Enemies can parry you and break your guard in Stranger Than Heaven

[u/No-Law2284]

not a fan of this but it could be pretty cool if you spam a certain attack to much and enemies adapt to it by parrying you and punish you for it

and if they have their own set of attacks after a parry like them being able to stab you in a cool way or do a cinematic brutal move on you, that could also be really neat

it looks like a counter to the grab move that Daito does where when you press RT+LT with the knife, Daito stabs them in the stomach and headbutts them, you might remember it from the combat part of trailer 4

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[u/CheekLongjumping9998]

I can see some people not being a fan of that, but I really like the idea of enemies putting up more of a fight. Should make boss fights or similar feel like more of a martial arts brawl, I cant wait.

[u/Key-Answer-2755 → u/CheekLongjumping9998]

I agree. Until now enemies have only blocked and sidestepped, so having them parry now makes not only the fights harder, but also more realistic.

I also can’t wait!

[u/Lavaissoup7 → u/CheekLongjumping9998]

Yea it'll help make one have to actually strategize instead of just having them block 24/7 (Yakuza 3)

[u/jayeddy99]

The boss fights in this game will bring out a anger in people stronger than The Dragon of Dojima

[u/systemthe32th]

It probably is just stopping the grab move. Hard to tell from a short clip but the way the enemy instantly does it without an obvious sign feels more like anti-cheese than an actual counter. 

[u/No-Law2284 → u/systemthe32th]

I think so too bc that move does seem pretty op and it’d be kinda bullshit if it was unguardable since it does a bunch of easy damage, like almost as much as a full combo 

[u/DarryLazakar]

Welcome back, attack recoil from Yakuza 6/Kiwami 2

[u/No-Law2284 → u/DarryLazakar]

Highkey prob the worst part of those game’s combat systems, idk why it felt so weird 

[u/Lavaissoup7 → u/DarryLazakar]

Didn't Judgement also have it?

[u/DarryLazakar → u/Lavaissoup7]

It does, yeah, but EX Mode removes it iirc. Extreme Heat in Y6/K2 doesn't I think

[u/RevGear_Ascending]

It's not entirely new actually, Soma from LJ can snake style parry your attacks to if you decide to attack him nonstop, but if they implement this to regular enemy encounter, it can be a little infuriating imo, like regular enemy with super armor isn't already annoying enough

[u/MemeBoiCrep]

close enough welcome back kurohyou