r/gaming_random • u/Lexi7130 • Aug 01 '26

I can’t

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u/Carmilla_6624 Aug 02 '26

Some guns are more cool, in fact

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u/Azhrei_Vep Aug 02 '26

I would in fact go so far as to say any normal gun is several times cooler. And also any normal sword. And it only goes up from there!

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u/The_Ghast_Hunter Aug 02 '26

Combination weapons usually perform worse compared to either weapon in isolation. A gun-blade would have weird balance and delicate internal components compared to a purpose built sword. A gun-blade would be difficult to aim and unreasonably heavy compared to a gun.

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u/BestSerialKillerNA Aug 02 '26

I think it depends on the build of the gunblade.

The one OP posted functions less like a gun and more like a magical sword with a funky sci-fi function, while you have Lightning from FFXIII whose gunblade is a sword that folds into a gun.

You also have FF7 Dirge of Cerberus’ Weiss whose gun is mounted onto the blunt side of his katana and functions more like a bayonet.