monster help- exploding guys when die

[sschotch]

OK so im heading to the gestral village and cant for the life of me seem to figure out the big monster when the explode, dodge nor parry seem to work. after the first few i'm just dead and have to start the part over..
Any hints?

[Platapoop]

The hint is yes you can parry it. I find parry it tough but dodge pretty simple. They stumble towards you and then freeze for a bit. Right when the fall animation speeds up again you can press dodge and be successful. For parry, you got to wait just a little bit longer before pressing that button.

I'm sure there's an audio queue too but I wasn't paying attention. Maybe right when the sound effect ends?

[Blurrg]

Alternatively you can always just run past them. If you feel you are leveled enough, just try to run to the next progress flag. The monsters in the overworld aren't all that fast and turn slowly.

[NikemanBOOM]

I assume you're referring to the Sakapapates that crash into the party when they die, yeah?

Honestly, I never figured out the parry timing either, if they're even parryable, but the dodge window's pretty lenient. When time slows down and they're about to fall into the party and explode, wait a half second or so and dodge. I've consistently avoided damage this way.

When in doubt, stack up defensive Pictos that boost your health/defense when you see those guys in the field. Anything to help tank the hit, right?

[thorin.hannahs]

It is easier to parry attacks like that by using the sounds then watching the animation. Certain attacks like slams and jumps have a very distinct sound and you parry at the end of the sound.