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The Accurate (and Not-So-Accurate) Depiction of Naginata in Video Games

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Charlotte Merritt
| April 5, 2022
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  • Charlotte Merritt

    Charlotte hails from corn country. Sometimes known as Indiana. (No, really. We gave you Orville Redenbacher. You’re welcome!) She is a martial artist, former radio DJ, and she is also a mom of 2, both nearly grown, kids. When not giving out random bits of useless knowledge she can be found gaming, cooking, reading, spending time with family and friends or hosting gaming nights for the band kids.

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Tyler Graham
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2 years ago

Wow, loved this piece. It was the perfect blend of expert knowledge and gaming info for me to be drawn in. This was awesome, thanks for sharing this hobby and this passion with us! 🙂

Drew Lewis
2 years ago
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Agreed!

Kreed Kleinkopf
2 years ago

That was an interesting article for something I’ve always admired the “flow” of, but I really knew nothing about it until now! Thanks Charlotte!

Dan Morris
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2 years ago

Dang girl, your Naginata is showing. Great read though Charlotte. I knew you liked your Naginata but it’s great to get all this context and history behind it. Now we need to play more For Honor!

Brandy Brown
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2 years ago

I loved the history you added to this article. I knew about your love for the Naginata (having played For Honor with you and been hit on multiple occasions by that Naginata) hehe. Love it!

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