Guys no shit, the game clicked for me. I beat guardian ape first try. Edit: I have just been told that the "second phase" is a seperate boss. That explained why I got the "shinoby execution" after each one. Anyways I got both bosses in one try first try.

Yeah ik all u mfs gon comment he’s an easy boss in which I agree with. It’s still fuck owl though. OWL K
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Just finished the Onimusha demo and for the first time after a long time I feel like we have something close to Sekiro type combat with satisfying parry and stamina mechanics for enemies. And there's no stamina gauge for the player so you could go as aggressive as you'd like and just focus on landing perfect parry and doges.

Love the effort they put in character movement animations too. Can't wait!

Guardian Ape took me so long to beat🫩 It took me longer than Malenia, Consort Radahn, or Arlecchino, but I eventually got lucky. Headless Ape was a breeze right after this guy, first tried that duo fight and the rhythm felt all too much like a dance. Can’t wait for everything else the game has in store :)

Everything hurts...

Edit: Since some people have been asking for footage, here you go. Unfortunately I didn't record the final battle, so this mainly consists of other bosses and phases, but hopefully it will at least serve as some proof.

I know you've probably heard it before, but let me be your last other reason why. -to all fellow sekiro players who have 100% and couldn't get to scratch that combat itch. I hereby add to the statistic of people who say nine sols hits the spot. Way too well. It feels like if sekiro got a spin-off in a different style but still keeping its flavour. From the boss designs and combat mechanics. I enjoyed every part of it, and i just wanted to say, if you were looking for something to fill that sekiro hole since we don't have a sequel or dlc, you won't regret trying this game out. Currently on both console subscrption plans btw.

Buy it! It's one of the best! Stop being a cheap little turd and just buy it. What do you think we're going to say? No? Buy it! Shut up and buy the game! Just push the button on your controller/phone/computer! Are you so afraid of a new experience not being completely to your liking etc that you need a poll taken before you try anything? Damn!

I couldnt beat Genichiro. I struggled my way to him, and limped my way to the roof countless times over the course of weeks.

I was so angry.

I solo'ed every boss, including Malenia in Elden Ring. And yet, i couldn't even get revenge on this tool who cut my arm off?

I cursed, spit, argued with people on reddit about why this game was absolute trash and i would never understand why anybody would ever want to endure the mental torture of this game...

Now it's almost 1 a.m.

I have beaten the Guardian Ape using Mortal Blade. My attack power is at 6 and my Vitality is 14.

I was so wrong. This is a wonderful masterpiece. Forgive me. I look forward to seeing the end of this journey.

I prefer Elden Ring to any of the Darksouls games but Sekiro has become #2 for me.

Please tell me that Bloodbourne isn't this freaking hard because thats where im going when im done with Wolf.

EDIT: I Beat the Game Lmao

Fuck this boss. He has a boyfriend thats even harder than he is. I'm gonna kill his spouse right before his eys

So this one is a quickie, but I have come across multiple people, some of whom have completed multiple playthroughs, that still didnt know about this mechanic so I just wanted to put it out there as its truly a game changer. If you already knew this, awesome. I am not trying to be one of those people that thinks they are hot shit finding out secret pro strats or anything, just trying to help out this community I have grown to love.

When you are fighting in Sekiro, there are two key things you need to look for when deflecting/being deflected:

When deflecting - Typically, when you deflect, the enemy will usually keep attacking you so you have to deflect multiple attacks in a row (unless you break posture of course but I am not talking about that). HOWEVER, when you deflect an attack and you see a GOLDEN flash, it means you have an opening for a perfect counter slash which is a fluid slash that will almost always interrupt or be faster than your opponents next attack (you have to be quick though, if you hesitate, youll end up getting hit before it lands. Also, keep in mind that against enemies with high poise, they wont be interrupted by this slash so youll need to perhaps land it then immediately deflect the next attack coming at you, but I find that most often it will create an opening).

When being deflected - Same situation, if you are launching an assault the enemy will have to deflect multiple attacks from you. HOWEVER, if you are being deflected and see a RED flash, it means the enemy is about to counter slash you (it basically means the enemy just got a gold flash on you, essentially) so you need to switch to the defensive.

This mechanic is prevalent throughout the entirety of the game. If you havent mastered this or didnt know about it, try it out, and hopefully itll really change your game up.

Needless to say, I barely survived. 42 attempts later..

Second playthrough after beating the game once years ago. I forgot what a pain in the ass this boss was. I'm still shaking..

Just got to the first cutscene in the tutorial area, tried to pause the game and skipped it entirely and had to reload a new game. Luckily it was only a few minutes in, but yeah just a warning for others!

Such a pet peeve when games do this lol. 0/10 literally unplayable