Apr 8, 2022 · this strat works really well but the bitch himself genichiro keeps spamming his bow against me whenever i get more then 2 feet away from him, any suggestions?

Aug 8, 2023 · That said, Genichiro is designed to be insanely punishing if you try to take him recklessly head-on. He’s made to force hardcore souls players to stop playing Sekiro like any other souls game …

Yeah, Genichiro is meant to be a reality check that snaps you out of the Dark Souls playstyle and into the Sekiro playstyle of tempered aggression mixed with timely deflects. Even the miniboss right …

Genichiro is the wall that checks whether you've learned to play Sekiro like Sekiro and not like a Souls-like. Deflect what you can, mikiri counter his thrusts, jump over his sweeps.

Genichiro is a great way to learn about "turns" in Sekiro. Learn when it's your turn, when it's his turn, and when you can steal a turn. The pressure is important to lock him into an actual swordfight rather than …

Genichiro is a skill check hell make you learn the game. Once you beat him you can beat anything Reply reply Dazzling-Score-137 •• Edited

Jul 25, 2019 · Genichiro is a huge difficulty spike just like Father Gascoin and Hino Enma, don't feel ashamed for losing to him 50 times For me what worked was mostly spamming attack, deflect when …

Sep 8, 2022 · Hate to say it, but your time would be better spent just practicing against genichiro - grinding doesn't do a whole lot in this game in my experience. If youre a level shy of some skill you …

Talk to Kuro, he'll tell you what you can do next. It becomes less linear after Genichiro, so there's multiple ways you can go.

As someone else pointed out in another thread--there's a note in the game regarding Genichiro's black blade that gives some lore on it--coincidentally found in a chest just outside of Isshin's room. It reads …