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minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoDoes anyone recall where parrying/counters first appear? I ran into them initially with Virtua Fighter.
minus-squareSharkAttak@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoWell the first that comes to mind is Prince of Persia.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-28 days agoSamurai Showdown 2 in 1994
minus-squareKuroiKaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoThis man fights, excellent call out
minus-squareGustephan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 days agoDepends on how much of a purist you are about the definition of parrying. I’d say the gameplay loop of missile command is basically a parry/counter mechanic
minus-squareVenator@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoIf you’re gonna stretch the definition of parry that far you may as well count Pong.
Does anyone recall where parrying/counters first appear? I ran into them initially with Virtua Fighter.
Well the first that comes to mind is Prince of Persia.
Samurai Showdown 2 in 1994
This man fights, excellent call out
Depends on how much of a purist you are about the definition of parrying. I’d say the gameplay loop of missile command is basically a parry/counter mechanic
If you’re gonna stretch the definition of parry that far you may as well count Pong.