No other boss gives me as much trouble as these two apes. I think the problem is that once you realize you're supposed to play Sekiro like a rhythm game, you can't really play it any other way. And when something throws you off that rhythm, it's incredibly frustrating.
I’m not gonna be like those guys who say “gaming is ruined for me b/c sekiro is too good”, but man I’d be lying to say they’re not justified. Just ~2.5 years ago I was able to transition from the ball/gun gamer profile and expand my palette with gaming. Since then, I’ve played so many single player games but sekiro just takes the cake. I just beat Owl Father, going for purification ending on my first playthrough, and this game is really something else. There’s been times where I’ve been frustrated and wanted to stop playing, but it’s so hard to stop. Fromsoftware really did something special with this game and I’m excited to experience their other pieces of art. (Yes, this is my first fromsoftware game)
I just started Sekiro recently, my third Soulsborne game; and I just had to share my initial reaction: wow.
Previously played Elden Ring, and then Bloodborne. Both are masterpieces. But man, Sekiro might be the best yet. Speaking subjectively, of course.
I just had to share.
Currently in Hirata Estate. Any tips are welcome and appreciated.
My sekiro lore itch never fades but this was definitely a satisfying backscratch
Here we are. Bittersweet almost. Far far from over. This battle will be long and epic to overcome. I cannot believe I have even gotten this far. I remember my first post, when I first started, and I didnt understand how anyone could even beat Chained Ogre. All the comments. Swarms of them. "Hesitation is Defeat" like a bunch of hardened nutcases. I admired that grit. I wondered what you all had gone through to unlock a mind forged from iron, a will made from diamond. I understand now. Thankyou all for being a part of the process and I consider this game to be very special, a Rite of Passage almost. It can destroy you but it also builds you up to a whole new level of being. Wish me luck.
EDIT - GUYS I HAVENT BEAT ISSHIN YET STOP CONGRATULATING ME 🤣 JUST FEELS GOOD TO BE HERE.
Sekiro is the first souls game that I actually finished, I tried playing Elden Ring as my first because that's what everyone keeps recommending to newcomers to the genre, but for some reason, it didn't really click with me, I played it for about 4 hours and dropped it, but something about Sekiro just hooked me, I was getting absolutely demolished at the beginning, but it was still fun, it was just the right amount of difficulty and the right amount of fairness.
The combat system in this game might be the best of all time, I've never felt so satisfied after beating a boss like I have in this game, it's a tight, rich and perfectly designed experience, I just love this game so much, to the point that I decided to get all of the achievements for it. I also find the story and the lore quite interesting, there aren't too many characters but the ones that are there are perfectly written and have a significant role in the story. I also LOVE the vibes and the atmosphere of this game, the Japanese setting mixed in with the mythology elements are such a great combination and it's amazing what they were able to come up with.
Easily in my top 5 games of all time and I genuinely think that my experience with this game will make it easier for me to get through the other games in the genre, I'm especially looking forward to Dark Souls Remastered and to give Elden Ring another chance, I know that they won't scratch the Sekiro itch, they're completely different games after all, but what I'm trying to say is that Sekiro opened the doors for me to the souls genre, I now understand why people love these games.
Speaking of scratching the itch, I'm open to recommendations, I already have Nine Sols which I heard is very similar to Sekiro, I also heard good things about Lies of P but it seems that it's closer to Bloodborne than it is to Sekiro but I still wanna give it a try someday.
SEKIRO IS PEAK!
My first souls like game and first playthrough, so I'm not sure if there are other efficient ways to defeat them.
Honestly, sekiro is a weird game for me.
One day, you are stuck for hours on a single boss and next day, it's easy to defeat them like taking a walk.
O'rin of water: Need mortal blade.
Walk up and stand in front of her, don't open dialogue and do two slashes of mortal blade.
Now back off, she will come with her strikes. Hold deflect or try to perry them, wait for the sweep attack and do a head jump. Not only does this do posture damage to her, we also get enough time to do two slashes of mortal blade, that's the main attack window.
Just do two slashes and back off, at this point your posture will be high so recover it.
And repeat the steps.
It's simple, took me around 5 minutes and killed her easily on my second attempt.
Although her second phase requires more patience. She will continue to do attacks and sweeps are less this time, understand her pattern where she waited a second or two between strike rhythm and attack with mortal blade
Corrupt Monk: 3 snap seeds, mortal blade, 10 ashes, ako or ungo sugar(not mandatory), atleast 5 gourds.
I can't believe i wasted 3 divine confetti, 7 snap seeds and remain stuck on her for two days, I'm feeling so stupid.
We don't even need divine confetti, just pop a ungo sugar and run towards her.
Use snap seeds and strike 3-4 times, repeat till snap seeds don't have effect. Which is after 3 snap seeds.
Her health is down by 35% or so, now spam fire crackers which opens window for 2-3 normal slashes.
Use all your firecrackers and repeat this pattern.
Her health should be down by another 20% or so, werl i keep getting attack by her due to my greed of landing attacks so I wasted half of window created by firecrackers getting to stand up after being stuck in sweep attack.
Anyway, after her health is below 50%, she gets aggressive. Pop an ako sugar and switch ot ashs.
Use ash to get hit windows and use two slashes of mortal blade, run backwards to get a breath so you can relax.
Repeat.
Literally, use jumps and hold deflect to survive her continuous spear swings or slashes.
Pop an ungo sugar if she is not dead yet and ako's sugar effect ran out.
Took me a ressuraction and 5 gourds, it's upto your skills on resources required.
So Genichiro had the black mortal blade the whole time? He stabbed Kuro with it then kills himself and out climbs Isshin.
I kept seeing debates about which game is the hardest of the three: Khazan, Nioh, or Sekiro. I just started Sekiro after beating the other two games, and I have to say, Sekiro is super punishing. I can’t believe people were saying that Nioh and Khazan are harder.
Don’t get me wrong, I died a lot in both of those games, mainly to the bosses in Khazan. I know a lot of people might disagree with me, but I would say Sekiro has a lot of unfair difficulty. I never really felt that way in Khazan, though. The enemies in Sekiro, especially the mini-bosses, feel like they do way too much damage. Going through the levels is also so much more difficult in Sekiro compared to Khazan.
I just can’t believe people compare these games to each other. People say the first game you play is the hardest, but brothers, that’s just not true at all!
I fought Lady Butterfly and I was like, “WTF?” Then I fought those mini-bosses in Ashina Castle and I was like, “WTF?” I don’t know if this game is going to get easier or not, but I do feel like the game has a lot of unfair difficulty, which I didn’t really feel with Khazan. I did feel it a bit in Nioh 2, though.
People were complaining that Khazan’s bosses had too much HP, but Sekiro’s bosses’ posture lasts just as long, and there aren’t any ridiculous combos you can pull off to melt the bosses.
I know I just started Sekiro, so maybe my opinion will change as I get further into the game. I’m curious—has anyone else played all three and felt the same way? I still think there’s a lot of unfair difficulty in Sekiro, though, especially because the enemies seem to do way too much damage.
The games I’ve played
Lies of p, the first berserker khazan, nioh 123, Elden ring….
I don’t think it took as many tries as Genichiro but took me a lot of attempts but I absolutely hate the owl fight and the owl after fighting him. Also I’m a genichiro glazer even tho I haven’t finished the game so maybe that’s why I don’t like the owl either.
So is there an “ in-story” reason of why this boss is able to use his beam of evil to clip through the environment? Or am I just bad 😐😂
I started playing sekiro 2 weeks ago, now I'm at Genichiro boss fight I need tips to defeat him
Quick update I managed to defeat him in 2phases at a great cost of healing but the 3rd phase, idk any of his moves and got heavily injured by his first kick(I jus read we have to mikiri it) btw going for another round thnx for all of ur suggestion (round 5)
I was always put off by the unreal glaze this game had and had written it off as a overhyped product, until a friend recommended me to try it.
I was still not convinced by the turn based compact but the game blew me away. The parry and animations are so satisfying. It was good till I fought this boss. There was a 8 combo move in second phase where it attacks from left right single sword, right left double sword, up down, and jump and slash. And the moment where u parry all of it to counter. Holy shit. Surreal feeling.
The story so far has been amazing too. I know it may not be the same experience for everyone but if you want that sekiro itch to be scratched give it a try. Who knows? Maybe if it worked for me, it might work for you.
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