Is there a game out there like this?

I'm looking for a game with melee/combat in general that focuses on realism. In other words, I don't want to slice a bad guy 6 times to kill him, I want it to be real, if I slice his stomach he'll bleed out and die, likewise if I get hit on my arm i'll be unable to use it as well. I want slow thought out combat like the Gladiator movie where each strike is calculated because each strike could be your last.

Any thoughts?

Well Mount & Blade is about as realistic as you're gonna get mechanics wise (on all hard setting)...but there's no blood so that might turn you off a bit.Renevent42

Maybe you should check F.E.A.R.It's horror fps game and i really enjoyed with realistic effects. Give it a try if you arent scared of zombies and such..Reluther

That's a shooter not a melee game. But talking about realism in shooters is where S.T.A.L.K.E.R. comes in. It has all the realism you could expect from an FPS.

Unfortunately, since you said melee, I can not help you here :|

Sounds like you want Die by the Sword, sadly it's 12 years old so it's not the best looking game, no idea if there are any graphics mods or anything for it.

EDIT: Oh or Severance Blade of Darkness but that's another old game.

Assassin's Creed II maybe?

Although your character is rather immortal ^^

Lugaru is kinda like that. Blades do permanent damage, while punches and kicks only do temporary damage. Of course, enough non-knife attacks will kill the enemy.

try postal 2 ...

with the right kind of mods you can do pretty anything.

hmm seems like this type of game would have been made at least one. I've played most of the games listed. Any other thoughts?

Sounds like you want Die by the Sword, sadly it's 12 years old so it's not the best looking game, no idea if there are any graphics mods or anything for it.

bobbetybob

This. You can find it on gog.com.

The Age of Chivalry HL2 mod is also pretty brutal.

Dark Messiah has awesome combat, but enemies don't go down so quickly.

Play Far Cry on realistic and only use the machete.

assassins creed 2..:) i stab and the enemy is dead..:))

try postal 2 ...

with the right kind of mods you can do pretty anything.

CHANCESUNDANCE

Postal 2 is about as far as you can get from 'realism'.

FEAR, Stalker, etc are all very realistic as far as damage goes, but again, no melee. There aren't many out there that just focus on melee. Those that do are almost always RPG-ish like Gothic 3, etc. and not at all what you're describing.

Yeah, I'm thinking Age of Chivalry might be your best bet for something like this, assuming you have no problem with it being a multi-player only game and assuming you already have the source sdk base from another game.w00tcolors169

I wouldn't go that direction... It has very poor hit detection, and the gore is cartoonish in all reality. Plus there aren't many good servers = poor latency and even worse hit detection issues.

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try postal 2 ...

with the right kind of mods you can do pretty anything.

snared04

Postal 2 is about as far as you can get from 'realism'.

FEAR, Stalker, etc are all very realistic as far as damage goes, but again, no melee. There aren't many out there that just focus on melee. Those that do are almost always RPG-ish like Gothic 3, etc. and not at all what you're describing.

lolwut, STALKER is a great game but the damage is far from realistic. You need to shoot someone atleast7 times with an AK at close range to bring someone down. Trying to use a pistol in that game is BRUTAL.

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try postal 2 ...

with the right kind of mods you can do pretty anything.

soldine

Postal 2 is about as far as you can get from 'realism'.

FEAR, Stalker, etc are all very realistic as far as damage goes, but again, no melee. There aren't many out there that just focus on melee. Those that do are almost always RPG-ish like Gothic 3, etc. and not at all what you're describing.

lolwut, STALKER is a great game but the damage is far from realistic. You need to shoot someone atleast7 times with an AK at close range to bring someone down. Trying to use a pistol in that game is BRUTAL.

Perhaps your aim is the problem... A headshot with pretty much any gun is lethal, even on Veteran. I've played it many times, and found this to always be true. Aim better.

My aim is not an issue. Ovcourse a headshot is a one shot kill. But it is completely unrealistic for a man to be standing aftera 7.62 round to the chest, let alone 5, that is "unrealistic".