El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

50 Achievements

12-14h

PS3
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Show No Mercy

Show No Mercy

Execute 100 Guard Breaks.

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How to unlock the Show No Mercy achievement in El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Definitive Guide

I didn't have this after completing every other achievement besides the G-rank all stages ones, so I looked for a spot to farm them to finish it off. Easiest place I found was in Chapter 2- set it to Normal difficulty so the enemies don't die quite as quickly. Fight your way along and steal an Arch from the first pair of armed enemies, then you'll whack a switch and backtrack a few steps where you'll be drawn into combat with two Arch wielding enemies and this happens to be the exact spot where it gives you the guard-break tutorial. For guard break attacks to actually count toward this achievement they must actually break a guard, not just damage an enemy.

Don't even wait for these poor chumps to block. Just hit x, then wait a beat and hit x again, and you'll flip over one/both of their heads and while this is happening they usually put up a guard while you are in mid-air and as you land you'll slash them from behind, executing the guard break, often on both at once. Don't hit them when they get stunned where you can steal their weapons, just back off and let them recover, otherwise they'll just end up dying faster and you'll be able to farm less guard-breaks off them. Cake.

If one ends up dying you could just let the other one beat you to death and then make no move to execute the rapid recover which will respawn you before this fight to keep on farming as many easy guard-breaks as you want.
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24 Aug 2011 09:33

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How do you know if you executed one? I'm doing what I believe is a guard break and when it happens a bright blue flash appears (using an arch) and usually the enemy flips over at that time. Sometimes it is kinda slow-mo and zooms in, others it doesn't. Is that a guard break? Thanks.
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By Nurse Lorax on 27 Aug 2014 14:26
worked like a charm. perfect spot
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By bloodspiller99 on 13 Feb 2012 21:54
Perfect solution. Many thanks!
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By Lord Terentius on 03 Dec 2013 14:17
Holy cow, I've been on this stage for about two hours, done about 300 of them, and it simply will not unlock for me. Arrgh.
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By talkstogod on 25 May 2016 23:50
Okay, I may be the only one who didn't understand this, but you need to get to a save point for your progress to count. At least I did. The next save point is through the teleporter right after the fight. The other thing I did was restart the chapter rather than load the autosave at the start; I'm not sure if that mattered, but it meant that my friendship meter (heh) kept increasing, if nothing else.
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By talkstogod on 31 May 2016 20:37
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Possibly the hardest of the combat-related trophies to unlock, this trophy is awarded for 100 Guard Breaks. Guard Breaks are achieved by implementing a slight delay (attack, pause, attack) in your attacks against guarding enemies. Enemies utilizing Arches seem to guard more and their guard animation is highly visible, however be wary because their attacks are very quick and can interrupt your Guard Break. The Veil-specific creatures (giants who always carry Veils) are also good for this. Deliberate focus and attention will be necessary to achieve the necessary 100 Guard Breaks.

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