In the upcoming Soulslike dark fantasy RPG Lies of P, perfect guard is a gameplay technique to take down various menacing enemies. In this article, we will explain how you can execute a perfect guard in Lies of P, in order to take down the enemies in style and deal huge amount of damage.
In Lies of P, you can, of course, resort to simple hack and slash as well as dodging. However, a perfectly timed parry is really satisfying, and it can break the enemy stance and leave them exposed for a potentially fatal attack. Considering that the game also features weapon durability, relying only on heavy and light attacks will accelerate weapon degradation and may not yield desired effects in terms of damage. This is where the perfect guard technique comes in.
Lies of P perfect guard: An overview of the gameplay mechanic
You can always block incoming enemy attacks by pressing down the dedicated block button (judging from the demo, L1 on PS and LB on Xbox). However, in order to execute a perfect guard in Lies of P, you need to press the block button precisely before an incoming attack is supposed to hit you.
To get a hands-on feel for this mechanic, you can try out blocking enemies in the Lies of P demo. Just like in Soulsborne games, you need to assess enemy attack patterns to see the exact movements and repetitions in strikes they feature. With that knowledge, you can gauge the style and speed of the enemy attack to precisely block a certain attack. After all, it comes down to your experience with different enemies in the game. If you pay enough attention to their attack patterns, you will soon develop an intuition for the perfect parrying window in Lies of P.
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Lies of P perfect guard: How mastering the parry mechanic can let you breeze through the game
In Lies of P, performing a perfect guard will lower the enemy’s will meter, leaving their HP bar exposed to damage. Furthermore, it will also help in increasing the chances of getting the opponent to be ‘groggy’. This is a gameplay mechanism similar to staggers in the Final Fantasy series, wherein you can stun enemies for a certain timeframe in the battle, leaving them more vulnerable to special attacks and combos.
Suffice to say, the Lies of P perfect guard mechanic will be the most useful while dealing with bosses. You can simply go hacking and slashing the smaller enemies like the standalone animatronics. However, with larger bosses like Puppet Master, who have a massive HP bar and a stunning catalogue of attack patterns, parries will surely come in handy.
Lies of P will be released on September 19, 2023, for PS4 and PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows.
