Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Deflection replaces dodging, converting soulslike combat from spacing into rhythm.

Released 2019 Developer FromSoftware Publisher Activision Platform PlayStation 4 Genre Action-adventure Era Live service & the long tail

Mechanics this game introduced

These are recorded as first appearing here. Each links to a full history of where the idea went next.

Combat & Conflict · 2019

Deflect-Focused Posture Combat

Deflect-focused posture combat replaces dodging with well-timed deflection, filling an opponent's posture bar until th…

Origin: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Parry and Riposte Window ~~1997~~Graduated Alert States ~~1998~~Contextual Lock-On Targeting ~~1998~~Grapple & Tether Traversal ~~2004~~Poise and Stagger Break ~~2009~~

Descends from

Dark Souls ~~2011~~

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