1b170b No.16359972
It's amazing how much you can explore and accomplish in this game without actually progressing the story. I've explored all of Kongoland, the Forbidden Woods and the Hemwick Fishing Hamlet and I haven't even fought Muneshige at the top of the castle yet. I've also got 9 estus charges and 4 or 5 necklaces.
I'm really beginning to like this game more and more.
>Previous thread.
>>16344962
ea1422 No.16359991
Been playing the game and was expecting the worst but it's honestly a solid game.
8aff05 No.16360000
I'm at the final boss, as well as the two other optional "final" bosses available, everything else is explored and done. I can't beat any of these three yet, have to really up my game if i don't want to cheese them.
1b170b No.16360004
What order should you acquire your final upgrades since you can only get 2 per game cycle? Which is the best and which is the least useful?
8aff05 No.16360009
>>16360004
Poison knife I'd say is the least useful.
17e9a4 No.16360010
How do i kill this fucker?
I know you can cheese him but not going toFor now
>>16359991
Ya, it aint perfect but i don't really get all the salt
>>16360000
Two? The Demon and who else?
>>16360004
Get the shuriken first, it's the most useful overall
1b170b No.16360011
>>16360009
>>16360010
So what would you pick as the second upgrade: axe or flame?
c649e6 No.16360014
>>16360004
sacred flame > shurikens > axe >sabimaru
8aff05 No.16360016
>>16360010
Owl in the second memory
>>16360011
Flame for sure if you gotta choose.
17e9a4 No.16360023
>>16360016
I cucked myself out of that, for NG+ i guess
de5f4d No.16360028
Its quite fun how gud I got when I started my second run after fucking up by choosing the Shura ending first. I blitzed through to the Ashina assault so much faster than last time. I know I won't be going for the other two endings, whichever one I do get with this run. I can't see myself going through the game a third and fourth time, possibly on NG+ just to get those two extra cutscenes essentially. From really fucked up with the one weapon and damn near useless combat arts.
620dd8 No.16360038
>>16360010
>How do i kill this fucker?
With a lot of patience. Last 4 bosses or so we're all about getting trounced repeatedly until I learned their move set and how to react accordingly. Overall, treat the fight like a DaS boss, forget posture and just focus on wailing on him. Learn to recognize every move, fortunately he's not like the Corrupted Monk who has a gazillion variations to her combos; the two moves I took the longest to react to were the ground scrape charge and the four hit combo because that stomp kept catching me off-guard (it tracks damn near perfectly even if it looks like it won't).
>>16360023
Same for me. It was another ass whooping though I don't think he's particularly hard, just hits like a truck.
796c7f No.16360040
>>16360028
You could do the quest lines for all of the remaining endings, back-up your save and then reload after you choose one of them. I think you can back-up your save after the final boss so you don't have to fight anything anymore. The ending you get is determined by which items you give at the end.
8aff05 No.16360042
>>16360028
Yeah it won't have as much replay value, but personally I have only ever played as a sword build in souls games so it doesn't matter that much.
17e9a4 No.16360068
>>16360038
The corrupted monk was fairly easy though, well, it took me 2 tries, tense and hard but doable. On the other hand the demon is really intimidating, i kinda panic every time he swings his flaming arm.
Whatever i guess, i'll just get good.
>>16360063
Let's be honest, it is quite the jump in difficulty.
88c801 No.16360073
>People crying about the fights.
>Haven't made up to the bullshit with the Fountainhead.
>>16360040
If you're actually trying to get the 100% unlock, you NEED to have defeated regular Issin and Reborn Issin on the same save file.
ee2fb2 No.16360080
>>16360004
Sen throw is honestly the best move in the game but it's expensive to use. I'd list it second to the firecracker in terms of usefulness, it also can de-agro mobs.
88c801 No.16360112
>>16360080
PreNG+ yea, it's absolutely amazing.
NG+2 and beyond, it's effectiveness drops significantly. Don't even get me started on that Kuro's Charm bull.
4eab1d No.16360116
7a98a7 No.16360117
>It's amazing how much you can explore and accomplish in this game without actually progressing the story.
You mean all the pathes that are locked by pure story alone until you beat Genichiro? Is this really the thing you want to sell Sekiro on?
17e9a4 No.16360186
>>16360117
>You mean all the pathes that are locked by pure story alone until you beat Genichiro?
Which ones?
33f456 No.16360260
I don't get the appeal of this game.
>watered down souls series elements, makes me want to play a souls game
>watered down stealth elements, makes me want a new tenchu
>watered down nippon lore, makes me want to study actually Japanese history
>only good element is the rock, paper, scissors style parry/dodge system. On a more fleshed out combat system could be amazing
de5f4d No.16360306
>>16360260
It comes together into a fun little package. Its definitely flawed but still fun.
cc9b40 No.16360315
>fighting isshin
>that second stage where he gets the spear
Holy fuck this entire fight is infuriating. Nevermind that you have to deal with his faggy grandson that's just there to drag shit out before you get to the meat of the battle. Also, fuck those white flowers and whoever thought it was funny to have a boss battle there where sweep attacks are common.
88c801 No.16360319
>>16360116
Motherfucking Kuro's Charm on NG+3 and Higher is just suicide.
Unless every deflect is PERFECT you're taking damage. Centipede nigger sen in the gunfort. I literally sneezed during the deflect string and lost all but a sliver of my fucking health because I blocked rather than pause the game. Then the Gunfort with the Charm on NG+3. Just paint a target on your dick.
Then fucking Fountainhead bullshit. Snake Women, holy. Shit. I find it easier to just counter their last combo hit or block it since it throws them off balance as much as a deflect and the ones with the ball. FUCK. FUCK. ANY ENEMY WITH A PROJECTILE. It's suddenly, "I hope no other enemy is attacking me while they toss projectiles from a distance". Getting a non perfect deflect is just as bad as it hitting you.
88c801 No.16360323
>>16360315
Oh. The flowers he dusts up are part of his swing attack, I discovered this when I took the fight towards the rocks so I could clearly see his sweep pattern.
>>16360260
The game feels like a prequel to Kuon at this point.
017686 No.16360336
>>16360323
Never played kuon, I'm going to look in to.
002df4 No.16360469
>>16360323
>infested with centipedes y….jpg
cut content?
88c801 No.16360550
>>16360469
Seikro is peak FromSoftware laziness.
I thought reusing locations from Demons Souls in Bloodborne was bad, but they pretty much cut and paste a lot of the horrific body horror lore behind Kuon into this game.
ffe3b3 No.16360561
>>16360010
use the fireproof umbrella
4420c8 No.16360578
I got all the endings except the Shura one. I'm burnt out. I don't think I'll get that on NG+2
b599ec No.16360580
>>16360578
You're missing out a 2nd Isshin fight where he only uses his sword.
4420c8 No.16360584
>>16360580
How different is it from his first form as a sword saint?
b599ec No.16360591
>>16360584
No spear, different moves, only two deathblows required, and someone different than Genichiro for the "pre-fight"
4420c8 No.16360609
>>16360591
I think I'll go grab that ending then, although it would end Sekiro on a low note.
8ff9ee No.16360615
I can finish this game in a single sitting but i am foreverially stuck in the NG+, no charm, Shura ending
I cannot defeat Fire Isshin, tried for hours last two days.
Also its such a pain having to fight Isshin (female) at the beginning after every time I die.
c649e6 No.16360679
7aaa64 No.16360771
>>16360010
Run around, wait for 3 step attack with fire arm, hit him when he slams it down, then back off. Repeat until first phase is done. Sabimaru is junk for a minor hit to his second phase health. Same strategy from there. Then use Malcontent in last phase to get a good number of free hits in.
1b170b No.16362006
Is there any way to increase your rate of skill exp?
a931a0 No.16362053
I'm at the owl bossfight and im wondering what the snake hearts do. I have the shriveled one and for the other one I found that old lady telling me to fly the kite after giving her rice. The kite doesnt do anything though, feels like im missing something obvious. I reel it out and then nothing happens?
de5f4d No.16362091
>>16362053
She should have told you to wind the puppet and fly the kite or something like that. Puppeteer the Rat right by the kite.
a931a0 No.16362102
>>16362091
Completely forgot about the puppet part, thanks
a931a0 No.16362500
>Malcontent doesnt work on the lady of the water
I wish expensive upgrades were actually useful, I keep getting disappointed when trying out various "upgrades"
7aaa64 No.16362512
>>16362500
She is weak to Sabimaru though. Plus you can get behind her, throw a bean at her, then backstab her.
a931a0 No.16362527
>>16362512
Figured I save her for later in case I actually found some useful item/piece of dialogue. I havent found any so im killing her now, pretty sure she and one headless are the last mini bosses left before I progress again
de5f4d No.16362663
What's the deal with lower Ashina when you get the ingredients/items? The Gate after Gyoubou is close and so is the one at the actual Ashina Castle.
88c801 No.16362859
>>16362500
Malcontent is so useless, especially with how they classify enemies.
>Orin is not a ghost.
>Orin is weak to Divine Confitti
>Orin has the ghost music playing when you fight her.
>Other anti-ghost tactics don't work on her.
The Illusion People
>Snap Seeds instantly kill them.
The Ghost People.
>Snap Seeds just make their eyes flash and then they go in for a punishing combo before you recover from using the snap seed.
<Good luck telling them apart at a glance nigger.
<From a distance, they look the same shade of bland grey
<Up close, the illusion people are more transparent. the ghost people are purplish.
My personal favorite.
>Sabumaru is effective against Snake Women.
>You get mobbed by so many snake women at once that you're going to use something that doesn't give them an opening to spam bullshit.
>The Axe is great for destroying wood shields.
>You can walk past every wood shield enemy in the game.
>Does good posture damage and Fire Axe is a troll weapon.
436fd5 No.16363172
/v/ told me to get Nioh instead of Sekiro. I'm enjoying it a lot so far but the game has become easy because I'm overlevelled.
Is there anything else I can spend amrita on? My OCD won't let me drop it and let it waste. Dark Souls didn't have this problem because you could always spend your souls on items instead, this game has amrita and currency separate.
The game starts you out with free endgame armor to celebrate selling a million copies which is really gay.
620dd8 No.16363197
>>16360315
Phase 1: Ichimonji can break his opening move; Okami combo is always followed by a thrust; if he starts running to the right side, expect a perilous sweep; it's best to dodge the jump attack unless you're confident you can deal with the three possible follow-ups.
Phase 2: 4 hit combo is dodgeable on the third hit; if he goes into iaido stance, run up to him to trigger a quick strike followed by a perilous sweep which you can punish hard with High Monk/Senpou Kicks; if he takes a few steps the right, he's gonna use a perilous thrust; his other perilous thrust is a follow up to a regular thrust; you can goomba stomp him when he does the AoE; the wind slice and Ichimonji double have poor tracking but are armored.
Phase 3: rule of thumb, wait for him to come to you ; most of his perilous will be thrusts at the end of combos but to mikiri the long combo ender, you'll need to perfect deflect most of it; use firecrackers whenever you need to heal because the fucker never relents.
Phase 4: the wind slices can be dodged by running to a side; reflect the lightning if you have the balls for it.
That's all I can think of atm. Was stuck on this bastard for hours but you'll see the gitting gud shining through.
>>16362859
We're told to use Sabimaru on snek bitches but honestly, I prefer the Axe to break their posture. Much cleaner kills and half the emblems spent.
And for the basic enemy versions, I prefer using the Magnet Umbrella to absorb hits and use the R1 follow up.
620dd8 No.16363221
>>16360550
>pic
Just realized this is eerily similar to the final boss cutscene.
Incidentally, when Sekiro was teased, I was honestly convinced it was going to be a new Kuon because the teaser used the scare jingle from that game.
376482 No.16363242
>>16359972
I like his game but inventory management becomes a pain in the ass in the late game, especially because FromSoft regressed back to using lists instead of grids, they had nailed this shit down already.
>>16360004
None of those are best prosthetic upgrades in the game. But the best one out of the 4 is certainly the shuriken, quick, great utility and low emblem cost.
27eecd No.16363265
>>16363172
This and Nioh dont really have a lot in common.
5a6ca4 No.16363270
>>16363242
>inventory management
>in Sekiro heh
Literally how what and why is this an issue? Antidote, pellets and once in a blue moon a confetti is all you'll ever need.
3999ba No.16363285
>>16363270
Don't forget the rice balls the shota makes for you.
27eecd No.16363293
4498e6 No.16363312
>>16363285
>not just biting on the loli's sweet snow
That's not very shinobi of you.
185e4e No.16363319
>>16363242
>>16363270
don't forget that the simple fact that the entire game pauses while you menu means you don't need to quickbar shit ever.
620dd8 No.16363339
>>16363312
Speaking of which, the dude's kinda pushy with the persimmons. He's all "Eat it. Yeah, munch that shit down you dirty slut." Can't blame him though, the nip VA does some rather dick sucking-esque sounds while doing it and when she's eating the snek livers she sounds like she's getting railed.
37d1fd No.16363343
>>16360010
Dodge to the left, fireproof umbrella with sacrificial tanto knife and in the last phase use the Malcontent and just rush him down.
376482 No.16363352
>>16363270
Depending on what you're doing you'd want to equip a different item, prosthetic or skill to suit the situation, in the late game or NG+ and beyond this becomes time wasted circling through your inventory because somehow FromSoft forgot they had their best inventory implementation by DS3.
>>16363319
Just because the game pauses it doesn't mean you shouldn't have a more optimized inventory system.
185e4e No.16363371
>>16363352
point is that it makes it MORE efficient. you can't navigate your quick items in ZERO (0) seconds gametime.
17e9a4 No.16363377
>>16363343
That's the idea, grinded 15 skill points to up my attack, time to use that.
3999ba No.16363392
>>16363312
The loli's item is great for recovery too. Kuro's item gives posture recovery in addition to healing but it seems like a minor advantage when the harvest she gives you is essentially never ending.
b599ec No.16363406
>>16363392
If you talk to Kuro while you're on the Fountain Head Palace he gives you sweet rice balls or divine grass
a27a42 No.16363410
Those monks fighting you with their bare fists are badass. Why can't I have some hand to hand techniques?
b599ec No.16363416
>>16363410
You can, they're in the monk skill tree.
620dd8 No.16363417
>>16363410
Hint: explore harder
a27a42 No.16363427
>>16363417
Pre or post armored knight's fight?
620dd8 No.16363436
>>16363427
Post. From Main Hall idol.
b599ec No.16363439
a27a42 No.16363448
>>16363436
>>16363439
Oh cool.
I should hate these hunched golem fucker bosses but I get an insane rush of adrnaline whenever I nail consecutive parries. How long can I put off Kuro's main quest of following the smoke signals? I'm having a blast.
27eecd No.16363454
Does the beep you hear before an enemy is about to wreck your shit seem like it's out of character for the time period the game is set in? If so I think that's kinda cool.
27eecd No.16363465
To better describe it, it's like one of the sound effects on an electronic casio keyboard.
620dd8 No.16363468
>>16363448
The Centipedes? I found them to be easiest mini-bosses besides Mist Noble and Okami Leader, it's kinda easy to deflect their swings, they tire out very quickly and always follow up with a very telegraphed sweep.
IIRC you can explore the Depths and go all the way to the end of that area though I'm not entirely certain.
17e9a4 No.16363473
>>16363468
Gyobu was such a cool boss, a shame he was so easy
27eecd No.16363475
>>16363473
He was just fine difficulty wise for how early in the game he is presented.
a27a42 No.16363488
>>16363473
I know >dub and all, but why was the dub actor so loud and hammy? Literally all his "acting" is him screaming out the ass.
Also >dub and all, but is the guy who VA's Furis The Voice the english VA for the armored knight? Sounded kind of like it.
620dd8 No.16363520
>>16363473
Fight made me wish we could get a horse or a actually decent spear. Overall, I always wanted a animal familiar in a ninja game like in Shadow Dancer and it wouldn't even be all that out of place given that Owl has its own so Sekiro could get a spirit wolf.
>>16363488
>but why was the dub actor so loud and hammy?
Because AS I BREATHE, YOU WILL NOT PASS THIS GATE!
30cb21 No.16363531
I've gotten to the ape boss in the Sunken Valley and I'm liking the game much more than when I first started playing, but holy shit am I sick of bosses getting back up after seemingly being killed and entering a second phase. It's happened at least three times now.
7a4b7e No.16363549
>>16363520
>>16363488
ROBERTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
f17f0e No.16363592
NG+, lady butterfly, didnt die once just like in NG.
Shuriken makes this fight so trivial I dont even know why anyone is even struggling against her.
a27a42 No.16363606
>>16363592
I always happen to forget I have prosthetics in the first place when it comes to boss fights. What do the shuriken do, knock her off her wires?
b599ec No.16363609
>>16363606
you can knock her down when she jumps around
620dd8 No.16363619
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>get stuck on some bosses for hours
>see people make a absolute circus out of them
Always amazes how someone can come up with this kind of shit.
>>16363549
Armored dad just wanted to save his kid and bully nips with his full suit of armor.. Sekiro's kind of a cunt.
f17f0e No.16363650
>>16363606
hitting airborne enemies with shuriken deals good hp and posture damage and knocks them right off on the floor. Lady butterfly just so happen to be midair very often.
376482 No.16363663
>>16363619
I did notice enemies in this game have a really shit turn rate, I managed to exploit it a couple of times but this is taking it to the next level…
091731 No.16363672
>>16363172
Nioh doesn't become challenging until you've beaten it once.
Your levels don't matter as the changes it causes is negligible. The real gamechanger is the gear.
You can spend your amrita on making silabar after you save muramasa and levelling up your beasts after you've "beaten" the game. Though you should know that amrita is fucking useless, save your cash for blacksmithing later.
de5f4d No.16363673
>>16363531
Miyahacki loves his multiple phase boss fights.
1b170b No.16363821
>>16363172
>The game starts you out with free endgame armor to celebrate selling a million copies which is really gay.
>Gold Nioh armor
>endgame
Not even close. It just helps you get more money. It doesn't even have a true set bonus.
1b170b No.16363826
>>16363172
>Is there anything else I can spend amrita on?
Just put your extra levels into skill, magic, or spirit.
7aaa64 No.16363852
>>16363619
Robert was likely long dead. The monks were experimenting on the children to create artificial dragon's blood with the rejuvenating waters.
c48326 No.16363857
>guardian ape
>summons ANOTHER guardian ape
Please, PLEASE tell me that I fucked up somewhere and ended up in an optional area.
27eecd No.16363863
>>16363857
You could have skipped it if you went to the depths before the valley.
Now you gotta deal with it like I had to.
5650b9 No.16363864
>>16363857
Just throw shurikens at the faggot, he has very little health.
27eecd No.16363869
>>16363864
base shurikens or shurikens with upgrades?
1b170b No.16363879
>>16363619
Maybe Armorbro is OK.
de5f4d No.16363890
>>16363857
He's not that bad. I thought it was going to suck. Maybe I just ascended and got gud but it only took me two or three tries to put them down. Just use confetti and pacifying agent to counter his terror.
a27a42 No.16363894
Man, the hand to hand abilities suck. At least I get a sweep counter out of it, but I get the feeling that counter is a dedicated combat art rather than an upgrade to your normal sweep counter.
Also
>apparently I've overlooked a very obvious watchtower at the castle gates
>some guy just gives me an entire skilltree(ashina)
FUCK
>>16363857
>farts and throws shit at you
Fitting considering how every non human boss in the game so far has been outright annoying and gimmicky. Even the four monkey bossfight, which is absurdly stupid.
cc9b40 No.16363925
>>16363197
Finally got the cunt. That was probably the hardest boss fight I've finished in a while. The ending was quite a letdown though. What the fuck was that even supposed to be?
>lol now you are the sculptor
That honestly annoyed me enough to consider doing a second playthrough and trying to get a different ending.
I'm also kind of confused because from reading the thread I either still missed some areas/bosses or those are exclusive to different endings.
Either way, the game itself turned out alright despite its flaws, but the story so far left a bad taste.
>>16363531
Yeah, it's overused no doubt.
5650b9 No.16363933
>>16363869
I had the ones you can charge up, they aren't hard to upgrade and worked great.
620dd8 No.16363987
>>16363852
I thought he wanted to cure his son with the waters and not save him from the monks.
>>16363890
I beat the apes at first try though I struggled with the Guardian Ape. The Headless Guardian is relatively easy once you figure out the move set gimmicks (all perilous are sweeps and if you see him tip-toe away he's gonna strike) and has much less HP and posture than the Guardian, meanwhile the second ape has little HP and doesn't grab or throw shit at you so it's also a much easier phase 1 Guardian Ape.
>>16363894
You damn near missed out on one of the best skill trees in the game. And yes, Senpou Kicks/High Monk are combat arts.
>>16363925
>That was probably the hardest boss fight I've finished in a while.
Yeah, you really gotta master the game to beat him.
>I'm also kind of confused because from reading the thread I either still missed some areas/bosses or those are exclusive to different endings.
Two bosses are exclusive to one ending and there's three optional bosses -Headless Guardian, Demon of Hatred and Owl(Father)- one of which is very easy to miss.
27eecd No.16364080
>>16363531
I hope you already cleared the depths and opened up the hidden forest. You're in for a bad time if not.
1b170b No.16364089
>>16363890
>Just use confetti and pacifying agent to counter his terror.
Don't forget the purple gourd.
27eecd No.16364091
This thing looks so uncomfy.
1b170b No.16364103
>>16364091
Fuck I want that PS4.
>uncomfy.
Dirty gwailo barbarian.
27eecd No.16364107
>>16364103
It's gross looking. The controller would be alright without the logo on the touchpad.
de5f4d No.16364114
>>16363987
Are the two bosses you're referring to tied to the Shura ending?
5a6ca4 No.16364115
>>16364091
>press the honorabru button
>gaijin, dey all honorabru
cc9b40 No.16364120
>>16363987
Damn, I missed owl then. I'm kind of impressed by the things I managed to still miss even though I'm anal about exploring everything before moving on to the next area.
>>16364112
It's not so bad. Just some monkey trouble.
>>16364115
>YooooOooOooooo
620dd8 No.16364123
>>16364114
Yes.
>>16364115
Cheeky cunt.
>>16364120
It seems to require some specific steps when talking and eavesdropping NPCs.
584364 No.16364124
>>16364091
>nigga_dey_all_chinese.tiff
de5f4d No.16364128
>>16364123
>Yes
Good. I did Shura first because I'm an idiot so had to play the game again. Reached the Palace finally today and I think nearly finished it. The boss before was rad, both of us attacking and deflecting each other.
4f5a6b No.16364149
>>16364091
>contest prize only
well that sucks
cc9b40 No.16364151
>>16364123
Is it Emma when she's with Isshin? Because I eavesdropped on them but then nothing really came of that.
620dd8 No.16364189
>>16364151
You have to eavesdrop Kuro a series of times until Emma moves upstairs and then agree with her about Kuro, she'll mention going to the old grave and then say she's going to talk to a old friend - the Sculptor - eavesdrop them and confront Emma.
IMHO this game is a bit obtuse with its quest lines.
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>>16363293
get out normalfag
7aaa64 No.16364200
>>16363987
>I thought he wanted to cure his son with the waters
He does. The point is that he's guarding the bridge to the area probably to repay for them "helping" his son. While they likely killed him some time ago.
75e0c0 No.16364210
>>16364191
Why don't you go back to your discord tranny cults, faggot?
7c7fc4 No.16364216
>>16364210
you're out of place normalfag
if you need a safe place you always have facebook
7c7fc4 No.16364230
>>16364220
go back to your natsoc hugbox you autistic sister-fucking larper
de5f4d No.16364234
>>16364189
>>16364151
What's this eavesdrop talk about? I got the fights without most of that.
b599ec No.16364241
>>16364220
you sound like a retarded newfag
9fa24b No.16364250
>>16364244
No, committing sodomy makes you a faggot.
b599ec No.16364255
>>16364244
/v/ is filled with fags, always was filled with fags, probably always will be filled with fags.
Go post somewhere else.
1b170b No.16364260
>>16364250
So you're saying handjobs, oral, and intercrural are A-OK? Good to know!
ed0984 No.16364264
>>16364220
This is what happens when nu/pol/ gets out of their containment board.
620dd8 No.16364266
>>16364234
Admittedly not certain about some of them but eavesdropping Emma and the Sculptor seems absolutely essential.
Anyway, just beat NG+ Kensei. Took me about 5 tries (instead of 5h like the first time) and it was mostly to get used to the higher posture damage. But man, the victory attempt was beautiful - no damage on the first two phases (and both nailed hard with High Monk sweep counters) and didn't even use resurrection. This game got me salty a lot of times but gotta admit that coming to these fights and seeing how much I improved does make me a tad happy.
Gonna do NG++ for Shura ending and then I might do a fresh run for the Return ending.
Side note, a anon in these threads mentioned Demon of Hatred felt easier in NG+; gotta agree. Beat him first try though, admittedly, a ugly slugfest of a first try.
9fa24b No.16364271
>>16364260
Technically any form of sex that can't result in reproduction is sodomy.
13516a No.16364277
>try again after not playing for a long time
>die to slut butterfly again
>try the pig
>fire is bullshit, but I barely win
>go around exploring
>those fucking kiwis with their boomerangs
>fucking impossible to win if you aggro two at once from far away
>retreat, save and alt f4
b599ec No.16364278
>>16364271
No, just oral and anal.
9fa24b No.16364297
>>16364278
I'm Catholic, so I consider having vaginal sex with a woman while using a condom and anal sex with a man to be basically the same thing.
27eecd No.16364305
>>16364264
He's right though
9fa24b No.16364315
>>16364305
Like we haven't all masturbated to Bridget and other traps.
75e0c0 No.16364395
>>16364315
>look_ma_I'm_projecting.png
cc9b40 No.16364408
stop derailing the thread you stupid niggers
1b170b No.16364416
What's the ideal method for dealing with headless?
7aaa64 No.16364446
>>16364416
Lilac umbrella attack.
f17f0e No.16364456
>>16364416
divine confetti and perfect parries, malcontent is great to get a couple more hits in them. Lilac works but you'll run out fo emblems before the headless falls dead.
ea1422 No.16364466
I'm enjoying this game more and more I play it and it's been a pleasant surprise.
1b170b No.16364475
>>16364466
I only wish there was a bit more variety. Nioh really spoiled me in that regards. On the other hand Sekiro may very well be the prettiest game that From has ever made and is probably the prettiest in its genera as well. Nioh could really have stood to have an area like Mt. Kongo.
fa0ff4 No.16364602
>*Single handedly ruins game*
966c57 No.16364628
>>16364475
Shame about the gameplay being awful, and the music being shitty, and the story being completely forgettable. Because it really is the prettiest from game
88c801 No.16364673
>>16364091
Oh my god.
I want this, but either Tenchu ,Way of the Samurai, Fatal Frame or Kuon themed.
It feels kind of wasted on Seikro.
>>16364416
NO FUCKING MERCY.
Divine Confetti.
Terror Gourd, Fearless Powder ( fuck the patched version. I'm not pacifying a bitch. I'm going up against ghosts and shit. Make me FEARLESS)
JUMP over the roundhouse swing.
AIRBLOCK.
DON'T PUT YOUR BITCH ASS ON THE GROUND
GO HARD.
But in all seriousiness, the best way to defeat the headless is full on fuck them. Going into attrition will kill you quickly because Terror is the second most bullshit thing in the game, the first being enfeebled.
fa0ff4 No.16364681
>>16364628
>>16364475
From Software is probably the only modern game dev that really understands the importance of tightly controlled lighting and shadows as artistic tools. The game looks great because of its attention to detail in this regard. Most modern devs slap dynamic lighting and shadows into a scene for "realism" and as a consequence cannot tweak the aesthetics to their vision.
88c801 No.16364697
Anyway, since I can't get a real discussion on gamefags and pleddit.
What the hell is up with the "memory" the Buddha shows you?
First - The Pot Noble in the Present tells you to beware the Pot Noble in the Past.
Second - When you kill the Carp.. The one who's bait you used will turn into a Carp and the other will die.
What makes no sense is, how does the one in the past die?
At first, I thought they were the same person because after all it's just a memory.
Third - This is where the problem comes in.
If it's just a memory, that means that you killed Lady Butterfly and Owl. Owl even mentions that you having the shinobi prosthetic is interesting in both fights.
>Implying that each time you fight him, it is the first time he's seeing it.
BUT!
If you did kill him, how is he still alive? Since it's not your memory you're reliving this time. The first time, he was the one who stabbed you in the back. Hence why he's so shocked and salty about seeing you again. He regretted killing you that night,and maybe you're just fighting the memory of his guilt?
Or is it just some magical bullshit that won't ever get explained properly?
966c57 No.16364704
>>16364697
Okay, it's FROM writing, it's a pile of shit. Basically memories are self contained universes that don't happen, except when they do because they forgot about that, except when things carry over because they forgot.
It's from's awful writing
1722e1 No.16364778
>>16364697
>>16364704
>It was only a memory, Wolf. Or was it?!
>DEEPEST LORE!
Just your typical mind-fuckery by Miyazaki and co.
966c57 No.16364789
>>16364778
yeah like I said, just a plot hole don't worry about it
27eecd No.16364820
695c61 No.16364922
All universes/timelines exist at once.
Deepest lore.
1722e1 No.16364962
>>16364789
I get a sinking feeling that the memory-meditation prayer thing will be how future DLC, if there any, will play out.
1b170b No.16364984
>>16364962
There's definitely a possibility that there will be post game DLCs. The Dragon ending has a genuine plot hook. However it plays out I hope we get the Seven-branched Moonlight Sword as a weapon.
966c57 No.16364997
>>16364962
well of course it will "You found the DLC bell" it won't be linked in any meaningful way. The sequel hook ending is too "hidden" to be the way the DLC plays out.
1722e1 No.16365000
>>16364984
The Dragon Child ending had them going into a pilgrimage to the "West" which is kinda shorthand to how they described the mainland, and wonder if they'll portray Korea, assuming Miyazaki and the FromSoft are gonna expand because that Moonlight Seven-Branched Sword, I want to see Wolf and the Divine Child going through Korea during the China and Korea-Japan War there.
>>16364997
Most of the DLCs they've made in the past were something that expanded the base game, would be interesting if they made post-game story DLC.
17e9a4 No.16365251
>>16364628
>gameplay being awful
>music being shitty
4f793b No.16365255
>>16365000
Fuck I hate Corea.
Please go into China.
784331 No.16365269
didn't think this deserved a thread, maybe you lads know, what's a fun build for this game
4f793b No.16365271
>>16365269
Heaviest armor.
Longest greatsword or a big club.
Never go smal.
4420c8 No.16365317
>>16365271
I'd argue this is possibly the most boring way to play any souls game. Like when people use the kirk hammer or ludwig's greatsword in bloodborne. Those are the least interesting and most similar weapons in that game.
db5898 No.16365336
>>16364778
>Y-you just don't get it man, it's super layered writting and shitc, BRICK AND MORTAR
Pretty much how Miyahacki's plot are and attract all the retards around the campfire. oh excuse me, the bonfire.
>>16364997
This. They'll probably shove more bullshit that make the endings more interconnected and perhaps prompt players to either seek them out more(doubtfull) or shove in some pretty blatant hints so that retards can unlock the remaining endings they missed because they didn't know what multiple playthroughs and multiple endings are about, just as usual, unless their favourite Lorestuber explicitely points it out for them. Leaning towards the second because Activision is the publisher and they probably want them sequel shekels as well.
Or, the DLC could be memories for finding more useless Ninja tools that are by and large, shit and instead of ever allowing us to say, wield the Fushigiri or dual wield or get some sick proxy Shura powers like what the big Toukiden Boss-I mean, the Demon of Hatred does with his ethereal fiery limb that Wolf is hinted to get at the Shura ending as well. Or worse, straight up shove Kuon things in the DLC, forever tying that series to Activision as well.
4498e6 No.16365535
Two endings down. Was gonna unlock all the skills but the grinding became annoying. Maybe in a few months when the DLC bell comes out. Lucky this one won't be pvp focus like the d3 one was.
088a47 No.16365796
>for some reason thought that mikiri counter is B + left stick down all game
>inconsistent but i guess i just have to time it better
>get raped by Isshin stage 2 for a good 15 times
Anyway i have the Dragon's Homecoming and Shura ending done, i might do purification in the next week but im pretty worn out. Pretty good game i think.
>>16365535
>when the DLC bell comes out
Anything known already?
4498e6 No.16365813
>>16365796
No, just a guess as a bell can get you to other places easy.
375d08 No.16365944
what did they mean by this ?
fea51e No.16365979
I feel kinda bad for the cloud palace citizens. They are just minding their own business kicking balls and doing tai chi and you murder everyone. I suppose the drained lifeforce servants should make you hate them but I don't
17e9a4 No.16365983
>>16365979
Ya, the okami warriors are rather cute
>>16360010
Finally fucking did it, damn that felt orgasmic
a27a42 No.16366046
Do I just suck or do grab attacks not have decent hitboxes? They always get me from too far away or in the case of the guardian nigger I have no clue which direction to dodge and the only time I dodge his grab is when he executes it when I'm a good distance from him.
de5f4d No.16366059
>>16366046
No, they are pretty bad. Most times you can just sprint backwards.
17e9a4 No.16366074
>>16366046
They're actually pretty bullshit, thank god they're rare
fea51e No.16366095
>>16366046
yeah run away as in run not dodge.. sometimes jump works (at least it did for the ogre) but not always
2823b8 No.16366101
>>16364191
As much as i hate normalniggers, fags are lower than normalniggers
2823b8 No.16366103
c8f6b2 No.16366127
>>16366046
You can side step backwards. Only as long as you play it as a fighting game though. You can't be right up on some enemies. If you are touching hitboxes with an enemy and it goes to grab you you probably aren't far enough away to backstep. It's all in the spacing. As I recall you can also goomba stomp a few grabs and be perfectly fine but it's not even worth attempting if you don't have that game knowledge. You're safer just staying a safe distance away and backstepping, getting hits in while you can and deflecting everything they throw at you (except perilous attacks of course).
27eecd No.16366179
How long until somebody mods Dante into the game?
88c801 No.16366205
>>16365979
The Okami Women, yeah.
You're the only thing packing a human penis they've probably seen in forever and you want to kill them, not make sweet love to them.
The Nobles? Fuck them.
620dd8 No.16366656
>>16365535
Yeah the grind is absurd. Feels like it was made to get all skills across 3-4 playthroughs. IMHO they should lower the EXP needed to fill a bar.
>>16365796
Took me a bit to figure Mikiri counter too but luckily I figured it training with Hanbei. I'm surprised how remarkably lenient it is.
>>16366046
Classic From bullshit. That and fighting ninjas in small rooms.
Going through NG++, doing Gun Fort atm. It's amazing how Snake Eyes keeps beating my ass like a ginger stepchild. Her move set is nothing special but the timing and hitbox of her swings always manages to catch me off guard and her damage output is ridiculous - she hits harder than most bosses.
My modest two cents, this game could use the following:
- multiple combat arts available at once with assorted button combos
- ninjutsu swapping on the fly with the down key and have [down] for eavesdropping
- buff/add uses to most combat arts and tools
- improve the AI for stealth (react to bodies etc)
- have boss and mini-boss EXP exempt from the death penalty (only "easy" thing I ask for)
- using tools in certain situations would refund the emblems spent; overall, the game could be a bit more FUN ALLOWED in this regard
- a combat art to reverse grabs would be neat, make it a high risk thing where you have to get grabbed and act on the starting frames
- a freakin' alternate costume or two (Owl and Tengu of Ashina would be cool)
- a mode to fight bosses at our leisure would be a cool extra (maybe as another way to "Confront memory")
17e9a4 No.16366747
>>16366656
Why did you use - instead of greentexting?
>multiple combat arts available at once with assorted button combos
A la DMC? maybe, but i'm not sure it'd would work, i thought about making it another quick use chain kinda thing but that'd make it three and it could get confusing/annoying in the middle of combat, i mean there's already the items one and the tools one.
>using tools in certain situations would refund the emblems spent; overall, the game could be a bit more FUN ALLOWED in this regard
Yes, it is a shame i ended up barely using the tools because i didn't want to waste the emblems, even now that i have maxed the store 999 i can just use 20+15 per life sort of, but a more liberal use of the tools would require several to be reworked to maintain the balance, you can cheese the game with a few already The lilac umbrella turns schichimen warriors into cakewalks
88c801 No.16366997
>>16366656
If you're feeling really lucky, you can farm the Nobles in the Fountainhead on your first new game. They're about 1,500 per kill and easy enough to kill without getting caught and the entrance and exit to their bullshit zone have idols on both ends.
If you do get caught, well, all your hardwork is gone, but if you don't that's a lot of EXP very quickly.
de5f4d No.16367051
Just found out that the second memory for Hirata Estate is tied to eavesdropping Emma and Kuro. That's me cucked out of the last two prayer beads and a bonus fight. Oh well, I guess I may have a reason to do the game again or try NG+.
784331 No.16367273
>>16365317
i opted for a whip dex build but whips in this game are truly awful compared to DS2. the search continues for a fun dex wep.
i relaly like these games because when people aren't doing gay tryhard shit (like some faggot i invaded who had 4 phantoms with him for the tree boss, wtf?) we can have a laugh, even in an invasion. just fought some darkwraith and when she got low she did the drop to knees emote and i executed her. sick.
620dd8 No.16367453
>>16366747
>A la DMC?
I was thinking of something like Dragon's Dogma; maybe L1+Square, R1+Square, L1+Triangle and R1+Triangle though that may be too much. I'd be happy with three readily available which would probably always be High Monk, Ichimonji Double and one interchangeable.
>>16366997
Now I feel silly. I just farmed the red guards in the Outskirts.
>>16367273
>the search continues for a fun dex wep.
My first build in the game was DEX with the Mercenary, the dual swords starting weapon is a lot of fun and carried me through most of the game. IIRC my current setup is Astora UGS with offhand Crow Quills and Leo Ring for that thrust damage bonus.
17e9a4 No.16367534
>>16366997
Where? the nobles in my game just give 530, i've been farming the purple shinobi in the castle antechamber he gives 1050.
1b170b No.16367565
>>16367534
I think he's talking about NG+.
88c801 No.16367913
>>16367534
Yeah, sorry. First NG+.
Their exp increases dramatically each NG+ cycle, but remember, that enfeebled shit fucks you harder than anything.
436fd5 No.16367955
In Nioh what does it mean by Hizayoroi, Joi, Kutsu, Do etc. on gear pieces?
>Warlord Armour (H): Hizayoroi
30cb21 No.16367976
>>16367955
Those are the different pieces of an armour set. Hizayoroi = legs, kutsu = feet, do/joi = torso, and you also have gauntlets and helmets.
695c61 No.16368734
>>16365336
>Or, the DLC could be memories for finding more useless Ninja tools that are by and large, shit
Oh shut your whore mouth, loser.
The ninja tools are by far the OPiest arts of the game.
1b170b No.16368762
>>16368734
The only tools that I don't like are the mist ravens because this game is built around parrying and not dodging and the spears simply because there isn't enough enemies to use its trick on.
I do feel that tools either need to cost fewer emblems or that we need to have a higher stock of emblems though.
b71b9b No.16368866
>>16368762
I found the best use for the feathers is to use it as a defensive option when you need to escape to get your posture or health back up. The fire damage is a nice addition.
b599ec No.16369028
>>16368866
It's really nice when you play without the charm
It lets you get out of most bad situations.
1b170b No.16369151
Where is the best grindan spot pre G-man? Is there a better one than the ministry shinobi right at the beginning of Mibu village?
17e9a4 No.16369586
>>16369151
Before the second genichiro fight? yes probably that one, that or the gun fort. kill the first guy from behind, use the hook and kill the small guy then get down and sneak to the right and kill that guy from behind go back exactly where you came not through the cave and wait for the other guy to lose his aggro then kill him too and the old woman, that's about 1150 per run. Also they give fulminated mercury, so use the bell demon.
1b170b No.16369661
>>16369586
Really wish there was a way to respec.
236c19 No.16369973
Is the full OST out yet? I want to download it.
ffe3b3 No.16369980
>>16369151
>grinding the ministry shinobi in Mibu village
>instead of the Mibu villagers who die in like two hits, come in great numbers, respawn without resting and give as much exp as one of the blue ashina samurai guys each
2a786f No.16370081
>>16369586
Or use the bloodmist ninjutsu to immediately kill the 2nd big guy before grappling up for the rifle dude.
1399d8 No.16370095
>kuro will never let you unsheath his blade and let you teach him the hardest shinobi techniques
236c19 No.16370225
Beat the final boss. What's with that ending? It kind of just happened, did I miss a conversation with Kuro about me killing him?
fa611f No.16370318
>>16370225
THe game is pretty obtuse about making decisions.
The problem is the same as the mechanics, they wanted to give it the soulsborne air, but it also needed to be dead simple and retardproof to understand…In the end it comes out as obtuse.
You can look up the requirements for the endings online, chances are you already got most if not all of the requirements but you couldn't trigger a different ending because you failed to eavesdrop on a certain conversation/character, that unlike any others can only be triggered to eavesdrop from a certain point in the room.And its time sensitive.And you need to rest and come back without advancing the next obvious plotpoint or you lose the chance.
Look it up, you will be disappointed.
On the Kuro thing When researching the previous divine motherfucker, the conversation ends something along the lines of "i'll make the preparations for the beheading"
08e691 No.16370391
>>16365269
Get the fastest weapon and dump all your stats into boosting its attack.
Everything else is useless. Magic is worthless, ranged builds are worthless, armor is worthless and weapon arts are worthless.
236c19 No.16370438
>>16370318
I did read up the endings. Its some bullshit I tell you h'wat. I do appreciate multiple endings and the way they contribute to replay value, but Sekiro simply does not have the gameplay depth for replay value. Meaning, no matter how good the story may or may not be, the endings do not justify going back through the game alone.
88c801 No.16370532
>>16370391
That's what happens when people stop caring about having a fun challenge and worrying only about crying "git gud". I think some faggot predicted this back on halfchan a decade ago. I gotta check my shitpost folder, luckily I keep my /v/idya stuff separated by game.
Look. It's a steady progression with Fromsoft.
From Most Fun to Least Fun.
>Demons Souls
>Dark Souls
>Dark Souls 2
>Bloodborne
>Dark Souls 3
>Seikro
88c801 No.16370584
>>16370532
fucking found it.
But I also found these gems.
in before
>Cuckchan filenames
Back then I never cared to create funny filenames for macros. I just saved the images for reposting in other threads.
Also
>Computer shits itself when I click sort by date.
27eecd No.16370640
>>16370095
There's a whole community of you freaks over at 4cuck go there and stay out of here.
0235aa No.16370682
>>16359991
>was expecting the worst
stop listening to anons. they're retarded.
2f11bf No.16370722
>>16370682
B-but, you’re an anon.
27eecd No.16370727
>>16370722
And you're a fag
bc7409 No.16370734
>when you die it says RT to resurrect LT to die
>associate that it means RMB to resurrect LMB to die on PC
>get through a good portion of the game
>half the NPCs have aids from me dying so much
>accidentally hit LMB when died
>come back to life
>realize that RT is LMB and that LT is RMB
>realize I've been making the game harder on myself because I'm retarded
27eecd No.16370741
"Anons" as an entity or culture group are shit these days. It's nothing but "stop liking what I dont like" "I'm gonna make it seem like everyone's against what you like, goyim" and add the rubbing hands because you're a bunch of jews. Maybe change and stop the astroturfing kike bullshit when a quality game you happen to not like is discussed. Maybe just leave it alone and discuss something you like in another thread or shit on games that are actually objectively shit.
Whatever you do, fucking stop it.
1722e1 No.16370748
2a786f No.16370854
Am I missing something completely obvious with the first boss at the fountainhead palace? Im getting my shit pushed in so hard and it even has a near instant unblockable attack that doesnt have the tell tale flash red sign. Is the game suddenly stepping up? I figured the sabimaru would work but it's as useless as ever
88c801 No.16370858
>>16370854
The REAL corrupted monk?
Just jump to avoid the sweeps. Good fucking luck.
As for the Terror grab, the warning marker won't play for the terror spray. Just the terror grab.
2a786f No.16370885
>>16370858
No, I meant the smash(ish) attack she can do right from phase 1 onward. Not talking about the jump attack either, it's near instant.
88c801 No.16370929
>>16370885
Oh the smashes.
Magnet Umbrella is the best chance to block them OR you could Rope Swing away whenever she starts it up. Personally, if her attacks become to hellish I just hop on the branches for a few seconds until she starts her next combo.
88c801 No.16370954
>>16370929
Oh yeah!
Divine Confetti/ FireVent + Oil / FireAxe + Oil will stagger her every time she ignites for a few seconds allowing you to get in some extra hits.
Actually, when you think about it. Every boss has an "OH SHIT I'M ON FIRE" animation, except for Hatred of course. Granted, I never tried to set a fire demon on fire. But if it's like pokemon where firetypes can get burned., but under special conditions?
I'm going to try this later tonight. I'm playing Power Rangers at the moment.
4498e6 No.16370973
Emma isn't a japanese name right, is she a hafu?
2f11bf No.16370987
>>16370973
えま is a valid word in Japanese, never seen it as a name though.
d55520 No.16370994
>>16370929
>>16370954
Ill try out the umbrella, looks like I just have to get a bit better. It's just such a sudden jump in difficulty it was a bit jarring, maybe it's just me though.
c881e2 No.16371012
>>16370994
>Guardian Ape is a fucking nightmare, takes me like 20 tries
>Everyone online goes 'LOL just use firecrackers and git gud!'
>Everyone online bitching about how unfair headless ape is with the white and brown ape at once in phase two
>Brown ape literally takes 50% posture damage from a single firecracker and dies instantly, do the fight first try without even healing
>Everyone whining about any of the Drunkard bosses
>You can kite every one of his moves and only have to engage when you choose
>'lol Owl is so easy just counterclockwise strafe him', the fucker is impossible to dodge and hits like a truck and takes me 20+ tries
The difficulty is all over the place based on just what you personally find hard, it is impossible to pin down. Sekiro is the first rhythm game I've ever played though so maybe it's just me.
7aaa64 No.16371030
>>16371012
Guardian Ape is easy in the first phase. Even easier if you just wait for his sword raise attack you can deflect.
Two apes are really easy.
Juzou gave me trouble my first playthrough because I was still getting used to the game. Beat him the first try on my NG+ playthrough.
Owl is very difficult. The strategy I used was waiting for him to slam down, whirlwind, then run away. Even then I still died a few times to him before getting it down.
88c801 No.16371106
>>16371012
The game is bullshit. Too many idiots are beating their chests telling people to git good while ignoring critical problems with the game, like the fucking camera when fighting bosses and indoors. Anyway, to stay on topic.
It's also when you engage the Apes that make a complete and utter difference.
If you play Blind, you won't engage the apes until you have a lot more health and deal a lot more damage. Most of the guides I've seen have been trolling the shit out of people by telling them to upgrade only the firecrackers and then giving bad advice about how to beat the apes. One guide I saw didn't even mention the terror scream ( LOL GIT GUD SCRUBS AM I RITE) and another told people to use the spirit umbrella. Without explaining that they have to go to the temple to get Fat Wax to drop.
Again, depending on how you went through the game. There are actual people on gamefaqs who don't even know the mountain area exists, since you can reach BOTH ape fights without even going to the Temple
Rush through and fight Genchiro - > talk to Ishina - > Get the Gun Fort Key - > Rush through the 1st ape- > Jump down the pit in the Depths - Fight second ape.
Or you can bypass the second ape completely by going to Mibu Village IMMEDIATELY after you enter the castle and sitting at the idol in the village. You can break the questline for that Samurai guy listening to Orin's song though by doing this, because if you kill Orin without ever talking to the guard at the moat, he will immediately aggro you.
1399d8 No.16371107
>>16370640
I know you love it
7aaa64 No.16371113
>>16370640
>>16371107
Remember to enjoy Kuro's riceballs.
88c801 No.16371135
>>16371063
Oh lawd.
You're supposed to have Fire Vent before fucking with the first chained Ogre. Makes the fight a little easier.
Also
>Ogre just brutalizes that player.
Why you gotta massacre my boy like that?
>>16371113
>>16371107
>Kuro
<Not wanting to suck the rejuvenating waters out of the False Dragon Child.
620dd8 No.16371219
>>16371063
That's what those rice niggers get for trying to weaponize the white man's raw retard strength.
NG++ is going smooth as eggs; all the way to the illusory Monk and still haven't triggered Dragonrot. That said, grinding for the last skill is gonna be a bitch, doubly so because I'm going for the Shura ending this time.
Also finally found a good use for Divine Abduction: the midgets
0b5137 No.16371230
>>16371107
>nipple piercings
1b170b No.16371295
>>16369980
The Mibu villagers are great to grind on but it was taking too long to clear everyone out, especially the huge mob that spawns down at the dead end. Gun Fort ended up being the best place. I didn't get a single pouch of mercury in the process though. But I did get Shadowrush by the end of it.
789052 No.16371492
>>16368734
How about you go suck Kuro's dick faggot. The blade itself, Ichimonji Double and High Monk are the most Op things in the game, the tools are limp and shit beyond the follow up blade attacks and that's not all of them. You can make a case about the umbrella's being far more useful than anything else but that's it because the faggots at FromSoft thought it was more important to detail Kuro's cheeks that to have a satisfying tool upgrade mechanic so we end up with the shit we have for no reason.
236c19 No.16371606
>>16371492
I found firecrackers, flames and axe the most useful by far. Firecrackers against beast enemies and bosses to stun them for free hits, flame for red eyes and the axe for its sheer damage especially when followed up with its special attack.
789052 No.16371640
>>16371606
The ax has problems beyond the shields because they can rip straight through your health during the follow-up animation but it's a nice thing to have, especially the fire one. Shuriken for the close-up attack which comes out super fast and covers a fuck ton of gorund, especially after spinning tops that has the enemies looking at it like a moron and if you had the firecrackers or flame beofre and used it, you can even set your sword on fire to ultra bamboozle any fucker around but the damage the tools do is insignificant and the costs for some of them borders on the stupid once you factor in what the upgrades are supposed to do. Spirit emblems being like the Bloodvials doesn't help either because all it does it gives the devs an excuse to use that resource for literally every thing they can even if it shouldn't(some combat arts for example, instead of tying them to something having to do with posture, high set-up but big payoff etc) or tying them only to Ninjutsu and have a "resources" gauge for the shinobi tool that perhaps lets you smash items or grind them to "shinobi ammo" to use as much as you want to fight properly.
8da7fa No.16371780
>>16371107
What do you think nipple piercings like these feel like?
808216 No.16371792
>>16371780
Enjoy the GRIDS, faggot.
1b170b No.16371798
>>16371780
They feel super gay.
7e792e No.16371807
>>16371624
>edgy
Ironically by being a walking petri dish in current year you're more of a normalfag than anyone else in this thread.
9fa24b No.16371928
>>16371807
>permavirgins masturbating to 2D
>normalfags
1b170b No.16371932
>>16371640
>Spirit emblems being like the Bloodvials doesn't help either because all it does it gives the devs an excuse to use that resource for literally every thing they can even if it shouldn't(some combat arts for example, instead of tying them to something having to do with posture
It's not so noticeable when you're exploring but it becomes a real problem when you are fighting a boss. Game desperately needs something like Odeon Writhe.
7e792e No.16371964
>>16371928
He's the one throwing out accusations of normalfaggotry.
9fa24b No.16371997
>>16371964
Hating loli does make you a normalfag. And traps are basically futa loli.
fa611f No.16372040
>>16370954
You can actually stagger demon of hatred with the malcontent whistle upgrade.
Its 4 emblems but he gets a demon migraine comparable to the fire animation.It's super OP since you can do it at long range, get right under his scrotum and chop away until he staggers from damage.Plus you get to skip his bullshit hitbox, buggy ,long range gotcha attacks.
808216 No.16372047
>>16371997
>traps are futa loli
Congratulations, you don't know what any of those words mean.
9fa24b No.16372053
>>16372047
When you draw a girl and stick a penis on, what else do you call it?
236c19 No.16372192
>>16372053
Futas are still female though. Traps are male.
9fa24b No.16372253
>>16372192
But they aren't drawing males. They draw females and then claim they are males after the fact. At least that's how Japan does traps.
1b170b No.16372276
Can we stop talking about faggots or Kuro's cute little loli/shota ass.
88c801 No.16372328
>>16372040
I just got him stuck between the Tree and the Mountain. The only attack that could hit me was that stupid fire spin bullshit. Of course, if you approach from the wrong angle, he can knock you off the cliff, but hey. Being able to fight that fuck without him flipping around is great.
>>16371997
in the ADGQ thread there is an interesting discussion on Hyenas. Real life futas from Hell.
bc661f No.16372493
>>16371624
>edgy
posts like this make me think we are getting an influx of cuckchan nigger lately, no one from here posts like this
3177eb No.16372528
>>16372493
We are. The CoH server thread is full of them.
ad30d0 No.16372769
>>16370973
Emma's name is written as エマ. Foreigners' names are always spelt with katakana, with some exceptions for the Chinese. Her father may have been a European trader.
Grinds my gears somewhat that whenever Emma's name and origin are brought up it's almost always shut down with "nah Emma's a Japanese name too". Like fuck it is. Modern Japanese people convert foreign names to hiragana or kanji for naming their own, so Emily could become えみり, 絵美里 or any number of other kanji, but they're not native Japanese names and this practice surely did not exist in the 17th century.
3d53eb No.16372945
I am fighting Owl for the second time at the Hirata Estate, but it is really hard. If I go to Fountainhead Palace now, am I going to lock myself out of beating him and the second memory?
Please halp
88c801 No.16373051
>>16372945
Hirata Estate is accessible up until enter the absolute final boss room and kill the bosses. You're locked out of nothing.
In fact, the fountainhead gives you access to the Attack Mask, which lets you exchange skill points for attack power.
7c7fc4 No.16373069
>>16372814
mudnigger lives are worthless anyway
3d53eb No.16373083
>>16373051
Thanks, I might just keep trying him though. I have gotten pretty damn close a couple of times now.
1b170b No.16373096
Does it matter which one of them I give the sakura droplet to?
fa611f No.16373240
>>16372945
Its a bullshit boss that exemplifies what is wrong with the game though.
He keeps jumping around with unflinching posture, doesn't react to parries and is impossible to stagger other than fireworks/firebarrel.
So you just have to parry/block him for 10 minutes taking a hit or two when the game decides you are allowed to participate and that's all.
"Oh look hes a shinobi just like you"
>His gimmicks/tools are not shit
>His blocking never fails
>He can dash in and out of range whenever he feels you went over your allowed number of parrying him
>He has actual techniques that have power and inflict damage
Meanwhile you, the player, just stand around like a turd, getting away from this cool dude and parrying/blocking a billion trillion times, but only when the game decides its your turn by letting him be hit.Chipping at him by the allowed amount in tiny itty bitty bruises until the game judges you have been doing it for long enough , then he dies in an in-engine cut-scene.
I didn't feel like I defeated a great opponent with terrible odds, or by lateral thinking or by pure skill or subterfuge. I just went though a fucking endurance test, that once you get it isn't even hard. Its just dull bullshit with pretty graphics.
Wait until you get to the final boss, it's like they ran out of budget or fucks to give and just put every gotcha bullshit into it.
<Ahh, fuck it. We cant be bothered to make a climax for this bullshit game, lets just take the worst parts of the rest of the game and make it obnoxious
<They'll be so glad they are done with it they will go NG+ just to shit on some samurai to blow steam.
>Gynormous healthbar with no mechanics other than block/parry/dodge then poke a hit or tow, and be snap-attack killed if you poke mor
>Terrain obscuring moves
>Weapons clipping into the ground obscuring moves
>Mostly snap attacks
>Mostly snap DASH attacks
>Random changes between the same move in the same phase having reasonable OR perfect 100% tracking
>Different moves with the same tell
>Unblockable non-perilous attacks
>Random hitbox fuckups on attacks that almost one shot you(hello there demon of fuck your blocking)
>Random weak ass slashes with no graphical momentum staggering you like you just got hit by a wound up swing
And padding.Motherfucking padding.
You know how in most bosses there is certain amount of getting to the boss parkour between tries? Well this time they put an idol literally in front of the fight, then moved the padding INTO the fight in an, without spoilers, unskippable segment of boilerplate.
1a1d81 No.16373249
>>16373069
I thought pozz brothers would have sympathy for each other.
1b170b No.16373419
Guardian Dong is making me his bitch. How do I stop this?
ffe3b3 No.16373430
>>16373240
You can sidestep and punish all of his attacks
a237de No.16373451
>>16373419
Headless or normal? Use firecrackers on the normal one, but make sure you DON'T use them back to back. Just firecracker, hit it till it gets up, and then run away for 20 seconds, it has a temporary immunity. Parry the overhead slam on the headless version (parrying any other hit is irrelevant, but the overhead makes it fall over for a few seconds).
1b170b No.16373480
>>16373451
I can get through the first phase but then I'm out of quicksilver bullets and then shit's fucked for spooky monkey.
a237de No.16373530
>>16373480
>quicksilver bullets
I have no idea what you are even talking about. But like I said you just parry his overhead or jump over his dive. Also run the fuck away from his roar, obviously.
88c801 No.16373543
>>16373240
Wolf is the shittiest shinobi that ever was. If you've made it this far then you've accepted how shit he is. If it wasn't for his immortality, the story would be over.
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." Bruce Lee
Wolf is the man who has done 10,000 kicks once.
Owl is the man who has done one kick 10,000 times.
Even the enemies reflect this.
>Your High Monk does fuck all, except when used in the air since you have no armor on it.
>Need emblems to swing your sword because Wolf is cheating with magic shinobi prosthetic powers somehow.
>Your sabermaru swing is double ass.
Meanwhile.
<Enemy Ninjas can do the entire high monk string with super armor.
<Their nightjar attacks are perfect.
<Their poison sabermaru attack actually has three stages , two of which knock back.
You've made it this far. Just press on, win and join the quagmire with the rest of us. It's a shallow victory, but hey , at least we can help people who still have hope.
>>16373480
>Quicksilver bullets
Umbassa.
1b170b No.16373565
>>16373530
>I have no idea what you are even talking about.
The spirit emblems. You either have enough for firecrackers or for spear but not for both.
2e3d33 No.16373581
>>16373480
Nigga how are you blowing all your emblems in the first phase? Seven stuns is way more than you need.
b0590c No.16373587
>>16373543
Quit being tsundere for Sekiro ya cunt.
a237de No.16373959
>>16373565
Why are you using the spear? Never use the spear.
236c19 No.16374047
>>16372253
That's because the "anime" artstyle doesn't have a lot of details. Male and female are a lot more interchangeable with that style. Its also because trap fetishists want the trap to be as passable as possible and in 2D, you can do that with ease.
>>16373480
Make sure you have pacifying agents of course to stop the terror effect. Phase 2 is easier because I feel he only has the terror AOE, the sliding attack and his weird floaty combo.
1b170b No.16374217
>>16373581
>Seven stuns is way more than you need.
I simply cannot fuck enough damage into bosses to take them down in reasonable time.
>>16373959
>Why are you using the spear?
So you can pull out Spooky Dong's worm and slap it around for massive posture damage.
17e9a4 No.16374816
Does anyone know if there's a limit to how many skill points you can earn?
I have some saved enough to augment my attack power by two but i'm not sure if i should save them to get skills instead
c8f6b2 No.16374867
>>16374816
No limit. If you want the cheevo go for skills, or if any of the skills look fun to you. I will say though that XP comes pretty damn slow, even with minimal to no deaths. Took me to NG+4 before I got every skill and only really ever lost XP in the first run and was killing every enemy each new cycle.
17e9a4 No.16374977
>>16374867
Well i don't mind grinding, while fighting the demon and later isshin i grinded a lot in the castle antechamber, played some podcasts while at it.
Thing is apparently after 20 the attack powers hits a cap and it becomes useless to invest skill points on it, didn't want to use skill points on attack if i can use memories in ng+.
c881e2 No.16375007
>>16371932
I mean its noticeable, but there are tons of skills to increase it and even then,
>Fighting True Monk for the 3rd-4th time
>Finally have his 1st phase down pat, time to work on phase 2
>Get him to 3/4, have to pop firecracker
>Fully charged double Ichimonji
>get an extra slice for good measure
>pop another firecracker
>Fully charged double Ichimonji
>get an extra slice for good measure
>pop another firecracker
>I do this 9 times in a fucking row
>Plow straight through phase 2
>Ash to the face does basically the same thing in phase 3
There are tons of easy ways to cheese some of the hardest bosses, the game is built to be exploited honestly.
620dd8 No.16375025
>>16375007
>Plow straight through phase 2
You know you can just hop on a branch and jump deathblow to skip phase 2, right? Hell! You can hop on a branch and jump deathblow to skip phase 1 too!
c881e2 No.16375026
>>16374217
Honestly save Guardian Ape for last.
All the other bosses for collecting the shit are significantly easier, both in combat and to cheese. You can go into Guardian ape with like 8 attack power, which helps a ton. I found Guardian Ape extreme bullshit as well, all I can offer is what I did.
>Guardian ape is way harder than spooky ape so use emblems in the former more than the latter as needed
>Use extended firecrackers
>When you firecrack, move BEHIND or to the side, sometimes he'll freak out and fall forward when you stun
>Always keep a lookout for his roars/running, lets you grapple and get a few shots in on him
>try to bait out his temper tantrum or huge diving grab, both are fairly easy to avoid
During spooky ape
>Make fucking sure you have the Spooky Gourd from the merchant near the drowned ghost village place, 5 free charges of terror resist and removing buildup
>Make fucking sure you have divine confetti
>Sugar can help too
>Spooky ape is retarded slow compared to his bro so you have a lot more time to just kite and bait out the lunging attack
>Also much easier to parry and block
>Just watch for that AE scream and fuck off immediately
If you can make it through Ape phase with 5 or so gourds, you can basically ignore confetti and tactics and just cheese the fight by running away, baiting a lunge, steal a few hits, then run. Headless is MUCH easier, and its your own stress that is killing you with him. Stay calm and kite.
c881e2 No.16375027
>>16375025
Clearly I did NOT fucking know that no. I'm not too bothered, for all the hype, it only took me 4-5 tries total. His patterns are super easy to parry, and except for the occasional tricky sweep or those ghost bois, nothing he had was a real threat.
620dd8 No.16375036
>>16375027
The illusory monk is a lot harder, recovers posture much faster.
That said, I still struggle with the perilous attacks, seems every combo can end in one or the other.
>His patterns
IT'S MA'AM!
c881e2 No.16375052
>>16375036
Pfffffffff.
But frankly, knowing you can just flat out skip phases is really helpful. Phase 1 just takes some practice, skip phase 2, and you could have 10 ash and 9 firecrackers purely for phase 3. Honestly you could probably keep THE FAT FUCKING WHALE stunlocked for the entirety of phase 3 if you wanted. Double Ichimonji is so broken, if you ever get high posture just pop a firecracker and charge one up full, boom, fixed.
27eecd No.16375579
>>16373952
>shota
Back to cuckchan for you.
ff697b No.16375936
>>16375579
The cuckchanners are here to stay anon, all the pedophilic lolifags came in from cuckchan and now their brothers in arms have come.
88c801 No.16376015
>>16373587
I can't help it. I'm beyond being angry or being disappointed with the game.
I got the plat. Acknowledged the flaws with the game. Mocked the losers who aren't even good enough to reach the flawed elements. Temporary banned from the Seikro reddit for spoilers.
Nothing left to do but give advice, warn people not to do stupid shit (ignore any guide that tells you to fight guardian ape 2 before getting the mortal blade.) and eventually, when I get off my ass, drawfag up some spicy memes.
>>16375036
Snap seeds actually stagger the Fake Monk , but you can only do it 10 times.
So, for shits and giggles wait for her danger sweep and pop a snap seed for a free combo. I mentioned earlier that illusions are transparent when you get up close to them, while ghosts are a dark purple shade of grey.
1b170b No.16376075
>>16376015
>>16373543
I'm sort of holding off on the game right now to see if we get any patches or DLC that changes anything for the better or at least gives us some more cheese options.
c3f06b No.16376086
>>16375579
What's so bad about shota all of a sudden?
4f5a6b No.16376221
Anyone else notice at least the scant historical allusions in this game? besides the general time period of the game being the Sengoku Jidai, the game hints at a more specific time being 1589, during the Siege of Kurokawa Castle where the actual Ashina Clan would meet their end in both the failed siege defense and subsequent retaliation against Date Masumune (1). Other than that, there is a possibility that the 'long dead clan' Lord Kuro is apart of could be the Ashikaga, unless there is more than one clan that references dragon's being granted powers there probably is, this is just a lucky search I got when seeing if Nioh Had a summary of the Ashina clan (2)
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Kurokawa_Castle
2) https://nioh.wiki.fextralife.com/Ashikaga
c3f06b No.16376283
>>16376221
Are you telling me that Dark Souls is not an accurate representation of the early middle ages?
236c19 No.16376290
>>16376075
Much like how Bloodborne added new stuff that really breathed life into the game, I expect Sekiro to do the same. But it shouldn't be this way, they have had 10 fucking years of making practically the same game and they still keep fucking up. New prosthetic tools, perhaps some item that gives you spirit emblems on hit with tools, maybe even a new primary weapon or two.
1b170b No.16376333
>>16376290
>maybe even a new primary weapon or two
A blood sword that gave you rally would be a complete game changer.
>they have had 10 fucking years of making practically the same game and they still keep fucking up.
They don't quite seem to be able to sift the good from the bad and so each new iteration is a mixed bag.
7cfac0 No.16376348
Is it just me or every single combat art except for the Ichimonji double is trash?
Seriously, the only ones that actually have a useful move use multiple spirit emblems per activation which instantly makes them 100% worthless.
236c19 No.16376395
>>16376348
Sadly they seem to be more for fun/cool factor than usefulness. Judgement Cut was rad, but doesn't do shit.
>>16376333
Maybe in another 10 years, Miyahacki can get it right.
aae290 No.16376448
>>16376348
I don't think you're alone. The biggest complaint with Sekiro, other than journos wanting an easy mode, is the lack of variety to combat compared to Dark Souls.
30cb21 No.16376600
>>16376348
I like the Buddhist palm strikes.
1b170b No.16376615
>>16376448
>the lack of variety to combat compared to Dark Souls.
It's like seeing a vid of someone doing a no armor, no leveling, no summoning, broken sword, parry only challenge run of a Souls game and thinking it's pretty cool. Then you realize that guy has hacked everyone else's copy of the game to force them to play the same way. That's boss combat in Sekiro.
43e5a6 No.16376655
>>16376221
Kuro is referred to as "Ryuujin no miko," which would mean he may simply be the preist(ess) who is next in line to placate the dragon and house it. Claiming divinity as a right to rule would be a big no-no if the capital caught word; I doubt any of the emperor's retainers would take that sitting down. With your speculation of it being set on or around 1598, Hideyoshi would be busy wrapping up the unification of Japan. The lack of any mention regarding the Date clan doesn't add up to your speculated time. If this were any other dev, you could probably look at the weapons and armor to get a better idea. But, this is Miyahacki we're talking about. Robert's dad makes no sense because the Ashina had no interaction with the nanban population. Ironically, it was the Date who had/have strong ties with Spain.
43e5a6 No.16376664
88c801 No.16376689
>>16376348
High Monk/ Ex-Strikes are actually pretty good for stunlocking enemies.
The problem is that you have zero armor on start up, so you have to jump in, which has a whole bunch of other issues.
>>16376448
I rather have fluid combat.
4498e6 No.16376690
>>16376086
There is no problem with /ss/.
ec05ba No.16376733
>>16376690
The day /ss/ becomes unwelcome on /v/ will be the day I know reddit has taken over.
055e4e No.16376752
Demon of Hatred is raping my fucking face, I just can't seem to find any window to get in without getting instantly deleted after phase 1
>>16376348
Ashina Cross with air arts rapes pretty much all mobs, even with no emblems. And beating that Iaido samurai miniboss in the dojo using nothing but that move was extremely fucking cool
43e5a6 No.16376764
>>16376733
Tell that to the fujoshits who post gay shotain this very thread, even. /ss/ with a woman not related by blood is best. Incest a shit for yids and gooks.
83fe45 No.16376794
All done, with the Immortal Severance ending anyway, although I can't imagine I'll be replaying this anytime soon. What a mixed bag.
>>16376348
The one that lets you imbue the sword with flame can be useful for a few fights later in the game, otherwise yes.
27eecd No.16376814
Mibu Village sure is…gross
ec05ba No.16376821
>>16376764
>/ss/ with a woman not related by blood is best. Incest a shit for yids and gooks.
This is completely true. Unfortunately it's rare to find /ss/ doujins that aren't incest.
4498e6 No.16376837
>>16376794
If you have the fire upgrade for the umbrella, it can block the fire to give you breathing room. For his stomp cone ground spread thing after charging away, you jump but way sooner than you think you need to. Or umbrella it. That attack got me more than the rest of his set. There was a lot of spiriting toward his legs and praying I make it under him in time to avoid attacks.
15f2c2 No.16376844
>>16376348
I liked doing the Nightjar Reversal Slash against the Demon of Hatred, good for getting in and spaces almost perfectly against his short range moves (presuming you time it right), also jumps over his sweep rush.
27eecd No.16376845
>>16376615
Not sure how I feel about all of this "Sekiro and Bloodborne in the same universe" art
27eecd No.16376848
>>16376086
The people calling him a "shota" instead of a kid or whatever want to fuck him. They are not referring to /ss/. These are gay cuckchanners.
Gays are not welcome on this /v/
c8056c No.16377136
What's the better choice mask fragment or Floating Passage?
70c18f No.16377166
>>16376848
Shota ain't gay; just ask any turban-headed adult male.
f17f0e No.16377184
>>16377136
mask fragment is some endgame item, you can skip it for now, Floating Passage is an underwhelming weapon art but its more useful to you currently than half a mask
83fe45 No.16377189
>>16377136
Floating Passage hardly does any damage and the fully-completed mask lets you upgrade Attack Power using Skill Points, so obviously the fragment
27eecd No.16377358
>>16377189
>floating passage feels like a fly landing on the enemy
Ichimonji is the way to go
17e9a4 No.16377367
>>16377189
>>16377358
>>16377184
I feel the complete opposite, i beat Isshin with floating passage, it allows you to attack 3 times and has a quick recovery it also looks cool, while on the other hand ichimonji is slow as fuck and looks dumb, couldn't recover fast enough and i'd get hit a lot.
27eecd No.16377379
>>16377367
It doesn't look dumb when you come down on an enemy with it from the sky and split their helm.
620dd8 No.16377390
>>16376348
Thought that too but now I'm all about that High Monk life, it's basically a Mikiri for sweeps.
>>16377184
Floating Passage is pretty nice when coupled with the Bestowal ninjutsu.
27eecd No.16377405
Where do you get the Vergil move?
620dd8 No.16377407
>>16377405
Shura ending final boss.
e669c6 No.16377441
>>16376848
How do you know so much about what faggots on cuckchan type?
236c19 No.16377458
>>16376752
He's pretty rough. When he glows and his ground slam, get ready to jump and grapple him. When he fucks off half way across the arena or tries to, haul ass and sprint over to him as fast as possible to avoid those ranged attacks. Beware his tracking foot stomps, dodge later than you think you do.
05b570 No.16377461
>>16376655
I still think 1589 could be the year. while it is true that there is no reference of the Date in the game, the soldiers in the casle are still talking about an upcoming battle, with the coversation about running low on salt hinting that they are cut off from any supply routes. Coupled with the damage seen on some of the castle outskirts, and the game's own intro saying the Ashina clan is near destruction, there is still a strong point that this is just a romanticization of the clan's fall. The lack of any true names of generals, Ashina clan heads, or references to the Date could be explained as the game trying to be self-contained in it's own story, without people wondering when Masumune is gonna show up and destroy everything, or wishing this was about a more signifigant battle. The only other piece of evidence that can confirm the date of 1589 would be translating the exact year the wounded Tengu meant by "Dragonspring Pilgrimage" to the zodiac lunar calendar on 1586, as the Estate fire was three years ago, but I have yet to do so as I don't know how the fuck to read that thing, let alone backwards. I'm not sure if you still stand by your post after correcting the dateWith lord kuro, I just assumed that he was with a clan rather than some priesthood as people are getting a bio of him that reference his association being the last heir of a long dead clan. Before hearing that, and even before I realized lord Kuro and the divine heir refered to the same person I thought he was the emperor's son that got kidnapped.I'm not to good with names
4f5a6b No.16377649
>>16377461
>>16376655
On the time subject again. It should also be noted that whatever Hideyoshi is doing right now, which is preparing conquest against the Hojo, it is actions that are independent of whatever Date Masumune is doing. I took the liberty to find better souces than Wikipedia. The only discrepancy is that the siege is now refereed to as a battle, and I'm not sure if that weakens my aurgument or strengthens is as this being the fight that the soldiers in the game are referencing.
The seige of Kurokawa and battle of Suriagehara being described as the culmination of a rivalry between the two clans
https://www.samurai-archives.com/battlesmain.html#kuro
The year events showcasing that these events are still likely to occur independent of each other
https://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=1589
And the picture, showing the distance of Kurokawa(A) and Odawara(B) Castle
236c19 No.16377977
NG+ and all endings complete. No way I'm grinding through other ones to get the skills. Both runs the malcontent's ring was bugged out and the warrior never appeared either, so I can't do all tools. Good game, but I've played enough. DLC is probably coming, probably a big memory about Owl.
442d93 No.16378014
>>16360550
Which demons souls locations were in bloodborne?
The only thing that comes to mind is the cut/unused arena for the cut/unused moon presence.
43e5a6 No.16378065
>>16377649
>they were independent from each other
Someone doesn't know their period history. The date clan rode on the Ashina by Hideyoshi's request. Masamune went to pay homage to Hideyoshi while he was planning the Odawara seige, to avoid capital punishment due to ignoring many requests for paying homage in the past. This was what got Masamune his dramatic first impression with Hideyoshi, as he showed up waering only a white kimono, and demanded Hideyoshi behead him for his previous insolence. Hideyoshi was so impressed by his recklessness and bravery that he chose not only to spare Masamune, but also reward him with the glory of taking Kurokawa and giving him the province that went with it.
You really are some sperg who washed up from reddit. Go suck v○○ti's cock and make shit theories elsewhere
4f5a6b No.16378147
>>16378065
> The date clan rode on the Ashina by Hideyoshi's request
where'd you get this? I'm genuinely curious as everything I'm reading makes it look like an independent action out of a clan rivalry, with Hideyoshi too focused on the Hojo and agry that the Masamune wasn't helping.
43e5a6 No.16378245
>>16378147
Got the time mixed up on Suriagehara, my apologies. Regardless of historical context, it is fairly clear that Hackazaki simply borrowed names. I think trying to draw exact historical parallels would be a waste of time again, unless youre some lorefag cunt like v○○ti the plagiarist. Even back to games like King's Field, From only borrows names and aesthetics and never care nor strive for historical accuracy.
Pls no more lorefag autism, take that to gamefags, lebbit, or youtube.
7aaa64 No.16378314
What's the best strategy for Owl Father?
93deab No.16378368
Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.
how does it feel that a lol casual is clowning on this game's broken stealth mechanic.
48b2fc No.16378401
>>16378314
I think i cheesed him by doing a charged attack every time he does that lunge attack where he jumps in the air.
I also deinstalled the game after beating him i might add.
27eecd No.16378409
>>16378368
I dont care. You're a fag.
27eecd No.16378464
Enemies that drop the most sen?
go
620dd8 No.16378637
>>16378314
To attack, I used the same openings as with the Great Shinobi fight. Mikiri his Shadowrush, his sweep is difficult to goomba stomp and I think Ichimonji Double is probably the best art for the fight unless you already cleared the game once and have Dragon Flash.
He has a 4 hit combo where he tosses firecrackers to slice them in mid-air, it's best to jump away but you can dodge forward if you're ballsy. His overhead slam is tricky - if you try to sidestep too early, he'll cancel it to side slash and a jumping slice if you back away too much.
fa611f No.16378670
>>16378314
Forget you are in a fight and focus on the rythm. Block/parry everything and wait for his sweep perilous attack, punish with your fav move and stick to him.Most of the time he will transition into a slow overhead stationary attack that can fit a couple of free hits.
Randomly in phase 2 or if you get distance in phase1 after punishing his perilous sweep, he will instead transition into snap dash attack bullshit.
Mikiri counter his super easy thrust. After a third of his HP is gone you can start actually damaging his posture without it resetting every time he leaps.
Phase 2 is basically the same but he will spam his bullshit fireworks unblockable sweep.
Hint: For some reason the firework sweep hitbox is wonky at close range and seems to mostly consider the edge for damage.
When he goes into the spirit owl just run around he will never ever hit you.Keep your cool, he will spam shurikens a lot more to poke you and use thoe bullshit powerful slashes of him that wreck your posture and stagger unless you parry.
When he extends his hand hes going to fire owl you and perilous thrust at the same time, just run away directly opposite and juke the owl like you would the big spirit balls.You can use your red gourd to keep high fire resistance during the whole second phase.
As I said in my previous post, its just an endurance fight where the enemy shinobi gets to do shit and you get to "experience" the refined product of straining From through Activision's putrid rectum.
You block and you parry, and you jump and dash when you are told to.Button-mash in between.
236c19 No.16378753
>>16378314
When he does his big charge move, get some free hits in, dodge to the side and then Ichimonji or use the axe combo. If you do Ichimonji Double, mash dodge during the second attack as you will dodge perfectly out of his counter attack. Run in when he uses the firecracker. His sweep seems very hard to counter with the jump but obviously jump it nonetheless.
Second phase, run around when he and the owl are blue, run in and punish after he lands. Jump the flaming owl and get ready for a mikiri, block or dodge with his follow up thrust attack. I think that's all he adds to phase 2.
a237de No.16379120
>>16378670
>>16378314
The FireOwl is considered a sweep attack, meaning you are supposed to jump over it.
8aff05 No.16379143
Finally beat it yesterday, got to Owl in like 30 minutes in NG+. You can run this game pretty damn fast since you can literally run past everything and don't have any more beads and shit to get in NG+.
8aff05 No.16379160
>>16378464
Best money farming and probably skill farming I found were:
Fountainhead Flower Watching idol, just run back through and one-hit the nobles, backstab the two warriors and have to fight two warriors while running back to the earlier idol, really good item and money drops.
Ashina stairway idol after ministry soldiers are there, grapple to the tower, backstab, drop down and backstab, then backstab the three guys outside the gate and reset at idol, 600 per soldier and 1200 for flamethrower guy. About one skill level in a few minutes and maybe 10-15k sen.
27eecd No.16379168
>>16379160
Not there yet. I'm still fucking around in Mibu Village.
8aff05 No.16379190
>>16373240
Both Owl 2nd and final boss were great, I don't agree with any of your points. You can jump in constantly with two or three swings to Owl for example and sidestep almost everything for damage. Maybe you're just not thinking right about the gameplay.
8aff05 No.16379205
>>16379168
Then I'd suggest Senpou temple, from the first idol and up the stone steps there are tons of monks who you can backstab, then just homeward idol back, I'd say the money could be good after a while.
4498e6 No.16380018
Three endings down and drained of the will to go for the last.
efd158 No.16380153
>>16379168
>>16379205
Additionally if you can get to the top of the temple grounds you can find the monk combat arts which has two passive skills that increase money and item drops.
fa611f No.16380215
>>16379120
You can, but hes gonna thrust immediately after launching the owl anyway, so IMO its just a big fat risk of missing the mikiri and getting oneshot, for very little reward
efd158 No.16381015
Where can a nigga get some adamantite scrap?
8aff05 No.16381938
>>16380215
The thrust isn't immediately afterward, and how can you fuck up a mikiri counter if you know its coming? You can even press the button long before the actual attack is near you and it counters.
fa611f No.16382000
>>16381938
You played yourself.
This is how I know you are bait.
That particular thrust is buggy, notorious for not responding well to mikiri.Not that the game punishes you for it, you simply dash past him, the sword hitting you,not taking a hit or dmg, but not getting a mikiri counter either.
866780 No.16382104
>>16363925
I think I need some help understanding the Parry/Dodge -> Posture thing.
I was trying the Butterfly lady and already got past the Horse "You shall not pass" guy.
I have some content open and took sometime to experiment instead of progressing and… I don't think I understand Posture/Vitality at all.
For instance, when I dodge Mrs. Butterfly shit and then counter-slash, shouldn't it deal a large amount of Posture damage? Instead, it deals about the same Vitality and Posture damage, but there's a tip right before the fight that says Dodge+Counter Slash deal Vitality damage so their Posture doesn't recover as fast.
I then tried using dodge some more on other enemies, and… it's the same. They lose more Posture from hammering on them with an Axe or just Sabimaru. Doging keeps me safe, but that's about it. Also, dodging side ways keeps me safe 90% of the time, but dodging backwards is a death sentence pratically anywhere. I'm not even sure why that's a thing, if only the backwards dodge covered more distance, it would be a move that's safer but doesn't open up attack.
Also, if I shuriken Butterfly Lady, she falls down (sometimes, others she just gives me the finger) and… should I be able to do something there? She usually gets up quite fast, and the Posture damage it deals is better, but not impressive.
Lastly: the Mikiri Counter. After I unlocked it, I I failed to do it several times before randomly landing on on the Shadow LongSwordsman (and I'm pretty sure I'm still too weak to take him on). I liked the animation and took time to find spear-wielding enemies to practice. I nailed it down after a while (the flash of the spear is a nice touch) but… two questions:
>Does it only work on thrust attacks?
I think I did it to a sword-wielding enemy, but I wasn't sure if it was a thrust attack or not
>Is it even usefull?
Before the Shadow Longswordsman guy, there's some big spear-wielding general. I can land a Mikiri Counter perfectly on all his attacks, but everytime I do, he steps back and I'm catapulted 20 meters back, no chance to riposte. Is the Posture damage from the Mikiri Counter itself ALL I can do with that move? I even tried that "throw shuriken + chase" to close the distance afterwards, but the counter's animation takes a long time to let me control Wolf again so whenever I do this, I charge straight into his spear and lose 3/4 of my life (which is probably a good sign that this is another boss out of my league for now).
Also: did the game troll the fuck out of me with that Buddha bell offering dream-sequence? I noticed the enemies being remarkably stronger than the rest I was encountering in other areas, but when that Drunkard boss one-shots me with a non-telegraphed move, I couldn't help but get Painted World flashbacks.
620dd8 No.16382155
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Got the Shura ending. Bosses aren't particularly difficult. Emma is built for bullying besides a very fast approaching slice, a very delayed thrust and a grab that can anti-air your ass and was probably the thing that gave me the most trouble. For the most part, you'll plow through maybe spending one gourd.
Isshin is mostly very similar to phase 1 of Kensei Isshin but has a few nuances that IMHO make him a lot harder, namely how can sidestep and immediately counter a swing and he'll usually follow with a grab that like with the previous fight is what nailed my ass most of the time because my instinct is to jump away which does not work. Phase 2 adds some crazy attacks, the fire stomp can track to a extent so you gotta run to the side and when does Firestorm+MOTIVATED Slice the best thing is to just Suzaku like a bitch and wait for it to end.
Shura ending is pretty cool.
>>16382000 (checked)
>That particular thrust is buggy, notorious for not responding well to mikiri.
Incidentally both Isshin and Kensei Isshin have a perilous thrust telegraphed by taking a few slow steps to the right and 9/10 Mikiri whiffs, Sekiro just dodges past.
>>16382104
>Posture and Vitality
The gist of it is that the less HP, the more posture takes to recover or it won't recover at all at some point, this goes for you as well so for some bosses it's important to keep HP over 75%. So basically, for some enemies, you'll need to damage their HP significantly to lower their posture recovery, Juzou the Drunkard is the perfect example of this.
For the most part dodging is not the ideal option but it can be essential for some encounters, again, those that are more about dealing HP damage until deflecting becomes important and your defense is now tactically valuable.
>Mikiri Counter
Arguably one of the best skills in the game. It works on every thrust attack be it sword, spear, kick etc. Yes its value is in the increased posture damage, not dealing vitality damage though it can create openings, some enemies will bounce back. Mikuri is very lenient but always be attentive of the actual animation because sometimes the attack is delayed and you might have to wait until the kanji disappears to press a button while other times it's immediate.
Overall, be aware that deflecting does not break a enemy's attack string, something I learned after dying a gazillion times to Juzou.
620dd8 No.16382165
Some more random stuff because why not?
620dd8 No.16382172
Shit, meant to spoiler not sage.
17e9a4 No.16382175
>>16382155
Are the pictures ending spoilers?
620dd8 No.16382181
>>16382175
No, just Shura bosses and the regular final boss.
17e9a4 No.16382184
>>16382181
Cool, i needed some wallpapers
620dd8 No.16382205
>>16382184
I gotta admit I used this promo screenshot as a wallpaper for a bit.
Side note, something I forgot mentioning - if what we already saw wasn't enough, the Shura ending does a really good job at underlining how much a of treacherous piece of shit The Owl really is. Emma appears and he's all "Oh I wouldn't dare raise my hand at Master Dougen's daughter." and then tosses a bunch of concealed shurikens at her. Fucker gets his comeuppance though and just as when we're about to know his real name.
b71b9b No.16382562
>>16382205
That's not even the half it. Who do you think stabbed you at Hirata Estate? And then the fucker has the audacity to pretend nothing happened and command you to join him.
27eecd No.16382571
Journiggers still can't let go of Sekiro kicking their ass.
>On the surface a side-scrolling 2D shooter along the lines of Not a Hero, with the violence of Hotline Miami sounds incredible, right? In reality, Katana Zero is much, much better than that, because it's ability to make you feel like a badass over and over again is incredible. And it does so in a much more succinct and successful way than something like Sekiro ever could.
https://www.gamesradar.com/katana-zero-makes-you-feel-badass-in-a-way-that-sekiro-never-can/
fa611f No.16382602
>>16382562
To be fair, the price hes after is a big one.
I'd take eyes from my grandmas eyesockets for everlasting life and nigh indestructibility.
AFAIK Kuro needs to man the fuck up, coordinate a crying schedule to regularly cleanse dragonrot and aim for world domination.
His gormless fuck of a bodyguard defeated several gods with naught but a fraction of the skillset of real shinobi.Imagine what an immortal army and a few living legends could do.
Fuck it, take every citizen under oath.Let the filthy mortals from outside perish to dragonrot.
8aff05 No.16382977
>>16382000
If it's a known issue then it has never happened to me, not baiting at all, anon. I always just jumped the fire owl straight up, and waited for the indicator and pressed for mikiri, 100% time no issues for me.
But if you have issues with it just hide behind a pillar or get far away so the thrust won't hit.
17e9a4 No.16383033
So how does vitality really work? because bosses seem to do damage on %
>>16382571
So that's the Sekiro of sidescrollers?
b71b9b No.16383165
>>16382602
That's the whole point of the story though, Kuro's problem with this power is how it robs men of their morality to the point where they become monsters.
>>16382977
Am I the only one who thinks it's strange that Father Owl 2nd phase is a lot easier than the first. The first phase he rushes you down non stop and then 2nd he just keeps jumping out of his owl for an easy punish and does that easy ass burning owl move.
Also the spiral spear rapes the shit out of him.
17e9a4 No.16383268
>>16383165
>Also the spiral spear rapes the shit out of him.
2185fc No.16383339
Does Gyoubu get harder after the first deathblow or am I just really unlucky?
17e9a4 No.16383428
>>16383339
You must be unlucky cause he's easy as fuck, way too easy honestly
efd158 No.16383573
>>16382000
>when you just want to feed a giant carp but you end up summoning best girl of the cosmos
2185fc No.16383611
>>16383428
I killed him, but I had to change the strategy after the first deathblow. First one is piss easy, but then he changes his fight just enough to throw me off.
620dd8 No.16384000
>>16382562
>Who do you think stabbed you at Hirata Estate?
Headless. It's always Headless.
>>16383033
>So that's the Sekiro of sidescrollers?
I thought Dark Souls was already the Sekiro of Cupheads. Or was it the Cuphead of Sekiros?
b8e7a2 No.16386669
>Sekiro Threads die twice
死
ffe3b3 No.16386917
>>16382205
>expecting honurabe behaviour from a shinobi
take a look at this baka gaijin
efd158 No.16386939
>>16386917
Just because you're a sneeki breeki ninja doesn't mean that you have to be a complete faggot about it.
866780 No.16386982
>>16386939
Yes. Yes it does.
You're a little twig of a person, you know that fuke hueg guy only has to grab you to turn you into ninja-flour shittake.
What do you do? Walk up to him, draw your sword and say "Bring it on!"?
Fuck no. You're gonna stalk him. Kill his friends one by one, and the moment he looks around wondering where everyone is, you lunge from the shadows, stab him and poison the wound.
When he turns towards you, half-dead, poisoned and alone, that's the moment you say "bring it on".
Honor is for foolish Samurai, so they can die young and prideful. To the ninja, wisdom and cunning are his tools.
620dd8 No.16387122
>>16386982
Owl IS the fuke hueg guy. Of all the giga niggas in Hinomoto, he's the giggest.
620dd8 No.16389396
New patch. RIP kick counters and Blazing Bullshit
Improvements to Strategic Approaches
Adjusted the efficiency and Spirit Emblem cost of the following to encourage usage and diversity of approach:
Prosthetic Tools: “Lazulite Sacred Flame,” “Loaded Axe” series, “Sparking Axe,” “Lazulite Axe”
Combat Arts: “Ashina Cross,” “Dragon Flash,” “One Mind,” “Floating Passage,” “Spiral Cloud Passage,” “Mortal Draw,” “Empowered Mortal Draw”
Items: “Spiritfall” series
Reduced the Posture damage dealt by the first hit of the Combat Arts “Senpou Leaping Kicks” and “High Monk” as it was causing more damage than intended in certain cases. Posture damage dealt in the latter-half of the combo has been increased.
Increased the Poison build-up dealt by the Prosthetic Tool “Sabimaru” against enemies that were intended to be weak against it.
Increased the drop rate of “Divine Confetti” for Fencers in Ashina Castle.
Adjusted loading screen tips and tutorial text, as well as adding new text.
Other Fixes
Slightly reduced Posture and Vitality of Blazing Bull in order to improve game pacing and balance time in combat.
Lowered the price of information sold by Anayama the Peddler.
The Chained Ogre inside Ashina Castle is now Red Eyed.
Fixed a bug where “Gokan’s Sugar” and “Gokan’s Spiritfall” were not mitigating player Posture damage taken while guarding or deflecting enemy attacks.
Fixed a bug where system crashes could cause save data to become corrupted on PC.
Fixed a bug where certain enemies would sometimes stop attacking the player.
Fixed a bug where certain actions could not be performed after reconfiguring the controls.
Fixed certain bugs that were allowing the player to access unexpected areas, which could result in becoming unable to obtain items or make further progress.
Fixed cases of certain text being displayed incorrectly.
Improved stability.
Improved performance.
Other various bug fixes.
efd158 No.16389425
>>16389396
Is this patch PC only or has it made it to console too?
620dd8 No.16389428
>>16389425
PC and consoles. Drops today at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET.
17e9a4 No.16389519
>>16389396
No talk about fixing some of the cheese?
16999b No.16389559
>>16389396
>The Chained Ogre inside Ashina Castle is now Red Eyed.
I thought this was some deepest lore before
ffe3b3 No.16390056
>>16389396
>Ashina Cross buff
>It's already my go to skill
Let's fucking go.
I guess I have to thank Ichimonjifags for propping it up so much they decided to buff more patrician skills
27eecd No.16393406
Made color edits to someone's fanart. I find myself listening to the Katana Zero ost alot while I play Sekiro.
dedc52 No.16393734
I finally started playing this. It took me ~25 attempts to kill the red oni. Now I'm up to oni gyoubu and it's just hopeless. Getting totally raped.
This is harder than dark souls because you can't even power level.
17e9a4 No.16394083
>>16393734
Gyobu is easy as fuck, if you're failing then you're probably just doing it wrong also late game you can grind for more attack but yeah you'll have to get good