Sekiro Shadows die Twice

I don´t understand the point/fun of seeing others playing the game and spoiling it but okay... Friday i will start to discover it.

 

And now peaking the stream while cooking.

 

Happy PC version has HDR, it's annoying that you still get some devs include it on console side and don't add it in on PC.

Like xbox is the only console that has HDR in dirt rally 2.0, it's as if there is some exclusive option clause somewhere as Codemasters support HDR in F1 on PC, makes no sense.

 

This game looks great and I'm very much looking forward to it (c'mon, CDKeys, release the key already so I download it!). Not so much looking forward to the punishing difficulty though. Normal enemies, I'm generally fine with, but I feel a genuine sense of panic whenever I encounter a boss in From Software games!

My one complaint with the Dark Souls games and even Bloodborne is that they were heavy on atmosphere but light on narrative with static NPCs delivering snippets of vague, often obscure information without even moving their mouths (at least I never noticed any animation in Dark Souls). The gameplay and world design has always been stellar however and made up for the poor and often confusing (IMO) story-telling.

Sekiro looks much improved in this regard and the more familiar setting of ancient Japan makes for what appears to be a more accessible and immersive setting. Does remind a lot of Nioh though, even the lead character looks like an older version of the one from that game. The addition of the grappling arm is neat and allows for more stealth kill options and combat is much faster and more brutal than previous From Software games.

Graphically the game looks improved too and the ugly interface of the early Dark Souls games has been replaced with something much sharper, though still a little bland and plain (From Software have great graphics artists and art design but the interface designers are a bit lacklustre; functional, yes, but hardly aesthetically pleasing). Graphics options in the PC version also look a bit underwhelming; there's an anti-aliasing option but no indication of what it is (I'm guessing it's FXAA rather than temporal AA) and it only supports the now-dated (but console-friendly) SSAA rather than the more advanced and more accurate HDAO and HBAO variants. There's also no tessellation.

I watched some PC footage last night and noticed grass and foliage pop in at surprisingly close range which is a little disappointing. No doubt concessions have had to be made to get the game running well on consoles but the PC is capable of so much more. Personally, I would not like to play this on console as From Software are infamous for poor framepacing at 30 fps (Bloodborne was awful in this regard) and wobbly "up to" 60 fps framerates on higher end consoles such as the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X leading to noticeable judder. PC is really the only viable platform to play From Software games on in my view as sheer power can overcome many of the issues inherent in the console builds.

 

I'm waiting for CDKeys as well to send me the key so I can start downloading the game, as will take some time with my slow internet connection

 

Luckily I'm in Asia and get to play it soon. Hope this isn't too much like dark souls because I could never get into that game. Loved Tenchu though.

 

^ You've spoken like a true Covenant member my Sir!

 

first review are already out. Here an example from IGN (I know !!! .....not the best one, but they, at least cannot say something wrong about his one right?). And btw, why do they say "reviewed on PS4 Pro, Xbox one X and PC" and they do not mention anything about performance or differences? That really pisses me off !!!. They are clearly lying!!! They would need 3 reviewers to play to the entire game (some 50 hours os so, if not more) to get an honest opinion about all the versions of the game:

 

I want to play it now!...

 

i wanted to play it for the last week, ;p sad our sea fairing brothers did not get any leaks ;p.

 

Something about the setting really not clicking for me. Just like Nioh and that other upcoming PS exclusive.

 

it's unlocked for asian regions , a simple vpn trick will do

 

I need to see performance reviews ps4/pro vs pc then will think about for few months to see which verisons i get