Watching Charlie aboslutely delete a boss I struggled with and then, in return, get repeatedly smacked about by a boss I had no issues with is the most entertaining thing ever. One moment you feel like a complete noob, the other you're staring at the screen like "how can he not see how easy it is?". Really shows how differently people tackle the same game.
@@anthonyalvarez2037 first thing I had to get used to when fighting genichiro for the first time, I thought he was so damn hard and kept trying to doge and after awhile I realized it was almost like a rhythm game, a dance between two swords and each attack had a pattern to it and he became so easy
@@tsavage4337 dude, I didn't even come from dark souls and I still had trouble with the parry. I died so many times with the flaming bull because I hadn't even considered that you could parry his attacks. I probably went in and out more than 60 times in my first weekend playing this. Then I quit for a week or two. Gave in and watched a video on how to defeat the bull and couldn't believe how simple it was. Jesus
@@iliilliliiliilliliiliillil9137 the flaming bull was always funny to me because I quickly learned you can just run circles around it and it's really easy But then other enemies I thought were hard, I was just over thinking them
This Game is so Beautiful and awesome, with a great combat system that is challenging and the bosses are legitimately scary and tough I hope Miyazaki makes a Berserk Game
Sekiro was magical on 1st playthorugh, especially the castle Genichiro fight, it was so intense, so cinematic and visceral at the same time, I honestly don't remember when was the last time I felt so overpowered by sheer awesomness of the game.
So I played the game on release, got all the way to Demon of Hatred & then quit. Not cause of the difficulty, just because other coop games came out and it fell to the wayside. I just recently decided to replay it and beat it, and both times, Castle Genichiro gave me the hardest time out of all the bosses. It took me 4 hours my first time & then 1 hour on my second play through. I had more trouble with Genichiro then I did with Isshin Sword Saint. I beat him first try and NG+ though. This game is such a masterpiece
Genichiro has to be one of ym favourite bosses, after like 30 attempts on my first playthrough. I became so good at deflecting and mikiri countering and lead to me using a very aggressive playstyle which made yhe rest of the game much easier. On my second playthrough I beat him first try. Game is so we designed
I think it’s amazing that this game was really made by fromsoft to try out new combat systems and it ended up being one of their best and got game of the year. Well deserved
It is BY FAR the best release of 2019, and also of all times lol. This game is a masterpiece in a true sense, not " a masterpiece" that has been thrown around like God of War or Witcher 3 for example which are nice games, but not even in the same universe like Sekiro.
Elden Ring looks so good and it's probably gonna be fun af, but Sekiro looks like it will still have the most satisfying combat imo because of the constant slashing, deflecting, countering, and jumping. It just feels so much more active and intense.
Yes I agree, I would like if Elden Ring had a combat system similar to Dark Souls. Or maybe a hybrid of both. It truly feels like a proper sword fight. Only bosses like Headless throw everything good about the combat out the window lol
Agreed. I wanted to get into Dark Souls 3 but the combat is just not the same and I did not like rolling around and running away. Nothing against DS3 and I really want to enjoy it but I initially didn't want to play Sekiro and it's the aesthetically pleasing combat that pulled me in.
@@golasticus to a certain extent I agree. It does get old rolling around like a maniac. Although Dark Souls you have a lot more leeway in terms of play style. Sekiro it forces you to play their way.
@@AQS521 That is true. I have a friend who's a fan of FromSoft's stuff but didn't give Sekiro a shot because of the lack of customization. To each his own I guess because I'm in the opposite camp that doesn't like too many options. That's the other thing that I personally didn't like about DS3. People would say there's no "correct" way to play but when I'm playing, I constantly get this feeling that I could screw myself over if I wear the wrong gear or build the wrong stat, as I often do in games that allow it.
@@golasticus Well put, I have the exact same feeling with Sekiro. You can invest in certain skills but aside from that everyone plays the game the same way and that makes it feel very solid.
I really enjoy his content, but he has shown time and time again that he can be pretty thoughtless and sometimes downright goofy. Still love the content though
@@SpinningTurtle66 same i like his content but i really dont like the way he criticize horror games like i know a lot of people suggest him shitty horror game but there was this one time where people suggested him like a really indie one person developer type game where the developer really does try to put some effort in their game and he would just shit and shit on it mercilessly for a game below 3 dollar and basically made within half a year. I genuinely feel bad for the developer during that stream
I completed every souls game and enjoyed all of them, but I refunded Sekiro after playing like 40 minutes of it... can you guide me to like it? Does it get better? I didn't really get much from the beginning of the game so thought I'd just return it
@@aaron4820 just sounds like its not your cup of tea. if you cant get used to deflecting and not dodging you wont have fun playing this game. seriously. dodging is not the way to play
@@aaron4820 I was basically the same way, I bought it at launch and played it but didn't like it because it was hard to learn and get used to after playing the souls games a bunch. 9 months later I went back to it and fell in love with sekiro. you CANT play it like its a souls game, which is what I was trying to do at first and thats why I couldnt get into it or progress much. sekiro is all about parrying and countering, trying to dodge everything like in souls games won't get you anywhere. It's a completely new combat system which is daunting at first but you'll come to appreciate it once you start to get the hang of it
Was so sad when I discovered you only had a sword and some secondary gadget at first... Then played it and realized how much they got to perfect the combat feel by focusing on one weapon only! What a masterpiece
he also did the same thing on his first playthrough of the game. barely did any secondary gadget and just focused on the combat aspect of the game. really interesting playstyle
@Filipe gadgets are golden for boss fights thats about it. and maybe some large group areas with stealth. other then that they are kinda situational. its always easier to kill one regular enemy with deflects and regular attacks compared to gadgets
Genichiro's difficulty comes from players trying to play Sekiro like it's Dark Souls, he just forces you to learn how to deflect and counter, as long as you can do that he's not bad at all. That said the first time I played he absolutely pushed my shit in until I got the deflect timings down
@Chuck Buskee I recently bought sekiro my first fromsoft game and I kinda think people overestimated the difficulty of it owl father and demon of hatred took me like 1 or 2 hrs each I hope swordsman saint isshin will actually be unfair
@@imstillaj nothing is overestimated everyone is different and it surprises me people don't understand that. There's always bosses that are easier for some than others depending on play style experience reflex's personality and if it's a dark souls elden ring game than build as well. There's probably a boss that you think was the hardest and people won't understand why you think it's hard at all.
5:55 the way the horse checks if his master is ok and trying to push Charlie away is so cute and so sad at the same time, it kinda made me feel bad tbh
There's something in my brain that screams every time Charlie tries to dodge into or away from a sweep attack instead of *jumping* over halfway into the game. I've probably fought all these bosses way too much, because seeing someone get all the way to owl father, only to still try dodging a sweep again hurts.
Danger sign flashes and it's not a stab Charlie: *dodges instead of jumping for the thousandth time, gets hit* "asdfgassdak how did that even hit me?" Me: *facepalms*
Yes. It mostly upsets me due to the fact that other people who haven't ever played Sekiro might think the game is filled with cheap deaths and systems that only work half the time when that is not the case.
yeah it seems he forgot a lot of parts of the game since he last played, I wonder why no one said anything in the chat or why he didn't read it if they did.
Ever played NIOH 2, it's combat system is mind-blowing and it's generally regarded as the best combat ever made It's combat is like sekiro but with tons of different weapons and more moves
@@damn6039 it's more in depth for sure but there are other areas where Nioh is a lot worse than From games (imo of course). The music, bosses, and especially story are significantly worse than souls or sekiro (can't say about Bloodborne or Demon's souls though those look awesome). Level design is sorta meh too, and the loot system really doesn't appeal to me much. But if we're judging purely by combat Nioh is better. All the skills are cool as hell, especially for spear.
@@martinsergo6108 Nioh is a true action game, From games are not. In Nioh, 90% of the brainpower is put into combat, 10% into everything else. It would get stale incredibly fast if the combat wasn't so good. Every mission is "fight enemies, interact with arbitrary object". And with so much depth to the combat it doesn't really matter because you could play for 2000 hours and still not be a master. Whereas From games are obsessively crafted experiences with pretty much every item hand placed in a specific area to allow exploration to be properly rewarded without breaking the balance of the game (i.e there is a perfect amount of sen bags in the ashina outskirts to let you purchase the firecrackers from the first memorial mob)
@@buckyhurdle4776 For sure. Nioh has a much larger focus on the combat while From's stuff is a mix of exploration and combat. I prefer having the exploration aspect and the superior presentation of From's games, though Nioh is great too.
@@rover5058 they're totally different mechanically. I came from souls and it took me a while to get good at sekiro, and when I got really good and sekiro and went back to souls, I was pretty bad at souls.
17:33 Ah man I'm bummed Charlie was in the corner for that finisher. When he and Genichiro push off from one another after the clash you can really see how precise Wolf's swordsmanship is as he's not only rounded quicker upon Genichiro- his sword is lazer-leveled to deal the killing blow.
The thing I love about sekiro more so than the other dark souls games is starting that second playthrough, and seeing truly how far you've come since you started the game, and hiw you mastered the game. I just didn't get this feeling with any of the other souls games
@@willevensen7130i’ve only played (and beat) sekiro & ds1 and im currently playing through ds2. i’ve found that most people who say stuff like this have ONLY played sekiro, bc ng+/the feel of progression is definitely present in every game😂
@@urfavguyI’ve beaten ds3, er, sekiro, demon souls, ds1 and while I do feel that feeling for each game none of them come close to the satisfaction of mastering sekiros combat.
I have a full 100% on this game. Every skin, every Gauntlet completed, every skin owned, every possible boss defeated including the Inner versions. I can say this game is truly a masterpiece and maybe one of FromSoft's best.
17:12 "Uhh, what did I did wrong there about redirecting lightning? he says, while there's a message on the left of the screen telling him exactly what he did wrong.
I upvoted your comment, but I think the problem is with the engine and they dont want to change it. It's been the same engine for over a decade, they just keep updating it.
its essentially a collision bug, since enemies have these invisible boxes that constantly overlap with other actors within the game, there would have to be a verification if an enemy hits a wall, but the player is also nearby the wall, then the player gets hit, but seems they only have one check, which is if the player is nearby the hitbox of the enemy's attack, regardless of the circumstances, except for when the player performs an execution or an animation, then they are still vulnerable to the attack even if they are behind a wall.
I tried it when it first came out having never tried a souls or souls-like. Quit at the Genichiro fight. I picked it up again last year. I've completed it 9 times now. Incredible game. I still suck at it.
True if geting evry skill was not such a big pain in the ass i would definitely have 100% this game by now definitely see why this won game of the year
I literally just picked up this game last week and I’m going for the platinum and I’m so glad you posted this because it’s fun to see other peoples experience with the game going back to it
The skill progression in this game really shows, on my first playthrough I beat isshin in about 20 attempts with my heart beating out of my chest Last night? I beat him while half-asleep
@@oldthug2309 Most fromsoft games are rhythm games to one extent or another. They're all mostly about pattern recognition/memorization. If a Souls game had Sekiro's "clang" sound to dodge rolls it will definitely feel more like a rhythm game.
If you are on PC play long may the shadows reflect mod it's sekiro on roids with a bunch of extra content be warned tho it's a different ballpark even to sekiro pros. There is also resurrection mod that also makes It harder but people say it's more balanced and not as bullshit as lmtsr. Adds abunch of new mini bosses and boss movesets
Just wanna say for anyone struggling with the game, Charlie is a bit mistaken about vitality, its true that you're probably gonna kill most enemies through posture but vitality and posture are directly linked. The lower an enemies vitality is, the slower their posture will recover, breaking it becomes much easier, and in a lot of cases it seemingly stops recovering completely. In a lot of cases i think he was being way too aggressive, still kinda playing the game like Dark Souls, when its a lot better to be patient, deflect with perfect parries as much as possible, and find your opening to damage their vitality. A lot of times the enemies are hoping you're gonna be super aggressive cause they are programmed to respond to it in kind. Don't worry about their posture recovering, if you're chipping away at their vitality the posture break becomes much easier
This game took me 2 years on and off to beat. It was my first souls game I ever beat. Thankfully the rest of the games didn't take me literally 2 years to beat but sekiro will always have a special place in my heart
Wouldn't even call it a souls game tbh, it has none of the open ended progression or combat mechanics souls games are known for. Still one of the best games From has put out, but it's not a souls game.
This is my favorite FromSoftware game because it has all the masterful difficulty and worldbuilding as the others but on top of it all I personally find Sekiros combat the most fun. A phenomenal game. My favorite game of all time
@@NickHunterit really does, if a community as a whole views the game as bad, it very much does have lots shitty mechanics, but again since it fromsoft they still ended up making a good game, notice how their worst game out the series is still a good game, it says a lot about
Best action game I've ever played. Finally beat it on Friday, after playing off and on for about 8 months. I WISH Fromsoft would make a direct sequel for it. Heading west would've been so dope!
I still pray they make another Sekiro. There is always the possibility tbh. From Software isn't going anywhere. It might be ten years, but if Armored Core has proven anything is that From Software does not forget its games.
Coming back to this video after having beating and mastering this game (multiple ng+ runs with bell and charm) this games flow state is insane. Reaching the peak of your awareness and simply meshing with a boss, knowing, predicting and countering their every move like YOU'VE become the boss is beyond good feeling, this game is absurdly good for it and I'm sad more games don't have this pace or combat system.
I didn't get to play Sekiro when it first came out, but during 2021 I got my hands on the game during the pandemic and holy shit it was one of the best games I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. I beat that shit back to back around 14 times upto 99 atk power.
16:32 you get the dash because you are doing it way too early. And then Genichiro attacks after your dash. You have to react to the actual attack not the perilous attack symbol that shows up before it.
Honestly sometimes watching Charlie’s streams is borderline unbearable. For some reason he keeps getting pissed at chat and has such an ego while playing games, like he never considers when he dies, it’s his fault
What I love so much about From Software games is when you look at how other people around you experience the games, like every time I had my own share of bosses that absolutely destroyed me but my friends had zero problems with. Then there were bosses which my friends were stuck on for hours or days while it was no problem for me
Honestly the best way to “cheese” him(not really cheesing him since it’s not a glitch or exploit) is to do the lighting reversal every time you get the chance to. I struggled with that fight until he got low enough on health and started spamming his lightning attack, then he goes down pretty quick after reversing one or two of those attacks
@@wasteplace1705 the third phase of isshin is not difficult in itself, it’s the fact that for most people, second phase takes most of their gourds and takes a ton of tries to beat.
After giving up and not playing for 2 years, I finally picked it back up and beat the game last week in preparation for Elden Ring. I wanted to prove to myself if I bought it I would finish it. Im really happy to see you playing this masterpiece again Charlie.
For the full ingredients of a Krabby Patty, see here. A The Krabby Patty contains both the top bun and the bottom bun, with the top bun containing sesame seeds. It also contains sea cheese, sea lettuce, sea tomatoes, pickles, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and sea onions, all of which can be seen when a Krabby Patty is being made. As well as all of those ingredients are the patty and secret sauce, both of which have unknown ingredients, particularly the patty. It is revealed that in “Friend or Foe,” a pinch of chum is was present in this formula before Plankton tore it off. In “The Great Patty Caper,” at least 2 ingredients are confirmed: flour, barnacle shavings. And 2 possible ingredients are salt, and turmeric. Another confirmed ingredient is love, which is revealed in the episodes “Plankton’s Army” and “Growth Spout,” and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Another one of the Krabby Patties’ secret ingredients is known as the “secret sauce,” which is revealed in “As Seen on TV,” “Not Normal,” and “Patty Caper,” and briefly in “Graveyard Shift.” The patty and the other secret ingredients are of the most point of interest. Since there is no mention of where the patty might have come from nor was there very little mention of the ingredients of the patty, said ingredients and other secret ingredients of the Krabby Patty remain a mystery. However. the secret ingredient has a maior role in “Patty Caper.”,” and briefly in “Graveyard Shift.” The patty and the other secret ingredients are of the most point of interest. Since there is no mention of where the patty might have come from nor was there very little mention of the ingredients of the patty, said ingredients and other secret ingredients of the Krabby Patty remain a mystery. However. the secret ingredient has a major role in “Patty Caper.”
The Hog Rider card is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a quick building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage. He appears just like his Clash of Clans counterpart; a man with brown eyebrows, a beard, a mohawk, and a golden body piercing in his left ear who is riding a hog. A Hog Rider card costs 4 Elixir to deploy. • His fast move speed can boost forward mini tanks like an Ice Golem in a push. At the same time, he can also function as a tank for lower hitpoint troops such as Goblins as he still has a fair amount of health. Most cheap swarms complement the Hog Rider well, as they are nearly as fast as him and usually force more than one card out of the opponent's hand. * The Hog Rider struggles with swarms, as they can damage him down and defeat him quickly while obstructing his path. Barbarians in particular can fully counter him without very strict timing on the defender's part, though be wary of spells. * A Hunter can kill the Hog Rider in 2 hits if placed right on top of it. However, if you place something in front of the Hog Rider, the Hunter's splash will damage the Hog Rider and hit the card in front of it more. * The Hog Rider in conjunction with the Freeze can surprise the opponent and allow the Hog Rider to deal much more damage than anticipated, especially if the opponent's go-to counter is a swarm, or swarms are their only effective counter to him. Skeletons and Bats will immediately be defeated by the spell, while Spear Goblins, Goblins, and Minions will be at low enough health to be defeated by a follow up Zap or Giant Snowball. * However, this strategy isn't very effective against buildings as the Hog Rider will take a while to destroy the building, giving the opponent ample time to articulate another counter. * Against non-swarm troops, it can deal a lot of damage during the freeze time, but this can allow the opponent to set up a massive counterpush. For this reason, players should either only go for a Hog Rider + Freeze when they have other units backing it up from a counterattack, or if the match is about to end and they need to deal as much damage as possible. * It is not a good idea to send in a Hog Rider simply to destroy a building, especially if it is the only building targeting unit available, as defeating Crown Towers becomes substantially more difficult. Spells or simply waiting out the lifetime of the building are more effective. The exception to this is an Elixir Collector placed in front of the King's Tower. If a Hog Rider placed at the bridge, he can destroy the Collector for a positive Elixir trade, though the damage from both Princess Towers will usually mean he does not survive to deal any damage to them. However, if the opponent sends in defending troops, it can be an opportunity to gain spell damage value. * In a deck with several low-cost cards, it might be worth it to simply send the Hog Rider against one building. These decks shuffle their card rotation quick enough, that they will arrive to their next Hog Rider before the next building arrives in the opponent's card rotation. * Long-ranged troops like Musketeer and Flying Machine can snipe those buildings, preserving some of the Hog Rider's health, possibly allowing it to get some Tower damage. * When there are buildings placed in the middle to counter the Hog Rider, understanding the placement of the Hog Rider and the type of building placed can help the Hog Rider to bypass certain buildings. * Passive buildings such as spawners and Elixir Collector have a larger hitbox than defensive buildings; which means that if a passive building was placed 3 tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, then it is impossible for the Hog Rider to bypass that placement as the Hog Rider will get pulled to that building. * Defensive buildings have a smaller hitbox than a passive building, which means if that if a defensive building was placed three tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, a Hog Rider placed at the very left or right side of the Arena may be able to bypass it due to its smaller hitbox. * If the player has a building already placed down in the center of the arena, and the opponent tries to bypass it with a Hog Rider at the edge of the arena, they can use certain air troops to push the Hog Rider towards the building as it jumps over the river, effectively denying the bypass attempt. They must be already hovering over the correct placement, as very quick reflexes are required to correctly perform this technique. * For Bats, Skeleton Dragons, and Minion Horde, they should be placed right in front of the Hog Rider as soon as it is deployed. * For Minions, Skeleton Barrel, Mega Minion, Flying Machine, Electro Dragon, Baby Dragon, Inferno Dragon, Balloon, and Lava Hound, stagger the above placement one tile to the right if the Hog Rider is placed on the left side of the arena, and vice versa. * They can also use ground troops to achieve the same result. Something like an Ice Golem deployed at the Hog Rider’s landing spot will obstruct his path and force him to go around the unit, which causes him to be closer to the building instead of the Crown Tower. * The Hog Rider can kite Very Fast non-building targeting troops due to his own Very Fast speed and building only targeting if he is placed on the fourth tile from the bridge, slightly into the opposite lane. He can also stall grounded units when placed right at the bridge. He will pull them towards him while deploying, and then be untargetable by them when he jumps over the bridge. After landing, he will pull them back. This can be useful when the player needs to deal damage in the same lane they are defending. It will also help separate troops behind a tank in a large push. * A Tornado placed on the second tile front of the player's King's Tower and staggered two tiles towards the Princess Tower will activate it without any damage dealt to the Princess Tower, helping them in defending future pushes. This can also be a method of mitigating all damage dealt to a Princess Tower, but doing this more than three times may result in the King's Tower's health being low enough to be targeted directly, opening up the possible threat of a back door three crown. A better alternative is to pull the Hog away from the Princess Tower into the attacking range of all three Crown Towers, which will negate all damage as long as none of them are already distracted * A very powerful combo is the Hog Rider, the Musketeer, and the Valkyrie, typically referred to as the Trifecta. The Musketeer will defend against most troops, while the Valkyrie can protect her and the Hog Rider from swarms or high damage units. The Hog Rider is used to deal damage to the tower. * This can be effectively countered by Lightning, one-shotting the Musketeer and severely damaging both the Valkyrie and Hog Rider. The Minion Horde is also effective, but the enemy can Zap them and the Musketeer will one-shot them all. Even if the Musketeer is defeated, the Hog Rider and Valkyrie will have enough time to severely damage the Tower. * The Hog Rider should be placed behind the Valkyrie to give it a boost so that it stays in front of the Hog Rider, protecting it. * A Hog Rider combined with a Goblin Barrel can be awkward for the opponent to defend against. Timing it so that the Hog Rider is tanking the tower shots for the Goblins is the most effective way to deal damage. However, a Barbarian Barrel can shut this down with minimal Tower damage for a positive Elixir trade, as long as the Goblin Barrel was placed directly on the Tower. * Pairing the Hog Rider with the Balloon can deal devastating damage. If executed properly, the Hog Rider will act as a tank while the Balloon threatens to deal massive damage. The Hog Rider can also destroy any buildings attempting to slow down the combo. However, this combo is very vulnerable to swarms and anti-air cards as neither of the troops target anything but buildings. Additionally, they are easy to separate, due to the disparity in move speeds. Alternatively, the Hog Rider and the Balloon can be played in different lanes to spread the opponent's defenses thin. However, a building or Tornado can bring them back together for an easier defense.
I recently completed this for the first time and wow, I’m wondering if it will decrease my appeal of Elden Ring just because of how damn right this game is.
@OneFortyFour honestly i feel like they didnt carry any of the unique features of sekiro into elden ring. not that i mind, but people often say things like "this is a culmination of all the games so far" when its more like a culmination of all the souls games so far + some entirely new features. essentially all the things that made sekiro unique (minus insta jump and stealth) are still unique to sekiro only, such as deflect/posture/deathblows etc
The only bosses in this game that really gave me alot of trouble were the beast bosses (and Isshin The Sword Saint) Other than that, all the other fights just feel like a really nice flow thats easy to get the hang of.
@The Toyoda Car I'm super late, but I thought the inner bosses were easier (if you already knew how the originals played). I'm pretty sure inner father is the only one that gave trouble. Like seriously no hate towards you or anyone. I just thought all the gauntlets were kinda weak but the rewards were really nice
@@xdvoltic3075 I know I'm late aswell but imo the mortal journey gauntlet is brutal. Doing every single boss in the game except for the filler fights was tough as hell imo including the inner fights at the end.
I really love how he just incorporates a lion roar in 21:25, the guy just showed us an accurate despiction of his equally alike counterparts of the Savana.
Man I absolutely loved this game when it came out it's just such an amazing game in general. The combat system is challenging yet so satisfying when you get it right, I still love this game greatly and would love if they did a sequel to sekiro one day :).
I good tactic I found for beating the big hard hitting bosses is running around them swooping in and out till they do a heavy attack which will leave an opening for you to do anything you want
I always thought Sekiro was the "lesser" game among From Software's Souls-like games but it's the game I liked more, mainly because of the different combat. I initially had no plan of playing this game but when I saw how cool the parries looked, I had to give it a shot. Never thought I'd actually finish a game this hard but I did and it was absolutely enjoyable. Watching Charlie play this now makes me want to have a go at the game again, just to properly get the Shura ending and unlock the full boss rush mode.
@@modernwarhero8447 ds3 easily has the best bosses in the series and is pretty good with everything else besides the lore. I tend to go back and forth with blood borne or ds3 being my favorite as they both do everything near perfectly. Sekiro is really good but I just didn’t enjoy the deflection based combat as much as dodge based
I just finished it and got the return ending. this is my first ever souls game (if u don't count the few hours I have on dark souls 3) and it's genuinely a work of art.
Same however there are just so many fights in this game that are just not fun, they are all mini bosses though. The bosses over all in this game are amazing with my favourite being owl
@@bharat-dz9wi I used the firecrackers to stun the bull, this actually works wonders on animal-like enemies, firecrackers are a godsend against a later boss
This game is just amazing, completed it 7 times now. I miss Playing it for the first time and dieing like 50 times on the fist boss. Lady butterfly (phase 2) was the most annoying part for me. I love the owl fight and his cheap ninja techniques. Always remember guys " hesitation is defeat" - Creepy ass old man Isshin
I remember starting off this game and stopping at Gyoubu (Horse rider boss) because he kept on beating me. Came back to the game a few months later, absolutely destroyed him and went on complete the game on 4 different playthroughs for the different endings and got the platinum trophy. One of my favourite games of all time. Here is hoping Elden Ring is just as good or even better :)
When I need to relax after classes I will literally just fight Isshin Sword Saint again. It is easily my favorite boss to refight, because nailing the rhythm of the fight makes it feel so satisfying.
I respect your preference for customizability. But Sekiros 1 style has so much flavor and depth to it. Watch ONGBALs videos and you can see how perfectly tailored the combat is. As opposed to Dark Souls where we have stuff like Miracle Builds that just don't work at all. I think it's better to have 1 GODLIKE gameplay style than 50 pretty good ones
I think from soft wanted to try some things they were implementing in Elden ring in a safe environment, so they went hard on the combat mechanics while dialing back customization. Online I guess didn't really work as well when everyone is playing the same character and most combat is 1v1 focused. To me I hope they do sekiro-like projects, meaning they do a linear, very refined game in between the Ds, ER etc.
@D_ans i kind of agree and disagree at the same time. i personally really love the customization of souls games, but sekiro is a different type of beast entirely.they arent really comparable in those aspects. sekiro is closer to games like ninja gaiden and dmc, where u unlock skills and techniques rather than rpg style customization. sekiro is far more of an action game than the souls games, and its why i freakin love it just as much as the soulsborne games. it just scratches my ninja gaiden itch so freakin well, especially considering how butchered and forgotten the ninja gaiden series is.
I beat this for the first time a few months ago and I beat SS Ishin on the 4th try and I was SHOCKED. I was prepared for so much more pain and almost had a heart attack when I did it. 10/10 game though, let’s go Elden Ring!
My first time beating Isshin genuinely made me speechless because I had already died 11 times to the first phase and I knew the 2nd was even harder so I was in despair knowing it was only gonna get worse for me. But surprisingly my FIRST TIME getting to the second phase I also made it to the 3rd and won (because lightning is a joke)
@@ivanl.8054 yep similar situation here. I made it to his 2nd phase twice, and then on his 3rd phase I beat him the first time I ever got to it. I’ve just heard of people getting stuck on him for hours and days. I had a GRUELING duel with Father Owl in the flashback and that took me 3+ hours of attempts. Demon of hatred took me at least 2 hours so I was ready for daddy Ishin to lock me down for half a day.
I remember when I beat sekiro, I had so much gamer excitement that I went ahead and finished bloodborne after being stuck in micolash for so long. Ended up beating bloodborne that same day
@@caixo5604 eh, it isn’t in a traditional sense but getting good at the combat requires you to memorize the rhythm of attacks so you can parry them. You can’t parry everything but knowing how to parry all the stuff that isn’t unblockable really helps and it’s all rhythm/timing based
I wish the dark souls games would still include sekiros parrying style as well, I adore sekiro's combat style and gameplay, easily one of my top 3 games of all time
they're different games that combat system is what makes sekiro so damn good. It wouldn't fit in ds imagine having to fight midir with sekiro mechanics
we need either a sequel or a prequel man i would love a sequel that let you play two entirely different paths based on which ending you took like if you took the shura ending it would be kinda murderhobo
After elden ring i also came back for sekiro, but i decided i would go without kuro's charm and with demon bell. And man without kuro charm it's incredibly harder, as you take damage when blocking, and not negligible so you always have to parry. It makes some fights way harder than they'd usually be. It almost felt like my first time playing the game in terms of difficulty. Not as hard sure but still. I definitely recommend this for people going back to the game after some time
He should play the Elden Arts mod. It changes all the combat arts and has super powered versions of Isshin and Genichiro that both have extra lives, making the final boss a 6 phase fight
Watching Charlie aboslutely delete a boss I struggled with and then, in return, get repeatedly smacked about by a boss I had no issues with is the most entertaining thing ever.
One moment you feel like a complete noob, the other you're staring at the screen like "how can he not see how easy it is?". Really shows how differently people tackle the same game.
I feel the same watching my friends play Dark Souls 2.
Man he cannot parry, it's the dark souls mentality to try and dodge everything lol
@@anthonyalvarez2037 first thing I had to get used to when fighting genichiro for the first time, I thought he was so damn hard and kept trying to doge and after awhile I realized it was almost like a rhythm game, a dance between two swords and each attack had a pattern to it and he became so easy
@@tsavage4337 dude, I didn't even come from dark souls and I still had trouble with the parry. I died so many times with the flaming bull because I hadn't even considered that you could parry his attacks. I probably went in and out more than 60 times in my first weekend playing this. Then I quit for a week or two. Gave in and watched a video on how to defeat the bull and couldn't believe how simple it was. Jesus
@@iliilliliiliilliliiliillil9137 the flaming bull was always funny to me because I quickly learned you can just run circles around it and it's really easy
But then other enemies I thought were hard, I was just over thinking them
This Game is so Beautiful and awesome, with a great combat system that is challenging and the bosses are legitimately scary and tough I hope Miyazaki makes a Berserk Game
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GOD please. All I can do is mod my characters to look like guts.
Sekiro was magical on 1st playthorugh, especially the castle Genichiro fight, it was so intense, so cinematic and visceral at the same time, I honestly don't remember when was the last time I felt so overpowered by sheer awesomness of the game.
Overwhelmed not overpowered
So I played the game on release, got all the way to Demon of Hatred & then quit. Not cause of the difficulty, just because other coop games came out and it fell to the wayside. I just recently decided to replay it and beat it, and both times, Castle Genichiro gave me the hardest time out of all the bosses. It took me 4 hours my first time & then 1 hour on my second play through. I had more trouble with Genichiro then I did with Isshin Sword Saint.
I beat him first try and NG+ though. This game is such a masterpiece
@@chiefinasmith I’m pretty sure I beat genichiro on my 3rd try or something around there lol
@@moomooman_ good for you
Genichiro has to be one of ym favourite bosses, after like 30 attempts on my first playthrough. I became so good at deflecting and mikiri countering and lead to me using a very aggressive playstyle which made yhe rest of the game much easier. On my second playthrough I beat him first try. Game is so we designed
I think it’s amazing that this game was really made by fromsoft to try out new combat systems and it ended up being one of their best and got game of the year. Well deserved
Yeah, imagine you made a game just to try out some new idea and that game end up as game of the year, fromsoftware is absolute legend
@@randomasianboy1966 It's a shame they aren't implementing this combat system in their modern games. I hope we get it in the future again one day.
@shadysorkin9214 there's been like 1 game since sekiro and this combat system wouldn't even fit in ER.
@@amir.h7444eldern wrongs overrated af
@@randomasianboy1966 It started out as another Tenchu game and then evolved into something more. Would fucking love a sequel
This game was hands down one of the best releases during 2019, the good ol days before the pandemix hit.
Lmao haha is the word pandemix a remix of pandemic? Jk lol
Damn I haven’t heard Pandemix where does that come from
*THE best release during 2019
"JUST LIKE THE GOOD OL DAYS AFTER 9/11"
- Sundowner
It is BY FAR the best release of 2019, and also of all times lol. This game is a masterpiece in a true sense, not " a masterpiece" that has been thrown around like God of War or Witcher 3 for example which are nice games, but not even in the same universe like Sekiro.
finished sekiro 6 times now, genuinely one of my favourite games of all the times
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I've done it 5 times with platinum. Might make it 6 before the 25th.
Elden Ring looks so good and it's probably gonna be fun af, but Sekiro looks like it will still have the most satisfying combat imo because of the constant slashing, deflecting, countering, and jumping. It just feels so much more active and intense.
Yes I agree, I would like if Elden Ring had a combat system similar to Dark Souls. Or maybe a hybrid of both. It truly feels like a proper sword fight. Only bosses like Headless throw everything good about the combat out the window lol
Agreed. I wanted to get into Dark Souls 3 but the combat is just not the same and I did not like rolling around and running away. Nothing against DS3 and I really want to enjoy it but I initially didn't want to play Sekiro and it's the aesthetically pleasing combat that pulled me in.
@@golasticus to a certain extent I agree. It does get old rolling around like a maniac. Although Dark Souls you have a lot more leeway in terms of play style. Sekiro it forces you to play their way.
@@AQS521 That is true. I have a friend who's a fan of FromSoft's stuff but didn't give Sekiro a shot because of the lack of customization. To each his own I guess because I'm in the opposite camp that doesn't like too many options. That's the other thing that I personally didn't like about DS3. People would say there's no "correct" way to play but when I'm playing, I constantly get this feeling that I could screw myself over if I wear the wrong gear or build the wrong stat, as I often do in games that allow it.
@@golasticus Well put, I have the exact same feeling with Sekiro. You can invest in certain skills but aside from that everyone plays the game the same way and that makes it feel very solid.
Charlie: complains about fighting large groups of enemies on Moist Meter
Also Charlie: dives right into the middle of every single group he sees
I really enjoy his content, but he has shown time and time again that he can be pretty thoughtless and sometimes downright goofy. Still love the content though
@@SpinningTurtle66 same i like his content but i really dont like the way he criticize horror games like i know a lot of people suggest him shitty horror game but there was this one time where people suggested him like a really indie one person developer type game where the developer really does try to put some effort in their game and he would just shit and shit on it mercilessly for a game below 3 dollar and basically made within half a year. I genuinely feel bad for the developer during that stream
I'm talking about a japanese developer btw like i forgot their name
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Sekiro is still my favourite fromsoft game, I never get tired of the combat system and have beat the game 9 times now.
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I completed every souls game and enjoyed all of them, but I refunded Sekiro after playing like 40 minutes of it... can you guide me to like it? Does it get better? I didn't really get much from the beginning of the game so thought I'd just return it
@@aaron4820 just sounds like its not your cup of tea. if you cant get used to deflecting and not dodging you wont have fun playing this game. seriously. dodging is not the way to play
@@aaron4820 Genichiro is where the game really clicks, if you beat Genichiro and still don't enjoy the game you most likely won't enjoy it
@@aaron4820 I was basically the same way, I bought it at launch and played it but didn't like it because it was hard to learn and get used to after playing the souls games a bunch. 9 months later I went back to it and fell in love with sekiro. you CANT play it like its a souls game, which is what I was trying to do at first and thats why I couldnt get into it or progress much. sekiro is all about parrying and countering, trying to dodge everything like in souls games won't get you anywhere. It's a completely new combat system which is daunting at first but you'll come to appreciate it once you start to get the hang of it
Was so sad when I discovered you only had a sword and some secondary gadget at first... Then played it and realized how much they got to perfect the combat feel by focusing on one weapon only! What a masterpiece
he also did the same thing on his first playthrough of the game. barely did any secondary gadget and just focused on the combat aspect of the game. really interesting playstyle
@@_trXsh_ I mean its my favourite game and I barely use gadgets except the axe when their are shield enemies, or the spear against the ape
@Filipe gadgets shine more at boss fights really
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@Filipe gadgets are golden for boss fights thats about it. and maybe some large group areas with stealth. other then that they are kinda situational. its always easier to kill one regular enemy with deflects and regular attacks compared to gadgets
Genichiro's difficulty comes from players trying to play Sekiro like it's Dark Souls, he just forces you to learn how to deflect and counter, as long as you can do that he's not bad at all. That said the first time I played he absolutely pushed my shit in until I got the deflect timings down
@Chuck Buskee I recently bought sekiro my first fromsoft game and I kinda think people overestimated the difficulty of it owl father and demon of hatred took me like 1 or 2 hrs each I hope swordsman saint isshin will actually be unfair
@@imstillaj nothing is overestimated everyone is different and it surprises me people don't understand that. There's always bosses that are easier for some than others depending on play style experience reflex's personality and if it's a dark souls elden ring game than build as well. There's probably a boss that you think was the hardest and people won't understand why you think it's hard at all.
@@rushpatriot2866 not gonna lie I kinda went in expecting i was going to bash my head through dry wall at each boss it was really enjoyable tho
@@imstillaj I know it’s an old comment and all that jazz, but you spent 1-2 hours on a boss and you still say you didn’t find it hard?
@@nantft soulsborne bosses be like
5:55 the way the horse checks if his master is ok and trying to push Charlie away is so cute and so sad at the same time, it kinda made me feel bad tbh
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There's something in my brain that screams every time Charlie tries to dodge into or away from a sweep attack instead of *jumping* over halfway into the game. I've probably fought all these bosses way too much, because seeing someone get all the way to owl father, only to still try dodging a sweep again hurts.
I had to learn that the hard way. Multiple hours trying to dodge instead of jumping lol
ok good to know it’s not just me
Danger sign flashes and it's not a stab
Charlie: *dodges instead of jumping for the thousandth time, gets hit* "asdfgassdak how did that even hit me?"
Me: *facepalms*
He then blames the game instead of acknowledging that its his fault for getting hit. DarkSydeCharlie at this point
Yes. It mostly upsets me due to the fact that other people who haven't ever played Sekiro might think the game is filled with cheap deaths and systems that only work half the time when that is not the case.
the sheer amount of times i watched charlie's posture go up without him holding block to recover it faster when he had the chance
yeah it seems he forgot a lot of parts of the game since he last played, I wonder why no one said anything in the chat or why he didn't read it if they did.
I've finished the game 4 times now and I didn't know this was a thing lol
@@KingOfMalevolence Yeah it's very optional, as long as you never miss a deflect
it's pretty negligible especially when you are on charmless though, wait, scratch that, blocking and posture meter is literally useless on charmless
Your posture can't break while deflecting
I wish there is more games like Sekiro or Sifu, the combat feels so good
Posture system is genius
Sekiro 2 🗿
Ever played NIOH 2, it's combat system is mind-blowing and it's generally regarded as the best combat ever made
It's combat is like sekiro but with tons of different weapons and more moves
@@damn6039 it's more in depth for sure but there are other areas where Nioh is a lot worse than From games (imo of course). The music, bosses, and especially story are significantly worse than souls or sekiro (can't say about Bloodborne or Demon's souls though those look awesome). Level design is sorta meh too, and the loot system really doesn't appeal to me much. But if we're judging purely by combat Nioh is better. All the skills are cool as hell, especially for spear.
@@martinsergo6108 Nioh is a true action game, From games are not. In Nioh, 90% of the brainpower is put into combat, 10% into everything else. It would get stale incredibly fast if the combat wasn't so good. Every mission is "fight enemies, interact with arbitrary object". And with so much depth to the combat it doesn't really matter because you could play for 2000 hours and still not be a master. Whereas From games are obsessively crafted experiences with pretty much every item hand placed in a specific area to allow exploration to be properly rewarded without breaking the balance of the game (i.e there is a perfect amount of sen bags in the ashina outskirts to let you purchase the firecrackers from the first memorial mob)
@@buckyhurdle4776 For sure. Nioh has a much larger focus on the combat while From's stuff is a mix of exploration and combat. I prefer having the exploration aspect and the superior presentation of From's games, though Nioh is great too.
God , this game truly deserved game of the year 2019 , what a a masterpiece.
is it weird that i'm bad at dark souls but good at sekiro ? i feel like it's more skill based
@@rover5058 yeah sekiro is a lot better
@@rover5058 they're totally different mechanically. I came from souls and it took me a while to get good at sekiro, and when I got really good and sekiro and went back to souls, I was pretty bad at souls.
@@user-xl1up5jy8q nah no variety in gameplay, I refunded it
@@Brad-lt2re lmao
those soulsborne playthroughs really made my days waiting for elden ring
I work outside the city for an entire day and these rly help, thx charlie
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Favorite game of all time, it has some of the best combat ever and the game itself is just so beautiful.
Agreed
Fountainhead Palace is still my favorite videogame area of all time
You'll be eating those words in 4 days👏
This was definitely my favorite combat system ever until Sifu which is absolutely incredible. But both have 1 similarity, their camera suck
Couldn't agree more
17:33 Ah man I'm bummed Charlie was in the corner for that finisher. When he and Genichiro push off from one another after the clash you can really see how precise Wolf's swordsmanship is as he's not only rounded quicker upon Genichiro- his sword is lazer-leveled to deal the killing blow.
The thing I love about sekiro more so than the other dark souls games is starting that second playthrough, and seeing truly how far you've come since you started the game, and hiw you mastered the game. I just didn't get this feeling with any of the other souls games
Bro what? It’s quite literally the exact same in every souls game 😂
@@willevensen7130i’ve only played (and beat) sekiro & ds1 and im currently playing through ds2. i’ve found that most people who say stuff like this have ONLY played sekiro, bc ng+/the feel of progression is definitely present in every game😂
@@urfavguyI’ve beaten ds3, er, sekiro, demon souls, ds1 and while I do feel that feeling for each game none of them come close to the satisfaction of mastering sekiros combat.
this game is just beautiful in every way, artistic design, gameplay and music, just an absolute masterpiece
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Music wasn't as good as the other from games, still good though
@@officeimpact6377 Didn't need to say that yet said it anyway.
The music really wasn't the highlight
I have a full 100% on this game. Every skin, every Gauntlet completed, every skin owned, every possible boss defeated including the Inner versions. I can say this game is truly a masterpiece and maybe one of FromSoft's best.
how do you get the shura skin? i'm gonna try to get the 100%
I agree it is the best, every single boss fight is amazing, and the gameplay is so deep and complicated to master.
Fromsoft didnt even try on this a and they single handedly created a better game than most triple A games
@@thahitscan you need to complete the gauntlet where the final boss is inner father
@@thahitscan get the shura ending and beat the gauntlet
13:25 "no room to attack I guess" almost like its there to make sure you understand that you HAVE to just parry in some fights
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"Uhh, what did I did wrong there about redirecting lightning?
he says, while there's a message on the left of the screen telling him exactly what he did wrong.
I love how even after making 6 games, From Software still hasn’t realized how walls work. Why can enemies hit you through walls in every single game!?
I upvoted your comment, but I think the problem is with the engine and they dont want to change it. It's been the same engine for over a decade, they just keep updating it.
i can't even imagine a souls game without the buggy walls lol
Most can’t, and those that can are meant to in order to prevent you from cheesing, it’s a video game, not real life.
its essentially a collision bug, since enemies have these invisible boxes that constantly overlap with other actors within the game, there would have to be a verification if an enemy hits a wall, but the player is also nearby the wall, then the player gets hit, but seems they only have one check, which is if the player is nearby the hitbox of the enemy's attack, regardless of the circumstances, except for when the player performs an execution or an animation, then they are still vulnerable to the attack even if they are behind a wall.
I wouldn’t have it any other way.
finished sekiro 6 times now, genuinely one of my favourite games
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"I think owl father is overrated.."
Gets absolutely blasted
I tried it when it first came out having never tried a souls or souls-like. Quit at the Genichiro fight.
I picked it up again last year. I've completed it 9 times now. Incredible game. I still suck at it.
Fuck yeah man
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The stress is what kills the enjoyment for alot of players. But defeating those boss fights after figuring out how to combat is very satisfying.
glad im not the only one who quit for a while to then come back and assblast the game
Hell yeah! I've been replaying this too recently, this game slaps so hard
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True if geting evry skill was not such a big pain in the ass i would definitely have 100% this game by now definitely see why this won game of the year
moist be like:
Sekiro: Masterpice
Bloodborne: Masterpice
Dark souls 3: Masterpice
Dark souls 2: Not a bad game
Underated comment
And he's still lying
"Not bad" is a big compliment for Gank Souls 2.
He is not wrong
@@rolfo728 DS3 has way more ganks.
I literally just picked up this game last week and I’m going for the platinum and I’m so glad you posted this because it’s fun to see other peoples experience with the game going back to it
The skill progression in this game really shows, on my first playthrough I beat isshin in about 20 attempts with my heart beating out of my chest
Last night?
I beat him while half-asleep
its really just a rhythm game once you play it enough
The parry system makes this a pseudo rhythm game
@@oldthug2309 True, he does have moves I'll never get used to though
@@oldthug2309 Most fromsoft games are rhythm games to one extent or another. They're all mostly about pattern recognition/memorization. If a Souls game had Sekiro's "clang" sound to dodge rolls it will definitely feel more like a rhythm game.
If you are on PC play long may the shadows reflect mod it's sekiro on roids with a bunch of extra content be warned tho it's a different ballpark even to sekiro pros. There is also resurrection mod that also makes It harder but people say it's more balanced and not as bullshit as lmtsr. Adds abunch of new mini bosses and boss movesets
Just wanna say for anyone struggling with the game, Charlie is a bit mistaken about vitality, its true that you're probably gonna kill most enemies through posture but vitality and posture are directly linked. The lower an enemies vitality is, the slower their posture will recover, breaking it becomes much easier, and in a lot of cases it seemingly stops recovering completely. In a lot of cases i think he was being way too aggressive, still kinda playing the game like Dark Souls, when its a lot better to be patient, deflect with perfect parries as much as possible, and find your opening to damage their vitality. A lot of times the enemies are hoping you're gonna be super aggressive cause they are programmed to respond to it in kind. Don't worry about their posture recovering, if you're chipping away at their vitality the posture break becomes much easier
The lighting mechanic is just pure fucking perfection. Never have I felt so badass completing a simple action...
This game took me 2 years on and off to beat. It was my first souls game I ever beat. Thankfully the rest of the games didn't take me literally 2 years to beat but sekiro will always have a special place in my heart
Wouldn't even call it a souls game tbh, it has none of the open ended progression or combat mechanics souls games are known for.
Still one of the best games From has put out, but it's not a souls game.
@NippleTwister3000 I’d argue that dark souls 3 is the easiest
@NippleTwister3000 not true at all
Sekiro is the easiest souls game IMO. I breezed through it in about 2 weeks.
@@td370 Sekiro isn't a souls game
Genuinely like it when you do whole game play throughs some of my favorite content from your channel.
This is my favorite FromSoftware game because it has all the masterful difficulty and worldbuilding as the others but on top of it all I personally find Sekiros combat the most fun. A phenomenal game. My favorite game of all time
I hate to admit it but ds2 is still one of, if not, my favorite souls game from the series.
@@ashuyl No shame in that. They're all great games
@@ashuyl Dark Souls 2 SOTFS is fucking stunning. Has no right to be as shunned as it is by the community
@@NickHunterit really does, if a community as a whole views the game as bad, it very much does have lots shitty mechanics, but again since it fromsoft they still ended up making a good game, notice how their worst game out the series is still a good game, it says a lot about
It may not be the "best" but it's still a great game no shame in it being your favorite@@ashuyl
Best action game I've ever played. Finally beat it on Friday, after playing off and on for about 8 months. I WISH Fromsoft would make a direct sequel for it. Heading west would've been so dope!
I need more lore on that Robert guy
I still pray they make another Sekiro. There is always the possibility tbh. From Software isn't going anywhere. It might be ten years, but if Armored Core has proven anything is that From Software does not forget its games.
These playthrough videos are my favorite thing to watch. Keep up the great work
Coming back to this video after having beating and mastering this game (multiple ng+ runs with bell and charm) this games flow state is insane. Reaching the peak of your awareness and simply meshing with a boss, knowing, predicting and countering their every move like YOU'VE become the boss is beyond good feeling, this game is absurdly good for it and I'm sad more games don't have this pace or combat system.
I didn't get to play Sekiro when it first came out, but during 2021 I got my hands on the game during the pandemic and holy shit it was one of the best games I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. I beat that shit back to back around 14 times upto 99 atk power.
Yeah and you need like NG++ at least to unlock everything. I've got like 7 saves on NG+9 lol So good once it clicks
I've been awaiting the sekiro is still a masterpiece
Love this game
Definitely my favorite "souls-like"
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it's not a "souls-like" it's literally a souls game from fromsoft
It’s made by FromSoftware
@@owenzumbolo3576 That's why I put quotation marks
I wouldn't say it is a soul-like game but it is definitely not to far from one
16:32 you get the dash because you are doing it way too early. And then Genichiro attacks after your dash. You have to react to the actual attack not the perilous attack symbol that shows up before it.
The blindfolded GDQ Speedrun was nutty. Loving the long videos lately!
Charlie can't hit a Mikiri counter to save his life, dear lord
Every time I watch Charlie play a game, it inevitably has twitch chat being wrong about something and getting him killed. It’s so great 😂
Honestly sometimes watching Charlie’s streams is borderline unbearable. For some reason he keeps getting pissed at chat and has such an ego while playing games, like he never considers when he dies, it’s his fault
one of my top 3 games. done everything there is to do in it and still wanna go back and play it again after watching this
What I love so much about From Software games is when you look at how other people around you experience the games, like every time I had my own share of bosses that absolutely destroyed me but my friends had zero problems with. Then there were bosses which my friends were stuck on for hours or days while it was no problem for me
Yeah it's all about perspective and understanding the solutions
isshin glock saint was the only boss that felt like impossible to beat and took me almost 4 weeks
That whole fight is badass but ur right lol it took awhile to learn his moves especially when he pulled out that pistol ... like srsly dude
Hesitation is defeat.
Ishiin was pretty easy to me owl father is the guy who messed me up
Honestly the best way to “cheese” him(not really cheesing him since it’s not a glitch or exploit) is to do the lighting reversal every time you get the chance to. I struggled with that fight until he got low enough on health and started spamming his lightning attack, then he goes down pretty quick after reversing one or two of those attacks
@@wasteplace1705 the third phase of isshin is not difficult in itself, it’s the fact that for most people, second phase takes most of their gourds and takes a ton of tries to beat.
After giving up and not playing for 2 years, I finally picked it back up and beat the game last week in preparation for Elden Ring. I wanted to prove to myself if I bought it I would finish it. Im really happy to see you playing this masterpiece again Charlie.
Same thing happened to me. Took me 4 hours to beat ishin lmao
I love how this video is a highly edited hour long masterpiece and the thumbnail is just a random screencap, never change.
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The Hog Rider card is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a quick building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage. He appears just like his Clash of Clans counterpart; a man with brown eyebrows, a beard, a mohawk, and a golden body piercing in his left ear who is riding a hog. A Hog Rider card costs 4 Elixir to deploy. • His fast move speed can boost forward mini tanks like an Ice Golem in a push. At the same time, he can also function as a tank for lower hitpoint troops such as Goblins as he still has a fair amount of health. Most cheap swarms complement the Hog Rider well, as they are nearly as fast as him and usually force more than one card out of the opponent's hand.
* The Hog Rider struggles with swarms, as they can damage him down and defeat him quickly while obstructing his path. Barbarians in particular can fully counter him without very strict timing on the defender's part, though be wary of spells.
* A Hunter can kill the Hog Rider in 2 hits if placed right on top of it. However, if you place something in front of the Hog Rider, the Hunter's splash will damage the Hog Rider and hit the card in front of it more.
* The Hog Rider in conjunction with the Freeze can surprise the opponent and allow the Hog Rider to deal much more damage than anticipated, especially if the opponent's go-to counter is a swarm, or swarms are their only effective counter to him. Skeletons and Bats will immediately be defeated by the spell, while Spear Goblins, Goblins, and Minions will be at low enough health to be defeated by a follow up Zap or Giant Snowball.
* However, this strategy isn't very effective against buildings as the Hog Rider will take a while to destroy the building, giving the opponent ample time to articulate another counter.
* Against non-swarm troops, it can deal a lot of damage during the freeze time, but this can allow the opponent to set up a massive counterpush. For this reason, players should either only go for a Hog Rider + Freeze when they have other units backing it up from a counterattack, or if the match is about to end and they need to deal as much damage as possible.
* It is not a good idea to send in a Hog Rider simply to destroy a building, especially if it is the only building targeting unit available, as defeating Crown Towers becomes substantially more difficult. Spells or simply waiting out the lifetime of the building are more effective. The exception to this is an Elixir Collector placed in front of the King's Tower. If a Hog Rider placed at the bridge, he can destroy the Collector for a positive Elixir trade, though the damage from both Princess Towers will usually mean he does not survive to deal any damage to them. However, if the opponent sends in defending troops, it can be an opportunity to gain spell damage value.
* In a deck with several low-cost cards, it might be worth it to simply send the Hog Rider against one building. These decks shuffle their card rotation quick enough, that they will arrive to their next Hog Rider before the next building arrives in the opponent's card rotation.
* Long-ranged troops like Musketeer and Flying Machine can snipe those buildings, preserving some of the Hog Rider's health, possibly allowing it to get some Tower damage.
* When there are buildings placed in the middle to counter the Hog Rider, understanding the placement of the Hog Rider and the type of building placed can help the Hog Rider to bypass certain buildings.
* Passive buildings such as spawners and Elixir Collector have a larger hitbox than defensive buildings; which means that if a passive building was placed 3 tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, then it is impossible for the Hog Rider to bypass that placement as the Hog Rider will get pulled to that building.
* Defensive buildings have a smaller hitbox than a passive building, which means if that if a defensive building was placed three tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, a Hog Rider placed at the very left or right side of the Arena may be able to bypass it due to its smaller hitbox.
* If the player has a building already placed down in the center of the arena, and the opponent tries to bypass it with a Hog Rider at the edge of the arena, they can use certain air troops to push the Hog Rider towards the building as it jumps over the river, effectively denying the bypass attempt. They must be already hovering over the correct placement, as very quick reflexes are required to correctly perform this technique.
* For Bats, Skeleton Dragons, and Minion Horde, they should be placed right in front of the Hog Rider as soon as it is deployed.
* For Minions, Skeleton Barrel, Mega Minion, Flying Machine, Electro Dragon, Baby Dragon, Inferno Dragon, Balloon, and Lava Hound, stagger the above placement one tile to the right if the Hog Rider is placed on the left side of the arena, and vice versa.
* They can also use ground troops to achieve the same result. Something like an Ice Golem deployed at the Hog Rider’s landing spot will obstruct his path and force him to go around the unit, which causes him to be closer to the building instead of the Crown Tower.
* The Hog Rider can kite Very Fast non-building targeting troops due to his own Very Fast speed and building only targeting if he is placed on the fourth tile from the bridge, slightly into the opposite lane. He can also stall grounded units when placed right at the bridge. He will pull them towards him while deploying, and then be untargetable by them when he jumps over the bridge. After landing, he will pull them back. This can be useful when the player needs to deal damage in the same lane they are defending. It will also help separate troops behind a tank in a large push.
* A Tornado placed on the second tile front of the player's King's Tower and staggered two tiles towards the Princess Tower will activate it without any damage dealt to the Princess Tower, helping them in defending future pushes. This can also be a method of mitigating all damage dealt to a Princess Tower, but doing this more than three times may result in the King's Tower's health being low enough to be targeted directly, opening up the possible threat of a back door three crown. A better alternative is to pull the Hog away from the Princess Tower into the attacking range of all three Crown Towers, which will negate all damage as long as none of them are already distracted
* A very powerful combo is the Hog Rider, the Musketeer, and the Valkyrie, typically referred to as the Trifecta. The Musketeer will defend against most troops, while the Valkyrie can protect her and the Hog Rider from swarms or high damage units. The Hog Rider is used to deal damage to the tower.
* This can be effectively countered by Lightning, one-shotting the Musketeer and severely damaging both the Valkyrie and Hog Rider. The Minion Horde is also effective, but the enemy can Zap them and the Musketeer will one-shot them all. Even if the Musketeer is defeated, the Hog Rider and Valkyrie will have enough time to severely damage the Tower.
* The Hog Rider should be placed behind the Valkyrie to give it a boost so that it stays in front of the Hog Rider, protecting it.
* A Hog Rider combined with a Goblin Barrel can be awkward for the opponent to defend against. Timing it so that the Hog Rider is tanking the tower shots for the Goblins is the most effective way to deal damage. However, a Barbarian Barrel can shut this down with minimal Tower damage for a positive Elixir trade, as long as the Goblin Barrel was placed directly on the Tower.
* Pairing the Hog Rider with the Balloon can deal devastating damage. If executed properly, the Hog Rider will act as a tank while the Balloon threatens to deal massive damage. The Hog Rider can also destroy any buildings attempting to slow down the combo. However, this combo is very vulnerable to swarms and anti-air cards as neither of the troops target anything but buildings. Additionally, they are easy to separate, due to the disparity in move speeds. Alternatively, the Hog Rider and the Balloon can be played in different lanes to spread the opponent's defenses thin. However, a building or Tornado can bring them back together for an easier defense.
I recently completed this for the first time and wow, I’m wondering if it will decrease my appeal of Elden Ring just because of how damn right this game is.
@OneFortyFour honestly i feel like they didnt carry any of the unique features of sekiro into elden ring. not that i mind, but people often say things like "this is a culmination of all the games so far" when its more like a culmination of all the souls games so far + some entirely new features.
essentially all the things that made sekiro unique (minus insta jump and stealth) are still unique to sekiro only, such as deflect/posture/deathblows etc
@@Gamed-dd7tji doubt we will see the day where we get a open world souls game with sekiros style of combat
I am the master of jumping when I should mikiri and going for the mikiri when I should be jumping
The only bosses in this game that really gave me alot of trouble were the beast bosses (and Isshin The Sword Saint) Other than that, all the other fights just feel like a really nice flow thats easy to get the hang of.
did you fight the inner bosses? They unlock after you reach them in the gauntlets.
@The Toyoda Car I'm super late, but I thought the inner bosses were easier (if you already knew how the originals played). I'm pretty sure inner father is the only one that gave trouble. Like seriously no hate towards you or anyone. I just thought all the gauntlets were kinda weak but the rewards were really nice
@@xdvoltic3075 I know I'm late aswell but imo the mortal journey gauntlet is brutal. Doing every single boss in the game except for the filler fights was tough as hell imo including the inner fights at the end.
"that guy is harder than every boss so far" forgets he just spent a solid 5 cut minutes getting decimated by a single nonboss earlier in the video
Everything in this game is just perfect, the only game i actually cared about getting all achivement
I really love how he just incorporates a lion roar in 21:25, the guy just showed us an accurate despiction of his equally alike counterparts of the Savana.
i always press forward while dodging for the mikiri
I've been on an absolute binge watching your masterpiece and easy game series, i love you charlie
the pleasure of finally coming to a close after beating demon of hatred is such an exhilerating experience
Man I absolutely loved this game when it came out it's just such an amazing game in general. The combat system is challenging yet so satisfying when you get it right, I still love this game greatly and would love if they did a sequel to sekiro one day :).
Just as I was playing NG+ he starts a new run. Inspiring me to continue to get my ass beat
I good tactic I found for beating the big hard hitting bosses is running around them swooping in and out till they do a heavy attack which will leave an opening for you to do anything you want
I wish ghost of tsushima had this kind of combat.
I always thought Sekiro was the "lesser" game among From Software's Souls-like games but it's the game I liked more, mainly because of the different combat. I initially had no plan of playing this game but when I saw how cool the parries looked, I had to give it a shot. Never thought I'd actually finish a game this hard but I did and it was absolutely enjoyable.
Watching Charlie play this now makes me want to have a go at the game again, just to properly get the Shura ending and unlock the full boss rush mode.
Easily my favourite from these soul games, beautiful, polished and hella fun to play
Bro people need to put respect where its due on dark souls 3
@@modernwarhero8447 3 is great and my 2nd favourite but sekiro is my favourite
@@modernwarhero8447 ds3 easily has the best bosses in the series and is pretty good with everything else besides the lore. I tend to go back and forth with blood borne or ds3 being my favorite as they both do everything near perfectly. Sekiro is really good but I just didn’t enjoy the deflection based combat as much as dodge based
@@plugshirt1762 same
@@plugshirt1762 deflection based seems like it would make for more thrilling fights
One of my favourite games of all time, the first soulslike game that really clicked with me and made go back and properly play them all.
Charlie "i will never kill a boss through health"
Sword saint isshin from his first playthrough : 👀
I love the content man thanks it always keeps me going! Have a great week Charlie.
Lol these bots
@@hunterstorm6981 these bots need to be banned forever
I just finished it and got the return ending. this is my first ever souls game (if u don't count the few hours I have on dark souls 3) and it's genuinely a work of art.
I love the way that Charlie goes full business mode whenever he dies. "Thank you for the gifted subs"
I have never seen gameplay of this, yet I love how Isshin sword saint just shoots you and uses a spear, the true way of the samurai
Sekiro along with Dark Souls 3 are my favorite From Software games. Can't wait to see how Elden Ring stands amongst them
1:03:19 That move synced so damn well with the music. Beautiful
if you're played sekiro you'd notice some moves are almost always in sync with the music
Im so happy you came back to this game and gave it another shot
when he’s attacking the enemy around 3:51 it sounds exactly like the large zombies in orange outfits in dying light
Isshin glock saint was the only boss that felt like impossible to beat and took me almost 4 weeks.
Hell yeah mayne it took me bout two days to beat. One of my favorite bosses tho
Same however there are just so many fights in this game that are just not fun, they are all mini bosses though. The bosses over all in this game are amazing with my favourite being owl
Four weeks? Bro
It took me like 3-4 hours to beat him, defo one of the hardest bosses I’ve beat
Same with demon of hatred, when I first saw him I thought I was never gonna beat him but it’s actually quite a easy boss in the end
I've spent 23 hours so far and I've just gotten to genichiro the first time. This is genuinely my favourite game of all time. I love it so much
how did you kill the bull
@@bharat-dz9wi I used the firecrackers to stun the bull, this actually works wonders on animal-like enemies, firecrackers are a godsend against a later boss
I want a DLC from the perspectice of Hanbei the undying. There's a comic based on his story and it is legitimately badass.
This is hands down my favorite game of all time. I come back to it every year.
This game is just amazing, completed it 7 times now. I miss Playing it for the first time and dieing like 50 times on the fist boss.
Lady butterfly (phase 2) was the most annoying part for me.
I love the owl fight and his cheap ninja techniques.
Always remember guys
" hesitation is defeat" - Creepy ass old man Isshin
Yeah Owl is the embodiment of the Shinobi, no honour, no empathy, just kill no matter how
I remember starting off this game and stopping at Gyoubu (Horse rider boss) because he kept on beating me. Came back to the game a few months later, absolutely destroyed him and went on complete the game on 4 different playthroughs for the different endings and got the platinum trophy. One of my favourite games of all time.
Here is hoping Elden Ring is just as good or even better :)
Was elden ring good now that it's been out for a while?
When I need to relax after classes I will literally just fight Isshin Sword Saint again. It is easily my favorite boss to refight, because nailing the rhythm of the fight makes it feel so satisfying.
Charlie not using any ninja tools on the first half of the bosses was so frustrating. But he got through them lol. What a champ
Beautiful, challenging game. My only problem with it when compared to the other Soulsborne games is the lack of different play styles and online.
Lack of replay ability but at least it has different endings not too much difference but the bad one has different bossses
I personally like how the game isn't as customizable. Choice overload and all that
I respect your preference for customizability. But Sekiros 1 style has so much flavor and depth to it. Watch ONGBALs videos and you can see how perfectly tailored the combat is. As opposed to Dark Souls where we have stuff like Miracle Builds that just don't work at all. I think it's better to have 1 GODLIKE gameplay style than 50 pretty good ones
I think from soft wanted to try some things they were implementing in Elden ring in a safe environment, so they went hard on the combat mechanics while dialing back customization. Online I guess didn't really work as well when everyone is playing the same character and most combat is 1v1 focused. To me I hope they do sekiro-like projects, meaning they do a linear, very refined game in between the Ds, ER etc.
@D_ans i kind of agree and disagree at the same time. i personally really love the customization of souls games, but sekiro is a different type of beast entirely.they arent really comparable in those aspects. sekiro is closer to games like ninja gaiden and dmc, where u unlock skills and techniques rather than rpg style customization. sekiro is far more of an action game than the souls games, and its why i freakin love it just as much as the soulsborne games. it just scratches my ninja gaiden itch so freakin well, especially considering how butchered and forgotten the ninja gaiden series is.
"I genuinely believe that Owl-Father is overhyped"
5 minutes later : *got wrecked by Owl-Father*
Seeing the blindfolded speed run for this game has opened my inner eye.
13:25 wait until he learns you aren’t meant to attack because it’s a deflect test
You can use Ashina Cross on him
@@pastorofmuppets4552 i know, I’ve done that challenge
Dark souls 3: still a masterpiece
Sekiro: still a masterpiece
Bloodborne: best souls game
Dark souls 2: “not a bad game”
How about elden ring?
Elden ring: best game
I beat this for the first time a few months ago and I beat SS Ishin on the 4th try and I was SHOCKED. I was prepared for so much more pain and almost had a heart attack when I did it. 10/10 game though, let’s go Elden Ring!
My first time beating Isshin genuinely made me speechless because I had already died 11 times to the first phase and I knew the 2nd was even harder so I was in despair knowing it was only gonna get worse for me. But surprisingly my FIRST TIME getting to the second phase I also made it to the 3rd and won (because lightning is a joke)
@@ivanl.8054 yep similar situation here. I made it to his 2nd phase twice, and then on his 3rd phase I beat him the first time I ever got to it. I’ve just heard of people getting stuck on him for hours and days. I had a GRUELING duel with Father Owl in the flashback and that took me 3+ hours of attempts. Demon of hatred took me at least 2 hours so I was ready for daddy Ishin to lock me down for half a day.
I remember when I beat sekiro, I had so much gamer excitement that I went ahead and finished bloodborne after being stuck in micolash for so long. Ended up beating bloodborne that same day
Best FS game IMO. Not for replayability, but for the sheer challenge and amazing first experience
I freaking love Sekiro. Truly one of the best rhythm games out there
I don't think Sekiro could be considered a rhythm game
@@caixo5604 eh, it isn’t in a traditional sense but getting good at the combat requires you to memorize the rhythm of attacks so you can parry them. You can’t parry everything but knowing how to parry all the stuff that isn’t unblockable really helps and it’s all rhythm/timing based
@@caixo5604 genichiro tho. Him and owl father are basically rhythm games
@@thelaststeakbender3150 Maybe, but by that logic literally any game with a "flow" of combat can be considered that. It's an arbitrary comparison.
@@littlemoth4956 but those fights are heavily reliant on rhythm. Same as the long arm centipedes
I wish the dark souls games would still include sekiros parrying style as well, I adore sekiro's combat style and gameplay, easily one of my top 3 games of all time
they're different games that combat system is what makes sekiro so damn good. It wouldn't fit in ds imagine having to fight midir with sekiro mechanics
@@williambirch6666 lmao you arent wrong, that does sound a little ridiculous.
we need either a sequel or a prequel man i would love a sequel that let you play two entirely different paths based on which ending you took like if you took the shura ending it would be kinda murderhobo
After elden ring i also came back for sekiro, but i decided i would go without kuro's charm and with demon bell. And man without kuro charm it's incredibly harder, as you take damage when blocking, and not negligible so you always have to parry. It makes some fights way harder than they'd usually be. It almost felt like my first time playing the game in terms of difficulty. Not as hard sure but still. I definitely recommend this for people going back to the game after some time
I literally just bought this! Super excited to try it after watching Charlie play it when it came out
Man, this makes me want to play the game all over again.
I have put over 500 hours into Sekiro and I don't regret any of it, still one of the best games I've ever played
The game is amazing
He should play the Elden Arts mod. It changes all the combat arts and has super powered versions of Isshin and Genichiro that both have extra lives, making the final boss a 6 phase fight