Not every game, but many have a moment when everything clicks. It could be the one boss that fills you with the determination to push forward, or that one skill you finally learn, or it could be when you finallyget a shotgun. Whether you’re fighting zombies or gangsters, the shotgun is the great equalizer that makes you feel untouchable.
Once you get your hands on one, it’s going to stick with you until the end of the game. There aren’t many enemies that can be defeated with a well-aimed shotgun, but titles can make do without one. Here are certain games that would be made more enjoyable if they added one in.
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Of all theFromSoftwaregames, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice might be the most straightforward in terms of story: You’re an orphan warrior assigned to protect a kid with immortality powers that he shares with you, and he sends you on a quest to get things that will get rid of the immortality powers.
You’re armed with a sword and a wooden arm that can fit all sorts of attachments, which can be pretty handy. However, while many of your enemies get guns, you don’t, and that’s just unfortunate. Not only would a shotgun attachment look cool and powerful, it’d fit well in a combat-heavy game where stopping power is valuable. But don’t worry, it definitely wouldn’t make the game any easier.
Anyone who has any familiarity with howDungeons & Dragonsplays out would know that players can be very creative, and as long as the Dungeon Master allows, they can do almost anything. Baldur’s Gate 3 uses the central mechanics of DnD as its basis while telling its own story with understandable, loveable, and hateable characters.
However, it doesn’t have a strong Artificer element, which would allow you to craft all sorts of creative items and weapons… like a shotgun. Considering the kind of technology available, a shotgun wouldn’t be that out of place, and it would work with any of the characters. Seriously, give Karlach a shotgun and it’s game, set, match.
Supergiant Gamessharply curved the game marketwhen they released Hades. This take on Greek mythology follows the story of Zeus’s son Zagreus as he defies his father by questing to leave the Underworld. Still, ol' pops isn’t going to make it easy for him, and he’ll have to fight his way out through all the different levels. As he tries, dies, and repeats, he’ll get stronger and unlock some new weapons.
While his arsenal is impressive, a shotgun would make it even more amazing. There isn’t a weapon that has a nice cone area-of-effect by default, and being able to push or knockback from a decent range would be very useful. Also, Zagreus has a lot of pent-up aggression, so a shotgun would allow him to let some of it out.
Innersloth was as surprised as many of us when their game suddenly gained massive popularity due to a period of… unpleasantness. It’s the perfect combination ofonline multiplayer and party gamewhere a bunch of people play crewmates on a spaceship and must find the alien murderer hiding among them. Through a process of elimination and discussion, players will be eliminated until either the alien is eliminated or becomes the sole survivor.
Mods and patches have been introduced to change mechanics around, but adding a shotgun into the mix would increase the chaos and tension. It could either be a hidden weapon to find or assigned to a specific player, but the wielder can use it creatively, and all deal with the consequences that follow.
In every Monster Hunter game, the most crucial decision you’ll make iswhat weapon to wield, and Monster Hunter Wilds is no exception. The variety has always been vast and ranging, with classics like the Sword and Shield to the more experimental, like the Insect and Glaive. Your range options mainly center on the Light Bowgun, Bowgun, and Gunlance.
All of them offer their advantages, and the Gunlance packs a punch, but they’re all very technical; compared to those options, a shotgun would be like riding a bike with training wheels. One of the most satisfying moments is when you hit a monster hard and watch it get knocked back or knocked down. With its short range and impact, a shotgun could easily facilitate this feeling without saddling you with too much upkeep.
In the far, far, far future, there is only war, and as a result, technology for killing has advanced significantly. In Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, you return as the Ultramarine Titus as he plants his power suit armored fist into the faces ofTyranids and Chaos. But even though he’ll have access to plenty of melee weapons, plasma weapons, and boltguns, he will not have a shotgun.
That’s right; even though there are boltgun variants of other known firearms, the shotgun is not among them. Some of the energy weapons have a similar effect, but it’s not the same; they can be pretty demanding. Just give Titus a bolt shotgun and watch him tear through anyone unfortunate to stand in his way.
Dead By Daylight is one of those games that constantly adds and plans new content to draw in new players and give current ones some new toys to play with. It’s arguably the most successful example of a standalone one-versus-threeMario Party minigame.
One player plays an iconic killer, and the others play victims to escape. Unfortunately, the victims, for the most part, don’t have a way to defend themselves and must instead use movement, actions, and select items to escape and mislead the killers.
What’s strange is that several of the victim characters are known for using firearms, and yet they don’t get to do so; even Ash Williams from Evil Dead is in there without his trademark shotgun. If the shotgun were added in, it would by no means stop the killers, but it could be made to affect them somehow and give the victim a little sense of security.
As we hope the Pokemon Legends series will expand further, we can return to Pokemon Legends: Arceus to further appreciate it. This is a game set in the past, where you have the open world to explore as a fledgling trainer with wild Pokemon roaming freely.
The danger is that you’re just a human surrounded by wild animals that could see you as a threat or a snack without your own Pokémon to defend you; you’ll have to resort to running and using any valuable items you have. But, what if one of those items was a shotgun?
Not only would it be a sensible thing to have in such a situation, but it would make you feel safer as you roam the land. Of course, it would need to be tweaked with rubber bullets or such so as not to hurt the Pokemon, but still let them know you mean business if they use the Fight option on you.
