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Advanced Combat Techniques — The Callisto Protocol Guide
The Callisto Protocol

Advanced Combat Techniques — The Callisto Protocol Guide

Learn advanced combat techniques in The Callisto Protocol. Master dodges, blocks, and melee attacks to survive the horrors of Black Iron Prison. Full walkthrough included.

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Advanced Combat Techniques — The Callisto Protocol Guide

Learn advanced combat techniques in The Callisto Protocol. Master dodges, blocks, and melee attacks to survive the horrors of Black Iron Prison. Full walkthrough included.

This guide covers advanced combat techniques for The Callisto Protocol, focusing on mastering dodges, blocks, and melee attacks to survive the game's challenges. It details how to perform regular dodges by holding the left stick in a direction before an attack, and perfect dodges by flicking the stick as an opponent winds up for an attack, triggering a slow-motion effect. The guide also explains how to counter enemy grabs by mashing the Y button and the importance of stomping on defeated enemies with the Y button. Specific achievements related to combat, such as 'Flesh Wound' (dismembering enemies) and 'Float Like A Butterfly' (perfect dodging five times), are highlighted with instructions on how to unlock them.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Begin by selecting 'New Experience' on Maximum Security difficulty.
  2. 2
    Pause the game and use Photo Mode to take a picture for the 'Mugshot' achievement.
  3. 3
    In Chapter 1, find the first Bio (1/43) in a locker on the left side of the initial hallway.
  4. 4
    Navigate through the cargo bay, learning to vault over boxes with LStick + A and mantle using the same buttons.
  5. 5
    Vaulting over boxes near a flaming hole triggers the 'The Outer Way' achievement.
  6. 6
    Crouch using B, shimmy through a tight space with LStick, and sprint using LB.
  7. 7
    Chapter 2 begins with a dream sequence. After waking, exit your cell and go right to find Elias.
  8. 8
    Elias will give you a shiv, unlocking the 'Desperate Times' achievement.
  9. 9
    Use the shiv on a control panel to open Elias's cell and shimmy past the door.
  10. 10
    In the next room, practice combat: hold LStick Left or Right before an attack to dodge. Alternate dodges for consecutive attacks. Attack with RT after dodging.
  11. 11
    Defeat the two inmates and the first Biophage, practicing combat mechanics.
  12. 12
    The 'Flesh Wound' achievement (dismembering both arms of an enemy) can be unlocked during this fight.
  13. 13
    Unlock Elias's cell using the computer console.
  14. 14
    Follow Elias's directions to the elevator. After taking the lift down, leave the lift and turn left. Crouch under debris.
  15. 15
    Practice perfect dodges on the Biophage that appears. Flick LStick Left or Right as an opponent winds up for an attack to perform a perfect dodge, triggering slow-motion.
  16. 16
    Perform 5 successful perfect dodges to unlock the 'Float Like A Butterfly' achievement. This achievement can be buggy, so focus on it early.
  17. 17
    After the Biophage fight, interact with a glowing green wall storage unit to receive a health injector and trigger a tutorial.
Tips
  • Pay attention to enemy body language to anticipate attacks and know when they are finished attacking.
  • Alternating dodges (left, then right, or vice-versa) is crucial for surviving multi-hit enemy combos.
  • When grabbed by an enemy, mash the Y button to escape.
  • Always stomp on defeated enemies with the Y button.
  • The 'Float Like A Butterfly' achievement may require multiple attempts or specific enemy types to track correctly.

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