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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

FromSoftware

2019•Adventure•PEGI 18•About 42 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalshistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalfastheavyimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA fantastical adventure game that is expansive, pacy and stylish. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

90 / 100

1,428 ratings

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About This Game

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an action-adventure game set in a reimagined late 1500s Sengoku-era Japan. Players control Wolf, a shinobi on a mission to rescue his kidnapped lord and seek revenge on his enemies. The game emphasizes precise sword combat, stealth, and mobility, replacing traditional RPG elements with a posture-based dueling system.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The game takes place in a reimagined late-16th-century Sengoku-period Japan. At the end of the Sengoku era, warlord Isshin Ashina stages a bloody coup and seizes the land of Ashina. During this time, a nameless orphan is adopted by the wandering shinobi Owl, who names the orphan "Wolf". Twenty years later, the Ashina clan is on the brink of collapse due to a combination of the now elderly Isshin having fallen ill and the clan's enemies steadily closing in from all sides. Desperate to find a way to prevent the fall of his clan, Isshin's grandson Genichiro captures the Divine Heir Kuro, in...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyAnimalsHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questFighting evilInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

NinjaJapanSkill treeSengoku periodShinobi

Where to play

Details

Developer: FromSoftware
Publisher: Activision
Released: 22 March 2019
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 22h rushed, 42h normally, 53h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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