are katanas overrated in vidya? im trying to design a character weapon set and i keep going back to katana stuff. how do i stop this?
>>739619013Katanas are dogshit IRL but rule of cool and whatnotIRL European swords also suck but all vidya uses swords
>>739619101yeah, they should use riflesswords suck
>>739619101i have basically two separate sections of weapon designs, one where it's all rooted in realistic benefits and another that are just outlandish bullshit but look neat in motion. dunno where katanas should fall under and if i need to stop thinking about realism that much.
>>739619101they're bad because they weren't designed to fight against european swords, just against different katanas. They're on a isolated island
katanas are cool and elegant. also have a lot of character, like a culture of being very distinct and personal to the wielder.
>opponent is standing still>sakura petal falls to the ground>*click*>upper body slides off waist
this whole argument against katanas would work if people would agree to a durability system, but there are too many pussy gamers who cant handle it
>>739619013They're the most "ok" weapon type in the series, they're always good enough to be usable but NEVER the strongest weapons in the game
>>739619925GRORIOUS NIPPON STEER FORDED OVER A MIRRION TIMES DOES NOT BREAK!!!
>>739619101If you need to stab a motherfucker in normal clothes you're perfectly fine with a japanese longswordIf the motherfucker is wearing armor though you're going to have a hard time. european longswords aren't just>hurf durf better steelbut they're often heavier and thicker at the base to facilitate some armor penetration
>>739619013>are katanas overrated in vidyaNo, it's no longer the 2000's where the muh folded nippon steel meme was in full force, katanas' cultural relevancy has diminished in the years> im trying to design a character weapon set and i keep going back to katana stuff. how do i stop this?You accept that you love katanas and do the thing you like the most
>>739619925>handle itits boring, you lost, get over it
>>739619293European swords are bad because they weren't designed to fight against American swords. America, being a relatively new country, has swords that BTFO all old world swords.
>>739619013Katanas are just oversized kitchen knives while western swords are just sharpened clubs. So if you want to depict something that "cuts" it's always better to choose the kitchen knife than the metal club.Meanwhile nobody likes to use central asian weapons because it summons the dreaded saaaaars.
>>739619013katanas are cool dude.nothing beats a straight sword though.
>>739620250i genuinely don't know how i'd add scimitars or samshirs without a turban being added to the equation. they are cool though if the moveset had dancing aesthetics to it maybe.
>>739620213brilliant. americans truly are the great innovators.
>>739620250>Cuts your path
>>739619101Incorrect. Japanese steel was total dog shit and Nordic steel swords were so much better it's not even funny. Shit bronze swords were better than jap garbage
>>739620250>>739620562why dont you do a true middle eastern build then huuuuuuuuuuuh
>>739620250>Meanwhile nobody likes to use central asian weaponsPeople liked central asian weapons so much even Europe as a whole had to rip them off as hard as they could before copyright came around, the sabre became widespread precisely because of the culture shock and agreement that it was better than what we had at home.
>>739620250Nobody likes central asian weapons because they look gay as fuck.
>>739620851perfect clip lmao>int mage knows about the invuln window and waits near the wall to not get knocked off by anything>str retard ungabunga starts whaling instantly with dual greats, completely fucking his stamina before the fight starts, standing near the ledge>both overconfident because 2v1>neither expect the explosion physik
>>739621026It could be argued that sabers went through convergent evolution like archery but it is safe to say that pretty much everyone in the world agreed that a 2'-3' single edged blade with a mild curve was the meta for a LONG TIME before guns truly got gud.
>>739620250>>739621712Sabers have always reeked to me like some silly adronment people wore at the hip while playing the crossbow/gun meta or like a cheap way to kill some unarmed peasant, not a tool for serious war.
>>739621901serious warriors weren't wearing armor once gun powder became common. at that point a cutting weapon makes sense as a secondary. the first weapon you carry would be something ranged.
>>739621901Generally speaking if a weapon sees common use in lots of places over long periods then it's safe to say that it's an effective weapon.
>>739621712>Saber metaI think it's just because everyone dropped wearing armour and the curved blades are better for slashing and from horseback
>>739621901Warfare wise sabres are a worldwide meta when it comes to swordfighting, they're by far the most efficient blade standard out there which is why even to this day the various ceremonial swords for armed forces in Europe are overwhelmingly sabres rather than straight swords.The closest straight swords got to the actual warfare meta was the short lived era of basket hilt swords like the schiavona which saw extensive use in various european wars before being supplanted by guns (and sabres).Romans basically hardcarried straight swords in the early meta thanks to the pugio which only really worked out because it was a short sword paired with a fuckhuge shield, so basically a handheld spear or a big dagger depending on how you look at it, but as time went by people realized that when it comes to long blades curved swords are simply better in actual warfare.
>>739620021european longswords literally do have better steel though
>>739620184>hit>roll>hit>rollwow what a masterpiece
>>739622697make a better game
>>739622553nice reading comprehension faggot, that's exactly what he said
>>739622828yeah he also said hurf durf faggot like that trivializes how much better the steel was, you dumb cunt faggot
>>739620460call them cutlass
>>739622549>schiavonaBaste.>>739623010>he also said hurf durf faggot like that trivializes how much better the steel wasAnd he was correct to do so.Not him BTW.
I think a significant factor is that they have movesets that don't get as boring as fast, visually.
fuck weapon autists and their powerscaling arguments. there should be more games where weapons are just whatever the fuck the devs think are cool as fuck and anything goes, swords guns whatever, even if it's stupid, eccentric and impractical shit like this >>739620213
