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[Akuun]

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[Screaming Meat]

Max Payne's Shootdodge never gets old for me.

Even the standard slow-motion attacks are awesome.

 

[dawgparty]

Gears of War Chainsaw

This has to be it for me. Throughout all the Gears games I played I never once got tired of the Chainsaw animation. I also liked how some characters had different touches to theirs(Anya uses her foot to get the enemy off the chainsaw afterwards).

 

[rodrigolfp]

Jedi Academy single saber strong vertical slice

 

[BillWalton]

Pretty much any combo in the Wonderful 101.

 

[HawksWinStanley]

God of War 3 comes to mind

The Nemean Cestus gauntlets were the shit.

 

[GuessWho]

Izuna drop from Ninja Gaiden on Xbox

Yup!!

 

[shawnoftheshred]

 

[Memento]

Shooting arrows at the machine's parts and then blowing them up piece by piece in Horizon Zero Dawn is so fucking satisfying. The visual and sound feedback is incredible.

 

[Okami Haundo]

I can't find gifs for them, but probably the pee/poo attacks in Okami. The only thing more satisfying in that game was having the option to bark, bite butts, and dig.

Also: Landing a killing blow in Zelda games that lead to this animation -

 

[moustascheman]

Real Impact from dmc4 is really satisfying to land.

Batarian Punch - Mass Effect 3

Dishonored - Tallboy Dropkill

 

[Dark_castle]

I remembered Cloud's limit break, Braver being very satisfying even if it's not very flashy.

 

[Neptonic]

I love action games moves that let me charge Katana strikes (Dante, Bayonetta)

Dishonored - Tallboy Dropkill

I was always so afraid of them that I never saw this lol

 

[Cannon Goose]

Kirkhammer charged R2 in Bloodborne. Slow as hell, but so satisfying if you land it.

Hell yeah
https://fat.gfycat.com/SociableGleamingCarp.webm

 

[mabec]

 

[xuchu]

Ninja Gaiden Black flying swallow - short and simple but oh satisfying

 

[DaciaJC]

love the bloodborne stake driver R2 charge too

Yes, this was the first thing to pop into my mind. Really need audio to get the full experience, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrg1VpAqRCQ;t=12s

 

[Dynomutt]

Radiant Sweep in inFAMOUS: Second Son.

Yup. Orbital Drop from a very high point is awesome as well.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

God of War hold triangle against human-sized enemy

dat brief slow motion

Sets you up for some L1 moves as well

 

[AppleSeason]

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[cireza]

Siegfried, Soul Calibur 1, rotating attack with the flat of his huge sword.

 

[Brizzo24]

Square Square Triangle

My man! Came here to post this.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Almost everything in Dragon's Dogma really.

 

[jtb]

Dishonored does satisfying kills really well. Post above nailed it: nothing feels quite as satisfying as getting the drop on a tallboy

Deus Ex Typhoon System. So satisfying when you clear an annoying room in one attack.

Ha the Typhoon is near the top of my list of most unsatisfying game attacks ever.

Too many press A to win attacks in the new DX games. At least the melee kills feel like a satisfying culmination to a stealthy approach.

 

[LotusHD]

2B's Heavy Attack with a Spear and Large Sword equipped

Her finisher is also great:

Also have nostalgia for the simple yet effective Power Bounce from TTYD, it's just great to keep it going for as long as you possibly can:

Slow Motion attacks in Viewtiful Joe:

 

[lem0n]

Titanfall 2, Ronin Sword Core attack, the one with the lightening sword

 

[Nameless]

R2 thrust from the Straight Sword moveset in Souls/Bloodborne.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Nothing compares to Dante's Real Impact with Gilgamesh in DMC4. It's even better when you time Devil Trigger to get more damage. Greatest move ever.

 

[XandBosch]

 

[Shin]

All of Cornelius's attacks in Odinsphere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9VaHBijeN4

 

[ShinMaruku]

Izuna drop ain't got shit on underworld drop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfQJYEXdKWY

 

[Hentailover]

Can we just shame every single person who posted a submission without any a gif?


My humble submission would be Caladbolg. Sure, it's a silly fanservice musou clone, but arrow nukes just make me hard:

Also, sword beams:

And a little cheating, by posting a cinematic super attack not something you use real time:

 

[Mory Dunz]

2B's Heavy Attack with a Spear and Large Sword equipped

http://i.imgur.com/eZb8gml.gif[/IMsG]

Her finisher is also great:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/7wdpgu2.gif[/imsg]

Also have nostalgia for the simple yet effective Multibounce from TTYD, it's just great to keep it going for as long as you possibly can:

[IMG]https://media.giphy.com/media/nDlT969yqQFXi/giphy.gif[/IMGs]

Slow Motion attacks in Viewtiful Joe:

[IMG]https://media.giphy.com/media/irvvCzTKL04ak/giphy.gif[/IMGs][/QUOTE]

Power Bounce

 

[LotusHD]

Power Bounce

Ah right, whoops lol

 

[Anatoli68]

Jedi Academy single saber strong vertical slice

I'd say saber throw in Jedi Outcast is even better when dismemberment is turned on.

 

[HellforLeather]

Dying Light drop kick

Mad Max, lots of good crunchy attacks

Gif didnt work, link to a video

Mad Max...for all its generic open worldness, really nails visceral forceful hand to hand combat. It feels like Mad is dropping bombs when he lands the heavy attacks and suplexes

 

[xuchu]

Nothing compares to Dante's Real Impact with Gilgamesh in DMC4. It's even better when you time Devil Trigger to get more damage. Greatest move ever.

Distorted Real Impact! So good. Could just delete bosses from the game.

Felt like releasing a mega shoryureppa

 

[wamberz1]

Dying Light drop kick

I take whatever I said back, this is the real answer

 

[SoulUnison]

Though the whole package isn't technically an "action" game, Noctis' warp strike in Final Fantasy XV manages to never get old and always feel satisfying.

 

[Barrel Cannon]

I had a feeling this thread would be full of amazing GIFS

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Shredderi]

TLOU with the bone crunching sound effects:

 

[LordKasual]

Nero's ENTIRE moveset in DMC4, including all of his contextual grabs

But his grab animation on stunned Berial in DMC4 is the sexiest shit i've ever seen in an action game.

He picks up a flaming demon 5 times his size, by the FACE, talks shit to him, before slamming him into the dirt

come on. I was super salty on Nero right up until I saw that shit. Instant fan.

 

[AtkO]

Is it fair to say GOW3 weapons? Like, all of them? You can pull so many sick combos with them, I'm not as good as this guy, but yea, the gameplay is freaking lit!

 

[Ravelle]

Red Hoods John Wick gunplay in Injustice 2

Real Impact from dmc4 is really satisfying to land.

Batarian Punch - Mass Effect 3

The Biionic punch was great in general but then the changed the punch in ME:A in to some weak ass jab with barely any impact.

 

[13ruce]

While breath of the wild's combat is very simple the added parry is so satisfying to pull of.

Especially deflecting Guardian Lasers or parrying Lynels.

 

[bennywhatever]

How are we on pg 2 and no one posted this great gif?

(DMC4)

 

[Turin]

I recall timed counters in Onimusha 2 and 3 feeling great.

 

[Ceadeus]

Flying Swallow and Izuna Drop in Ninja Gaiden.

 

[RedlineRonin]

DMC4:SE Vergil's Judgement Cut End

Ninja Gaiden 2 Izuna Drop

Ninja gaiden 2 Flying Swallow

Ninja Gaiden 2 UTs

Yo, it is time for NG to come back. Idc what team ninja says.

or at least give me some PC ports of the old ones. These gifs just reminded me how much i truly loved those games, esp 2.

Also, this is the first gif that's made me wanna pick up DMC4 SE