Phrases for Entering Combat

[Frostorm]

I'm looking for possible words that can be used to convey that the player has entered combat

• Battle Start
• Begin Battle
• Start Battle
• Commence Battle
• Fight
• !!!

Can u guys think of any others? None of these sound too good...

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

I take it this would be a notification, and not a character talking, right?

 

[Frostorm]

I take it this would be a notification, and not a character talking, right?

Correct, like wordart that pops up in the middle of the screen.

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

How about "Enemy Engaged"?

 

[SomeFire]

Let the struggle begin.

 

[Frostorm]

How about "Enemy Engaged"?

That's already better than the one's I came up w/ lol. Or maybe I can just have it say "Engage" or "Engage!".

Let the struggle begin.

I love this one too, would be perfect w/ a "!" at the end haha. Although I might reserve this line for dialogue an NPC might say. I imagine seeing "Let the struggle begin!" over and over will kinda obnoxious. But maybe not, I'll play around w/ fonts and timing to see how obtrusive it is, cuz I just really like this sentence. XD

 

[Soulrender]

"Now you'll dance my tune!"
"Hey guys! Let's play hot potato!"
"Time for serious gang banging!"
"Let's do it the hard way, or my way!"

 

[alice_gristle]

Weeell, how over the top is your game gonna be? I mean, "Fight!" or "Battle Start!" sound pretty good to me, neutral and not at all obnoxious. But if ya aiming for something totally wild, you could go with something like Guilty Gear style - "Heaven or Hell! Let's ROCK!"

 

[SomeFire]

Blood for the Blood God!

 

[Kuro DCupu]

READY TO ROLL?

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

Try these:

It's party time!
Show no mercy!
It's execution time! Give 'em hell!

 

[Kes]

"Time for serious gang banging!"

I really would not recommend this one. At least in UK English it means a gang rape.

 

[Frostorm]

This is a great example of what I mean, instead of character dialogue, I'm referring to some sort of graphical text that shows up in the middle of the screen upon entering combat.

I really would not recommend this one. At least in UK English it means a gang rape.

Same in US English, which also means gang rape lol.

 

[CraneSoft]

This actually depends on your game as some phrases wouldn't make sense on the setting:

Military Slang: "Open Combat" / "Engage!" / "Hostiles!"
Others: "Exterminate!" "En Guarde!"

 

[Frostorm]

This actually depends on your game as some phrases wouldn't make sense on the setting:

Military Slang: "Open Combat" / "Engage!" / "Hostiles!"
Others: "Exterminate!" "En Guarde!"

I really like "Engage!"...short, simple, & to the point.

Another one: (but this one is more like character dialogue)
"Infidels! They must be purified!" – World of Warcraft (Scarlet Commander Mograine)

 

[FirestormNeos]

If it's a narrator saying it, I'd just go with "Fight!"

If it's the character you're about to fight saying it, honestly I'd just make that different from character to character, with an icon appearing or the speech text turning red when you're about to enter combat.

Spoiler: example

"A-ha! I've found you, faker!"
"Faker? I think you're the faker around here. You're comparing yourself to me? Ha! You're not even good enough to be my fake--!"
"I'll make you eat those words!"

 

[Soulrender]

@Kes I know, but I like the sound of that

 

[Black Pagan]

You could try this website : https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/synonym
I use it often for my Game, Just type the word you like and it gives you its synonyms.

 

[Kes]

@Soulrender Because English isn't your first language you might not have expressed exactly what you mean. You "like the sound of that" usually implies that you approve of what you have heard, in this instance, you approve of gang rape.

 

[Frostorm]

@Soulrender Because English isn't your first language you might not have expressed exactly what you mean. You "like the sound of that" usually implies that you approve of what you have heard, in this instance, you approve of gang rape.

Yea, it honestly sounds like it came out of the mouth of a 12yo lol.

Another phrase could be simply: "Get Ready!"