Hit flash

Video game concept

When characters hit, damage, or otherwise clobber each other, player can see a bright flash of light (or other fancy effect that serves the same purpose) at the point of impact.

games

platforms

Outland

WIN 2014-09-29

DmC Devil May Cry

WIN 2013-01-25

Enslaved

WIN 2013-10-25

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

SWTC 2017-03-03

WIN 2014-10-21

PS3 2010-10-05

WIN 2011

X360 2010-10-05

WIN 2017-03-21

X360 2013-01-15

WIN 2013-04-30

WIN 2013-03-21

See also: damage flicker
Implied: bloodless (not enforceable)

Example from Ys Origin:

Popular tags

devilmaycry hackandslash metroidvania spectaclebrawler tenno-series

Parent groups

Censorship, Game-like elements

Games by year

The first Hit flash video game was released on December 2006.

Activision, Namco Bandai and Capcom published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		11
PS3		4
X360		3
PS4		2
Xbox One		1
Switch		1
Mac OS X		1

Most common companies

Activision	5
Namco Bandai	3
Capcom	3
Housemarque	2
Digital Extremes	2