How do you "Perfect Counter"?

[AppleShy]

I'm trying to do the challenge where you need to do 5 perfect counters, but it just seems so poorly designed.
There's seemingly no sign nor any proper feedback to it, I managed to get 4 out of 5 on one try but it just felt completely random to me and I didn't understand how I did it.

Did anyone figure out how this works?? The timing just makes no sense to me at all...

[Papa john]

im pretty sure you have to hit it just barely before the prompt turns red
its kinda wonky

[Unlucky Genius]

I found pressing it as fast as possible after the prompt shows up works best, that's how I cleared that challenge at least.

[Fartox]

I dunno and it's kinda annoying, I tried looking on the help menu but I couldn't figure it out, there are like 4 different entries on counters and none of them is about perfect counter

[Aeternum]

You can execute a perfect counter when you press the corresponding button as soon as the prompt shows up.

[WhiteLezard]

I just cleared that chapter 2 challenge.
It's the opposite of how a perfect parry works on any other game: you must press Parry at the very instant the prompt appears, rather than when the attack is about to hit you.
So basically just mash Parry like mad even without an screen prompt and eventually you will get the five.

[Fall of Enosis]

I passed that by literally just mashing the B button all the time.... It works just fine. I feel like the need to be a little more gracious with timing in this game. I still haven't pulled off a Synergy attack. I can't get my synergy high enough.

[Fartox]

Originally posted by WhiteLezard:

I just cleared that chapter 2 challenge.
It's the opposite of how a perfect parry works on any other game: you must press Parry at the very instant the prompt appears, rather than when the attack is about to hit you.
So basically just mash Parry like mad even without an screen prompt and eventually you will get the five.

I think that spamming the counter button is not encouraged because Lute gets stuck in an animation and then you can't counter, at least that's what I gathered from reading the tutorials.

Originally posted by throughtheportal:

I passed that by literally just mashing the B button all the time.... It works just fine. I feel like the need to be a little more gracious with timing in this game. I still haven't pulled off a Synergy attack. I can't get my synergy high enough.

I just beat that one, there is a skill that lets you use synergy attacks with less "unity", then you just gotta do the basic combo of X,X, pause, X, X, X

[AppleShy]

Crazy to see a couple people saying spamming is the best strategy... I didn't do it because the tutorial discourages it like Fartox said, but I'm gonna try it out now and see how it goes lol.

Seriously this is very poorly designed, there should be a clearer sign about the timing, like the icon being a different color briefly or having another segment inside the circle or smth. There's no feedback at all so this is a very frustrating mechanic

[WhiteLezard]

Of course spamming the parry key during the actual game is suicidal because Lute just gets stuck during an attack animation, but it's the easiest way to clear the challenge.
Thinking about that, the perfect parry working like this make sense because in this game you're supposed to parry even in the middle of a combo or action and you're intended to be always aware of your surroundings (and that's why you get the prompt for ranged attacks). You're basically controlling two characters at the same time.
The tutorial just does a poor job explaining it.

[claudimerro]

U have to press the moment it flashes. Its a bit hard to C but its how its done.

[cabralar]

Really having a hard time finishing this challenge. So after I press B, what would be the next course of action?

[Fartox]

Originally posted by cabralar:

Really having a hard time finishing this challenge. So after I press B, what would be the next course of action?

attack enemies

[decizion]

Do it as soon as possible, that's how I passed the challenge.
Not sure if that's how it's supposed to be done but that's how I did it lol.

[Burning Major]

It even says in the help section under counter execution "If your reaction is quick enough, you will achieve a perfect counter."

Just hit the button as soon as the prompt shows up.

[decizion]

It's a shame some challenges are poorly designed.
Like for example why did they decide to have blue colored enemies or blue mines in a mostly blue environment.
As result it's barely possible to see some enemies in the challenge arenas...
https://imgur.com/a/axc9NKz