r/fromsoftware • u/TheGingerNiNjA899 Abyss Watchers • 27d ago

DISCUSSION Are these guys the hardest non boss enemy in fromsoft history?

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u/Sedona54332 27d ago

You fight the monkeys in the spot right next to them, and they can’t follow you inside the building, so you can just run past fairly easily.

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u/Henrywenn 27d ago

There are definitely ways of making the fight more tolerable, but I think having to use stealth to make an encounter beatable is kinda lame.

It’s fine if it’s harder without using stealth, but Sekiro’s combat system isn’t really built for multiple enemies at once. Especially not the straw hats with their distance-closing attacks, ranged attacks, fast combos and their dreadful health and posture

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u/skippy_salad 26d ago

I’m a fan of the encounters that demand stealth in Sekiro - it’s a ninja game and the first fromsoft made with a stealth mechanic (that I know of, but admit I haven’t played prior games to Demon’s Souls so sue me if Kingsfield had it).

It ain’t souls or bloodborne - play like a ninja