Hello, it’s me.catgirl-salute

I come to you today because I’ve realized out of every possible game mechanic out there, nothing beats a nice parry. When there’s a flash of light, I hit the parry maneuver, and there’s a satisfying clang it’s the tingliest feeling. I live for it. The enemy gets staggered, I do a cool combo, and the dork-ass enemy tries to attack again. Nope, get parried. It’s great.

So what are some good examples maybe I’m unfamiliar with? Games that I mean:

  • Sekiro
  • Metal Gear Rising
  • Sifu
  • Ninja Gaiden 4
  • Granblue Fantasy Relink

I also have tried Ultrakill but it’s just too overstimulating for my puny pea brain. It’s a neat game though.

  • QuietCupcake [any, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    4 days ago

    For soulslikes,

    • Thymesia has an interesting and unique combat system that is very parry-focused. Learning and getting good at parrying is necessary for progress.
    • Mortal Shell has a strong parry and also has a mechanic where your player-character “hardens” into stone (which is parry-like on its own) and develops into a really satisfying combat rhythm that I’d recommend to anyone who likes the flow of parrying in combat.
    • The Surge 1 & 2 have a complex combat system that involves a lot of parrying and targetting of specific body parts.

    For metroidvanias,

    • Grime has a mandatory parry combat system that I really enjoyed.
    • Prince if Persia - The Lost Crown has a fun parry and was a surprisingly good Metroidvania.
    • Moonscars I honestly don’t remember too well, but I know it had a satisfying combat flow with parrying.
      • QuietCupcake [any, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        4 days ago

        Glad I could help. :)

        The PoP metroidvania is a Ubisoft game so I had low expectations going in, but it turned out to be a really solid, fun MV. But apparently it didn’t perform as they expected it to sales-wise so the dev team for it was disbanded and the sequel canceled.

        But yeah, imo all 6 of the games I listed are quality games well worth checking out. I hope you enjoy them too if you end up getting them.