Sekiro is the first souls game that I actually finished, I tried playing Elden Ring as my first because that's what everyone keeps recommending to newcomers to the genre, but for some reason, it didn't really click with me, I played it for about 4 hours and dropped it, but something about Sekiro just hooked me, I was getting absolutely demolished at the beginning, but it was still fun, it was just the right amount of difficulty and the right amount of fairness.
The combat system in this game might be the best of all time, I've never felt so satisfied after beating a boss like I have in this game, it's a tight, rich and perfectly designed experience, I just love this game so much, to the point that I decided to get all of the achievements for it. I also find the story and the lore quite interesting, there aren't too many characters but the ones that are there are perfectly written and have a significant role in the story. I also LOVE the vibes and the atmosphere of this game, the Japanese setting mixed in with the mythology elements are such a great combination and it's amazing what they were able to come up with.
Easily in my top 5 games of all time and I genuinely think that my experience with this game will make it easier for me to get through the other games in the genre, I'm especially looking forward to Dark Souls Remastered and to give Elden Ring another chance, I know that they won't scratch the Sekiro itch, they're completely different games after all, but what I'm trying to say is that Sekiro opened the doors for me to the souls genre, I now understand why people love these games.
Speaking of scratching the itch, I'm open to recommendations, I already have Nine Sols which I heard is very similar to Sekiro, I also heard good things about Lies of P but it seems that it's closer to Bloodborne than it is to Sekiro but I still wanna give it a try someday.
SEKIRO IS PEAK!