬ УБИТЬ ФИНАЛЬНОГО БОССА ИСИНА? НЕТ СНАЧАЛА ПРОБЕГИ 30 СЕКУНД ДО НЕГО , ПОТОМ УБЕЙ ЛОУ СКИЛОВОГО БОССА, ПОТОМ УБЕЙ ЛОУ СКИЛЛОВУЮ 1 ФАЗУ А ПОТОМ УМРИ ЗА 10 СЕКУНД И ЗАНОВО БЕГИ    Тупое говно тупого гавна где чтобы играть с протезом и пользоваться скилами вам НАДО ФАРМИТЬ ФАРМИТЬ И ЕЩЕ РАЗ ФАРМИТЬ , хотите поиграть? НЕТ ИДИ ФАРМИ
    ХОЧЕШЬ ПОДРАТЬСЯ С БОССОМ? УБЕЙ СНАЧАЛА 5 НЕНУЖНЫХ ФАЗ, ХОЧЕШЬ УБИТЬ ФИНАЛЬНОГО БОССА ИСИНА? НЕТ СНАЧАЛА ПРОБЕГИ 30 СЕКУНД ДО НЕГО , ПОТОМ УБЕЙ ЛОУ СКИЛОВОГО БОССА, ПОТОМ УБЕЙ ЛОУ СКИЛЛОВУЮ 1 ФАЗУ А ПОТОМ УМРИ ЗА 10 СЕКУНД И ЗАНОВО БЕГИ УБИВАЙ НЕНУЖНЫЕ ФАЗЫ ПО 10 МИНУТ , СПАСИБО ИГРА    … Expand
  43. Kostasdio
    Oct 20, 2020
    3
    I tried again and again and again but i couldnt play it ... really difficult game and i hated the fact that there was no clear story you got lost in the game and you encountered boss after boss without clear info .. i played about 30 hours and couldnt figure out the story the graphics where really good but all in all i didnt like it at all ...
  44. Moviegooner
    Oct 20, 2020
    0
    What an experience. The greatest video game challenge and its after Bloodbourne the best From Soft game.
  45. Svartruun
    Sep 26, 2020
    3
    It was my game of 2019. But now I realise that this game is mostly pure RNG. If the game does not want you to win, you will not win. You are suddenly much slower, your enemy is suddenly out of your reach or you slash through him without making damage, or you are not able to move. The final boss and the last optional boss are the best examples. The game is not hard enough, let us make itIt was my game of 2019. But now I realise that this game is mostly pure RNG. If the game does not want you to win, you will not win. You are suddenly much slower, your enemy is suddenly out of your reach or you slash through him without making damage, or you are not able to move. The final boss and the last optional boss are the best examples. The game is not hard enough, let us make it harder with pure RNG! Good idea, From Software. Let us show the gamers that we don't give a damn on them. With the words of many Youtubers: this game is garbage!
    Definetely my last From Software game.    … Expand
  46. jindann
    Sep 17, 2020
    3
    This game has certainly one of the best graphics. However control wise its really bad, much of the difficulty is made out of bad control and cameras and rigging to kill you in 2 hits. Most of the so called master skills are as well like retard, a lot are completely useless, like having a execution time of 1 sec that you already got hit, think of it in a battle when you execute a skillThis game has certainly one of the best graphics. However control wise its really bad, much of the difficulty is made out of bad control and cameras and rigging to kill you in 2 hits. Most of the so called master skills are as well like retard, a lot are completely useless, like having a execution time of 1 sec that you already got hit, think of it in a battle when you execute a skill would anyone wait you for a whole second for you to execute a master skill on them? the best skill in the game is actually basic normal attack that attacks instantly, which is completely stupid, and i dunno why spending a ton of time getting the skill sets for. I know its a tradition from the games of this company, but its just hilarious when the character is shinobi but its actually like a controlling a retard with stamina of a baby. he has to stick his ass as close to an enemy for an execution, otherwise it performs a normal hit and fail, and easily get killed by some pawn. Much of the time dying is from bad controls this game forces on players, losing focus, bad walled cameras, got cornered by multi enemy, or evasions blocked by wall, this is not fun, as much as a lot of players enjoying it, its actually quite a mess. Boss fighting again requires you to remember all his patterns its more of a memory game than action, and they are rigged to kill you in 2 hits most of the time, and mostly the battles are like chicken run fleeing from hits more than real battle. As a seasoned gamer certainly I dont enjoy a game when the control of the character is like a retard, with the stamina of a baby that dies in 2 hits, although its better doing it in game pad but in pc its just lame. the company should learn from action games like metal gear rising or zoe2, where it has much better speed and balance and the battles are certainly a lot more enjoyable than sekiros suffering.… Expand
  47. Ricardokc5
    Aug 13, 2020
    4
    A lot of frame rate drops on my PS4 fat, the game have graphics that seems to be from ps3, but even that way have a lot of drops.
    The gameplay it's very difficult, the developers could put a easy mode.
    But it's a good game if you have a lot of time to play. Because you will die. Lol
  48. Slaventino
    Aug 11, 2020
    4
    Much worse than dark souls and bloodborne. Every 10 minutes boss or mini-boss. Unseen help doesn't have any sense, because in 10 min after boss, you will die at least 5 times on next boss or miniboss. No fun with this game, don't feel satisfaction after kill boss
  49. Faxthtax
    Aug 3, 2020
    3
    A game made by a team of sadistic programmers.
    If you have no patience, just stay away. Dark Souls got two hours of my life before i eradicated it from my hard drive, and Bloodborne was just awful.
    I am too old for these kind of games.
  50. mass10
    Aug 2, 2020
    0
    One of yhe most time wasting games i ever played. No stealth at this game.waste of money. I expected a samutai_ninja like game not a samurai style dark souls.
  51. Freeman_vr
    Jul 31, 2020
    1
    Metacritic says “must play”, but I can’t play that **** and there is no way I can get my money back :(
  52. DamenGater
    Jul 27, 2020
    0
    Am I the only sane person here?! This game wa terrible!!! How did it win any award?!! I played it for 2 hours and yes it was hard but that part I actually liked how hard it was. But the graphics are garbage the gameplay is stupid talk about to back to the 90’s what the heck... when you jump you look so stupid what human being jumps like that basically bending the knee and jumping straightAm I the only sane person here?! This game wa terrible!!! How did it win any award?!! I played it for 2 hours and yes it was hard but that part I actually liked how hard it was. But the graphics are garbage the gameplay is stupid talk about to back to the 90’s what the heck... when you jump you look so stupid what human being jumps like that basically bending the knee and jumping straight up doesn’t look realistic AT ALL!!! The story was trash, gameplay was trash, character was a complete joke!
    Looks like it was thrown together in a college dorm room or something. Then I played Ghost Of Tsushima, now THAT game absolutely destroys this crappy game by a million miles. I hated The Last of Us 2’s story and repetitive gameplay but I would rather play that than this 90’s looking BS. HOW THIS GAME WON ANY AWARD OTHER THAN WORSE GAME OF ALL TIME!!!    … Expand
  53. Cystickeyblade
    Jul 17, 2020
    1
    Great value of souls-like genre. This is not fun game. It's boring and tiring. Worst game of From Software.
  54. Fhdhmd
    Jul 10, 2020
    1
    The game may be the worst from software game I've played most bosses have the same gimic of coming back for a second phase or third and most of the game makes no sense for your character. You are a shinobi not a samurai yet in almost every boss or mini boss you can't use your shinobi element as a shinobi you should be able to do things to the enemy that are not honorable yet you play asThe game may be the worst from software game I've played most bosses have the same gimic of coming back for a second phase or third and most of the game makes no sense for your character. You are a shinobi not a samurai yet in almost every boss or mini boss you can't use your shinobi element as a shinobi you should be able to do things to the enemy that are not honorable yet you play as though you are just a guy with a sword and a arm with tools if you could just do more with the stealth it would make the game so much better but it feels like I'm just some guy with a sword with no concept of sneak attacks if it's any sort of major boss… Expand
  55. Storm02
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    Sekiro is a game that i tried my hardest to like. Im a huge dark souls and bloodborne fan and i loved the games for their challenge... I just cannot say the same for sekiro. To me, the game feels like assasins creed and dark souls mixed together with clunky and overreactive controlls. Sometimes when i try to grab a ledge thats clearly marked, my character falls down and wall hugs. JumpsSekiro is a game that i tried my hardest to like. Im a huge dark souls and bloodborne fan and i loved the games for their challenge... I just cannot say the same for sekiro. To me, the game feels like assasins creed and dark souls mixed together with clunky and overreactive controlls. Sometimes when i try to grab a ledge thats clearly marked, my character falls down and wall hugs. Jumps are hard to controll and i usually end up overshooting my enemy and getting spotted. The stealth kill mechanic sometimes dosent work and i strike my target instead, eventhough there is a red mark on them. The difficulty is more annoying than hard in my opinion and early game is a chore to play through the first time. If you dont play the way fromsoftware intended, you are not going to have fun, which in my opinion, kills all the fun and creativity in different playstyles. They could have done cool stuff with the setting. You could have been a stealthy ninja that could take out everything quickly or an awesome samurai that would dominate in combat. The lack of different weapons and attires just makes it feel boring imo. Fromsoftware has always let the player be who they wanted to be in their games, which is why i feel that sekiro is a step down from what i liked in their games. I know i have **** on the game for most og this review, now i want to state some positives.

    First off, beautiful game, love the setting aswell. Story is a bit more straitforward which is nice for newer players. 1v1 combat is awesome! And i truly feel like a badass destroying an inferior foe. Other than that, i really didn't like the game. And i think that fromsoftware should stick to their souls formular. (btw english is not my first language so please forgive any spelling errors)    … Expand
  56. lustforlife____
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I went through the whole series of "DarkSouls" and I can say worst game from FromSoftware.… Expand
  57. a-ma-bunny
    May 28, 2020
    0
    I wanna start from beginning. I've played Sekiro on my PC and I really really like that game at the start point. It's teaches you how to play from the battle to battle. Also I really enjoyed an atmosphere in this game because it looks really nice. I've passed about 50% of the game, sold my PC and got PS4.

    And I would complete it to the end. I've bought Sekiro second time. Played    I wanna start from beginning. I've played Sekiro on my PC and I really really like that game at the start point. It's teaches you how to play from the battle to battle. Also I really enjoyed an atmosphere in this game because it looks really nice. I've passed about 50% of the game, sold my PC and got PS4.

    And I would complete it to the end. I've bought Sekiro second time. Played measuredly, slowly, enjoying each part of gameplay. But at the end it was dropped to the bottom as much as it possible in my eyes... I play with Isshin Ashina in the end and I really really wanna the hell out of those developers and creators. It's insane to play that battle with incorrect hit-boxes, 4 (!!!) phases of boss fight (including Genetiro Ashina, because he's fighting in one of phases that also have incorrect hitboxes when lower attack is going and double jump probably shall not work), 3 phases with the final boss and he's fighting with 3 (!!!) different weapons. Ask to the developers. HOW YOU IMAGINE THAT WHEN BOSS INSTANTLY SWITCHING THREE TYPE OF WEPONS WHEN HE'S JUST SWORD MASTER??? It's ridiculous. But it's not the main problem. With incorrect hit-boxes and at least a couple of missed attacks he's just killing you :). When you passed 2 phases well it goes to the hell. I'VE LEARNED HOW TO PLAY WELL BECAUSE I'VE NOT MISSED ALL THE DEATH ATTACKS. But when he don't stop to pushing you it looks really insane consider there is GREAT difference between first two phases. And he attacks with three types of weapons. And in the last phase there are four types of weapons (including lightning strike) + and many of melee attacks combining guns. Hell out that game. Repair god damn incorrect hitboxes!!! Don't you really see that's broken? In confirmation of my words just google that 'YouTube 8t4Qw9R1DnM'. It's my own video that demonstrates how bad hit-boxes works.

    And you have prosthesis. The most useless thing except of shuriken and petards when you play vs all bosses. But what a problem. When you've spend all spirit emblems LET'S GO AND GRID THAT. :) or just buy (if you have money ofc).

    And you can boost your hp and increase heal potions count. BUT WHAT A PROBLEM? Damage to you is a percentage. So strange solution. Only potions helps but not all the time.

    The last water drop I've got. You can ask 'But why that game has many of positive reviews with 10/10'. At the end I've got an achievement with this description 'Research all locations in the game'. And only 35% (nearly I think, maybe it's about 25%) of players reached that achievement. You can't go the end if you've not researched all locations. A curtain.

    0/10. Lost my money. I'll try to finish that but now I just wanna delete and forget it as the most scary dream.    … Expand
  58. doberman7
    May 6, 2020
    1
    Clunky controls, odd hit box and a repetitive mechanic.

    The hype and controversy made this game famous besides that, this game does not offers anything, its not even a terrible game, something that make you laugh. Don't buy this, its overpriced, his cost should be something about 4 USD, as the unfinished product that it is. Even if you beat a boss, it feels like lucky event, not    Clunky controls, odd hit box and a repetitive mechanic.

    The hype and controversy made this game famous besides that, this game does not offers anything, its not even a terrible game, something that make you laugh.

    Don't buy this, its overpriced, his cost should be something about 4 USD, as the unfinished product that it is.

    Even if you beat a boss, it feels like lucky event, not that you have learn somethingor o geting good on it, its even unffair with the IA, it randomly loses.

    Those who praise this, its my thinking, feel like they are cool, because its tough, but integral calculus its tougher and that don't make it cool.

    The fun part its that From Software has left his best work in the past, from here, its like the Tony Hawk series, just going down.

    If your curious about the product, buy it used and on physical to re-sell it.

    Another interest thing its that in the case of PS4, the percentage of trophies obtained its really low, 30% its the average of obtantion of many of the trophies, my reasoning its that its not the difficulty, its more that people get bored and prefer to use his time on something else.

    Considerer that at the end of the day, a game, besides fun, don't give you more than fun for you time invested on it, and this game cant comply with this task    … Expand
  59. Brandon09
    May 3, 2020
    0
    This is not a game worth playing. It’s implied that when you start a video game the controls won’t hinder the game play the camera will behave properly and the objectives will be somewhat manifest. Sekiro doesn’t do any of those things well. In typical from software fashion you are thrown into a stalling helicopter with your hands cut off blinded without feet. The issue isn’t theThis is not a game worth playing. It’s implied that when you start a video game the controls won’t hinder the game play the camera will behave properly and the objectives will be somewhat manifest. Sekiro doesn’t do any of those things well. In typical from software fashion you are thrown into a stalling helicopter with your hands cut off blinded without feet. The issue isn’t the difficulty of the game, it’s that nothing is evident! It’s a tedious minefield that requires a strategy guide. There are numerous problems with the AI such as: inconsistent fields of vision, enemies detecting you through walls while crouched and still/silent, bosses that detect you while concealed and have infinite tethers, etc. This is the **** you end up with when people derive too much status from a video game. Unplayable nonsense, that wastes your time.… Expand
  60. Ishi123
    Apr 19, 2020
    2
    It's really sad to see From forget its principle mantra that a challenge should be fair. I've never seen a game hate its player more than this game. Previous games in the series were hard but at least felt like they wanted to be beaten, and they encouraged you to try different ways to defeat a tough challenge. This game does not want to be beaten. It absolutely despises the player and willIt's really sad to see From forget its principle mantra that a challenge should be fair. I've never seen a game hate its player more than this game. Previous games in the series were hard but at least felt like they wanted to be beaten, and they encouraged you to try different ways to defeat a tough challenge. This game does not want to be beaten. It absolutely despises the player and will kill you over and over and over again without a single chance because it just hates you that much. It's unreasonable how absolutely crushing this game is. It's a game that demands you to play it only the way that it wants you to and to be absolutely 100% perfect, and after a while it just stops being fun. This game is not fun. It's a chore, and playing it was probably the most depressing experience I've ever had in 20 years of playing video games. It's handily the worst game From has ever made and it's not even close. As someone who's defeated the entire Dark Souls series and Bloodborne, the only thing I can feel with this game is disappointment.… Expand
  61. theropithecus
    Apr 18, 2020
    1
    The most frustrating video game I ever played since the 80's....It is too difficult and not enjoyable
  62. Maurenos
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    I thought Nioh was a bad dark souls clone. Well, here we are - Sekiro: controls die thrice. This game was supposed to be based on sharp reflexes, instead you have to either dodge or hide instead of dodging and countering the sword attacks. Also, your character is terribly slow compared to enemies and can be basically killed with 2 attacks.

    I don't know who thought that using dark souls    I thought Nioh was a bad dark souls clone. Well, here we are - Sekiro: controls die thrice. This game was supposed to be based on sharp reflexes, instead you have to either dodge or hide instead of dodging and countering the sword attacks. Also, your character is terribly slow compared to enemies and can be basically killed with 2 attacks.

    I don't know who thought that using dark souls mechanic in this game would be a good idea. It's not working correctly, so you either mash buttons or attack using some weird techniques. And your shurikens do little or no damage at all - I guess every enemy in the game's world knows how to dodge them.

    I am really disappointed, considering the fact that the game was heavily advertised. BTW, on ps4 slim, the game has issues with performance from time to time.

    If you want to play something like dark souls, then this game is not a good recommendation. I suggest spending your money somewhere else.    … Expand
  63. dualprop
    Apr 6, 2020
    3
    The game has a good story, interesting characters and locations. Game mechanics are great. However, this all is destroyed by the games difficulty. I was not physically able to finish this game and it gave me a RSI while attempting it. Even only thinking about picking the game up again stresses me out.

    No difficulty settings in 2019 is just a no-go. Devs should take a hard look at Doom    The game has a good story, interesting characters and locations. Game mechanics are great. However, this all is destroyed by the games difficulty. I was not physically able to finish this game and it gave me a RSI while attempting it. Even only thinking about picking the game up again stresses me out.

    No difficulty settings in 2019 is just a no-go. Devs should take a hard look at Doom Eternal when planning their next game. It is enjoyable on lower diffulty settings for everyone but only a few are capable of finishing it a the highest level.    … Expand
  64. ZoltanZero
    Mar 22, 2020
    4
    Ok thi is not a souls like,so they said...
    Just take Dark Souls/Bloodborne/Nioh and take off all the cool staff like, level, personalization of the carachter, weapons, ecc....
    Copy and past Tenchu, and voilà.... Sekiro.... -_-
  65. MachineMan1992
    Mar 20, 2020
    3
    It's just not fun.

    It's just that simple. Everything I liked about Soulslike games has either been dumbed down or removed. Combat is an complete **** requiring mashing the **** triggers and is so absolutely narrow that playing it is unrewarding. Controls suck a fat one; dodging can't dodge **** parrying is again a crapshoot, and perilous attacks are the worst idea From has ever had    It's just not fun.

    It's just that simple. Everything I liked about Soulslike games has either been dumbed down or removed. Combat is an complete **** requiring mashing the **** triggers and is so absolutely narrow that playing it is unrewarding. Controls suck a fat one; dodging can't dodge **** parrying is again a crapshoot, and perilous attacks are the worst idea From has ever had except for all the other ones in this very game. Dying is now punished (a cardinal sin in Soulslike) with afflictions to NPCs, locking you out of quests until they're healed with a rare item, and half your XP and money with no opportunity to regain or store them.

    Perhaps the worst part of this game is how awkward it is; it's a Soulslike game clumsily fused with a Tenchu game and forces a single playstyle that frankly isn't all that fun or rewarding. I hated it. I hated every second of it, and it made we want to play Metal Gear Rising and The Surge 1 and 2 again.    … Expand
  66. Daro1986
    Mar 19, 2020
    0
    Awful game... It reminds me Nioh gameplay and also the graphics are to archaic's.. really I don't know what you guys see on this game . There are betters. This one it took me out to much expectoration for nothing... The menu it's like a kind of Bloodborne and old games of RPG. Nothing like Onimusha (leyendary one) or Tenchu... Very upset
  67. mohammadhoseinj
    Mar 11, 2020
    1
    Poor storytelling, Bad map Design, Unjust gameplay mechanics and graphics that belong to the beginning of PS3-Xbox360 Era...
  68. rafaelpoersch
    Mar 8, 2020
    0
    Terrível, jogo sem instruções iniciais, movimentos horríveis, parkour e se pendurar é ridículo, muito marketing em cima da um jogo nada prazeroso. Vc mais se irrita que joga. Não vejo porque um jogo ser irritante e repetitivo. Ganhar o melhor jogo do ano após God of war, Horizon é ridículo. As batalhas não são empolgantes. Ser extremamente difícil não torna o jogo bom ou "clássico" daTerrível, jogo sem instruções iniciais, movimentos horríveis, parkour e se pendurar é ridículo, muito marketing em cima da um jogo nada prazeroso. Vc mais se irrita que joga. Não vejo porque um jogo ser irritante e repetitivo. Ganhar o melhor jogo do ano após God of war, Horizon é ridículo. As batalhas não são empolgantes. Ser extremamente difícil não torna o jogo bom ou "clássico" da categoria. Não sugiro a compra, me senti roubado em ter comprado essa porcaria produzida.… Expand
  69. Molec_man
    Mar 2, 2020
    2
    Let's start by saying I love the Souls games. While this game has some okay features. Its not Souls, BB or even Nioh in my eyes. I enjoyed all of those titles and while they are all beatable... This game locks the player in non-stop boss battles of ridiculous length and difficulty (some bosses take the average player 50+ battles to learn how to kill them). I understand that some playersLet's start by saying I love the Souls games. While this game has some okay features. Its not Souls, BB or even Nioh in my eyes. I enjoyed all of those titles and while they are all beatable... This game locks the player in non-stop boss battles of ridiculous length and difficulty (some bosses take the average player 50+ battles to learn how to kill them). I understand that some players ego (Youtubers) rely upon it and that is fine. But making a game that is nearly unbeatable for a HUGE percentage of players (Look at the % of players with any ending trophies and remember 8% have all). A game that 10-15% of the players have any end game trophy while the company charges a premium for it does not make it suitable for financial support. From this day forward I will do my research on Fromsoft games and not jump in feet first. Its unfortunate because I love Souls.… Expand
  70. Colinl33
    Feb 26, 2020
    1
    Got this game because the guys at the store know I love the dark souls trilogy, and while the mechanics are similar, the game is just too hard. And I say that having played and beaten all the dark souls games (except 3 expansion). Suckyro just brings the cheese to a new level, you will constantly be doing the same exact thing over and over about 50 times per section. And there’s noGot this game because the guys at the store know I love the dark souls trilogy, and while the mechanics are similar, the game is just too hard. And I say that having played and beaten all the dark souls games (except 3 expansion). Suckyro just brings the cheese to a new level, you will constantly be doing the same exact thing over and over about 50 times per section. And there’s no redeeming point where you can actually make progress for a bit, the ENTIRE game is impossibly hard and just corny. I play games for a few hours a day, and this one I’m happy if I can reach a New checkpoint before I gotta leave for work. I give this game 0 buttholes… Expand
  71. floppyjabjab
    Feb 22, 2020
    4
    **** **** game riding on the fame of the memes, from software is the Apple of videogames, we all know that the product is mediocre at very best but has that notoriety that is big due to all the memes and the git gud cirle jerk who have accomplished nothing special and feel like they have to like this game just because is hard.
    took me hours to beat it just like the rest of from software    **** **** game riding on the fame of the memes, from software is the Apple of videogames, we all know that the product is mediocre at very best but has that notoriety that is big due to all the memes and the git gud cirle jerk who have accomplished nothing special and feel like they have to like this game just because is hard.
    took me hours to beat it just like the rest of from software games but **** me, at some point I realized that I (no joke) spent more time trying to fight the controls (mainly enemy lock) than fighting the actual enemies.
    Would not reccomend spend more than 10 of whatever currency you have on this.
    STOP FANBOYING is ruining games, doesn't matter if you a fan of the genre, stop being a **** and give the actual rating it deserves, no game is 0 or 10 so **** off    … Expand
  72. ThinkWithP_body
    Feb 16, 2020
    1
    This game is not friendly towards players new to the genre. There will be a lot of dying before you realize that the game is all about dying and memorizing different moves, you really have to play exactly the way developers want you to in order to progress.
  73. xeis
    Jan 20, 2020
    0
    Overly patched, the game seems to have become unplayable with patches.

    It is a very good game, but the balance of just one boss has gone too far. There is simply one boss that you need to kill in order to progress which can not be killed with the latest patches (and there is literally nothing left for me to do in the game), no techniques, side steps or abilities work, none of the    Overly patched, the game seems to have become unplayable with patches.

    It is a very good game, but the balance of just one boss has gone too far. There is simply one boss that you need to kill in order to progress which can not be killed with the latest patches (and there is literally nothing left for me to do in the game), no techniques, side steps or abilities work, none of the youtube walkthroughs work (as the patches have not only addressed the obvious bugs) but patched out the techniques you could use to exploit a weakness, by making the boss hyper aggressive, air borne and makes the summons hang about to agro you during the fight. I may return and play the game unpatched, but right now there are other games to move onto. Dissapointing as I was enjoying it and had been killed 20-30 times on some of the earlier bosses, but there is a limit when the game stops being fun, and is not about gitting gud.    … Expand
  74. agent13
    Jan 19, 2020
    2
    another massively overrated game by fromsoftware, sekiro looks and feels much better than dark souls games and bloodborne but the story is still uninteresting and it's gameplay and combat system is unforgivingly and horribly difficult and frustrating to the point it's unplayble for me. and I refunded it. there is a narrow line between challenge and intentional difficulty and sekiro isanother massively overrated game by fromsoftware, sekiro looks and feels much better than dark souls games and bloodborne but the story is still uninteresting and it's gameplay and combat system is unforgivingly and horribly difficult and frustrating to the point it's unplayble for me. and I refunded it. there is a narrow line between challenge and intentional difficulty and sekiro is just hard without being even a little fun.
    miyazaki games make me question my self do we play games to have some fun and relax after a hard day or die 999 times trying to defeat one boss. I definitely choose the first one, critics should stop giving high scores to from software games for no reason.

    + nice artistic design
    + a protagonist who talks!

    - too hard, unplayable and no option to reduce difficulty
    - clunky and terrible controls
    - bad physics
    - story is not interesting    … Expand
  75. amiller15
    Jan 15, 2020
    4
    I finished the game 5 times now, four times on the ps4 pro and one time on the regular PS4. The reason it gets only 4 points is because technically, it’s a shame to even release a game like that. The frame pacing on the regular consoles, not the enchanced ones, is a disaster. It completely interrupts the flow, inputs are often not registered and in intense boss fights, this is nerveI finished the game 5 times now, four times on the ps4 pro and one time on the regular PS4. The reason it gets only 4 points is because technically, it’s a shame to even release a game like that. The frame pacing on the regular consoles, not the enchanced ones, is a disaster. It completely interrupts the flow, inputs are often not registered and in intense boss fights, this is nerve wrecking. On the PS4 Pro the experience was good, stable frame times, around 40 FPS and the combat system was smooth. It was a gorgeous experience, one of the reasons why I unlocked the platinum.

    But it just don’t understand how stubborn Developer have to be, to be releasing a game, that has 2013 visuals, and not even vaguely polish it for running smoothly on 30 FPS on the base consoles.
    I am saying all this because not everyone has an enchanced console like the One X or PS4 Pro.

    Overall great game on PC, PS4 Pro and one X. For the base consoles I can definitely not recommend.    … Expand
  76. nikita19942
    Jan 13, 2020
    0
    ставлю 0 потмоу что управление очень сложное, игра не интересная, постоянно какие то преграды тупорылые, мне не нравится, убивают тупо с 1 кинжала, игру купил и сразу потом слил на торговой площадке. Мне не зашло чисто субъективизм. Может другим нравится, но это гг хардкорный хардкор, мне такое не по душе. Тупые катсцены.ставлю 0 потмоу что управление очень сложное, игра не интересная, постоянно какие то преграды тупорылые, мне не нравится, убивают тупо с 1 кинжала, игру купил и сразу потом слил на торговой площадке. Мне не зашло чисто субъективизм. Может другим нравится, но это гг хардкорный хардкор, мне такое не по душе. Тупые катсцены.
  77. dannygards
    Jan 10, 2020
    4
    Love Soulsbourne, but I did not enjoy this and gave up on it about 25-30hrs in. My main problem was the lack of variety in combat. I never really felt like I was battling an enemy - rather i was closing distance and then playing a rhythm game. I hate to say it, but I wouldn't bother with a From game again unless they return to the souls formula with greater variety in combat/weapons.
  78. Cadet111
    Aug 24, 2019
    2
    Poor game, but as a dark soul or bloodborne challenge it is ok, nothing else, I do not recommend ....
  79. pr0phacy
    Dec 30, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The majority of the game is fun and challenging but it doesn't seem like From Software think players should learn things progressively and definitely not all customers deserves to finish their product. I can understand hard games. But usually hard games gives you a learning window for specific skills required to not get one shot'd by bosses before you actually face them. Genichiro for example. There is no enemy before him that launches the same lightning attack for his last form so you can practice return lightning skill before the boss fight. Instead you have to die repeatedly trying to figure out how since it pretty much kills you in one hit if you mess up the execution. Sure you can look up videos and guides. But that should not be a part of the gameplay experience. I would not recommend this game to anyone other than the most hardcore masochist.… Expand
  80. Tropardi
    Dec 30, 2019
    1
    Theo game has poor motifs tô be dificult, and the aprentice corner is injustified.
  81. Sooner_shot
    Dec 28, 2019
    1
    Boring repetitive garbage. So mad I spent money on this trash can fire. Playstation needs to change their return policy.
  82. Eleventyseven
    Dec 26, 2019
    0
    The worat game I've ever played, I have no idea how this game got a high rank, it's so hard to play plus they made it seem impossible to kill bosses with Samurai Spider Man.
    What a waste of money.
  83. Jtalk
    Dec 23, 2019
    3
    From Dark Souls to Mario Kart, the main and only measure of any game is whether it’s fun. Sekiro is not fun. Its simpleton bashing is too easy, and it’s bosses are too hard. But instead of being hard in a DS way, where joy comes from finding and exploiting a weakness of it, it’s hard in a blunt way: you need to train yourself to click appropriate buttons in a split second. Unlike DS, thisFrom Dark Souls to Mario Kart, the main and only measure of any game is whether it’s fun. Sekiro is not fun. Its simpleton bashing is too easy, and it’s bosses are too hard. But instead of being hard in a DS way, where joy comes from finding and exploiting a weakness of it, it’s hard in a blunt way: you need to train yourself to click appropriate buttons in a split second. Unlike DS, this game offers no alternative weapons, no alternative damage buffs (apart from confetti, which only comes in handy against 2 (!) apparition bossed). Sekiro offers prosthetic tools as an alternative, but they require a scarce resource to use, and you can only carry so many, making them unsustainable choice. All in all, the only way you can defeat later game bosses is by training yourself like a dog to press every button with perfect timing, chipping their health tiny bit by tiny bit. One wrong move and the boss will wipe the floor with your 10 health bar upgrades in a split second. From across the room. But all the above could be forgiven and ignored. DS had ridiculous bosses and broken fights (DS2 marauders trio from a DLC, anyone?), but you could always get over them by bringing your mates with you. A hard game with no multiplayer requires some next level design prowess, and From Software falls short of this plank. This game is fun at the beginning, but it soon goes to simply frustrating. Frustration is no fun.… Expand
  84. Exethel
    Dec 23, 2019
    4
    very boring gameplay as u just use 1 sword spaming parries all the time and nothing more . Most trick weapons are useless and u pretty much keep using 2 of them for the entire game.Finally the story is nowhere near dark souls or bloodborne. It is a very bad mehhh compared to those other dark fantasy titles
  85. guimbueno26
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Este jogo me irrita, é impressionante o pq o jogo n tem uma dificuldade fácil
  86. DoomDragon9000
    Dec 12, 2019
    0
    Disappointment all around. Stay away from this game, it's unworthy of its accolades.
  87. LRainydayzL
    Dec 12, 2019
    0
    This game is for expert gamers not casual like me!! At least add a difficulty setting,that dragon rot Is bull. This game is garbage!!!dont get me wrong I could beat it but I would have 2 be willing to die 9 kajillion times to do it no thanks no fun in that!!
  88. JunCLJ
    Dec 2, 2019
    0
    Please don't believe what the other people say. If you like this game sure it will your best game. If you don't like this game, sure it will your worst game. I personally don't like this kind of game. Since I was completed this game on PC with trainer. If I switch off the "unlimited health" on the trainer, sure until today still stuck on the first boss. This game is the most difficult gamePlease don't believe what the other people say. If you like this game sure it will your best game. If you don't like this game, sure it will your worst game. I personally don't like this kind of game. Since I was completed this game on PC with trainer. If I switch off the "unlimited health" on the trainer, sure until today still stuck on the first boss. This game is the most difficult game in the world.

    If you want to attack me, just come. Before you come attack, did you ever rate 0 to Death Stranding? A game only for minority and not for all public gamers. Did I rate 0 to this game before? No, right? Did I attack this game before? No, right?

    So how is your feel when a game that being attacked such like Death Stranding? If one day later, Sekiro being attacked by many players and being told that this game is the most difficult game in the world.    … Expand
  89. Jasnoniebieski
    Nov 29, 2019
    0
    Garbage after BB.Weak camera, no playing with others, itd wasze od time and your money.
  90. jacobgoh101
    Nov 24, 2019
    4
    I can force myself to get killed 50 times in order to kill a boss, but what's the point of a game, if it's not fun and enjoyable?
  91. Sektumsempra
    Nov 23, 2019
    1
    Fome, repetitivo no es difícil es solo pillarle el truco común de comunes xd que gane resident evil 2
  92. DainerRain
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Game of the year! Я обожаю творчество FromSoftware, являюсь фанатом. Если судить объективно, то эта игра является квинтессенцией различных эмоций. Вникнув в общую экспозицию, играющий не будет обделен отличными эмоциями, в том числе эйфарией от побед и азартом от дальнейших твистов. Боссы и неписи - отдушина игры. Новый шедевр с интересной концепцией ведения боя. Технически игра такжеGame of the year! Я обожаю творчество FromSoftware, являюсь фанатом. Если судить объективно, то эта игра является квинтессенцией различных эмоций. Вникнув в общую экспозицию, играющий не будет обделен отличными эмоциями, в том числе эйфарией от побед и азартом от дальнейших твистов. Боссы и неписи - отдушина игры. Новый шедевр с интересной концепцией ведения боя. Технически игра также великолепна.… Expand
  93. dnium122
    Nov 11, 2019
    3
    Well done production, controls, and overall gameplay. The difficulty design however creates needless 'grind' through repeating boss battles again and again and again until you finally get through it. Yes, your skills improve as you play, but the *way* in which the game is difficult is pointless. Specifically, overcoming most fights involve getting the timing of *that specific boss* down -Well done production, controls, and overall gameplay. The difficulty design however creates needless 'grind' through repeating boss battles again and again and again until you finally get through it. Yes, your skills improve as you play, but the *way* in which the game is difficult is pointless. Specifically, overcoming most fights involve getting the timing of *that specific boss* down - memorizing their moves and the reaction timings for each, through repeating the fight again and again. That is not skill, and it is not fun, and it does not mimic, for example, the learning of a martial art. Difficult for the sake of difficulty is not good design, it is lazy design.… Expand
  94. Dranguet
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Sekiro como juego es una basura y muy mediocre, es un juego para un pequeño publico en específico. Tiene gráficos malos y mediocres, su historia no es interesante, el protagonista el lobo no tiene carísima y llega hacer un juego aburrido!
  95. CRUELGERM
    Oct 12, 2019
    0
    Совершенно не интересный для меня сеттинг, хоть и атмосферный. Но больше всего разочаровала боевка - это какой-то стритфайтер с мечом, не иначе.
    Один лязг оружия в ушах - удовольствия 0.
    Жаль потраченных денег. прошел с читами - сберег нервы    Совершенно не интересный для меня сеттинг, хоть и атмосферный. Но больше всего разочаровала боевка - это какой-то стритфайтер с мечом, не иначе.
    Один лязг оружия в ушах - удовольствия 0.
    Жаль потраченных денег.
    прошел с читами - сберег нервы
  96. Educhivas
    Sep 6, 2019
    2
    Es un genero de acción de aventura, pero la historia aburre esta muy enfocada a japon, no es para todos los jugadores tienes que amar a japon para aguantar su historia, lastima porque el gameplay estaba bien pero las historia es aburrida.
  97. danieldeanwhitt
    Aug 27, 2019
    0
    The worst game ever, ZERO fun to play, bad combat mechanics, worst game of the year
  98. shootingstars99
    Aug 23, 2019
    0
    "Hey, I got you a video game" "Cool! Is it Tenchu?" "Nope." "Is it Dark Souls?" "Not quite." "Is it Ninja Gaiden?" "You wish." "Is it Prince of Persia?" "In your dreams. It's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" "What?"

    Hearing this game was originally going to be a Tenchu reboot, I was curious and extremely interested, which lead me to a huge letdown. This game tries to be all of those games    "Hey, I got you a video game" "Cool! Is it Tenchu?" "Nope." "Is it Dark Souls?" "Not quite." "Is it Ninja Gaiden?" "You wish." "Is it Prince of Persia?" "In your dreams. It's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" "What?"

    Hearing this game was originally going to be a Tenchu reboot, I was curious and extremely interested, which lead me to a huge letdown. This game tries to be all of those games mentioned above, and pulls off almost none of it, save for maybe the slow, boring, Simon Says-like pattern combat of Dark Souls. It has some climbing and parkour-esque parts like Prince of Persia, but not nearly as creative or interesting. It has stealth kills like Tenchu, but you don't need them, so you may as well be playing Metal Gear Rising. The game just outright does not deliver on any front. The main character is about as much of a ninja as Raiden or Yaiba Kamikaze... I'm glad this was a free rental and not a purchase, or I would have died inside twice.

    Also, if you understand defensive options you have in video games, this game is not hard at all. Oh, and one button combat, lmfao.    … Expand
  99. TheScrublord
    Aug 12, 2019
    4
    First of all, I'd like to say that despite my rating of just 4/10 I do not think Sekiro is necessarily a bad game. My rating indicates my PERSONAL enjoyment of the game, which was poor. I'm a huge fan of the Souls series and perfectly comfortable with a "difficult" game, but Sekiro simply plays so fast that my reflexes could not keep up with it. FROM Software's head-scratching designFirst of all, I'd like to say that despite my rating of just 4/10 I do not think Sekiro is necessarily a bad game. My rating indicates my PERSONAL enjoyment of the game, which was poor. I'm a huge fan of the Souls series and perfectly comfortable with a "difficult" game, but Sekiro simply plays so fast that my reflexes could not keep up with it. FROM Software's head-scratching design decisions probably solidified my poor review, as you are also prevented from farming up more health or damage in order to ease the difficulty. As a result, an otherwise huge fan of their games did not enjoy Sekiro very much at all. If you liked the game, more power to you, but for many players (including myself) the game is simply more frustration than fun. Frankly, with my experience, a 4/10 is pretty generous.… Expand
  100. egoBorder
    Aug 2, 2019
    3
    I was so ready to love this game and overlook all its flaws, but after forcing myself to finish it, I have to say that it's not very good. There is a disconnect in combat when it's more beneficial to deflect than to attack, and it's a shame because at first the feeling of crossing swords is thrilling. But fairly soon the lack of depth in swordplay is obvious, and all you do is deflectI was so ready to love this game and overlook all its flaws, but after forcing myself to finish it, I have to say that it's not very good. There is a disconnect in combat when it's more beneficial to deflect than to attack, and it's a shame because at first the feeling of crossing swords is thrilling. But fairly soon the lack of depth in swordplay is obvious, and all you do is deflect until you deplete a bar and occasionally dodge.

    All the technical flaws from previous From Soft games are present here, but after 10 years it's just not cute anymore. Bad framerates but more importantly bad frame pacing do not gel with this game's fast combat. And although From Soft did a good job of applying its typical Souls aggro range into a neat stealth system, if you fool around you can make the A.I. do some truly stupid things.    … Expand
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#4 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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#5 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019
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#5 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2019

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90

Universal acclaim - based on 77 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 77
  3. Negative: 1 out of 77
  1. RPGamer
    Dec 17, 2024
    90
    Overall, Sekiro is defined by its riveting, challenging, and ultimately highly rewarding gameplay. Stemming from simplicity but giving a wide variety of different combat options, few games come close to matching the exhilarating rush that Sekiro’s best moments provide. Exploring its atmospherically engrossing levels is a treat, from a visual, musical, and atmospheric standpoint. Even if exploration and character storylines are sometimes hampered by Dragonrot, repeatedly severing the immortality of bosses with brutal “Shinobi Executions” and discovering the ritual secrets of eternal life offers a captivating experience that stands out as one of FromSoftware’s best and most distinctive titles.
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  2. Gamers' Temple
    May 15, 2019
    90
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an enjoyable, yet deeply challenging game. It's not really a Dark Souls with samurais game, but whether or not you enjoyed the difficulty level of the battles in Dark Souls will be a good benchmark in gauging how much you'll like Sekiro. If you're persistent, up for a challenge, and don't become frustrated easily, then Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an easy game to recommend.
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  3. Daily Star
    Apr 28, 2019
    100
    Though Sekiro feels impossibly hard at times, the level of euphoria you experience when delivering a death blow to a tricky boss or when you finally clear a castle grounds of all enemies is almost unparalleled.
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