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Fencing raises another good point: realistic swordfighting is actually pretty boring compared to movie swordfighting. (If it weren't, then movie swordfighting w
by planetguy 14y ago
Fencing raises another good point: realistic swordfighting is actually pretty boring compared to movie swordfighting. (If it weren't, then movie swordfighting wouldn't need to be so unrealistic).
If I'm gonna play a swordfighting video game I wanna be Errol Flynn, not Benjamin Kleibrink. [Who? 2008 Olympic foil champion. Yes, I had to look that up, that's the point.]
- Cushman 14y agoCompetitive fencing is also a far cry from realistic swordfighting. (There's a whole bit in Snow Crash about that, actually.)
- cynest 14y ago> (There's a whole bit in Snow Crash about that, actually.) Admittedly it was katanas in Snow Crash.
- gambler 14y agoBoring? I think you mean "not visually appealing". Sword fighting is not boring. There wouldn't be so many people doing it a hobby otherwise.
- planetguy 14y agoIf it were as fun as it looks in the movies, then there'd be a lot more people doing it. Heck, planespotting is a hobby for a lot of people, but that doesn't make it interesting.
- ww520 14y agoFencing has only a few moves so people don't know the game won't enjoy it as much as a spectator. But it's an extreme competitive sport. As with any competitive sport, it's lots of fun for the participants.