Hidetaka Miyazaki, who directed both games, scored another triumph with “ Bloodborne ,” which switched up the Souls formula by ditching shields in favor of gameplay centered around dodging and parrying enemy attacks. “Dark Souls” (2011), a multiplatform release, gave more players a chance to discover the allure of playing a game all about overcoming what at first (or maybe for a hundredth time) seems insurmountable. It was the kind of game made for the Internet, where you could learn about esoteric things like how to build the best character focused around high dexterity stats. The sword-and-sworcery game was cryptic, hard, and rife with interesting gameplay ideas. Their PlayStation 3 exclusive “Demon’s Souls” (2009) genuinely felt like a revelation when it was first released.
Over the past decade, FromSoftware has been feted by the video game industry for a string of commercially successful and critically-praised titles.
It’s moments like these - where a methodical approach to even the most routine encounters is encouraged - that make me adore “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.” Of course, being that this is a FromSoftware game, there are other moments where the difficulty makes me want to toss the controller aside and go for a long walk. Just as the general unsheathes his sword and his men begin to close ranks my ninja tosses a rope from his prosthetic arm and vaults back onto the roofs. Since the moment he pounced on the man my eyes have been scanning the rooftops of the nearby buildings looking for a grapple point. Before his comrades can react, Wolf finishes him off with a swift blow sending a fountain of blood into the air. With the press of a button, Wolf, my ninja and the game’s protagonist, springs into the air and lands gracefully on top of the soldier.
Tapping the controller’s right thumbstick, I lock onto a rifleman near the head of the group. They are arranged along the upper-half of a staircase leading to Ashima Castle, the sort of palace you might imagine if you were dreaming of samurais. From a rooftop, I watch the armor-clad general surrounded by his retinue of soldiers.
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