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Why are modern games obsessed with parrying? | Semi-Ramblomatic (youtu.be)
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This is a timely addition to the recent discussion on this comm

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To make people who can't parry complain about parrying.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

That's not it though. No one complained about parrying in Bayonetta or Ninja Gaiden II because this is where the mechanic belongs. But when you start seeing it in Resident Evil or Doom, or even new IPs like Slitterhead, you have to start questioning if combat designers are being pushed to ride a trend or if they're being lazy and using parrying as a crutch.