Ok, so after playing a solid 2 hours, I gotta say Sekiro is the real deal and it's atmosphere is extremely Soulsbourne. It's impeccable. I've played and beat Demons Souls, all three Dark Souls, Bloodbourne, Ninja Gaiden Black, Nioh, you name it I played and beat it. No joke, Sekiro feels harder than every single one of them. And it's all because the window of time you have to decide block, dodge or jump away is miniscule compared to all the others. This is absolutely one of the most difficult games I've ever played. Maybe there will be skills or items later to soften the difficulty, but the opening hours are brutally rough and far harder than any of the opening hours of the other games. It's that crazy. Anyway..... Loving it lol