Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

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  1. LostTarnished
    Jun 25, 2023
    10
    The very moment you walk as a shinobi you can realise how masterpiece it is
    It is different souls like but the best different
  2. Augoosetus
    Aug 26, 2023
    10
    Rating; 9.6

    This was my first game in to the Fromsoft catalog of amazing games, and it did not disappoint. The combat masterly designed, and requires a lot of practice and skill to perfect. Bosses utilize this combat system to the fullest, with some of the best bosses ever designed, and made being in this game. The story for the most part, is also really interesting for people who focus    Rating; 9.6

    This was my first game in to the Fromsoft catalog of amazing games, and it did not disappoint. The combat masterly designed, and requires a lot of practice and skill to perfect. Bosses utilize this combat system to the fullest, with some of the best bosses ever designed, and made being in this game. The story for the most part, is also really interesting for people who focus on that side of the game. Not everyone will have the best of time playing this game, however, and could end up leaving it outrage. The reason for this is because of the aforementioned combat system that requires a lot of practice to get used to and to perfect usage of. Overall, this is an amazing game that pretty much has no complaints from my side.    … Expand
  3. Elwardy
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    Perfect. I never played a game with these aesthetics. The Japanese culture is amazing. It's the best souls like gender by Elden Ring. You must play, if you want sure. ;)
  4. Poikito
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    Es diferente en muchos aspectos. La verdad nunca sentí tanta satisfacción en un juego después del primer God of war. Este título sabe como hacerte sentir esa emoción de derrotar a un jefe o explorar una soná nueva. La. Historia es excelente. Es único en su tipo
  5. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    10
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!! sekieo
  6. Undertuto
    Nov 9, 2019
    9
    Excelente gameplay, bosses geniales, música, ambientación y mucha precisión. Difícil pero no tanto ya que su control y mecánicas favorecen mucho al usuario.
  7. efonsecajr
    May 1, 2019
    9
    The difficulty is what makes this a grand adventure. I'm sure ill enjoy it much more once I get to be any good.
  8. Nataraja
    Apr 26, 2019
    9
    First and foremost, this is not a game for everyone. This is a game that, more so than other FromSoftware titles, requires you to learn. There are multiple approaches to everything but assuming that the tactics of old will work here will frustrate you.

    With that said Sekiro is a visual wonder. The environments, mobs, player character and NPCs are amazing works of art. The sense of    First and foremost, this is not a game for everyone. This is a game that, more so than other FromSoftware titles, requires you to learn. There are multiple approaches to everything but assuming that the tactics of old will work here will frustrate you.

    With that said Sekiro is a visual wonder. The environments, mobs, player character and NPCs are amazing works of art.

    The sense of exploration is very palpable and strongly rewarded.

    The story is much more straight forward with huge amounts of depth hidden in subtle ways. This is a different way of story telling for this developer and I believe that it is still very effective, with plenty to research and get out of nuances, yet everyone who plays will understand the surface of the story which has not been true for other games with the exception of the exceptional VR game Derracine.

    Sound is very well done - great music appropriately fit to the games moment to moment action. The Japanese voice acting is impeccable but the English voice over work is, frankly, awful. If you can handle reading subtitles I would strongly suggest it. The English voice work is so bad as to be totally breaking of any immersion you may have in the game. Sound effects and source to reception is very well done.

    Combat gameplay is unique and very well implemented. It requires the player to develop some baseline skills and once you have it down it becomes thrilling and rewarding to enter combat. Stealth is enjoyable but a bit wonky in places, yet there is no requirement to use stealth, but the game becomes much more difficult if you don't use it. Stealth can change the game significantly as charging head first into areas usually ends up with your death in short order.

    Sekiro is an unforgiving game. There is a certain baseline of skill acquisition that is expected of the player. If you don't enjoy precision requiring games and prefer button mashing, this will not be the game for you. If you love what FromSoft does, then this is a game you absolutely should play.    … Expand
  9. luxton
    Apr 25, 2019
    9
    Sekiro: Shadows die twice is an amazing game from FromSoftware. Anyone familiar with “soulsbourne” games will know exactly what to expect, brutality difficult combat, cryptic story, unique art design which isn’t technically groundbreaking, but still looks fantastic, and obscure mechanics.
    So what’s different? One of the biggest differences is that there isn’t much in the way of    Sekiro: Shadows die twice is an amazing game from FromSoftware. Anyone familiar with “soulsbourne” games will know exactly what to expect, brutality difficult combat, cryptic story, unique art design which isn’t technically groundbreaking, but still looks fantastic, and obscure mechanics.
    So what’s different? One of the biggest differences is that there isn’t much in the way of customization, no weapon types, only a katana, but you will have access to additional sub weapons known as prosthetics that range from projectiles to a defensive umbrella! All prosthetics have a purpose, although at first some of them might seem ineffective but you’ll soon discover their potential, usually by eavesdropping and reading scrolls for information.

    The story is more streamlined, simple and not as cryptic as other “soulsbourne” games, but this not a bad thing, the emphasis in this game is combat! And it’s so satisfying once you get used to it, and the boss fights are some of the most epic I’ve ever experienced in a game. And if you can persevere without the aid of the internet then you’ll likely experience the most rewarding victories a game can offer!

    I personally score this game a 9 out of 10, reason being is I wasn’t particularly keen on the dying mechanic, in “soulsbourne” games the player has one chance to reclaim their “souls” or EXP after death, if you die while trying to backtrack to your corpse you’ll lose all EXP. In Sekiro, you’ll have 1 life per run, that is if you die you can immediately resurrect, however if you die a second time you’ll likely lose a large amount of EXP and money, there is a 30% that you won’t but this percentage does lower the more you die, also NPC will get sick, closing potentially side quests, this penalty can be remedied with an item though. The problem, I found at least, is that this system encourages too much grinding, mini bosses and bosses will certainly kill you, many times, and I found myself on many occasions in areas where there were mini bosses or clearly a boss, and in most cases it is foolish to tackle a boss while possessing a large amount of EXP and money so the most logical thing to do is to spend EXP and money before taking on bosses, but, you might not always have enough EXP to buy skills so it’s best to go and grind until you have enough EXP to buy something. The 30% chance of not losing anything upon death means nothing when considering the amount of times you will die tackling bosses.
    Apart from that complaint this game is near flawless! Difficult though, so if you don’t particularly like hard games then Sekiro might not be for you, but if you enjoy a challenge then I totally recommend this game!    … Expand
  10. barbone3
    Dec 6, 2019
    9
    The only bad thing I would improve in this game is the enemy AI, they act like the Skyrim guards.
  11. mnt9
    May 3, 2020
    9
    Perfect if not for the lack of a difficulty setting. Not everyone likes being repetitively punished by their video games. But otherwise it’s a work of art. If you are looking for a hard game then buy this one.
  12. QueirozClarc
    Sep 3, 2023
    9
    O jogo é difícil e exige disciplina, com certeza é um dos melhores games da From.
  13. cottandy
    Apr 9, 2019
    9
    The most annoying game, I have ever played. And the controls are most uncomfortable.
    And at the same time, it's good.
    But return my nerves.
  14. sthxdnn
    Mar 23, 2019
    9
    First of all, let's get this out of the way: Sekiro does a terrible job of teaching you its new skills and complex inventory. You will need to backtrack to the very small and questionable hub often to upgrade prosthetics without really being told so. If you get past the milestone of understanding how the game works, everything starts to get much less frustrating and starts to feel fair.First of all, let's get this out of the way: Sekiro does a terrible job of teaching you its new skills and complex inventory. You will need to backtrack to the very small and questionable hub often to upgrade prosthetics without really being told so. If you get past the milestone of understanding how the game works, everything starts to get much less frustrating and starts to feel fair. I spent over an hour becoming infuriated with every enemy with bows until I realized my shuriken melted their health; then I felt even more strongly against shields until I found a prosthetic skill that practically one-shots these enemies. I see a lot of soulsborne fanatics like myself hating on the game and I have to assume they were where I was. If you play this game without walkthroughs as I insisted, you are going to have your time cut out for you. However, I strongly recommend you don't do this if you aren't a FromSoft fanboy with masochistic tendencies like I am. Also, be warned that a gung ho approach like I did in DS3 and Bloodborne is not really as viable here. It simply feels much harder than other entries and not like the typical getting used to a game. There are more enemies, they kill you very fast, and the combat is incredibly complex when you aren't thrown into one build. Another great new mechanic is the emphasis on stealth. Although this felt very exploitable because you can stealth kill an enemy and run away, then just come back and do it again (even on "mini-bosses," however, you cannot finish them off this way).

    Combat is very tactical and deflecting (parrying) and guarding are at least as necessary as striking as dodging is not made available at the start (cannot confirm if available at all). Enemies are nearly impossible to single out; like Bloodborne, but much worse. My biggest gripe is that traversal doesn't feel as good as it could. Jumping up ledges is clunky and some ledges are impossible to vault up simply because the ledge wasn't designed that way even though it's the same height as similar cliffs.

    I demoed this on PC, but plan on supporting it through Xbox One X when I have the money. The game defaults Japanese on you and while I love playing Japanese games like this, like Yakuza, I found it to be too fast for my reading skills. The English dub sounds great as it stands, but not in comparison to the Japanese. This is a visually striking game and without the old overused engine, becomes very impressive and refreshing. I wouldn't recommend waiting on a sale if you are on the fence about it; just get it and expect it to be different in a good way.    … Expand
  15. Asnow30
    Nov 3, 2019
    9
    After playing the amazing Dark Souls 3, I was waiting for this Sekiro more than another game in this year. And it hasn´t disappointed me.
    This game is the next step in From Software company, reinventing the sucessful mechanics of the previous titles, creating a more dinamic, faster and terribly difficult masterpiece.
    Talking about the difficulty, I disagree with the people who isn't    After playing the amazing Dark Souls 3, I was waiting for this Sekiro more than another game in this year. And it hasn´t disappointed me.
    This game is the next step in From Software company, reinventing the sucessful mechanics of the previous titles, creating a more dinamic, faster and terribly difficult masterpiece.
    Talking about the difficulty, I disagree with the people who isn't able to beat the first or the second boss and claim in Twitter, Youtube or any social network that Sekiro must have an easy mode. This game requires you time and pacience to learn the movements of the enemies and improve your attacks if you want to beat all of them. But, the rewards of achieve it is indescribable and takes me to my childhood, when I spent lots of hours trying to win an exigent battle in any old game.
    GOTY 2019? May be, at least a serious candidate.    … Expand
  16. Guilhem96
    Apr 13, 2019
    9
    Fromsoftware no decepciona, muy buen sistema de combate que tienes que acostumbrarte a el, la historia muy buena y los lugares hermosos y los enemigos igual, solo que la música no es tan buena y épica como la saga souls. La dificultad no es tan difícil como dicen, solo al principio ya que te tienes que acostumbrar y no tienes nada, es obvio, pero con el tiempo se va poniendo mas fácil yaFromsoftware no decepciona, muy buen sistema de combate que tienes que acostumbrarte a el, la historia muy buena y los lugares hermosos y los enemigos igual, solo que la música no es tan buena y épica como la saga souls. La dificultad no es tan difícil como dicen, solo al principio ya que te tienes que acostumbrar y no tienes nada, es obvio, pero con el tiempo se va poniendo mas fácil ya que claro te has mejorado. Este juego se baso mucho en la skill que tengas, si tienes muy pocos reflejos sufrirás. Yo si lo recomiendo si has jugado la saga souls y si no también solo que tienes que tener mucha paciencia y habilidad.… Expand
  17. Pirate_Eater
    Apr 14, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Took me a bit longer to learn the mechanics and deflect system, longest learning curve i have ever taken in a fromSoft title, in my opinion still not as amazing as bloodborne but still a very impressive game. Beautiful graphics and amazing combat once you learn to master it, hope for dlc in future. 2 complaints are frame rate stutters on the xbox one s, and sometimes the camera messing up, and in my struggles with guardian ape i got stuck in the wall a few times. None the less amaing game. 9/10… Expand
  18. Envock
    May 2, 2019
    9
    Jogo muito bom, mantendo a dificuldade e boss fights de costume, e muitos cenários para exploração, como qualquer Dark Souls ou até mesmo Bloodborne. O que peca é a história, que como de costume, não é o foco nesse estilo de jogo da From Software, mas mesmo assim é super divertido (pra quem é fâ desse gênero de jogo, e está ciente da dificuldade). Uma coisa que senti falta, foi aJogo muito bom, mantendo a dificuldade e boss fights de costume, e muitos cenários para exploração, como qualquer Dark Souls ou até mesmo Bloodborne. O que peca é a história, que como de costume, não é o foco nesse estilo de jogo da From Software, mas mesmo assim é super divertido (pra quem é fâ desse gênero de jogo, e está ciente da dificuldade). Uma coisa que senti falta, foi a envolvência das quests secundárias no game, achei meio fraco comparado ao Dark Souls e BloodBorne.

    Game design: 10/10
    Level design: 10/10
    Dificuldade: 9/10
    Gráficos: 10/10
    História: 8/10
    Personagens: 9/10
    Boss Fights: 10/10    … Expand
  19. Whiteoutz5692
    Aug 26, 2020
    9
    The game camera is extremely problematic, but otherwise this game is indescribable. The story is very good, the setting, the bosses, the fast and fluid gameplay, everything fits well in this game.
  20. Sandro_taken
    Dec 3, 2019
    9
    До этого не раз пробовал играть в Dark Souls, но сложность не радовала, создавалось ощущение что персонаж специально сделан инвалидом, чтобы было сложно. Спрашивается зачем я купил все части и теперь купил Sekiro.
    Но Sekiro меня приятно удивила, персонаж не чувствуется инвалидом. За счет этого бои чувствуются очень свежо. Плюсом к этому идет отличная картинка, текстуры мыльноваты, но при    До этого не раз пробовал играть в Dark Souls, но сложность не радовала, создавалось ощущение что персонаж специально сделан инвалидом, чтобы было сложно. Спрашивается зачем я купил все части и теперь купил Sekiro.
    Но Sekiro меня приятно удивила, персонаж не чувствуется инвалидом. За счет этого бои чувствуются очень свежо. Плюсом к этому идет отличная картинка, текстуры мыльноваты, но при этом работа с частицами и огнем делает игру очень красивой. ИИ противников вне боя тупейщий, но это не является минусом игры, фактически нпс надо рассматривать как мобов в произвольной ммо. По мне так лучше такой тупой ии, чем ии который делает вид, что он умный, а на деле такой же. Ставлю 9 звезд, за отсутсвие полноценного гайда и обучения в самой игре основных механик, сложности в сборке билда без гугла.    … Expand
  21. McclellandKmra
    Feb 12, 2020
    9
    ——Spoiler Free——
    First things first, I have not beaten the game. In fact, I even gave up on it for a while as I am terrible at souls-like games. But after recently giving it another go, I have been having a genuinely amazing time playing the game. Nothing is more satisfying than struggling on a boss for a while and then finally landing that last death blow and ending the fight. To anyone    ——Spoiler Free——
    First things first, I have not beaten the game. In fact, I even gave up on it for a while as I am terrible at souls-like games. But after recently giving it another go, I have been having a genuinely amazing time playing the game. Nothing is more satisfying than struggling on a boss for a while and then finally landing that last death blow and ending the fight. To anyone looking for a challenge, I would definitly reccomend this game. Not to mention this game has a phenomenal movement system that will have you feeling like Spiderman at times. I can't wait to play more.    … Expand
  22. ruroc
    Feb 13, 2020
    9
    Es absolutamente sensacional( y difícil) Gran ambientación, combates fantásticos...no le pongo 10 porque he echado en falta mayor variedad en los escenarios.
  23. 010101010100
    May 6, 2020
    9
    This game has great points and not so great points. I do not see the "clunky" controls in anyway. I found the combat to be very responsive and fun. Here's a tiny combat tip: If you swing, right before your sword passes your body, tap deflect, then tap attack again. The stronger base enemies deflect more than they block, so they will "deflect" your attack, but your block cuts the animation,This game has great points and not so great points. I do not see the "clunky" controls in anyway. I found the combat to be very responsive and fun. Here's a tiny combat tip: If you swing, right before your sword passes your body, tap deflect, then tap attack again. The stronger base enemies deflect more than they block, so they will "deflect" your attack, but your block cuts the animation, so you can hit them while they are lowering their weapon from the deflect, and they can't do anything. The enemies are really strong in this game, but I've actually felt more in power with this game than I have in previous From games. The battles are fast-paced, but in no way does that mean the battles are short. In this game, base enemies take longer to kill than in other From games. The faster you make the battle, the more damage you're likely to take. It sounds counter-intuitive, but I've seen many players sacrificing health just to get a couple strikes on the enemy, just to realize that they didn't do as much damage as they thought they would, and now they have to use a healing item. I love the sheer mobility I have in this game, even without most martial arts skills (mid-air deflect & mid-air combat arts are musts imho). Even enemies in the last area of game (unless shura ending) go down with ease if you can time right (wait like 1/3-1/2 second between swings). I think it may be hard just because people have gotten used to DS3 and Bloodborne (in both games, whoever hits first can just continuously wail on the opponent without very much timing). I hate to say "get good," but take this into account; If you're stuck, as impossible as the game may seem at the time, just think about how many people have gotten past that. it isn't impossible, but it is hard, and it is something to get used to. take your time, stay relaxed. You can get better. The only concerns are the repetitive bosses (there's a lot of bosses/minibosses in this game, it's not too unreasonable, and surprisingly doesn't feel out of place). My other concern is going to be lag. Toward the end of the game, you get to a point where there are a lot of enemies on the screen at a time. I only get lag when i'm surrounded by over 6 enemies and more than 4 opponents firing matchlock rifles/cannons/scattershots at the same time, but the lag is "bad". I put that in quotes because it looks horrible, but everything's in slow-mo, so the enemies eat **** lol. This game is also very different from other soulsborne games in the progression of your character. In previous games, you can grind, increase your stats and then beat the boss. However, in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, you have to defeat the boss in order to level up. This game is not played the way most people would think of game. You don't play sekiro because it's just fun running around and fighting some stuff. You play sekiro because you're a tryhard and a glutton for punishment. You want to beat the enemies as badly as they used to beat you. NG+ and you're a miniboss, probably won't even need a single healing item.… Expand
  24. Deltapivo
    Apr 4, 2023
    9
    This game is almost the pinnacle of From Software's game design.

    Its combat has a simple premise, but a steep learning curve. It deviates from traditional souls combat in the sense that you are not evading attacks and looking for openings to strike, you are parrying attacks (and evading or countering specific attacks) and attacking when possible for your objective is to either bring the    This game is almost the pinnacle of From Software's game design.

    Its combat has a simple premise, but a steep learning curve. It deviates from traditional souls combat in the sense that you are not evading attacks and looking for openings to strike, you are parrying attacks (and evading or countering specific attacks) and attacking when possible for your objective is to either bring the enemy hp to 0 (which is only a viable strategy for a few enemies/bosses) or, most of the time, fill up their posture bar, which depletes over time if you are not constantly engaging with the enemy by parrying or attacking. This creates a flow to the combat that is rarely seen in other games; it is as if you were dancing with the enemy. There are also tools (called prosthetic tools) that you can use to aid you in combat. They make certain situations easier and create more diversity for the combat. But one can argue that this is a indirect form of easy mode (in which case I agree), since it can facilitate some fights by a considerable margin.

    The bosses are, for the most part, excellent. A good part of this game's bosses forces you to nearly perfect the game's combat in order to beat them, but throughout the game there are several mini-bosses that serves as means of practicing the combat, so that you, when you reach a proper boss fight, at least know how to approach the fight and how to evolve while trying to beat the boss: The game teaches you how to play, and helps you set a foundation on how to perfect the combat.

    The game progression is linear until a certain point; it's not as open as Dark Souls 1 neither as streamlined as Dark Souls 3.

    The game's music isn't really memorable, and since it has to fit into a japanese setting it doesn't have much variety. But the music is well composed and it's certainly fitting for the game.

    Most bosses in the game have more than one hp bar, and this somewhat applies to you, the player. After dying, you can resurrect, albeit with only half hp. This serves as a good second chance, in case you died for a futile reason (this happens to all of us playing From Software's games), and a good mechanic overall to extend the flow of gameplay and not interrupt it so often.

    The levels have a lot of verticality. This allows the player to make extended use of the grappling hook, a mechanic that was never present in a From Software game before. You will traverse cliffs and rooftops with the grappling hook, it extends the exploration of the levels and present you a way of avoiding combat or using the environment in your favor to aid you in combat, e.g., jumping from a rooftop and performing a deathblow.

    The stealth can be seen as another mechanic that facilitates the game, since, if performed correctly, won't make you engage with the enemies and will allow you to perform deathblows, i.e., you will kill them instantly. In some scenarios, stealth is highly recommended, e.g., an area with a mini boss surrounded by enemies, where you would kill the enemies first by means of stealth and then engage with the mini boss.

    Unfortunately, there isn't much incentive to kill the enemies throughout the game, you can simply run through the level until you reach the next idol (this game's version of bonfires), and repeat the process until you reach a boss or another objective.

    The story isn't cinematic and subversive as other games, but it also isn't told in the same way as other From Software's games. The story is more latent than in other From's games, you will be able to understand at least most of the plot. The story is good, sufficient for a game like this while presenting the player with pivotal choices and some twists.

    Overall this game is great, incredible even. It has one of the best combat systems I've ever seen in a game, excelent boss fights (for the most part), a very good story and a beautifully crafted world. Although it has it's shortcomings, the good certainly outweights the bad. But I wouldn't recommend this game for everyone, it is challenging, VERY challenging. One can find it easier than other From's titles, but objectively speaking, it is the hardest From Software game, and the one with the steepest learning curve. But if you are up for a challenge, this is a very rewarding game.    … Expand
  25. ChrisKern
    Jul 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is hard as hell to conquer but once you get the hang of it the replay ability is awesome especially having multiple endings. Very satisfying… Expand
  26. elansadrake
    May 27, 2023
    9
    Sekiro é o jogo com melhor combate de todos os jogos da FromSoftware, não senti falta de outras espadas e equipamentos nesse jogo por ser vasto no que se propõe, para mim além do melhor combate eleva o nível de dificuldade de todos os jogos souls até aqui, É uma obra incrível e digna de um Souls, o jogo que literalmente te ensina que "hesitar é derrota"
  27. richyet93
    Dec 11, 2021
    9
    Most satisfying sword play in a game I’ve played. Mechanics towards crowd control could be better, but 1v1 duels are epic.
  28. Menoxiros
    Feb 6, 2023
    9
    Sekiro is one of the best games i have ever played. Now i tell you why. First the things im don‘t like. One is the weird camera, which sometime just turns arround is just not good. Second is the Position of the checkpoints, sometimes there like a whole city with no checkpoint and sometimes there‘s like one house between theme. Anything else is just great. The graphics are even for 2022Sekiro is one of the best games i have ever played. Now i tell you why. First the things im don‘t like. One is the weird camera, which sometime just turns arround is just not good. Second is the Position of the checkpoints, sometimes there like a whole city with no checkpoint and sometimes there‘s like one house between theme. Anything else is just great. The graphics are even for 2022 very good.The story i not great, but not bad too. The combat system is the best i know, every fight feels great, of course it‘s not such flexible cause you have just one main weapon, but that not so important cause the developers did it to make a perfect balanced weapon which is just ultra fun to play with. Some people say because there‘s only one weapon which you cant upgrade it don‘t feel rewarding but most things you find have a reason why they are ingame. Most fun are the bosses many people say they are to difficult but they‘re just bad (and the first game from from software I played is elden ring which many peoply say is a ˋeasyˋ from software game and sekiro has arround the same difficulty) it just feel like a dance he hits, you parry, you hits he parry, sounds very boring but feel such great. Everyone who hasn‘t played the game yet shouod play it instantly as long as it is not his first action video game. Sorry for my bad english im german.… Expand
  29. pmart004
    Dec 29, 2022
    9
    Um jogo sensacional, difícil e que não é para crianças!

    O jogo possui 2 pontos fortes na minha opinião: - A história: o título não possui tantas cutscenes quanto outros jogos costumam ter. É necessário prestar muita atenção aos diálogos com NPCs espalhados pelo mundo, pois são eles que te darão pistas - mas não muitos detalhes - do que se deve fazer a seguir. A narrativa desta forma    Um jogo sensacional, difícil e que não é para crianças!

    O jogo possui 2 pontos fortes na minha opinião:

    - A história: o título não possui tantas cutscenes quanto outros jogos costumam ter. É necessário prestar muita atenção aos diálogos com NPCs espalhados pelo mundo, pois são eles que te darão pistas - mas não muitos detalhes - do que se deve fazer a seguir. A narrativa desta forma se torna mais desafiadora e exige muita atenção do jogador.

    - Progressão: o combate é simples, mas ao mesmo tempo complicado. O título possui uma pegada de progressão diferente. Em boa parte dos jogos de ação e aventura, o jogador evolui o personagem, subindo seu nível e conquistando equipamentos e habilidades que o tornam naturalmente mais forte que seus inimigos, muitas vezes eliminando a dificuldade nas batalhas. Entretanto, Sekiro, apesar de possuir uma progressão semelhante na conquista de XP de personagem e novas habilidades, o ponto forte não é esse! A experiência mais relevante no jogo, é a que você (pessoa) ganha como jogador! O que quero dizer com isso, é que ao jogar e morrer diversas vezes, batalhar contra inimigos extraordinários, você ganha experiência pessoal, que faz mais diferença do que a experiência adquirida pelo seu personagem!

    Experimente dominar a gestão da sua Postura e a repelir ataques com defesa no último instante ou o contra-ataque Mikiri no caso de investidas, e sua gameplay será tão mais rica, que seus equipamentos e técnicas serão quase irrelevantes! Num bom sentido, dominar o que há de mais básico no jogo é mais importante do que adquirir habilidades e equipamentos melhores.

    O mitovo da nova não ser 10, é que a versão do jogo que é executada no Xbox Series S é a mesma do Xbox One Base, enquanto a que roda no Xbox Series X é a mesma do Xbox One X (com melhorias e otimizações).

    Vai uma sugestão: seria perfeitamente possível entregar no Xbox Series S uma versão com Resolução 1080p + 60fps ou 1440p + 60fps. O que enriqueceria imensamente a gameplay dos jogadores! Um jogo como este que exige reflexos e respostas rápidas dos jogadores enfraquece em muitos aspectos de diversão, imersão e satisfação ao jogar.    … Expand
  30. kopety
    Jan 29, 2023
    9
    My second favourite From Software game. The combat is tuned to perfection. Hitting those perfect deflects feel more satisfying than sex


    Ok i’m lying but it’s awesome
  31. aljirik1992
    Oct 21, 2019
    8
    B_DS без M, но с примочками, как конец эпохи?

    Эра недослэшеров, именуемая souls-like, достигла своего апогея ещё при Bloodborn. Отголосками этого, тёмного, душевного времени в Sekiro Shadow Die Twice стали отвратный интерфейс и безпринципный пробор в графике. Во всём остальном день Сурка, как это было с пятью проектами до, (приятная адвенча не в счёт) игру не затронул. Игроки наконец    B_DS без M, но с примочками, как конец эпохи?

    Эра недослэшеров, именуемая souls-like, достигла своего апогея ещё при Bloodborn. Отголосками этого, тёмного, душевного времени в Sekiro Shadow Die Twice стали отвратный интерфейс и безпринципный пробор в графике. Во всём остальном день Сурка, как это было с пятью проектами до, (приятная адвенча не в счёт) игру не затронул. Игроки наконец получили полноценный слэшер, а самое главное стимул не умирать в нём, ведь механической смерти АВАТАРОВ больше нет, есть конкретный герой, что теряет авторитет с каждой ошибкой геймера, а это, по задумке, подразумевает аккуратное прохождение. Дают ли разработчики средства, для данного рода действий? С лихвой! Рентабельны ли такие заморочки или овчинка выделки не стоит? По обстоятельствам, но зачастую все плюхи не связанные с боёвкой, предназначены скорее, как отдушина для разнообразия, а не предельно необходимые навыки. Ну а драконьей жемчужиной здесь станет вразумительное повествование, что пришло на смену абстрактной мистификации и точечному лору.    … Expand
  32. OscarAdcock
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    I don't like Sekiro cause I'm bad at Sekiro...
    Its a good game though, hopefully I get good one day...
  33. SahilKChandio
    Jun 5, 2019
    8
    FromSoftware always tends to amaze people and this time they did it again! Sekiro: Shadows die twice is an amazing game! It has awesome soundtracks which fit right into the atmosphere, it has quite possibly the most realistic samurai swordplay in all of gaming! The boss fights are glorious they are tense, challenging and epic. Sekiro's story is not that great but its certainly not bad itsFromSoftware always tends to amaze people and this time they did it again! Sekiro: Shadows die twice is an amazing game! It has awesome soundtracks which fit right into the atmosphere, it has quite possibly the most realistic samurai swordplay in all of gaming! The boss fights are glorious they are tense, challenging and epic. Sekiro's story is not that great but its certainly not bad its pretty damn good!

    Verdict: In the end Sekiro is an amazing challenging game from the awesome Japanese devs FromSoftware. If your into challenging games with glorious gameplay, boss fights and an intriguing story than you should definitely buy sekiro!    … Expand
  34. petrovich_zfx
    Jan 17, 2020
    8
    Unforgiving at the beginnig. The most hardest game I've ever played, punishing you for every single mistake. But once you get used to it, then after 10 hours master it, the game will be the journey of your life. Nothing can be compared to the feeling you will have after defeating the last boss. It has its own strong issues, but the gameplay swallows them all in the end.
  35. nikigoturspine
    May 1, 2019
    8
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an action adventure game that has a strong focus on precision timing combat. In the game you play as a shinobi who must sneak, kill, and run through areas filled with a pretty good variety of enemies and lands that are all beautiful in design and enjoyable in combat. However, calling your character a ninja is kind of a bit of a misnomer, because the game reallySekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an action adventure game that has a strong focus on precision timing combat. In the game you play as a shinobi who must sneak, kill, and run through areas filled with a pretty good variety of enemies and lands that are all beautiful in design and enjoyable in combat. However, calling your character a ninja is kind of a bit of a misnomer, because the game really encourages you to fight head on head and engage in duels, and often disregards its own stealth and tool mechanics for the sake of it. This is because that for many of the stronger enemies and all of the bosses, the best and most efficient way to fight is by fighting them directly and focus on parrying. The entire game revolves around the parry mechanic, and while that is fine and dandy, it does quickly create a dissonance between story and game. This dissonance is pervasive, as the story and mechanics never feel connected, as you are told one thing and proceed in a completely different fashion, which really mars what would otherwise be an absolutely excellent game. in addition, a lot of the characters, plot, and the world have a similar dissonance.

    (MINOR SPOILER AHEAD) One important side character you meet, (not saying her name so to avoid spoiling too much) one that really you are expected to feel connected to due to how useful she is in the game, will tell you, if you do what is necessary, that she has an affinity for monkeys and has a strong connection to them due to an experience she had when young. Yet if you fight her in one of the endings she fights pretty much like a standard samurai, not like her character would suggest, in a wild monkey like fashion, or through any way that reflects her character. Many figures in the game have this issue, while not all, those that do bother me, and yet again create a dissonance just continues to pervade the game's world.

    Regardless of how the story and characters don't connect with the game play I find the game to be very enjoyable for anyone looking for a challenging plot driven game that focuses on raw skill and precision over all else, and while the world and story are not as strong as Bloodborne, another fromsoft title, it is definitely a quality piece of entertainment. If you want a new challenge then pick up this unique title today.    … Expand
  36. sabaothkelly
    Jul 30, 2020
    8
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    Always using the same main weapon and mc can make it repetitive..
    but overall.. this one truly is a enjoyable TENCHU SOULS, my guys.
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  37. Shin-O
    Mar 27, 2019
    8
    very good game, the atmosphere is very successful, it made me want to go back to Japan, but the difficulty can spoil this immersion
  38. Roosa
    Apr 24, 2019
    8
    Really nice and innovative game in this type of genre, with the posture and fighting style. Only complaint is the camera will sometimes screw up the fight scene by moving around and getting stuck on a corner.
  39. scbsoccer
    Jun 10, 2019
    8
    I love the interface and environment around the character. The combat is great but I hop e the story should be more clearer
  40. Caldan
    Nov 15, 2020
    8
    ✅86%
    I prefer this by far to any of the Dark Souls games. This game is a blast, and I’m honestly quite glad it ain’t online.
  41. ShakaKG
    May 14, 2020
    8
    The game is indeed challenging, however in every win feels more earned. This is a game where you must develop skill to succeed.
    Gamers who doesn’t want to get it easy will love this.
    Fantastic game with a thick story indeed.
  42. Iuppiter_
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    Speaking seriously for a moment, don't go in expecting a Souls game just because it's made by FromSoftware, this is a completely different game, even if it borrows some key elements from Souls.
  43. mlnsn
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    Gameplay : 8/10
    Design (video + audio) : 8/10
    Story : 7/10
    Technical aspects : 9/10
    Repeatability: 8/10
  44. wwwzzzzz
    Oct 20, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Interesting and new mechanisms..........................................!!!… Expand
  45. ZackH25
    Mar 28, 2023
    8
    For me although a great game it is somewhat overrated. Firstly the areas, the bosses/ mini bosses and most the enemies are very well designed. My favourite boss has to be the Genichro boss fight as it was quite epic, a fair challenge if prepped well and when summoned lighting it was very exciting. The level design was also great. The main problem is with combat. Combat is good but itFor me although a great game it is somewhat overrated. Firstly the areas, the bosses/ mini bosses and most the enemies are very well designed. My favourite boss has to be the Genichro boss fight as it was quite epic, a fair challenge if prepped well and when summoned lighting it was very exciting. The level design was also great. The main problem is with combat. Combat is good but it forces you to only play in a few ways. This is because it only lets you use one main weapon plus a few items. So there is less customisation and ways to play in this game compared to other souls game. I know they were trying to make you learn deflecting but more ways to win and beat the game would have been better… Expand
  46. tobemayr
    May 22, 2019
    7
    By removing most tactical options concerning armament and character build, the main focus is on the attack-and-deflect combat.

    The stealth element similar to From Software's previous Tenchuu series makes a weak comeback, and the action/sword combat doesn't have much room for personal expression. Level artwork and setting is atmospheric, storytelling interesting. Overall, a lot of    By removing most tactical options concerning armament and character build, the main focus is on the attack-and-deflect combat.

    The stealth element similar to From Software's previous Tenchuu series makes a weak comeback, and the action/sword combat doesn't have much room for personal expression.

    Level artwork and setting is atmospheric, storytelling interesting. Overall, a lot of impact is sacrificed at the cost of high replay and practice demand.    … Expand
  47. Hitjhon
    Oct 29, 2021
    7
    Primero que nada quisiera empezar diciendo que le juego es simplemente genial. Si ya son fans de Dark Souls no tienen que preocuparse. Este juego tiene la calidad esperada de cualquier juego de la saga Souls. Muy Recomendado. Ahora bien aquí empiezan los problemas que me parecen que para esta versión específicamente deberían solucionarse ya que al ser el publicador Activision el precio noPrimero que nada quisiera empezar diciendo que le juego es simplemente genial. Si ya son fans de Dark Souls no tienen que preocuparse. Este juego tiene la calidad esperada de cualquier juego de la saga Souls. Muy Recomendado. Ahora bien aquí empiezan los problemas que me parecen que para esta versión específicamente deberían solucionarse ya que al ser el publicador Activision el precio no va a bajar al menos no significativamente.
    El primer problema es uno de la saga souls en general y en este juego ya me pareció mas incómodo es definitivamente la cámara, a estas alturas no entiendo porque no se ha solucionado. El otro problema que encontré es los servidores que a veces simplemente no funcionan y por ende no se puede jugar. Y por último el problema relacionado a la versión del juego correspondiente a Xbox One es que si se tiene una consola de nueva generación como la Series S en mi caso el juego corre 30 FPS que no son para nada suaves parecen que caen pero según tengo entendido es otro problemas me parece que lo llaman ritmo de FPS. Y esto se relaciona al problema de que Activision no rebaja sus juegos y que además sacaron una versión de "juego del año" el año anterior y sinceramente este no es un juego de 60 dólares (la versión de PC sí). Así de sencillo. Con todos los problemas que mencioné recomendaría comprar en descuento y si es posible una key mucho más rebajada.    … Expand
  48. ThePluckyBrit
    Apr 8, 2019
    7
    This review is a personal opinion and not necessarily a reflection of the game quality, if you enjoy the souls based games you may like this game, however I wouldn't suggest this is a guarantee, the souls games present you with more options where as this game is fairly linear and bar path choices makes most of the decisions for you, start with a katana, finish with a katana.

    I found the    This review is a personal opinion and not necessarily a reflection of the game quality, if you enjoy the souls based games you may like this game, however I wouldn't suggest this is a guarantee, the souls games present you with more options where as this game is fairly linear and bar path choices makes most of the decisions for you, start with a katana, finish with a katana.

    I found the difficulty annoying in this game, certain enemies very frustrating, and overall this is a serious case of get annoyed or get gud. I was of the latter camp and therefore have personally wasted my money, I gave the game 11 hours and reached madam butterfly before deciding I just wasn't really having fun and if I'm not enjoying an experience it's an experience best ignored. If you enjoy the Git Gud challenge you'll likely enjoy this but I'm a little long in the tooth for that kind of game these days. Well made, never encountered any issues or bugs (besides weird carp physics) and a decent game, but not a game for everyone.    … Expand
  49. Mauron
    Mar 23, 2019
    7
    Uno de los mejores juegos de from software, un sistema de pelea bastante comodo, unas graficas y cinematicas hermosas, y como siempre, los juegos de from, tan difíciles como sus antecesores dark souls III, me va encantando el juego, y mas porque el juego pesa alrededor de 12 gb!, es simplemente wow, pensé que el juego pesaria lo promedio, alrededor de 20gb, o 60gb, pero no!, me lleve laUno de los mejores juegos de from software, un sistema de pelea bastante comodo, unas graficas y cinematicas hermosas, y como siempre, los juegos de from, tan difíciles como sus antecesores dark souls III, me va encantando el juego, y mas porque el juego pesa alrededor de 12 gb!, es simplemente wow, pensé que el juego pesaria lo promedio, alrededor de 20gb, o 60gb, pero no!, me lleve la sorpresa de ser de solo como 8gb mas 5 de un parche, actualización o algo asi, lo cual no lo veo nada mal!, me hubiera gustado multijugador en este juego, pero pues tristemente, no tiene, espero que algún dia añadan multijugador, o algo, seria bastante divertido, una de las cosas que me desagrada del juego, son que los controles no son nada responsivos en ocasciones, me quiero cubrir, y no se cubre esquivo, y como quiera me golpean… Expand
  50. volkermuller55
    Mar 29, 2019
    6
    Say goodbye to armor, primary weapons, varied and complex builds, emotes and any other roleplaying elements, coop, and pvp. This is not a soulsborne game and fans of the soulsborne franchises should not be misled into believing that the gameplay is similar. Virtually every system has been overhauled, for better or worse.
    In some ways this title is more friendly to new players than    Say goodbye to armor, primary weapons, varied and complex builds, emotes and any other roleplaying elements, coop, and pvp. This is not a soulsborne game and fans of the soulsborne franchises should not be misled into believing that the gameplay is similar. Virtually every system has been overhauled, for better or worse.
    In some ways this title is more friendly to new players than previous ones because you'll never have to look at wall of stats that you'd have to dig around online to make sense of and you won't have the training scars from playing earlier titles. But in another way, it's much more hostile to new players because the difficulty scaling is unprecedented even for a From Software game.
    Grinding is mostly ineffectual as the only reward you get for grinding is Sen (the primary currency, which can be used to purchase consumables and in some cases prosthetic attachments) and Skill Points, which are used to purchase new acrobatic abilities for your character (only one of which can be slotted at a time). You cannot increase your HP pool or Posture by grinding and you cannot summon friendly NPCs to assist you in boss fights, meaning that when you get stuck on a boss your only option is to continue slamming your head against that wall until you win or quit the game.
    Many returning FromSoft fans that are hostile to new players, casuals, and the notion of accessibility in game design will see these changes as improvements, however I generally see them as a step backwards. I don't think it's good game design for the basic narrative elements to be inaccessible to many players (even some who are willing to spend countless hours trying to 'git gud').
    My single biggest complaint with the game is the reductive nature of the new combat system. Many players seem to feel that the combat system is more complex than ever, but I disagree and I will enumerate my reasons why: Poise has been all but removed from the game, weapon arts have been replaced by acrobatic skills, stamina management was replaced by posture, spirit emblems effectively replaced FP, the prosthetic replaced spell attunement, and the jump mechanic replaced the kick. The vast array of sorceries, miracles, and pyromancies (96 total in dark souls 3) have been replaced by 11 prosthetic attachments. In Dark Souls or Bloodborne there are a wide variety of different play styles and approaches that are equally viable for completing the PVE content. You can be a strong dude with heavy armor, a giant, slow weapon, and tons of poise that just knocks bosses on their asses and manages damage trades. You can use spellcasting as your primary strategy for virtually every boss in the game. You can use a dex character with high mobility and fast weapons that inflict status effects like bleed on enemies. They all do the job, and this fantastic variety makes for excellent replay value (even for the players that aren't interested in challenge runs).
    That's just not the case in Sekiro. You have one weapon, one basic play style, and bosses only have one or sometimes two different basic strategies that are viable to beat them. To make things worse, many of the acrobatic skills that can be acquired that are supposed to make the player feel like they're making progress and getting deeper gameplay are completely nullified by certain bosses. For example, unblockable thrust weapon attacks and some kicks can be countered with a skill called the mikiri counter and unblockable sweep attacks can be jumped over, followed by a swift kick to the face that deals a lot of posture damage. Certain bosses, like Genichiro Ashina (a required boss for story progression), for example, can completely nullify these abilities and punish the player for trying to take advantage of them. This removes depth from the combat and this tactic the developers use to increase the difficulty of the game is equally artificial as tactics like making a boss' attacks deal so much damage they're all one-shot kills or tripling the HP pool of the boss to make it harder.
    It certainly feels like the central principal of this game's design was to make it extremely difficult without regard for making the gameplay feel fair, varied, or balanced.
    These drawbacks are such an intrusive impediment to enjoying the game that they overshadow many pleasant qualities in the game. I like that they tried to challenge returning hardcore players by removing I-frames from dodges. I like the new grappling mechanic and how this frees up the artists who designed the maps to add an entirely new dimension to the areas you play in. The visuals and voice acting are superb, and there appears to be just as much effort put into developing the lore of this game universe as previous titles. There are tons of different boss fights to be had in this game with 15 bosses and 29 Mini-bosses, although some of them are effectively just re-skins. I love FromSoft and their games, but I think this one was simply a step in the wrong direction. 6/10    … Expand
  51. kLRc4GE
    Apr 5, 2019
    6
    It's nice that FromSoftware has new engine but overall this game is too simplified.
    I don't give a damn about vertical movement and swimming (it's not revolutionary in 2019 - ough - for FS it is).
    Sekiro is nowhere near as good as SoulsBorne franchise. Just ONE weapon with ONE light attack, no stats, no armors, prosthetic arm with so-so "tools" and non-imaginative skill trees. Skills    It's nice that FromSoftware has new engine but overall this game is too simplified.
    I don't give a damn about vertical movement and swimming (it's not revolutionary in 2019 - ough - for FS it is).
    Sekiro is nowhere near as good as SoulsBorne franchise.
    Just ONE weapon with ONE light attack, no stats, no armors, prosthetic arm with so-so "tools" and non-imaginative skill trees.
    Skills are described via pictures (lol - you don't know what you exactly get and you cannot respec - it's 2019 FromS! Look at Nioh/GOW/DMC 5 approach!) and you have ONE gameplay option - parry, parry, parry - no diversity, no options and no other/different path - replay value 3/10.

    It's not a proper RPG and not a solid action game.
    At this downgrade rate I bet that next FromSoftware game will be released without items system - Soul Calibur style...

    HESUS - you give me this after Bloodborne?    … Expand
  52. piscesperiod
    May 8, 2020
    6
    Sekiro - Shadows Die Twice is the first game for which I've requested refund in many years (the last one was a malfunctioning copy of Power Stone for the Dreamcast). I bought it following the hype, the 'game of the year' thing and what not. Totally overrated. The combat system doesn't make any sense (precision gambling) - it's a visually delightful but badly executed hack-and-slash. NotSekiro - Shadows Die Twice is the first game for which I've requested refund in many years (the last one was a malfunctioning copy of Power Stone for the Dreamcast). I bought it following the hype, the 'game of the year' thing and what not. Totally overrated. The combat system doesn't make any sense (precision gambling) - it's a visually delightful but badly executed hack-and-slash. Not much to say about it, other than Microsoft did grant me refund in the end. Yay.… Expand
  53. Soleil83
    Oct 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The structure of the game turns it into a slog. I love the idea behind the combat system, but the bosses take an enormous number of hits and deflects to wear down and kill, meanwhile they can kill you in one or two hits. The battles aren’t insurmountable, but often require several attempts and there is a boss or mini boss roughly every ten feet. This pacing really makes the game feel like a punishing slog. The fights are fair but often don’t feel fair at first, and I ended up having to put the game down periodically because it was wearing me out. I did enjoy fighting the normal enemies, but fighting them is only necessary for grinding since you can use the game’s preposterous, archaic stealth system to avoid combat altogether. If you get spotted, crouch somewhere for ten seconds and they will forget you ever existed. In the end I only beat the game because I paid for it. You will see negative reviews claiming that the game is cheap and unfair. It isn’t. But it also isn’t worth the effort it requires. Great games like Bloodborne will make you want to strive to be better at them, and enjoy that process. Sekiro feels like an unpleasant chore. It is a well made game (except for some From-typical camera issues), but not a particularly enjoyable one. It’s a shame to see From join the ranks of AAA studios more concerned with making impressive games than enjoyable ones.… Expand
  54. Salt_addict
    Feb 14, 2022
    6
    Huge souls fan: great game but for me the difficulty spiked a little early. yes I understand Git Gud.
  55. nateOstrike
    Apr 9, 2023
    5
    Money for jam.

    Creating a game that goes on and on for 100s of hours all because all you do is fight each stage and the bosses 100s of times trying to figure out how to beat them. BORING…!!! Lots of people love this type of thing but it is so hard and pointless to me that it isn’t even fun. The graphics are awesome, the enemies are great, sword play is amazing and story was pretty good    Money for jam.

    Creating a game that goes on and on for 100s of hours all because all you do is fight each stage and the bosses 100s of times trying to figure out how to beat them.

    BORING…!!!

    Lots of people love this type of thing but it is so hard and pointless to me that it isn’t even fun. The graphics are awesome, the enemies are great, sword play is amazing and story was pretty good for the first few stages that I played but it is just too hard. I don’t have time to be learning ‘moves’ and repeating stages a million times over anymore. I just want a moderately easy to hard game that I can enjoy while playing and where I can progress the levels and just have fun.

    This game, like all the souls games etc etc are just not for me. I hate them, which is a shame because they play so well. If you’re a kid or teenager that has heaps of time and enjoys repetition and doing this ‘impossible hardness’ stuff because ‘normal’ is for noobs or whatever they say these days then you’ll love it.

    Plenty of people rate it 10/10 but not for me. Not fun, a chore, and dead set boring. It is money for jam and really good marketing     … Expand
  56. seagseag123
    Apr 10, 2019
    5
    low-budget degradation of the series, from the middle is very complex, monotonous ....
  57. cableguy3333
    Feb 10, 2021
    5
    You want me to what ? parry ? well that's new to me and I dont want to so I wont be playing anymore of this nonsense. Honestly I could give the game a 0 but as huge lover of the developer via the dark souls games I wont. I've completed ds3 and ds1 ng+2 and still counting and I've never parried anything, I tried it once in ds 3 got hit a couple of times to my 1 hit and decided that was dumbYou want me to what ? parry ? well that's new to me and I dont want to so I wont be playing anymore of this nonsense. Honestly I could give the game a 0 but as huge lover of the developer via the dark souls games I wont. I've completed ds3 and ds1 ng+2 and still counting and I've never parried anything, I tried it once in ds 3 got hit a couple of times to my 1 hit and decided that was dumb so I never did it again, I played using just a sword and no shield unless you count the grass one strapped to my back never to be removed but there you have it, melee you have 3 options, dodge, parry or block and also in my opinion order of effectiveness, Sekiro has one class and one option parry parry parry. So if you like to parry sure you will probably love it, but if parrying is boring to you then stear well clear you will be disappointed, also I find parrying such a ridiculous idea, sure against fellow humans but against giants and such are you having a laugh, i guarantee you parry anything from a giant your end up the other side of the country it's like a truck is driving right at you, do you a) jump out the way or b) try to deflect it with a piece of metal, I don't care how big the lump of metal is you are holding, you wont be holding it for long… Expand
  58. Nerevarinho
    May 26, 2023
    5
    Tutorial was good, it was a good balance between story and fight.
    Then you are thrown into a stretched out map filled with annoying enemies. Grapple Hook feature makes no sense, since you have to explore the map on the floor for finding important items. So the Map is designed to grapple hook all over the place like in Arkham City, without sense, just to sell a feature.
    Enemies are not    Tutorial was good, it was a good balance between story and fight.
    Then you are thrown into a stretched out map filled with annoying enemies. Grapple Hook feature makes no sense, since you have to explore the map on the floor for finding important items. So the Map is designed to grapple hook all over the place like in Arkham City, without sense, just to sell a feature.
    Enemies are not fun to kill, combat makes not fun, you barely see the stun meter of the enemies, and your lifebar goes down too quickly. When multiple enemies attack, it gets hectic and escape may end on a cliff death. I have not the pacience to pull every enemy at once and do the same combat moves all over again. After monotone fight through the level until reaching a miniboss, i decided to upgrade myself somehow, after all, my experience bar had level 2. But how to become more powerful? I thought lets try at the upgrade guy at the starting zone. Due to a found amulet, the upgrade guy throws me into a new level without my permission, and the level is designed the same, a very long level with annoying enemies to chore through. It was so annoying, at some point ran through, reaching a white-invisible wall, the game forced to do this annoying combat. If the combat was at least more fluid and responsive, I may have forced me through.
    Also other stuff annoyed me, like press-and-hold-X to loot the money from enemies with a magic magnet (from enemies that may also be far away due to hectic multiple-enemies combat). Or the repetitive combat music, I could not hear it anymore.    … Expand
  59. Kingdim
    Apr 27, 2020
    5
    First, I wanna say that I beat the game, and played over 80 hours. I've done the longest end and beat all the mini boss.

    This game is great and had a phenomenal potential...the problem is that half of the time you will feel frustration in this game, essentially due to bad mechanics, camera, input delays, stuck in animation, counter intuitive things, bad controllers, camera delock during    First, I wanna say that I beat the game, and played over 80 hours. I've done the longest end and beat all the mini boss.

    This game is great and had a phenomenal potential...the problem is that half of the time you will feel frustration in this game, essentially due to bad mechanics, camera, input delays, stuck in animation, counter intuitive things, bad controllers, camera delock during boss fight (one mistake you can die)....

    So this game is not for everybody; it's hard but the problem with the difficulty is that there is another one added : articficial difficulty. Umbalance boss, crazy learning curve and a GIGANTIC gap between exploration phases (very easy..) and bosses.

    When I finished the game I was released, not happy.

    I tried again in NG+, but even if I'm playing much better, I am still always frustrated with the same things.

    in summary :

    + POSITIVE
    -great musics
    -great landscapes
    -nice moves in the exploration phases
    -steath mecanic

    - NEGATIVE
    -odd camera
    -deflecting system too hazardous
    -gameplay not clear
    -input delay
    -you have to be fast and lots of time you will be stuck in animations
    -somes bosses are overpowered
    -Last boos, not chekpoint after Genichiro (you have to beat him all over again, it's just annoying, beleive me)
    -artificial difficulty (overpower bosses)
    -tiny space for some bosses, it's a nightmare (camera, you see nothing, you don't know what is going one etc ..)
    -when you die you 'll lose half of your exeperience HALF, unless the decease is not there, but even in this case you just have 30% chance to save it, half of your money etc ...

    (Sorry for my english, I'm not a native english speaker)    … Expand
  60. Dom007
    Feb 13, 2021
    5
    As much as I love bloodborne and all other from software games I can't say the same with sekiro. I know they tried something different but this game feels inferior to every other game they've made. Whilst the game does indeed look beautiful and whilst the combat system is as always great. The level design is very linear. Usually I really like linear games but here it feels like just a bitAs much as I love bloodborne and all other from software games I can't say the same with sekiro. I know they tried something different but this game feels inferior to every other game they've made. Whilst the game does indeed look beautiful and whilst the combat system is as always great. The level design is very linear. Usually I really like linear games but here it feels like just a bit too much. There are two branching paths/areas within the first few hours and it would have been far nicer to have had more of them. The customisation is dreadful. There are no armour sets, swords or weapons to be found in the levels which makes exploring them pointless. The mini bosses are far too frequent and lacking in quality. The fact there's hardly a levelling up system is not good. Not only does it limit the replay value immensely in terms of playing as different builds/classes (something the souls games undoubtably had) it also makes defeating bosses frustrating. There where so many times when I spent hours upon end on bosses only to have no fun or enjoyment whatsoever throughout the encounter. In the case of the souls games if you ever got stuck on a boss you could backtrack to level up or get better equipment or even visit another area. But in the case of sekiro From software just force you into a boss fight and say good luck. This game is no doubt one of the most unenjoyable games I've ever played and it's a shame considering how much I like From softwares previous games.… Expand
  61. ashrageous3000
    Feb 14, 2021
    5
    The game graphics and story line are awesome, but the game is too hard. I was about halfway through the game when I got a microsoft ‘trophy’ that stated that I got the last trophy and less than 3% of people got it. The game is too hard if 97% of people can’t beat the 2nd main boss!
  62. osprey
    Jul 26, 2021
    4
    I hated this game and I am a huge Dark Souls fan, I call the first game my happy place I love it that much. This game is torture to play and even watching a video to learn how to play better is boring. It is just no fun at all. The combat is just so repetitive and tedious and nothing ever improves, it is just more of the same, over and over again. Glad I got it on sale but wish I hadI hated this game and I am a huge Dark Souls fan, I call the first game my happy place I love it that much. This game is torture to play and even watching a video to learn how to play better is boring. It is just no fun at all. The combat is just so repetitive and tedious and nothing ever improves, it is just more of the same, over and over again. Glad I got it on sale but wish I had read more negative reviews before I bought it, all those tens fooled me. My own fault. Buyer beware, loving Dark Souls doesn't mean you will love this one. The four points are because it is quite pretty and has a good story and I love the Japanese audio and because I know others love this game so this is just my personal opinion.… Expand
  63. SamSayajin
    Mar 24, 2019
    4
    Parliamo seriamente per una volta e siamo oggettivi,nessuno dopo una giornata di lavoro o scuola vuole tornare a casa accendere la console e stressarsi ancor di piu di quello che è già. Sekiro non è divertente è una tortura spicologica dove imparare a diventare migliori nel combattimento non aiuta a dimenticare tutte le lacune che vedi e diventa estremamente noioso dopo poche ore,neiParliamo seriamente per una volta e siamo oggettivi,nessuno dopo una giornata di lavoro o scuola vuole tornare a casa accendere la console e stressarsi ancor di piu di quello che è già. Sekiro non è divertente è una tortura spicologica dove imparare a diventare migliori nel combattimento non aiuta a dimenticare tutte le lacune che vedi e diventa estremamente noioso dopo poche ore,nei precedenti Soul like game potevi costumizzare il tuo personaggio con armature e armi di diverso tipo cosi da poter cambiare anche stile di combattimento per non annoiarsi cosa che in Sekiro Shadow Die Twice non è possibile fare.Personalmente i videogiochi sono una passione per me perchè mi divertono ma in questo gioco lunica cosa divertente è il menu di pausa che finalmete fa fermare il mondo di gioco.La storia e basilare e praticamente inesistente,come già detto combattimento ripetitivo come pochi,danni degli NPC sbilaciato al massimo,camere da puntamento nemico orribile roba da fare venire la nausea.Sconsiglio vivamente a chi vuole divertirsi con un videogioco che merita… Expand
  64. labartels
    Mar 22, 2019
    4
    I really wanted to love this game but- Controls are sloppy- frame rate is low - so wish i could get a refund
  65. Stoys
    Mar 25, 2019
    4
    This game for me is a huge dissapointment:
    And not because its not a souls game, but because it lacks what would make this game more fun.
    If this was a remake or an old game in general it would be a 8/10 cause back then we did not know any better. But in 2019 this is not good enough. The Combat get so repetetive and boring, and even as a souls fan and From Software is my all time    This game for me is a huge dissapointment:
    And not because its not a souls game, but because it lacks what would make this game more fun.
    If this was a remake or an old game in general it would be a 8/10 cause back then we did not know any better.
    But in 2019 this is not good enough.
    The Combat get so repetetive and boring, and even as a souls fan and From Software is my all time favorite developer, i appreciate a difficult game and a rewarding game.
    This in my opinion lacks the rewarding part.
    I struggled hard with 2 bosses, and becuase i grew tierd of the mechanics, and that you have alternate paths (wich i normally love) i feel that sometimes you need items to complete a fight, (like the axe for breaking a normal enemy shield) wich i missed.
    So when i saw the strat video i was so dissapointed on how you kill them, there is only 2 strats for every boss. either defence them tierd or offence the tierd and done! its still hard. but not fun.

    No stat system, no lvl system, no gear, no primary weapons, no customization, no outfits. same katana in the hole game. shinobi has some new stuff and upgrade ability. but that system is not fun when you only use them for small things. changing a primary weapon will change the whole playstyle of the game, wich would make this game sooo much better. cause then you have vierity.
    I am so sick of seeing the deathblow.

    Story i feel actually is kinda good, its a little bit back and forth but i like it.
    I dont like the graphics in the game, the colors and everything does not look 2019.
    I get they are going for that old feeling, and back to their roots. But im not impressed.

    What bugs me the most is the good feedback they are getting.
    cause normal people have alot of bad to say about this game. and its still a 9/10 all over the board!
    and i never saw people complaining this way about god of war. and it has better score. but god of war should have 18/10 compared to this game! (im not comparing them, im just saying)
    From software does NOT have a huge fanbase cause their game is soo different and hard, But they have their best and most dedicated fan base. and i think they should listen to us.

    They did not have to do alot to make this game a 9/10 for me. its just those things that i feel is missing, breaks the entire game into something thats repetetive, boring after 5 hours and what i feel is not rewarding! even though i get new stuff, i just feel thats a progress i need to complete the game. its not a holy **** this is cool factor!

    anyway i hope people like it in a way cause from needs support to make their next games. but i dont wanna encourage this game making behavior that happend with sekiro!    … Expand
  66. falconhoof
    May 18, 2020
    4
    Decent story and atmosphere, with good visuals. However the combat feels repetitive, clunky and unresponsive. Certain tricks are used to add unrealistic difficulty, such as having enemies magnetize their attacks towards you mid swing, regardless of perfectly timed dodges or not. All in all, its a thoroughly unenjoyable game, halting the progression of the game and its story at every turn.Decent story and atmosphere, with good visuals. However the combat feels repetitive, clunky and unresponsive. Certain tricks are used to add unrealistic difficulty, such as having enemies magnetize their attacks towards you mid swing, regardless of perfectly timed dodges or not. All in all, its a thoroughly unenjoyable game, halting the progression of the game and its story at every turn. Just because a game satisifes a certain niche of being "edgy" for its incredible difficulty, does not make it anything close to being a good experience.… Expand
  67. fodemgames
    May 14, 2019
    3
    Ultra Boring, I am a big fan of Japanese culture, samurais and I was not happy with this game, I was expecting much more from AAA game, not FUN at all, and I like hard games, that is not the problem. This is not a game you will play twice, so newgame + is just a waste of time... Dont expect much from these game, marketing is strong here, deliver not so good... There are much better gamesUltra Boring, I am a big fan of Japanese culture, samurais and I was not happy with this game, I was expecting much more from AAA game, not FUN at all, and I like hard games, that is not the problem. This is not a game you will play twice, so newgame + is just a waste of time... Dont expect much from these game, marketing is strong here, deliver not so good... There are much better games at this price...… Expand
  68. Exfan
    May 17, 2019
    1
    First of all game is good studio sadly is published by Activision. Perhaps this is clear sign that it did not make cut to be released by From Software. If you compare this to dark Souls series you will be let down it has sloppy graphics visually game is not impressive, story is little bit too meh that is because lack of character development or ways to play.
    Combat system is boring as    First of all game is good studio sadly is published by Activision. Perhaps this is clear sign that it did not make cut to be released by From Software. If you compare this to dark Souls series you will be let down it has sloppy graphics visually game is not impressive, story is little bit too meh that is because lack of character development or ways to play.
    Combat system is boring as hell same button smashing and with perfect timing you can insta kill opponent Game is just too linear offering really no other way to advance in plot. Bosses are those blockers every one has least 2 stages because you need to either chip away stance or chip away health. You just button smash basic attack any special attacks seem to be useless. Stealth is also option but only for trash mobs bosses you need chip away other health bar/stance. You could say this is just once time experience after playing while it just gathers dust in your game library.
    Then question it is hard yea i would say but then you could also say if you got extra time to spend playing and do not mind practicing everything is possible. Only question i could say could you use that time better games that actually reward your progress and have multiple ways to finish game.
    Character stats are just useless most of bosses just 1 shot you anyway so get good or die trying. Game is action game with steep learning curve, challenging, once a life experience.and time sink.
    I would recommend buying from discount bin at current state not worth it's price.    … Expand
  69. Zombie3DRU
    Apr 22, 2020
    1
    Boring and maximally annoying unfair gameplay. Every boss can easy one shoot you, but you need to perfectly dodge all attacks, which is nearly impossibly for most people. You can beat game if you do not have perfect reaction. All game not about tactics or fair fight strategy, it all about how perfect you can get timings in light-speed enemy attacks. It is like QTE-challenge, but long andBoring and maximally annoying unfair gameplay. Every boss can easy one shoot you, but you need to perfectly dodge all attacks, which is nearly impossibly for most people. You can beat game if you do not have perfect reaction. All game not about tactics or fair fight strategy, it all about how perfect you can get timings in light-speed enemy attacks. It is like QTE-challenge, but long and not forgiving. Story is weak and straight forward. Design of location is poor and looks same. Most enemies looks same and boring. Playing this game will never be fun, most disappointing game of From Software studio.… Expand
  70. malcolm22
    Apr 9, 2019
    1
    The second boss in the game about 3 hours in is boasting a gamer completion rate of 30%. Are the people hyping and writing rave reviews playing past the first area?

    Most people have spent $60 for less than a few hours of play before it gets unbearably hard and repetitive as you attempt the same boss over and over and over again. EDIT - On the XBOX one X - there is a approximately a    The second boss in the game about 3 hours in is boasting a gamer completion rate of 30%. Are the people hyping and writing rave reviews playing past the first area?

    Most people have spent $60 for less than a few hours of play before it gets unbearably hard and repetitive as you attempt the same boss over and over and over again.

    EDIT - On the XBOX one X - there is a approximately a .1ms delay between pressing a button on the controller and the action happening in Sekiro. This is far too slow to even have a fair crack at some bosses such as the Ashina elite. If you simply stare at him for the QUE to press, too slow every time. It's totally broken and a huge oversight. Piece of **** game.

    It's sad really. I'm at the 5th boss and it's boring doing the same fight 30 times. Hard does not mean well designed at all... it's a lazy way to squeeze more out of a game.

    The others who have written rave reviews haven't played it much and are complete idiots...

    Save your $60    … Expand
  71. Tropardi
    Jun 16, 2019
    1
    Its a injustice game. The gameplay is ridiculous with a difficult beyond Dark Souls e Bloodborn
  72. Flypaper
    Apr 12, 2019
    0
    This game is the anti-souls game for sure. Holding block is encouraged and oh no iframes forcing you to deflect every hit with perfect timing if you want to win. Previous Fromsoft games had multiple ways you could win. Not this one. Have to have perfect block timing or you lose big which might be achieved if the controls weren’t so laggy as you have to hit the button before they swingThis game is the anti-souls game for sure. Holding block is encouraged and oh no iframes forcing you to deflect every hit with perfect timing if you want to win. Previous Fromsoft games had multiple ways you could win. Not this one. Have to have perfect block timing or you lose big which might be achieved if the controls weren’t so laggy as you have to hit the button before they swing basically (am I supposed to have esp?). This game has lost the magical nature of previous games leaving a dry boring crap fest that just craps all over you. Three life bars for Genichiro? Difficulty spike from hell from a dev who loves difficulty spikes but usually not unfair ones. Story sucks, world sucks, combat sucks, I suck. Hate you fromsoft. Want my money back for this ode to dung.… Expand
  73. Zeydlitz
    Mar 24, 2019
    0
    This game is simply unplayable. It is not exactly hard, just require a lot of skill form player. Such design are very poor, and lame.
  74. germanik
    Dec 12, 2019
    0
    Абсолютная чушь и худшая игра From Software со времен Armored Core 5, хотя даже ак5 был в разы лучше. Интересных персонажей - ноль, сюжета - ноль, боевка - подкручена у врагов, левел-дизай - какой-то лютый треш. Но, видимо, сейчас абсолютно любое, что выпустят фромы (симулятор говна например), получит высочайшие оценки. Эдакий кредит доверия за дарк соулсы и бладборныАбсолютная чушь и худшая игра From Software со времен Armored Core 5, хотя даже ак5 был в разы лучше. Интересных персонажей - ноль, сюжета - ноль, боевка - подкручена у врагов, левел-дизай - какой-то лютый треш. Но, видимо, сейчас абсолютно любое, что выпустят фромы (симулятор говна например), получит высочайшие оценки. Эдакий кредит доверия за дарк соулсы и бладборны
  75. gamer39
    Jun 13, 2019
    0
    Git gud. This game is not designed very well. Enemies are overpowered. Your weapons are massively underpowered. The level design is blocky garbage. Seen enough Japanese pagodas yet? Take everything good about other From Software games and strip it out. It's like a really bad version of a reskinned Bloodborne. The parry often doesn't work. You earn a reward like a few gourdGit gud. This game is not designed very well. Enemies are overpowered. Your weapons are massively underpowered. The level design is blocky garbage. Seen enough Japanese pagodas yet? Take everything good about other From Software games and strip it out. It's like a really bad version of a reskinned Bloodborne. The parry often doesn't work. You earn a reward like a few gourd seeds, and they just start throwing more enemies at you and block you from progressing more. If you love to bang your head against a wall, I bet you will really love this game. As for me, I will play something fun.… Expand
  76. LRainydayzL
    Dec 12, 2019
    0
    Game is garbage!!! Yes I’m not good enough to beat this game that’s something that does not bother me too much as you basically have to be a expert or somebody who plays every damn day to beat this game I spent $60 I should’ve learned but I can beat soul game so I don’t get this I hate the whole Dragon rot thing You’re going to make your game hard as hell and add in penalties for dyingGame is garbage!!! Yes I’m not good enough to beat this game that’s something that does not bother me too much as you basically have to be a expert or somebody who plays every damn day to beat this game I spent $60 I should’ve learned but I can beat soul game so I don’t get this I hate the whole Dragon rot thing You’re going to make your game hard as hell and add in penalties for dying ridiculous penalties I don’t mind having penalties but that’s Dragon rot is ****… Expand
  77. bdillon0820
    Jan 16, 2021
    0
    Don't buy this game. The game is unreasonably too hard. If you can't beat a boss, you can't really do anything else or progress. This is probably one of the worst games I have ever played. I don't even care if I'm not good at it. I play games because they're fun. This game lacks soo many normal RPG elements compared to its contemporaries. The only reason I bought this game was because theyDon't buy this game. The game is unreasonably too hard. If you can't beat a boss, you can't really do anything else or progress. This is probably one of the worst games I have ever played. I don't even care if I'm not good at it. I play games because they're fun. This game lacks soo many normal RPG elements compared to its contemporaries. The only reason I bought this game was because they don't make Ghosts of Tsumiru or however you spell it for x box one. Don't buy this game.… Expand
  78. Wazzdaka
    Mar 26, 2019
    0
    If you can't get past a boss for several nights - this is not a game - this is torture. And the most important thing is that there are no additional opportunities to do this. You can not call a friend, you can not increase the amount of life or armor. Just play the gamepad and suffer. Thank you, but I do not want that.
  79. Sayoose
    Apr 7, 2019
    0
    This is like the radiohead of games. Thousands will claim to love it while they play it once a year. The truth is this game is sloppy, super sloppy. Hipsters will say they like a game with sloppy combat and low frame rate and poor sound. This game is for them and making money is of no interest to the tiny studio that made Dark Souls.
  80. Aske337
    Aug 3, 2019
    0
    Fromsoftware ... really creative. But there is no bone in my body that can give an activision releasse anything more than a 0...
  81. Draqun
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    Terrible game. Stupid system of respawns. Bosses are too strong and game does not give fun. There is no game difficult level choice. The Worst game ever.
  82. rook0613
    May 12, 2020
    0
    Far too difficult to enjoy causally. How is there not even a difficultly selection to learn the game instead of being thrown right into extreme challenges?
  83. Vernisotky
    Jul 20, 2020
    0
    Игра заточенная на боевке в которой данная боевка сломана и не работает как надо. Кривые хитбоксы, проседающий фреймрейт, в некоторых местах ощущается импутлаг.
    И того геймплей + оптимизация оценка ровно 0 баллов.
  84. joehigab
    Dec 22, 2021
    0
    Please don't make similar games. Had a bad experience with poor gameplay. The story doesn’t grasp you and you die a lot right from the beginning. It has confusing controls, your orientaion against the enemy is critical yet with a poor control it produces a poor experience.
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  1. GameGrin
    Dec 2, 2019
    90
    It’s certainly not a game for those looking for a more relaxing trip through mythical Japanese inspired locales, but whoever decides to stick with Sekiro through its hardships are bound to experience one of the most rewarding and memorable titles of the year.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    May 22, 2019
    90
    The corollary of its obsessive refusal to countenance even a hint of compromise is the vast amount of satisfaction it provides when you do finally make those breakthroughs and progress to a new area. If you fancy yourself as a hardcore gamer, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the embodiment of what games are all about. [Issue#177, p.77]
  3. Cubed3
    May 3, 2019
    90
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the breath of fresh air the "Soulsborne" sub-genre needed. It proves that stats, levelling-up, and equipment, is not what makes this kind of games. Instead, what matters is how death is treated, what sort of consequences there are for choices the player makes, and really big doors that open dramatically slow. The verticality of the level design, grappling hook, jumping and almost Zelda-style progression makes this one stand out in an ever increasing sea of imitators. Ultimately, this is more than just a sum of its parts; it's full of mystery, jaw-dropping spectacle and intense satisfaction.
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