Playthrough Topic (Hades)

Well, it’s done. I platinumed Sekiro.

My last run turned out to be a bit of a speedrun. I sort of just blew through the whole game, fighting boss after boss. This time, I was just going for the Severance ending, so I had to fight everyone again. I think this run actually showed to me how much I’ve improved. I was playing through it expecting to die at places I usually die. I got to the Guardian Ape and survived. I got to Owl and survived. I made it past the Great Carp unscathed.

And before I knew it, I reached Isshin without having died once this playthrough. I didn’t actually plan on doing a no-death run, but it would’ve been cool to say that it happened.

So I’m on Isshin’s second phase. Everything is going well. But then he starts his combo. And as I back away, that god forsaken boulder appears from behind me, having previously been invisible to the camera. I shamefully died, caught between a rock and a hard place.

But it’s okay. I got him the next time. I have his moveset totally down now. I managed to get through the whole game up to Isshin without dying, and I think that is one of my proudest video game achievements. I’m happy today.

But of course, I needed to max out my skill trees. That was probably the worst trophy to get. Farming for skill points was so tedious. But whatever, I did it. This and Bloodborne are the only two games I have ever platinumed, and it feels kind of nice. I suppose I’ve squeezed out every bit of content I possibly could now. I’ll have to think of my boss rankings in a bit.