Why the big swords anyway?
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Game designers are overcompinsating because all there friends are in college on football scholarships kissing large breasted women on the mouth on their expensive yacths.
People already beat me to the immature "overcompensating" joke. Aw, shucks.
OT: Meh, people are just naturally awed by larger things.
OT: Meh, people are just naturally awed by larger things.
I doubt this. War horses weigh in excess of 1200-1400 pounds. Chance you can knock one over with a sword, no matter how large: doubtful.Magnatek said:
Big swords like this are useless. A Claymore is about as large as a fully bladed weapon can get without being utterly useless, and even those have massive draw backs with makes their use... questionable.
EDIT: Video games use them as a visual effect, nothing more.
Why?
Realll, they're just so stupidly over the top that it's fun. They're completely impractical and unrealistic, but, as AlphaOmega said, Rule of Cool applies.
Realll, they're just so stupidly over the top that it's fun. They're completely impractical and unrealistic, but, as AlphaOmega said, Rule of Cool applies.
Big shiny things that kill people...why the fuck not?
Basically, they look really impressive and they make fairly good symbols.
Basically, they look really impressive and they make fairly good symbols.
O.O You good sir, have earned a cookie.zpfanatic81195 said:
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I guess they're supposed to look awesome, rule of cool and all that.
Personally though, methinks they just look silly. Not being a stickler for realism, but giant swords just appear... odd.
Personally though, methinks they just look silly. Not being a stickler for realism, but giant swords just appear... odd.
Found it.Magnatek said:
You are thinking of the Chinese Pudao, a sword like weapon used to cut a horses legs (Not strike them down). I say sword like because well... its a damn pole arm.
Basically... it has nothing to do with size or weight, but merely a weapon long enough where the horse you just cut wont crush you under its weight.
Because the characters that use them have super strength; and fight monsters with hides so thick that a gun capable of penetrating would be a cannon, and take just as long to reload.
In regard to large vs small; maybe it keeps it from breaking as quickly when being thrown around by said super strength.
That was just my justification to FF7; no idea for the others though.
In regard to large vs small; maybe it keeps it from breaking as quickly when being thrown around by said super strength.
That was just my justification to FF7; no idea for the others though.
is it....CHOCOLATE CHIP!?! (it looks like he covers his dick compensater.....with his OWN USED toilet paper.feather240 said:
Besides the obvious Freudian connection?
I think the image of a person wielding a giant sword is used to convey the idea that the person wielding it possesses enormous strength and power. This idea also connects the sword to the wielder because, as often is the case in these stories, only a select few or a certain individual could actually wield it.
The better example from FFVII, in my mind, is Sephiroth's over-sized katana, Masamune. This sword was iconic both within the game lore and outside, because Sephiroth was known as being the only person strong enough to wield it. Therefore it became a symbol of his power.
I think the image of a person wielding a giant sword is used to convey the idea that the person wielding it possesses enormous strength and power. This idea also connects the sword to the wielder because, as often is the case in these stories, only a select few or a certain individual could actually wield it.
The better example from FFVII, in my mind, is Sephiroth's over-sized katana, Masamune. This sword was iconic both within the game lore and outside, because Sephiroth was known as being the only person strong enough to wield it. Therefore it became a symbol of his power.
Characters wielding excessively large swords most likely are compensating for something. For example, Cloud Strife in FF7 has that big sword that is linked in the OP, but he's... he's kinda emo and wierd.
I don't know. I don't really understand the whole gigantic oversized weapon thing.
I don't know. I don't really understand the whole gigantic oversized weapon thing.
I knew it had something to do with the legs, with either smashing them or cutting them. Thanks for looking it up.AccursedTheory said:Found it.Magnatek said:
You are thinking of the Chinese Pudao, a sword like weapon used to cut a horses legs (Not strike them down). I say sword like because well... its a damn pole arm.
Basically... it has nothing to do with size or weight, but merely a weapon long enough where the horse you just cut wont crush you under its weight.
Who here has read Beowulf? If you've read it you would've known that big swords are awesome.
Meh, better then there being a market for that kind of thing. <.<zpfanatic81195 said:
