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Is the Gunblade cool or dumb?
- Thread starter Uzumaki Goku
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Well it is more blade than gun as opposed to a bayonet which is more gun and less blade
It's so freakin' awesome! If the Gunblade fired ammunition, then it'd be dumb. The firing mechanism is for added cutting power and close range explosive force. Now that's galaxy brain entertainment, lol.
I was unreasonably annoyed by the design and wound up dropping the game for like a year.
Is that a Nomura design? Or is it one of those things that everybody thinks is a Nomura design but it's somebody else.
Is that a Nomura design? Or is it one of those things that everybody thinks is a Nomura design but it's somebody else.
ah, a connoisseur.
The ones in XIV can shoot tho, i don't remember if you can shoot as a Gunbreaker (gunblade class) tho.
And the gunblade in Parasite Eve 2 is a shotgun too.
IMO, Its actually more of a "Bladegun".
THIS is a Gunblade:
When i think bladegun, i would imagine a gun that shoot blades, like Japan's final upgrade in Aero Fighters.
I barely remember Squall using the gun part of it much. Went through the whole game without knowing you had to push a button on attacks.
I think the main thing that makes something like that dumb is just when the world does not sufficiently justify why people would find themselves in close-quarters combat and that same world has lots of guns.
If for some reason guns started to be less effective in our own real-world combat, for some reason, people might turn to something like a gun-blade. But there would need to be a reason for it—magic, special armor, etc.
If for some reason guns started to be less effective in our own real-world combat, for some reason, people might turn to something like a gun-blade. But there would need to be a reason for it—magic, special armor, etc.
Yes. Both.
It's super duper dumb. But also cool in a dumb edgy way.
We need more of this energy in games.
It's super duper dumb. But also cool in a dumb edgy way.
We need more of this energy in games.
imagine using the kickback of a double barreled shotgun to further stab or slash your blade. That is the purpose of the Gunblade.
XIV gunblades used cartridges (ammo) powered by the user's magic to shoot them as small explosions at enemies, or to at a close range explosion to their slashes. They can even shoot barriers to help themselves or allies. Their unique limit break animation shoots a bunch of cartridges at once to make a massive barrier to protect the party.
That's badass. XIV gunblade is pretty cool.
VIII is still dumb-cool cuz it just vibrates the sword, and XIII is practicool. Practical because it has a close and long range mode, cool that it can transform between the two.
The worlds of final fantasy imply so many wondrous new things hitherto undreamt of by man. For example, imagine all the fascinating new forms of carpal tunnel syndrome that surely exist in the world of FF8
If I recall correctly the lore says the shot "vibrates" the blade to cut better or something like that. Which indeed is dumb. In game you have to time every slash with a push of the shoulder button which triggers an explosion on contact. Feels very satisfying during limit breaks though.
View: https://youtu.be/tuhdb5SaiFQ?si=0r_4WAgUPwj8wHUE
Too bad there wasn't an Agents of Shield videogame.
I can't justify posting Mac's Shotgun Axe :(
I can't justify posting Mac's Shotgun Axe :(
