Parries are all too common now in games, and yet their introduction in any action game can often present themselves as a huge boon. Parries are engaging mechanics in combat because they create better momentum with exchanged attacks and require players to be more involved on a moment-to-moment basis. The combat of Batman: Arkham Knight might appear simple on paper to fans who’ve not yet played it since at a distance it looks like the player can simply spam their parry counter input, but there is a lot of timing and skill as part of choreographing a perfect combat encounter.