During December of last year, FromSoftware showed us a vague trailer during the 2017 Game Awards. The video was simply called “FromSoftware’s new project”. As soon as people saw the video, speculation started. Then, 6 months later, we get a full trailer with gameplay at E3.
That’s right, FromSoft has given us a trailer for their new game, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
You play as Sekiro, a warrior who lost his arm in battle. Your master, a young lord, has been kidnapped and you must rescue him while attempting to get revenge on the same person who amputated you.
The game is set during the Sengoku era of feudal Japan in the late 16th century.
The combat seems rather interesting. The movement seems fast with constant blocking and striking at your enemy, while also appearing to be slow at times while you wait for the right moment to strike.
Your prosthetic arm also plays a role in combat. It appears that you can outfit it with a variety of weapons such as an axe and a rudimentary flamethrower.
In one of the first scenes of gameplay in the trailer, it appears that the player is sneaking around enemies. This could mean that there is a sort of stealth system that may allow you to get in some powerful strikes on unaware enemies or circumvent them altogether.
We then see the player moving around on rooftops and later see that the player will have a sort of grappling hook at their disposal. This will most likely create a more vertical combat system.
Another use we saw for the grappling hook was to pull the player towards a large enemy. This will most likely also make the combat even more fast-paced. But that was the only time we saw it used in combat, so we don’t know if it’s possible for enemies to be pulled towards you as well as you towards the enemies.
Then, the final big reveal to how combat is going to work, the player got up after they were killed. This may mean that the title is quite literal and that you’ll be able to die twice before actually dying.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is planned to come out early in 2019, so possibly during the spring or maybe even late winter.
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