Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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Your sword actually has a collision box. Your enemy's weapon does, too. If your sword slashes hit the enemy's weapon, they tend to be deflected.

Not really, no. I think I've mentioned above the system that Thief had, 6, 7 years ago. As far as I can say, Oblivion hasn't done better.
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But that kind of collision system doesn't have any mass. If you've got vastly greater KE, you're just going to smash through foils. Additionally, some swords are pointy for a reason, and are made for lunging. That kind of auto deflect collision box system wouldn't account for lunges or the mass of the weapon. To me, that seems cumbersome.

In Oblivion, when there are big enough attacks, you feel it because the weapons actually have physics data and the ones taking the attack get knocked around and shaken a bit. Granted, I'd like to see the physics used more, but I believe that can be tweaked somewhere.

Though, it would be cool to see enemies lose their grip if you smashed repeatedly at their weapons and hands at the opportunities... or lose limbs *whistle*. However, that's out of the scope of the TES:IV mesh system.

Oblivion's no Soul Calibur when it comes to combat variety, but I'm not impressed by a collision box gimmick either.

Does a left-right PA let you avoid the enemy's block stance, if he holds the weapon in like this: \

If you're ready to block IRL with a weapon, your weapon isn't going to stay still when the enemy makes a slash.

Additionally, we don't have just slashing swords. There are pointy ones, axes (some designed to catch and disarm swords), and giant warhammers too.

I don't know about you, if I'm really making a skillful bladed attack (that is not a feint) IRL, I am going for a killing blow, I am not getting my weapon caught on their if they're attacking too. Weapon collision seems an unnecessary hassle when there's already a block/parry/dodge system already in place that decides when I or my enemy want weapons to collide.

the sword is raised to cover a diagonal in front of you

Static blocking!??!? That doesn't fly with me. Oblivion's block/parry system is ready-active, not passive. It negates the need for that weapon collision system, because you're assumed to try to collide weapons/shield when holding down 'block', or the enemy is.

their hits often knock the sword out of the blocking position

We can have bigger (mass) swords. Shields too. Also possible to simply be stronger than the enemy. Unlike the pitifully combat weak thief, we have those combat options to us.

If I'm ready to block, I'm ready to punish if their recoil is worse than what was caused on me.

Sorry Swiss Merc, what you showed is a backwards and unnecessary to me. What you've shown seems like an archaic workaround because there's fewer weapons, less attack / defense variety, and no physics possible.

Weapon colllision in Oblivion is assumed via active blocks/parries from a defensive 'blocking' stance. Passive block/parries, they don't work, especially if the enemy is swinging with more mass and KE.