Dodging is essential for survival in Forspoken, especially in boss fights that inflict much damage on protagonist Frey Holland. Avoiding powerful attacks can mean the difference between life and death in the fantasy world of Athea. Here’s everything you need to know about how to dodge in Forspoken.
How to evade in Forspoken
You don’t learn a proper dodge straight awayin Forspoken. You don’t learn the spell needed, calledFlow,until reaching theChapalania miniboss fightin Chapter 2. Until the end of this fight, the only means to evade attacks is to move left and right when one is sent your way.
After this fight, you’ll learn an ability calledFlow. This is essentially the bread and butter of Forspoken. Flow is themagic parkour spellthat allows you to dodge and evade quickly in combat, but it is awkward to use. There are two ways to use Flow:
Both have advantages and disadvantages, which revolve around your play style. Yet, in the early game, learn to dodge, as you have limited stamina to evade lots of attacks automatically. But remember, not all attacks can be evaded. Meaning you have to make use of Flow efficiently to survive in Athia.
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When do you unlock dodge in Forspoken?
To unlock dodge, aka Flow, you’ll need to progress through Chapter 2 anddefeat Chapalania. Once beaten, Frey will level up and earn some Mana. This Mana is used in the Magic section of the main menu to unlock new spells. It is here where Flow is automatically learned as a tutorial,costing 10 Mana to unlock. And once you have, it will become much easier to evade attacks by dashing fast out of harm’s way. To use Flow on PlayStation 5, hold down the Circle button and the left joystick simultaneously. Though feel free to change this in the options, toToggle, as using the claw technique will be needed, which gets uncomfortable quickly.
How to change Magic Parkouring from hold to toggle in Forspoken
To change Magic Parkouring from hold to toggle, do the following:
We recommend doing this quickly when starting the game, as you’ll get used to holding down to use magic parkour, and switching it to toggle will be strange.
How to unlock Dodge Roll in Forspoken
Later on, in Chapter 2, you’ll face Forspoken’s first big boss. And it’s at the beginning of this fight Frey willfinally learn a proper evasion technique called Dodge Roll, which can be used when charging spells as a form of magic parkour.
To perform a Dodge Roll on PS5, ready your magic attack (hold R2 or L2) and then hold the Left Stick and the Circle button simultaneously. This will allow you to dodge further than usual, butonly when charging a spell, whether attack or support. The great thing about Dodge Rolling is that you can keep your spells charged when utilizing this evasion method. So the second you land, you can attack immediately and keep the aggression!
This is a much more effective way of evading big hits than using Flow or sidestepping, so you’lldefinitely want to use it regularly in battlesto ensure your victory.
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