Counter works with keyboard/mouse? And how?

[Alex]

Wanting to buy this but my friend bought it and he encountered a bit of issues with the game. I didnt honestly even think of the game (forgot about it) until he mentioned it and i eventually found a mod (NAIOM) that seemed to fix most things (camera and dodge). However he says he doesnt get how to counter. With gamepad its move against the mob at the right time? I cant imagine on keyboard you just press W,A,S,D towards the enemy when its about to hit? Is it that easy and my buddy just sucks? Or is it double tap stick (gamepad) and same on keyboard in the direction of the mob at the right time?

I need to know this before buying the game. Looks fun but im a keyboard/mouse guy. I suck with gamepad, lol. Thankful for any insight into the counter mechanic! Cheers.

[TheSeek]

Yes counter works with keyboard as well, and yes you simply need to push the corresponding W/A/S/D key towards the enemy with the right timing(the window is not extremely short), and the direction is pretty forgiving(if your enemy is in front of you, it doesn't matter if it's at front left, front center, or front right, pressing W will counter it)
Keep in mind 2 things;
1st, evade has a much wider window than counter, meaning that while evade can be pressed sooner and still trigger, countering needs to be more precise(closer to the enemy hit) for it to trigger
2nd, counter is not a readily available move, it's an equippable chip, meaning you can't use counter until you actually find that chip(it's dropped by some specific enemies in some specific areas, but it's not a guaranteed drop).

In any case, generally speaking, evading and other mehcanics are more useful and efficient, to the point where you can safely never use the counter chip in the entire game without any issue.

[Alex]

Thanks buddy! Just wanted to know if it works so im not missing something.