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- Escape: When an enemy grabs you, quickly press buttons (👁 A button
👁 B button
👁 X button
👁 Y button
) and move 👁 Left lstick
👁 Right lstick
to escape. Some enemy grabs are not escapable.
- Dash: While blocking (👁 LT button
), move (👁 Neutral lstick
) to dash.
- Using a Bow: Tap 👁 B button
to fire an arrow quickly at the nearest enemy. Hold 👁 B button
and move 👁 Neutral lstick
to aim a shot (release 👁 B button
to fire).
- Hanging from a pole or ledge: Jump 👁 A button
towards a pole or ledge to grab on and hang, or when standing on a ledge move 👁 Neutral lstick
towards the edge to climb down and hang. Once hanging, use 👁 Neutral lstick
to move left or right, press 👁 A button
to climb up a ledge, or 👁 B button
to drop down. You can also swing while hanging on a pole by pushing forward 👁 Right lstick
. If you time your release (press 👁 A button
to release), you can swing forward.
- Wall Run: Jump 👁 A button
toward a wall, then use 👁 Neutral lstick
to run along it. While this is primarily used for navigating to certain areas, you can also use it in combat, pressing 👁 X button
or 👁 Y button
to dive off of the wall at an enemy while attacking.
- Flying Bird Flip: Run straight up a wall, then press 👁 A button
to jump off the wall (executing the flying bird flip). You can string these together between close walls to climb upwards.
- Swim: While floating in water, simply use 👁 Neutral lstick
to swim along the top of the water. To dive, press and hold 👁 A button
, and to swim underwater hold 👁 A button
to move forward and use 👁 Neutral lstick
to change direction.
- Run on water: While floating on water, press 👁 A button
repeatedly to run on the surface of the water. With some practice, you should be able to make the transition from running on land to running on water.
- Obliteration Technique: Press 👁 Y button
while standing near an enemy that has lost a limb to finish them off.
- Counter Attack: Hold 👁 LT button
to block an enemy's attack. At the moment their attack bounces off your weapon, press 👁 X button
or 👁 Y button
to execute a counter attack. This requires proper timing, but gives excellent results.
- Ultimate Technique: Press and hold 👁 Y button
to charge your melee attack (or 👁 B button
to charge your projectile attack). When the glowing light surrounding Ryu turns red, release the button to execute your attack. You can release earlier and still release a powerful attack. While charging, you are vulnerable to attack, and you absorb nearby essence (at a lesser level than you would from normally gathering that essence) to speed the charging.
