Sekiro Is A Masterpiece [A Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Retrospective]
Sekiro is a masterpiece. In this retrospective video essay, I want to explore the impact of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, FromSoftware's brilliant shinobi-themed adventure game. Hot off the heels of their success with the Soulsborne games (Demon's Souls, the Dark Souls trilogy & Bloodborne) FromSoftware released Sekiro in 2019 to a mixed reaction. Sekiro deviated away from the popular Soulsborne formula quite significantly, leaving a few players disappointed and leaving a few media outlets calling for an easy mode. I want to try to justify every single change that Sekiro made to that FromSoft formula by arguing that all changes work exceedingly well and push the Soulsborne style into a fresh, interesting direction. If you enjoyed please consider giving the video a like and subscribing for more in the future. Chapters :- 00:00 Introduction 03:38 Combat 11:42 Movement 17:07 Bosses 22:47 Setting & Lore 32:02 What's missing? 36:18 Negatives 38:51 Conclusion My Twitter :- / thejohnnyvector Music Credits :- All background music is from the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice soundtrack. In order of appearance: "Main Menu", "Gyoubu Oniwa", "Sunken Valley", "The Owl", "Senpou Temple, Mt. Kongo", "Fountainhead Palace", "Children of Rejuvenation" A few pieces of Sekiro footage are from the following channels: THE GAMER EYES ( / @thegamereyes ) 옹발이 ONGBAL ( / @_ongbal ) IGN ( / ign ) Boss Fight Database ( / bossfightdatabase ) FightinCowboy ( / fightincowboy713 ) Vanguard of Calamity ( / @vanguardofcalamity ) A few pieces of Dark Souls 2 footage are from the following channels: Matthewmatosis ( / matthewmatosis ) Otzdarva ( / otzdarva ) BlueLizardJello ( / itsbluelizardjello )

What Makes Sekiro So SPECIAL!?

Sekiro is Perfectly Balanced

Don't Drink the Water in Sekiro

I Played Demon's Souls as a Therapist... I Didn't Expect This

Elden Ring Critique - FromSoft's Troubled Masterpiece

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Retrospective

Why Sekiro is TOO HARD ¦ Examining the “Skill Issue”

Is Sekiro Too Hard?

50 Things You Missed in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Top 10 Reasons People are BAD At Sekiro

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Retrospective - Art is Strength

Sekiro is BRILLIANT... And Made Everything Worse

Glitches you can do in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Sekiro in 2025: Has It Aged Well?

Sekiro's Parry and Other Pursuits of Perfection

Can You Beat Sekiro... N͔͔̥̺̞̿͊̇o͙͙̙̘̙ͤͫ͞ṛ̣̬̫̍͌ͩ͟m̰̰̹͚̙̂ͦ͗͠a͔͔̜̗̦ͩ̅̎l͖͖̰̝ͭ̀͘l͖͖̰̝ͭ̀͘y͙͙̪̰ͫ͌́

Bloodborne Is Genius, And Here's Why

10 Things I Hate: Sekiro

Sekiro Ruined Dark Souls For Me

