In Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2 Off the Record they're surprisingly useful I guess due to how weak individual zombies are. Plus you can always combine them with knives for one of my favorite weapons in the game.AgDr_ODST said:
favorite type of melee weapon?
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First choice is the trusty machete, been using one since I was a child. Second would be knives(3-6") in an ice pick grip. That forward slash followed by stab stab stab on the back strike. At a distance, I'd like a Kusarigama. Being able to disarm and pull your opponent toward your waiting scythe/sickle/knike(depending on the model) is way too big an advantage to pass up
Ah, shovels. How I love them. Good for smashing skulls and for shoveling the driveway. I was just so damn happy when Silent Hill 4 let me use them as a weapon, let me tell you.
But, anyway, since shovels are so often not an option, I'll go with a mace or a war-hammer.
But, anyway, since shovels are so often not an option, I'll go with a mace or a war-hammer.
Spears are difficult to use in close combat, and very awkward to wield around obstacles or in enclosed spaces. Also when not in use they aren't particularly easy to stow-away.Javetts Eall Raksha said:
That's why they were typically a one-time use weapon, after which the soldier would switch to their sword for the rest of the battle.
As for "more fighting styles", I really doubt that. Thrusting is literally your only option for inflicting any kind of serious damage, while most swords can use both thrusts and slashes.
I know it's Tolkien fantasy n' all, but every time I see Gimli wielding that giant axe around I think "by the time he starts swinging that thing an elf could've stabbed him 5 times"Barbas said:Wouldn't you rather have a nice dwarven battle axe?TheSilencerrr said:
Cracking for clearing a path to the buffet table!
I'm not sure if it always my favourite but a good mace deserves a special mention. Yes a longsword can lop off a head but a mace will do the same - though the head won't be intact. A mace to the face will decapitate and leave just bits and pieces to find on the floor.
Im a big fan of the classics
Nothing like crushing your enemy, their armor, and their mode of transport at the same time.
Nothing like crushing your enemy, their armor, and their mode of transport at the same time.