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Zeong in Gundam EXVS, breh
I played Robot Pit back in 1995 and it was called Virtual On.
Sure, it didn't look as nice or have an intuitive motion control scheme but the similarities are striking.
video evidence
Don't get me wrong, I'm really excited for ARMS and I think it's going to be a huge hit but it's interesting to trace back its inspiration.
Same with switch itself really. It's nothing new but the first time with mass appeal due to insane refinement
Same.I honestly don't see it
I played ARMS back in 2002 but it was on GameCube and it was a game called Monkey Fight
Outside of the camera angle and the fact that you can have a different weapon on each Arm, I'm really not seeing the similarities. This game appears to have more in common with Tank and Mech battlers than arena fighters. Looks like an arcadey version of Mechwarrior.
You honestly don't see the similarities at all? How is that possible?
/reviews post history
Ah, I got it. Let me try again.
Nintendo invented this entire concept and genre. No other game like it before. OP is crazy!!!! What an idiot.
that's true too
Oh, outside of those 2 things, eh? So, name a bunch of other games that share those traits?
Come on guys. It's similar on more than one level. And who cares if it is. It doesn't mean you'll enjoy the game less.
I see we're at that stage of new Nintendo IP where we drudge up obscure-ass games from 400 years ago to get the 'lack of innovation' narrative rolling.
I played Super Mario Odyssey back in 1996 but it was on N64 and it was a game called Super Mario 64
I see we're at that stage of new Nintendo IP where we drudge up obscure-ass games from 400 years ago to get the 'lack of innovation' narrative rolling.
Yeah, well, Cybertroopers Virtual On was first released in 1995 and shares a lot more with Arms (in a good way).
that's true too
Oh, outside of those 2 things, eh? So, name a bunch of other games that share those traits?
Come on guys. It's similar on more than one level. And who cares if it is. It doesn't mean you'll enjoy the game less.
Even if the games looked as similar as the OP implies, what reason is there to point it out? Apply the same title to other recent games and it would sound ridiculous:
"I played Horizon back in 2016 and it was a game called Far Cry: Primal"
"I played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild back in 1986 and it was a game called The Legend of Zelda"
"I played The Surge back in 2016 and it was a game called Dark Souls 3"
"I played Knack back in 0 and it was a historical event known as the birth of our lord and saviour."
I just don't understand.
I don't think a similar camera perspective or customization options are really indicative of a game being so similar that you can say they're the same when the core gameplay loop is so divergent.
That's like saying: I played Minecraft in 1997 but it was on N64 and it was a game called Goldeneye. Because both games use a first person perspective and let you switch your equipped item on the fly.
I played Super Mario Odyssey back in 1996 but it was on N64 and it was a game called Super Mario 64
If someone made a thread and said "I played Horizon back in 2016", Horizon fans would say "cool". This thread, though, is full of folks who actually seem ... offended... that someone suggested that a new game resembles an older game in some way.
And that's amazing.
If someone made a thread and said "I played Horizon back in 2016", Horizon fans would say "cool". This thread, though, is full of folks who actually seem ... offended... that someone suggested that a new game resembles an older game in some way.
And that's amazing.
Nintendo invented this entire concept and genre. No other game like it before. OP is crazy!!!! What an idiot.
OP don't post negative stuff about Nintendo. It's not allowed to have criticism on the golden child
Like, for real. People have been comparing it to Virtual On for ages, but OP just needs this "gotcha!" moment for his idea that ARMS is based on a game that came after Virtual On, and that has less similarities to ARMS than Virtual On.Nah. Plenty of folks in this thread agreeing that Arms seems to be closely inspired by other games like Virtual On. They just don't agree that it looks like this particular game.
OP don't post negative stuff about Nintendo. It's not allowed to have criticism on the golden child
This, sorry but being enlightened about video games and knowing better than to believe Nintendo is any good is not allowed here.OP don't post negative stuff about Nintendo. It's not allowed to have criticism on the golden child
If someone made a thread and said "I played Horizon back in 2016", Horizon fans would say "cool". This thread, though, is full of folks who actually seem ... offended... that someone suggested that a new game resembles an older game in some way.
And that's amazing.
I've totally been thinking of Robo Pit since it was announced. That game was great fun at the time! I definitely see the Virtual On inspiration as well.
I played the shit out of Robo Pit on Saturn back in the day and they're not similar at all.
OP don't post negative stuff about Nintendo. It's not allowed to have criticism on the golden child
Not a single person is saying anything like that at all.
Many people can see that it could have gotten inspiration from Virtual-on or the like. But to think that Nintendo is cribbing from a poorly received Saturn/PS1 game is really pushing believability.
I liked Robo Pit. I used to play it in college but it's not the first game to have customizable weapons or that view. The game also has similarities to From Softwares "Frame Gride" but I would never claim that either game was even known by the ARMS development team.
That's like saying "I played Skyrim back in 1995 but it was on Saturn and it was a game called Virtual Hydlide"
You might want to look up the word criticism in the dictionary. 😂OP don't post negative stuff about Nintendo. It's not allowed to have criticism on the golden child