Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

[Candyman5]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

Compared too dark souls 2/3 and Bloodborne, how difficult is it compared too those?

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[areobee401]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

Believe it or not I would say harder. Partly because of the tendency to play it like a Soulborne or Dark Souls game is there, and those games it is not. Maybe once I shake that the game will become easier for me?

[Methlab]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

It’s harder because you can’t build up an OP character and plow through parts. You also can not pull in outside help on bosses.

That said, so far for me it is still very fun. It is not linear, so if you get stuck at the Butterfly boss, you may want to look where you are at in the normal world. For example, I am bouncing back to take on bosses that will strengthen my attack before I go back to her.

The difficulty of the game makes it more addictive. When you go back to parts that seemed hard, and clear them fast because your skill improved, and not your character, that is really awesome aspect of the game.

I have no idea how tough it can get yet, but From is great because their games are designed for you to improve at the base mechanics. And doing that is more rewarding than cheesing your way through a play through, IMO.

[ezio]

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Tried defeating Juzou the Drunkard for like an hour before calling it a day. I have a good idea on how to beat the guy, it’s the execution that’s the problem. lol

I am on him currently as well but I might go back to another part so I can strengthen my attack. I actually almost beat him the first time I faced him but ended up dying. I was surprised I almost beat the first time.

[Heat_Fan]

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Has anyone figured out how to get the item way up on the ledge when the game first starts and you are in the cave? If you turn around and swim across the water you'll see a ledge way up and there's an item up there. I've tried everything including grabbing the rope and pulling myself up but the game wouldn't let me do that.

[Pappy Knuckles]

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I'm not a big "Souls" player, but I did complete Bloodborne (shoutout to 42 for helping me through a section) and played a little of Dark Souls 3. I consider those very solid games, but I'm already more into Sekiro than I was either of those two games. Being a badass shinobi is just more interesting to me than the whole gothic lore. My expectations have been exceeded.

This game does everything Nioh did, but better. I mentioned the other day that it looked very fluid while watching videos, but I was still surprised by how well it plays when it got my hands on it. Everything from how you can climb walls and grab ledges, to the grappling hook mechanics are on point. The combat itself a lot of fun, and it feels rewarding to take enemies out. We've got a good one here.

[areobee401]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

Lady Butterfly is no joke!

[shon]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

Lady Butterfly is no joke!

Took me 2 straight hours to beat that boss. I thought I had her beat after 1 hour but then .... you know.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

Most of you are well past this section of the game, so I'm sure that you can relate to this video. The very second that I saw the snake, I literally said, "oh hell no" to myself out loud.

This attempt was a complete and absolute failure. Everything from scared air whiff at the very beginning, to the way that I plummeted to my death, was pitiful. When I got attacked and it zoomed in on my character's face I just started laughing to myself. I think even he knew that it wasn't going to end well.

This game is ****ing awesome.

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[areobee401]

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Decided to take a breather from Lady Butterfly to instead focus my attention on a different challenge.

Spoiler

Gyoubu Oniwa

To my surprise I managed to come out victorious rather easily (by Sekiro standards).

Now I have a couple interesting quests to do which hopefully result in beefing up my stats before heading back to conquer Lady Butterfly.

Agreed, Pappy. This game is ****ing awesome.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

Decided to take a breather from Lady Butterfly to instead focus my attention on a different challenge.

Spoiler

Gyoubu Oniwa

To my surprise I managed to come out victorious rather easily (by Sekiro standards).

Now I have a couple interesting quests to do which hopefully result in beefing up my stats before heading back to conquer Lady Butterfly.

Agreed, Pappy. This game is ****ing awesome.

Spoiler

Looks like I need to circle back, because I went straight to Gyoubu Oniwa and didn't run into Lady Butterfly yet.

And speaking of Gyoubu, how awesome is his intro? The way he comes riding into the battle out of nowhere and shouting is so well done. I can't wait to play this some more.

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[ezio]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

Decided to take a breather from Lady Butterfly to instead focus my attention on a different challenge.

Spoiler

Gyoubu Oniwa

To my surprise I managed to come out victorious rather easily (by Sekiro standards).

Now I have a couple interesting quests to do which hopefully result in beefing up my stats before heading back to conquer Lady Butterfly.

Agreed, Pappy. This game is ****ing awesome.

I just got to Lady Butterfly. Did better than I thought I would but died both times I faced her. I think I can get by her though hopefully within the next few tries but we will see. I am not going to lie I have been looking up hints for the bosses but even with hints it is still hard to beat them. Didn't look for hints for Lady Butterfly yet though.

[ezio]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

Spoiler

Looks like I need to circle back, because I went straight to Gyoubu Oniwa and didn't run into Lady Butterfly yet.

And speaking of Gyoubu, how awesome is his intro? The way he comes riding into the battle out of nowhere and shouting is so well done. I can't wait to play this some more.

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Spoiler

Lady Butterfly is in the Hirata Estates. If you didn't go there yet then you would not have run into her.

[Flawless]

Re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One)

Finished this the other day and immediately started NG+. Last boss bodied me for nearly 3 hours before all the attack patterns were engraved in my brain. I would rank it just behind Bloodborne. Amazing game. Between Bloodborne, Dark Souls III (especially the fantastic DLC), and now Sekiro, From Software is on a roll.

With Lady Butterfly, there's actually a high chance to stun lock her with the very move the game encourages you to use versus agile enemies in the tutorial upon meeting her; Dodge -> Attack. Repeatably doing this, I managed to interrupt her animations and hit her a handful of times in a row throughout the fight. One of the few cheesy things I've came across.

General tip: Deflecting and Attacking in equal measures, thus dealing extra Posture damage is the best chance for success. You can whittle down Vitality, but it can be tedious. In most cases you want to be on the offensive and engage in Deflect wars. Just be mindful of when your attack is Deflected to be ready to Deflect yourself, because attacking again more often than not will have you getting punished.

Also, unlock the Ichimonji combat art when you can. It's great against many enemies in the game. Not only does it do more Posture damage, but it also recovers some of your own in the process.

[mikenoob]

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I really like the flow of the constant deflect and attack with the occasional Dodge or jump added in. Much different than Bloodborne where it's more dodging based and just punishing certain moves or at least that's how I played.

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