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No difficulty changes. Go with the newer one so certain consumables/combat arts are more balanced with their counterparts.
I always use divine confetti since I have so much.
The extra damage is always a plus and like you said, it looks so fucking cool
I put in an hour and a half against him last night could could even get through his first health bar. I was improving though so I'll get it eventually. Fun fight though
Exactly. In my first time through the game I had tons of confetti and sugars at the end that I could have used.
Hard to say based on that info. Sekiro is a very, very different game than Bloodborne in terms of tone and gameplay. They don't have that much in common besides the FromSoft-style UI and presentation.
If you thought Bloodborne was hard, Sekiro triples that. It's an extremely punishing game. As long as the Japanese setting appeals to you, and if you're willing to spend hours on the same boss at multiple points in your playthrough, Sekiro might be worth checking out. The biggest factor is your tolerance for failure and repetition.
Play on PC if you can. Supposedly the parry feels a lot more responsive than it does on consoles. Parrying is everything in this game. In the Xbox version (PS4 too, from what I've heard) you have to press the button earlier than the game tells you. Not when the attack is about to hit, but right when the windup starts. It's pretty demanding when you don't understand the enemy's attack patterns. Depending on your instincts from the other games you've played, that could really throw you off.
If you can only play on a base console, you might want to skip the game altogether. You'll experience a lot of missed inputs due to performance issues, and you won't be happy about it.
Finally able to talk after the whole Thanos incident. After defeating the worst enemy in the game
, I was finally able to plat this. I loved the game and I will miss playing it. What I won't miss is fighting
, there is nothing gentle about this boss.
"The Grind"
Emma
I started a new BB playthrough a couple days ago.(after sekiro)
The world design is absolutely incredible.The game is just a masterpiece. Game should give like a base amount of vials and bullets that recharges though.
Farming bullets and vials is a major (&only) weakness.
They are not buried. Infection caused slug-like behavior on them.
I figured that was the case it still felt a little random. I just figured it was some bit of obscure Japanese folklore or something.
The next OT subtitle HAS to be
Hesitation is defeat!
like someone said a few pages back. It encapsulates the game sooo well! If the game gets a 60fps boost mode on PS5 I will replay it, but the performance and parry timing issues especially on the last boss fight soured the game a bit for me. Especially after booting up REmake2 after finally beating the last boss of Sekiro. The smoothness and input lag difference is just staggering!
Hesitation is defeat!
like someone said a few pages back. It encapsulates the game sooo well! If the game gets a 60fps boost mode on PS5 I will replay it, but the performance and parry timing issues especially on the last boss fight soured the game a bit for me. Especially after booting up REmake2 after finally beating the last boss of Sekiro. The smoothness and input lag difference is just staggering!
Just got the download prompt myself. Not sure what it does though.
Just installed 1.04. Hopefully it doesn't fuck with
the Isshin fight.
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if you're talking about ISS, apparently 1.03 changed some aspects about the transition between the first and second phase
i only played the 1.03 version
oh and please add spoiler tags
The dreaded Mist Noble takes another victim. Even a player of Dist's caliber can't escape his slimy clutches.
FromSoft, pls patch.
Lol, apparently. It's fine though, anyone can read my experiences and write me off as some limp-fingered scrub, but I have the small advantage of actually being there for all the times the parry system's issues interfered with my run.
When you've been playing action games for a couple decades, it's easy enough to tell when a timing-based mechanic functions well or not.
Beat the game again tonight. This time I went for the
ending. Surprisingly, it only took three tries. I didn't have all the moves learned so the
phases were sloppy, but I got the bastard, lol.
Shura
Isshin
As someone who played in a base PS4, had and is still having a lot of fun with the game without the performance ever getting in the way of my enjoyment, I hope no one takes this advice seriously. This is a clear exaggeration.
I'm starting to hate this game lol.
I've finished the game on PC, now I'm going for the platinum on PS4. I've killed every boss on NG and NG+, now I'm on NG++ for the Shura ending and fuck it, I can't kill
What's the point of NG+ if I'll be forever weak?
Funny thing is that Shura ending was my first ending on PC hahah.
I've finished the game on PC, now I'm going for the platinum on PS4. I've killed every boss on NG and NG+, now I'm on NG++ for the Shura ending and fuck it, I can't kill
Isshin Ashina. The damage it's insane, I was at one hit to kill him and nope, fuck his sword.
Funny thing is that Shura ending was my first ending on PC hahah.
I got all the endings while I was banned (due to the snap). I did my first playthrough completely blind (except for like 2 vague hints in this thread early), but save scummed for the other endings and then got the last one on NG2+. Overall it was a great ride and I think this game is just below BB for me because the combat is just so satisfying.
But, I'm not an achievement person so I won't actually be going for the all skills thing. F that shit, nobody's got time to grind mobs for that. I noticed that one of the skills requires 9 points. That's like almost an entire play through I think at this point. No TY.
But, I'm not an achievement person so I won't actually be going for the all skills thing. F that shit, nobody's got time to grind mobs for that. I noticed that one of the skills requires 9 points. That's like almost an entire play through I think at this point. No TY.
I'm on a 1X and the performance is less than ideal even there. People should be informed about it. I've played through the entire game and shared my impressions in detail in this thread, and I know I'm not the only one who noticed performance related control issues.
So I wonder if the advice of an experienced action game player, who stuck with Sekiro in spite of a lot of frustrations, should be dismissed as a "clear exaggeration" despite a series of thorough and specific posts where I go over exactly what my problems were. Now, some of those posts do contain "clear exaggerations," but who would complain about that as long as they're, you know, clear?
It is not at all an exaggeration to say that Sekiro's console versions have documented performance issues that interfere with deflection timings. That's just a fact. I'm glad it didn't get in the way of your personal enjoyment. Wish I could say the same for myself.
And I thought I was misinterpreting things.
It sometimes felt that the window for pressing circle or L1 was super small. I sometimes pressed the button a short time before the enemy's attack and nothing happened from my character. Felt super odd.
Feels like I'm learning the game all over again on charmless NG+++, things hit so hard especially with the chip damage, the best advantage I have is knowing where all the checkpoints are so I can run for it to keep my exp :P
1 on 1 is still fine but I can't deal with multiples.
1 on 1 is still fine but I can't deal with multiples.
Can anyone indefinitely answer this question about dragon rot? Does it accumulate over time if you choose not to heal and constantly dying?
Yes. Dragonrot will accumulate [at random intervals?] as you die more and more.
So given I've yet to beat Genchiro and been trying the last 2 days (making silly mistakes) I reckon my entire Sekiro world population is stricken...
Same here. I can beat the boss before that without getting hit but the Final Boss...is just garbage.
Me too haha I hope no one actually dies from Dragonrot because I might be pushing it with the final boss.
So, how bad is the end game xp grinding compared to Dark Soul III's covenant item grinding for example?
As bad? Worse?
As bad? Worse?
I'd say worse since I mostly use online to grind covenants in DS3. The xp grinding here is a real pain. I did most of my farming in Ashina Castle Antichamber while watching movies/shows on Ng+++
You are out of luck with the seeds. You really don't need them though, in the scheme of the fight what you use them for is very minor.
More than that though plenty of bosses after have no such items to help. So it is a good chance to just level up and beat it the hard way (learn timing of parries), because you'll have to get to that point sooner rather than later.
It depends, but I'd say Dark Souls 3 is worse. I got all skill points naturally because I got all the endings the "normal way" through four playthroughs, so I wouldn't say they're designed to be gained through grind; it's just that many people seem to save scum and skip any additional playthroughs.
Now, Dark Souls 3 is pretty ridiculous if you don't get the items through covenants, which is pretty difficult if the player pool is limited.
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Thanks for the info. Frustrating to know that the boss is now even more difficult. :(
It's definitely not 'sooner'. I've lost on this boss 50+ times. I'm bad at these games, and Sekiro has particularly poor feedback for timing success vs early/late.
Should I really be grinding for skills? It seems like a really dull way to play.
Just platinumed it. Great game would score it 9/10. On NG+5 after finishing every ending and i think I'm done with the game now.
My only complaints are with the items/skills/prosthetics. I barely used any besides a few as it wasn't necessary to.
Other than that i loved every second of it and would put it in my top 5 games on ps4 alongside Bloodborne, God of War, Astrobot and MGSV
My only complaints are with the items/skills/prosthetics. I barely used any besides a few as it wasn't necessary to.
Other than that i loved every second of it and would put it in my top 5 games on ps4 alongside Bloodborne, God of War, Astrobot and MGSV
A Dishonored Death of the Outsider/Uncharted Lost Legacy style side game, set before the game with a playable Tomoe. Obviously shorter than the main game, and using quite a few of the same assets, but maybe a different season etc.
That'd be better for me then an Artorias of the Abyss "you time travel to the past"" DLC[./SPOILER]
That'd be better for me then an Artorias of the Abyss "you time travel to the past"" DLC[./SPOILER]
Ended a boss fight with an epic mikiri counter earlier, that was pretty fun.
This was my last boss to kill before
This was my last boss to kill before
heading back to the silvergrass fields and seeing what all the fuss was about with the last boss. Yeah so the one-phase Genichiro re-fight was an obvious fakeout, as for Isshin .. Well, it's clearly gonna take a while, but I'm pretty sure I'll get him eventually. Almost broke his posture in the spear phase on one of my first tries, but then (as one does) I misread an attack and got killed from using the wrong counter move. Not gonna lie, the fight is a little frustrating because I really need to practice the spear phase, especially defending, as it feels like a completely different boss from the sword bit, but there's not really a lot of room for error on the way there.
All bosses replaced with Blazing Bull. Triple the health for triple the fun.
Nice clip. I'm getting him down to the second phase now but I'm not quite there yet