We recommend learning the timing of this parry as soon as possible, and you should practice learning this parry timing on the game’s earlier enemies.
But if you press L1/LB right before the enemy’s attack lands, Leon will parry it, which stuns the enemy and leaves them open for a melee attack (read: roundhouse kick) or a takedown kill if you can get behind them quickly enough. You can also hold L1/LB to simply block an attack. With Leon’s knife or any other knife, like the boot knives scattered about, you can parry any melee attack. However, there are button prompts you’ll need to press quickly in combat scenarios. For the most part, this remake of Resident Evil 4 is void of the quick-time events from the original game.
