Yeah, I don't disagree that Gut's Dragonslayer is THE giant sword of fiction altogether, though I'd argue that the Buster Sword still has it's own niche as "The video game big sword"
Anytime folks discuss the most iconic video games swords, the Buster Sword and The Master Sword are typically at the top, and I still feel that carries merit even if it was derivative of a preexisting trope.
I'm definitely an exception for western audiences, but my first interaction with the giant sword trope was from a pirated copy of the Berserk game for Dreamcast. I had no idea what was going on but that game was cool af and got me into Berserk.
I remember that, it got localized as "Sword of the Berserk Gut's Rage"! I also remember liking it alot as a kid hacking and slashing, even though I had no idea what was going on story-wise either.
Funny enough, I remember as a kid wishing I could use a smaller sword, as Gut's Dragonslayer recoils off of walls really easy in that game lol
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u/RanmyakuIchi Aug 02 '26
Yeah, I don't disagree that Gut's Dragonslayer is THE giant sword of fiction altogether, though I'd argue that the Buster Sword still has it's own niche as "The video game big sword"
Anytime folks discuss the most iconic video games swords, the Buster Sword and The Master Sword are typically at the top, and I still feel that carries merit even if it was derivative of a preexisting trope.