From Software’s latest release looks outwardly similar to the developer’s ‘Soulsborne’ action RPGs… but it needs to be approached in quite a different fashion. In fact, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is arguably harder than any of its predecessors.
Set in mediaeval Japan, it casts the player as Wolf, a shinobi in the service of a young lord. When the lord is kidnapped by a samurai, who lops off Wolf’s left arm in the process, our hero embarks on a journey to rescue his charge and restore his honour.