Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5159 Ratings

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  1. Binging32
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Third person hack and slash games were always one of my favorite genre, games like Devil may cry (all series especially 3 & 5) bayonetta, neir automata, witcher 3, Dark souls prince of persia and many more, but there comes along Sekiro and it changed everything...maybe one of the best game i,ve have ever played (of course there are many other games but sekiro stands out in this gener) thisThird person hack and slash games were always one of my favorite genre, games like Devil may cry (all series especially 3 & 5) bayonetta, neir automata, witcher 3, Dark souls prince of persia and many more, but there comes along Sekiro and it changed everything...maybe one of the best game i,ve have ever played (of course there are many other games but sekiro stands out in this gener) this game rewards you as you progress and gives you that sense of control and that feeling of a shinobi. Very few games come along in years and really stands out like this one. Highly recommended.… Expand
  2. Knindish46
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Amazing game one of my favorites. Combat it beautiful and simple yet never gets tired. Prosthetics are an amazing tool and it seems like every enemy and boss has a specific counter. There are multiple skill trees and each ability you get changes your character a significant amount. Each skill changes the way you play or approach a fight. The environments in the world are amazing and reallyAmazing game one of my favorites. Combat it beautiful and simple yet never gets tired. Prosthetics are an amazing tool and it seems like every enemy and boss has a specific counter. There are multiple skill trees and each ability you get changes your character a significant amount. Each skill changes the way you play or approach a fight. The environments in the world are amazing and really immerse you in the fantasy world. The enemy variety is very diverse and there are tons of unique enemies and the same applies to bosses. The game is very hard and there is no way to change it. But you can cheese a number of bosses if you want the game to be a little easier and I chose to do that with a couple.… Expand
  3. Slackjawed390
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    This the most authentic depiction of shinobi or ninja, well at least better than naruto. The game demands just one thing, attention and reflexes. In dark souls or BB your success depended on builds but here its just you and your katana. Thats all you need to master. The atmosphere, sounds, music instills such a sense of connection with the protagonist that he is easily my favouriteThis the most authentic depiction of shinobi or ninja, well at least better than naruto. The game demands just one thing, attention and reflexes. In dark souls or BB your success depended on builds but here its just you and your katana. Thats all you need to master. The atmosphere, sounds, music instills such a sense of connection with the protagonist that he is easily my favourite character. And the sense of reward and achievement is unparalled. Just a lot better than souls though much tougher. Only con includes an insane learning curve . And yeah game is meant to be completed 7 times or at least 4 times.… Expand
  4. 8Unitg145
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    The perfect game if you are looking for a challenge. FromSoftware has released yet another masterpiece to add to their collection. It combines the level design element from Dark Souls and fast pace gameplay from Bloodborne amped up to ten. There is a gigantic learning curve whilst playing the game, but the more you play, the more you learn, the better you'll master it. Explore everythingThe perfect game if you are looking for a challenge. FromSoftware has released yet another masterpiece to add to their collection. It combines the level design element from Dark Souls and fast pace gameplay from Bloodborne amped up to ten. There is a gigantic learning curve whilst playing the game, but the more you play, the more you learn, the better you'll master it. Explore everything you can and level up your character in the best way possible to make it a little easier for you, and by little I mean very little, but any help is better than nothing with a FromSoftware product.… Expand
  5. Shennia594
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Heel moeilijk om mee te beginnen, maar wees geduldig en leer ervan te genieten om verslagen te worden. Als je gewend raakt aan de stijl van spelen, is SEKIRO ons verreweg de beste game in dit genre. Het afbuigsysteem is eenvoudig maar briljant. Een goed bereik aan vijanden houdt het fris.Prachtig ontworpen omgeving, nogmaals, geen ander spel komt in de buurt, vanaf het begin de toren metHeel moeilijk om mee te beginnen, maar wees geduldig en leer ervan te genieten om verslagen te worden. Als je gewend raakt aan de stijl van spelen, is SEKIRO ons verreweg de beste game in dit genre. Het afbuigsysteem is eenvoudig maar briljant. Een goed bereik aan vijanden houdt het fris.Prachtig ontworpen omgeving, nogmaals, geen ander spel komt in de buurt, vanaf het begin de toren met uitzicht op de maan en het hoge gras, gewoon prachtig.Uitstekende waarde om het spel meerdere keren opnieuw te spelen, omdat het steeds moeilijker wordt in een nieuw spel. Veel geheimen te vinden.Uitstekende sfeer. Geweldige voice-acting. Leuk om te spelen. Briljant spel.… Expand
  6. Largelog772
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    I watch a lot of anime. And trust me, you're gonna want some gunswords. Get ready.
  7. Maldf3
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Dark souls but instead of spamming roll you spam parry. Good **** brahhhhhh!
  8. Iamspeed263
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Took longer to 'click' for me than Souls 3, and that eureka moment was much different too. Masterpiece.
  9. Fatyyshatty99
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Bought 3 controllers for this game. Now one of them is still intact. Rate 10/10.
  10. Afternoonwood5
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Very good game. in a lot of ways better than the dark souls series. It is very fast paced, combat relies on black and countering and this is done very quickly and needs to be precise. The ability to jump, and grapple around is a lot of fun. It a lot of ways this game is a mixture of assassins creed, and the dark souls games.
  11. Makejames188
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    This game has Tenchu lineage in it's blood and that's a good thing. The combat, while a very challenging and fluid affair is not the only means to take out the enemies presented to you in this huge yet dense action adventure/stealth game. THIS IS NOT DARK SOULS. Just because you have played that series or Bloodborne doesn't not mean the same mechanics and principles apply. This is aThis game has Tenchu lineage in it's blood and that's a good thing. The combat, while a very challenging and fluid affair is not the only means to take out the enemies presented to you in this huge yet dense action adventure/stealth game. THIS IS NOT DARK SOULS. Just because you have played that series or Bloodborne doesn't not mean the same mechanics and principles apply. This is a stealth action game where running away and finding ambush and vantage point to whittle down the enemies numbers rewards you more than swinging your sword till things die. This game rewards patience alot more than brazen fighting ability. As a lover of the stealth genre it's painful tio watch players stand on the top of a building with a huge vantage point that allows you to scope out the area and plan you attack just jump into the middle of four to five enemies yelling that the game is too hard. There's more than one way to play this game. I'd definitely recommend it to stealth action players and fans , not to casual Souls fans.… Expand
  12. Slavemanzazik03
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Amazing and beautiful game. 100% recommend to anyone. Challenging and fun game.
  13. Peterthefile692
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    The first time was so hard I used a guide to cheese the game. Second time I actually played the game after having some experience, it's challenging: until you get the hang of the bosses moves and counter often. 3rd play through is easy: you'll have mastered countering and see how repetitive the bosses are. 4th play through was a spreed run for me. 5th run I got bored of being OP. Doesn'tThe first time was so hard I used a guide to cheese the game. Second time I actually played the game after having some experience, it's challenging: until you get the hang of the bosses moves and counter often. 3rd play through is easy: you'll have mastered countering and see how repetitive the bosses are. 4th play through was a spreed run for me. 5th run I got bored of being OP. Doesn't play like dark souls but is definitely worth buying on sale: I'd say it's just as hard as DS for first time players.… Expand
  14. FaithDesigners2
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    Shadow falls, and things return to their original owners. Adoptive father owl in Longquan River's backstab, but can't make an immortal contract between Yuzi and Wolf, while in Tianshouge Wolf backstab adopted adoptive father owl, which broke the immortal plan of adoptive father owl.
  15. Biggi1b
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    I'm glad that they made the story easier to follow in this compared to the Dark Souls games. The story is great but goes on for a while. The gameplay is more difficult in some ways and less in others.
  16. Idonpre10
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    ¡Dios mío, qué historia y gran juego de acción es!
    ¡Nunca pensé que los juegos pudieran ser tan buenos!
    El único inconveniente es: es muy difícil de dominar, necesitas parar ataques y tener un ojo en el medidor de postura que en la barra de salud, y un par de videos de youtube te ayudarán a pasar etapas. Los diferentes jefes tienen diferentes formas de vencerlos, solo necesitan ver esos    ¡Dios mío, qué historia y gran juego de acción es!
    ¡Nunca pensé que los juegos pudieran ser tan buenos!
    El único inconveniente es: es muy difícil de dominar, necesitas parar ataques y tener un ojo en el medidor de postura que en la barra de salud, y un par de videos de youtube te ayudarán a pasar etapas. Los diferentes jefes tienen diferentes formas de vencerlos, solo necesitan ver esos videos de YouTube. Dejé este juego después de cierto jefe, pero cuando finalmente lo derroté, me dio una gran sensación de alegría. Cuantas más etapas cruces, más emoción tendrás al jugar este juego. ¡No te rindas todavía, si te rindes te estás perdiendo toda la diversión!    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. Tguhj240
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Awesome game, makes youre schlong very long! Graphics are great and runs good.
  19. Mossa6
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    The hardest game I've ever played in my entire life, but the combat system is so satisfying to use. all in all a must play. i had no experience with any souls-like game until I played this, and it was an amazing introduction to this genre of games. will definitely be replaying this one a couple of times, for sure.
  20. Uryghd8888
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Game's harder than me when I see O'rin of the water. Solid and unique gameplay.
  21. Enzio31
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Honestly, one of the greatest games! Honestly, one of the greatest games! Honestly, one of the greatest games!
  22. KurstFred90
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    A marvelous game. It can be brutal at times, but the feeling of beating a tough but reasonably fair boss is great. Truly a fitting follow-up to fromsoft's soulsborne series.
  23. BeastEast605
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Deserving of Game of the Year -- one of the best games I've ever played, as a player totally new to FromSoft games. In the early parts, the game is punishingly difficult to the point where I wondered if I was actually capable of advancing past one of the early bosses. But learning the enemies' attack patterns, improving blocking timing, and exploiting each key second between the enemyDeserving of Game of the Year -- one of the best games I've ever played, as a player totally new to FromSoft games. In the early parts, the game is punishingly difficult to the point where I wondered if I was actually capable of advancing past one of the early bosses. But learning the enemies' attack patterns, improving blocking timing, and exploiting each key second between the enemy attacks got easier with time and practice and now the game feels much more approachable.… Expand
  24. Ostenkraut71
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Wieder einmal ein Meisterwerk von FromSoftware. Der Kampf ist flüssig und alles, von der Prothetik bis zum Ablenken und Kontern, ist so verdammt zufriedenstellend. Im Ernst, Sie werden wahrscheinlich feststellen, dass der Kampf in anderen Spielen fehlt, wenn Sie dieses Kunstwerk fertiggestellt haben. Art Direction ist brillant und alles passt so gut zusammen.
  25. Sirwhatnot69
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Shadows Die Twice
    A child gave me rice
    The big snake wasn't nice
    Twice, Shadows die.
  26. Dylaymand80
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    What a game. Perfection of sword and stealth combat. This game is for sweat lords like me.
  27. FostBK1Hal
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Pros:
    - Poison swamps
    - BBCs that can kill you - Doors do not open from this side - Bonfires and estus flask - Sword clanks - Difficulty settings (hard-harder-HARDER) - Rage inducing boss fights. I thought I lost the ability to rage at a game after I beat Manus, until this game (no Gael and Midir were simply fun fights that I purely enjoyed, Nameless King too while we're at it)    Pros:
    - Poison swamps
    - BBCs that can kill you
    - Doors do not open from this side
    - Bonfires and estus flask
    - Sword clanks
    - Difficulty settings (hard-harder-HARDER)
    - Rage inducing boss fights. I thought I lost the ability to rage at a game after I beat Manus, until this game (no Gael and Midir were simply fun fights that I purely enjoyed, Nameless King too while we're at it)

    Cons:
    - Rage inducing boss fights, some bosses can whoop your arse into oblivion till you decide to give up and come back tomorrow. Overall the game takes a certain level of dedication
    - Terror sucks
    - No customisation, so you won't be playing as your waifu    … Expand
  28. Twiche395
    Aug 3, 2021
    10
    Sekir-oh yeah! Wants you to play particular ways, lean in and have a good time. Decide what you wish to kil, and then get to killing it.
  29. Axvmooi112
    Aug 3, 2021
    10
    It's really good but if you think this is the hardest Souls-like game you didn't fight with Slave Knight Gael :).
  30. Xannic796
    Aug 3, 2021
    10
    Sekiro I died more than twice is a hardcore game for a hardcore gamer. Stranger beware of danger.
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#4 Best PS4 Game of 2019
5
#5 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019
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#5 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2019

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Metascore
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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