Shenmue - How to guard 🥋 | Block, dodge, armlock, counter and more 👊[Combat tutorial]
102In this tutorial video, I talk about all the guard actions you have access to in Shenmue I, discussing how each individual skill works and how it can/should be used in battle. You will be surprised by how many defensive techniques Ryo has at his disposal against enemy attacks, some of which even allow him to counterattack straight after avoiding the threat.
By the time you reach the end of the tutorial, you will have a better awareness and understanding of all of Ryo’s defensive abilities, and will be able to get the best out of these guard actions.
► Timestamps:
0 (00:00) – Intro
1 (00:44) – BLOCKING
2 (01:35) – DODGING
3 (03:12) – DUCKING
4 (03:52) – Suggestions & Extra Info
5 (05:03) – COUNTERS
6 (08:48) – ARMLOCKS
7 (11:06) – REVERSAL | The Swallow Flip
8 (11:54) – THROW ESCAPES
9 (14:12) – Outro
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I should specify this guide was made with the Dreamcast version of Shenmue in mind, as it’s the only one that features the combat system in its pure state, without the annoying glitches and inconsistencies the HD remasters are infamous for… Luckily, pretty much everything I explain in the video also works perfectly in the remastered versions too, but you will have to convert the button inputs from Dreamcast controller to Xbox/PS4 controller, which should be a pretty simple task.
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Before anyone asks, the techniques shown do work in Shenmue II as well!... at least partially.
As you may already know, Shenmue II’s combat system is not just a straight port of the one used in the previous instalment, but rather an updated version. As a result, you will notice some of the stuff I mention is either different or just not the case in Shenmue II (one quick example is “blocking”, which has become way, WAY more unforgiving and, at times, even random). Unfortunate, but at least the fundamentals are more or less the same.
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OT: If you’re wondering where I took the names for all the counterattacks, they were featured in some fan guides written at the time of the game’s release and were also used in an old Shenmue Dojo page dedicated to Ryo's moveset. While I don’t think the names are official, they’re still way better than the names I came up with, and considering the game doesn’t provide names or button inputs for these moves, we might as well call them however we want. 😝
Guide on Ryo's moveset [Old Shenmue Dojo site] → https://web.archive.org/web/20070318210604/http://shenmue.planets.gamespy.com/moves.shtml
How to juggle combo [Previous Tutorial] → https://youtu.be/vmdku1dWgR0
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Any questions or doubts you might have, feel free to ask me in the comments section. Thanks for watching and see you next time! 🖐🙂
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