I've been fighting this boss for about two hours now. I don't even know how many times I've died to him. I've s...

Challenging; yet rewarding; Deeply satisfying combat; Gorgeous setting

Exploration feels limited; Difficulty might be off putting to some

A beautiful, hand-crafted action-adventure experience with challenging combat, rewarding exploration and an intriguing story.

We're only at the end of first quarter 2019, but Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is pulling out all the stops as a heavy hitter. Minor issues aside, Sekiro will occupy thousands of PlayStations for a long, long time.

Sekiro is From Software's purest distillation of a game design philosophy that values skill-based combat and isn't afraid to challenge the player at nearly every moment. Eschewing big weapons, flashy magic and "jolly co-operation," Sekiro is squarely focused on timing and the sometimes imperceptible...

FromSoftware created a genre with Demon's Souls, a formula that was catapulted to superstar status with Dark Souls and continues to grow, evolve and innovate with bold new changes.

Every combat encounter is brutally satisfying; The world is gorgeous and brimming with deep; dark secrets; Doesn't hold your hand and is all the better for it; A wonderful setting filled with fascinating tales and characters

Camera can prove frustrating at times

a stripped and scarred masterpiece

Sekiro is a great game. Despite my complaints with its boss fights and the elimination of the equipment system Dark Souls was known for, it was a challenging and exciting adventure through Feudal Japan.

Combat is furious and rewards skill; Good enemy variety keeps it from getting boring between bosses; Great world design; Best story in a From Software game yet

Lock-on and camera sometimes go haywire; Tags

Sekiro is a demanding and rewarding game. Harrowing to the point of emotional exhaustion, some players will bounce off after a few of the meaner boss encounters without the now-classic FromSoftware multiplayer.

Blood and blossom

Wonderfully rhythmic combat; Grappling hook is cool af; Characteristically incredible world design

Punishingly hard; There's a "Blight Town; Progression feels more linear

Set in the late 1500s Sengoku Japan, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an action-adventure game with RPG elements where players experience a brutal period of constant life and death conflict as they come face-to-face with larger-than-life foes in a dark and twisted world.