This time we return with a guide with the objective of explaining to you How to Perfect Guard in Lies of P.
Combat in Lies of P delves pretty deep. Perfect Guard, Fable Arts, attacking, dodging, charging attacks, throwing items, and Legion Arm skills are all at Pinocchio's disposal at any one moment.
Like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice's Parry or Deflect mechanism, Lies of P's Perfect Guard is essentially the same thing. This type of flawless guard is undoubtedly seen in other games, but Sekiro's feels the most similar to this one. It should be noted that the two systems are not identical, and unaware Soulslike gamers may get confused by some elements. Alright, then, I'll explain the mechanics of Perfect Guards in Lies of P.
When the enemy's strike is about to connect, hit the 'Block' input to initiate a Perfect Guard in Lies of P. When you've got the Perfect Guard down pat, the sparks and bright red effect from your weapons colliding won't seem like the usual Block reaction.
As shown in the video above versus King's Flame Fuoco, there are numerous additional advantages to a Perfect Guard that encourage players to go for them instead of a regular block or dodge. It will take some getting accustomed to compared to other Soulslikes, but the window for a Perfect Guard isn't extremely generous and most adversaries like to sneakily wind up their attacks.
Unless you want to risk getting hit by a Fury Attack entirely, your only choice is to use Perfect Guards. Because you can't avoid or block a Fury Attack, your two choices are to use a Perfect Guard or run away quickly.
Thankfully, most foes only have a couple of Fury Attacks, and you can always Perfect Guard them at the same time. Nevertheless, this is the most high-stakes decision you can make since if you time this Perfect Guard incorrectly, you will lose almost all of your HP in an instant.
When you Perfectly Guard an attack, you won't take any chip damage from it. This is in contrast to a standard block, which causes chip damage, stamina loss, and Guard Regain.
Although you will still experience some stamina loss and Perfect Guards aren't really useful, they do allow you to withstand attacks from robots ten times larger than you, like the Puppets of the Future.
One thing you'll notice when you level up and keep using Perfect Guard attacks is that the enemy's weapon truly breaks after a while. While the exact effect depends on the enemy's size and weapon type, Perfect Guards can significantly weaken an enemy's attack. If the enemy's weapon gives out a faint glow, as if the metal were 'heating up,' after a Perfect Guard, it's safe to assume that it's susceptible to damage.
Finally, there are two main ways to put adversaries into the 'Staggered' state: Perfect Guarding and a random chance. By maintaining Perfect Guarding indefinitely, you can fill an unseen bar that the enemy possesses; when it is full, it will cast a white light surrounding their health bar. After this, you can leave your opponent vulnerable to a Fatal Attack by charging your heavy attack and hitting them.
Fable Arts can also expose them to Fatal Attacks, according to the in-game Guide, however the outcomes seem to differ for each Fable Art.
If you only receive a Perfect Guard occasionally, you may be asking how on earth other individuals manage to Perfect Guard so frequently. Frankly, the window for a Perfect Guard is quite small in Lies of P it seems much less than Deflecting in Sekiro Shadows Die Twice and it's already tight.
A good rule of thumb is to hit the "Block" button just before the attacker swings, rather than when the strike is ready to land. Reason being, while the majority of enemies' attacks in Lies of P include large windups, the animations for those attacks are lightning fast. So, you'll miss the Perfect Guard window frequently if you attempt to respond to the assaults in the middle of the animation. This basic rule of thumb obviously doesn't work for all attacks in the game, but it does for most of them.
So we come to the end of this explanatory guide, now you know How to Perfect Guard in Lies of P, just do it and enjoy it to the fullest.