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Genichiro Ashina fight from Sekiro took me 3 days of multiple 15-20 mins sessions. With each attempt you learn the attack patterns and tells of which move-set

Genichiro Ashina fight from Sekiro took me 3 days of multiple 15-20 mins sessions. With each attempt you learn the attack patterns and tells of which move-set boss will use. Its immensely satisfying to slowly learn and see yourself improve. When I eventually beat the boss I felt like a badass. But most importantly its memorable experience, something that is hard to create. From Soft can created hard but fair experience, and that's what makes the unique blend of emotions while you slowly master the game/boss.

umvi 5y ago
Agreed, Genichiro is such a great boss fight. I remember the exhilaration of finally winning and just staring at the screen with my heart racing for a minute.
isk517 5y ago
Genichiro definitely almost broke me. Walked away from the game a few times trying to beat him sure that I wouldn't come back, but every time I returned and eventually I prevailed.
SnowingXIV 5y ago
Ugh, Isshin the Glock Saint. Thorn in my side, as someone who loves the entire soulsborne series, beat most of them (not including DLCs) - he did break me. Sekiro is one of the tightest, most well designed games, it's super fluid, you feel incredible and animations are on point. This game is the hardest of the series because it is not something you can stat-pad against at least not as harshly as you could grind on the other games. I spent many, many tries against him to get to the later phases but still would die. Like you multiple days, many sessions but against Isshin. I moved on and came back to my save years later, that muscle memory was lost and did way worse. Realizing this may be a boss I simply don't conquer. Elden Ring has sparked joy.
- t3rmi 5y ago
  The secret to beating Isshin is you dont try to kill him. Think of him as a friend you’re trying to hang around and not let go. Once you get muscle memory for all his movesets you can sense that you can end the game whenever you want.

umvi 5y ago

Agreed, Genichiro is such a great boss fight. I remember the exhilaration of finally winning and just staring at the screen with my heart racing for a minute.

isk517 5y ago

Genichiro definitely almost broke me. Walked away from the game a few times trying to beat him sure that I wouldn't come back, but every time I returned and eventually I prevailed.

SnowingXIV 5y ago

Ugh, Isshin the Glock Saint. Thorn in my side, as someone who loves the entire soulsborne series, beat most of them (not including DLCs) - he did break me. Sekiro is one of the tightest, most well designed games, it's super fluid, you feel incredible and animations are on point. This game is the hardest of the series because it is not something you can stat-pad against at least not as harshly as you could grind on the other games. I spent many, many tries against him to get to the later phases but still would die. Like you multiple days, many sessions but against Isshin. I moved on and came back to my save years later, that muscle memory was lost and did way worse. Realizing this may be a boss I simply don't conquer. Elden Ring has sparked joy.

t3rmi 5y ago
The secret to beating Isshin is you dont try to kill him. Think of him as a friend you’re trying to hang around and not let go. Once you get muscle memory for all his movesets you can sense that you can end the game whenever you want.