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Sekiro, no es un souslborne. Eso es lo primero que tienes que saber y meterte en la cabeza. Esto es otra historia, otro genero incluso. Aquí no hay personalización, tampoco distintos tipos de armas ni niveles, esto no es un RPG es un juego de Acción. Partiendo de ahí, lo que si que tiene es dificultad y jefes a cascoporro.
El juego esta muy bien balanceado, esta diseñado para que no puedas romperlo como si puedes hacer en los Soulsborne y pasarte los jefes sin problemas. Aquí tienes que aprender a jugar, no hay rodeos ni "trucos", pero si que puedes facilitarte los combates con la prótesis de tu brazo, la cual puedes mejorar con dinero y algunos ingredientes. Los enemigos y especialmente los jefes suelen tener una debilidad a alguna de estas prótesis que vas consiguiendo a lo largo del juego. La otra rama en la que puedes definir tu "build" son las habilidades (activas y pasivas) y que compras con puntos de habilidad, obtenibles combatiendo o mediante algún mini-jefe.
La mejor parte de Sekiro, es su movilidad y verticalidad. En comparación con el movimiento tosco y poco pulido de Darks Souls 1 y 2. Sekiro es un juego que basa todo en su movimiento rápido, ágil y preciso. Precisos son también sus combates, ya que esta basado en su gran mayoría en el "parry". El objetivo del combate es romperle la postura al enemigo para hacerle un critico e infligirle mucho daño, mientras te defiendes de sus ataques esquivándolos o realizándoles un parry. Pero eso no es todo por que el jugador también tiene que evitar que le rompan la guardia, ya que si esto ocurre, no te puedes realizar ningún movimiento durante unos segundos.
El apartado gráfico cumple, es bonito pero no es ninguna maravilla técnica. Lo que si cabe destacar es que esta muy bien optimizado y funciona sin problemas (al menos en mi caso). Y poco mas se puede decir sin entrar en spoilers.
PD: El tañido de las espadas mola muchísimo.
Galeria de Imagenes (Spoilers): https://imgbox.com/g/nh0QdF0f6P
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It's not a souslborne. That's the first thing you need to know and get into your head. This is another story, another genre even. There isn't personalization, nor different types of weapons or levels, this is not an RPG is an Action game. Starting from there, what has is its difficulty and a lot bosses.
The game is very well balanced, is designed so you can not break, like you can do in the Soulsborne and pass the bosses without problems. Here you have to learn, there aren't "tricks ", but you can make it easy usingthe prosthesis of your arm, which you can upgrade with money and some ingredients. The enemies and especially the bosses usually have a weakness to any of these prostheses that you can get along the game. The other branch in which you can define your build are the habilities (active and passive) that you can buy it with skill points, obtainable by fighting or defeating some mini-boss.
The best part of Sekiro is its mobility and verticality. Compared to the clumsy and unpolished movement of Darks Souls 1 and 2. Sekiro is a game that bases everything on its fast, agile and precise movement. Accurate are it's combats too, because it is based on the vast majority in the parry. The objective of the fight is to break the position of the enemy to make him a critic and inflict a lot of damage, while you are defending of their attacks avoid it or with a parry. But that's not all because the player has to avoid having his guard broken, because if this happens, you can not make any movement for a few seconds.
The graphic part complies, it is beautiful but it is no technical accomplishment. What is noteworthy is that it is very well optimized and works without problems (at least in my case). And little else can be said without entering spoilers.
PD: The sound of the swords is very cool.
Photo Gallery (Spoilers): https://imgbox.com/g/nh0QdF0f6P
«Can’t stop playing»
«Constantly dying and enjoy it»
Other reviews29
Sekiro is my first game from FromSoft. When I picked Sekiro, I was not aware this was condidered one of the hardest from FromSoftware. But I guess my inexperience with FromSoftware is what helped me have an easier time with Sekiro.
When I say "easy" I would say I mean it is far more difficult than anything I had played till now. I picked on this since I was a novice console player and I wanted to make my use of controller better, and I am pretty sure this game made me a better console handler.
I finally understood the adrenaline and the dopamine rush you get when you keep on dying against a boss to eventually achieve that deathblow.
This was one of the best game I have played. Combat system, art, story, mechanice... everything chef's kiss!!
When I say "easy" I would say I mean it is far more difficult than anything I had played till now. I picked on this since I was a novice console player and I wanted to make my use of controller better, and I am pretty sure this game made me a better console handler.
I finally understood the adrenaline and the dopamine rush you get when you keep on dying against a boss to eventually achieve that deathblow.
This was one of the best game I have played. Combat system, art, story, mechanice... everything chef's kiss!!
«Blew my mind»
«Just one more turn»
Sеkiro: Shadows Diе Twicе еlеvatеs thе standard for action gamеs with its unparallеlеd gamеplay. Each sword fight fееls incrеdibly fluеnt, showcasing a mastеrful blеnd of prеcision and spееd. Thе movеmеnt mеchanics, from sеamlеss wall-running to swift grappling, add an еxhilarating dimеnsion to thе еxpеriеncе. Howеvеr, thе gamе's singular drawback liеs in thе limitеd options for approaching еnеmy еncountеrs, favoring a morе dirеct combat stylе. Dеspitе this, Sеkiro's еxcеptional gamеplay and immеrsivе world makе it a must-play for еnthusiasts of challеnging and rеwarding action advеnturеs. I hate the fire monkey...
«Blew my mind»
«Just one more turn»
Sekiro is easily one of the most frustrating games I've ever played. It is filled to the brim with horrible design decisions and intentionally unfun gameplay. It's a real shame, because FromSoftware clearly put a lot of passionate work into Sekiro's development, and with a few relatively minor adjustments, it could have been extremely satisfying, visually impressive, and mechanically unique, if a bit niche.
The most glaring issue with Sekiro is not its combat system. As a matter of fact, the 1-on-1 martial combat is the best part of the game. When you get into the rhythm of battle, trading parries back and forth, everything good about Sekiro comes together in what might be described as a masterpiece reminiscent of traditional Japanese swordplay. It's only when FromSoftware decides to depart from this refined experience that things go wrong. Unfortunately, they do that a lot. Boss encounters continually subvert the surprisingly simple combat system of Sekiro, asking the player to change their playstyle away from the one the game is designed for. Instead of trading blows and parrying in a dance of swords, you are forced to dodge around and look for openings to deal a small sliver of damage, often with more than one enemy at a time. Sekiro isn't well suited for this style of play, and combat can last upwards of 15 minutes. Mistakes are punished severely, with most bosses able to deal 3/4 of your health with each attack. Bosses could have dealt half their current damage and still have been challenging.
Some mini-bosses ended up being harder than the full featured bosses because of the additional "trash" enemies. In practice, you would use Sekiro's barebones stealth system to kill all the extra enemies, then attempt the boss. If you die, you have to repeat that process, which can take 2-3 minutes of setup. Some bosses felt like the extra enemies were just tacked on because FromSoftware realized it was too easy. Some mini-boss arenas were too small for the game's camera to behave correctly, so you couldn't see your opponent properly. After the most difficult encounters, I was just happy they were over and that I never had to do them again. Their rewards almost never felt worth the costs.
Which brings me to Sekiro's resource management. On death, you lose half your experience and half your money, and have a chance of infecting an NPC, halting their questline. All of these "punishments" were trivialized in one way or another. The real cost of death was the consumable resources you used during a boss. Prosthetic Tools, power ups, and Martial Arts introduced some much needed variety into Sekiro's combat, but they cost Spirit Emblems to use. Other consumable items never felt good to use, because on death (and you ARE going to die) they were completely wasted. One boss enemy even requires a rare consumable for you to even deal damage to it. You could purchase Spirit Emblems or find them as a drop from killing lesser enemies, but their cost increases throughout the game for no good reason. All of this prohibited you from consistently using tools, abilities, and items on bosses without grinding trash enemies for items and money.
The story is probably good if you have an affinity for traditional Japanese culture. The same is true for the setting and environments; I only wish there was a way to take better screenshots that didn't have Wolf front and center. I also want to mention the stellar movement system: the grappling hook, sprinting, no stamina management, jumping, and navigating the world felt really smooth and was a welcome change to the typical Soulsborne formula. I have other minor complaints about poor visual clarity, Perilous Attacks, bad camera angles, low enemy variety, lack of build variety, and one particularly awful Demonic Beast boss fight, but those could be handwaved away were it not for the intentionally frustrating boss design and resource management.
I'd only recommend Sekiro if you are a glutton for punishment and a fan of traditional Japanese culture. For almost everyone else, Sekiro is too flawed an experience to be worth the parts that really shine. But if you can look past the flaws, and that's a big if, Sekiro provides a uniquely polished experience of Japanese swordplay.
The most glaring issue with Sekiro is not its combat system. As a matter of fact, the 1-on-1 martial combat is the best part of the game. When you get into the rhythm of battle, trading parries back and forth, everything good about Sekiro comes together in what might be described as a masterpiece reminiscent of traditional Japanese swordplay. It's only when FromSoftware decides to depart from this refined experience that things go wrong. Unfortunately, they do that a lot. Boss encounters continually subvert the surprisingly simple combat system of Sekiro, asking the player to change their playstyle away from the one the game is designed for. Instead of trading blows and parrying in a dance of swords, you are forced to dodge around and look for openings to deal a small sliver of damage, often with more than one enemy at a time. Sekiro isn't well suited for this style of play, and combat can last upwards of 15 minutes. Mistakes are punished severely, with most bosses able to deal 3/4 of your health with each attack. Bosses could have dealt half their current damage and still have been challenging.
Some mini-bosses ended up being harder than the full featured bosses because of the additional "trash" enemies. In practice, you would use Sekiro's barebones stealth system to kill all the extra enemies, then attempt the boss. If you die, you have to repeat that process, which can take 2-3 minutes of setup. Some bosses felt like the extra enemies were just tacked on because FromSoftware realized it was too easy. Some mini-boss arenas were too small for the game's camera to behave correctly, so you couldn't see your opponent properly. After the most difficult encounters, I was just happy they were over and that I never had to do them again. Their rewards almost never felt worth the costs.
Which brings me to Sekiro's resource management. On death, you lose half your experience and half your money, and have a chance of infecting an NPC, halting their questline. All of these "punishments" were trivialized in one way or another. The real cost of death was the consumable resources you used during a boss. Prosthetic Tools, power ups, and Martial Arts introduced some much needed variety into Sekiro's combat, but they cost Spirit Emblems to use. Other consumable items never felt good to use, because on death (and you ARE going to die) they were completely wasted. One boss enemy even requires a rare consumable for you to even deal damage to it. You could purchase Spirit Emblems or find them as a drop from killing lesser enemies, but their cost increases throughout the game for no good reason. All of this prohibited you from consistently using tools, abilities, and items on bosses without grinding trash enemies for items and money.
The story is probably good if you have an affinity for traditional Japanese culture. The same is true for the setting and environments; I only wish there was a way to take better screenshots that didn't have Wolf front and center. I also want to mention the stellar movement system: the grappling hook, sprinting, no stamina management, jumping, and navigating the world felt really smooth and was a welcome change to the typical Soulsborne formula. I have other minor complaints about poor visual clarity, Perilous Attacks, bad camera angles, low enemy variety, lack of build variety, and one particularly awful Demonic Beast boss fight, but those could be handwaved away were it not for the intentionally frustrating boss design and resource management.
I'd only recommend Sekiro if you are a glutton for punishment and a fan of traditional Japanese culture. For almost everyone else, Sekiro is too flawed an experience to be worth the parts that really shine. But if you can look past the flaws, and that's a big if, Sekiro provides a uniquely polished experience of Japanese swordplay.
Concise Review:
Excellent combat. I really enjoyed the fast paced, aggressive nature to it. It probably has the best parry/deflect mechanic I’ve seen. Excellent enemy variety and design. Cool environments and atmosphere. Excellent difficulty level. It’s challenging, satisfying, but rarely frustrating. Excellent game.
Journal Style Review:
Opening thoughts. I liked the opening cutscene and the kick off to the story. I like the look and style of the world. Graphics are fine, nothing special though. I thinks it’s funny how similar the text and menus are to dark souls. They didn’t change anything. The added mobility and stealth portions of the game I think I will enjoy. I also like how they are explaining the items and mechanics of the game in this one.
The combat is excellent. It’s very fast paced and aggressive which I appreciate. My timing and understanding is getting better. If it continues to grow and I continue to be able to do more and more this game is going to be a lot of fun.
I’m finding the difficulty very appropriate to start. It’s challenging for sure but doesn’t feel impossible.
Some excellent boss fights. I’ve really enjoyed the samurai style sword fights. They are epic. The combat has such a great feel to it.
The enemies and bosses have been creative and plentiful. This game is great. I’m really enjoying it.
I like how this game is still very challenging but it feels less frustrating than dark souls. There isn’t as much randomness where the game punishes you for no reason. It’s more fun to play.
Better than dark souls 3 and jedi fallen order. Dark souls 2 is still my favourite, but it was the first one I played and I was blown away by the style of the game.
The divine dragon boss fight was pretty lame but there were a lot of good bosses so it’s not too big a deal.
I actually gave up on the final boss fight. I’m sure I could beat it if I devoted a bunch of time to it but I didn’t have the desire. I may pick it up again in the future but for now I’m calling it quits. A bit disappointed that I didn’t fully beat it, I always beat games, but it wasn’t feeling it. Great game though. Very much enjoyed it.
Current Score: A-
Excellent combat. I really enjoyed the fast paced, aggressive nature to it. It probably has the best parry/deflect mechanic I’ve seen. Excellent enemy variety and design. Cool environments and atmosphere. Excellent difficulty level. It’s challenging, satisfying, but rarely frustrating. Excellent game.
Journal Style Review:
Opening thoughts. I liked the opening cutscene and the kick off to the story. I like the look and style of the world. Graphics are fine, nothing special though. I thinks it’s funny how similar the text and menus are to dark souls. They didn’t change anything. The added mobility and stealth portions of the game I think I will enjoy. I also like how they are explaining the items and mechanics of the game in this one.
The combat is excellent. It’s very fast paced and aggressive which I appreciate. My timing and understanding is getting better. If it continues to grow and I continue to be able to do more and more this game is going to be a lot of fun.
I’m finding the difficulty very appropriate to start. It’s challenging for sure but doesn’t feel impossible.
Some excellent boss fights. I’ve really enjoyed the samurai style sword fights. They are epic. The combat has such a great feel to it.
The enemies and bosses have been creative and plentiful. This game is great. I’m really enjoying it.
I like how this game is still very challenging but it feels less frustrating than dark souls. There isn’t as much randomness where the game punishes you for no reason. It’s more fun to play.
Better than dark souls 3 and jedi fallen order. Dark souls 2 is still my favourite, but it was the first one I played and I was blown away by the style of the game.
The divine dragon boss fight was pretty lame but there were a lot of good bosses so it’s not too big a deal.
I actually gave up on the final boss fight. I’m sure I could beat it if I devoted a bunch of time to it but I didn’t have the desire. I may pick it up again in the future but for now I’m calling it quits. A bit disappointed that I didn’t fully beat it, I always beat games, but it wasn’t feeling it. Great game though. Very much enjoyed it.
Current Score: A-
The best game I've played so far.
Before Sekiro, TW3 was my favourite game because of the immersion, storyline and the open world, but Sekiro made me feel so strange the whole game.
Sekiro is a masterpiece, from software took everything they learned through the last games and made not better, but different. The feeling of unknow stills there, you never know what's your next step, even the game being a bit more linear than dark souls and bloodborne. The way sekiro tells the story, and even how it let's you know that the wolf is named sekiro, is awesome.
I can't recommend more this game, just go, try, don't give up, you'll thank me later!
Before Sekiro, TW3 was my favourite game because of the immersion, storyline and the open world, but Sekiro made me feel so strange the whole game.
Sekiro is a masterpiece, from software took everything they learned through the last games and made not better, but different. The feeling of unknow stills there, you never know what's your next step, even the game being a bit more linear than dark souls and bloodborne. The way sekiro tells the story, and even how it let's you know that the wolf is named sekiro, is awesome.
I can't recommend more this game, just go, try, don't give up, you'll thank me later!
«Blew my mind»
«Just one more turn»
9/10
The game is done very well, in the best traditions from software the world of the game is seamless, you can always find a place to see the places that you have already been or will visit, this is very cool. The game has good combat mechanics, and finally a full-fledged storyline and overall the product is extremely good, but would not deserve an Exceptional rating if not for its hardcore nature. The game makes you suffer and learn from mistakes, which is sometimes lacking in modern games.
The game is done very well, in the best traditions from software the world of the game is seamless, you can always find a place to see the places that you have already been or will visit, this is very cool. The game has good combat mechanics, and finally a full-fledged storyline and overall the product is extremely good, but would not deserve an Exceptional rating if not for its hardcore nature. The game makes you suffer and learn from mistakes, which is sometimes lacking in modern games.