I started up another playthrough to go for a different ending. I'm not usually one to replay single player games but the more-than-a-year gap since I first played Sekiro means it feels really fresh and I'm having a blast. Because it has been so long since I beat it, I decided to go with a fresh run instead of NG+.

Some of the muscle memory has stuck around because bosses that took me hours in my first run are going down in one or two tries. Beating Genichiro on the second try was super satisfying because I consider that to basically be the point where the game forces you to git gud and play it correctly or else die infinitely.

I'm actually also in the Senpou Temple enjoying the autumn foliage as you were in your last post a couple months ago. I should be spending my ability points on more cool combat related stuff but I can't resist the high-cost "healing items are more effective" upgrades.