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Unfortunately, somethings come up this weekend. Thank you for showing interest, I’ll have to take some time to make up for this week.

Alright man see you later 👋

At least 30 with that kind of rage

@@TimmehMarsh not quite 30, haha I suppose I lost my patience early on

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@@TheIrishAlchemistIsAnIdiot closest so far

I was wondering what was up with the counter slash timing, I’ll have to try out the mist raven. Especially since it and the sabimaru were my least used of the tools. Damn Owl really was taking care of business, I didn’t even consider how he came into possession of the second mortal blade. Rip Genichiro, I wonder why they decided not to show it considering how violent the game already is. As far as difficulty goes, it is my personal opinion that Both Isshins are tied for the 3rd spot, with Owl Father at #2 and the demon at #1 most difficult boss. I have to keep in mind that this was new game plus 3, so perhaps it bumped up the fight’s difficulty. As for my favourites it goes Emma and Isshin at #3, Owl Father at #2, and Isshin the Sword Saint at #1. I just wish that the game didn’t finish this early for those who made the bad decision…

Keeping up the pressure on Owl is definitely the strategy you’re right about that, his shinobi tools succeeded in distracting me from his biggest weakness (amazing boss design) Knowing FromSoft the reverse mikiri was probably planned before they designed the counter in the first place. They wanted us to use it through the whole game just to be caught off guard and reminded who the master shinobi is. I’ll have to watch another video explaining why he stabbed us in the first place, I understand lady butterfly was on his side, but wolf could have been brought up to speed with Owl’s new plan. That’s just me though, I don’t understand the story nearly enough to have any answers on this. Oh I thought the tools were Owl’s that makes more sense considering that the tools are for the prosthetic arm which was passed down from the sculptor. I guess Owl knew Orangutan because they were both shinobi’s until Isshin cut his arm off. As for my ranking, the top 3 just stood out from the rest. Especially since they’re all difficult for different reasons. Out of these three, who would you say was the most difficult boss on your first go around?

@@jakemanus Personally, it had to have been Owl. But I think that's because I fought him first out of the big 3. I think the gist of why Owl wanted Wolf dead was to get the Divine Heir's Dragons Blood, he knew Wolf would make that complicated. Wolf was just there to keep Owl close to the Divine Heir so that he could strike when the time was right, like during the Hirata attack. Which he had a hand in orchestrating with the Interior Ministry (hence the Loneshadows' presence) to make look like a common bandit attack. So Wolf would had to have been dealt with at some point to get him out of the picture, failing that, coerce him into obeying the Iron Code which, shocker, ultimately failed too.

@undefinedvariable8085 That’s a great point, out of the big 3 I fought the Demon of Hatred first. Perhaps that isn’t a coincidence. I didn’t think of Owl simply using wolf to get within striking distance of the divine heir… Even he anticipated that wolf would become loyal to the divine heir and then like you said complicate his master plan. In the end he was right (depending on the players decision to obey the iron code or not) I’ll have to see what happens when we side with Owl instead…

I’m honoured… though I’m sure some members of the community might say I would need to play Demon Souls and Bloodbourne before accepting me as a vet. After having some time to think about it, I think Isshin is my favourite boss that fromsoft has crafted. It may be unfair to compare him to the other games because he pushes the player to master a more complex combat system rather than perfect roll timing, but it’s something to consider for sure. If the second Owl is only half as good as this fight I won’t be disappointed. I wonder what kind of new tricks he has in store for me at Hirata Estate. Once it’s done I’ll let you know what boss I prefer, I might even do an in depth ranking, though I know it’s not a unique idea. I figure that my first experience with the game may appeal to new players. I did manage to kill the snake thanks to you mentioning to use puppeteer for the kite. I’ll post the short as soon as I have the time to go back and find the footage. This game easily deserves a sequel, but I trust FromSoftware if they choose to make something different. I had no idea that the game has that many endings. Looks like I’ll have to get them all, especially if the bad ending has two new bosses. Those bosses must be really solid if the game ends there, arguably missing the best parts of the game. I’m happy with my decision to remain loyal to Kuro. Wait would that mean fighting Kuro?? Just a thought, I’d rather not spoil the other endings. Thank you for offering and thank you for your support throughout the play through. I’m not sure what game I’ll play after, I’ll have to take another look at my game library. I know Fallout has really resurfaced after the tv show, so Fallout is really tempting to play. I’m just nervous because I know the Elden Ring DLC is around the corner and it’s easily going to take priority over everything. I know you suggested hollow knight, but I just can’t get a copy of the game yet… Elden Ring’s DLC made sure of that. I digress this series has been a blast and I’m happy I still have some major bosses and endings to look forward to.

Haha I figured that the video could use a little kick to start off the longest fight so far in the let’s play. The Death counter was warranted as soon as I didn’t realize how long I was recording for, I’m glad it was entertaining and that the close calls ended up being something people can laugh at. This truly felt like a fight that I had to learn from the ground up, as there were no techniques from previous Sekiro bosses that could be attributed to the Demons fight. You could argue the Guardian Ape fight, however I just don’t think it’s that much of a game changer. While I was editing, I realized just how long it took me to realize that there were grappling hook opportunities (some I didn’t realize until the end) Wait Malcontent works for the third phase?? I could have sworn the demon was not affected. Regardless, playing defensive by strictly using the umbrella ended up being the difference maker, as I think malcontent was too expensive. Wait you mean to tell me that the Sculptor was the demon ?? I knew he was quite the shinobi in his prime, but how, why? … perhaps it’s time for a Vaati video

@@jakemanus Yep, the sculptor all along. Go watch that Vaati video. Overcome by Shura. Sad stuff. The Malcontent would work for any phase but only 3 times. After that he ignores it.

Wow that’s impressive, and here I was thinking that I’m decent at the game…

Ah the spear trick will help in the next play through for sure. Speaking of which, if there’s no items that I missed with that ledge then perhaps it’s a way to skip the chained ogre fight earlier in the game. I’ll have to check out the offering box for some last minute upgrades. You aren’t kidding about the Demon being tough, though I’ll let the video today speak for itself 😂 I had no idea that this was present in the other games too, I suppose that’s a good thing since I lost my loot. Plus FromSoft some how accounted for this happening haha

Not quite the bonfire I’m use to

I’ve heard great things about that game, but I don’t know if any game is going to be “way better” than Sekiro, as it masters everything it sets out to accomplish. I’d have to play Lies of P myself.

I also noticed I wasn’t holding the umbrella out I was just tapping the button, perhaps that was the difference maker. I wish I could take the credit for using projected force, but that was just me panicking and not knowing what I should do… it worked out I suppose. The tips to deal with these enemies will certainly make a huge difference for future encounters. As I’m reading your comment I realized you also noticed that I wasn’t holding the umbrella out haha I didn’t figure this out for a few more videos… I didn’t know malcontent works on sichimen warriors, as I didn’t take them for beasts. Though I did find it useful for a particular boss that is coming up for sure. I did end up receiving a bait to give to the fish, however nothing happened after I gave it to the fish, so I think I cut that part out. Aw no I wish I figured out how to cheese the bull that would have been both hilarious and rewarding after the first encounter before the castle.

Haha thank you for the check list, it is extremely helpful before accidentally ending the game… Though I did already circle back to some of the bosses you mentioned, there is some that I didn’t know about. I’ll have to revisit these npcs though I have a feeling there’s just going to be items after what happened to the castle. Pot nobles eh… I’ll have to have a chat with the one at Hirata Estate. I’m looking forward to the next bosses, as I’m always looking for a challenge.

I wish I discovered it while fighting the sichiman warriors haha they’re a main for me to deal with. A bell from Emma? I may have progressed the story too early because she has not even mentioned a bell. I suppose that is something I can do for another play through. Why didn’t I think of using the puppet ninjitsu for the kite that makes so much sense. I’ll have to go back and do that before doing anything else. I did have a feeling that this would be the final stretch, so I completed as much side content as I could find before returning to the secret path that we started with.

@@jakemanus Yea, I think once you defeat the Divine Dragon it's too late for Hirata 2.0. You unlock a secret alternative ending that way (the "good" canon ending I think) and get to fight a much more challenging and improved version of the Owl. Still one of the best boss fights I've ever had in a FromSoft game. Look back on it often fondly because it was the first time, after nth amount of attempts, I became so precise and efficient at what I was doing that I felt like the boss bullying old Owl. And that's when it really hit home for me just how optimised the combat had to be. What other game makes you feel that way? I don't mean in an OP way, that's every rpg, I mean in a pure skill expressive way. Provided you do everything right and find the right flow of course but that's the dance. It was like Goku going super saiyan against Frieza. Anyway, I digress. Go back to that kite in Senpou if you can. There's a score you can settle with an old denizen of the valley. For the cinematics if nothing else.

@@undefinedvariable8085 Shoot I was trying to defeat all bosses this play through. I suppose I could make a stream of playing up to that point after I finish the game. If the boss is as rewarding to learn as you say, well then it will certainly be worth it. Now that you mention it, I don’t know if I have played a game that has been this challenging while maintaining a fair and rewarding gameplay loop. Every time I defeat a boss it is a milestone confirming my progress and mastery of the combat, rather than just being a high enough level. Sekiro might be that game for me, though I can’t say that every boss is that way… a certain boss in the future was more of a relief that it was over than anything. If I had to pick a (non FromSoftware) game that has rewarded my skills in a similar fashion it would be Batman Arkham City. The difficulty may not be on the same level as Sekiro, however the combat has an in depth skill tree that is extremely rewarding to learn. Bosses can be dealt with in under a minute if you know what you’re doing, not to mention the stealth and melee combat interactions that can be completed even quicker. I’ll have to give the question more thought, but as for action rpgs that’s the closest game from my experience

Haha it was almost perfect timing to upgrade to HD recording, the palace deserves it. That farming strategy is gold, I noticed how the enemies were giving out nearly double the amount of gold than the usual. The most clutch unseen aid so far haha, it was well worth the wait. Wait what branch? I was up on branches trying to evade the shadow slashes, but you’re telling me I could have accidentally skipped phase 2. Probably how someone found the skip in the first place. The merchants will certainly be payed another visit, I’ll try and get as many prostethic upgrades as possible. The ceramic shard trick makes sense… I was out here trying to get the corner take down from the Arkham games. Stay tuned for the second part of the palace… things get turned up a notch, but I’m sure you knew that already haha

Clearly Kuro knows what he’s doin then haha. I don’t have that prosthetic art yet no, I’ll have to pick it up for sure. Ideally I can fight every boss in this play through. (Including the headless’) I believe I was generous with my sake, but I don’t know how often I was to share to receive more skills. I played ahead and well… I don’t know if there’s going back if you know what I mean. Owl was a great fight, I’m going back and forth trying to decide if he is more difficult than Genichiro. In my opinion, I liked the Genichiro a little bit better, regardless Owl is an intense fight.

​@@jakemanus Just remember, using projected force on Phoenix lilac umbrella cancels divine confetti buff Had that happen to me once, got wrecked

@@atharvakulkarni1892 I had no idea. Thank you for this, I was wondering what I was doing wrong.

Sacrificing health for emblems is an interesting idea… I’ll have to take a look because I didn’t know the depths are connected to the abandoned dungeon. I shouldn’t expect anything less from FromSoftware.

@@jakemanus I saw you run outta emblems on the ape and figured I’d shout it out

Thank you I appreciate that, if I had more emblems for the loaded spear tool the fight would have been over a lot sooner. I‘ll have to find this warrior, so that this situation doesn’t happen again haha

I have no doubts that I decided to fight em the hard way haha and now that you mention it… I’m pretty sure that you mentioned divine confetti for them and I just forgot. Regardless thank you for the help and yes I am very happy with the quality boost it’s like a night and day difference.

I’ll have to circle back just to make sure I haven’t explored that area behind the screen… hidden in plain sight. I definitely need to use the puppet ninjitsu more, it could’ve made the mini boss significantly easier. Ohhhh I thought the fire works would work just as well. I’ll make sure to try out the flamer at the next chance I get. Interior Ministry… sounds creepy in a way, but they look cool so who am I to judge.

Ah Yes Hirata Estate should have been the first place on my mind after finding the Mibu Breathing technique… I found a different pool of water instead, so I’ll have to check it out. I should have picked up on the Monks appearance I suppose, it does look like an illusion and the logic from lady butterfly’s fight would say that snap seeds are the play. Double digits wow I think I would have blown a gasket, this boss made me rage really quick and perhaps a little too much in my opinion. Chasing slice… I’ll give it a shot, as closing the gap could be the difference between a big enemy regaining there posture… though I am noticing spirit emblems can run out if used to sparingly so I’ll have try and get both.

I thought I’ve heard that about the black lotus, but I couldn’t be sure haha. I did back track to that area to acquire the prayer bead, however that was before I recorded this video. (I already saw your previous comment) I’ll have to take another look. The hidden Forrest episode was apart of the last episode… I wanted to be productive when I was under the weather, but after watching it back it was not worth it haha. I fought the drunkard again and what I thought is the easiest mini boss in the game. I forget their name because it was dead in 5 seconds… I did find the merchant, but missed the prayer bead, not sure how because I was right there… About that upcoming boss… all I can say is I wish I knew about using the snap seeds… (it’s completely my fault I know)

@@jakemanus Aah, too bad! That was the notorious meme boss of Sekiro, I was looking forward to your reaction to it. You were asking about that Divine Confetti. Come across any Headless recently?

@@jakemanus By the way, been meaning to ask, do you capture in HD?

I’ll take a look to see if I can recover that mini boss specifically… perhaps that part wasn’t too bad and I’ll upload it as a short or integrate it into a future video.

I’m going to be honest I forgot about the headless in the Forrest… wait there’s more of them? Uh…. I’m sensing a prayer bead hunt and idk if I’m going to like it if I could run out of an item… the nerves just get to me

Haha I almost forgot FromSoftware never explained cursed or death blight… Your advice regarding the second phase of the boss is priceless… the downward attack was a must deflect. I’m not sure why I was trying to dodge it, maybe because the first phase? (Idek myself) I knew I was going to surprise at least one person with that haha, but I assure you with the amount of trial and error that actually took place… it was not very impressive. I couldn’t even keep it in the video because it wasn’t even funny it was just sad, plus being sick just made it more depressing. I tried all my tools and both ninjutsu’s once I found the monkey. The blood smoke one was the one I thought would work (of course it didn’t) That item that you said I was on the right track of… I tried everything in the wrong room… even trying to use the puppet ninjutsu to get them to shoot down the item. 30 mins later I moved on haha. Ichimonji is just really fun to say… saying it in the air, well now you got my attention.

I must have been using the sabimaru incorrectly, good to know for future encounters. I’ll have to head back down under the long arm centipede boss, as I must have missed a path down there. I do have the spear… not sure where your going with this but I’m sure I’ll find the answer shortly haha

Wearing headphones definitely helped with the do no evil monkey plus the extra footsteps in the waterfall room was an extra clue. I didn’t even realize that we the player were the wolf in the description haha thanks for pointing that out. Thankfully I got lucky with the spawns, otherwise I think I’d still be on the boss…

Getting revenge for the first encounter was super rewarding just showing us how far we’ve improved. Yeah the lightning phase was so cool and unexpected that I buckled under the pressure, though lightning was new too so maybe it was a combination of the two

I agree completely, Genichiro Ashina is testing everything the player should know from encountering previous enemies and bosses. Extremely balanced and fair, to make your point further the game even explains how to counter the lightning in phase 3 prior to the fight. Sekiro is honestly a different game and in my opinion isn’t a “Souls Game” that’s not a bad thing though, it has its own identity and I can’t fault it or the other games for not following previous principles the players have learned from other games. This does go both ways and while I appreciate where your coming from with Waterfowl Dance, I think FromSoftware had a difficult time balancing her as the Endgame option Boss like Nameless King, however this was even more difficult to do because summons change the formula. I’m not saying Summons are a bad thing, it just makes the game very difficult to balance. I love build variety and it’s one of the reasons Elden Ring is in my top 5 favourite games, but like you said Sekiro is able to focus on one class and make it the most balanced combat ever while still making it challenging. That was a long rant haha you’re not the only one. Once I’m done the first two reviews I’m working on I’ll be able to get it all out…

@@jakemanus So here's why I personally consider Sekiro a soulslike. It's my own personal metric for assessing a soulslike. Subjectively, there are 3 fundamental design aspects of a soulslike broadly speaking; combat mechanics, environmental design, and the levelling system. Crucial elements to the combat mechanics are high commitment actions, opportunity trade-offs (e.g. speed over power, attack or evade or defend, etc.), punishable/vulnerable (health) recoveries, and stamina management. Sekiro posture mechanic is a stand in for stamina, functionally very different but a good example of how fundamentals of the soulslike formula can be iterated on and adapted in the right way. Characteristic level design features are hazardous environmental elements (i.e. traps, lots of booby traps) and ambushes, secrets and discovery, and some sort of sequential progression (usually linear) identified by checkpoint mechanics like bonfires, which also tend to reset the environment/world state. Key aspects of the levelling system should include some sort of currency, risk of losing that currency (typically on death after failing to retrieve it), and attributes or characteristics to improve (i.e. level up) which this currency gives you purchasing power to do. This is to say nothing of build varieties. That doesn't need to be an essential part of a soulslike although I do think it completes it. Although this can be accomplished to some degree with some loadout optionality through things like prosthetics, or charms in the case of another soulsike, Hollow Knight. Still Hollow Knight would be considered primarily a metroidvania rather than soulslike despite it sharing a lot of the above characteristics. I think if a game has most or all of these characteristics if could be considered a soulslike. Many games have one or a few and are still considered soulslike. But hey, this terms is thrown around like confetti for hype and click bait so gotta take it with a grain of soult ; )

@@jakemanus Honestly, I think most of the imbalance with ER comes from the weapon skills and AoWs. You see this a lot in pvp. But yea, you could tell From had some difficulties balancing the game just by the sheer scope of it. Way too much to possibly account for. In their previous titles it was enough to programmatically punch some numbers into a multiplier and just scale everything up or down but that doesn't port over well to a game of the sheer scope and size of ER. I was wondering how they were going to deal with this in the DLC without requiring people to level up even more and further push out online multiplayer meta levels. And what do you know, they've decided to go with the same approach they've used here in Sekrio, where defeating a boss increases your overall attack power. Interesting to see mechanics first implemented in Sekiro now find their way into the quintessential representation of a soulslike but I'm not sure how well it'll work. Guess we'll have to wait and see. Also not sure if they'll some how deal with damage absorption in same way implementing something similar to prayer beads. ER summons were a great addition to the game though. From could still balance those sufficiently with good ol' scaling. Even dumbing down the AI (specifically for the mimic tear) which one of the early patches actually rolled out. Personally I would've preferred a smarter but weaker AI summon. But then again I'm sure the majority of players wouldn't prefer their mimics being instantly deleted because they were true comboed into oblivion by the waterfowl.

I could make a whole video breaking down what you just said, but I can honestly sum it up with a cliche… When you put it like that, I agree. Sekiro is more similar to Dark Souls than it is different, maybe it was extreme for me to say a completely different game. The level design is a mix of DS1 and 3 and the risk to reward system a different adaptation of the traditional souls experience. Now that you mention the benefits of Sekiro’s approach to precise and fair combat, I’m curious to see what fromsoft could do by focusing on each unique build for their own respective game. After suggesting Sekiro I might just have to trust you again and pick up hollow knight haha Thank you for the comment, although I feel like I’m still new to the series… I am learning to appreciate these games more and more

I’m so excited to see how they balance the DLC especially since it takes place in the land of shadows, so it could be the prayer bead and attack power system no matter what build we are running. I think we’ll play by the rules of the land of shadow and that could be the answer for the more traditional souls experience. I do believe scaling is the answer to the problem, even though I know some players will be turned away due to the lack of broken builds” Before I “Got Good” I preferred broken builds to stay in pve and balance pvp differently. Not sure if my old or new opinion is more valid…

I’ll never turn down more tools for the kit, keeps the combat fresh especially with the enemy variety. I’ll have to look back at the kite that’ll be quite the view. Hidden path eh…. Not anymore it’s not haha. Would you suggest farming skill point then to get the skills/ style skills or just get it as I play naturally?

@@jakemanus Totally up to you man! But you'd probably reach it in no time just by progressing naturally. But if you ever do want to farm that idol just outside of the bridge where you fought that indestructible knight has a great early game kill route you can loop quite efficiently. Just kill all the monks in the area starting from the left and looping around clockwise back to the idol. You can expand it to kill the little guys on the roof and the monkeys down below cliffside as well.

I believe I explored the rest of the underground area in the next video (at least to the best of my ability) As for the streak idk 3 in a row is going to be tough to beat… Thanks for the tip about the death blow, I was trying to get that to work but I didn’t know if I could pull it off. I’ll have it ready for next time.

Thank you for the support

Yeah the pole blade monks really caught me off guard, the shurikens seemed to work most of the time which was very helpful. I’ll have to get that skill, I have a feeling it will be invaluable in the future. The Armoured Warrior was a good boss in my opinion, another clue I forgot to mention was that he did not have a death blow counter at the top left of the screen. I don’t think I noticed this until the first death blow, but it’s worth mentioning.

Ok I’m happy I found another route, this video had a lot of exploration, so it wasn’t for nothing haha

I’d consider myself lucky… haha but I’ll take the win. If snap seeds are rare then I suppose they’re not mandatory to beat the boss? I’m curious because if I struggled and then was forced to farm a rare item it would very frustrating. Trust me I beat Dark Lurker in DS2…

@@jakemanus Yea, they're not mandatory. You can defeat those shades and they do disappear after some time. Most of us learned that the hard way haha There's another fight where they could almost be considered mandatory but even then you could manage without them, although it would be significantly harder.

@undefinedvariable8085 good to know, thank you for clarifying. In a way it’s almost good to “learn the hard way” because from what you’ve told me I struggled with some easier mini bosses, but did way better against bosses that most people found challenging. Unless I’ve been super lucky recently haha

The Estate is my favourite level so far, so many hidden paths and interconnected pieces to keep up with the flow. I was surprised how strong the NPC was I have a feeling I won’t have help often. Looking forward to the next boss, I suppose it’s my turn to get bullied…

Ayyeeee, thank you for your support throughout the series! This has easily been one of the best experiences that I’ve had with a video game. And my best experience so far as a newer RUclipsr. Arthur Morgan’s story is tragic and yet so rewarding. The developers certainly used magic to get the player to care about him, despite all the horrible acts he has committed at the beginning of the game and even before then. After spending as much time as we did in this world and alongside Arthur in his path of redemption, we truly believe that Arthur is an honourable man. I don’t want to say too much, as I want to review this game after the Epilogue, but just know that this is already one of my favourite games of all time. Just like you said, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an experience. And I will always recommend it to people who haven’t played it for themselves.

That is Heart Breaking, she was willing to sacrifice everyone and everything for Dutch, despite his selfish true intentions…

Micah is just something else… but after this scene, and the previous time Dutch abandoned Arthur… I believe he is on the same level if not worse. Arthur lived his whole life believing his actions were justified because he believed in Dutch’s philosophy. To learn that this was just a Facade to form a strong group of loyal followers is sickening. Especially considering how many people died along the way for this to be going “All part of his plan”

I did not end up picking up the axe, I must have just missed it, I’ll have to circle back around to find it. I underestimated the prosthetic tools and now I understand why I was having a difficult time progressing past the chained ogre. I’ll also circle back for the treasure like you suggested especially since it’s going to get a little more interesting…

Oh wow, I’m surprised that there wasn’t an update to fix the issue. Nevertheless, it’s not that big of a deal, I eventually go back to a shop and buy a new one. I had a surplus of cash and didn’t know what to do with it, I tried to give it to the gang, but I don’t think it would have changed anything.

You’re not alone with that thought, thankfully I had faith

Honestly couldn’t stop playing the game, the pacing is spot on and the stakes just continue to grow.

bro you wrote an entire story in comments

I figured there would be more of them considering the name “seven spears” A very cool fight for an optional mini boss. I didn’t even see the glint on his blade haha I was going off of instinct like you said. I’ll take all the help I can get to deal posture damage, as of right now this is the most difficult ‘souls game’ even though imo it’s completely different and is its own title.

@@itzz_me_slayer Bro you wrote an entire sentence in the comments… People can comment whatever they want.

I suppose I was too harsh on Molly. It’s not directly her fault that Hosea and Lenny were killed. Her betrayal was just a huge punch in the gut considering what followed. As for letting her run off, I would suspect that she would gladly give up the location of the new camp and put Dutch and the gang back in danger. Thank you for your input. I am so happy to see that there is anticipation for future videos and that these videos can start in depth discussions about such an amazing story. (Also I am so glad that there has been no spoilers).

@@jakemanus yeah I won't spoil, I'll only comment on things as if I had the same knowledge on the story that you currently have

Thank you! I was trying not to be too explanatory this time because I definitely do not understand Sekiro’s combat as much as Dark Souls 3. You’re right about the Bull Boss, I don’t think FromSoft has thrown in a curve ball like that since the Bell Gargoyles. I’m glad they nerfed this boss in particular because I’ve searched every level I’ve completed to the best of my ability and did not find any more tools. I only found pellets and other consumables. I’ll check all the merchant shops again just to make sure I didn’t miss anything. I did pick up some skills with the mikiri counter and the slash attack that can hit multiple enemies, but that’s all I could afford with my xp. I don’t know where I’ll go next if there’s multiple paths … hopefully I don’t choose this games version of the catacombs or New Londo Ruins haha

@@jakemanus The makiri counter is probably the most important and effective skill you can pick up. Thrust attacks are MASSIVE posture damage opportunities now. It's basically free posture damage, served on a silver platter honestly. But does this mean you've already been to Hirata Estate?

@undefinedvariable8085 perfect I chose my skills wisely then haha and I’m not sure if I have, I’ve shown all of the areas I’ve been to throughout the play through. I’ll quickly go through the footage and see if the location prompt appears.

@@undefinedvariable8085 Ok after a brief check, I don’t believe I have found the Hirata Estate

@@jakemanus For some reason I remember getting that skill there. But it could just be that the game's intended progression sets you up to use that skill there around that time when you also, I'm assuming, you have enough exp to unlock it. But yea, you should be able to practice it on the meat puppet back at the shrine. Literal game changer.

Ayyee thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying the series… I know a first play through is always special, but I have a feeling this game takes it up a notch and I’m not even done yet.

Ayyeee I appreciate that, this game is incredible.

@@jakemanus yea dude, my favourite game ever probably. keep uploading. your reactions are way better than most of the other people who do playthroughs of this game, you seem much more enthusiastic.

@@zelorafilms I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon, the story just keeps on getting better. Thank you for your support, I’m trying to improve with every new video, so that is a huge confidence booster.

You’re not kidding, I don’t even wanna know how many takes it took for Gyoubu’s voice lines to be approved. Thank you for the additional help I honestly thought the second revive was almost like a crutch system based on dying a certain amount of times. I should have known better this is FromSoftware after all. Also I did notice that posture damage increase while editing the footage from the raged bull video coming up, I really didn’t understand the fight, so I had to take a second look after the fact. Finally, thank you for your support to this series and the channel. Having even just one dedicated viewer who comments or even just likes the video, is a huge confidence booster. Especially when I can tell that they care by making recommendations, providing amazing tips and tricks, and even facts that answer my questions throughout the video.