20 Overlooked Mechanics in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
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Imagine thinking Sekiro needed an easy mode, and then realising you've been playing in easy mode.
@Dark Zer9f I felt that way sometimes, took days to beat bosses for me. Sekiro is hard and I'm not good at games 😅 only beat the game because I didn't give up.. when I did it felt soo good 😌. Then I found out the game could be harder.. wtf like seriously 🤣
personally i dont really care whether they add an easy mode or not, but if they did it would probably still be too hard for game journalists.
@@nevamoth3384 true 🤣🤣
@Dark Zer9f must be your first From Software game
@Dark Zer9f It doesn't need an easy mode, it needs more options to make the game easier. In Sekiro you can't find a better weapon, level up, or summon friends to help, that's one of the things that makes the game hard.
I played Sekiro before Dark Souls. So I got reverse treatment. I would sit right in front of every boss to just parry everything in Dark Souls. It did not work out well
same lol
SAMEEEE!!!! Even Nioh feels odd for me
lol, same. F
Lol yeah DS and bloodborne is all about spamming dodge roll
I came from playing a lot of the witcher where if you versed a big boss you couldnt block so everytime i vs a larger opponent i have to remind myself to deflect not dodge.
I felt like a badass beating long arm giraffe centipede the first try by constantly parrying him. Guardian ape put me back in my place
His moves I found are all parry able
Albert sotomayor all of them?
X Caliber yes
Albert sotomayor even the unblockable?
X Caliber no that’s unblockable
The Genichiro fight on the top of Ashina Castle was one of the greatest boss fight experiences I’ve ever had. I had been struggling and struggling for days against him. Then one day the whole game just kind of clicked. I had to stop rushing through the fight and take it more like a dance, and I had to start treating my dance partner with more patience and let him make the mistakes. This game is awesome and I love it.
A swedish girl streamer just beat genichiro with a dancepad hahahha
It truly does feel like you’re dancing with them, following a single rhythm once you got it. I lost easily 30 times in a row to Genichiro and after being absolutely blown to pieces in the last round I respawned and entered almost god mode I deflected all the deflectable attacks and only got hit once. I was shaking at the end of the fight I wasn’t expecting a 2nd phase and the last cut scene almost gave me a heart attack lmao
It was Great Shinobi Owl in the same place for me. It is definitely the greatest and most fun boss fight in Sekiro.
I agree, it was probably my favorite boss fight in the game, it's (for the most part) the only fight I have gone back to in reflection of strength just to master it to the point I can no hit the entire fight, it really does feel like a dance, and of course, silly me thought that me mastering that fight would be applicable to the inner genichiro fight....I was humbled quickly.
“Clicked” what is it with this word and Sekiro
One thing to note about tip 15, if you spam block, your deflect timing window will stagnate temporarliy (less frames), meaning you will be much less likely to land a deflect if you use this method than if you were to try timing it properly. I would recommend holding block, and then releasing it and re-applying it quickly when you think an attack is going to land, that way you're safe from fast attacks that could catch you off-guard.
Great video though!
Is that factually proven?
@@ClassicKrusty yes, it says so in one if the loading screen tips
@@ClassicKrusty Apart from the loading screen, I can attest to this as well: spamming block/deflect against the Corrupted Monk whirly-twirly attack lets me deflect on average 2/5 hits (usually the first and the last), whereas trying to time it correctly gets me on average 3.5/5 (I'm not very consistent on the 4th attack).
Yup. As someone who was block dancing from the get-go cause i needed something to spam other than r1 (i still do both sometimes against bosses), I can confirm its true especially against bosses
There are some bosses where you kind of need to spam parrying at some point like the centipede giraffe thing or Genichiro.
Sekiro's combat feels like a dance. Once you realize this and play by the game's rules, the combat becomes more satisfying and interactive than any other Soulsborne title, and for me personally, any other game at all. Magnificent design.
Sekiro is OSU! mod combat mode.
and also more fun to watch, im tired of the same dodging motion over and over again
exactly
BagOfTricks I absolutely agree. It’s my favorite single player game out right now
Not really, it's just a lot of deflects. There are no actual combos, no creative ways to fight bosses. Also you only have one weapon that is the Katana so that means only one form of attack.
From dying 25 times to Chained Ogre to killing Drunkard Juzou and Gyobu The horse guy in 1 hour time span, this has become my favourite game.
Gyubou was easy as hell i was surprised he was an exceptional foe or something
@@thelegendarysupersaiyanbro6535 I beat Gyobu in the first ten tries, and for Guardian Ape I stomped his ass on the fourth. Genichiro was nothing after killing almost every miniboss, and then Owl in Ashina Castle with his Ministry soldiers said "hey, you're not that guy, pal."
@@jackj.pelletier1666 😂 man im on owl father rn i make it to his second phase every now and then but shit thats the farthest i have made
So I wasn't the only one having a hard time with the Chained Ogre
@@Retro49 oh no no no. The only boss who has killed me more times than him is I think blood starved beast or Rom the spidy from BB. I quit BB after rom lol gonna start again
"You dont take damage when blocking"
*cries in charmless*
Headless has entered the chat
*screams in charmless + demon bell*
Git gud and perfect deflect
*you guys have charm?*
@@SinisterSurge Exactly. Git gud to the point where there is no block only deflects, sweeps and mikiri.
One thing that really helped me in this game coming from DS is realizing that you have to play more aggressively defensive. As in, you want to be up in your enemy's face but once you're there, you want to play more defensive and counter your enemy's hits compared to the souls games.
Hesitation is defeat.
Shut up old man
Patience can also make things longer than they need to be. If you're not deflecting attacks you should be attacking. Don't let the enemy's posture go down.
Yeah I am coming from 3DS to play this as well
Disembodied Michael You mean DS3 or are you coming from the 3DS to play on a console? Lmao
@Pharoah M it is a thing, if u cant comprehend it, then u dont gv ur respect enough. (maybe cz u die a lot from this game too, then turning to insult it, lol)
Even when there is no PvP, FromSoft still included Blockdancing so you could gesture and teabag the AI. Felt great doing it to the Shinobi Hunter once I mastered the spear-parry xD
Honestly once i got the spear parry i just wanted to use it for everything cuz it was so much easier than the regular deflection
The Mikari Counter or whatever its called
Little tip (you probably already know) is that you can practice at the training guy in your home base. Did that for 20 min or so non stop and now I never mis it's one of the best moves in the game !
You gotta spam the stealth crouch for maximum disrespect
@@francisdimaano2350 Mikiri
i love watching the enemies in sekiro let down their guard when you die, and go into "oh shit" mode when you pick yourself up
bonus points for fromsoft for making enemies aware that you have dragon's blood keep their guard up as you lay there
Every boss gives me major "oh, youre approaching me" vibes whenever they do this
One I was expecting but never saw
Is the fact that the contact poison item, and ghr mist raven prosthetic tool have a very powerful combo
Usually you can only use the mistraven feathers either right before or right after taking damage. But when you are using the contact poison, which is like the weakest poison ever. You can use it whenever you please. Even midair
Oh wow really? Never knew that thanks
Omg
Another thing you can do, is use the Feathers when you're about to get hit by lightning, I don't remember if it automatically jumps you upwards or if you have to jump manually, but then you can still use the lightning to strike back. It gives you a MASSIVE window to strike back instead of possibly messing it up.
Dark souls : praise the sun !!
Blood borne : praise the good blood
Sekiro : PRAISE BUDDHA
old blood*
Praise the cheese
Someone wasn't paying attention throughout their Bloodborne playthrough
PRAISE THE SNEK
Praise the Divine Heir.
Finally an actual tips video lol. All the other ones are like "did you know you can BREAK SHIELDS WITH THE AXE???!!!??!?!"
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@MeesTheSame the axe is actually good anyway. if you unlock the follow up skill for it it can bust through anyones guard pretty much. enemies you;d usually have to deflect, you can just beat them down with the axe. the spear might be better later on, but it's easy to get the axe right at the start.
Leprosy is best album xdd
@MeesTheSame The tough early mini-boss down the well was giving me problems until I decided to tank through him with the axe, which worked on the first attempt. It's not my fave prosthetic, but there are some non-shield situations where you can go effectively use Dark Souls heavy weapon style strats.
Hahahah
Now that I played elden ring I think that THIS is from's masterpiece combat wise. 10/10 for sekiro unlucky for its length and replayability
Pretty sure its designed to be played more than once, thats why its so short.
@@apashehab5026 i've can't imagine not running through the game a second time, it was so good the first time
its more replayable then elden ring
@@adamlindfors5082 for sure. I have never thought to do my 4th run on sekiro and I have never thought to do my second in ER. I will do my second when DLC comes and maybe I have forgotten enough of the game to make it fresh.
@@apashehab5026 short? Bro, you’re playing every boss tenths of times before you beat it. That’s the whole point of the game. You can spend days before you beat it once.
Yeah the combat is the best they've made to date. It's unique and is so fun and cool sounding. The sounds of clashing your blade and attacking when an opponent is open is perfect
the creative design decisions in this gane when it comes sound design is so satsifying, like every de^thblow has the super loud blunt noise which is so unnecessary and makes no senese but regardless exists purely for further stimulation and therefore enjoyable af.
every kick, sword slash, deflects, shuriken , st^bs, slit etc sound so damn satisfyimg
No kidding. I'll say even more. Sekiro has the best and the most satisfying combat (once you git gud in around at least 70%) from every game I've ever played. Everything makes sense and just clicks.
Vaati: Don’t play this game like Dark Souls...
Me: *Still being an R1 Crusader*
And dodgeing master
Honestly loved how they manage to change the combat from being R1 spamming to trying to time your blocks. Although this will lead to the opposite change of being an L1 spam now where people try to constantly block in order to get the deflect in.
Sekiro: There's no stamina, but posture, which recovers faster when blocking
Players: Play this game exactly the other way how you played Dark Souls and Bloodborne and don't dodge!
Me: THERE IS NO STAMINA??!! * runs the whole boss fight against the blazing bull and Lady Butterfly and only stops to deal single HP blows from behind *
After the first two tries, those two bosses were actually among the easiest for me. I know this is not how I'm supposed to play, but I think the game is the easiest, if you consider a wide variety of gameplay styles matching your individual situations. Blocking and parrying for most enemies, outrunning huge and fast enemies, using prosthetics against enemy gadgets, using prosthetics as gadgets it situations get out of hand, dodging sideways for enemies who mainly rely on strong vertical attacks, mikirin counters against spears, etc. ... If you add the stealth, I think this game actually offers the most variety in minute to minute gameplay over any souls game.
Yeah I keep rage quitting cuase I was playing this like dark souls but I decided to change and play how the game wanted me to play , to be more defensive and for some go full dark souls and I now appreciate the game more lol
@@milesinwyatteandcora Some fights you should be more aggressive like the Genichiro fights. It's how I won tbh. But for that Guardian Ape fight? I kept running in the second phase trying to bait him into doing that stupid little dive attack.
Thank you to all who joined the stream - felt like I was laughing the whole way through. Love you guys. Love covering Sekiro for you all. Feeling pretty damn blessed
Vaati best boi. Great work as always dude. Remember: rice is precious.
Keep em coming bro! I'll stay tuned :)
You're great man! I started watching you about BB stuff, but I'm elated that you're still making videos about current FS games! Keep it up! We love you!
@@scattershotshow praise the Divine Child of Rejuvenation
Would you say this is your favorite From(or soulsbourne) game by far? If not, then which is your favorite?
Played this back in '19 when Lady Butterfly and Flaming Bull made me think this might not be a game for me. I really wanted to like it but the constant frustation took its toll. Then came Elden Ring, teaching me the way of the Souls games. And so I picked it up again a few nights ago and when the good Lady suddenly didn't even manage to pull any of her 2nd phase tricks ... yeah, that felt good :D
Literally experiencing the exact same thing lol. 😂
That’s dope I bought this bc Elden ring was dope still ain’t finish that bc I started this shit I’m on the flaming bull and some fat ass motherfucker the deflecting is fucking dope🐐
The combat in elden ring is shite in comparison to Sekiro.
Yup, Elden Ring was my first game. My friend said he is very impressed of how fast im moving trough the game.
PRAISE THE SUN! 🙌 ☀️
"Its not exactly hard, just requires a lot of skill"
one of the best games I've ever played. the gameplay is so fluid and fast and satisfying once you get the hang of it.
No. It's hard, and it can get super hard for many people. People that say it's not "exactly hard" are arrogant.
Not everyone is a videogame genius.
@@TheMrCHELL people that say the skilled ones are arrogant, are, first off, arrogant, and second, wrong... also unskilled
@@TheMrCHELL you dont need to be a genius in video games to be good. even average skill player can beat the games and everyone can reach that level. you just too lazy to learn.
@@TheMrCHELL youre the real arrogant player here
The muscle memory when you try to talk to an NPC you instead jump.
Mister Depresso I know right 😂😂
Preach.
When you hit square when trying to heal
I had it worse today. Did a bit of stuff in Sekiro, then switched to Nioh and oh boy, was I confused for some minutes. Especially when it comes to attacking and blocking. Took me 5-10 minutes til I could play it flawlessly again. That's what 3 days or so of Sekiro do to you.
@@stebowo i hit triangle xd i was playing bloodborne
Vaati: the suriken is the best prosthetic for combat
Firecracker: hold my beer
😂😂😂👏🏼
owl father: watch this
I prefer the mist raven
I prefer sabimaru.
Ok. Sabimaru’s poison and speed are no joke. I used the massive combo to punish the long recovery times of certain Enemies such as the guardian ape and get a lot of damage off with minimal effort.
Personally if you want to grind early game, do so in the area before the Genichiro fight. The statue just after the window when you first enter the castle. You can stealth kill half the enemies in that area and they give you a lot of xp in the early game
"Dragon cancer" caught me off guard
Am I the only one who knew most of these because I actually read the loading screen tips?
After I switched to an SSD most games load too fast for me to even be able to read the tips. But they actually explain a few of these very well when you first encounter something new or if you train with the undying samurai.
OVERLOOKED IF YOU DIDN'T PLAY THE GAME AND READ
Hahaha same
I did too... but not because I wanted to, it was because of dying too damn much. Now I can safely say, its much less reading and more skipping to a tio I havent read or have known.
Still loving the game, but damn, never though I could be scared to get into random fights with NPC's till Sekiro. Still not too far in (but total time mupst be over 15 hours atleas)
The dragon cancer in your game is an epidemic
That wealth balloon run tip alone is worth my like. Arigato!
B word: we want the option to change difficulty
FromSoftware: Ok *makes a nightamare mode*
NG+7 with no kuro's charm and demon bell:
0:13 I like how someone actually thought Sekiro was ripped off from Nioh xD
That jump kick allowed me to beat a miniboss I had no business fighting at my current progression level... Excellent video and may the flames guide thee.
Orin? xD
Did you catch the bus to Yoker?
@@uberethair AM NO FAE YOKER IVE NAE BUSINESS BEING IN YOKER
Les porter?
@@Capablanca42069 aye??
I think there's an overall point that should be understood if people don't fully get the game's mechanics yet. Posture is way more important than actual damage.
Early game or normal enemies
Depends. There are alot of enemies you can tear their HP away much faster than their posture. Like Drunkard. Or any of the bigboi trashmobs.
And you inflict more Posture dmg when enemy is low on HP
Until you fight demon of hatred and he makes you play dark souls 3 again
@@yellowsaurus4895 lol god that boss was a pain
I beat the game 7 times and levelled attack power to 99. One thing I would like to add is I usually spam block button until I get the first block. Then I can follow it with the rhythm of remaining attacks. The first block is the hardest, rest of the attacks has very identifiable rhythm.
2:43 to clarify: you don't need to dash towards the enemy for a mikiri. Just pressing the dodge button when the attack would hit you is enough. Though dashing towards the enemy makes sure that the attack would hit you.
just pressing the dodge button makes you dash towards the enemy
After about 40 hours and finally beating the 4 first bosses and understanding the game in depth I have to say it's even better than I expected...from software are true artists for taking the risk to do something so different and amazing when they could just do bloodborne 2 and play it safe
yeah, I can say that this is the only game that i like from them because in dark souls you rely mostly on I-frames. like, in dark souls you can literally roll in some of the bosses attacks with no damage taken, while in this game you need to read the bosses attacks and react accordingly if you want to beat them.
@@petkofuchalski9809 exactly...most immersive combat ever
Come back after you've cleared NG+/++ and realized that the game is actually goddamn empty aside from its great combat and severely lacks content for a major AAA title, from a known company with the backing of a huge western publisher.
@@IlluvatarPaladin you have to keep in mind that dark souls/bloodbore have some sort of DLC's. ofcorce this game will be emty compared to them.
@@petkofuchalski9809 I am comparing on the "base game" basis. DLCs do not factor into this until Sekiro has one of its own.
Jokes on you vaati already been doing blockdancing my entire playthrough
Great vid as always
My god, spending your gold on the coin pouches is a revelation. No idea that was possible. Maybe I won't be a broke ass shinobi anymore!
I never used the meta prosthetics I just sticked to my axe from beginning to end. My favourite combo is mikiri axe and praying strike exorcism. I shredded Isshin and Genichiro with this
Nah parry is the key
When an enemy "deflects" you, it's actually when they will riposte and should be taken as a sign to deflect. Genichiro taught me this
The most useful tip right here.
I started playin a few days ago and noticed that when an enemy deflects, their next attack is usually more easy to deflect cause you can see it comin more slowly!
Lady Butterfly do the same
Same. I fought and died to Genichiro so many times that I now reflexively try to deflect right when enemies deflect me.
duh
when an enemy deflects it means you need to stop attacking and go on the defensive, in most cases. this is elementary shit boys.
I learned after fighting Lady Butterfly a million times that after the enemy deflects your blow the sound is different and it signals they will usually attack afterwards, sometimes dodge away.
Or.... you know.... deflect their attack?
@@oger3225 He is saying that the enemy after deflecting sometimes he will go away from you.
Genichiro does this a lot.
After deflecting, usualy he will attack with this sword or take a step back with a high chance of a bow and arrow attack .
That sweet sweet high "ding" sound instead of the regular clanging
I dont notice the sound actually i just see if a ring forms instead of just a sparke
@@akumaszn1054 its when the enemy deflect our attack
A major tip for people grinding away at a boss and don’t want to lose their experience is the exp only reduced on death to the beginning of the exp point. If you have 5 points, then unless you spend them it cannot go below 5 points. So if you are grinding between bosses grind to the very next level and then no more to avoid wasting exp.
Tip: In Senpou Temple there are Monks that are seeking Immortality some monks successfully reached Immortality while others are still trying when you kill these Immortal Monks they cant die because there immortal *BUT* if you come back with the Mortal Blade you can sever there ties with Immortality with another deathblow and the mortal blade
Funny how a medieval game requires dodging, yet a game about shinobi's and samurai's requires deflecting and clashing.
Ugly Baby My god you have proved a really good point
This says a lot about our society.
Gamers
I know most people didn't play it that way, but I turtled my way through the Souls games. Like literally put on the heaviest shield/armor I could find and play more through blocking and spacing than dodging. It does make more sense to me that Sekiro as a ninja game offers more mobility and requires more precision
If you played kindom come the best medieval game the best way to defend is deflecting or parrying to and is more accuracy then guys with heavy weapons and armors rolling endless in the floor...
Tip #15 can easily be summarized with "When in doubt, blockdance it out"
I learnt this skill against the long arm centipede boss, incredibly useful skill, and it made that mini boss an absolute joke
I learnt this skill when fighting Lord Genichiro at Ashina Castle when he does his long combo :D I call it the "high risk, high reward" deflect skill x'D
Awesome tips! Figured most out on my own but that Lady Butterfly tip about her dodge attack weakness was on point. Literally went and tried it on her and demolished her. Thanks!
Anyone that says “sekiro is just block mashing” clearly doesn’t truly know the combat system.
Nah, it's deflect mashing
Lovin’ this game, though I feel like I struggle more with the “mini bosses” than the actual bosses XD
yeah.. but know what? beating a boss in sekiro feels rewarding..
trikZ Ji it does! I struggled so much against lady butterfly but after I think like 100 deaths I finally conquered her and I felt like a bad ass. I just wasn’t playing aggressive enough.
@@thewannabemartialartist4613 you didnt dodge slash or use shirukens, did you? Those two things absolutely trivialize the fight
Same. I beat the first two main bosses first try. Genichiro took like 7 tries though
Especially that headless fuck.
im 100% sure that the chained ogre is a western captive.
hes blond
uses wwe style attacks
mumbles nonsense
This makes more sense then it should, historically Japan had short people. The ogre is probably just a regular 6ft guy askasking for a lawyer and saying Denmark is a beeter country.
Western? Mumbles nonsense? Blonde? The only thing even funny about this comment is the WWE style attacks.
That’s the guy from Nioh.
@@Moneyman-33 snowflake triggered reee
And there is robert’s father. He is a loveletter to darksouls.
I’m rewatching this video and I just got the general shinobi joke, very well done.
Came back to sekiro after a couple of years (needed a break after being stuck on guardian ape) now I've just beaten the corrupted monk and am on my way to finishing my very first run
Well done, Sekiro
Yeah I hate the first phase of that boss he just keeps jumping around and crying like a stubborn baby flailing his arms around every other minute. I was about to break something after finding him again in Ashina Depths. Good thing I didn't have to go through that annoying first phase again. 😂
That "block dancing" move is something dark souls players have been doing to tease opponents in PVP. I love that they made an actual thing out of it 😂
PVP in souls pissed me off. I had this character with powerful armour and weapon. I was wrecking bosses. Then in pvp, a naked guy just stands in front of me. I attack, he uses parry, and back stabs me for like 500 damage and i die.
@@sagnorm1863 hahahaha then get pointed down at and spin/ applause after. PVP is a whole other ballgame.
@@sagnorm1863 If you had only 500 health you shouldn't have played Mage/Pyro lmao.
It doesn’t work I don’t see why people think it does because for me it doesn’t.
@@BasedRoots If you can't even spam parry have a fun time *actually* trying to parry.
Bro...this video decreased my stress level by 2000 points. Much love
After 1 year or so after completing the game the first time (cheesing and cursing my way through) I got back into it and had such a great time. Got the platinum trophy few weeks back and 6 playthrough later. Awesome game, new players are gonna have a hard time but its literally one of the most rewarding game out there!
I just started laying Sekiro again yesterday, and its like a whole new game for me. Thanks for this video. Helped me remember some of the tricks I learned from my first playthrough
12:22 THE FUKIN RAGE QUIT AT THE END THOUGH! xD love ya vaati
on the EASIEST 2nd phase boss ever (no spoilers unless asked hehe)
I always thought of souls games as like rhythm games- it's like your enemy is tapping a drumbeat that you have to tap between the beats of without them overlapping.
Fromsoft secretly made a guitar hero game.
@@KB-rh4vd lmao
Perfect time to advertise this fun video The SECRET Rhythms of DARK SOULS! | The SCIENCE!...of Dark Souls 3
Dude I love just putting your videos on and listening while playing this game, it brings a whole new level of emersion to these games that already have great story design.
Your video is literally the only video on TH-cam that I could find that offers actual helpful and not-completely-obvious tips for people who have already spent several hours in the game. I appreciate your time, great job.
I knew most of these, I've progressed and learned so fucking much. I feel like with every fight, I just get stronger mentally, or just wiser.
While Dark Souls was more physically. Sekiro is a fucking gem, truly.
completely agree!
i think i like this way more. Where in DS you had to have the right stats to even be on par with a boss or have an advantage i like how standard everything is for this game.
Is it possible for the bell not to be there? I havent found the bell through the cave.
@@s.m.1981 are you sure you're in the right place?
@@Shazoo1997 I didnt realize it was behind the mini boss. I found it!
The Genichiro fight taught me trading offense/defense. I love how Sekiro uses bosses to train you for the next part of the game by only allowing one way of combat and punishing others
bbruh should i defeat headless first? cant go to the temple
@@wonrei Not sure if you figured it out yet but the headless fights are optional
@@crazymrdog bruh. For me the path out is blocked
I didnt defeat the boss yet
@@crazymrdog and i download the game not buy it
I played Bloodborne and then Sekiro before I tried dark souls and I definitely struggled with that adjustment. going from a much more reacive playstyle of those games to the more predictive playstyle that souls encourages was surprisingly difficult.
These are such good tips! I needed a name for "block dancing." It really helps me find the rhythm of deflecting enemies attacks. Sekiro easily has my favorite combat of any From Software game. I think a lot of Soulsborne players approach it with the wrong mentality and these tips really help with that.
2:30 GENERAL SHINOBI!!!
YOU ARE A BOLD ONE!
These are not the quotes you are looking for.
Wait, I get this is a reference to something I probably haven't seen before, but how the hell are you both a shinobi and a general?
@@amatsu-ryu4067 General Kenobi. It's a pun.
@@asialsky Oh, yeah... Didn't consider that lol
@@amatsu-ryu4067 Not to worry, we're still flying half a reference.
Whoah didn't know about the map, that's cool! Most of these combat tips can actually be learned from the practice combat with Hanbei the Undying right outside of the sculptors temple. There's helpful training baked right in to the game
Yup, hanbei is pretty helpful but more as a tutorial of a certain mechanic rather than actual training/mastering of it. He is pretty slow so his lessons wont prepare anybody for a real fight with enemy which is using certain mechanic which u want to learn
@@SkengMan4271 yeah true. He just shows you what options exist but isnt great at actually getting you good at them
djbeema if you’re a good person you’ll kill hanbei when you get the chance tho
Thank you.
I killed him when i got the mortal blade, i kinda miss him now to test some new mechanics
The biggest and hardest enemies while playing sekiro were.... my habits and muscle memory that i picked up throughout the soulsborne series ....
I didn't had that
I played all three souls games more than 100h (sadly no demon's) and I could really fast adapt to the combat system in Sekiro. I have the game I think a week now and I am almost at the end boss
But I still have the habit of becoming a little unconcentrated and hectic when my health is low
Also I health at the badest times
I think 60% I heal and get hit
@@fabi3790 I was the same, the most important thing for me to get over was keeping calm when I took damage, panicking and trying to run to heal gives the bosses a massive opportunity to stab you in the back or if you're unlucky launch some sort of long range attack or flurry that wipes the last of your health. For me the best thing to do was to take slow breaths to keep calm and keep trying to deflect, get a good deflect and dodge backwards to make some room then heal and immediately hold block in case they launch an attack as I'm healing
Man, I watched this video late but I just gotta tell this story of what made me love this game. I accidentally went to the first corrupted monk boss before fighting the first Genichiro. I spent maybe four hours straight on that fight and at some point I naturally found out the block dancing thing mentioned here while panicking. And then when facing Genichiro, I learned how to go from panic mashing block to finding the rhythm of an enemy's attack string, thus changing a hit on me into massive posture damage for them. It's incredible how naturally you can learn techniques in Sekiro.
>A Souls veteran encouraging new players to grind
H E R E S Y
There's no guilt with grinding in this game, since you can't increase your health, damage output, or posture by grinding. All you're doing is gaining the sweet ninja moves earlier.
@@LauncherSpiderMk7 You can grind damage output later when you *spoiler* get the dragon mask, that let you trade 5 skill point into a atk point
@@LauncherSpiderMk7 If it makes the game easier, then grinding is definitely a cop out.
@@royalblue5367 than why would they add the ability to grind in a game? That's what just about every video game Is, a grind that gives you a reward in the end. Like the whole basis of video games lmao
@@royalblue5367 don't get mikiri counter or any of the skills while you're at it or use your prosthetic arm, fuck might as well not be allowed to use a healing item either because being anything more than one hit is too much hp.
This game is especially brutal because the one mechanic I never mastered in Dark Souls (parrying) is now the main focus and it's rough.
seriously i do think that sekiro is way easyier than ds 3 , cause you can parrie and combat feels more like you are in control , in other hands ds is finding the right time to atack and not beeing greed
Honestly I think deflecting is a lot easier in this game, except maybe for DS3's caestus. What annoys me to no end is that this time around that makes the game even harder to keep up with, since bosses will casually eat a perfect parry like it's nothing and continue their 10-hit combos, or even worse, just melt 60% of your HP with a single hit.
hexatentacle I have noticed that deflecting is way easier than in DS and slowly but surely getting it mastered
I'm just sad we didn't get a real Tenchu. :(
Also in this game they went out of their way to make more animations and make them look smoother so players could tell when an animation was triggered.
Great tips and your calm slow voice pacing helped me absorb all of the information.
Seeing someone finally talk about the jump kick is amazing, I almost never see it used or mentioned.
I ended up almost beating the entire game with that demon Bell thing in my inventory. After beating the final boss and almost losing my mind from dying so many times, I checked my inventory before ng+ to see if there was anything left to do and saw I still had it but just forgot.
On one hand (heh) I feel pretty godlike at the game now but I still wish I woulda just not had it instead and kept some of my sanity
Wow, congratz, though :) And good luck with the rest also.
I’m going to leave it on, I want them hurts lmao
I feel you. Forgot the thing, removed it after several endboss-attempts... kinda feels like cheating now. I mean phase one went from "every mistake will be your last and you have to deal vitality damage to get anywhere" to "guardbreak him in less than a minute"
On the other hand - thanks to demon bell - I have way too much upgrade material. Like WAY too much.
But hey, now I know the patterns, right?
You can take another difficulty modifier by giving kuros charm back to him in new games plus, when you combine it with the demon from the bell it really makes for a challenging game, the kuros charm makes you take damage from any non deflected attacks, and since posture goes down slower in new game plus its really something :D
@@Sharethepain i thought that dmg after blocking was the instant you go to NG+. Im in NG+4 and didnt do that but im still taking dmg after blocking an attack.
"remove it before you fight a boss"
[Cries in Demon of Hatred with the Demon Bell Activated]
this video was amazing. your voice calms me somehow and you gave me a very nice perspective of whats about to come for this amazing game
Just picked up sekiro about a month ago, and I thought i was doing something wrong because i was so good in all the other souls games. Seeing this changed my perspective of how to play this so thank you Vaati!
Holy crap those 0 score reviews are golden. Pretty much sound like my friends when I invite them to play DS or BB. Lol
Right hahaha
Just plebs being plebs
@Macrocrash11 *show them anor londo*
This really helped me change my mindset and realize why I was so bad. After I watched this I basically went Super Saiyan. I finally understood why I was dying and stopped being mad.
Welp, that was my secret lol attack cancel. Not only it provides a safe play, but also helps you with timing the deflect perfectly.
Superb content, man. Gladly subbed.
I actually checked this video even BEFORE i started my first walkthrough and it helped me a lot. Not fan of metagaming but i was so scared of this game hype that decided to check couple of tutorials. This video is the best for beginners and with it i actually passed the game with no significant problems (like only three evenings of tries for monk and same for bloodboiler - imho is fair enough for such rewarding with plot and visual design game) Thank you friend!
"Its not hard, just require a lot of skill from the player. Such design are very poor and lame."
What?
That comment gave me the worst anuerism of my life.
"Game challenges my skill level. It sucks ass."
@@Archimonde45 It's called sarcasm mate.
The salt is real lol
Its to mock the crappy reviews that people say because its actually a challenging soulsborne game.
@@sebastienvondoom8615 No. There are retards of that caliber. Still, your optimism is cute.
Reason why it's harder than Dark Souls:
DS you ONLY focused on pressing dodge by timing the enemy's actions.
Sekiro you MUST focus on the correct actions, from Dodging/Block/Jumping, or else you will be punished.
Therefore your brain has to learn to prepare & react to all variety of actions at the right time.
Dark Souls you can lay back and just think about pressing that Dodge button only.
kinda correct, but there is still parry
Let's be honest no one parries in a ds boss fight unless ur trying to flex or it's easy to parry like gundyr
Yeah, this game is kicking my butt harder than any Soulsborne game has done before. I'm making it, but it's tough to know when the attack's going to be a sweep or a thrust for example until you've faced an enemy a few times.
@spown93 I'm starting to get the hang of it. I got lady butterfly, killed 3 headless enemies, (they're tough) the 2 apes were also tough. But like I said, Bloodborne & DS felt more instinctive to me. Depends on the player, but lately I have been making good progress.
One hit from boss costs you a lot
This has been my favorite soulsborne game by far, they took chances on certain things that would be latter implemented into Elden Ring (which I CANNOT wait for) and like you said the combat and stealth were done incredibly well. I always love you videos, Ill find myself getting ready to play a game and come across one of yours, next thing I know its almost 2 hours later and haven't even started my game yet.
Thanks so much man! Just got into this game last night and I’m loving it
I’ve played Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 3, and some Dark Souls 2/Bloodborne. Sekiro has to be one of my favorites by far. I’ve never felt so satisfied and badass after beating a hard enemy, mini boss or boss. This video also was helpful with things like “the bell” where it’d increase the difficulty. I’ve been playing the game at 1 curse ever since around the Corrupted Monk and the Guardian Ape, and even if it’s supposed to be harder, it’s still very fun.
The amount of times I’ve died trying to dodge is embarrassing 🤣 but i agree the combat is BY FAR my favourite of any souls game its so satisfying to hear swords clang when you time a block perfectly 👌
Agreed the game definitely went hyperspeed Bloodborne with infinite stamina, the parries and blocking is so smooth.
Freshly Memed finishing a boss fight having deflected most of their attacks, especially after a hard fight is the most cinematic and satisfying thing I've ever experienced in gaming. I think I'm at end game now, I've got the visit all areas trophy, so I'm hoping I've still got more optional bosses to fight
Who would have that Gravel the Block's block dance would return?
fighting the butterfly lady feeled me with proud because it was a genuine samurai fight , she was fucking awesome!
@@MrJonny-rj9jr did you fight genichiro?
Some quality understanding and explanations. Nice job. Subbed
9:40 Lol that floating Gourd xD.
Getting the Ashina skill tree early on will also greatly help, considering its passives are all about reducing psoture damage taken, and increasing posture damage dealt.
Joke's on you Vaati I did press triangle in the map!
Great video as always!
Lol same, my brother and I sat there for a solid minute trying to grasp the scale and possibilities
Holy shit, there is a map!?
The comments at the beginning of the video : "This is a rip-off a Nioh" ...... Dude, Nioh is a rip-off of Dark Souls.
When you are done fighting guarding ape for the first time, go to the left of idol and then you will see giant snake resting on a mountain. Those who played Selkirk second time it’s really breath taking
Might just be me, but you're speaking very clearly and ... comfortable. Great for "non-native english speaking people"
Mi Chel ...... he is non native?
@@boleshuggah I was talking about me :D
@@michel4500 you mean its easy to listen to each word he says, right?
@@thelibrarian7193 yep, that's what she said
0:14 "They tried to rip-off Nioh (...)" Oh my, this is hilarious, when Nioh was a Dark Souls rip-off in the first place.
Great video and tips, by the way. It was amazing to see you destroying Lady Butterfly like that; the bitch gave me so much headache.
I'm pretty sure my iq dropped after reading that q-_-p
that was exactly what i think when i see it XDDD
Been playing Senior for about a year now and just now learned of the Antique Map thank you sir 🙏 Subbed for sure
Love it man this really help a lot. Keep it up
You know lightning attacks? You can dodge them with the mist raven. If you reappear in mid-air, you can even reverse it with no damage!
I just jump, block and than reflect
So I won't take damage either.. i think
@@fabi3790 It does a small amount of damage even when you counter it correctly so using mist raven is useful for no damage or something
@@lumonetic1124 ohh
Yes I saw the damadge when I tried inner Genichiro
Never noticed before
I’m not ready for the Armored Warrior and Robert lore video ;-;
ROBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt..........!!!!!!!!
ROBEEEEERTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I actually laughed at the fact there's an audible 'thud' after he falls, like some Wile E. Coyote nonsense.
I feel like I missed something with him. I played it, this knight turned up, and then I killed him, and I stood there on the bridge for a minute just thinking 'what?' Where is the lore on him?
Oh my do i feel like an ass
i pretty much knew all of them but the tone of your voice and how you explained them made me wanna watch more
Really great video ! Already finished the game three times, but some of your advices make me want to do some more tests :)
Something I didn't know until very late in the game was that you can hold R1 for a strong attack.
It's pretty nice against enemies that auto-block/auto-deflect your normal attacks.
But, there are still some enemies that punish this :) Let's just say I was outraged and surprised when someone did this to me :D
@@Aurilion44 *Great Shinobi Owl has entered the chat*
Wifflum exactly, it’s great against enemies that constantly back away from you, just a thrust and you’re in their face again
This is one of my most favorite From games I’ve played, maybe just a tiny bit below Bloodborne. I really like the combat. I find it to be a bit of a combination of Bloodborne’s aggressiveness and Dark Souls’s defensiveness. Some parts you gotta keep swinging, others, blocks and parries are your friend. Then there are some parts where you have to balance the two out. It’s so much fun.
Bought this game a year ago, didn’t get past the first General mini-boss, refunded, and then came back. Now I’m completely obsessed with it