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ARMS producer confirms more characters/modes, single Joy-Con controls, and more
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Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
I've played old school SF and Tekken tag it's fun when I do it with some friends but solo play is boring to me.
If this sales 4 million it's going to be one of the most successful fighting games this gen... it's possible but I doubt it has the same level of mass appeal as Splatoon.
Dark Cloud
Member
Or 5
FlaygletheBagel
Banned
The more I hear and see about this game, the more I want it. The first showing at the Switch presentation didn't do it any justice.
Do it Nintendo. He must return without style and grace!
You know what's an even better idea for DLC characters
plentyofmilhouse
Member
Loved playing this at the preview event last month and it feels like any concerns I had about the game lacking content have been addressed.
You really haven't seen this movie with Nintendo. They're very particular about releasing games that are finished and fleshed out. That and all of the developers talk about the depth and strategy the game has to offer.
Totally understand a wait and see approach to any game buying decision though. $60 is a lot of money.
Do it Nintendo. He must return without style and grace!
only one "arm" but
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would be awesome
I feel like I heard $50 somewhere, but I'm not seeing anything on Google......that's what I had been believing until now. This is significantly more intriguing if it's not budget priced.
Beat me to it. I was going to say the reaction of quite a few reminds me of some reactions to the Splatoon reveal and how wrong they were
I would buy arms instantly if that happens.
Da-Kid
Member
Shitposting. I'm just going to start calling this willful stupidity the "New IP Trolling Cycle" for Nintendo games. Here's how it goes.
-New game revealed. Immediately judge the games worth based on its limited demo.
-Make a leap in logic and assume the demo is all there is to the game as if it is the full game.
-Call it a eShop game because, because.
-Make absurd assumptions based off nothing/completely contradictory from what the developer said.
-Immediately predict the game will fail and not appeal to anyone despite overwhelmingly positive impressions.
-Act stupid and seem like you don't know that more things are revealed about a game the closer it gets to launch.
-Whatever the game is priced, devalue it to $15-$30.
-The game will flop, no matter what. It will and must.
sixteen-bit
Member
Happy about the multiple control options
Splatoon is a system seller in a genre that definitely sells systems. SF2, MK2 and Killer Instinct were that good back then but I don't think fighting games have maintained their compelling popularity. Smash obviously pushes console sales but I don't see the other modern fighting games having as noticeable an impact as Smash or Splatoon did in increasing console sales over a 1 month period.
A few modifications to this list and it can apply to pretty much anything Switch related right now, lol.
I like it.
ARMS looks incredible. I had the same reactions everyone else did when they first made me watch a minute and a half of two people staring each other down. It looked silly to me, until they showed gameplay.
Based on the design of the game itself, the only time you'd be throwing punches anything close to "rapidly" would be during the flurry rush (I know that's actually the Zelda term but the name they're using for super-gauge use in this eludes me right now). Otherwise, as Yabuki mentions in the interview, the game is based around that delay between throwing the punch and having it connect (or miss).
If you mean this in terms of how dramatically the actors are throwing punches with full arm-extension and such, you certainly could play it that way...but it'd be a good way to tire yourself out quickly too.
CommandThrower
Member
I hope for a simple fighting game style arcade mode, a training mode, and a roster of at least 10 characters.
We'll see what we end up with. I'm looking forward to ARMS!
We'll see what we end up with. I'm looking forward to ARMS!
Graphics Horse
Member
They should have mentioned the one controller mode at the event, just so they could say sharing the joy again.
Honestly this game feel like the Rocket League of 3D fighters.
Arena based, high production values, simple to pickup, hard to master. Local multiplayer without having to buy extra controls. I think it will do really well.
Especially if they announce a 1v1v1v1 4 player mode and possibly a 2v2 mode
Arena based, high production values, simple to pickup, hard to master. Local multiplayer without having to buy extra controls. I think it will do really well.
Especially if they announce a 1v1v1v1 4 player mode and possibly a 2v2 mode
The characters are great so far, can't wait to see what else they got up their sleeves.
StreetsAhead
Member
I'm hoping that they focus on giving the characters some backstory and interesting personalities - at least more than they have so far. I think that may be a better/more effective way to lure people in than trying to explain the game-play. I feel like world-building and interesting characters are what helped franchises like Splatoon and Overwatch gain traction.
I'm hoping that they follow the Splatoon route and keep other IP out, at least at launch. Let it be its own thing; stand on its own 2 feet for a while.
I'm hoping that they follow the Splatoon route and keep other IP out, at least at launch. Let it be its own thing; stand on its own 2 feet for a while.
Dark Cloud
Member
Yeah, it's Nintendo short changing us again. Why won't they give us 4 arms per character?? I have to pay $60 for a fighting game and they don't give us 4 arms per character is SAD!
One thinks, "Stretchy limbs? How absurd!" But then you slowly realize how ripe this IP is for guest characters based on that alone.
So far, we've got:
- Lanky Kong
- Stretch Armstrong
- Monkey D. Luffy
- Dhalsim
- Mr. Fantastic
- Hitmonlee
- Duo Lon
- Piccolo
Move over Smash Bros., a new champ (of cameos) has been born.
So far, we've got:
- Lanky Kong
- Stretch Armstrong
- Monkey D. Luffy
- Dhalsim
- Mr. Fantastic
- Hitmonlee
- Duo Lon
- Piccolo
Move over Smash Bros., a new champ (of cameos) has been born.
2 arms specific to that character, then you've got all the others available too afaik.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Didn't realise there were unique arms, do we know what they are so far.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
I read through that thread I mean specifically what characters get what unique arms because we've seem the dragon arm on another character so I'm wondering what they are.
Belgian Dude
Member
Guys
2 arms per character
The left one and the right one
2 arms per character
The left one and the right one
Oh, sorry. as far as we know she is the only one with a unique ARM. The other unrevealed characters may have some but we don't know yet.
The laser-firing dragon Arm is not unique to Minmin. They just presented it with very confusing messaging in revealing it alongside her and mentioning the synergy with her left arm becoming dragonlike when charged.
Seems for whatever reason like most of Nintendo's big video presentations for this game don't do a very good job of properly informing people on what's going on.