I've had two playthroughs of Sekiro before, but I've never went far in any of them, with both of them combining for 20-something hours. I'm a fan of Souls games but this one just never had that "something" that grabbed me as much as games such as Dark Souls, Bloodborne or Elden Ring... That has changed in the past week. Something about the way the combat works just clicked for me and I've been having a blast learning the right moments to parry and attack (plus I think playing this with a controller rather than mouse and keyboard is making things a little more manageable for me). When before I didn't even reach Genichiro before never touching the game again, now I've beat Corrupted Monk in Mibu Village and I feel good! This game is fantastic.
No need to reply to this question, but what was the moment where the game's combat system clicked for you? Was it a specific boss or maybe an area?