From the snowy paths lined with samurai, to a mountain-side temple set ablaze, every spot is distinct. In terms of the sheer quality of art direction, the results are unlike anything we've seen from the studio.Ĭutscenes are used to tell parts of its story, but as ever, the world design steals the show.

A gorgeous Japanese-inspired world is sculpted from scratch, of shinobi, burning temples, and feuding clans - with a huge level of care and attention. The developer taps into a rich vein of mythology much closer to home here. Sekiro takes just as ambitious a leap of its own - and from what I've seen, it deserves to be celebrated on its own terms. Indeed only four years ago, the same developer achieved a similar feat with Bloodborne, taking the skeleton of the Dark Souls series and combining a bleak gothic setting with a revised combat system. Internet connection required for asynchronous Multiplayer.One of the best things about From Software's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is it's at once familiar and yet also unique. Unleash an arsenal of deadly prosthetic tools and powerful ninja abilities while you blend stealth, vertical traversal, and visceral head to head combat in a bloody confrontation. When the young lord is captured, nothing will stop you on a perilous quest to regain your honor, not even death itself.Įxplore late 1500s Sengoku Japan, a brutal period of constant life and death conflict, as you come face to face with larger than life foes in a dark and twisted world. Bound to protect a young lord who is the descendant of an ancient bloodline, you become the target of many vicious enemies, including the dangerous Ashina clan. In Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice you are the ‘one-armed wolf’, a disgraced and disfigured warrior rescued from the brink of death. – Remnants – leave messages and recordings of your actions that other players can view and rateĬarve your own clever path to vengeance in the critically acclaimed adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of the Dark Souls series. – Reflection and Gauntlet of Strength – new boss challenge modes

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