How to dodge & parry in the Stellar Blade
Shift UpStellar Blade’s boss fights can be reminiscent of Soulslike games.
If you’re jumping into Stellar Blade and can’t figure out how to dodge and parry enemies, here’s everything you need to know.
Stellar Blade is a PS5-exclusive action-adventure title from Shift Up set in a post-apocalyptic Earth where the human civilization lost a war against alien invaders known as Naytiba who have wiped out most of Earth’s population.
Similar to other hack-and-slash games, Stellar Blade’s world looms with a variety of enemies that specialize in different types of attacks. And in order to counter them, you must know when and how to dodge and parry perfectly.
So, here’s everything you need to know about dodging and parrying in Stellar Blade.
SHIFT UP CORPORATIONDodge and Parry in Stellar Blade explained
In Stellar Blade, dodge and parry go hand-in-hand. Thankfully, you get four colored cues when a certain enemy is about to attack and they go by:
- Blue: Enemies will try to grab you, dodge it
- Purple: Boss attacks, dodge them
- Red: Fast attacks, parry them
- Yellow: Slow attacks, simply dodge them
How to dodge in the Stellar Blade
To perfectly dodge in the Stellar Blade demo, press the Circle button on your DualSense controller.
You may also dodge an incoming attack simply by moving out of the way but that is only possible when attacks are slower and have a Yellow cue.
You must remember that enemies don’t attack as soon as the color cue flashes and only attack after a second. So, if you press the Circle button as soon as the color pops, you may end up getting the dodge timing wrong and end up taking damage.
Shift UpThis mechanic is something you need to get used to and you can perfect it only by progressing through the game.
How to parry in the Stellar Blade
Press the L1 button to parry in the Stellar Blade demo. Parrying is the right way to save yourself from taking damage when attacks are fast, and Red cued.
This means these types of attacks leave you with the least reaction time to dodge so parrying them is the ideal route to take.
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