What are some of your combat habits?

[Chevywolf30]

There's a lot of ways and methods to mash buttons and swing swords in the series, which opens up to different fighting styles. Some games with more freedom than others, such as TP and MC having the hidden sword skills. What are some of the methods you favor?

I've found myself using the sword stab a lot in my recent TP playthrough, because I like to Z-target and move around when fighting, which slightly annoys me because that's not something that I'd do at all if I were actually using a sword

 

[The Dashing Darknut]

I really like to use the mortal draw most to defeat enemies in one hit, it’s very satisfying

 

[Aro]

Well, I play many LoZ games and they are all different, especially BotW, but mainly my favorite thing to do is just go charging in with my shield up and spamming the attack when near an enemy

 

[Azure Sage]

I tend to prefer dodging over blocking, just feels cooler. Flurry rushes are super cool for that reason. Incentive to dodge.

 

[twilitfalchion]

My habit is usually to hack mindlessly at everything until I have to use a shield or something else.

 

[LegendOfMeesh]

I’m much more of an offensive fighter while gaming as opposed to being defensive.

As an example, I literally never use any sort of defensive/stat raising moves in Pokémon. I only use moves that actually cause damage.

In regards to Zelda, I use my sword much more than my shield. I use my shield when I need to, of course, but I try to do as much damage as I can as quickly as I can.

 

[Chevywolf30]

I’m much more of an offensive fighter while gaming as opposed to being defensive.

As an example, I literally never use any sort of defensive/stat raising moves in Pokémon. I only use moves that actually cause damage.

In regards to Zelda, I use my sword much more than my shield. I use my shield when I need to, of course, but I try to do as much damage as I can as quickly as I can.

Meesh knows where it's at

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

when in doubt, use spin attacks

 

[Azure Sage]

when in doubt, use spin attacks

Funnily enough I almost never use the spin attack in any game.

 

[Chevywolf30]

Funnily enough I almost never use the spin attack in any game.

Yeh, takes too long to charge. Only good use of the spin attack is using the hurricane spin attack to mow in Wind Waker.

 

[Dizzi]

Slash slash slash dieee runnnn thats my method...

 

[Azure Sage]

Yeh, takes too long to charge. Only good use of the spin attack is using the hurricane spin attack to mow in Wind Waker.

I never use that either lol.

One thing I actually do use the spin attack for is to send enemies hurtling off cliffs in botw. The physics in that game are perfect for using it for launching. But I don't really use it intending to fight I guess.

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

Yeh, takes too long to charge. Only good use of the spin attack is using the hurricane spin attack to mow in Wind Waker.

dude, twirl the control stick around and press B

 

[Gorozoron]

I like charging up a spin attack then poking enemies with the charged up sword first and then unleashing the spin attack
It's satisfying as **** in ALBW, which has my favorite combat out of any Zelda I've played tbh

 

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

I'm a big fan of two handed weapons in BotW. They feel bigger and better to use, and it's always fun to bat smaller enemies away like you're smacking the world's biggest and most misshapen baseballs.