In all the games I’ve played (one exception being Half-Life, but that’s different) I really don’t like using crossbows and avoid doing so at all costs. I don’t really know why that is, but to me they don’t seem to fit the setting of games like Elder Scrolls or Gothic. I love using regular bows, however. Maybe crossbows feel too modern for me? I don’t really know anything about medieval weapons or when they were invented.

What about you? How do you feel about crossbows in these types of games or do you have a similar weird thing you just don’t like and refuse to do in video games?

  • Zombie@feddit.uk
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    5 months ago

    The only game I recall playing where crossbows were a weapon class of their own, and not just another type of gun, is Witcher 3.

    I completed the game, and the two large DLCs, and the crossbows were completely pointless. Magic, swords, and even fists were used regularly, but the crossbows just gathered dust. I unlocked and levelled up pretty much everything in that game, and still, the crossbows were pointless.

    • GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org
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      5 months ago

      They’re the only weapon you can use underwater and they’re also good for knocking flying creatures out of the air.