

Of course, sword fighting games don't have to be slow and deliberate technical battles, hack-and-slash fighters like Devil May Cry and Metal Gear Rising look and play just as beautifully as games like Ghost of Tsushima and For Honor. Then there’s Ghost of Tsushima which was a big hit in 2020 with fans and one of the best single-player games on the PS5 thanks in part to its excellent combat system. Games like Soul Calibur VI and For Honor are both still very popular titles in the fighting game community, both are tactical in their own ways but offer vastly different experiences. Even the arcade-style sword fighting games require more strategy in their gameplay mechanics than the average fighting game.

Updated by Michael Llewellyn on January 30, 2021: Swordsmanship in videogames seems to be a difficult system to master. From the tense and dramatic duels of Dark Souls 3 to For Honor's bombastic action-forward melees, here are some of the best. Thankfully, there are several great games that cater to fans that enjoy the thrill of hard-fought battles that require strategy skill, and tactics. RELATED: Dark Souls 3: 10 Things You Never Noticed About Irithyll Dungeon With the advancement of game engines and the creativity of the developers, gamers that love nothing more than to duel their enemies are treated to games that are getting closer and closer to the sword fighting sims of their dreams. However, there’s something more dignified and cool about sword fighting games that let its players get up close and personal.įor a long time, many classic games in the hack-and-slash genre only required the player to swipe away at their enemies before moving on to the next wave.

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