There is an endless list of reasons why Sekiro is an utter masterpiece. I have yet to find a better combat system anywhere. Its arc — by virtue of being less of an RPG than other Fromsoft titles — is incredibly well-balanced and polished. But the reason I prefer it to the other Soulsborne games (with a caveat of, if I were to make a top 25, they'd likely all be there), is its more forward storytelling and its range. There are cheerful moments in Sekiro of the kind there never are in Souls or Bloodborne, and characters I still want to hang with (and drink sake with) even after putting down the controller. Emma, the Sculptor, Kuro, the Divine Child of Rejuvenation, Isshin and Genichiro — they're all fleshed out in a way no one in Souls really is, and it for me it elevates Sekiro above Fromsoft's other titles.