Am I Quitting Racing? Why? Let me Introduce you to SEKIRO (Ultimate Isshin w/Demon Bell)

Wondering where I was all those months ago when I pretty much thought I was done with Assetto Corsa and this channel as a whole? This is your answer.
I got hooked. Badly.
Sekiro took a toll on my life, it was just too hard for me, or at least; at the start. I had no prior experience to difficult games let alone souls-games, as a matter of fact, Sekiro was my FIRST souls game. I was struggling, actually... struggling would be a understatement. There are no words to explain the hell I went through trying to play this game. I was already a big fan of samurais, ninjas and japanese history before venturing into this game, so naturally, I thought it would be easy. TLDR, it was NOT easy.
This game was just a bunch brick walls, an army of brick walls, one after another. I was never able to enjoy myself playing this game, because I was constantly getting my ass beat. For days I couldn't make progress, both because I was trash at the game and because I didn't know where I needed to go, and those 2 do not go well in hand. I abruptly rage quit the game in the optional area called Hirata Estate, where you confront your past memory.
I stayed away from the game for about a week before I mustered the courage to try again. I was doing some digging too, and it turned out that Sekiro isn't all that much of a souls game according to a lot of people. That it was supposedly this "rhythm game disguising itself as a souls game" charade. And it would seem that the main character can essentially DonoWall almost every attack by timing your deflects. This piqued my interest so I tried playing the game with a different mindset, and I was learning...
I figured out you can deal with thrust attacks by stomping on their weapon, and I also learned that jumping over sweep attacks is far better than trying to run away.
I was finally making progress, but that was until my fluke streak was absolutely crushed when I met Genichiro. It took me hours upon hours to beat that guy, but I was finally starting to get the hang of the game. The statements were absolutely right, this IS a disguised rhythm game, and I was getting good, real good. Genichiro helped me realize this game is really no different from Muse Dash, yes, f***ing Muse Dash, but just a tad bit more complicated.
And with time, I really started falling in love with this game. Even after beating it, I just wanted to play it again and again and again. I wanted to get better, I wanted to feel the adrenaline as if driving 300kmh down the highway. This game is so, damn, saucy. You're not just playing the protagonist, you are the main protagonist, you become the final boss. And when you finally understand the game, you become an unstoppable killing machine who's bloodthirst can never be quenched, a true Shura.
Sekiro is a masterpiece I never knew I needed in my life.
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You can find the mod I'm using in this server:
/ discord
It's called "For the Sake of Ashina"
Ultimate Isshin is originally called Inner Isshin, which is a locked fight you can only access by completing the Gauntlet of Strength: Severance.
I was also cursed with the Bell Demon, so in other words I was unnecessarily making the game even harder for myself.
Music:
Elden Ring OST - Radagon Of The Golden Order
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