okay took 3 days 20 odd tries: timing the counterspark after the first one is hard. you can cancel Perry's attacks with your martial arts and neither have to time a perfect counter spark parry or dodge both of which will allow him to attack you again or recover ki. the key in this dojo is to switch characters fast , using the grappling hook to confuse, cancel and stagger his moves, the red barrels should be used when your close to them don't waste time running to them or his ki will regen. Once his red bar reaches the point where he talks of not dying here and you got the final blow he is at his most dangerous and will unleash an unblockable tripple/quad slash. Use a fast character switch and then launch your martial art to cancel this before he begins it or you'll be screaming you almost had him! the key is to pile on attacks so he doesn't have time to use his unblockable moves which require a perfect counterspark
the idea of the counterspark is totally panic your enemy, sadly I was in total panic most of the battle with named after Friends legend Matthew Perry the first real boss you'll face. Almost had him ... ok now for try 3000
i love Team Ninja ... the difficulty of their games is legendary : you HAVE to learn how to play to win ( well you do playing Twilight difficulty) The combat system in Rise of Ronin is open and complex and very rewarding to learn : how YOU play will depend on you ... I'm still learning ...
this is the game captured upscaled to 8K HDR res : which will process eventually!
