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Even Call of Duty has a parry now and it's kind of brilliant - but do we need it in every game?

I, for my sins, enjoy parry mechanics. I use 'parry slop' lovingly as a shorthand to refer to action games I want to play which feature parrying as a predominant mechanic. I am also a Call of Duty campaign enjoyer, and those games rarely feature any melee combat, let alone something as advanced as parrying. So, to say I was genuinely surprised to see Modern Warfare 4 bring the two together would be an understatement. Read more

Oct 24, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC

PC Gaming

Stranger Than Heaven oozes even more style than the Yakuza series

Sega invites us to go hands-on with five different section of Stranger Than Heaven, and I came away amazed by how stylish it is compared to Yakuza.

Oct 24, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC

PC Gaming

Even at their most chaotic and conflicted, BioWare were the heart of the western computer RPG

Life... is strength. The gears of this world are tuned for a quick death. Doomity-doom-doom! We is all doooooo-oooomed! The Guardian says for me to be cheerful, and to not repeat what he says all the... oh. I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favourite store on the Citadel. You simians may merely refer to me as 'Sir,' if you prefer a less... syllable-intensive workout. I have seen the throne of the Gods, and it was empty. Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honour matters. There are people like you everywhere. It's just that not everyone has the words for it yet

Oct 24, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC