{
  "id": 15881197,
  "title": "Even Call of Duty has a parry now and it's kind of brilliant - but do we need it in every game?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/even-call-of-duty-has-a-parry-now-and-its-kind-of-brilliant-but-do-we",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T11:22:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-parry-melee-best-moments"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "I, for my sins, enjoy parry mechanics. I use 'parry slop' lovingly as a shorthand to refer to action games I want to play which feature parrying as a predominant mechanic. I am also a Call of Duty campaign enjoyer, and those games rarely feature any melee combat, let alone something as advanced as parrying. So, to say I was genuinely surprised to see Modern Warfare 4 bring the two together would…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}