Sekiro Shadows Die Twice: 5 Brand New Details About the Game You Need to Know

Sekiro Shadows Die Twice is From Software's next big game with the Souls Borne formula.

Even though the roots of Sekiro remains vastly similar to From Software previous games, there are some huge differences which make Sekiro a completely new experience for the fans of this so-called RPG genre they themselves created.

Sekiro Shadows Die Twice is out on 22 March 2019 and is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated games of the year. What's more refreshing to see is that Activision is actually publishing a Single Player game which is astounding and hard to believe. But it just shows that the publishers who once lost their faith in Single Player Games are actually giving them chance yet again. It's also the first time From Software has partnered up with Activision which is weird because Bloodborne is an IP that belongs to Sony and Dark Souls belongs to Bandai Namco.

Sekiro's Collector edition costs just $89.99 and comes with the game, a 7-inch Shinobi statue, a steel book, collectable art book, map, digital soundtrack, and replica game coins.

Thanks to Game Informer's coverage of the game this month, we now have some brand new exciting details about the game which are worth knowing and will probably make the players even more hyped for this upcoming stealth action adventure title.

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#1. You don't lose XP in the game.

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Like in previous From Software games, once the player character died they used to lose all the souls or blood echoes they earned and got only one chance to regain them.

That doesn't happen in Sekiro. The Currency in Sekiro's world is gold coins and the experience points they gain after killing an enemy and none of them is lost if the player dies.

Will this make the game relatively easy some may ask.

Well From Software representatives have confirmed that it won't be the case and Sekiro will adopt the same brutal and unforgiving difficulty like the previous titles.

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#2.Skill Tree.

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Instead of levelling up your stats like in Dark Souls or Bloodborne, Sekiro adopts a more popular means of levelling up which are Skill Trees.

Once the XP bar is full, Players gain 1 skill point on various skills suitable to their playstyle. The entire Skill tree hasn't been revealed yet though it will contain attributes such as Samurai Arts, Combat arts as well upgrades for Sekiro's prosthetic arm.

There will also be skill tree assigned to develop a more stealth based character indulging in making the character more of a Shinobi with upgrades like carrying more Shuriken, etc.

Or the players can find a middle ground and have a hybrid of a ninja and samurai type character. Sounds pretty cool right?

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#3.Sekiro's Safe Hub-The Dilapidated Temple.

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The Dilapidated Temple is your safe house in Sekiro where there are no enemies and the players can upgrade their character there.

Along with talking to NPCs and levelling up, Sekiro's Safe hub is also a host to a test dummy, a character known as The Immortal Soldier which will teach the players different combat moves just like in Nioh.

This is actually a great way to practise and learn new combat styles and gain expertise rather than dying by the hands of enemies.

#4. Sekiro can Swim.

For the first time in the series history I believe, the player character can traverse the world by swimming. This opens up multiple possibilities and gives us a little scoop of how open-ended Sekiro Shadows Die Twice world is.

From Software has confirmed that Sekiro is the most open and non-linear adventure till date and will also feature multiple side locations that can be accessed through dreams such as the Hirakata States area as seen in the exclusive gameplay footage uploaded by Game Informer.

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#5. The Game can be paused.

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One of the biggest problem in Dark Souls and Bloodborne was that the game couldn't be paused. It meant that there was always a risk of getting killed when the player left the system for a while and lose all their progress. It was a complete nightmare and many people probably suffered from this issue.

That doesn't happen here. Since Sekiro is a complete single player experience, the players can pause the game whenever they like.

If you didn't know, Sekiro will also feature a storyline which will be a little less crpytic when compared to other recent From Software Games.

This is what the story synopsis tells about the game-

In Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice you are the “one-armed wolf”, a disgraced and disfigured warrior rescued from the brink of death. Bound to protect a young lord who is the descendant of an ancient bloodline, you become the target of many vicious enemies, including the dangerous Ashina clan. When the young lord is captured, nothing will stop you on a perilous quest to regain your honor, not even death itself.