I can stun this guy, deflect his thrusts, dodge past his ashina cross or ishimonji but he has a perma-guard up at all times and his posture regen is so quick that a 5 minute attempt can make no dent.
Am i missing something? I only managed to get him to phase 2 spamming shurikens.
dodge when he does the dash and double slice, get a hit in there. when he does the big wind slam, get in a hit as well. whenever you deflect his attacks, he'll probably do a thrust when you have to do the mikiri counter. other than that, just keep on deflecting almost all attacks apart from the ones i've named and get in two hits whenever you manage to deflect a flurry of slashes from him. when you strike the second hit, you immediately try to deflect as he'll attack back immediately. as for the second phase, keep on punishing the big jump and use mikiri counters, this phase is same as second but oyu just have to incorporate the lightning reversal
Slip behind him when hes about to do the Hiten Mitsurugi style draw technique
This. Even if it's a typical opening he'll often take no hits from the front, so try side or back. However the mikiri does allow one front hit.
The windows of opportunity are generally tiny so the first fight is a war of attrition. I just kept my distance and waited for his ashina cross.
Why's he got a sudoku belly
you are supposed to break his posture. he has high health and guards quite efficiently. he goes down easily if you stop looking at his health bar and focus on ravaging his posture.
Cheers. Im finding it a hugely boring fight desu. Having to do genchiro every time is beyond dull and only frustates if you get lazy and have to restart the whole attempt.
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When you hit enemies, even if they block, their posture doesn't regen.
Just be aggressive and know when to parry yourself or react to a special move. P1 is so easy you legit shouldn't even take damage.
Just use a trainer lmao