Anyone who played any beloved third-party NES game:
Oh, that's cute! 😏
Edit: Just so we're clear, I'm poking fun here, I like Demon/Dark Souls just fine.
but waay too many games get compared to them as though they're the first game with ball-retracting difficulty, lmao.
I’ve got hundreds of hours into the souls series, Bloodborne and Elden Ring included, but I’ve bounced off Sekiro at least half a dozen times. For me, it’s the setting and the fixed protagonist. I like medieval fantasy and cosmic horror, and I like being able to create my own character.
I do fully intend to get around to Sekiro eventually.
It doesn't help that Sekiro takes a bit before it really gets moving. You start out with so little healing and missing major parts of your kit, like the Mikiri, that it also doesn't feel super good to play until after the first zone or so.
Like, once you hit and beat the boss at the top of the castle is when it actually feels like the game comes together and then its only up from there.