Summary
A good weapon in avideo gameis almost as essential as a good story. After all, gameplay is a major part of the entire experience. That said, while there are hundreds of thousands of video game weapons,only so many have risen to the top as icons of the genre.
For every Buster Swordthere is a nonamed gun in a randomCall of Duty. Taking to Reddit,video games near and far discussed their favorite weapons of all-time, the kinds they wish were in every video game.
These Weapons Will Take You Down Memory Lane
Right off the rip, one fan put the iconic Plasma Cutter fromDead Spaceas their favorite weapon. “It shoots vertical OR horizontal!“they wrote.
Yes, Dead Space has a ton of weapons to choose from, but few get the job done as quickly and as stylishly as the Plasma Cutter.
“Halo CE pistol,” one usersuccinctly wrote. That’s an easy pick, and it has to specifically be the one from Combat Evolved because no other pistol has topped it since.
Elsewhere, a gamergave special mention to the RYNOofRatchet and Clank, a weapon so good thatit has several steps needed to unlock it. After that? Well,it’s time to Rip Ya A New One.
In a rather interesting twist, one gamer highlighted the lightsaber fromStar Wars: The Force Unleashed. “The way it slices through Stormtroopers and Droids and other objects like butter, or how it smashes into enemies when you damage them,“they wrote. “The stabbing animation — Oh man, I could go on.”
Of course, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the Lancer fromGears of War, which gota shoutout in the thread. One of the most exciting elements aboutGears of War E-Dayis the fact that,beyond serving as an origin for Marcus and Dom, it’ll also show how the Lancer even came to be.
Personally, the Hidden Blade from theAssassin’s Creedseries might be my favorite. There might be recency bias coming offAssassin’s Creed Shadows, but the Hidden Blade will never not be cool to me.
