What game has the best combat in your opinion?

[Spesch]

Its the aspect i enjoy the most if done well in a game (where theres fighting ofc)
Caught wind of the steam awards and was hoping "best combat" wouldve been a category, but no dice. i figured id ask here in case i could find a real gem i dont know yet.

[mdesaleah]

Bayonetta

[Chill-Out-Zone]

Not on Steam: Metroid Dread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_XnbTayTH4

On Steam: Final Fantasy 15
https://youtu.be/uFrxTj9VscU?t=166

[crunchyfrog]

Difficult to answer frankly, (and why you'd never get a category like this) because EVERY game has some form of combat - it's just too wide to be of use.

It really depends what you mean. DO you mean best animations with most satisfying sounds that line up? Or best mechanics that feel satisfying from the results? Or something else?

[Chill-Out-Zone]

And I forgot one of the best fighting that is bit old, but you can dash, block and more in combat.
Batman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z7CfYaEX1E

Spidermann is good to, but is lame compare to batman in combat.

[AmsterdamHeavy]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/362490/Exanima/

[ShelLuser]

It really depends on context, what kind of fighting / combat? Because there are many games which perform quite well in their own unique way.

Someone already mentioned Bayonetta and I can definitely agree that it has a nice hack & slash styled gameplay. If this is about hand to hand / martial arts combat then I'm also very pleased with Dead or Alive 6, even though the DLC cashgrab is just ridiculous. But the fighting mechanics themselves are IMVHO quite good, as well as the graphics.

Oh: Nier:Automata is also a thing. I personally don't really enjoy the game mechanics because it has no decent saving mechanic at all, so you easily risk dying in the starting level during a boss fight and then having to replay the full one hour mission (real time!) from the very start. Yaaaay. Utterly stupid, and then I'm being friendly. However..., it's definitely fair to say that the gameplay itself is pretty awesome. It's fighting with all styles rolled up into one game. 3D, 2D'ish platform, at one point you're even looking at the action from above! I seriously despise the IMO utterly braindead lack of a decent saving mechanic and therefor don't often play this one (let alone be bothered to buy the sequel, lol!) but even so.... it IS fun to play and the fighting is really well done.

But then we also come into the range of armed combat... and for that I really enjoy Arma 3. Especially because that can go either way: tactical fighting or straight out warfare.

[SLAYER187]

GHOSTS OF TSUSHIMA

[FPS]

I think we need more games with XCOM-styled combat. Though in XCOM tactical battles work in tandem with the strategic part, that many successors omit

[G-Yuki]

Theres no single best combat but multiple good ones based on your preference, for me it's dark souls and monster hunter. I enjoy games where you have to study the enemy and through trial and error.

[Prof.Jackie]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/814380/Sekiro_Shadows_Die_Twice__GOTY_Edition/

[CRCGamer]

Eh, I'll throw this oldie into the ring. It has some pretty good combat once you get used to how certain things work. Just be aware that climbing the back of some critters can result in some rather spectacular damage to *you* if you aren't paying attention.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/367500/Dragons_Dogma_Dark_Arisen/

[mdesaleah]

Originally posted by Chill-Out-Zone:

Not on Steam: Metroid Dread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_XnbTayTH4

Man of culture.

Also Sonic Frontiers, which is on Steam and is massively positively received, has some excellent combat

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by CRCGamer:

Eh, I'll throw this oldie into the ring. It has some pretty good combat once you get used to how certain things work. Just be aware that climbing the back of some critters can result in some rather spectacular damage to *you* if you aren't paying attention. :owsword:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/367500/Dragons_Dogma_Dark_Arisen/

I'd second this.

I wouldn't say it has the BEST combat but it's a great game and the combat is very satisfying and the fact it's overlooked and often quite cheap makes it a great purchase.

[ҳɛŋɬıŋყƖ]

Any of the Batman Arkham games, I have the unpopular opinion that Arkham Knight is the best of them. But you really can't go wrong with any of them, the combat is absolutely incredible.

[Bill]

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