Sekiro veteran beats infamous Isshin after 45 tries without running, jumping, or countering, and they're asking the FromSoftware community for other boss challenges
Jul. 7, 2024And I thought Isshin was tough on a normal playthrough
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A frankly wild Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice player has beaten the game’s final boss without walking, running, jumping, or a core counter ability.
Isshin, The Sword Saint is an almost unfairFromSoftwareboss, for many. That’s certainly not the case for the player below, who for some inexplicable reason took it upon themselves to best Isshin without walking, running, jumping, or using Sekiro’s Mikiri counter abilities. That’s most of Sekiro’s core abilities straight out of the window, against arguably the game’s strongest boss.
This is such a goddamn wild feat I can barely wrap my head around it. The Mikiri counter is almost synonymous with Sekiro, such is its importance for countering thrusting attacks, but the player has managed to take this out and counteract Isshin’s thrusting attacks with another method, but I’ve genuinely got no clue how they’ve done it.
One commenter, like me, didn’t even know it was possible to parry thrust attacks without the Mikiri counter, and many others were left similarly stunned. “Well you can, but if it isn’t a perfect parry it’ll go straight through your block or normal parry,” the player responds.
This wasn’t as simple as it looked, however. We can see several instances in which the player genuinely struggles against Isshin in the video above and is put firmly on the back foot, and in the comments they write that it took “like 45 tries” to actually best the Sword Saint like this. Yeah, no kidding - it probably took me close to double that actually using Sekiro’s abilities.
What’s more, the player is threatening to attempt other Sekiro bosses with identical restrictions. One commenter challenges them to defeat Isshin’s older form in Sekiro’s ‘Shura’ ending, to which the player simply replies “sure.” Another commenter asks them to try the Great Shinobi version of Owl, and the player casually responds that they’ll “try it out.”
If you’re playing FromSoftware’s latest endeavour, read up on ourShadow of the Erdtree weaponsguide for a look at where to find the best gear.
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