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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1977735

Wow. What an experience.

It wasn't all smooth sailing. I even took a month break thinking I might not come back to it, but boy I'm glad I did.

I'm new to souls like, only having played Elden Ring before this (which was amazing). Sekiro was a game that I picked up afterwards, and struggled with early on. It felt like a departure to everything I'd learned in gaming to this point. You don't want to dodge, you want to deflect. Holding block helps you recover. Parrying will beat a boss quicker than trying to drive down their health. Once these things start to click, defeating bosses feels like a true accomplishment.

Fighting the end game bosses had my heart rate going like no other boss battles I can remember. Elden Ring had some memorable and awe inspiring bosses, but the feeling in Sekiro when you're about to break the posture of a boss for a final deathblow was indescribable.

If there's anyone left who hasn't given Sekiro a go, do yourself a favour. It takes some time for it to click, but when it does, it's something special.

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[–] v4ld1z 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

We're quite small in numbers and could use your participation if you're interested in discussing Sekiro.

Here's the link.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]

[–] v4ld1z 1 points 1 year ago

Good bot. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh I already posted on the Sekiro community as well. Was just trying to test out the cross posting feature.

[–] v4ld1z 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea, I know. I was more so informing others who might not be in the know yet. Thanks for cross-posting. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah no worries. Sorry, still getting used to the crosspost stuff, so should have mentioned the Sekiro community.

[–] v4ld1z 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dude, no worries at all. The communities are rather small still, so we're bound to run into each other more often than not in communities with similar interests. I can take care of the advertising - not your job. :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looking forward to checking out this community! It’s probably my favourite game

[–] v4ld1z 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awesome! Submissions are a tad limited but be the change you want to see in world or something lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely! Made a post there (cross-posted from a post I made here). I could say the same to you, feel free to make some posts on patientgamers too!

[–] v4ld1z 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks a bunch, will do. Made a post on a different PG instance already, might just cross-post.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awesome, looking forward to reading it!

[–] v4ld1z 1 points 1 year ago

Just posted. :)