OpenC Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) I thought I'd already done this, but I might have just dreamed it. A place to immortalise the greatest weapons in videogames, from the Doom shotgun to the cerebral bore in Turok I'm going to have two. The Zweihander from Dark Souls will surprise nobody; so heavy and slow that you genuinely had to learn its timing or expect to be punished (not least when you got invaded; there were few invaders dull witted enough to get caught out by it and it was fairly hopeless in that circumstance) but when you had its timing down its combination of the wide sweep you got from a light attack and the stupendous overhand stunlock of the heavy attack were unmatched. I know there are other aficionados, but there were some who preferred the iaito or the halberds, which is for them to justify I think my other would be the sniper rifle from the original Halo. I've never been a massive fan of FPS games and I didn't really buy into the Halo hype, but for me an FPS stands and falls on how satisfying its shotguns and sniper rifles are to use. The sniper rifle in Halo felt just absolutely right to me. Might also help that I recall using it most at the start of Truth & Reconciliation which was a combination of satisfying level design, music and atmosphere. Any favourites particularly worthy of note? Any genre, any age. Post videos if it'll help Here is a beautiful example I recorded of, I think, the only time I ever beat an invader with the zwei Edited March 30, 2021 by OpenC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cf Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) Doom II: Super Shotgun. The power. The noise. The gibbing. Pure awesomeness. Counter Strike: AWP. Again raw power wins out here. Pinging someone from across the map with this thing and one shotting them felt so good. Perfect Dark: Farsight. It shoots people through walls. What more do you want? Super Metroid: Plasma Beam & Screw Attack. More low key perhaps than other examples but the Plasma Beam is Samus' most powerful beam in terms of raw damage output. It also pierces enemies for extra awesome. The Screw Attack on the other hand is just broken. It turns jumping itself into an instant kill on pretty much all non-boss enemies. Randomizer runs where you get either of these early trivialises the game and it's so fun. Mario Kart: Blue Shell. We all hate it. But it wouldn't be the Mario Kart we know and love without the blue shell. Final Fantasy VII: Ultima Weapon. My first FF ultimate weapon. Pretty much a guaranteed 9999 against anything. Combine with 4xCut and watch everything get destroyed. Might think of more later Edited March 30, 2021 by Cf fuck off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Half Life 2 Gravity Gun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Surely the BFG 9000 gets a nod for it's utterly ridiculous power and consequences? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 First ones that popped into my head were The Keyblade in Kingdom Hearts and the chainsaw in Dead Rising. Love the Buster sword too in FFVII. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Bloodborne pistol for making you feel cool as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Gun blade. Specifically Squall’s gun blade. I’ve no idea how it would even work but man does it look cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Bayonettas hair-clothes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 The Halo sword. Not many better feelings in multiplayer than being a rat and crouching to stay off the radar and just slaughtering enemy after enemy as they round the corner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Interpolic said: Half Life 2 Gravity Gun All I can remember from Half Life is the shitty fuckin Bee gun or whatever it was called. Absolutely mortifying playing multiplayer HL and having to use that. Hitting a well timed shot with the crossbow however Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 The broken butterfly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Magnum in Halo 1 before it got nerfed was immense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 No the best weapons but the ones I enjoyed using or abused in the games. Kar 98 - Call of Duty (OG one) AK47 - CS 1.6 onward Laser and Plasma rifles from Fallout 3 onward Lincoln's Repeater - Fallout 3, so satisfying Akimbo 1887 shotguns - Modern Warfare, so broken but so fun to use. RPG - Any game, honorary mention to any sort of rocket/nade launcher in games. Mainly as its hilarious to see peoples reaction to you killing them with these weapons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 COD4 M16, COD WAW MP40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Kratos's axe is the most satisfying one I've ever used. Blades of Chaos were great too. Or the Groovitron from Ratchet and Clank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papavasiliou Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Not sure if this counts cos it was RNG but on Destiny 2 one of the first bows I got had traits that made the arrows explosive and had on headshots created a cluster explosion that then chain reactioned to anyone near the target. It was ridiculous for diving into a room of mobs, whipping a perfect headshot into the first one you saw and just watching the chaos as everyone in there exploded one by one. I kept that bow long after it was too underleveled to be useful and spent way too many materials on trying to keep it relevant. The Graviton Lance would be a close second to it for having much the same functionality but not having the cool factor of being a bow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 11 hours ago, Troll said: Kratos's axe is the most satisfying one I've ever used. Blades of Chaos were great too. Or the Groovitron from Ratchet and Clank. Think the axe and blades are up there for me, too. I'm usually a bow fan when there's the option, enjoyed Horizon a lot for that reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 12 hours ago, Troll said: Kratos's axe is the most satisfying one I've ever used. Blades of Chaos were great too. Or the Groovitron from Ratchet and Clank. Kratos axe is a good shout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 15 hours ago, Adam said: No the best weapons but the ones I enjoyed using or abused in the games. Kar 98 - Call of Duty (OG one) AK47 - CS 1.6 onward Laser and Plasma rifles from Fallout 3 onward Lincoln's Repeater - Fallout 3, so satisfying Akimbo 1887 shotguns - Modern Warfare, so broken but so fun to use. RPG - Any game, honorary mention to any sort of rocket/nade launcher in games. Mainly as its hilarious to see peoples reaction to you killing them with these weapons. Great shout on the Kar. I absolutely hammered it on COD2. Was unstoppable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I find this thread really baffling my brain, because I've played so many games and enjoyed so many weapons, yet I'm getting a serious case of my mind going blank trying to recall them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) Turoks Cerebral bore is pure grimdark filth. I absolutely love the Battle Rifle from Halo 2. It's perfect, and nothing felt as good as pulling off a bxr melee headshot combo! The plasma pistol is a close second, as long as you had a pistol in reserve. Its not a gun but nothing is as satisfying as a stick with a plasma grenade. Basically, halo 2. Edited March 31, 2021 by La Parka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Froggy said: Great shout on the Kar. I absolutely hammered it on COD2. Was unstoppable. Tbf it's unstoppable in most WW2 games, if you miss though it's game over. So satisfying nailing shots with bolt action. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Adam said: Tbf it's unstoppable in most WW2 games, if you miss though it's game over. So satisfying nailing shots with bolt action. This was when I played on PC. Hopeless with it on the console. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 That's because mouse and keyboard is the superior option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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