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[Mechazawa]

"Arms is a Quake 3 in third person" is an even worse take than "Arms is Robot Pit"

 

[Servbot24]

I'd put it squarely in the fighting game category. You don't have arenas in the traditional sense, you mainly just have a boxing ring.

 

[Ricerocket]

Quake 3 or any arena fps is the last thing I would think of when I see Arms.

Maps have a purpose in them, armor pickups and weapons, knowing when powerups spawn or armor spawns, the maps are an important part of it and you don't get that in Arms. That is important difference, loadouts are not a good thing for arena shooters because of map control.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

I'd put it squarely in the fighting game category. You don't have arenas in the traditional sense, you mainly just have a boxing ring.

Boxing rings don't have obstacles, platforms and other things in them. Only a single stage resembles a boxing ring

 

[SciencePilot]

I think the fact that you can curve your arms and the fact that you have two of them makes it very different from a shooter. I do see the comparison though. It's similar in some ways and different in others.

 

[Leafhopper]

I have been calling it Virtual On since it's been shown off but, people kept making shitty Punch Out jokes.

 

[udivision]

Arms is the Dark Souls of Splatoon.

 

[bobbychalkers]

I always saw it as a mix of Wii Sports Boxing and an arcadey sports game like Windjammers with a bit more fighting game DNA.

 

[ponpo]

I have been calling it Virtual On since it's been shown off but, people kept making shitty Punch Out jokes.

It isn't VO at all though.

 

[Leafhopper]

It isn't VO at all though.

Not saying it is exactly like VO but it reminds me of that more than "Punch Out" or the worst one "Some boxing mini game."

I played a lot of VO but just something about it reminds me of that.

 

[shira]

So I have to admit I wasn't really feeling Arms up until earlier today. I'm not a big fighting game fan, and that's what Arms is. Or so I thought.

It's not.

It's a third person arena shooter.

You see, the arms are projectile shooters. The fact that the projectiles are presented as a body parts instead of guns and they retract after "firing" is immaterial. Just like how in many modern shooters you pick your loadout, you select your arms in Arms. The gameplay is all about aiming "bullets" (arms) and getting out of the line of fire. I think what really put me over the edge in determining the game should be classified as a 3rd person arena shooter was watching the Game Informer preview that said the game isn't as fast paced as it looks because of the hang time of the "bullets."

Some people will still classify it as a fighting game, and that's fine because that's how they see it. But when it hit me that Arms was a new Quake 3 Arena but in 3rd person, I finally "got it" and became more interested.

No. I don't see it. It's a gimmick fighter.

 

[ponpo]

Not saying it is exactly like VO but it reminds me of that more than "Punch Out" or the worst one "Some boxing mini game."

I played a lot of VO but just something about it reminds me of that.

Probably the pov and 1v1 aspects, which are VOish I guess.

 

[RaySpencer]

It isn't VO at all though.

What????

It has so much in common with Virtual On. ARMS even has similar controls to the arcade setup of VO.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

It isn't VO at all though.

It's Virtua On if there was constant lock-on, although in 1v1v1 and 2v2, it's possible you have to manually lock on or there is none (can anyone comment on this?)

 

[phanphare]

No. I don't see it. It's a gimmick fighter.

ahhh yes, the gimmick fighter genre

 

[AquaWateria]

To be honest the developer even said ARMS had some similarity to shooters.

 

[Jpop]

ahhh yes, the gimmick fighter genre

Hey if it sells like the most gimmicky fighter called Smash Bros I think Nintendo has the genre on lock.

 

[Leona Lewis]

ARMSPOP could mean anything

I love everything about this.

 

[spazchicken]

Dude, everyone has been saying "it reminds me of Virtua On" since the launch trailer.

Where have you been?

 

[misses bull]

Arms was a new Quake 3 Arena but in 3rd person, I finally "got it" and became more interested.

I really like that part in q3 where people are bunnying hoping around a arena airshotting each other with railguns

 

[Panzon]

Arms is the Dark Souls of Splatoon.

This one got me lol

They should put Luffy in this game

 

[Trojan X]

Glad you are enjoying it!

... But when it hit me that Arms was a new Quake 3 Arena but in 3rd person, I finally "got it" and became more interested.

 

[Forkball]

Punching is basically shooting with your fists. Everyone knows that.

Is shooting basically punching with bullets?

 

[Geno Breaker]

It isn't VO at all though.

I posted some similarities in another thread:

1) A twin stick scheme with similar controls
2) Arenas with platforms and cover
3) Individual arms that could be rendered useless for a short while
4) Similar camera angle

It has also has some obvious differences, like the speed and how there isn't a strong cqc attack.

 

[Crayon]

There's got to be some old saying that describes what op is doing here. I can't think of it now.

 

[Dusk Golem]

I misread the topic title as ARMA and was wondering how the OP interpreted a mlitary simulation game with fucking massive levels with an arena shooter.

I'd say ARMS is a hybrid of fighter/shooter due to how it works though. It's kind of Nintendo's play on the character fighting game genre like how Splatoon was on shooters for them, Ido think.

 

[Vigilant Gambit]

Why does everything need to fit neatly in a box? ARMS takes a lot from other games like Virtual On and Gundam Vs, but it's mostly its own thing.

It's definitely closer to one of those kinds of games than to any shooter, though.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

ARMS is Project Hammer but with arms

 

[Reptars Revenge]

Hey whatever makes you more interested.

 

[L Thammy]

Is shooting basically punching with bullets?

Well, eyebeams are the equivalent of punching people with lasers, so I think the same logic can apply.

 

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[hemo memo]

It's a 3rd person boxing game.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

ARMS is the Citizen Kane of Gimmicky Fighters.

 

[Crayolan]

It's an arena fighter like the Gundam VS games, just in a tighter arena. This is nothing new.

 

[Brandon F]

 

[NinjamicWZ]

Virtual On with fly-by-wire missiles — you can curve punches to steer them!

So like Disc Jam.

 

[abstract alien]

Slowly slipping into pure insanity, these forums are. Even if the game were broken down into wireframes and simple code, it still wouldn't resemble a Quake style shooter. Not every piece of software can be extrapolated into something else.

 

[Reverend Funk]

Arms are the legs of the torso

 

[AgentOtaku]

Arms are the legs of the torso

8/10.

 

[lupinko]

Wait, does that mean its not eligible for Evo 2018? KI can still live on.

Mario Kart DS was at Evo before.

 

[blue_phazon]

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Amazing

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

It's an arena fighter. Heavy emphasis on 3D level maneuver. You guys played the Ultimate Ninja games.

 

[mr teaspoon]

I'm not sure how you couldn't "get" it before coming to this conclusion.

It's a pretty damn straightforward concept.

I lol'd

 

[pretty done]

It's a 3rd person boxing game.

A lot of the characters are wearing boxing gloves after all

 

[Haines]

I cannot wait for this game.

It looks like a breath of fresh air.
Not quake 3.

 

[Alienfan]

My main issue is I'm struggling to see what the game has in it to justify being full priced. The value proposition seems terrible, it's certainly not a shooter. I'd say it's closer to a fully fledged Wii sports mini game

 

[Leona Lewis]

My main issue is I'm struggling to see what the game has in it to justify being full priced. The value proposition seems terrible

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[Masked Man]

ARMSPOP could mean anything

This is such an excellent first response.

Also, I'm super excited for ARMS volleyball!

 

[Haines]

My main issue is I'm struggling to see what the game has in it to justify being full priced. The value proposition seems terrible, it's certainly not a shooter. I'd say it's closer to a fully fledged Wii sports mini game

Why. Bc you don't get some friggen cgi cutscenes in your boxing game?

Whoop de freakn doo

 

[lastrealgameralive]

OP has communicated to us an idea. An idea that must be further expanded on by comparing the refractory period of your punches to a reload time.