Everyone gets it at the same time, but the first session happens when it's still Friday in the US.
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Everyone gets it at the same time, but the first session happens when it's still Friday in the US.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
C'mon son.. lol
All of the community on gaf lol? You see threads on facebook, yahoo answers and ask jeeves? Yall love making problems
Geez im so out of the loop. Went on a trip last week and still aint recover fully
Yea... Min Min is cool, but I don't really get that post at all, despite it being a lot of words lol
Ah...
Socially acceptible was poor word choice, and perhaps didn't properly emphasize the point i was trying to make. What i was trying to emphasize was that Spring Man's design was undesirable. He's a cliche "jock" stereotype who is being introduced into a society where that stereotype is code for stupidity and ignorance. Unless he is an overly stupid caricature in the spirit of a Homer Simpson or Andy Dwyer his design doesnt fit within the typical consensus oppinion of what a modern man should be, which is problematic when Springman is meant to evoke the male ideal.
Its a bit old and i'm on mobile so i cant post images. However a better example is Paul Walker in Pleasantville vs Walker in Varsity Blues or the first Fast and Furious film. By comparing and contrasting these looks between era's on the same actor you can see how the defult "plain" archtype has changed over time.
The Modern version of the archtype seems to favor Beards or Glasses as both a well kept beard and/or glasses indicates that a character is cultured. This is important when the next generation of humanity are defining themselves through creativity and defining themselves through a complicated collaboration of brand associations. Having a beard and/or glasses imply thought and care has gone into a characters appearence and this implies inteligence and creativity by association. These qualities are much closer to the modern male ideal then spring man's design.
In gaming this is exemplified by the Street Fighter's Ryu having bearded Alt that was commonly refered to as "Hot Ryu" or "Sexy Ryu" as Ryu with a beard was more desirable to modern audiences then his traditional design.
It's the same time world wide, but a day earlier in NA because of time zone differences.
Edit: Whoops, I replied without noticing that there's already a new page.
I...think you're reading way too far into the intentions of Spring Man's design. He's not supposed to represent "the ideal male" insomuch as just being the most "everyman" character among an otherwise very eclectic cast. His primary motif is boxing, which would work as a more unique hook in other games, but since extendable-arms-boxing is the primary sport that the game is built around, it just means he comes off looking more default than the other character themes present.
AquaWateria
Member
I wonder what Spring man looks like with his hair down.
Wow, uhh, now I'm even more confused...
Also Spring Man best "jock"
I'm wierd. Sometimes i type words just to type.
Maybe. However most "everyperson" fictional characters are idealized versions of a specific every person archtype rather then an actual everyperson. This is something that moreso exists with female characters where "Makeover" scenes are prevelant and you find out that the ugly duckling is a really a swan or Cinderella is the most beautiful princess ect.
However it also applies to men. Typical everyman heroes like John McClaine or Han Solo are better looking then your average male and more recently actors like Hugh Jackman and Brad Pitt have become representative of the everyman despite asthetically being anything but ordinary.
Its similar in gaming where recently Naughty Dog characters Nathan Drake and Joel are your standard everyman protagonists despite being extremely good looking, while the cast of FFXV got killed for being too Boy Band with their only faupas being that they wore matching leather where it ws somewhat inappropriate.
I understand conceptually how each characters are blending well worn archtypes/stereotypes into things that are new and interesting. Most work really well and in truth i am being overly harsh towards Springman. However in my oppinion thats the difference between a 10/10 design and a 6 or 7/10 design.
Edit: Its also worth noting that Boxing as a motif is somewhat dated. Presently UFC and Mixed Martial Arts are the dominant combat sports on the planet so a modern protagonists designed as an everyman protagonist with a combat sports background should visually adhere more in style to a UFC fighter then a boxer lest they become a punchline....
Sorry that joke bad.
Edit 2: for reference here is the most recent version of Superman and one that was universally well recieved. Notice how while much of his costume and look comes from classic 50s/60s interpretation, he still has a healthy cover of stubble to make him relevant to modern audiences.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Oh my god lol
Hahaha, amazing
SinCityAssassin
Member
jdstorming up a weird conversation I see.
Black-Wind
Member
I don't think his design is interesting enough or fun enough to sum up this game. Just look at his character art, it's just him throwing a reserved punch in a generic punch pose.
As for design there's fuck tons of characters that look like him. As stated earlier he mimics the "retro/ 1960s Americana" look (I say mimic because I feel like it's forced and just kinda painted by that goal instead of doing something interesting). Hell, I could say he looks like The Fonz with a coat of USA flag toss on.
Colors wise he gets the safest lil trap of colors you can ask for to make something familiar for the western people (Red White and Blue) but it fails to land because none of the colors are predominant enuff to stand out, they seem evenly spread across his body.
As for his out fit he has Boxer shoes, some kinda gym shorts (basketball shorts it looks like to me), a nondescript jersey being covered by some random chest protection. His arms are just old time telephone coils.
In contrast Ribbon Girl looks like a cheerleader, has a clear predominant color and her ARMS are Ribbons. Her character art also shows her doing something interesting with her ARMS, pushing the concept of the game and the theme of her character.
That's such a strange thing to say.
It's like saying Min Min's torso looks copy-pasted from a FF14 female because they share a style and color scheme.
I think Twin's animation takes great inspiration from JoJo. Her mid air stuff looks like it was taken from that.
She's unique in that she has 4 arms, leaving her two arms to express a clear full body pose with well using the ARMS to fight. And anyone who watches JoJo knows they love to strike beautiful poses that make no functional sense in a fight. Hell, the end to her reveal trailer looks just like this.
That's a really interesting perspective and I like that you put a lot of thought into it. I do disagree on a few things though. I think the appeal of Nathan Drake's and the Joel's of videogames is that they're tapping into the typical age of the average playstation player, probably someone in their 30s with kids which is why older nurturing father figure protecting and guiding younger character are so popular nowadays, see also: God of War.
For ARMs though, the targeted demographic is much younger and meant to have wider appeal. So the face of the game is younger and has aspirations and dreams to be a top ARMs competitor. It makes sense to me that the face of the game is motivated entirely by competing since that's what the average player is going to be if they pick up this game.
donkey show
Member
https://mynintendonews.com/2017/05/22/uk-here-are-your-times-for-the-arms-global-testpunch/
Obviously subtract an hour for GMT.
Saturday May 27th
01:00 – 01:59 BST
13:00 – 13:59 BST
19:00 – 19:59 BST
Sunday May 28th
01:00 – 01:59 BST
13:00 – 13:59 BST
19:00 – 19:59 BST
Saturday June 3rd
01:00 – 01:59 BST
13:00 – 13:59 BST
19:00 – 19:59 BST
Sunday June 4th
01:00 – 01:59 BST
13:00 – 13:59 BST
19:00 – 19:59 BST
Cheers! Ugh, I have to stay awake until 1am on Friday night as I'll miss the other two periods due to the cinema.... oh well!
donkey show
Member
Bring the Switch to the movie theater.
And I could rock an OT for tomorrow with the info.
TheMoon
Member
All so far, except Mechanica:
Yeah.... because she's the only normal human
Apparently being half man/half telephone cord messes up the eyeballs
By the way, I'm not sure if it's been discussed, but from how they worded that one tweet I'm pretty sure the 3 maps announced are the maps for Testpunch week 1. The eShop also lists that we're able to play all 10 characters, leading me to believe week 2 will probably have all 10 characters unlocked and different/more maps.
I've also heard comments from journalists who attended the latest ARMS session about two of the characters being a bit more advanced in play and require a bit more skill. It makes sense that they'd only let us play the easier to learn characters at first.
I've also heard comments from journalists who attended the latest ARMS session about two of the characters being a bit more advanced in play and require a bit more skill. It makes sense that they'd only let us play the easier to learn characters at first.
TheMoon
Member
http://www.nintendo.com/
among the first things you see is a big link to:
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/arms-switch
which brings you to:
http://arms.nintendo.com/#global-testpunch
Thanks!
AquaWateria
Member
I assume one of them is Helix due to his unconventional fighting style.
I actually mean two of the three not playable characters this weekend. It may have just been like that to them though, no idea. The guys at IGN called Byte and Barc a bit overpowered, on the other hand. I guess personal preference always plays a role.
Helix is already confirmed to be playable.
TheMoon
Member
Peer's just saying B&B "seemed" overpowered to him. He had no hands on time himself since he's not in editorial.
AquaWateria
Member
The thing with Byte and Barc is that while theyhave three arms, Byte himself is slow compared to the entire roster so he went be OP. Also Barc isn't controlled by the player so he isn't much of a threat.
I honestly don't find Byte and Barc hard to control rather Helix seems like a more challenging character to control seeing how some people have a hard time using him correctly.
Of course the L button of my left Joy-Con craps out now. Hopefully Nintendo gets it fixed quickly.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I should hit myself for missing this
Dark Cloud
Member
I can't wait to whoop asses in this demo.
and get my ass whooped lol
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
DNA man is one goofy looking motherfucker lol
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Tingle has been outfuckedupped.
AquaWateria
Member
Whose gonna make the OT for the Testpunch?
TheMoon
Member
Same here. Extremely hyped to play.
Yep, donkey show is making it. It's gonna look great.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
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Helix fucks.
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How else did he get made..? not in a test tube
DecoReturns
Member
OT is gonna be filled with "this is broken" sayings and calls for nerfs.
Should be fun!
Should be fun!