Pretty much every human sized enemy can be backstabbed, bosses might be more picky, I found one so far. You perform the visceral attack from Bloodborne on many large, non human enemys. You have to time your attacks and hit them on the head and they will kneel down, just hit attack and BAM! Flight is Might! How do you backstab? Dark Souls Xbox 360 . PlayStation 3 Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 Xbox One. Log in to add games to your lists. Notify me about new: Guides the backstab is very finicky, i've found. i've had the most luck backstabbing a step to the right of the middle of their back. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." For Dark Souls III on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "How do you feel about backstab / riposte animations". For Dark Souls III on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "How do you feel about circling around an enemy for 30+ seconds for a backstab?" - Page 2. lunajenny posted I watched it a few times and noticed that he seems to move to his right a bit before rolling, is this necessary? Sometimes when I try to roll bs something like dark bead I just roll right into the front of them and don't take damage but don't get behind them either, not sure if moving to the right a bit first will stop that from happening. For Dark Souls III on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Backstab whiffs and wake-up rolls.". I figured as a whip backstab/reposte, they could wrap the neck, and slam the face/back of the head into the ground, and stomp on it, or at least soccer kick it I also can't get a shield in right hand to do an animation other that a mere strike, at least in Demons Souls, it was like the mace for backstab/reposte Description. Criticals, also referred to as throws, are powerful attacks that can only be used under certain conditions. Using Critical damage to achieve overkill can benefit players early in the game, because of the extra souls gained. There are several ways to do critical damage: Backstab, Riposte, and a situational Plunging attack. Wxeu.