Sekiro Shadows Die Twice: How Hidetaka Miyazaki Took FromSoftware Back To Its Roots
Channel: Video Game Story Time
Date: 22/03/2019

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will likely never be allowed the luxury of being judged in its own right. the new game from legendary developer Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware is always going to live in the shadow of the Dark Souls series, for better or worse.

This is a shame. We have tremendous respect for Hidetaka Miyazaki for wanting to do something different. FromSoftware could easily have kept making Dark Souls games in an endless cycle for the rest of eternity. But instead, they're trying something different. They're pushing themselves and setting new goals for development, and that's to be commended.

Of course, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is not entirely new. The game benefits from lessons that FromSoftware learned while working on Soulsborne games, even as the studio goes in a new direction.

Sekiro also benefits from the legacy of other games in FromSoftware's back catalogue, such as Otogi: Myth of Demons and Ninja Blade.

Shadows Die Twice even benefits from lessons learned on Deracine (or Déraciné if you're feeling pretentious), as Hidetaka also spearheaded this game while working on Sekiro.

We haven't played Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice just yet, as it's only just been released and we've been rushing to finish this video. But however the new game turns out, we're grateful that FromSoftware has tried something new, rather than sticking to old, familiar paths.

Lots of love,
BretonStripes (http://twitter.com/bretonstriped) and Kotor (http://twitter.com/kotorcomics)

Title music by Tee Lopes (http://twitter.com/teelopesmusic)

Incidental music: "Wisps of Whorls" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sources: 

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/07/13/interview-miyazaki-on-the-limbs-and-lore-of-sekiro-shadows-die-twice/

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/06/hidetaka-miyazaki-dark-souls-deracine-fromsoftware

https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/25/our-full-hidetaka-miyazaki-sekiro-shadows-die-twice-interview

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/features/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-interview-hidetaka-miyazaki-ninjas/

https://www.vg247.com/2018/06/14/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-subtitle-story/