Sekiro Review in 2023 

I feel like the Genichiro fight atop Ashina castle is when the game finally clicks and once you beat him, there’s no turning back. U git’ed gud 💪

to this day, the combat and swordplay of sekiro is unparalleled in the gaming industri, the sound effects when swords clashing, the parry system, the actual difficulty, its on a whole other level and just feels far better than any game before it, even souls game, i really want a sequel, as a huge from soft fan, and i played everything from every soulslike to nioh 1-2/wu long,

The music definitely adds to the ambiance and vibe like you’re watching a classic samurai/ninja movie. Immersion without overkill. Great stuff, man. Keep it up!

This was a really good review! Short and to the point, no spoilers, and quite in depth! You definitely deserve more of a following! I've just started Sekiro today after watching this review and enjoying it! I, like you, have played all the other souls games already, so I'm going into it with the same mindset you did. Good luck with future vids!

I'm very happy hearing such good things for a game i love from a veteran soulsbourne player

You could easily argue the inner bosses found in the gauntlets are among the best bosses in all soulsborne

We only need a journal to keep all our interactions in a menu anytime we like. Then we can connect the history better. Its not about understanding the quest, is about remembering when the information is able to be processed.

Love reviews from a small channel. Keep grinding man and good things will come your way ❤️

Thanks! This was a good review and it was helpful to see your thoughts and tips when playing the game. Just bought it on sale. Looking forward to this new journey

I haven’t watched your entire video but I like how you’re narrating the review. I bought this game two weeks ago with Target’s buy two, get one free deal. I was waiting for a price decrease (to $20) but it never happened. As a Soulsbourne veteran (Demons Souls on PS3 to Elden Ring), this will be the last game that I’ve played from them so I’m intrigued to hear what your experience was.

Thank you for taking the time to provide us your review. Great review. I never heard the game until i played Ghost of Tsunamishi. Which I loved. I just got the game today.

sekiro was my second souls game i played elden ring day 1 and got hooked. then played ds3 and sekiro around the same time. really enjoyed the learning curve in this game.

hey dual shooter your video just pop in my reccomended and im loving it glad to see sum1 make a video bout sekiro as im playin it im still on ny first playthrough would you consider doing sum rankings like bosses mini boss or any type of rankings for sekiro itd be amazing but yea im subscribing brudda the fact you did a video on sekiro in 2023 is sum ive wanted u have my support brudda

I played Sekiro for the first time this year too. It was epic. I can't believe I held out on it for so long. I've played Elden Ring, Demon's Souls, Bloodborne and this, and it's in my top two favorites, barely trailing Elden Ring of FromSoft's library I've played. So good. 10 out of 10.

Great review. Plan on starting up the game soon, glad it still holds up.

The only gripe I have with Sekiro is that I get super lost compared to other FromSoftware games. When I'm actually progressing through a level and being challenged by the bosses, it's a blast. When I'm trying all the dialogue in the castle to figure out where to go next, it can be kind of hellishly frustrating.

Every now and then. I try searching sekiro 2 to see if I get any results. This video came up. I love new sekiro reviews. Even tho the game is old. I have like 20some play thru’z on this game. I’m done everything I can. Even the glitches. I’ve done them all. I’ve gotten all the outfits and beaten every single thing I can possibly do. This game got me into gaming actually. During covid I got 2 Xbox one x’s one for me and one for my daughter. They sent me a Xbox with like 6 war games on it I don’t even remember. Even tho I didn’t order it. So I kept it. I was looking for a game. And I searched hard games for Xbox. And this one was an interesting choice on the list. So I got it. I couldn’t even beat the first enemy for a few hours. Keep in mind I never play games. I was completely newbie. Anyway I became a pro. I’m proud of myself actually

This year was my first venture into these kind of games. I loved Elden Ring and recently just got all the trophies for Lies of P. This game kicked my ass. I totally agree it’s so difficult to get into this game. I was rolling and attacking slowly, dying constantly and even early game bosses were killing me. I almost gave up but after the Genichiro fight I finally started to understand it. Don’t get me wrong I still died but not quite as much, the game just opens up and the combat is so satisfying! Great review 🎉

Great review and very relaxing voice, more plz

Its super weird how RU-vid chooses what to put forward, this video is doing really well! Red Dead 2 material also at the moment, nice channel, shame there's no attention on your other material, I feel ya

Great video buddy ❤ keep it up, and good luck with your channel!

Nice review! I totally agree on the sidequest thing, I love the game so much that I want to see and cacth everything and get so worried that I'm gonna miss something due to that you have to do things at specific times... Replay value perhaps? Think it's one of the bast games I've ever played though... Never felt more satisfied after killing bosses!

Just got this today. Can’t wait to stream it

I got sekiro about 2 weeks ago after 100% lies of p. It’s more forgiving than lies of p for sure but did take me a couple hours to really get down. I’ve since 100% sekiro, can “speed run” a play though in about an hour and have completed all gauntlets. Probably my favorite part of sekiro is that you can just hop into any boss fight that you’ve played before from anywhere. It’s one of my biggest gripes with dark souls and elden ring where if there is a particular boss you really enjoy fighting you either have to kill yourself at the end of the fight or you have to complete the entire rest of the game to get back to said boss. What also helps replay-ability to me is that even the gimmick fights aren’t difficult once you’ve completed them once. My goal now for sekiro is to get 99 atk power (at 75 rn). My biggest gripe is also how confusing it is as it took me about 5 playthroughs to finally memorize the proper paths for each section of the game. Overall my most enjoyable platinum so far and just hope and pray a second one gets greenlit in the future but if there is only ever one to preserve the integrity then I’ll happily replay this over and over. 10/10

Sekiro is one of my favorite games of all time. The combat mechanics are the best I have ever experienced!

Cheers for this review man. I don't know why, but I have never got around to playing Sekiro. And it kind of got lost on my radar in such a packed year for gaming. This brought back my attention to this game. And man WHAT a game from FromSoft! This is a masterpiece of the same order of Bloodborne, Dark Souls and Elden Ring. Bloodborne more so tho, as I loved that game for its attack at all costs approach. Rather then shield blocking. But Sekiro's sword play is just....WOW! It has a proper weight to these sword strikes. More so then any game I have ever played. It involves skill without question. This is a masterpiece.

You can actually get the mikiri counter for free if you practice with the guy next to the sculpturer out the door to the left.

Absolutely for everyone, that's finished and stuck it out and finished the game, with it's multiple endings all worth it and what an excellent journey it is in finding those endings, and the combat is perfection in the sense of being something tangible and real and not an ideal notion or interpretation, however to essentially take on the best of the best in a style combat or art from a great warrior who can't be stopped or bested this far, until the wolf Shinobi comes along and learns and masters and mirrors and best the warrior with such unlikely and improvable odds, yet the posture the stance that is just as important as the weapon yielded as a strong foundation and stance is key master the body master the weapon master the mind, and not only does a Shinobi come along and end those foes they do it with a permanent handicap of having only 1 true and functional arm that is connected naturally capable of sensations and sending messages to the brain as such so all that said, that what makes this game truly phenomenal, and genichiro is the perfect it clicks moment and when you get the rhythm it feels so much engaging and fair though difficult its fair and the problem in front of you has a solution you! So yeah this game has an ability to bring rage In it's purist form disbelief as to how something can be so cheap and frustrating, l but at the same time once you get it accomplished it's like huh 😮,well 🤔 who's next 😈 I may die many times or not at all, but they most certainly will die even if its multiple times and if they don't learn the first time then they will be mwt with the undeniable displeasure of learning again 👍

Nice review! I stumbled upon it randomly but ended up watching the whole thing and enjoying it :) I agree with everything you said, even the negative thing about side quests.. I'm honestly quite shocked that there's nothing we disagree on.. Anyway, I was worried you'd only give it 9/10 because of the one negative thing, but like me, you also gave it 10/10 (: Maybe one thing I slightly disagree on is that you claim, some of the prosthetic tools are broken.. I think they are just perfect :p

Enjoyed your video keep it up😁

I love this game to death. I replay it once every couple of months to feel the game all over again.

Great review. Thank you.

Why is my dumbass watching a review of a game that I have every single achievement of, and 300+ hrs on record?? Great vid tho liked the format!

Great vidéo mate, Sekiro is def my favorite SoulsBorne game and the first one I finished. If you haven't already you should give a try to the Ressurection mod it is worth it !

Bro I have to say. I cannot, and I stress this, I cannot agree with you more on all of your takes. You're massively underrated nice sound, writing and anything you could wish from a streamer. I hope you'll get the recognition you deserve so you can make a living with your channel one day👍🏻

I was the opposite, I started with Sekiro then played Bloodborne afterwards, now starting the Dark Souls series then maybe Elden Ring after. But Sekiro is really fun, I've done everything plus I keep playing past NG+7 lol, game keeps bringing me back

Great video!

Found your video after I started Sekiro 2 weeks ago, and I can totally relate to most of your comments. I started FS games from Elden Ring and I must say the lack of story telling is such a turn off for me. I only regained my interest after I watched some RU-vid video explaining the lores and story. I know this is what everyone's calling "Souls style" but I don't want to be a detective piecing info together to understand a story 😅 I also like the fact that the character progression in Sekiro is skill-tree based instead of stats leveling, coz I don't have to keep track or think which one to invest 😂

one of my most favorite games of all time

Finally, a guy the pronounces sekiro properly. Good video DualShooter.

It's insane how much I love this game... I really, really wish that there would be a sequel but unfortunately Miyazaki is not the guy for sequels :(

I want to get it I don’t mind dying but I don’t like dying and losing my stuff, I know it’s part of the souls formula but I’m not a fan of it. I heard you lose xp and money when you die but is it that important or can it be farmed back? Also sorry for asking you all these questions but is the level design annoying like the other games like complicated, I don’t like having to search every single crevice for a very important item I would miss and the annoying enemies coming out of corners like the other games, this was a very good video you have earned a subscriber 👍

I am so scared of trying it due to the lack of leveling up to overcome complications.

Nice review!

God I love this game.

I just played this again on PC with a mod to let the framerate go to 120 FPS. It was awesome and the best way to play for sure.

I always thought Sekiro was a great game but never understood why the combat is praised to the high heavens. Since when did parrying becoming absolute innovation? You Parry.......then you Parry......followed by a Mario stomp on the head. Ive beaten the game many times but still think that Niohs stance system is a game changer and deserves faaaar more praise.

Pure masterpiece, period

I did 7 NG+s and I 99 % the game. Just need the last robe look and I'm good. Did all the endings and honestly I'm upset there isn't a part 2

I can’t wait until I’m in my 40s and I play the remastered version and tell my son watch how it’s done 😂 this game is a classic masterpiece

100% True. This game forces you to get in the face of the enemy and learn to deflect. The most rewarding game in the From arsenal. But i do love them all!

I love souls games. Elden ring was dope, but this game is the hardest of all after 2hrs in I gave up haha. I'll get to it again one day

Samurai are not the same as Shinobi. They go by a different code. A Samurai refuses to fight in the shadows. Just a little clarification. I heard my inner lord Shimura saying that. Lol!

Sekiro looks amazing. I’m going to give it a shot after watching!!

Favourite game of all time

Oh wow this vid is poppin off! Congrats! Asking from a youtuber’s perspective, how much watch hours did you gain from this video alone? I hope you don’t mind me asking for this. I’m genuinely curious coz I wanna do game reviews from games that I platinumed. Anyways, hope you’ll get monetized soon.

this game better then bloodborne to me its honestly a masterpiece, i guess that why it won GOTY, playing BB now and trying to find that same feeling Sekiro has given me, its really not the same and im disappointed lowkey

I think this game, which I had a strong love/hate relationship with, is nothing short of a masterpiece.

I played sekiro 4 times. The only boss i never felt comfy is the demon. It was my first souls like and a wonderful journey. 😊

one of my favorite games of all time, i can always come back and get my ass beat even after ng+5

I couldn’t get into the combat so I sold it after a couple of hours. I bought again recently though and I’m going to learn how to block instead of rolling. :)

sekiro is a lot of fun and very rewarding

As an Action adventure, it’s the best game, as an RPG, especially with the open world, nothing beats Elden Ring for me

Sekiro remains my favorite From Software game. From the Soulsborne series the only ones I didn't beat were Dark Souls 2 (stopped after 50 hours of playing, didnt like it) and Bloodborne (hate the stuttery framerate, waiting for some form of remaster or emulation)

This was the first from software game that I had played and I fell in love with it , since I've played elden ring now too and honestly I enjoyed sekiro more , I'm proud to say I got every achievement for sekiro

Should I try this or Elden ring first, as a souls game beginner?

Perfect ten Would make it sound like it's the best from software title. Right? Or did you give elden ring twelve out of ten?

Sekiro is my second favorite game of all time after Bloodborne (which will never be topped for me). By far the best melee combat in any game ever made. Ive played both of these games over 15 times each.

Only if respawn would happen at the boss and not far away from it

Is got better?

i just tried Wo Long and the difference between sekiro which is 4 years older is insane. Graphics, gameplay, story sekiro wins hands down i think its time for replay

I was unable to finish the game as I could not beat the Old Wolf. I’m not very good at these games but love them and played them all. Sekiro is not to hard it’s just to hard for me. It’s brilliant though.

How the hell do you have 10 gourd seed? I always thought it was only nine.

Spent hours and multiple replays on all Souls games. Sekiro is definitely, definately the hardest

dual shooter i have a question which game should i start playing in the soulsborne ones

Sekiro is worth playing. I finished it after Lies of P to prepare for Lords of the Fallen. I was so disappointed with LOTF it just felt so tedious

This game changed my life

Do they have a ps5 version or is this a ps4 version being played on a ps5 ?

I disagree in regard of stealth, I feel it's just there, there is no depth to it. The enemies see their colleges killed and forget about it in seconds.

Still on my back log to play. I can’t wait to start the journey soon.

Sekiro content in 2023? And a 10/10 score? Liked and subscribed. You deserve more viewers. You only managed to trigger me once (😂) when you talked about stealth and you said you can "cheese some areas". Sekiro to me (and many others) is a spiritual successor to Tenchu and stealth is "the intended way" to play (DISCLAIMER: you play however you want, hence the quotation marks on "intended way"). Sekiro is literally a shinobi, a stealth assassin (to quote Tenchu again) so using the stealth mechanic is absolutely the opposite of cheesing... it's simply playing a game using one of its MAIN mechanics. Having said that... great video

Imho I think Bloodborne is a better game and that’s because of my fascination with gothic architecture and horror but both games are incredible. The only issue I had with Sekiro is the learning curve but it’s all about practice and taking breaks. This brings me to a broader point: why can’t more AAA developers craft challenging games? I’m not asking for a game to be impossible but a hard yet manageable game.

You should play new game+ and try the different ending 1st playthrough is not counted for a very good experience. this is a perfect flawed masterpiece

Love sekiro. I think it’s fantastic. I can’t bring myself to try dark souls because the combat just looks like a roll simulator.

Sekiro is so indanly good. I suck at parry but is so proud when i beat a boss. Its fun but omg hard as F... rhe list Its zelda bloodbourne and sekiro for me. Elden ring at 4🙃 hard to rate them for the best game so top 3 is all 1 place for me. Why no sekiro 2 or bloodbourne 2 so frustrating. Tnx for the video!

Sekiro side quest was easier to track compared to other souls games. It’s the most linear souls game

I guess I'm just in the group of people that this game is not meant for. I played through most of fromsoft's previous souls games too, but I just can't get a hand on this new combat. I suck at timing the deflections and at this point I'm not having fun and my anger is reaching a boiling point. Ill watch a few guide videos and see if it helps but it's gonna be a wrap for this game soon for me.

The game ran terribly on ps4 pro..how is the framerate on ps5? Thanks

I LOVE SEKIRO ITS MY FAVORITE FROMSOFT GAME

Need a PS5 version. The greatest sword combat of all time

The combat in Sekiro is overrated, it's just a ryhtym game BUTTT a very awesome rhythm game.

My favorite game ever

Sekiro is so challenging that it’s the only souls game with a pause menu 😂

Sekiro is the only game u enjoy replaying boss fight just for the fun of it..

Sekiro has the best combat among all fromsoft games, no shortcuts or spirit summons

We may never get another Sekiro.

I always hear people say now that they hate to know the objective of the game ...do you guys also hate when food tastes good And water doesn't have dirt in it ? Oh I bet it makes you real mad when the controller works or the toast isn't burnt 🤣

Best game ever made, hands down.

loved the game but i had to give up on it. TOO HARD.

I didnt like any of the souls games I played (DS1 and Elden ring). people say that if you didnt like those games then you should try sekiro