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If you can make it through to the last phase even sort of healthy you'll probably win if you can do lightning reversals. He becomes much easier in his final phase.

I took like 20 tries to clear his second phase but got him on the very first go at his last one.

bitch you should be able to beat genichiro AND sword phase without taking damage.

Check all the non mini boss prayer beads first.
If you cant find it then start NG+3 and follow guide.

*ahem*
user ANON STOMP HIS FEET
THE SWORD SAINT CANNOT BE BEAT
user CRY AND user MOAN
PLAY HIS FINGERS TO THE BONE
ALL THE DAY AND ALL THE NIGHT
user STRUGGLE IN HIS PLIGHT
user FIND IT QUITE FRUSTRATING
user GIVE THE GAME BAD RATING

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>On another note, do people actually cheese Ishin?
After I beat it myself I saw somebody else beat it by jumping around like a retard and spamming firecrackers, so yes. I don't get it, how much of a bitch do you have to be to cheese such a fun boss fight?

>at least be able to beat Genichiro without taking damage
>at least
>at least
>at least

based and ashina pilled

Im ok with this as long as the person doing it actually has fun, in the end (it doesnt even matter, I had to fall..) thats the thing. But for the same reason Im upset that people are doing it only for the sake of beating it and to say they did it, when the combat of this game is probably the best experience Ive had with a videogame in years, despite all the flaws the game clearly has

It's easier than it sounds. If you bully Genichiro with R1 spam he'll only be able to retaliate with moves that are easy to predict and deflect.

user, Im trying to say that it is easy, so even the worst player can at least beat Genichiro...

>orphan was harder
>just visceral it in the back over and over again

If you keep pressure on him he wont take out the spear on phase 2 and phase 2 will be just like phase 1

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Just got a 490.7 MB update on PSN
EASY MODE INCOMING BOYS

I just beat the first Genichiro fight. It's great how painful it is at first, but when I finally beat him, I didn't die, and only chugged once. Didn't get to lightning deflect.

Is there a way to practice lightning deflects? I read somewhere you can do it with Hanbei, but I didn't see an option.

I also re-did the deflect training when I visited him, it's so much fun to trivially deflect all of his attacks. The first time I did that, it took me an embarrassingly long time to clear the deflect training.

> O&S

Please, eventually you can beat them with barely any rolling, literally just walking to the correct positions.

Fountainhead palace have bunch of enemies using lightning.

Yeah but if he's just beaten Genichiro, he's got a loooong way to go before seeing a glimpse of Fountainhead.

God bless the OP of this

orphan actually was harder

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He was harder because he was legitimately bullshit. Isshin is actually beautifully crafted and the fight actually has rhythm to it. Orphan is just a shitshow.

>first play through of BB
>STR/ARC build
>Gherman, Maria, Orphan are nightmares because even my R1 with untricked moonlight is too slow and I capped at 98 for PvP purposes so low VIT
>2nd run
>DEX
>shit all over everything because i'm fast as fuck and still deal shitloads of damage
you can really tell the game was designed for dexfags

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>str/arc not using whirligig

now you fucked up

From isn't great at balancing their games, fast rolling with the flipping ring in Das1 trivializes pretty much every boss because of how much quick maneuverability it gives you. It's like giving you trickster.

Are the people who have trouble with Sword Saint the same people who never learned to parry? I swear I thought it got a little bit easier when he pulled out the spear due to the wind up on most of its attacks. Definitely never felt like the wall everyone hyped him up as.

I think the first phase was way harder than second phase. The spear is way easier to deflect and mikiri. Genichiro is also a complete non issue.

When exactly is he going to need to lightning deflect before then? I don't remember any enemies using lightening attacks between genchiro and fountainhead palace.

this desu, demon of hatred was harder only because he has a shit ton of vitality. also phase 3 is a non-issue

If you've played this far and still can't beat Genichiro without taking damage, NG+ is going to eat you alive.

I know there's nothing afterwards since it's the last boss, it's got FOUR (4) (四)phases so I'm just not gonna bother.

>Orphan was harder

orphan has like 7 moves dude, get outta here. Isshin has more than that in phase 1