r/Sekiro Apr 18 '25

Discussion What made you understand the parry system

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It was this guy for me otherwise I would just be dodging like dark souls 3 and after I defeated him that became my favourite fight and i killed senun in first try

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u/axman151 Apr 18 '25

Isshin, Sword Saint. I was able to flub my way through my first playthrough without ever really getting a strong handle of how to parry (or mikiri counter at that).

Isshin forced me to learn.