Every video game has a parry now

[Bubba T]

What if Mario paint had a parry

Sonic Frontiers has a parry

 

[Doomsday]

It's just QTE without the cutscene and flashing screens.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

It's just QTE without the cutscene and flashing screens.

Naw because QTE trigger automatically, Parrry is an added mechanic to your combat arsenal. There’s no prompt for it and the window is way too small.

 

[Turtle]

What if dodge and parry are equally prioritized?

Yeah that’s cool, bro basically spider-man 2 was great but there were times I felt like was just a parry-fest.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Yeah that’s cool, bro basically spider-man 2 was great but there were times I felt like was just a parry-fest.

You didn’t have to use it in spider-man 2 though, you can play it exactly like the first time

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

I bet GTA 6 is gonna have parry too

 

[Jaguar93]

 

[315]

One of the most satisfying things to do in a game

 

[gurf]

Folks complaining about parries now?

Nah, why nikkas always jumping in these games. Folks seen a fat plumber leaping around and nikkas is pro hoppity hop all of a sudden

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

wrong thread

 

[Maude]

I’m gonna be honest, I’ve never played a game where parry made it worse.

its like a grappling hook

Grappling hooks solve the problem of traversal and movement which almost always add fun. Parrying is being added to games that had well designed combat systems. Resident Evil 4 Remake as an example. The original game was all about resource management and positioning. Now parrying added a solutions to a problem that didnt exist. The tension is gone from the original game. Instead of conserving ammo and spacing you can just parry your way through levels.

There are already ways to add depth and risk/reward to combat outside of “parry or hack-and-slash.” Monster Hunter builds its entire combat system around positioning and learning monster patterns. Devil May Cry got depth from its combo creativity and style rankings. Bayonetta has the dodge offset system. The original RE4 focused on resource management and crowd control. Bloodborne uses dodging and rally mechanics.

Parrying works in games like Sekiro, Sifu, Metal Gear Rising, E33, Lies of P because the whole game is designed around it from the start. Games like Spider-Man 2, RE4 Remake, Doom are tacking on parrying to combat systems that already worked. Just adding this because successful action games have parries now and checking a box instead of something essential.

 

[Phillyrider807]

Good!!

Parry>Dodge rolls

 

[Amo Husserl]

The only parrying system that matters.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Grappling hooks solve the problem of traversal and movement which almost always add fun. Parrying is being added to games that had well designed combat systems. Resident Evil 4 Remake as an example. The original game was all about resource management and positioning. Now parrying added a solutions to a problem that didnt exist. The tension is gone from the original game. Instead of conserving ammo and spacing you can just parry your way through levels.

I dont agree iwth RE4. Trying to duck and move around zombies are incredibly awkward in the original game and in some of the others. If some guys coming at you with a chainsaw and the only thing you can do is turn your big tanky ass body to try and run beside him or shoot him in the face, its a flaw in the design. I give it a pass since its the first game of its kind though.

being able to parry pitchfork and chainsaw guys make that first opening section so much more fun in a direct confrontational combat way that you couldn’t get before.

 

[Turtle]

You didn’t have to use it in spider-man 2 though, you can play it exactly like the first time

Congratulations gizmo, i didn’t ask