Skellig Gra
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Nah, lol
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ARMS Global Testpunch Thread: Let's see if this has LEGS
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Nah, lol
panama chief
Member
But I wanted to test local multi 😭
wild wild rice
Member
Just go start some real fights and raise $60 doing so, easy.
JershJopstin
Banned
Quoted because bottom of page.
You can (but I think you still need internet to verify that the demo's currently live).
donkey show
Member
Wat?
Ribbon Girl is great. Had loads of mind games and wake up shenanigan fun with her double jump and fast fall last time I played it.
Steve McQueen
Member
Is there an SP campaign like Splatoon? Would be great if there was some sort of SP too.
panama chief
Member
Good to know. Thank you.
JershJopstin
Banned
There's a grand prix mode, but it's pretty similar to Smash's Classic mode (particularly the first two games). It's not featured in this demo.
Steve McQueen
Member
Not bad, not bad at all. Thanks for the info!
donkey show
Member
It's more like Street Fighter II's arcade mode where you run the gamut of fighters and then a boss at the end. There's also other modes that you play in SP like skillshot where you break targets using your newly acquired arms and a "horde"-mode as well.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
I have faith in this game 100% but man is the Nintendo test fire system annoying.
Dark Cloud
Member
I think people are underrating skillshot. When you have two players one player is one side and the other player is on the other side. They're both trying to be the first to break the targets in the middle, but you can also reach across and hurt them. I really like that.
TheMoon
Member
It's literally Mario Kart but with punching instead of racing, content wise. Brought to you buy the Mario Kart team.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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Yeah I hate it. Just have a proper demo that doesn't limit you to playing at very specific times. Have it available to play all weekend. Or even just have a single player/local play option still available after the online part is over.
The test fire system makes sense in that they are stress tests for the servers. They want to maximize the number of people in as small a timeframe as possible.
Reminded of how the January reveal made me think "Wow a One Piece game like this would be great!"
... And then I forgot all about that because of how amazing ARMS has developed in its own right, lol
Reminded of how the January reveal made me think "Wow a One Piece game like this would be great!"
... And then I forgot all about that because of how amazing ARMS has developed in its own right, lol
It's a common problem witht he Switch connectivity in general. Mario Kart, e-shop, Testfire, everything. As soon i dont use the switch for 2 days i have to restart it...
PapaEmeritus
Member
Not my style but there are some themes ARMS Tees available at the Yetee
http://theyetee.com/
If this is your style, the colors are pretty nice.
Styles:
http://theyetee.com/
If this is your style, the colors are pretty nice.
Styles:
Dangansona
Member
I wonder this too. I will say anecdotally that thanks to the demo I am real close to buying PPT where otherwise I wouldn't have given it much thought.
Dark Cloud
Member
Idk, but it's a demo just like Splatoon and it helps.
casey_contra
Member
It's literally Mario Kart but with punching instead of racing, content wise. Brought to you buy the Mario Kart team.
Awh, you don't even think there will be minor. text based stories? I feel like they gave these characters such rich backstories all around why they are participating in the Grand Prix... I would hate to see it go to waste.
wild wild rice
Member
It's more like Street Fighter II's arcade mode where you run the gamut of fighters and then a boss at the end. There's also other modes that you play in SP like skillshot where you break targets using your newly acquired arms and a "horde"-mode as well.
That looks like a fun mode.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Honestly, if they're going to limit it to specific times then it shouldn't be global. They should have different sessions for different regions. Time zones just fucks people over.
donkey show
Member
https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/868074762529939456
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/868074762529939456
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
Love that gif!
Getting my recording set up ready, not sure I'll be recording all of the tests/matches but I do want to try and have some good matches to show folks interested in the game.
spindashing
Banned
Pressing down on a stick for blocking? Say it ain't so...
AquaWateria
Member
https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/868074762529939456
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
I love how they can coil up their arms.
This is a godsend for artists.
Ultimadrago
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https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/868074762529939456
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
Yes.
That is all.
Yeah, it sounds horrendous. They need to give us control options
CharminUltra
Member
Cannibalism?!?! D:https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/868074762529939456
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/868074762529939456
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
Not sure if her mother's ramen noodles, or if she cut her hair and ate that. 🤔
matrix-cat
Member
Sometimes I wonder if this whole ARMS thing was based on a lost David Cronenberg script or something.
Magnet_Man
Member
https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/868074762529939456
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
"Min Min, dear? Have you seen your father anywhere?"
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
The way I imagined the control scheme was L and R triggers for punching. Y for dash. A for jump. B for block. Right stick to curve punches. Secondary shoulder buttons for super attack. Punches together for grab.
I want fully mappable controls to match my imagination.
TheMoon
Member
Well of course that could be in there. And it seemed the Grand Prix event stages have some custom elements but all-in-all it's not like a campaign is in there with a proper story like Splatoon has.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
7 pm for the first round holy crap
foxuzamaki
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Min min! Is that the first gif they did?https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/868074762529939456
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
Dark Cloud
Member
Start at 8 and end 9.
I think it's varies between consoles and wifi setups, i have the wifi router upstairs and I can play perfectly fine from my room downstairs.
https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/868074762529939456
Min Min getting ready for the test punch.
Nothing like the taste of your own hair and skin.
It's good Nintendo isn't forcing you to play the game the way they want you to play it and you know, giving gamers options.
Motion controls aren't for everyone. I think Nintendo just accidentally gave us options just by the mobile design of the Switch. Can you imaging being on a plane and swinging your arms around punching the seat in front of you?
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Might have to dust off the Switch tonight to check this out.
Really interested in seeing how this thing plays in handheld mode, the docked joy con configuration is obviously the piece de resistance no doubt and I doubt that the handheld mode will be as compelling but that's how I play 99.99% of the time and so ultimately that'll determine if I buy this game or not, I've been very interested and optimistic about this game since it was revealed so here's hoping!