SHIELDS have a HIDDEN PARRY? - Dark and Darker

Lieutenant-sama
Lieutenant-sama
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Published 2023-11-16
Blocking in Dark and Darker has a hidden, likely unintentional mechanic that not many people know about. Is it something that has any practical use, or is it a gimmick? Personally, I think it's a technique with a high skill ceiling and worth practicing. If you like Longsword being a gear equalizer, you'll love the possibilities this offers.

0:00 Intro
2:10 Shield Parry Gameplay
5:04 Adrenaline Rush
6:08 Gameplay
13:42 Outro

Music used:
► Dark and Darker - Lobby Music
► Goldeneye 007 - Dam
► Cyberpunk 2077 - The Rebel Path (Cello Version)
All Comments (21)
  • @Ltsama
    Some people seem to be thinking that this video is just talking about the Shield Mastery perk. It isn't, there is a difference between that and simultaneously blocking and attacking at the exact same time, bypassing impact rating and stagger. I frontloaded all of the shield parry clips into the first 5 minutes of the video, and the rest is just regular shield fighter PVP, so that's likely the cause of the misunderstanding.
  • @kingvelard
    if they remove this i'd love for them to add a Monk class that just gets to do this through a perk
  • @DivineBanana
    Main issue is word of this is spreading like wildfire, fighter chat has been talking sbout about this for weeks (probably longer but thats when i first heard of if it myself)... so assuming its a glitch it is likely next on the chopping block. Enjoy it while it lasts!
  • @jamesmoelling3766
    love the goldeneye 007 music I just started play that game for the first time and I'm loving it
  • @Chastokol_
    Shield blocking is active even when the shield returns to its original state after canceling the block. In this case, you cancel the block with an attack and the shield still receives the enemy’s attack and you perform two actions at the same time. That's why it works the way it does.
  • @hsqqq
    Cool tech man! Great video!
  • @IsaWizard
    Good video dude love to see the new mechanics and choice of music 007 golden eye on the n64 is a classic and favourite of mine my Dad, brother and I would have so much fun on that together :)
  • @SoratiosIV
    for perks, i really love running Victory stike, dont ask me why, im wierd i just like running it, slowly leaching hp off of mobs or using it with a crossbow shot to do that tiny bit of extra damage in long range fights
  • @markwick11
    that's just shield Mastery in action. (the perk) your next swing after blocking is 50% faster lol. i know it doesn't say it because there is a translation error
  • @mckenne1
    Mr friend was trying to convince me that he had "perfect blocked" before but i didnt believe him and couldnt replicate it so maybe this was it. If its not intended than i think a version of this should be added
  • @trime1015
    That's a very cool mechanic, if it really is hard to pull off I hope they wont patch it out.
  • @Sima0
    Good video love the content❤
  • @Fastay
    You can also do it the other way around, if you swing and get the timing right you can insta block right after your attack
  • @Damood
    My brain also tingles when numbers go up!
  • @tobytv7
    if you block close enough to the hilt of weapons it cancels the attack animation