Sekiro is a game I loved when I first finished but I'm not so sure anymore.
The combat is great, definitely the best in the series, and it's a rhythm game like action feels more like a test of skill than anything else in the series. But the character progression is just kinda... boring, and the aesthetics of "feudal japan, forever" are so damn dry. I wish the game leaned way harder into the few fantasy aspects that it did have.
It was a really good game to play once, but I think the depth of the combat wears off immediately if you try and play it again when you realize how easy the parry window is. I give it credit for making a truly ball busting final boss, though. It was a cool game, but I don't want fromsoft to go down this route. I don't think it is their strength.
The combat is great, definitely the best in the series, and it's a rhythm game like action feels more like a test of skill than anything else in the series. But the character progression is just kinda... boring, and the aesthetics of "feudal japan, forever" are so damn dry. I wish the game leaned way harder into the few fantasy aspects that it did have.
It was a really good game to play once, but I think the depth of the combat wears off immediately if you try and play it again when you realize how easy the parry window is. I give it credit for making a truly ball busting final boss, though. It was a cool game, but I don't want fromsoft to go down this route. I don't think it is their strength.