"Seeing through the enemy"?

[BennyRahma]

Can anyone explain how to do this exactly I dont believe Im doing it properly and im not entirely sure what it actually does....

[Ren O'the Blade]

It happens on 2 moves, resolute strike and tactical retreat, if you time them right, you are invincible and get some stagger/damage bonus depending on your upgrades and which move you are using. The timing can be pretty tight, you need to hit the heavy attack button right before an attack hits you, while in the middle of a combo, but depending on which move your are in, it may not go off in time. Unless your timing is amazing, it really is just more of a passive bonus attack.

[Koopa]

its the same window as perfect dodge

[Ray]

You need focus for that. You do the heavy attack with your varied combo from the smash stance just when the enemy attacks and you ignore the damage that you take. That's the resolute strike.

You can also see through with your thrust stance with tactical retreat at the right moment. I myself haven't mastered it yet but it is doable. You just have to keep it in mind while fighting.

[BennyRahma]

Okay so from your replies its almost like a perfect parry I get it now ty all

[Blue Eyes White Coffee]

it's basically a mid-combo parry, as opposed to mid-combo dodge

[Dumar]

Yea the best way to initiate it IMO, anticipate the opponent you're fighting.

Do a single light-attk to immediately into a heavy to interrupt their ATTK animation (assuming your first light-attk does not stagger the opponent.)

I found a single light-attk immediately into heavy is the easiest way.

The move is UNreliable at best, cool when you parried a crazy group-attack of enemies.

[BennyRahma]

Originally posted by Dumar:

Yea the best way to initiate it IMO, anticipate the opponent you're fighting.

Do a single light-attk to immediately into a heavy to interrupt their ATTK animation (assuming your first light-attk does not stagger the opponent.)

I found a single light-attk immediately into heavy is the easiest way.

The move is UNreliable at best, cool when you parried a crazy group-attack of enemies.

Right I think Ive only pulled it off during chapter one and past that never again its hard as hell

[six togetoge]

Tactical retreat timing is a bit harder because on certain light attack spear moves it feels like you have to commit more

To get good at this, learn Resolute Strike from the Smash Stance and then when you have focus banked use the heavy attack during the combo at the same timing as the perfect dodge. It will take a while to click, I didn't get it until roughly the beginning of chapter 3 and you really have to learn enemy patterns but it's worth it

When you're in the zone it feels great to style on a boss after you get the timing right, no-damaged cyan loong after dying to him like 15 times

[BennyRahma]

Originally posted by six losses per win:

Tactical retreat timing is a bit harder because on certain light attack spear moves it feels like you have to commit more

To get good at this, learn Resolute Strike from the Smash Stance and then when you have focus banked use the heavy attack during the combo at the same timing as the perfect dodge. It will take a while to click, I didn't get it until roughly the beginning of chapter 3 and you really have to learn enemy patterns but it's worth it

When you're in the zone it feels great to style on a boss after you get the timing right, no-damaged cyan loong after dying to him like 15 times

How do you know you're seeing through though? I used to think it was from the red that blasted off of enemies but that definitely isnt the case lol. The only boss who have given me huge problems was the yellow loong and its honestly just a dodge game and learning his combos as they ramp.

[Alpo]

I had the impression that it didn't work against some attack (boss), but reading your comments, it must be my timing.

[six togetoge]

Originally posted by BennyRahma:

How do you know you're seeing through though? I used to think it was from the red that blasted off of enemies but that definitely isnt the case lol. The only boss who have given me huge problems was the yellow loong and its honestly just a dodge game and learning his combos as they ramp.

it's very obvious when you do it, your entire body has a white outline, game has a brief slow motion effect so you can see how cool it looks and you get the red buff on your staff immediately

Tactical retreat is a bit better because when you fully upgrade it you actually get like a couple seconds of invincibility on successfully pulling it off. On Resolute Strike, occasionally you end up trading damage because the counterhit ends up running into the enemy's follow up attack even though you super armor through it

[six togetoge]

Originally posted by Alpo:

I had the impression that it didn't work against some attack (boss), but reading your comments, it must be my timing.

It doesn't work against anything that has AOE in my experience, or attacks that leave AOE explosions

[BennyRahma]

Originally posted by six losses per win:

Originally posted by BennyRahma:

How do you know you're seeing through though? I used to think it was from the red that blasted off of enemies but that definitely isnt the case lol. The only boss who have given me huge problems was the yellow loong and its honestly just a dodge game and learning his combos as they ramp.

it's very obvious when you do it, your entire body has a white outline, game has a brief slow motion effect so you can see how cool it looks and you get the red buff on your staff immediately

Tactical retreat is a bit better because when you fully upgrade it you actually get like a couple seconds of invincibility on successfully pulling it off. On Resolute Strike, occasionally you end up trading damage because the counterhit ends up running into the enemy's follow up attack even though you super armor through it

Oof now I know Ive only pulled this off a handful of times lol its hard af

[iPwnU2]

Originally posted by a passerby:

If you mean Resolute Strike, with at least 1 focus point banked, use heavy strike in the middle of a light attack combo just as an enemy's attack is about to hit you. This negates the damage from the enemy attack, and your heavy attack does more damage.

your staff has to glow read bro ,check the video from the skill demo again and re-read it a few times :)

[iPwnU2]

Originally posted by BennyRahma:

Originally posted by six losses per win:

Tactical retreat timing is a bit harder because on certain light attack spear moves it feels like you have to commit more

To get good at this, learn Resolute Strike from the Smash Stance and then when you have focus banked use the heavy attack during the combo at the same timing as the perfect dodge. It will take a while to click, I didn't get it until roughly the beginning of chapter 3 and you really have to learn enemy patterns but it's worth it

When you're in the zone it feels great to style on a boss after you get the timing right, no-damaged cyan loong after dying to him like 15 times

How do you know you're seeing through though? I used to think it was from the red that blasted off of enemies but that definitely isnt the case lol. The only boss who have given me huge problems was the yellow loong and its honestly just a dodge game and learning his combos as they ramp.

there are a few red particles that light up during combos,or heavy charges,or if you are buffed with potions,you just have to know which effect to look after when you can land it and ofc have focus points