They can perform melee and ranged attacks, parry, and counterattack, evade with rolling or leaping and execute deathblows. Players are forced to confront enemies whether getting detected or facing enemy bosses. Stealth is vital for exploring fortresses, along with enabling instant deathblows against unaware enemies. The combat incorporates stealth and one-on-one duels.

Collecting items and earning upgrades are important to unlock the true ending. Upgrades are divided by the skill tree and unlocking them requires in-game resources, completing quests or retrieving plot items. There are also items that can raise Sekiro’s stats like health, offense and even protection from losing experience points upon death. They can upgrade the prosthetic arm for new tools, as well as learn new skills, martial arts, swordsmanship, and ninjutsu. The main feature is the grappling hook from the prosthetic arm that allows players to reach high places and even evade attacks. Players traverse in the battlefields of Sengoku era Japan, taking quests from various NPCs and performing tasks. The action game combines the stealth and acrobatics aspect of Tenchu, and the difficult but precise combat and RPG system of Dark Souls.

Players take control of the ninja who renames himself Sekiro and takes their revenge against the forces of Genichiro. After recovering from his injuries, the ninja receives a new prosthetic arm called Sekiro, or 'the one-armed wolf' from the mysterious Sculptor. The Divine Heir Kuro was also kidnapped by Genichiro in order to save the falling Ashina clan as hen plans to raise an immortal army. The plot involves a ninja who lost his arm after getting incapacitated by Isshin Ashina's grandson Genichiro. Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice takes place in a fictional depiction of the late 1500s Sengoku period in Japan.

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