IMO Sekiro is the pinnacle of FromSoft games, and given the high quality of every other Souls game they've made for me that says something.

The game is a win on just about every level. The combat is tight, satisfying, and challenging in all the right ways. The lack of alternative movesets and weapons means that all of the moves you can do are perfectly implemented, and lower emphasis on stats and levelling up means that when you have to learn to use all of the mechanics effectively to progress and improve. In a way unlike all the other Soulsborne games, you progressing really is you actually mastering the mechanics more than you optimising your build.

This is combined with a gorgeous, interconnected world map, excellent enemy and visual design and an engrossing setting created by a team that is intimately familiar with the inspirations that lead to it. For me, Sekiro is one of the best games ever made.

IMO Sekiro is the pinnacle of FromSoft games, and given the high quality of every other Souls game they've made for me that says something. The game is a win on just about every level. The combat is tight, satisfying, and challenging in all the right ways. The lack of alternative movesets and weapons means that all of the moves you can do are perfectly implemented, and lower emphasis on stats and levelling up means that when you have to learn to use all of the mechanics effectively to progress and improve. In a way unlike all the other Soulsborne games, you progressing really is you actually mastering the mechanics more than you optimising your build. This is combined with a gorgeous, interconnected world map, excellent enemy and visual design and an engrossing setting created by a team that is intimately familiar with the inspirations that lead to it. For me, Sekiro is one of the best games ever made.