Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Review
At the end of the war, Isshin Ashina took a young boy under her protection as she wandered the battlefield. Isshin Ashina trained the boy she found on the battlefield into a powerful shinobi who would obey her orders.
- Beautiful world design
- Satisfaction of defeating challenging bosses
- Combat system and mechanics
- Some continuity problems
Twenty-four years later, the Ashina clan was on the verge of collapse. Meanwhile, the shinobi known as Wolf lost both the child he was responsible for protecting and his hometown. Lord Genichiro defeated Sekiro while he was distracted, and Kuro detained the boy known as The Divine Heir. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice game starts after this point.
Beginning of the Game
When Sekiro wakes up, he finds himself with a prosthetic arm next to a man. That man is a monk in exile at the Dilapidated Temple known as the Sculptor. Later in the game, you'll get help from the Sculptor to upgrade Sekiro's prosthetic arm. Your first goal in the game is to free Kuro, The Divine Heir, from the place where he is held captive.
Game Mechanics
Although you have many combinations through Sekiro's prosthetic arm in the game, you basically control a shinobi using a katana. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has a skill tree where you can increase your character's Hit-Point, energy, damage, and stamina, and unlock new combat mechanics. You can distribute points in this skill tree by making progress in the game. The game has a system similar to the pre-Elden Ring save system. If your character dies at some point, the game's final save zone may be quite far away. In this regard, although the game annoys the player, it also encourages the player not to make mistakes.
There are hook mechanics in the game that increase your tactical approach or cover certain distances quickly. Sekiro can also move vertically within the map with the hook on the prosthetic arm. Thus, the areas that the player can explore are more complex than in the Dark Souls series. It increases the sense of exploration you will get from the game.
Should I Buy the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice?
If you liked the Dark Souls series, Elden Ring, or Bloodborne game, you would love this game too. Although each game has different mechanics from the other, the fun it promises to the player is basically the same. If you like to fight challenging bosses and feel satisfied when you defeat them, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will give you pleasure. If you don't like dying and being challenged repeatedly in a game, you can choose a softer game like Elden Ring.
The animations in the game increase the feeling of enjoyment you get from the game. For example, if you block the opponent's attack in time and use the finisher during the game, we guarantee that you will watch a pleasant animation. Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice is a game that not every player will prefer, but that players who love it will play again and again.