Many gamers enjoy gore, it’s that simple. There’s nothing better than sitting down and turning your enemies into the inside of a jam sandwich. Fallout even has a perk that lets you add gore! So to celebrate, this week we’ve compiled a list of our goriest weapons in gaming. There’s something for everyone:
- Blades of Chaos – God of War.
Many of our beloved gaming protagonists come equipped with a blade. From Link’s Master Sword to Ezio’s famous Hidden Blade, we’ve played them all. But none of them stand a chance in terms of gore and brutality when compared to Kratos’ Blades of Chaos.
Forged by Ares, the God of War himself, these two razor-sharp blades slice through flesh and bone like a knife through butter. If gore at close proximity isn’t enough to justify their place on this list, the blades themselves are chained and seared into the flesh of Kratos, allowing for ranged combat.
- Execution Kills – Hatred.
Now, I know what you’re thinking here, and you’re right, “execution kills” is not the name of a weapon. But, I figured an exception could be made here due to the nature of Hatred and its already controversial reception in the media.
For those of you who don’t know, Hatred is an isometric third-person shooter that actively encourages you to murder innocent people as you run around dressed up as an Ozzy Osbourne tribute act.
“actively encourages you to murder innocent people”
The execution kills aren’t just gory, they’re also uncomfortable to watch. Whether you disagree or agree with the content in Hatred, I don’t think anyone in their right mind has ever played through an execution kill and thought, “that made me feel warm and fuzzy inside”. So for that reason, execution kills make it to number four.
- Boomstick – Dead Rising 2
If two plus two equals four, then it only makes sense that pitchfork plus shotgun equals Boomstick. Dead Rising 2 allows players to create some quite interesting special weapons, and the Boomstick is one of our favourites.
What’s ultimately gratifying about the Boomstick is that you no longer have to make the decision between stab or shoot. Using the Pitchfork, you can spear zombies and hoist them into the air, then, when you’re happy to put them out of their misery, the shotgun is there to finish off the job.
“you no longer have to make the decision between stab or shoot.”
- Lancer – Gears of War.
The lancer quite easily justifies its place on this list when it comes to gore. When we think of weapon attachments, a few things come to mind: extended magazines or ACOG sites are to name but a few.
The lancer however, utilises a far more brutal attachment; the chainsaw. Perfect for those situations where you find yourself in close combat, the chainsaw function makes cutting through an army of locusts ever so slightly more gore-ious… (I’ll see myself out!).
- Kung Lao’s Razor Rimmed Hat – Mortal Kombat.
When we think of gore in gaming we think of Mortal Kombat, the two go hand in hand. With so many different fatalities and weapons to choose from, arguably MK could have taken up this whole list.
However, Lao’s Razor Rimmed Hat is perfect for a multitude of reasons, whether your needs require decapitation or just to slice your foe from head to toe, it’ll get the job done. So for that reason, we take our hat off to Kung Lao, and hope he doesn’t return the sentiment.
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