Sekiro: Shadow die twice is another game from the FromSoftware which developed games like bloodborne and Dark soul series but unlike the bloodborne and soul series which was multiplayer games, Sekiro: Shadow die twice is a single player game. This is an action adventure game that is different from the others based on storytelling as it lets you chose your path for vengeance.
Introduction
Sekiro: Shadow die twice is an action adventure game that is played on the third person point of view. The Sekiro: Shadow die twice is developed by FromSoftware and published by Activision. The game was released on March 22nd, 2019 in Play Station 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows. The game is set on 16th century federal Japan when the fight between the samurais are at its peak. The story follows a warrior named “Wolf” who has sworn to protect a Young Lord Kuro who has the power of divinity through an ancient bloodline. The player has to go to major extremes to protect Kuro and power he possesses that many vicious enemies want. You have to fight many such enemies to protect Kuro along with trying to get vengeance for himself on Ashina Clan.
Plot
A nameless orphan was adopted and named “wolf” by a wandering shinobi named Ukonzaemon Usui also known as “Owl” in the war-crazed Japan where a warlord Isshin Ashina wanted to take control of the land of Ashina for himself from the ministry and so to achieve his goals he stage d a coup and seized the control. Wolf was trained relentlessly by Owl, two decades later he started to serve a Young Lord Kuro who has Dragon Heritage, as his bodyguard. While the Ashina clan is collapsing due to the elderly Isshin having fallen ill and all the enemies of the clan trying to seize power for themselves.
Genichiro, Isshin’s grandson in a desperate attempt to save his calm seeks out the Divine heir so he can use Kuro’s Dragon heritage to create an immortal army. Genichero and Wolf met in a fierce battle which left Wolf in the brink of death and even he lost his left arm in the battle earning him the name of “One armed wolf” But due to him having the dragon’s blood in him which he received three years ago from Kuro, he wakes up in a temple where he meets sculpture, who made a prosthetic arm that he can use a various weapons throughout the game and a former shinobi named Sekijo who has retired from being a shinobi and now craves buddha.
Wolf now disfigured, disgraced and dishonored; Wolf wants to take revenge on the Ashina Clan, However, the prosthetic arm the sculpture made for him become one of his greatest strength with an arsenal of deadly prosthetic tools and powerful ninja abilities that grants him. With the prosthetic arm, Wolf once again assaults Ashina Castle and this time manage to defeat Genichiro, though Genichiro escaped by drinking rejuvenating waters, which is a replica of Dragon’s blood. Kuro now free can leave Ashina. Instead, he wishes to perform “Immortal Severance” ritual that would remove his dragon heritage and prevent anybody else from gaining immortality through him.
While reluctant wolf decides to help his master and thus embark on a journey to find necessary components for the ritual, including a blade that can cut immortal being named “Mortal Blade.” While on the journey wolf has to choose between many hard choices, his loyalty to Kuro was tested, and many more things happen that help Wolf growing in many ways.
Gameplay
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a heavily combat action Adventure from a third person view. The combat happens using the Katana, so rather than attacking to lessen the enemy’s health point they have to attack their postures and balance players has to parried with their opponent until they find an opening to give the final death blow.
The prosthetic arm can be turned into various weapons collected by Wolf throughout his missions. However, he needs to bring the weapon to the sculpture so that it can be attached to his prosthetic arms. The retired shinobi Sekiro proves to be a very good sparring partner if you need to check out your new weapon. Sekiro also includes gear upgrading, a skill tree, and limited ability customization.
Sekiro: Shadow Die twice also use stealth elements, if a player gets in range of their enemy undetected then they can land the final blow on their enemies immediately, killing them on the spot. The player has a various range of exploring their weapons on their prosthetic arms such as the wind shuriken, grappling hook, etc. if a character dies then they have the ability to revive on the spot if they have the resurrection power which is stored by defeating enemies, However the player will lose their skill by half.
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Character Description
Wolf:- The main character that the players have to play as in the story. He is trained to be a warrior from an early age and becomes the personal bodyguard of a Young Lord Kuro that many people seek to gain access to his powers.
Kuro:- The Divine heir who has Dragon’s heritage, and many people are interested in his power, including Genichiro. He received Wolf as his bodyguard who is loyal to him to death.
Genichiro:- Genichiro is the commander of Ashina Clan that is on the brink of destruction, so to save his clan he wants to use Kuro’s blood to make an immortal army.
Isshin Ashina:- The man who conquered Ashina by staging a coup.
Ukonzaemon Usui “Owl”:- A samurai who adopted a nameless orphan and named him “wolf” also trained him in combat.
Sculpture:- A priest who made the prosthetic arm for wolf and maintained the arm for him throughout the game.
Sekiro:- A retired samurai who lives in the temple craving the statue of the Buddha.
Collectors Edition:
The collector’s edition is for those who are invested on the game, spend maximum hours playing the game, doing all the cost and want all the toys and everything the producers has to offer, It comes as costly as you can imagine with all the items the company offers:-
Full Game
7″ Shinobi Statue
Steel Book
Collectible Artbook
Map
Digital Soundtrack
Replica Game Coins
System Requirement
The Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice needs the minimum requirements in a system:-
– OS: Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 | AMD FX-6300
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | AMD Radeon HD 7950
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 25 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11 Compatible
– OS: Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K | AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 570
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 25 GB available space
Sound card: DirectX 11 Compatible
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Pros and cons
Pros
- The combat-heavy game needs the player to be more aggressive and offensive if they plan to win the game.
- The world is filled with too many secrets that didn’t let the player get bored with this easily.
- The story that gives you choices to choose your course of action and then facing the consequence.
- The visuals are too great that it feels that we step in 16th-century Japan.
Cryptic side quest
Cons
- The punishing gameplay that leaves the players frustrated sometimes, but still, those who love the challenge are sure to come for more.
- Sekiro: Shadow die twice doesn’t have multiplayer.
Summary
Sekiro: Shadow die twice is definitely punishing game that is even harder the Dark Souls, but then again while some would not like the game as it gets harder the more you play and won’t be complete it, some players love the difficulty factor that this game presents. This is one of the great game that has been nominated for over 50 awards and the game sold in millions all over the world after it’s release. The story is gripping with all the various choice for the player; they get to explore the 16th-century Sengoku Japan with amazing visual FromSoftware provides.
In the land of 16th century Japan a brutal period of constant life and death conflict, Wolf comes face to face with larger than life foes in a dark and twisted world. The story is about a Lord and his retainer’s undying loyalty, sentimental value for Sengoku-Era japan. And the more players explore, the more invested they get on the story.
