Bigrx1
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Hey all I had another thread asking where to start with From Software games and I got a lot of replies. I appreciate everyone's feedback and the replies were all over the map - pretty much every game they have made was mentioned a few times as being the one to start with. However, I decided to start with Sekiro for two reasons:
1. I really like the world/lore setting
2. A few people mentioned that it may be easier to grasp the combat system because I had not played any Dark Souls games or Bloodborne - having no established habits or expectations.
So, I decided to go with Sekiro! I'm playing on PC with an xbox controller and here are my thoughts so far:
Holy shit this game is fun as fuck to me. I have seen quite a few people mention that Sekiro is really linear compared to other FS games but to me it seems kind of open? Maybe because I don't have anything to compare it to. But I'm at a point where I could explore in 4 different areas right now that being Ashina Castle, the Ashina dungeon, the Senpou temple and also Ashina depths. One of the things I'm liking the most is how much is littered around the areas that you can find by exploring and quite a few things even seem totally optional. Also, I like how there is no map, no icons pointing you to npc's or even a quest log you just kind of have to find the npcs and remember if they are asking for something.
I do find the game hard, which was expected, but it does really add to the feeling of satisfaction once beating a boss? I'm trying to avoid any guides or videos and see how far I can get on my own. I'm not super far into the game I would say, I've beaten 10-12 mini-bosses and 2 actual bosses so far (Lady Butterfly and the first boss at the gate on the horse). I've come across a few other bosses (headless and some guy in Ashina dungeon with a ton of phantom spirits he throws at me) but I haven't beaten them yet and am scared of them to be honest lol. I like how some of the mini-bosses you can sneak up onto them and get rid of one of their health dots with a stealth kill.
In general I'm just super impressed - are the Dark Souls games and Bloodborne also like this where there is a lot of stuff to find exploring and a lot of optional bosses and so forth to deal with if you so choose? After this one I think I'll go to Dark Souls 1.
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