Dimraeth Combat Guide: Master Parrying, Blocking & Positioning

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• If the wolf packs in the first area keep beating you, this early game combat advice is for you. 0:10
• When you block, hold the button down. If you miss the perfect parry timing, you still end up blocking and take no damage. 1:04
• Make it a habit to end each attempt in either a perfect parry or a block. A perfect parry attempt that lets the next hit through is how you end up bleeding. 1:33
• Sometimes the best defense is to get out of the way. Small steps and walking in circles around enemies avoid a lot of attacks. 1:53
• Do not chase a perfect parry every time. The video says trying to be perfect is what throws players off. 2:18
• The game's own tutorial text agrees: you block by holding the button, and a Perfect Parry comes from blocking the moment an attack lands. 2:57
• Against the goblins, block when the attack reaches your character, when the enemy is right on top of your sprite. 2:55
• Wolves are harder to read, partly because they flash red while you hit them. Hold the block button and be patient. 3:29
• Every attack animation is timed the same way each time, so the timings can be learned. 3:52

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