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ARMS Global Testpunch Thread: Let's see if this has LEGS
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OricWindstar
Member
Man, when this game clicks, it clicks. Loving catching people off guard with the boomerang
RadioJoNES64
Banned
That guy who made the thread about handheld mode being great was right.
Yeah, most of my matches have just been jumping around each other waiting for the other player to slipup so you can grab them.
OricWindstar
Member
I want to give non-motion controls a shot, but I don't want to waste Testpunch getting adjusted to a new control scheme. But this is great to hear so many people like them!
I'm seeing some people playing Twintelle? Are those devs, because I don't see the newer characters on my character select screen.
Wanna say that the online has been amazingly smooth and responsive, feels good!
I've also officially given up on motion controls, it's just still not responsive enough and trying to move around and punch seems not intuitive overall. Pro Controller is the realness.
Wanna say that the online has been amazingly smooth and responsive, feels good!
I've also officially given up on motion controls, it's just still not responsive enough and trying to move around and punch seems not intuitive overall. Pro Controller is the realness.
RadioJoNES64
Banned
Yeah, the motion controls were hard for me the first test but afterwards I found myself liking them a lot too. They did a pretty good job with all of the input methods.
broncobuster
Banned
Min-Min is a god with laser and electric punch.
Vital Tundra
Member
Yo what is with Ninjaras insane counter dodge to grab? Jesus thats not fun.
Yup... very often in this one punches are hitting them, but doing no damage
SgtWiggles
Member
I missed the other beta days and just got on, holy shit is this game addictive. Feels like its gonna be Splatoon 2.0.
Loving Ribbon Girl and Min Min
Loving Ribbon Girl and Min Min
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
This game is making me miss Divekick.
Japanmanx3
Member
Yo this game is legit!!!
Vital Tundra
Member
Honestly my only real issue is ARM selection with the characters I want to play. My main is for sure MinMin but 2 of the 3 ARMs I hate while I like what Mechanica has pre selected waaaaay more. I just win more because Mechanica's loadout.
I haven't played the previous testfires, but I now had maybe half a dozen matches, but then I lost internet connection. My mobile network wouldn't be good enough to play online so I guess I have to call it quits until I get my main connection back.
Thoughts so far: Seems alright, but I'm not really feeling it the same way I felt Splatoon after the first global test fire. Only had a chance to try joy-cons, unfortunately. Everything felt very responsive, but I still kinda wish I had just a bit more control and faster movement.
So far I don't see myself buying the game, but I'll still give the other test punches a shot, or a punch, if I get the chance.
Thoughts so far: Seems alright, but I'm not really feeling it the same way I felt Splatoon after the first global test fire. Only had a chance to try joy-cons, unfortunately. Everything felt very responsive, but I still kinda wish I had just a bit more control and faster movement.
So far I don't see myself buying the game, but I'll still give the other test punches a shot, or a punch, if I get the chance.
SgtWiggles
Member
Not loving the 1v1v1 mode. Seems like every match is someone getting ganked by the other 2, especially if you get stuck in the middle and they won't let you dash out
The 2v2 tethered match is awesome though
The 2v2 tethered match is awesome though
Bobo Dakes
Member
I like volleyball, but I feel like if all the players know what they're doing in that mode and can keep the ball up, the game just decides someone needs to lose and then it just falls. You can see it coming, but you can't do much to stop it.
broncobuster
Banned
The grabbing really hurts the fun of the game for me. It's tolerable in 1v1 but past that it feels cheap.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I wouldn't be sad to see everything except 1v1 fight go away. 2v2 fight is kind of ok I guess. Depends.
OricWindstar
Member
I think people are underestimating Spring Man's auto-charge ability. That shit is crazy useful.
Yeah, the games just ultimately dwiddle down to 'who can land the most throw'. It's hard to juggle when both enemies in a 2v2 are grapple spamming.
added_time
Member
To those of you with bad connections, are you using wifi?
I bought a LAN adapter and play through an Ethernet cable and have not seen even a second of lag in 4 test punches.
I recommend it if you are having problems
I bought a LAN adapter and play through an Ethernet cable and have not seen even a second of lag in 4 test punches.
I recommend it if you are having problems
What is that exactly
Nope, do a Right>Left control stick motion in quick succession while punching in the opposite order.
OricWindstar
Member
When he gets down to a quarter health, his punches are automatically fully charged at all times.
What super annoying, is in 1v1v1 or 1v1v1v1 when its super clear one person is just sitting back waiting for an easy victory, and you try and go after that person, your opponent is like OH NO!!! YOU LET HIM GET THAT EASY WIN!!!
Like hey dumb ass, we are half way and he is at full health, lets attack him.
NO I WANT HIM TO WIN!!!
Like hey dumb ass, we are half way and he is at full health, lets attack him.
NO I WANT HIM TO WIN!!!
I went into this game thinking this would be a dumb horrible game. But, it's really grown on me and I might be a day one purchaser. There's surprisingly a lot of strategy involved. Is this game going to have a single player? I literally had written this game off and never looked into it. Glad I was able to play this weekend...
SgtWiggles
Member
Ribbon Girl+Popper feels stupidly good. I have won all my 1v1's so far using it