When you see the enemy getting ready to swing, hit the parry button, which is E on kb/m. Not much too it. Now, not every shield parries probably, so if you're using a BIG shield it may not parry, I don't know I only use the small round ones. Parrying is VERY useful though on tougher enemies.
Honestly, I think Origins and its adoption of the Dark Souls-like parry/block/dodge approach is AC's combat high water mark unless you don't mind the unrealistic, but really fun, Odyssey combat. I find Valhalla's combat to be slow and clunky. Assassin's Creed Origins is an action role-playing video game played from a third-person perspective. Players complete quests—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story, and can freely roam the open world environment on foot, horseback, camel-back, horse-drawn vehicles or boat. In the last parts of the story on Assasins Creed: Origins Bayek has to stop an elephant running over the chariot with Julius Caesar. This video shows how it' 6 Medusa’s Gaze. Although the legend of Medusa is from Greek mythology, the shield pays homage to ancient folklore. The shield bears the face of Medusa in her primal rage, with her snakey hairdo4. Save All Legendary Weapons To Upgrade. While you may not realize this at first, Assassin’s Creed Origins has a Destiny-like “infusion” system that will allow you to make even your early4GjC.