Throughout gaming history, one simple weapon has cemented itself to the very foundations of the shooters genre. This weapon, as you all may know, is the chainsaw.
Whether chopping off a zombies head or slicing through some poor guy's sternum in a fountain of glistening blood and chunks of flesh, the chainsaw is the melee weapon of choice for most gamers. It may not always be the most powerful, or even practical for the situation, but no one can deny the maniacal and twisted delight that comes with gory spattering of blood, flesh, and bone when you slice into some unsuspecting player's collarbone. And despite the bulky size and rattling chains, this gas powered joy-toy has and can be utilized as a very effective stealth weapon.
The chainsaw has seen many variants of is classical form over the years. Taking on laser blades or being attached to guns, anyone who has ever dropped into Gears of War and sliced a Locus from neck to groin before unloading sixty rounds into another's face will happily agree that the union gun-and-saw is a match made in heaven, (and has certainly sent many a character's avatar to just that destination.) But more then a psychopath's form of brutal and twisted entertainment, the chainsaw is a symbol - an icon, if you will - of dually taring into gaming's nostalgic past and carving a way into a new and brighter future. (Soaked in bloody pixels though it may be.)
For those of us that remember the nostalgic past, and for those of us that look forward to that brighter future, the chainsaw shall always be there to clear our way to glorious and bloody triumph. A symbol of peace, justice, and joy... that are systematically sawed down in macabre savagery. The chainsaw will always remain close to our hearts... and other vital organs....
Nice post! More games need the 'saw!
Thanks Mr. Reiner!
The saw is bad a**. The Saw in Dead Space is the best saw I've seen for a while.
I remember using a chainsaw to rip people and creatures alike as far back as the original Doom. Loved it then; love it now.
we need saw!!
Amazing post. Very...interesting.
Thanks for all the great comments guys!
How bout a game based on nothing but 'saws? Too much of a good thing...? Nice alternating size text btw, I looooove eye strain!!!
I could never forget the time i was playing resident evil 4 and i was killing zombies when i got hit from behind so i looked and there was a guy holding a chainsaw with a sack over his face !)
@Jeremy Clark
Yeah, I kept trying to change that but whenever I did it just went back, and I didn't wanna keep re-posting it so I decided to forget it. I'll try again though.
And yes, zombies with bags over their faces and wielding chainsaws are considered a detriment to the human survivability factor...
ahhh, the chainsaw. it can cut, it can slash, it makes a cool noise when u turn it on; the chainsaw is one freakin cool tool.
hmm...Made me think of Resident Evil 4 :P
If you want a good chainsaw experience, just wait for Left 4 Dead 2. Once you're completely enveloped by zombies the sound of your chainsaw starting will make you salivate like one of Pavlov's dogs.
Sorry mister Turi, but you caught me a little late on that. I already started salivating to the videos. I think I'm gunna be giddy as a school girl (high-pitched squeals and all) when I get to play the game.
Awesome post, yes, the chainsaw is amazing and brings me great joy when I turn a body of a locust into 2 pieces.
Dude the chainsaw in GTA is my favorite