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[Unicorn]

Who decided to invite that Fool?

 

[Cerium]

Came late, did we see live Helix footage ?

Lots.

Still on right now btw.

 

[Roo]

Mechanica as the main character.

Since she seems to be the only "human" in the game (right now), it'd be a good starting point for it.

 

[Speely]

Came late, did we see live Helix footage ?

Lots. More will likely come, though.

 

[doop_]

2 new arms

 

[Jim_Cacher]

I haven't yet decided which character I want to use. Need to wait for the reveal of the remaining three (?) characters.

 

[CoconutTank]

Man what's up with Ninjara :/ is his teleport still that good? Or did that Ninjara player just play better?

 

[Kicko]

Ninjara is proving to be a problem in these tournaments.

 

[Speely]

I hope someone puts together a compilation of these fights. This is the most interesting the game has looked since its reveal imo, and it looked interesting immediately.

 

[Roo]

The whole session seemed to be based entirely on grabs lol

 

[Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule]

''I don't care about arms i came for splatoon 2''

LOL

 

[Speely]

The whole session seemed to be based entirely on grabs lol

I guess that's to be expected when newer players are involved since blocking is kind of a reflexive action when being attacked in unfamiliar ways.

Edit: icon match!

 

[Kicko]

I hope someone puts together a compilation of these fights. This is the most interesting the game has looked since its reveal imo, and it looked interesting immediately.

It definitely makes for good theater, which is more than I can say for most eSports televised events.

The game itself looks a blast to play, and it has a considerable amount of depth.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Do we know if they're announcing anything new here?

 

[Roo]

OMG all those reads :O

 

[Speely]

This Ribbon Girl player is a beast.

 

[CronoShot]

These grabs from Ribbon Girl...

 

[Kandinsky]

The whole session seemed to be based entirely on grabs lol

Grab to win, meh

 

[Speely]

Grab to win, meh

More like block to lose.

 

[doop_]

All the grabbing makes the game a little unexciting. Doesn't help there is only one grab animation.

 

[Sealtest]

Stream seems to be really laggy with audio drops. Just me or them?

 

[doop_]

These guys are really nervous.

 

[Roo]

Min Min
YASSSSSSS

 

[Speely]

All the grabbing makes the game a little unexciting. Doesn't help there is only one grab animation.

Lots more people are blocking a lot right now because they don't really know the movesets. This will make grabbing a good go-to offensive action against new players. Once this game is out in the wild, I think we will see a very different meta, perhaps based upon data from this very event.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Dudes, this game is special. God I hope it resonates with the general public.

 

[Unicorn]

lol spamming grab to the detriment of 75% of your health. Jeeeeeez

 

[doop_]

We have not seen that Ninjara's left arm.

 

[Roo]

That double special was awesome haha

 

[Cerium]

All the grabbing makes the game a little unexciting. Doesn't help there is only one grab animation.

This is the public tournament, the exhibition matches were at the beginning and of a higher level.

 

[Kudo]

That double special was awesome haha

Yup, jump out of the way and use your own rush, looked cool.

 

[Speely]

Man that last match showed how quickly a non-pro can adapt and just read their opponent.

ARMS will have legs.

Edit: Also, Min Min looks fun as fuck to play

 

[Neoleo2143]

lol spamming grab to the detriment of 75% of your health. Jeeeeeez

Yeah, grabbing especially at long distance is a large risk because it's a predictable line, you use both your arms and using a parry or timing a single punch can knock out some time easily which leaves you vulnerable.

The game is very RPS heavy but it's very clear that the unique spacing game of the ARMS is the main draw that adds depth here in addition to the stage design which is important to consider but not outlandish like Smash's stages. I don't think the game is as deep as say SF5, but a unique twist on a spacing game is a pretty special thing to claim for a fighting game.

 

[Dark Cloud]

I hope we get a fighter that has 4 arms.

 

[Jupiter_Shrooms]

I'm guessing that we're seeing a lot of grabbing now because it's easier to aim (hands move together) with a large grab area, rather than aiming two separate smaller punches. Once people get better at the game, two well connecting punches would appear to be the better option (assuming each punch does around 80 a pop).

 

[Unicorn]

I hope we get a fighter that has 4 arms.

Fuck yes. A tentacle Squid dude or an Insect motherfucker would be tight.

Also fuck yes for Mummy MIrror Match!

 

[Neoleo2143]

double mummy? Stall city!?

edit: The basic stage is kinda boring, I wanna see more stages.

 

[Speely]

Mummy mirror!!

Who is big spoon?

 

[Penguin]

Oh first Master Mummy alt

 

[doop_]

Another new ARM.

 

[Eliseo]

Did they increase the speed? I remember Master mummy was freakin slow.

 

[Neoleo2143]

Those Reads tho.

 

[trixx]

So many grabs, seems to do a lot. All in all this is kinda hard to watch, like marvel. I think cause of split screen

Also not best 2 of 3? Comeon

 

[doop_]

Guy on the right is literally the MC from p5.

 

[random25]

Master Mummy's grab is strong.

 

[Unicorn]

Master Mummy's grab is strong.

As it should be.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I hope we get a fighter that has 4 arms.

Called Forearms.

 

[Roo]

They definitely need to fix the grabs damage.
Seems like you can KO your opponent by doing nothing but 4-5 grabs

 

[StreetsAhead]

What's Master Mummy's alt colors? Can't watch right now.

 

[atr0cious]

What's Master Mummy's alt colors? Can't watch right now.

Zangief red.

 

[TZchassis]

I'm trying to open the link but it's asking me to make an account. Do I have to do that?