I forgot to add one "PRO" to my previous post and that is the Mikiri Counter.
.- executing a Mikiri Counter, especially against semi and regular bosses is undeniable proof you are doing something right and you are getting good at this game. Often things happen by luck or just "trying" and hoping the enemy goes easy on you Not a Mikiri counter. It's not like you can spam the button as soon as you see the red sign and not all red-sign attacks are mikiri-counterable. you gotta learn
In terms of short but badass instants in gaming, Mikiri Counter is probably a top 10 this generation. you can't help but say "TAKE THAT MOTHERFUCKER!" whenever you nail it lol.
and this takes me to a "CON"... (sort of?)
.- FROM actually punishes you for mashing buttons. if you run around and press L1/R1 repeatedly and then immediately press "attack", the game will register it and do the movement seconds later. That will fuck you up. likewise if you are spamming "dodge" you'll end up approaching the enemy, the opposite of what you were trying to do.
basically the game wants you to stay in front of your foe and deflect, guard and attack when it's the right time, only pressing the buttons once and at the right time.
Sekiro is to a gamer what a Beethoven Sonata is for a pianist/violinist.
either take it seriously and learn or stay away from it, not for amateurs.
Ehhh every boss is pretty susceptible and weak to a different prosthetic. Its a lot like mega man where no they aren't mandatory but its very clear how trivial they can make bosses if you know which ones to use on which bosses. For example shrukien against butterfly destroys her mobility and knocks her down everytime she jumps up and allows you to get 2-3 hits in. And she does this a lot, which means the fight is basically cake if you use this. Horseman get stunned by firecrackers repeatedly and makes the fight a breeze. Spear allows you to pull the centipede out of GA and do extra damage. Etc, etc. I think its an outright positive that they wanted you to beat every boss without upgrades or tools, but to say that 90% of them are useless is kind of insane given how overly powerful they are against bosses if you know their weaknesses. And thats not even getting into the regular enemies who also all have a weaknesses to one or more of them.
ehh I see your point but I remain unconvinced.
Prosthetics, yeah they play a part in beating the bosses easier sometimes. though I will say that the finger and the fan are mostly useless, but yeah all other weapons have a purpose.
but the items? no way, they are almost all of them useless and it only gets worse because the 1 or 2 second window Sekiro needs to actually consume them will give your enemy plenty of time to beat the shit out of you. Using the gourd without getting hit wasn't easy, no way I was going to use some "take less posture damage" pointless candy and risk the whole thing.
In fact, I will bet most of us used Ako's/Confetti before any boss encounter and then forgot about items (exception: Gourd) alltogether. unless the boss gave you a break between deathblows, then you'd repeat Ako's /Confetti.
now about skills, I only ever used Ichimonji and Mortal Draw, all other attack skills were too slow or dealt miserable damage
