Buddha. Please comment with Buddha to help me pronounce it correctly, I am very sorry It's time to revisit Sekiro. I would never have picked this game up again if it hadnt won WWMii earlier this year. This is the hardest game I've ever played, and I hope everyone enjoys the highlights
Congrats for beating it. I wasn't sure you were gonna play it, but we are happy you didn't drop it and hope you had a fun time. This is one of my favorite games of all time.
"One of From Software's approval standard is that 'Miyazaki can play through the game by himself.' After all, Miyazaki is not so good at action games" - From Software Congrats! You're now at least as good at video games as a 50 year old japanese man.
@@treacle4617 Miyazaki plays the games he makes pre-release. That quote is often taken a bit out of context, because Miyazaki states that he designs games he would enjoy himself, but he usually doesn't play them after release because he can't experience them like a new player would anymore.
@@johnkalyvas4838that’s such a tragedy. Imagine crafting such perfect worlds with surprises around every corner but never being able to see the magic. Critical of every little error and not being able to properly enjoy the experience because you made it yourself
@@user-ns4zm8qe9p I've made a few games (well, virtual environments to dick around in in VR, they'd make very boring games) and this is so real! I got into it because I couldn't find what I wanted, especially in VR, and wanted to create little worlds just how I wanted that were perfect to explore. And it was a fun process, but you can't explore something you made yourself, I know where all the little touches are, I know how it all works and while it's cool it was a sad day when I realised I couldn't build the perfect experience without ruining it
@@RTGame Just so you know, there's an even better version of Owl, easily my single most favourite Fromsoft boss of them all. You just need to speedrun NG+ and betray Kuro now to unlock all the gauntlets, Inner Owl is in one of them. Trust me, NG+ is super easy in Sekiro since it's a rhythm game and you've already learned all the boss rhythms.
The Owl fight rules, all 3 of them. I think the moment I found out I loved the boss was when I found out he had all the tools the player does but uses them against you. Mikiri Countering my own thrust attack was a moment of panic and catharsism. And the music in the Estate fight is a beautiful track.
@@RTGameowl is a weird one. Inner owl remains one of the most POS bosses ever designed imo. The man just doesn't do anything by the book. Highly recommend fighting him, he's a treat to simply learn from.
Fun Fact! while keeping track of the spreadsheet (counting the stats seen at the end of the video 2:28:20 ), the discord professors had made the right side of the document a shitpost dump, it got so bad to the point we had to make rules. For a Google Sheets file.
Us irish use it as just another way to say "that guy" lol. Never really thought about it until a Spanish friend of mine pointed it out a while ago lol because they had no idea who "your man" is😂
@@northwind115 Yeah it's super common here in Scotland too though more of a "yer man" it's funny how things can be so normal to you but totally weird to other cultures
i always thought it was weird when my booted up crash banooca on the PSone from the attic as a young whippersnapper and my parents called the extra lives "extra men" _(am english)_
I just find it quite funny that the “Sword” Saint fights you with not just a sword, but a spear, a gun, lightning, and apparently he unlocks your camera as well.
The hardest thing to get used to in Sekiro: Abandoning all reason and deflecting a gigantic monkey with a sword with your katana is safer than dodging out of the way.
The Hollow Knight playthrough also surprised me. He didn’t use spells cause he wasn’t comfortable with using them and instead used his soul for healing. He also recognized that compass is the best charm ;)
@@gunnarschlichting9886the duality of RT in TotK: Dies to a ledge. Proceeds to go to the most difficult area in the game while heavily underleveled and survived.
Fun fact: When RT got the firecrackers and read the description talking about “Little Robert” and the search of immortality to cure him alongside his father, RT jokes about it being important to the lore for later on Fast forward a bit and he fights the armoured warrior on the bridge who upon killing the player says something along the lines of ‘finding the waters of immortality’, this is actually (Little) Roberts father. Nothing important story wise but it’s a nice detail if you pay attention
@@honest_126 at some point in the video there’s an item (I think it was one of the prayer bead necklaces) the description mentions Robert and RT refers to the fight on the bridge, so at some point he figured it out one way or another but still a pretty missable detail
@@honest_126 Sekiro is a game with heavy emphasis on the themes of Buddhism. Immortality leads to stagnation and as seen with the Headless Ape and Corrupted Monk's 3rd phase, you lose yourself in the desperation of trying to live forever. That's actually why the Purification ending is my favorite. Sekiro breaks his immortality and sacrifices himself so that Kuro can live a normal life of his own accord.
My favorite little detail is that at the beginning when you first fight genichiro you can see sekiro miss his blade when unsheathing. And when you fight him at the end of the game he unsheathes perfectly.
@@honest_126 it’s a very small detail but since wolf was very weak at the beginning of the game after the whole thing with lady butterfly, he slightly missed the hilt of his katana showing how not well off he was, but at the end of the game when you confront genichiro for the last time he perfectly unsheathed his sword showing how far he came. And I thought it was just a bit neat
It's a small touch, but it's one of those subtle details I really like. Both you and Sekiro are literally starting out of touch, and by the end you've both mastered the game to the point that Genichiro by the end is just a nuisance to get to Isshin.
Also when you get Kuro from Genichiro at ashina castle for the first time he draws his blade slowly but surely, he's getting the feeling back but isn't fully there
The sound design of this game's combat is some of the best in the genre. Up there with DMC's Royal Guard or Metal Gear Rising's Zandatsu. I think my favorite SFX is whenever lightning is involved, as well as the danger sound that pops up whenever the enemy is about to perform a Thrust. It's like a jumpscare but in the best ways.
You should give it a shot! It has an extremely high skill floor, but a nearly unlimited skill ceiling. I honestly hated it the first week I was playing it, but now it's probably my favorite game of all time lol. I just replay it endlessly and jump on every day to fight bosses in the simulation/reflections
Cloe being an absolute unit in editing RT's Streams in record time, as always Love and appreciate ya both! Stay hydrated and fed, get enough sleep, take a break, keep ya meat suit pumpin' :o]
Cloe edited a total of 5 streams containing 1 day 5 hours 55mins and 57 seconds worth of Sekiro gameplay into a 2 hour 38 minute video….. What an absolute legend ❤
Sekiro is such a beautiful game. Much like you, I played it in 2019, didn’t get far, then quit and came back years later. The game is HARD. You have to rewire your brain for it. It can take HOURS before the gameplay clicks. But everyone I’ve talked to who beat the game has agreed that at some point, and it’s different for everyone, something just… clicks. In the middle of battle, you’re floundering, your HP is dropping, your stamina is breaking, and then suddenly everything just… makes sense. In a moment, the beautiful rhythmic motions of parry, dodge, attack all come together. It can be hard to reach that point, lord knows it isn’t for everyone. But there is truly nothing like it once it clicks.
I've put this game down and picked it back up and I don't think anything really clicked until the owl fight. After that it's has become my favorite from soft game by far
Never played Sekiro but played a lot of fighting games. Once a character just clicks and you do things on instinct, nothing feels as good. And I've done m***!
It's what I like to call the Danse Macabre effect. If an action game has great/well-designed combat, there will eventually just come a point when the rhythm of the game will click with the player, and they will enter a perfectly timed Dance Of Death. It's what happened to me with most FromSoft bosses (especially with Elden Ring's main bosses), with the entirety of Sekiro, with Devil May Cry, and most recently with Lies Of P, which is why I praise that game so much: they mastered the Danse Macabre, which is something most other Souls copycats don't usually do. It's amazing.
Fun Fact: Owl invented the Mikiri Counter so trying to use a thrust attack on him would understandably end in your loss. Good attention to detail. I love it. Fun Fact #2: The two massive apes you fight, the male gaurdian and the female brown, are actually mates. The gaurdian was infested and lost his sanity, but the female didn't want to leave him. If you kill the gaurdian first, the female gives up on life. Fun Fact #3: The Rejuvinating Waters grant immortality but it also corrupts the being who ingests it. The monks of Senpou Temple turned away from the teachings of Buddha and was seduced by the waters. These waters also caused the immortal centipedes to sprout, furthering the corruption. Fun Fact #4: The Old Dragons of the Tree symbolize Dragonrot and the unnatural use of ressurection. The first few are white beings but then they become old and withered. Much like how dragonrot spreads as more of the power is abused. Sad Fact: Considering the fact that you buy Robert's firecrackers from a Memorial Mob, people who pillage the dead for offerings, means that Robert is dead by the time Sekiro meets the Armored Warrior. This means that the Father is now chasing for the final hope to bring back his dead son, who has died of sickness.
I'm not completely sure, but I believe armored warrior doesn't know about Robert's death. Robert was used by the monks for experimentation with immortality (he was one of the divine children) under the guise of extending his life, in return the armored warrior defends the temple. By keeping him under the impression Robert is still alive, the monks make sure he keeps protecting their temple.
@@aaronliu5560 Your normal attacks are a slash, but if you hold down attack you do a lunging stab. The lunge is a bit slower but is longer range and I think does more damage. However, if you try to do the stab against Owl, he Mikiri counters you for a lot of posture/stamina damage against you.
If I remember right, Zullie showed in a video that the white dragons are actually old, sick and withered, and the black ones that show up later look younger, owing to their less developed horns.
Rhythm Doctor and Super Mario RPG have really improved RT’s rhythm skills to the point that he can beat all of Sekiro in just under a week! *RTGame is now the Rhythm King.*
Genuine question and I mean no ill will by this, but are you like, paid to comment the second RT posts or Tweets? I mean I know you're one of his mods so it's expected but I've literally never seen you slip up even slightly
@@lynx4082 No I don't get paid for any of this. I do it for fun and have already came up with a comment to post on the video when it's posted since I tune into every one of RT's livestream as I'm also one of his Twitch Mods.
I really like how some bosses in the video have 20 seconds of pure deflecting that are not edited out. I can see just how intense these fights are. Thank you editor!
if you have the time for it, i strongly recommend checking out the vods, even if it's just to skip to the boss fights, because watching the full progression from floundering over and over, to complete mastery of the boss fight, is so rewarding. if you have time to watch only one of these fights, make it Inner Owl (the Owl fight in the burning building); the way he went from getting absolutely dominated, to dominating the fight, is the most satisfying thing i've ever seen. you can see the moment that it clicks for him, and suddenly he's deflecting every blow, dodging at the precise right moment in the correct direction, and attacking relentlessly without fear or hesitation. aside from how enjoyable just watching it is, i personally love hearing him verbalize his thoughts on what he's doing wrong, what he should be trying next, and generally talking aloud his process as he learns the fight, bit by bit, and that tends to get cut from the vids (understandably, the edited video has to condense a LOT and must focus on the most pivotal moments). anyway, just a recommendation! and considering these fights can take an hour or longer, i'd understand if you don't really have the time or inclination, but i figured if you enjoyed the drawn out parts from the edited down video, you might also enjoy the uncut version of the fights, too!
My first thought was "wait, why did RT find this game to be the hardest for him?" Aaand then I remembered that it's pretty much a rhythm game, and it all made sense
This game winning WWMii was what got me back into it after quitting at the ape, I now almost have the platinum trophy and have killed exactly 0 inner bosses, hoping RT did just as well
@@savanna2dopeI also quit at ape and ended up going back and platting. Id recommend it. The spear prosthetic makes the fight easy, once you’re past that, there will be several bosses that are infinitely more difficult. But it’ll be worth it in the end, so keep persevering.
@@savanna2dopemy own and many others experience with the game involves quitting because a boss is too hard but then coming back and loving it. I quit at genichiro then restarted the game a few months later and got the platinum trophy.
I quit at ape as well. It was watching TheStrawhatNo group's playthrough that got me to try again, in a "if this guy can do it then I sure as heck can, too" way. It also helps that a year and a half away from the game helped me let go of all the "souls-isms" that were holding me back, like thinking I'd only be able to block two ape swings before getting guard broken. No, the ape can be fought exactly like every other enemy: stand in front of it and deflect.
I remember fighting the spear miniboss in Hirata estate without mikiri counter... it was genuine torture and most bosses doesn't compare to the amount of anguish that man caused me
The Ashina Spears are some of the most complex mini-bosses in the game mechanically. Quality-wise, they're up there with even some of the main bosses, but they will kick your butt at the start. Edit: I realise now you were talking about the Shinobi Hunters, sorry. Yeah, they are tough when first encountering them. You can beat them without the counter, but you have to be strict with your parry timings.
Watching RT beat Owl Father was freaking beautiful. Dead quiet, he knew exactly how to avoid the firecrackers, and even when he got hit there was no panic healing or anything like that. Owl Father is my favorite boss fight, there's seriously no game like Sekiro that turns boss fights into a cinematic masterpiece once you know how to face them properly.
The same reason a lot of people dislike Sekiro is the exact reason why it was(until the release of Elden Ring) what I considered to be FromSoftware's best title. Unlike a lot of other games, where you could just cheese or brute force your way through, you NEEDED to know the mechanics or you were never gonna beat the game.
Love how starting out RT avoids Hirata estate, the area you beat before facing the giant/gyobu but heads to senpou temple a mid game area he couldn't even finish
The fromsoft playthroughs were some of my favourite videos on this channel, so when it wrapped up I was pretty sad. Glad to see it back even if this is the last
I think seeing him tackle Armored Core 6 could be fun, but I don't know if it's much of a streamable game tbh Elden Ring DLC might be coming soon too. Hopefully he'll play that when it comes out
@@Erick-tv8oqi've heard rumors from leakers that it will be a large scale dlc packed with content so that's exciting. Hopefully it'll explain more of the story which was lacking. The final boss is just kinda there and unexpected.
Sekiro is by far my favorite fromsoft game and straight up just one of my favorite games of all time, ive played it like 11 times and done literally everything, ive quite literally dreamt of the day rt would play this and i could not be more excited to see this day here and now
Sekiro put me through my paces for the longest time. Brutal learning curve but now it's one of my all-time favs. Also shoutout to your editor, pitch-perfect comedic timing to match your own flow. These are excellent highlight reels.
Im really glad that sekiro won dan's smash tournament, its such a fantastic game, and so rewarding to learn. I know there were other great games on that roster, but there really isnt anything quite like sekiro
I was in the middle of my first playthrough of this game when he started, by the time i was able to make the first stream he already passed me, this man is not "bad" at the game, he just doubts himself.
Just that opening proves that Dan is better at parrying in these games then I am, and boy. Am I not jealous. Because I know my limitations! Thankfully, Dan can be easily bribed and negged to ignore his for our entertainment, and bless'em. These are always very great experiences to watch.
I can't believe how many things I'd never seen before this video, even across all the playthroughs I've watched over the years, really glad to have watched this.
I recently 100%-ed Sekiro after quitting on the Blazing Bull for 8 months. And I am so glad I came back to it! This game is a masterpiece. It's my all time favorite game!
When I first played this game I was dog crap and I couldn’t defeat the spear mini boss or the shield bandits and now I beaten the game like 3 times in both endings and all curses active with no cheesing the bosses.
not 5 minutes ago i was thinking "damn, its been a while since RT uploaded, must be working on another long one!" and then i see THIS in my recommended! now i'm excited :>
It was an absolute pleasure to watch RT play my absolute favourite game of all time, was so much fun watching someone just slowly get to grips with this game! Also, I don't know if you've been made aware of the secret superbosses that you can only unlock by fighting through the boss rush mode, but those are really really cool and fun if you've got an itching for more!
Glad you came back to the game, Its a great experience that I think everyone who's even remotely interested in Soulslikes should try. I get that it can be grueling, as Sword Saint Ishin and Demon of Hatred took an entire week of attempts (each) to beat, but at the end of it all I was happy that I'd played the game. Hope your own experience was the same and that you ultimately walked away from it happier for having completed it.
As someone with ophidiophobia (the snake one), going through the big snake sneaking level was definitely the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to do in a video game. Had to call a cousin over for moral support.
It was certainly very interesting seeing RT transition from playing it like Dark Souls to picking up the flow of fighting, that second Owl fight especially
So glad you gave this game another chance! It is always impressive seeing how much people improve over the course of the game. You did really well! Can’t say you don’t have rhythm anymore!
I remember when I beat Isshin the Sword Saint the first time, I literally stood up and started crying. To this day I am so proud to have beaten this game. You should be too. My personal favorite from soft game just because of the fucking mountain this game is to climb. Well done sir.
My heart was pounding so fast when I finally beat him. I struggled against him for days upon days until I finally mastered it all and killed him. That was an absolutely incredible moment and one of the most satisfying victories I've ever had in games. Beating Sekiro is absolutely something to be proud of. You can't beat it with just some cheese strategy or by overleveling. You actually have to master combat to finish it.
First off, would like to thank you very kindly RT, for letting me watch my favorite content creator on this site play through all of this game - been excited to watch this video since I saw you posting about it days ago. Also grand to have a playthrough of this game I want to watch, since I sadly had to put down Sekiro when playing it myself. Shameful to admit, since I have tried and enjoyed almost every other title they have made since Demons Souls, beating every other Soulsborne game except for this (and Demons, but that may be remedied soon). Just couldn't get into the combat, felt so different from their other titles and I had to walk away. So happy to experience this grand game second-hand.
RT plays Sekiro Pros: He just needs to master one weapon and choose which tool he will mainly use RT plays Sekiro cons: *There are no summonable gang of ghost to help him, just messages to either troll him or attempt make his travels slightly more bearable*
one of my favorite details about the owl fight is that the spirit owl he summons is _very intentionally_ flying in front of your camera. just another bit of underhanded dealing from The Shinobi
For reading the messages and playing the game the way it’s intended I alr love the video. Seen so many streamers skip all the tutorials and wonder why the game is difficult bruh
sekiro is still my all time favorite game. Nothing quite scratches the same itch as the fights in this game. And unlike the other souls game, there is not a single part / section of this game i don't enjoy
favorite part of these videos is when rt finally kills a boss and goes "thERE WE GO" in the most strained voice, it captures the exact feeling of victory
Good on Dan to be able to come back to this game after all this time to beat it. I myself havent been able to get past Owl since i got the game 3 years ago
Drift King decided to expand he's career by becoming the samurai with the highest death count, in which i mean the most dead man ever. Thank you RT by showing us that we always can be more dead.
RT beats himself up about "Sucking" at these games but these games are some of the most difficult games out there and he is actually doing amazing. Good work
It humbles me to see RT brute forcing so many things rather than trying to figure out how to solve them. It's like using the wrong formula for a math problem and still getting the right answer.
Having seen almost every RTGame long-format gameplays, I always laughed whenever he mentioned people backseat-gaming his streams. This being almost the first time I see him play a game I have finished before, I absolutely see why some people backseat, I was constantly saying stuff like "ermh actually if you hit lady butterfly in midair with your shurikens she gets her posture damaged and attack interrupted🤓☝"
Buddha. Please comment with Buddha to help me pronounce it correctly, I am very sorry
It's time to revisit Sekiro. I would never have picked this game up again if it hadnt won WWMii earlier this year. This is the hardest game I've ever played, and I hope everyone enjoys the highlights
congrats on beating it*
Congrats for beating it. I wasn't sure you were gonna play it, but we are happy you didn't drop it and hope you had a fun time. This is one of my favorite games of all time.
Harder than Micolash?
I can't believe that RT just killed the hardest boss in the entire game without as much as saying a word, truly disrespecting the mist noble...
Really missed out on, Let's Play All of Sekiro: The Game I Had To Play Twice. lol.
"One of From Software's approval standard is that 'Miyazaki can play through the game by himself.' After all, Miyazaki is not so good at action games" - From Software
Congrats! You're now at least as good at video games as a 50 year old japanese man.
Hasn't miyazaki said he never actually plays the games they make?
@@treacle4617no
@@treacle4617 Miyazaki plays the games he makes pre-release.
That quote is often taken a bit out of context, because Miyazaki states that he designs games he would enjoy himself, but he usually doesn't play them after release because he can't experience them like a new player would anymore.
@@johnkalyvas4838that’s such a tragedy. Imagine crafting such perfect worlds with surprises around every corner but never being able to see the magic. Critical of every little error and not being able to properly enjoy the experience because you made it yourself
@@user-ns4zm8qe9p I've made a few games (well, virtual environments to dick around in in VR, they'd make very boring games) and this is so real! I got into it because I couldn't find what I wanted, especially in VR, and wanted to create little worlds just how I wanted that were perfect to explore. And it was a fun process, but you can't explore something you made yourself, I know where all the little touches are, I know how it all works and while it's cool it was a sad day when I realised I couldn't build the perfect experience without ruining it
The fight against Owl where he stopped talking was BRILLIANT
Thank you, that was my favourite fight of the game and the hardest one for me
@@RTGame I could tell you were super focused on it! Congrats on coming back and beating the game!
@@RTGame Just so you know, there's an even better version of Owl, easily my single most favourite Fromsoft boss of them all. You just need to speedrun NG+ and betray Kuro now to unlock all the gauntlets, Inner Owl is in one of them. Trust me, NG+ is super easy in Sekiro since it's a rhythm game and you've already learned all the boss rhythms.
The Owl fight rules, all 3 of them. I think the moment I found out I loved the boss was when I found out he had all the tools the player does but uses them against you. Mikiri Countering my own thrust attack was a moment of panic and catharsism. And the music in the Estate fight is a beautiful track.
@@RTGameowl is a weird one. Inner owl remains one of the most POS bosses ever designed imo. The man just doesn't do anything by the book. Highly recommend fighting him, he's a treat to simply learn from.
Fun Fact! while keeping track of the spreadsheet (counting the stats seen at the end of the video 2:28:20 ), the discord professors had made the right side of the document a shitpost dump, it got so bad to the point we had to make rules.
For a Google Sheets file.
never forget chaos science in the sheet.
Is there a link to the spreadsheet?
So the discord professors are actual professors then?
Nothing provides greater joy than the sight of a 2.5 hour long RT video
Especially a soulslike
I watch these to fall asleep
I don't even know how many times I've watched Windwaker
You took the words right out of my mouth
Word!
Thought this said 25 hours and i almost passed out lol
i absolutely love it when RT refers to characters in game as “your man”
AGREEEEEED
Us irish use it as just another way to say "that guy" lol. Never really thought about it until a Spanish friend of mine pointed it out a while ago lol because they had no idea who "your man" is😂
@@northwind115as a Spanish speaking person, it does sound weird, but at the same time cool lol
@@northwind115 Yeah it's super common here in Scotland too though more of a "yer man" it's funny how things can be so normal to you but totally weird to other cultures
i always thought it was weird when my booted up crash banooca on the PSone from the attic as a young whippersnapper and my parents called the extra lives "extra men" _(am english)_
I just find it quite funny that the “Sword” Saint fights you with not just a sword, but a spear, a gun, lightning, and apparently he unlocks your camera as well.
The main principle of the ashina fighting style is to win all of your battles, not have an honorable duel
@@MarzaButTube Could be the Von Karma fighting style
Isshin the sword-spear-glock-weather Saint
The hardest thing to get used to in Sekiro:
Abandoning all reason and deflecting a gigantic monkey with a sword with your katana is safer than dodging out of the way.
i sometimes forget RT is actually good at his job which is to play games
Same. Then I remember his Tear of the Kingdom playthrough, and end up impressed again.
The Hollow Knight playthrough also surprised me. He didn’t use spells cause he wasn’t comfortable with using them and instead used his soul for healing.
He also recognized that compass is the best charm ;)
@@gunnarschlichting9886the duality of RT in TotK:
Dies to a ledge.
Proceeds to go to the most difficult area in the game while heavily underleveled and survived.
...then the MGR:R stream happened
dude literally beat gyobu before ever going to hirata
Fun fact: When RT got the firecrackers and read the description talking about “Little Robert” and the search of immortality to cure him alongside his father, RT jokes about it being important to the lore for later on
Fast forward a bit and he fights the armoured warrior on the bridge who upon killing the player says something along the lines of ‘finding the waters of immortality’, this is actually (Little) Roberts father. Nothing important story wise but it’s a nice detail if you pay attention
ROBERTOOOOOO
I was suprised no one pointed it out. At least in this video
@@honest_126 at some point in the video there’s an item (I think it was one of the prayer bead necklaces) the description mentions Robert and RT refers to the fight on the bridge, so at some point he figured it out one way or another but still a pretty missable detail
@@aliasjm Probably better this way though. You really want your kid to be an undying person with a weird ass centipede inside them?
@@honest_126 Sekiro is a game with heavy emphasis on the themes of Buddhism. Immortality leads to stagnation and as seen with the Headless Ape and Corrupted Monk's 3rd phase, you lose yourself in the desperation of trying to live forever.
That's actually why the Purification ending is my favorite. Sekiro breaks his immortality and sacrifices himself so that Kuro can live a normal life of his own accord.
My favorite little detail is that at the beginning when you first fight genichiro you can see sekiro miss his blade when unsheathing. And when you fight him at the end of the game he unsheathes perfectly.
Wait can you elaborate?
@@honest_126 it’s a very small detail but since wolf was very weak at the beginning of the game after the whole thing with lady butterfly, he slightly missed the hilt of his katana showing how not well off he was, but at the end of the game when you confront genichiro for the last time he perfectly unsheathed his sword showing how far he came. And I thought it was just a bit neat
It's a small touch, but it's one of those subtle details I really like. Both you and Sekiro are literally starting out of touch, and by the end you've both mastered the game to the point that Genichiro by the end is just a nuisance to get to Isshin.
Also when you get Kuro from Genichiro at ashina castle for the first time he draws his blade slowly but surely, he's getting the feeling back but isn't fully there
Also at the end isshin’s death is reminiscent of seppuku- a ritual suicide committed when a samurai is dishonored in some way.
The execution blow sound is one of the most satisfying kill sounds for any game. And I dont even play Sekiro.
I find those sounds a bit too loud, so I used a mod to quiet them down a bit for my playthrough.
The sound design of this game's combat is some of the best in the genre. Up there with DMC's Royal Guard or Metal Gear Rising's Zandatsu. I think my favorite SFX is whenever lightning is involved, as well as the danger sound that pops up whenever the enemy is about to perform a Thrust. It's like a jumpscare but in the best ways.
The sword clangs are just as amazing imo. I can listen to it for hours
I do love the execution sounds but… It’s definitely makari counter that feels easily the most satisfying imo.
You should give it a shot! It has an extremely high skill floor, but a nearly unlimited skill ceiling. I honestly hated it the first week I was playing it, but now it's probably my favorite game of all time lol. I just replay it endlessly and jump on every day to fight bosses in the simulation/reflections
Cloe being an absolute unit in editing RT's Streams in record time, as always
Love and appreciate ya both!
Stay hydrated and fed, get enough sleep, take a break, keep ya meat suit pumpin' :o]
Cloe edited a total of 5 streams containing 1 day 5 hours 55mins and 57 seconds worth of Sekiro gameplay into a 2 hour 38 minute video….. What an absolute legend ❤
Sekiro is such a beautiful game. Much like you, I played it in 2019, didn’t get far, then quit and came back years later. The game is HARD. You have to rewire your brain for it. It can take HOURS before the gameplay clicks. But everyone I’ve talked to who beat the game has agreed that at some point, and it’s different for everyone, something just… clicks. In the middle of battle, you’re floundering, your HP is dropping, your stamina is breaking, and then suddenly everything just… makes sense. In a moment, the beautiful rhythmic motions of parry, dodge, attack all come together. It can be hard to reach that point, lord knows it isn’t for everyone. But there is truly nothing like it once it clicks.
I've put this game down and picked it back up and I don't think anything really clicked until the owl fight. After that it's has become my favorite from soft game by far
Never played Sekiro but played a lot of fighting games. Once a character just clicks and you do things on instinct, nothing feels as good. And I've done m***!
It's what I like to call the Danse Macabre effect. If an action game has great/well-designed combat, there will eventually just come a point when the rhythm of the game will click with the player, and they will enter a perfectly timed Dance Of Death.
It's what happened to me with most FromSoft bosses (especially with Elden Ring's main bosses), with the entirety of Sekiro, with Devil May Cry, and most recently with Lies Of P, which is why I praise that game so much: they mastered the Danse Macabre, which is something most other Souls copycats don't usually do. It's amazing.
After Genichiro the game felt entirely different. Before I just somehow scraped by but I had to fight properly to get past him
Fun Fact: Owl invented the Mikiri Counter so trying to use a thrust attack on him would understandably end in your loss. Good attention to detail. I love it.
Fun Fact #2: The two massive apes you fight, the male gaurdian and the female brown, are actually mates. The gaurdian was infested and lost his sanity, but the female didn't want to leave him. If you kill the gaurdian first, the female gives up on life.
Fun Fact #3: The Rejuvinating Waters grant immortality but it also corrupts the being who ingests it. The monks of Senpou Temple turned away from the teachings of Buddha and was seduced by the waters. These waters also caused the immortal centipedes to sprout, furthering the corruption.
Fun Fact #4: The Old Dragons of the Tree symbolize Dragonrot and the unnatural use of ressurection. The first few are white beings but then they become old and withered. Much like how dragonrot spreads as more of the power is abused.
Sad Fact: Considering the fact that you buy Robert's firecrackers from a Memorial Mob, people who pillage the dead for offerings, means that Robert is dead by the time Sekiro meets the Armored Warrior. This means that the Father is now chasing for the final hope to bring back his dead son, who has died of sickness.
I'm not completely sure, but I believe armored warrior doesn't know about Robert's death. Robert was used by the monks for experimentation with immortality (he was one of the divine children) under the guise of extending his life, in return the armored warrior defends the temple. By keeping him under the impression Robert is still alive, the monks make sure he keeps protecting their temple.
But you can mikiri counter owl
@@aaronliu5560 Your normal attacks are a slash, but if you hold down attack you do a lunging stab. The lunge is a bit slower but is longer range and I think does more damage. However, if you try to do the stab against Owl, he Mikiri counters you for a lot of posture/stamina damage against you.
@@gunnarschlichting9886no he just stabs you in the chest after mikiri counter
If I remember right, Zullie showed in a video that the white dragons are actually old, sick and withered, and the black ones that show up later look younger, owing to their less developed horns.
So great to see rtgame training for the full soulsbornekiroring no hit playthrough, can’t wait to see it
He should do a Miyazakiverse playthrough. All the way from shadow tower to Elden ring
SoulsBorneEldenKiro*
i think you meant the God run.
Dont you mean Armored-Soulsborne: Elden Rings Twice?
@@SevenVT12 that's a good one
Rhythm Doctor and Super Mario RPG have really improved RT’s rhythm skills to the point that he can beat all of Sekiro in just under a week!
*RTGame is now the Rhythm King.*
Genuine question and I mean no ill will by this, but are you like, paid to comment the second RT posts or Tweets? I mean I know you're one of his mods so it's expected but I've literally never seen you slip up even slightly
They used to call him the rhythm king back in college
smh he didn’t play rhythm thief
@@lynx4082 No I don't get paid for any of this. I do it for fun and have already came up with a comment to post on the video when it's posted since I tune into every one of RT's livestream as I'm also one of his Twitch Mods.
rhythm thief mentioned 🥳🥳🥳
I really like how some bosses in the video have 20 seconds of pure deflecting that are not edited out.
I can see just how intense these fights are.
Thank you editor!
Also the in the momento section the music isn’t cut out.Really like the flow of that section in the video.
if you have the time for it, i strongly recommend checking out the vods, even if it's just to skip to the boss fights, because watching the full progression from floundering over and over, to complete mastery of the boss fight, is so rewarding. if you have time to watch only one of these fights, make it Inner Owl (the Owl fight in the burning building); the way he went from getting absolutely dominated, to dominating the fight, is the most satisfying thing i've ever seen. you can see the moment that it clicks for him, and suddenly he's deflecting every blow, dodging at the precise right moment in the correct direction, and attacking relentlessly without fear or hesitation. aside from how enjoyable just watching it is, i personally love hearing him verbalize his thoughts on what he's doing wrong, what he should be trying next, and generally talking aloud his process as he learns the fight, bit by bit, and that tends to get cut from the vids (understandably, the edited video has to condense a LOT and must focus on the most pivotal moments).
anyway, just a recommendation! and considering these fights can take an hour or longer, i'd understand if you don't really have the time or inclination, but i figured if you enjoyed the drawn out parts from the edited down video, you might also enjoy the uncut version of the fights, too!
That second owl fight going from being 1 shot to death to basically hitless was soooo satisfying to watch lol
My first thought was "wait, why did RT find this game to be the hardest for him?" Aaand then I remembered that it's pretty much a rhythm game, and it all made sense
This game winning WWMii was what got me back into it after quitting at the ape, I now almost have the platinum trophy and have killed exactly 0 inner bosses, hoping RT did just as well
I quit the game at Ape too and I’ve beat every FS game, maybe I’ll give it a shot again as well
@@savanna2dopeI hope you’ll be able to find the time and motivation
@@savanna2dopeI also quit at ape and ended up going back and platting. Id recommend it. The spear prosthetic makes the fight easy, once you’re past that, there will be several bosses that are infinitely more difficult. But it’ll be worth it in the end, so keep persevering.
@@savanna2dopemy own and many others experience with the game involves quitting because a boss is too hard but then coming back and loving it. I quit at genichiro then restarted the game a few months later and got the platinum trophy.
I quit at ape as well. It was watching TheStrawhatNo group's playthrough that got me to try again, in a "if this guy can do it then I sure as heck can, too" way. It also helps that a year and a half away from the game helped me let go of all the "souls-isms" that were holding me back, like thinking I'd only be able to block two ape swings before getting guard broken. No, the ape can be fought exactly like every other enemy: stand in front of it and deflect.
I remember fighting the spear miniboss in Hirata estate without mikiri counter... it was genuine torture and most bosses doesn't compare to the amount of anguish that man caused me
The Ashina Spears are some of the most complex mini-bosses in the game mechanically. Quality-wise, they're up there with even some of the main bosses, but they will kick your butt at the start.
Edit: I realise now you were talking about the Shinobi Hunters, sorry. Yeah, they are tough when first encountering them. You can beat them without the counter, but you have to be strict with your parry timings.
@@leithaziz2716 The one in Hirata is a shinobi hunter, not one of the Ashina Spears
But in subsequent playthroughs, I beat him without using mikiri, it just feels more satisfying
You just need to dodge towards him and to the right. He will miss most times.
@@galen1083it's just a feels bad at that point if the hit counted huh?
as a drummer and person with ears, watching Dan play a rhythm game is a grueling experience (i'll watch this video 4 times)
Watching RT beat Owl Father was freaking beautiful. Dead quiet, he knew exactly how to avoid the firecrackers, and even when he got hit there was no panic healing or anything like that. Owl Father is my favorite boss fight, there's seriously no game like Sekiro that turns boss fights into a cinematic masterpiece once you know how to face them properly.
RT truly is the rythm king
He is indeed the rhym king
He is indeed the rim king
Rm kng
R k
the way sekiro completely flips the script on health and posture is honestly endlessly brilliant, really glad you came back to this parry fest
Sekiro is truly the rhythm heaven of dark souls
The same reason a lot of people dislike Sekiro is the exact reason why it was(until the release of Elden Ring) what I considered to be FromSoftware's best title. Unlike a lot of other games, where you could just cheese or brute force your way through, you NEEDED to know the mechanics or you were never gonna beat the game.
Love how starting out RT avoids Hirata estate, the area you beat before facing the giant/gyobu but heads to senpou temple a mid game area he couldn't even finish
You've died once John Sekiro, but you're a shadow, and a shadow has to die twice
Sekiro: Shadows Just Won't Stop Dying
The fromsoft playthroughs were some of my favourite videos on this channel, so when it wrapped up I was pretty sad. Glad to see it back even if this is the last
he still has to play demon souls, so its not over just yet.
I think seeing him tackle Armored Core 6 could be fun, but I don't know if it's much of a streamable game tbh
Elden Ring DLC might be coming soon too. Hopefully he'll play that when it comes out
@@Erick-tv8oqi've heard rumors from leakers that it will be a large scale dlc packed with content so that's exciting. Hopefully it'll explain more of the story which was lacking. The final boss is just kinda there and unexpected.
I loved the part where the shadows died twice
Sekiro is by far my favorite fromsoft game and straight up just one of my favorite games of all time, ive played it like 11 times and done literally everything, ive quite literally dreamt of the day rt would play this and i could not be more excited to see this day here and now
Sekiro put me through my paces for the longest time. Brutal learning curve but now it's one of my all-time favs. Also shoutout to your editor, pitch-perfect comedic timing to match your own flow. These are excellent highlight reels.
The enemies seem to flow together, until all I can distinguish is a single constant: *Dan constantly panicking for his life in every encounter.*
Im really glad that sekiro won dan's smash tournament, its such a fantastic game, and so rewarding to learn. I know there were other great games on that roster, but there really isnt anything quite like sekiro
All of your rhythm game training has finally paid off! I could never finish this, and I'm extremely proud of you for doing it!
The Owl Father fight was nothing short of incredible, RT went full focus mode on that one
Can’t wait to see what the theme of this game is. Ds1 was strength, ds2 was the power of friendship, and ds3 was magic
Power of rhythm doctor
booze, mostly
The theme is sneaky deathblows
The theme is dying twice and rhythm games
The theme is simple 'Hesitation is defeat'
Rt solemnly singing Sonic music while he kills a guy is my new favorite thing 😂
Thank you chloe for all the work you do, I understand editing a video this long as fast as you did is a mean feat and a half, thank you.
I beat this game for the first time 2 weeks ago after playing it on and off for 2 YEARS.
This can only end well
Sekiro, the Australia of video games, where absolutely EVERYTHING wants to kill you.
naw thats Bloodborne
I fell asleep to your Elden rings videos for months. Rewinding back to what I remember before hitting rem. Now it’s time for Sekiro.
Its insane how every time he started fighting a boss I thought, "oh this boss is so great I love this one"
The quality of this game is just astounding
Love watching Dan run up to enemies and just spam his block button
The actual best game ever made
I was in the middle of my first playthrough of this game when he started, by the time i was able to make the first stream he already passed me, this man is not "bad" at the game, he just doubts himself.
Thank you chrom for giving us this playthrough
Just that opening proves that Dan is better at parrying in these games then I am, and boy. Am I not jealous. Because I know my limitations! Thankfully, Dan can be easily bribed and negged to ignore his for our entertainment, and bless'em. These are always very great experiences to watch.
Watching RT just silently defeat Owl was such a good moment. I could feel his tension
I can't believe how many things I'd never seen before this video, even across all the playthroughs I've watched over the years, really glad to have watched this.
I recently 100%-ed Sekiro after quitting on the Blazing Bull for 8 months. And I am so glad I came back to it! This game is a masterpiece. It's my all time favorite game!
1:17:44 gets asked to play the Mementos theme, instead plays Price like a legend.
So glad RT came back to Sekiro. One of the coolest games I've played
I love the fact RT actually put this video in his rhythm games playlist
When I first played this game I was dog crap and I couldn’t defeat the spear mini boss or the shield bandits and now I beaten the game like 3 times in both endings and all curses active with no cheesing the bosses.
That Owl fight is hands down one of the coolest things RT has done, the patience and awareness is INSANE
not 5 minutes ago i was thinking "damn, its been a while since RT uploaded, must be working on another long one!" and then i see THIS in my recommended! now i'm excited :>
It was an absolute pleasure to watch RT play my absolute favourite game of all time, was so much fun watching someone just slowly get to grips with this game! Also, I don't know if you've been made aware of the secret superbosses that you can only unlock by fighting through the boss rush mode, but those are really really cool and fun if you've got an itching for more!
RT's absolute dedication to not save kuro until he absolutely has to is fucking hilarious
I've been waiting for this video for so long. So great to finally see RT play Sekiro fully.
Glad you came back to the game, Its a great experience that I think everyone who's even remotely interested in Soulslikes should try. I get that it can be grueling, as Sword Saint Ishin and Demon of Hatred took an entire week of attempts (each) to beat, but at the end of it all I was happy that I'd played the game. Hope your own experience was the same and that you ultimately walked away from it happier for having completed it.
i love ds 1 and 2 but bloodborn and this i dont like
You like DS2? Ew.....@@drakekingblackheart5481
From watching the original play through RT has grown so much! He picks up mechanics in games so fast nowadays
As someone with ophidiophobia (the snake one), going through the big snake sneaking level was definitely the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to do in a video game. Had to call a cousin over for moral support.
It was certainly very interesting seeing RT transition from playing it like Dark Souls to picking up the flow of fighting, that second Owl fight especially
The owl fight at hiratta took me 3 days to beat. It's was one of the most fun times i have ever had in a video game.
Father/Inner Owl and SS Isshin are up there with some of the best bosses in the last decade.
So glad you gave this game another chance! It is always impressive seeing how much people improve over the course of the game. You did really well! Can’t say you don’t have rhythm anymore!
I literally just picked up sekiro again after years and RT finally plays it. We live in a simulation.
Never thought he’d go back to this, now he truly can be the gamer of all time. You love to see it
I remember when I beat Isshin the Sword Saint the first time, I literally stood up and started crying. To this day I am so proud to have beaten this game. You should be too. My personal favorite from soft game just because of the fucking mountain this game is to climb. Well done sir.
My heart was pounding so fast when I finally beat him. I struggled against him for days upon days until I finally mastered it all and killed him. That was an absolutely incredible moment and one of the most satisfying victories I've ever had in games.
Beating Sekiro is absolutely something to be proud of. You can't beat it with just some cheese strategy or by overleveling. You actually have to master combat to finish it.
First off, would like to thank you very kindly RT, for letting me watch my favorite content creator on this site play through all of this game - been excited to watch this video since I saw you posting about it days ago.
Also grand to have a playthrough of this game I want to watch, since I sadly had to put down Sekiro when playing it myself. Shameful to admit, since I have tried and enjoyed almost every other title they have made since Demons Souls, beating every other Soulsborne game except for this (and Demons, but that may be remedied soon). Just couldn't get into the combat, felt so different from their other titles and I had to walk away. So happy to experience this grand game second-hand.
That owl father fight was beautiful to watch
I'm glad RT gave Sekiro another go, It's my personal favourite of the Soulsborne games and it's great that he seemed to have fun.
RT plays Sekiro Pros: He just needs to master one weapon and choose which tool he will mainly use
RT plays Sekiro cons: *There are no summonable gang of ghost to help him, just messages to either troll him or attempt make his travels slightly more bearable*
I'm very happy for RT for being able to overcome this game. It's a growing moment for Dad and I'm glad to have witnessed it
one of my favorite details about the owl fight is that the spirit owl he summons is _very intentionally_ flying in front of your camera. just another bit of underhanded dealing from The Shinobi
For reading the messages and playing the game the way it’s intended I alr love the video. Seen so many streamers skip all the tutorials and wonder why the game is difficult bruh
Every time he pronounces Buddha like butta a piece of my soul dies
Props to your editing/editor of this one - it's cut down really well and I really enjoyed watching you beat this
Truely the Rhythm King. Pretty sure RTgame now has the skills to tackle Lies of P.
33:00 even though Dan read the firwork lore and told himself to remember Robert, he didn't react to Robert's dad at all
sekiro is still my all time favorite game. Nothing quite scratches the same itch as the fights in this game. And unlike the other souls game, there is not a single part / section of this game i don't enjoy
the best thing that happened today was seeing RT upload a 2 and a half hour video
thanks :D
Daniel can now add Shinobi master to his CV now
favorite part of these videos is when rt finally kills a boss and goes "thERE WE GO" in the most strained voice, it captures the exact feeling of victory
Boss: *dies*
RT: THEREWEGO
Never been more proud of Rumble Tumble than when he got the Owl (father) fight, that was fantastic
The only player to ever drift with a sword
Good on Dan to be able to come back to this game after all this time to beat it. I myself havent been able to get past Owl since i got the game 3 years ago
You didn't quit, you just had to let it die once so you could beat and then kill if for the second time
I've played Sekiro a dozen times, and he's gotten through every fockin' boss so much quicker than me. I am FLOORED. Great video!
As a veteran of the game, I profusely thank Daniel for choosing the correct option, and using the Japanese dub.
Deserved shoutouts to Gyobu's English VA though.
MYYYYY NAAAAAAAME IS GYOOBUU MASATAKU ONIWAAAAAA!
The rice quest makes more sense when you consider that you can naturally come across it by using the powerful healing item and going back to get more
Drift King decided to expand he's career by becoming the samurai with the highest death count, in which i mean the most dead man ever. Thank you RT by showing us that we always can be more dead.
To be fair, most samurai can't die more than once.
RT beats himself up about "Sucking" at these games but these games are some of the most difficult games out there and he is actually doing amazing. Good work
When are you going to do a Daisy cosplay Dan? We’re all waiting
It humbles me to see RT brute forcing so many things rather than trying to figure out how to solve them. It's like using the wrong formula for a math problem and still getting the right answer.
Having seen almost every RTGame long-format gameplays, I always laughed whenever he mentioned people backseat-gaming his streams.
This being almost the first time I see him play a game I have finished before, I absolutely see why some people backseat, I was constantly saying stuff like "ermh actually if you hit lady butterfly in midair with your shurikens she gets her posture damaged and attack interrupted🤓☝"
Good on you for coming back and beating it