Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Shields in Games Are Often Underappreciated, so today I decided to change that

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Daryl Talks Games Video on The Parry & Counter
youtu.be/H4Mfc8A8JHU?si=Hlb4gj1CGpsm-48C

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:58 Part 1: What Is A Shield?
1:54 Part 2: Conventional Shields In Games
7:56 Part 2: Zelda Shields
14:54 Part 3: The Shield IS The Weapon
17:31 Part 4: Non-Traditional Shields In Games
23:41 Outro

Music Used (That I remember):
Bravely Default Concert Battle Medley
NFL Main Theme
Spider-Main 2 Pizza Time Theme
Triangle Strategy Battle Preparation
Chasing Daybreak - Fire Emblem Three Houses
Frog's Theme Chrono Trigger Orchestra - youtu.be/CsdX_0wgBFQ?si=DrioZRNUQF9-JdRW
Lagiacrus Theme - Monster Hunter Orchestra
The Wanderer - Live A Live Remake OST
Fragrance of Dark Coffee - Phoenix Wright Meets Jazz Soul
Trial of Echoes (Care For Us) - Fire Emblem Engage OST
Azura's Dance Song - Fire Emblem Fates
The Champion Urbosa - Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity OST
Colgera Theme - Zelda Tears of the Kingdom OST
The King and The Bull ~ Hades OST
Endolphin Surge ~ Splatoon 2 OST
Deoxyribose ~ 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim OST
Super Smash Bros. Melee - Menu 1 (Trap Remix) - youtu.be/yZpBKhoPG4A?si=5aeG5HZfBAzBjPuz
Legion Assault - ASTRAL CHAIN OST
Big Blue Final Lap - Mario Kart 8 OST
Endolphin Surge from Splatoon 2 but it's me playing the bass part
Endolphin Surge from Splatoon 2 but I'm playing the bass part