Well said. In Dark Souls you could rely on shields and poise as well as phantoms. Shields and heavy tanking were removed in Bloodborne. But in Sekiro your options are limited. Yeah, you can get upgrades for your health and prosthetic tools, but you would have received them anyway thanks to linear progress - https://www.reddit.com/r/Sekiro/comments/b4m7xb/for_those_who_have_been_playing_this_a_lot_how/
Don't get me wrong, the Sekiro is great, but it really makes me mad and uncomfortable sometimes. I even switch to indie games like Hello Neighbor or Psychonauts just to calm down during playtrough. Those are my favorites, I learnt every corner of these games. Okay, now off to Genichiro again...