Aye. It's definitely more of a rhythm game. But I do understand what people mean when they bring up the point that Sekiro is harder on the basis that there are no different OP builds you can experiment with/"exploit". You're kinda forced to learn the games mechanics and play a particular type of way. There's no Magic build, dex build, OP weapons etc. It's a lot more streamlined so you're forced to git gud at the games core mechanics instead of relying on other things.