How come scythes are never fun to use in vidya?
the burial blade is literally the most fun scythe in vidya, you dont like it?
Nioh 2
>>730524021What the fuck is that dash?
>>730524234hes playing as a boss.
>>730524105Its one of the rare really fun ones. Just got me thinking how come more games dont try to make their scythes fun to use.
>>730524021Scythes look extremely dumb when used as a physical weapon, and probably the reason they also feel bad is that there's no good way to animate them and no moveset that would even look right. Usually, like in the webm, you're just poking people in the side, which feels very anemic.Death can pull off the look, but that's because he doesn't try to bludgeon people with it like a fucking retard.
That doesn't look right.
Probably because it's a farming and lawnmowing tool and not an actual weapon and there's no way to use the the scythe as a weapon in a way that makes sense. Even in cases where scythes were used as weapons by peasants with no other options, they'd break off or bend the blade and re-mount it on the handle vertically as a makeshift glaive, which is at least a real weapon. And if they had any actual means, they'd have their blacksmith reforge it in to several spearheads, or a billhook or halberd or something like that.
>>730524021God Eater3 has a decent one from memory.
>>730524021NinCHAD GaiCHAD 2 and NinCHAD CHADen 3 CHADzor's Edge would like a word
In video games, a slash with a weapon like a scythe passes through the enemy even if it doesn't kill them. In real life, you're not going to be instantly bisecting people with it, instead you're going to be getting them caught on the hook and dragging them towards you while they scream and beat you about the face with their club or whatever.IRL weapons aren't cool looking, they're effective (pic not related).
>>730524021Double Scythe in Elden Ring is dope and strong.The jump attack is so satisfying, feels like you're decapitating your enemy with a pincer cross, is also good because you can infuse both scythes with bleed and frostbite, bonus points because makes elitists cry as well with how you can kill P!Radahn without paying attention, I'm here to execute not dance.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDSpzsvAr0s
>>730526287>SL 192
>>730524021>scythe>look inside>longsword
>>730525015The attacks just need to be fast and circular
>>730526013incredibly based image
>>730525641>Probably because it's a farming and lawnmowing tool and not an actual weapon and there's no way to use the the scythe as a weapon in a way that makes sense.Plenty of weapons started off as agriculture or forestry tools, but eventually they got modified to be suited for war. The billhook is a great example. The hook part used be, well, a billhook, a machete like instrument for chopping away thick brush. Turns out it's good for chopping up people, too, especially with the leverage of a long haft. The addition of a spear tip and spike made it even deadlier. Scythes are a different story, though, they're too unwieldy with a 90 degree blade, which is why their silhouette is not prominent in warfare. A peasant would be more likely to reach for a pitchfork than a scythe, because even an illiterate peasant intuitively understands that scythes are retarded and spears are not.
>muh realismthis is why autists should never have anything to do with game development
>>730526287>Double Scythe in Elden RingFor me it's double vulgar militia saws. The reach on these is insane, good AOE moveset and you can phantom hit people trying to roll away to proc bleed and make them panic. I put bloodhound step on the main halberd and the guard break stab on the offhand for fingerprint shield niggers.
>>730529219Even the scythe in Bloodborne is realistic because the sickle comes off to make a sword.
>>730524021for me it is a bit unsatisfying because when attacking with a scythe it mostly looks like you attack with the tip (more like a pickaxe) instead of using its blade (the way grass it cut). and unlike a pickaxe a scythe looks like it would break if you hit something hard with its tip.I think you need anime like moves/ dashes to use it in a cutting way.
>god eater 2rb>etrian odyssey v>nioh 2>gundam battle assault 2>gundam wing endless duel>gundam vs gundam series in general>virtual on>soulcalibur 3play better games
>>730528215Scythes were used in plenty of peasant rebellions, they just rearrange the blade to be facing straight, basically making a spear
>>730526013Bloodborne has by far the best weapons in any souls game
>>730524021Wrath of the Righteous had a cool scythe that made your attack AoE and applied all your modifiers to the AoE hits but that was too fun and so the AoE was changed to just be a 1d8 instead of a full BAB attack action. I miss making a death knight lich and charging into battle with a skeletal mount and just mowing down entire clusters of enemies with a scythe charge attack.
>>730529945oh yes, the fromsoft animation special>every weapon is used to slam at the ground
>/v/ already forgot Undead Knights
>>730530373Kinda. There are some cool designs, but the meta is just spam basic attack with saw spear/cleaver.
>>730525641There's a boss in Where Winds Meet that uses a scythe and it actually looks good too bad the game is dogshit otherwise
>730531094This is the kind of nigger that doesnt actually enjoy playing games. The normiest of faggots.
no mention of NG II?
>>730524172Switchglaive my beloved
>>730532104Bloodborne is a dexfag game, so spamming fast attacks with small, fast weapons tends to feel better than anything else, on top of being optimal.
Scythe follows the rule of cool, and if you're not following that rule, I'm flipping the board.Scythes are at their peak when supplemented by magic.
>>730532313That shit is crack, I can't bring myself to use anything else.
>>730532224it's powerful and feels good (as does ng combat in general) but the moveset is kinda boring desu
everything cool about an unrealistic anime scythe (star wars kid tier spin2win + big wide sweeps) you can also get with a double bladed stick, which is a weapon that can actually work irl, can do more then autism spins moveset wise and doesn't have literally one possible visual design so even in the most chunni sword autism kind of context it's still a bum weapon for retards and no true edgelord should use it
Thanatos in smite was pretty fun
