Share. FromSoftware may be changing genres, but it's not changing difficulties. FromSoftware may be changing genres, but it's not changing difficulties.

Fans of the infamously challenging Bloodborne and Dark Souls games won't have to worry about developer FromSoftware going easy on them with its next game. In fact, it turns out Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is likely to be even more difficult than those games.

"We think the level of enjoyment is going to really vary and be very broad from player to player," FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki told GameSpot. "If you are that player who likes to take their time and carefully piece things together and learn the enemies' weaknesses and positioning, and observe everything, you're going to have a great time.

"It's that sense of discovery as you explore the three-dimensional maps – you're going to find something, maybe a new prosthetic tool that makes you think, 'Hey, why don't I use this against that enemy?' When that clicks and when it works, that's going to be the sense of satisfaction for that player."

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Miyazaki added: "Whereas the other [player] who just likes to rush in there, go katana-on-katana and feel that blade-to-blade, blow-by-blow gameplay, they're going to feel that intensity. They're going to get that really high-level challenge that's probably even more challenging than previous From games. So we feel everyone's going to be able to have something to suit them."

FromSoftware unveiled Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice during Microsoft's E3 media showcase last week. IGN learned during E3 that Sekiro was not going to be easy due to its revival feature, which is referenced in the game's title.

Sekiro will release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in early 2019.

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