Kai Cenat is up to the “last stop” on his FromSoftware journey: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Cenat informed his Twitch followers of his plans to play through Sekiro in a marathon stream starting Friday, Sept. 20 at 6pm EST, with the caveat being he won’t end the broadcast until he beats the game. This format brought plenty of attention to his other FromSoftware streams, especially because the action RPG games are notoriously high difficulty.
There’s been a wave of hype following the announcement, as, depending on who’s being asked, Sekiro is considered the most difficult FromSoftware game. To others, Sekiro‘s seen as the most difficult game of all time. Cenat’s no stranger to this kind of struggle, but the intensity may be new to him, and his announcement trailer plays that concept off in a satirical fashion.
There was a notable typo in the same post that needed addressing; Cenat said the marathon would be starting June 20. He was forced to clarify that “June” was meant to be “September,” with the star taking a shot at Elon Musk over editing on X at the same time.
Plenty who’ve played Sekiro or at least heard of the title have voiced excitement at the sadistic opportunity to see Kai suffer through new challenges. This’ll include the Blazing Bull and Genichiro, both of which still have relatively new help threads dedicated to overcoming them five years after the game’s release. The difficulty surrounding this game has players hoping Kai won’t skip side content, since he did so in the past for his Bloodborne stream. That was a controversial decision then, and some are holding it against Cenat and hoping he commits to the full experience.
Another reason people are excited about Kai Cenat’s decision to stream this particular game is the amount of attention he’s routinely pulled in. Back when Cenat decided to stream Bloodborne, players rejoiced over his mention of a desire for a re-release.
Many PlayStation games receive re-releases, and fans are confused over the lack of attention for Bloodborne. Despite being one of the PS4’s greatest hits, the game was published by Sony Computer Entertainment, so it’ll come out of hibernation with a framerate boost when Sony wills it. Sekiro is not in the same predicament, running at an unlocked framerate on the PS5. However, because few games replicate the experience, there’s hope Cenat shining a light on Sekiro can bring a sequel into existence.
Regardless of the impact his playthrough has on the legacy of Sekiro, fans of Kai Cenat and FromSoftware are just excited to see this stream happen.
