Nine Sols Yingzhao

Play Date: 2024/09/28
I was hesitant to buy Nine Sols when it first came out despite the fact that it was on my wishlist for a long time. The final trailer described it as a Hollow Knight / Sekiro hybrid, as to which I was very disappointed as I find parry-based games extremely difficult for whatever reason. Souls games are a ton of fun and I've beaten most of them without the use of the parry mechanic, but Sekiro was a very different story and I abandoned it after around 30 hours of playtime. A friend convinced me to get this, and so far I'm enjoying it, but can easily say that the exploration is a cakewalk, and the parrying on some of the bosses thus far is exhausting.
First boss fight, attempt... 30 or so? The following 4 bosses went a lot smoother, but this was definitely a very rocky start.