ok i can not get the parry or dodge to work

[Padds]

i dont know if its the way they sometimes pause sometimes dont and for random times but i am sat here in teh starter meadows trying over and over to get a dodge off and i just cant get one to work. i would literally be better off just randomly hitting it than trying to judge it.

is there some clue or hint to the timings im missing here?

[Meewec]

sound and visual is what you've got to go off of. sound is usually better because visually they like to do feints sometimes. best to start with dodge as it's more forgiving, when you see a "perfect" while dodging that's the parry timing you need.

[luffingsails]

As someone who is particularly bad on QTE, I find this game EXTREMELY frustrating. I'm with the OP here.

[BanKiBoon]

sound or animation as hint ... yeahhh dosn't work. It is totally of. Sometimes there is no anymation even if i activly hit dodge or parry early. They are just staying there getting hit.
Frustrating

[Padds]

im not seeing any visual clue, they sometimes slow down and the timing seems to be as that ends but theres no indication of when that will be as far as i can see and im not picking up any audio ques at all

[Meewec]

Originally posted by BanKiBoon:

sound or animation as hint ... yeahhh dosn't work. It is totally of. Sometimes there is no anymation even if i activly hit dodge or parry early. They are just staying there getting hit.
Frustrating

closest to no animation i've seen is the fast spike armed guys, i had trouble with those until someone suggested watching their spikes, they'll glow during their little zoom sessions. mimes also gave me issues on the strange attack but watching their hand really helps.

[Ratsplat]

Every attack animation and sound cue can vary greatly. However, the actual parry and dodge window is the same size. Some attacks are 'easier' because their cues stand out more.

[benj]

Are you using keyboard/mouse and do you have a controller you can test with the game, or the other way around? People sometimes have more luck with different input methods.

[C1REX]

You need to dodge or parry just before taking damage. So the first time you see an enemy it might be impossible to tell but just check when the hit connect and when you are taking damage. Then you need to remember, practice and press just a fraction of a second before. Not at the moment it connects as taking damage means it’s too late.

[Liberation]

A perfect dodge is the same as a parry.

But the dodge windows are reasonably big for most stuff.

I would recommend putting it on story mode, and just trail and error till you start picking it up. Once it clicks, you'll find yourself dodging most attacks without any real thought behind it, although I said most, not all. Some of the later stuff does require you to pay alot more attention.

The game just requires a bit of practice, avoid the tougher fights till you are actually ready. Focus on stats/skills/pictos that make messing up dodges and parries less of an issue.

Lune is a great healer for example, so if you mess up, you can simply heal up your team and continue the fight.

[Estellese]

Originally posted by Padds:

im not seeing any visual clue, they sometimes slow down and the timing seems to be as that ends but theres no indication of when that will be as far as i can see and im not picking up any audio ques at all

The visual cue is when their weapon connects with your face. You dodge just before that.


Two major things. 1) focus on dodge. Do NOT Parry. Just dodge until you only get "perfect" dodges. Then you can parry THAT attack.

2) Make sure your PC is not lagging. Lag can add input delays.

3) If your character does the dodge animation and then gets hit. You dodged too early. Delay your dodge next time. If your character gets hit and then dodges after, you dodged too late, do it faster next time. After 4-5 repetitions you eventually get the right timing. Against some foes this might result in a few deaths, but you'll get it as long as you learn from every failure and adjust accordingly.

[Ratsplat]

Purely looking at weapons can be detrimental due to not every attack being the same. Like with the weird mime attack, you want to focus on their fist, not the hammer.

[FlappyDappy]

For me it was kinda just trial n error. first time seeing attacks are brutal. esp when youre used to a 3 hit combo n reskins of dudes are like nah g. its 4-5 hits this time. Then its just memorising the timing. the timings are used pretty universal for most enemy attacks.

The one that messed me up the most was the snow dudes that do a 3 hit combo, they swith element from cold to fire if you use their weakness. i was tryna parry the first hit for ages and getting annoyed.. but turns out that one seems to need a dodge then a parry then a jump. the first hit can probably be parried but i failed so many times, all the time.

gradients work on sound tho. its at the peak of the wob wob wob wobobobo whatever that sound is.

[Padds]

Originally posted by Estellese:

The visual cue is when their weapon connects with your face. You dodge just before that.

This is sage advice , i thought the slow downs were part of the que but they are not they will just make you go early. there not a signal there just for style.

been playing around with audio settings and still cant hear this audio cue even watched a youtube video explaining the audio que and i cant hear it on that either , maybe im deaf to whatever frequency it is /shrug

[C0ldbl00ded]

I found it helps to actually watch their weapons, and parry when they strike.

[Ancalagon]

Dodge or parry just before you're hit. that's how it works, but you also need to understand that the enemies will try and juke/feint you out to fool you and sometimes there is a delay.