I just defeated this boss after like 50, attempts and RUclips decided to show me a video of someone perfectly parrying and destroying this boss with breeze ..
@@Sargatas this is what I feel like for his first phase after beating it once. I barely even get hit anymore, but his second phase? Blasts me into the ground every single fucking time
The moment this game finally clicked for me was when I decided to hold completely still while fighting a boss after about 20 deaths. Rather than running and dodging around, I just blocked, attacked, and jumped when necessary. Once I switched to this strategy I killed the boss on my first try. This game REALLY wants you to embrace its combat mechanics
Exactly, it demands you learn its main mechanic, and it feels oh so fucking good when one does. Every single enemy gets recontextualized when you know what you're supposed to do.
When i finally killed him ( i don't even know how many tries it took me) and saw that he fucking resurrected and is throwing lightnings at me, i almost un-installed the game at that very moment. But i did eventually beat his ass, still having all my resurrections intact. Best feeling ever.
@@tanishkvamne4714 Yeah i thought about it but i want to "play fair" haha I've beaten Genichiro's ass in a fair fight, so no monkey will stand in my way. At least i hope, bc my patience is definitely slowly running out
I like how you just stood there for a second when his last deathblow marker appeared like "I didn't know you were so weak, You are nothing in front of me now" as a sort of payback to all the deaths he gave you when you were fighting him 1st time
This video is exactly why Sekiro is the greatest FromSoft game, and also perfectly demonstrates why most fans of FromSoft games hated it when it first released. There are SOME tools that allow you to cheese, like the umbrella used in this video, but they cannot be relied upon. For the most part, the game demands understanding and mastery of the core mechanics which the entire combat system is built around. And Genchiro is the skill check: you WILL learn how to parry, you WILL learn the rhythm of the boss fight, or you will not progress the game. There's no grinding to level up, there's no sprinting through a dungeon to get a magic item that gives you a spell you can spam, there's not even summons to bring in other players to help you win. There is only your own skill, and the grindstone that you must sharpen it against. Watching Sekiro footage from a player who has mastered the game is like watching a dance. There's a rhythm to the flow of combat that is absolutely beautiful, and once you see it you can also see yourself learning it.
@@sara-hc7wb its not about chip damage. If youve played charmless then youd know that the enemy's posture damage would be smaller, and that your posture damage is proportionately larger which means missed deflects could easily lead to more posture breaks and inversely takes a long time for the enemy's to do so.
@@TheCuratorWillBQuytOperationalno, the mask he is wearing is part of a skin you can get by doing one of the endings. The fragment mask you’re talking about (also known as the dragon dancer mask) does not appear on your character once fully assembled. However, it’s a useful tool
Like what the fuck, this is the first time I see someone literally pushing boss back, instead of other way around. Usually I'm trying to hold my pose sticking to the wall and ocasionally doing everything I can to get some space between me and opponent so I can prepare for incoming attacks, but here like.... holy shit, amazing
if you're still struggling in sekiro, my best tip is to play aggressive. Works best if you've already learned their moves but it can also help learning their moves. Just keep attacking them until they parry or use a red attack and counter them then continue attacking. Wouldn't have learned this tip without giving up on defense and just brute forcing the bosses.
@@stirrainyesterday I finished it on 100%, after understanding parry mechanics and how to dodge specific kanji attacks the biggest problem I Had with those ghost throwing warriors isshin died after eleventh attempt.
Thats how the feathers work?!!?? I was so confused about it!! first time ever playing Sekiro and I'm stuck on Genichiro right now. 1st phase is pretty easy now, but the lightning always gets me. Will try this tomorrow!
Ive fought this guy over 100 times over multiple playthroughs and I've never had him do the lightning that many times so quickly! This is a combo of amazing skill and impossible luck.
The only FromSoft games I haven't played are Demon Souls and Bloodborne since they're not available on Steam, I don't have a console and don't plan to ever buy one but from the rest of FromSoft games I've played, I've never seen another move that disrespects the opponent like the Mikiri counter. That's a total boss move. As for boss fights, my favorite tool is the Flame Vent. No posture regen, quicker to get deathblows.
After u learn the attack pattern of the bosses, this game is incredibly easy. That's when u can start fighting however u want to. Using different combos, changing prosthetics etc. u can do so much between the fights to make it look flashy and very anime-ish.
The real sequel to Sekiro is every subsequent playthrough, where you absolutely dunk on every single boss that roadblocked you during your first playthrough.
Genichiro beat ma ass so many times I decided to delete my file one night after getting to his last phase. The next day I was so mad I started a new file and whooped him once I got to ashina castle on my first attempt!!!
I literally button mashed Genichiro and beat him pretty quick. It was the only strategy I had. Unfortunately, it didn’t work on Owl. He remains my roadblock in Sekiro to this day.
ACTCHUALLLLY, Hanbei The Undying tells you for strong enemies to use dodge and counter-attack to do damage, and when their stamina regen is reduced (bar turns orange), you start deflecting.
I died so many times to sword saint isshin that I know every move on genichiro, poor dude got his ass handeled to him about 200 times (same amount of times that sword saint destroyed me)
This boss is what stopped me from playing Sekiro 2 years ago. Now I picked it up again, still struggling, although I finally feel like I got the parrying right. I just need to learn the damn perilous attack animations. I sometimes try to Mikiri a grab attack lmao
When I first started Sekiro, I was playing it more like Bloodborne because of the sidestep instead of dodge. Took me a couple tries fighting Genchiro to where I realized I was playing this game completely wrong. This game really rewards patience and discipline, once you understand that, the game becomes easier 10 fold. You can’t just run around and bonk shit like in DS and ER.
Most games whenever you attack you do damage to the boss. I love how sekiro is like a real skilled sword fight because it’s hard to hit someone with your blade every attack
I did this fight over and over so i could be prepared for it before isshin and it has payed off as i can immediately go into the isshin fight with no res or heals used
i dropped this game like 3 years ago on Hirata estate boss, came back and finished the game in 3 days or less than 30 hours of playtime. Now finished all endings and trying out resurrection mod run
This game definitely should be played multiple times. I enjoy the game most when i finally fully understand the parry mechanichs and play the game like in the video in my second playthrough
This game is such a masterpiece. Honestly From Software's greatest achievement in game and combat design, imo. Everything just works, and it's all wonderfully cohesive.
I’ve played this game so often that I can beat just about every boss (even the inner versions) in one try, i Even like prolonging some fights, ESPECIALLY the Owl, he’s fun to fight aging
I somehow ended up here skipping a lot of the first half of the game. Not having upgraded my beads or anything else… after 6 or 7 hours of gruesome death, i found out that i was severly under leveled… but i decided to keep going, finally got him, the run i beat him was basically a no hit run aside from 2-3 hits. it was nearly flawless, i was so proud that i was finally able to get it holy shit this is addicting
honestly so far after beating the annoying ass ape this boss feels like one of the best balanced bosses i have fought he doesnt even have annoying broken hitbox grabs
His reversals are very easy however doing a normal reversal deals damage to the player. Using the other reversal methods like Mist Raven or Combat Arts prevents me from taking damage at all. :)
Is this fight from a sort of New Game + scenario? I''m meeting up with this boss fairly soon (on my first play through) and I seem to be missing a lot of things (excluding simple practice with the mechanics). Either way.... this was a thing of beauty :) The game's fight mechanic is simple, relative to most games... but with such scope for nuance and player skill. Truly amazing game!
This was done onNG+9. Geni is a very early game boss and in my opinion it doesn’t matter if you fight him before or after Lady Butterfly. I knew Geni was the boss that made everyone “click” with the game so i sat down on my first play through and told myself that i won’t progress until i mastered his fight. The game takes patience but i promise, if you use Geni as a sort of “mentor” for the combat, you’ll get it very easy.
I'm a item hoarder, I didn't spend a single talisman or buff items because I actually forgot they existed. I beat all the game with just parrying and well timed ichimonjis.
This is only appreciated by people who have played the game and made it this far...although I beat the game, this boss and others caused me some sleepless nights lol.
After playing through a whole new playthrough of Elden ring and then completing the DLC, all I can think about is Sekiro still… Unrelated, you should show off the Divine Genichiro fight with the Sakura Dance attacks, it’s just that added poetry of combat to this game’s beautiful combat system.
Meanwhile Genichiro is having problems with his camera view in those corners the entire time.
He had no idea what to do!
I just defeated this boss after like 50, attempts and RUclips decided to show me a video of someone perfectly parrying and destroying this boss with breeze ..
This boss gave me so much trouble in my first play through. I promise you, next play through you’ll have him first try!
i grinded out inner genichiro and normal genichiro feels easy now lmao
@@sekirosternhopefully! I just started playing (15hrs playtime) and im currently stuck with the giant ape 😭
@@TraceGametimewait he's coming back? 😨
@@itscoz1 Not saying he will comeback necessarily but avoid YT or you'll get spoiled. Enjoy the game! :)
first playthrough: roadblock
second playthrough: Less tries than the monkey
This is the kind of boss you can't even imagine of dying from after you kill him.
@@Sargatas this is what I feel like for his first phase after beating it once. I barely even get hit anymore, but his second phase? Blasts me into the ground every single fucking time
I think monkey is more about intimidation and variety of attacks rather than actual difficulty
I thought his second phase was easier the lighting makes quick work of him
@@AlmightySmorg unlike you unskillful capybarnia, i always dodge the lightning attacks he uses. Don't ask me why, because i don't know.
The moment this game finally clicked for me was when I decided to hold completely still while fighting a boss after about 20 deaths. Rather than running and dodging around, I just blocked, attacked, and jumped when necessary. Once I switched to this strategy I killed the boss on my first try. This game REALLY wants you to embrace its combat mechanics
Right. It really did a good job on that. Parry and Mikiri Counter are the most 2 actions I repeat training everytime I open this game.
Yep, same for me. Genichiro taught me this game isn't Dark Souls, stop trying to play it like it is.
@@jsullivan2112 100%!
@@TheMIBWORKSHOP yep, totally agree!
Exactly, it demands you learn its main mechanic, and it feels oh so fucking good when one does. Every single enemy gets recontextualized when you know what you're supposed to do.
When i finally killed him ( i don't even know how many tries it took me) and saw that he fucking resurrected and is throwing lightnings at me, i almost un-installed the game at that very moment. But i did eventually beat his ass, still having all my resurrections intact. Best feeling ever.
Did you end up finishing the game?
@@dimensionxii I'm currently on the Guardian Ape fight. Dying, crying, praying 🙈
@@laulisandrem884 try to cheese the first phase of guardian ape
@@tanishkvamne4714 Yeah i thought about it but i want to "play fair" haha I've beaten Genichiro's ass in a fair fight, so no monkey will stand in my way. At least i hope, bc my patience is definitely slowly running out
@@laulisandrem884 bro not actually cheesing, use fire crackers more.
I like how you just stood there for a second when his last deathblow marker appeared like "I didn't know you were so weak, You are nothing in front of me now" as a sort of payback to all the deaths he gave you when you were fighting him 1st time
"I thought you were stronger"
Genichiro is one of the most fun bosses for sparring.
I accidentally watched this in 2x speed the first time and I was like "dang. This guy is insane."
im sure thats how it feels while playing
One of the best boss fights that FS ever created
It’s crazy how he was so hard for us the first time around. After a few play throughs he probably the easiest and honestly the most fun boss to fight
This video is exactly why Sekiro is the greatest FromSoft game, and also perfectly demonstrates why most fans of FromSoft games hated it when it first released. There are SOME tools that allow you to cheese, like the umbrella used in this video, but they cannot be relied upon. For the most part, the game demands understanding and mastery of the core mechanics which the entire combat system is built around. And Genchiro is the skill check: you WILL learn how to parry, you WILL learn the rhythm of the boss fight, or you will not progress the game.
There's no grinding to level up, there's no sprinting through a dungeon to get a magic item that gives you a spell you can spam, there's not even summons to bring in other players to help you win.
There is only your own skill, and the grindstone that you must sharpen it against. Watching Sekiro footage from a player who has mastered the game is like watching a dance. There's a rhythm to the flow of combat that is absolutely beautiful, and once you see it you can also see yourself learning it.
its just a video game jfc
@@nmrn148 What is the point of this comment?
Great first phase, gorgeous second phase. Never knew you could parry lightning with the feather.
Awesome! Now return Kuro's charm...
🤯
This attempt would have beaten geni charmless. There wasn't anywhere near enough missed deflects for the chip damage to kill
Looks like he did? The icon in the bottom left below the health bar means he's either charmless or has the Bell Demon
@@Ext3rmin8or no. The Icon is for bell demon but not charmless. both have different changes to bring to the game.
@@sara-hc7wb its not about chip damage. If youve played charmless then youd know that the enemy's posture damage would be smaller, and that your posture damage is proportionately larger which means missed deflects could easily lead to more posture breaks and inversely takes a long time for the enemy's to do so.
I forgot how perfect Sekiro gameplay is.
I love it... The pure melody of sword blades 🥰
I just completed the final boss after 4 days. I remember fighting Genichiro, struggling to defeat him. Just made me realise how much I have grown.
seeing this after spending 2 days on genichiro on my first playthrough is not humbling at all... (it totally didnt take over 60 tries)
If I recall correctly, the Sword Saint took me like 2 or 3 days =D
Sekiro is just the best, no doubt about it. Beautiful and fierce at the same time, and your gameplay was reaaaal guuud
If this was in real life, the video would end after ten seconds of banging sword against sword and shattering into katana shrapnel
At first I wondered how he was doing it, then I saw the mask
Is that that fragmented mask? You know, like, how some of those vendors have a fragment of a mask? Is it part of that?
@@TheCuratorWillBQuytOperationalno, the mask he is wearing is part of a skin you can get by doing one of the endings. The fragment mask you’re talking about (also known as the dragon dancer mask) does not appear on your character once fully assembled. However, it’s a useful tool
@@GrandfatherFlips Oh, OK.
@@GrandfatherFlipsno he got it by beating gauntlet of strength, severance
@@RutgerD-zl6pc oh thats right
Like what the fuck, this is the first time I see someone literally pushing boss back, instead of other way around. Usually I'm trying to hold my pose sticking to the wall and ocasionally doing everything I can to get some space between me and opponent so I can prepare for incoming attacks, but here like.... holy shit, amazing
if you're still struggling in sekiro, my best tip is to play aggressive. Works best if you've already learned their moves but it can also help learning their moves. Just keep attacking them until they parry or use a red attack and counter them then continue attacking. Wouldn't have learned this tip without giving up on defense and just brute forcing the bosses.
@@stirrainyesterday I finished it on 100%, after understanding parry mechanics and how to dodge specific kanji attacks the biggest problem I Had with those ghost throwing warriors isshin died after eleventh attempt.
I miss this game so much. Mikiri and parry always the key
Thats how the feathers work?!!?? I was so confused about it!! first time ever playing Sekiro and I'm stuck on Genichiro right now. 1st phase is pretty easy now, but the lightning always gets me. Will try this tomorrow!
This game has the best combat system I've seen. It actually feels like a skill to be learned and mastered.
1:30 He cornered the boss we feared and frustrated to fight well done bro 😂😂
Ive fought this guy over 100 times over multiple playthroughs and I've never had him do the lightning that many times so quickly! This is a combo of amazing skill and impossible luck.
damn, clanging and banging like a madman
(The Rock)
Genichiro: why I'm hearing the boss song?
2:22 that momentary pause before hitting the deathblow
use the umbrella for the arrows it charges projected force .
i did not know that! Thank you
I don't think it needs charging, you can just use it even if you don't get attacked
@@Flegex What do you mean ? i am talking about the projected force skill , that is charged if he parries the arrows with the umbrella .
The type of performance that makes you think you're on coke lol. Tremendous
I infected the whole world with dragonrot before I beat him…
Then he came back with lightning powers.
Alternate Title: Sword Lord Wolf
The only FromSoft games I haven't played are Demon Souls and Bloodborne since they're not available on Steam, I don't have a console and don't plan to ever buy one but from the rest of FromSoft games I've played, I've never seen another move that disrespects the opponent like the Mikiri counter. That's a total boss move. As for boss fights, my favorite tool is the Flame Vent. No posture regen, quicker to get deathblows.
Just defeated all the Gauntlet of strengths with demon bell and charmless. Now this vid seems like something i would do while sleeping
After u learn the attack pattern of the bosses, this game is incredibly easy. That's when u can start fighting however u want to. Using different combos, changing prosthetics etc. u can do so much between the fights to make it look flashy and very anime-ish.
The real sequel to Sekiro is every subsequent playthrough, where you absolutely dunk on every single boss that roadblocked you during your first playthrough.
Bro has mastered the art of Sekiro 💯🔥
Genichiro beat ma ass so many times I decided to delete my file one night after getting to his last phase. The next day I was so mad I started a new file and whooped him once I got to ashina castle on my first attempt!!!
Amazing gameplay!!!! What a treat to watch🎉🎉🎉
0:25 bro thinks he's Malenia
I love this fight 3rd favorite in the game only behind Isshin at the end and my favorite true corrupted monk
This is the boss im currently stuck on...
Boss is like.
Wtf bro I am the boss.
That was perfect!
Why thank you! 🙏
This was an extreme example, and why this is my favorite Fromsoft game, but it kinda happens; you die, die, die, die, die…Then get a perfect.
I literally button mashed Genichiro and beat him pretty quick. It was the only strategy I had. Unfortunately, it didn’t work on Owl. He remains my roadblock in Sekiro to this day.
The parry system in this game is just chefs kiss
For 7 hours in, my 1st try I got him 2nd phase and half hp, most fun ive had on a boss after beating him.
ACTCHUALLLLY, Hanbei The Undying tells you for strong enemies to use dodge and counter-attack to do damage, and when their stamina regen is reduced (bar turns orange), you start deflecting.
I died so many times to sword saint isshin that I know every move on genichiro, poor dude got his ass handeled to him about 200 times (same amount of times that sword saint destroyed me)
This boss is what stopped me from playing Sekiro 2 years ago. Now I picked it up again, still struggling, although I finally feel like I got the parrying right. I just need to learn the damn perilous attack animations. I sometimes try to Mikiri a grab attack lmao
What fucks me up is the perilous kicks that you can Mikiri and then I see people go for a grab and my brain says 'mikiri'
When you deflect the arrow barrage, you can dodge through the last one and get a free hit on him.
When I first started Sekiro, I was playing it more like Bloodborne because of the sidestep instead of dodge. Took me a couple tries fighting Genchiro to where I realized I was playing this game completely wrong. This game really rewards patience and discipline, once you understand that, the game becomes easier 10 fold. You can’t just run around and bonk shit like in DS and ER.
Nice to know I'm not the only one that uses mist raven
Sekiro was a masterpiece. A great challenging game.
how many hours I have spent in this fight? yes. and now im watching it all in less than 3 minutes
Absolutely, beautifully executed.
I just finished Sekiro last night. Isshin was the hardest boss I've faced, beating him gave me much joy.
one thing i learn when playing sekiro is it reward agressive playstyle, make most fight easier
Most games whenever you attack you do damage to the boss. I love how sekiro is like a real skilled sword fight because it’s hard to hit someone with your blade every attack
This is not a game. Its a Master pierce
So satisfying to watch! Skilled gameplay!
Sekiro puts baby in the corner.
This is in GODLIKE mode
I did this fight over and over so i could be prepared for it before isshin and it has payed off as i can immediately go into the isshin fight with no res or heals used
i dropped this game like 3 years ago on Hirata estate boss, came back and finished the game in 3 days or less than 30 hours of playtime.
Now finished all endings and trying out resurrection mod run
This is slightly accelerated. Can see it. Can hear it…
Inner version of this boss is insane, enjoyed this boss but his inner I found more enjoyable he just felt faster and relentless lol
This game definitely should be played multiple times. I enjoy the game most when i finally fully understand the parry mechanichs and play the game like in the video in my second playthrough
This game is such a masterpiece. Honestly From Software's greatest achievement in game and combat design, imo. Everything just works, and it's all wonderfully cohesive.
0:15 You can strafe out of the last attack in those flurry to avoid stun and do 2-3 free blows while boss is stunned.
I’ve played this game so often that I can beat just about every boss (even the inner versions) in one try, i Even like prolonging some fights, ESPECIALLY the Owl, he’s fun to fight aging
the ng+ experience
I somehow ended up here skipping a lot of the first half of the game. Not having upgraded my beads or anything else… after 6 or 7 hours of gruesome death, i found out that i was severly under leveled… but i decided to keep going, finally got him, the run i beat him was basically a no hit run aside from 2-3 hits. it was nearly flawless, i was so proud that i was finally able to get it holy shit this is addicting
You are a parry beast!
🙏
Such a wonderful combat system
Despues de jugarlo 3 veces, el primer jefe que empieza a representar un reto es el búho
honestly so far after beating the annoying ass ape this boss feels like one of the best balanced bosses i have fought
he doesnt even have annoying broken hitbox grabs
Agreed. GA shows you how punishing the game can be😂
I feel its unfair to use Mist Raven against Geni, his lightning reversals are easy af
There's gotta be a reason why he use it
His reversals are very easy however doing a normal reversal deals damage to the player. Using the other reversal methods like Mist Raven or Combat Arts prevents me from taking damage at all. :)
Anyone else get killed 100x more by some of the random mini-bosses and only take maybe 5-10 attempts to kill Genichiro?
Meanwhile i dead many times fighting mini boss like chained ogre
Is this fight from a sort of New Game + scenario? I''m meeting up with this boss fairly soon (on my first play through) and I seem to be missing a lot of things (excluding simple practice with the mechanics). Either way.... this was a thing of beauty :) The game's fight mechanic is simple, relative to most games... but with such scope for nuance and player skill. Truly amazing game!
This was done onNG+9. Geni is a very early game boss and in my opinion it doesn’t matter if you fight him before or after Lady Butterfly. I knew Geni was the boss that made everyone “click” with the game so i sat down on my first play through and told myself that i won’t progress until i mastered his fight. The game takes patience but i promise, if you use Geni as a sort of “mentor” for the combat, you’ll get it very easy.
I'm a item hoarder, I didn't spend a single talisman or buff items because I actually forgot they existed.
I beat all the game with just parrying and well timed ichimonjis.
Gotta love flawless Sekiro gameplay
Let that boy breathe
well done, Sekiro
this is why I put my parry on square
DEFEATED THIS BOSS IN MY 10TH ATTEMPT ONCE U KNOW THE RYTHME ITS EASY
My man knows no hesitasion ！
It leads to defeat…
How I play:
*Runs for 2 min
*Hit
*Repeat
You made this boss look easy
Can't wait to play this!
Damn bro, leave some Genichiro for the rest of us 🥵🥵
This is only appreciated by people who have played the game and made it this far...although I beat the game, this boss and others caused me some sleepless nights lol.
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After playing through a whole new playthrough of Elden ring and then completing the DLC, all I can think about is Sekiro still…
Unrelated, you should show off the Divine Genichiro fight with the Sakura Dance attacks, it’s just that added poetry of combat to this game’s beautiful combat system.
absolutely amazing
How in the sweet Jesus did you do those lighting counters WITH the mist ravens, I didn't even know that was possible
You can do lightning reversals with any move that even slightly pushes you off the ground
He did genichiro dirty