You cannot “risposte” (counter) using a shield. Tried against dozens of cumans and bandits. Never worked. It’s funny because in previous versions of the game it worked perfectly. I could counter attacks using shields.
Also i found another huge bug. When you fast travel , the clouds on the map covering your path disappear and then reappear after you passed thru, instead of just disappearing forever leaving the area revealed. Also when you fast travel across towns, there are no more messages like you have discovered this or that.
Im freaking losing my patience with this broken game