Poll about Sekiro endings (ambiguous topic due to spoilers)

[Portmanteau]

I'm wanting to settle a debate between two friends.

One friend says that he has finished Sekiro - he got the Shura ending on his first playthrough and it put him into NG+, thus he considers it beaten. My other friend contends that by going that route, you've essentially cut the game short since the other path is far longer and thus have not truly beaten the game.

I'm not going to inject my opinion here, I just want to see what the general mass thinks.

By taking the Shura route, do you think this constitutes beating the game?

 

[Musubi]

I mean yes. You beat a boss and get an ending. There is more to do if you are getting one of the other endings but and ending is an ending.

 

[Spiderman]

If you go the Shura route you are missing out on GREAT content.

 

[Cyanity]

Doing the shura route is like playing the neutral route in Undertale and considering that "beating" the game.

 

[sredgrin]

I don't think I'd consider it. It's clearly an alt route for completionist types.

Like, you can technically go kill Lavos in Chrono Trigger a couple hours into the game, but I don't think I'd call it "really" beating the game if it was your first time through.

 

[CHC]

Leaning towards "no," but you're really only missing Fountainhead Palace and the Isshin fight. It's like 15% of the game maybe?

Either way, it's a great ending to witness, but I think you're doing yourself a disservice if it's the only one you go for.

 

[Mugman]

I consider it an ending for sure, but I'd also consider it a shame if that's the only ending of the game that was seen

 

[Duty]

If you didn't defeat

Spoiler: it

ISS

you didn't beat anything.

 

[chaobreaker]

If you take a alternate route that's critical path to the ending is exponentially shorter than the normal ending then it doesn't count.

 

[Young Liar]

Yes, that's beating the game, but also, yes, not playing the game again to see the other endings means missing out on more of that good, good Sekiro content.

 

[MegaSackman]

Mmmm.... nah, you have to get any of the other three imo. Shura is for those that want the game to be over lol

 

[Deleted member 679]

Not really. But if they're ok with that experience, more power to them. It's like people who only get ending A in a Yoko Taro game and consider it done. If you're ok with that, I'm not gonna tell you that you're playing it wrong, but you definitely didn't experience what the game has to offer in terms of main story.

 

[Blade Wolf]

Yes, but not completely.

The game allows you to end the story at 75%, yes it's technically end, but only 75% of the game.

 

[zombiejames]

It's not the compete or fulfilling ending to me, but it's an ending they designed and put in the game so I still say it counts.

 

[AndrewGPK]

Hmmmmm.......its subjective, its a way to finish the game, but I would say that 'beat' implies something more complete. Not going towards the "good" ending removes 3 to 5 major boss sequences from the game (adding only 1) and removes one of the largest areas in the game (probably 20-25% of total game explorable area), and a revisit through transformed key areas of the game.

I guess then the question also is, did you really beat it if you didn't experience the final boss for the 'good' endings, as he is considered by many to be the toughest boss in the game and one of the toughest ever. Of course some players do think the Shura ending boss sequence is just as hard.


So again, I lean towards no, but I would also say that to get the true best Sekiro finish you really need to make sure you do all available bosses, including the two late optional bosses and the final boss sequences for the Shura and 'good' endings. Only then would I say you got the best out of what the game has to offer.

 

[Rai_11]

It's like all those games where you can beat the game in a really messed up way at the beginning! No the Shura ending is not beating this game I would say!

 

[Undeniablybiased]

Yeah, sure. It technically counts because you got to the credits. And even beyond that, you're only missing out on extra content, not necessarily "taking the easy way out" or whatever. If you can beat the shura ending you can beat the others as well. It's not easier, it just has less content. So even if you want to go beyond the technical definition of "beating the game" and get into more subjective stuff there's no reason to be snobby about it.

 

[TechMetalRules]

Only doing the Shura ending in Sekiro is like wearing the bare minimum 15 pieces of flair, when you could really express yourself by wearing 37 pieces. Don't you want to express yourself?

 

[Wealthydave3]

Yes it does count because its one of the 4 "paths" you can take. Its not like Nier Automata where the endings are really endings. As a matter of fact the final boss for shura ending is harder than the final boss most people fought.

 

[Mocha]

It's one of the ending but it isn't the normal ending.

 

[Rommaz]

If you haven't played Fountainhead Palace then damn bro. I don't think you can say you beat the game without that place

 

[lvl 99 Pixel]

That's more like one of the gag endings from Nier Automata

 

[Timeaisis]

Of course it counts lol. What are y'all smoking.

 

[Sande]

I mean if Shura doesn't count as beating the game, neither does any other path.

Of course it counts lol. What are y'all smoking.

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That's honestly the most surprising poll I've seen on Era.

 

[Phrozenflame500]

if it counts for an any% speedrun it's a real ending

 

[Gparan]

While I have not played Sekiro I think an ending that happens after playing through the majority of the game is as good as any other ending. As someone that has played all other Soulsborne games (even gettting the platinum to 2, 3 and Bloodborne) anyone saying no feels like typical gamer elitism.

 

[Portmanteau]

If you haven't played Fountainhead Palace then damn bro. I don't think you can say you beat the game without that place

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One side feels the same way.

 

[Zolbrod]

It's an ending, it's got a final boss, it's got end credits, and it leads into New Game+.
Don't see how it doesn't count.

Would I recommend people play the other story line? Yes, but that doesn't mean this one doesn't count.

 

[Morrigan]

Technically, yes.

Personally, I vote no. You're missing:

- Fountainhead Palace
- Ashina on fire
- Demon of Hatred
- Genichiro/Isshin, obviously the true last boss

Feels like too large a part of the game to say you "beat" it, personally. But, technically, it's an ending with credits and all.

 

[Deleted member 45414]

A bad end is still an end... so yes :) but your friend is missing out by not going for the good ending

 

[sym30l1c]

Yes, technically you do. But I would consider that just reaching an ending and not properly finishing the game. You are missing a fundamental part of the game.

You can get an ending in Far Cry 4 and 5 in what, 15-20 minutes? Would you consider that really finishing the game? (I know in Sekiro you experience quite a lot more in comparison)

 

[Klyka]

It's literally the "bad end" that cuts the game short

 

[Deleted member 36578]

I voted yes, they beat the game. There's a clear cut final boss, credits roll ect.

 

[Etain]

I'd consider it a bad end. Yes, it's an ending, but it's a premature one with a huge chunk of the game to still play. And this isn't getting into hardcore 100% territory either, just new areas to visit.

EDIT: And if that satisfies you, great, TBH you arguably gained enough for your time and money with other games left at half done, never mind this one. But know there's still more game to squeeze out if you're not satisfied yet.

 

[spman2099]

In my opinion, if you reach a finishing point, that is beating the game. Even if it is unconventional. That being said, your friend is missing some of the best content in the game, so that is disappointing. Like, they beat it, but they didn't get the most out of it...

 

[Kaguya]

He's missing out on a lot of content, but yea, he did finish the game. Just like how you can finish Bloodborne and miss out on more than 60% of the game.

 

[Hamchan]

It's an ending but you sure didn't "beat it" going this route.

 

[Loadout]

The Shura ending is just one of the multiple ways to experience how events unfold. Of course, every developer would've preferred that every gamer would beat their product multiple times to experience every bit of content they've put in there, but it's down to the player whether they choose to do so.

You can get an ending in Far Cry 4 and 5 in what, 15-20 minutes? Would you consider that really finishing the game? (I know in Sekiro you experience quite a lot more in comparison)

Click to shrink...

No, because that's obviously an easter egg or rather a running gag within the series at this point. I think the developers said so themselves.

 

[RossC]

You've beaten it, but you haven't completed it.

 

[Timelord19]

Beating Sekiro without hearing "Hesistation is defeat" after SSI beats you dozens of times is not the full experience. But yes Shura ending is still an ending after all.

 

[Mendrox]

Shura Ending boss is harder than the SSI fight. Soo there is that. I did SSI but haven't beaten Shura ending yet since release lol

 

[Batatina]

I only beat Hollow Knight on the bad ending and I think I consider it beaten, but definitely not completed.

 

[White Glint]

Now I wanna do Shura again just for those two boss fights.

Wouldn't really consider it beating the game since they haven't seen a lot of really really great stuff.

 

[Nocturnowl]

As someone who finished with Shura first and let out a mighty "wait, what?!" when the credits started, I'm gonna say that's leaving things unfinished.

It's like saying you beat symphony of the night after conking Richter dead without discovering the inverted castle.
Unfortunately sekiro Shura ending doesn't let you pick back up from the decision moment thus making it sorta definitive in execution of the bad end.

 

[Zem]

No way, if you don't do the real final boss, which is the hardest and the best in the game, then you haven't completed it. You skip too much otherwise.

 

[Flevance]

Nope, it's like getting a bad ending and call it a day

 

[Jimnymebob]

I guess, but not really.
You miss out on a lot of good content though.

 

[Shin Kojima]

You have to beat it without Kuro's Charm otherwise you will have only beaten the practice mode.

 

[Legacy]

If you didn't defeat

Spoiler: it

ISS

you didn't beat anything.

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Agreed

 

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