re: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - new game from FromSoft

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The gameplay looked nice. So is this the same guy who made bloodborne? Or same company?

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Same studio, same director.

while not a direct sequel, it will be a spiritual successor to Kuon (PS2 horor game they made), so it should get very dark just like BB did.

Here's the gist.

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Kuon is set in Heian-era Kyoto, Japan.[4] Most of the game follows the protagonists as they explore a feudal Japanese manor at night, as well as an old mountainside temple. The main antagonistic forces of Kuon are various forms of undead, including ghosts and resurrected corpses, the latter of which include horrifically mutated monsters created from fusing several dead bodies together.[4]

Kuon presents three different protagonists, each one the player character of their respective in-game chapter: Utsuki, Sakuya, and a female version of Abe no Seimei.[6]

Utsuki (??), protagonist of the "Yin Phase", is a shrine maiden. She, with her sister Kureha (??), travels to the Fujiwara manor to find their father, exorcist Doman Ashiya (???? Ashio Doman).[6]

Sakuya (??), protagonist of the "Yang Phase", is a female exorcist and one of Doman's disciples. She and her fellow disciples also enter the manor to search for Doman, as well as investigate the strange events occurring there.[6]

Abe no Seimei (????), protagonist of the final "Kuon Phase", is a master exorcist who enters the manor last.
Throughout the game, the characters encounter a pair of mysterious twins, often found singing a dark aria. The player eventually learns that they are the manifestations of two evil mulberry trees—one in the manor garden, and one at the temple

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expect lots of body horror, sacrifice, dark rituals, etc. I can't wait bruh