Highlights
- Action games have evolved with advancements in hardware, allowing for more immersive combat experiences.
- Adding unique elements to action games is crucial to prevent repetitive gameplay.
- Games like Undertale, Yakuza, and Dead Rising showcase the use of unconventional household items as weapons, adding a comedic and creative touch.
Action games have become all the rage in modern times, with advancements in modern hardware allowing for some pulse-pounding real-time combat that doesn't feel clunky anymore. While earlier titles tried to emulate this gameplay loop too, it wasn't until the advent of the sixth console generation that the available hardware was finally aligned with a developer's vision of what they wanted an action game to be.
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As a result, there is a wealth of action games on the market right now, which makes it important to add something unique to the mix so that players can enjoy something different in these titles instead of feeling like they're engaging with the same gameplay loop over and over again. Games achieve these in a myriad of ways, with a popular solution being to let players use regular household items as weapons to wallop their foes with!
6 Undertale
A game that is inspired by EarthBound is bound to have rather unconventional weaponry, and Undertale definitely doesn't disappoint in this regard. Players get to use a wide variety of rather odd weaponry, such as Ballet Shoes, a Torn Notebook, and a Burnt Pan!
This kind of weaponry is perfectly in line with a game that is essentially meant to serve as an anti-RPG, with the player being a normal human who lands in the realm of monsters. Of course, if players decide to follow the Genocide Route, then they get to use a Real Knife to decimate their foes with no mercy whatsoever, which is pretty heinous in its own right.
5 The Yakuza Series
The Yakuza games feature some of the best brawling combat that fans can get their hands on, with the Heat Actions adding an impressive layer of flair to the proceedings too. While most people will use their bare fists in combat, Yakuza definitely encourages the use of weapons too, with players having access to a wide arsenal of weapons to destroy their foes.
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What makes things pretty interesting is the fact that players can also use regular household items as weapons, such as salt shakers and kettles. These weapons are certainly quite odd, and the best part is that they have their own unique Heat Moves that are pretty hilarious to pull out against a powerful enemy.
4 The Dead Rising Series
It was only a matter of time before Dead Rising would appear in a conversation about games with rather unconventional weaponry. The zombie apocalypse doesn't make for a hilarious setting... but Dead Rising manages to add its unique flair to the proceedings by letting players use literally anything they can get their hands on in battle!
Players can pick up everything they can get their hands on to wallop a massive wave of oncoming zombies. The sheer number of weapons that people can wield in the game is truly impressive, and fans will have a great time using everything from a handbag to a soccer ball to beat up their foes.
3 EarthBound
The first ever anti-RPG was released around a time when most JRPGs had impressive plots that started with a band of humble adventurers and ended with a battle against a godlike being. However, EarthBound bucked this trend by featuring a band of children who fought against regular animals, insects, and other humans while wielding something that most people would expect a group of kids to use in battle.
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This weaponry included stuff like bats, pans, and yo-yos, which was pretty hilarious. While EarthBound puzzled many critics at the time because of its low-stakes gameplay, it's only after a few years that players realized just how innovative this JRPG was for its time!
2 Alan Wake
Remedy Entertainment has developed a wealth of incredible games that fans will love to play, and Alan Wake is no exception. The title focuses on the eponymous protagonist who is suffering from writer's block, only to be trapped in the small town of Bright Falls as his wife goes missing.
The game features hostile shadows that attack Alan from the darkness, forcing him to use a measly flashlight in combat. This makes for a great gameplay mechanic and the fact that elements of a novel he can't remember writing are happening in real life adds to the mystery of this amazing game!
1 Bully
Rockstar Games has developed several great titles, and it's a shame that the rampant success of GTA Online has led to the company focusing almost all its efforts on this avenue instead of trying out new and risky IPs. The fact that players still want a sequel to Bully shows just how much potential the company is sitting on right now.
Players control a truant named Jimmy Hopkins who is sent to Bullworth Academy after being expelled from his previous school. He wastes no time in making enemies there, using a wealth of unique weapons like a carton of eggs, brooms, plates, trays, vases, and a host of other unconventional weapons to take out his enemies while trying to fit in at this school, get the help of its many cliques, and eventually take down a "friend" who betrayed him.