Ouch! Combat rather frantic, not really turn based

[Quaint]

I just got my ass handed to me against some lowly giaks on normal difficulty. Not only do you not have time to choose your action (you got maybe 20 seconds to do your stuff, then you gotta wait) but most actions outcome depends on some quicktime event. And there are lots of different kinds of quicktime events (like direction or precision or chargeup) and I find them rather difficult (after I finished the shadow of mordor QTE boss on first try). Also, you can and will be interrupted during your turn, sometimes with a QTE for a counter.
I am actually surprised at the difficulty and that there is so much to do in so little time. When I read turn based I thought I could calmly sip my coffee while I devise my enemies downfall.

I guess I will try again later. On easy. If anyone has got any hints on how to win battles in this game I'd be glad to hear them.
But then again, some challenge doen't need to be bad. In Shadow of Mordor I also had to learn how to handle the orcs before I really enjoyed the game.

[Geist]

I have this on Android and the combat seems about the same. Basically everything the enemy does to you, you can do to them. At first the time to act does seem short but you can get a lot done in your turn if you have the resources.

First come up with a plan. Kill the weakest, take down the strongest, or call in an ally? I'll lay out a common scenario for you. 2 Giaks and a Drakkarim. During your first turn immediately use Sommerswerd. (Almost always do this because you want to max it out asap.) This can pretty much 1 shot a Giak. Now its 2 on 1. You can use weapon skills or Kai powers to disable the Drakkarim. But before doing this maybe you want to use a crossbow to poison and or cause bleed damage. Then use your strongest available moves to quickly kill the remaining Giak. Then turn your attention to the weakened Drakkarim.

You will get used to the flow of combat and eventually it will seem like you have all day to attack. Remember that you have several things you can do in your turn and they have their own separate timers and resources. Attacking with melee weapons uses adrenalin. Kai powers use Kai power. Ranged attacks can be used 3 times in a turn. You also have items you can use as well.

[Quaint]

I tried to switch the QTE to keyboard but I can't figure out what buttons to press. Apparently there is no manual. Very frustrating at the moment.

[Shirakani]

Keyboard basically:

Direction QTE = arrow keys
Click buttons = Whatever you bind in keybindings (default CTRL)

Combat is all about resource management first of all and enemy management. If facing more than one enemy, ALWAYS try to stun/disarm the other two, then focus on one and take it down. If more than one enemy can attack you at a time, you're going to lose.

If facing 1 big enemy and 2 small, stun/disarm the two smalls and focus the big one if you have full resources. If you're in a scenario where you're resource poor, try and keep the big one stunned and kill the two smalls quickly. Proper usage of the Sommerswerd is required until you 'level up' a bit.

[MurrayL]

Unless you're playing on hard, just click the sword (or anything, really) as soon as your turn begins.

It'll open up the radial menu, pausing the combat and giving you time to think.

[Quaint]

Thanks for the hints guys. I've now played for a bit more, made it into the second chapter. I really seem to get the hang of it. Also, using keyboard for QTE works better for me, now that I know which buttons to push. Great game.

[kevintheradioguy]

Can I get my hint too? What do you do to parry when two arrows appear on the screen? I haven't played a lot - just a friend gave a game for a ride when I visited, but I'm thinking of buying it now, and I'm not sure what to do in that situation: I could never figure out the mystery of two arrows o_0