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I Actually Played This: Venetica

The author intentionally plays bad video games for your twisted amusement. Tonight's Episode: Venetica

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New free Lords of the Fallen update adds genre-defining modifier system

Are you ready to become the Master of Fate? That's what you'll be doing with the latest free update for Lords of the Fallen.

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Dark Souls: Archthrones Reaffirms Modding Is The Best Thing To Happen To Games

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The prevalence of parrying: Why is it so popular?

Parrying has been creeping into more games, with almost every high-profile title of the last few years featuring it in some way.  Why?

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phoenixwing35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

i understand the authors frustration i'm not the best at parrying in games. not that i can't complete a game that requires it but it is a definite harder thing for me than other kinds of techniques in games. which might be the main reason it's so heavily added in games nowadays. want to make your game challenging without having to do a lot of work? just add a parry boss. (what i mean by parry boss is a boss you have to beat by parrying such that their attacks will kill you otherwise)

Dudeson35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

I always think it's fine as long as such games also have the roll/dodge panic button. But I understand the will to parry, it seems so cinematic in a fight when you pull it off.