How Do We Simulate Combat? - Analysis of Melee Combat Systems in Gaming

From the basic combat in early Zelda games to the pulse-pounding action of Hades to the realism of Hellish Quart to the vastly different systems in Skyrim and Kingdom Come Deliverance to the future of VR melee combat simulations - videogames are constantly trying to present different approaches to allowing players their ultimate fantasy (swinging a cool s-word around). This video essay is an analysis of these different combat systems and what they each can offer players.

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