Playing Nier Automata makes me sad for the sad state of combat in Western games

[Acevil]

VGPolyglot said:

Acevil said:

Honestly this is how I feel, I rarely these days have to think in Japanese games, while I actually use defense and parry in western games. If I am not getting gameover from button mashing, I feel the sad state of Japanese games is more apparent. 

If you try to button mash in Ninja Gaiden you'll get destroyed.

Ninja Gaiden might be the only exception, but I haven't played on since early Gen 7. However all Musuo Games, DMC (Most recent pure hack/slash action game I played), Final Fantasy 15, and I imagine this being no different. 

I just don't get the whole sad state of combat in western games comment when the east does just as poorly. (I typically buy both east and west, but to act like one is really better now a days is a joke to me.)

Souls/Monster Hunter is the only games I feel are outside of this bubble.