Shotgun Kiss
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I started Metal Gear Rising the other day. I like it, but holy fuck, it does a shit job of teaching you how to play.
I understand that you need to try and perform Zandatsu when possible, but my biggest problem is parrying. I can seem to pull it off most of the time against standard enemies, as it seems just mashing the light attack button while moving the control stick towards them works. But whenever I'm up against a strong miniboss or actual boss, I can't seem to counter at all, even if I try and time it. A lot of enemies also seem to arbritarily decide when they can block my attacks.
I just beat Monsoon and finished the third chapter, and went through god knows how many of the items that automatically heal you when you run out of health. I couldn't counter him for shit, couldn't even dodge most of his attacks, and I couldn't figure out what made him vulnerable (as half the time he can just split himself up to avoid your attacks).
When I'm up against enemies I can handle OK, I really like the game, but there are too many times where I feel like I'm just bashing my head against a wall until the wall gives way. I mean I'm almost halfway through the game, and I still don't feel like I have a grasp on how to play it properly.
I found Wonderful 101 dofficult to get into until some people here pointed me in the direction of an awesome beginner guide on YouTube (which I now think is required viewing for anybody playing W101). I was wondering if there was sometging similar, as I have a feeling I'd love this game if I felt I was actually conpetent at it.
I understand that you need to try and perform Zandatsu when possible, but my biggest problem is parrying. I can seem to pull it off most of the time against standard enemies, as it seems just mashing the light attack button while moving the control stick towards them works. But whenever I'm up against a strong miniboss or actual boss, I can't seem to counter at all, even if I try and time it. A lot of enemies also seem to arbritarily decide when they can block my attacks.
I just beat Monsoon and finished the third chapter, and went through god knows how many of the items that automatically heal you when you run out of health. I couldn't counter him for shit, couldn't even dodge most of his attacks, and I couldn't figure out what made him vulnerable (as half the time he can just split himself up to avoid your attacks).
When I'm up against enemies I can handle OK, I really like the game, but there are too many times where I feel like I'm just bashing my head against a wall until the wall gives way. I mean I'm almost halfway through the game, and I still don't feel like I have a grasp on how to play it properly.
I found Wonderful 101 dofficult to get into until some people here pointed me in the direction of an awesome beginner guide on YouTube (which I now think is required viewing for anybody playing W101). I was wondering if there was sometging similar, as I have a feeling I'd love this game if I felt I was actually conpetent at it.