ARMS Global Testpunch

With the ARMS Global Testpunch complete, people have been flooding the internet with streams and opinions on Nintendo’s latest IP. For myself, ARMS really reminds me of Splatoon when it was first announced and shown off. Until you get your hands on it, you are pretty skeptical of the overall appeal. I had zero faith in, or desire to play, ARMS, but when you help run a video game website, taking one for the team and playing a game you don’t think you will like is a requirement. Surprise surprise: I liked ARMS a lot!

Not everything is great in ARMS, but overall, I really enjoyed the battles I was able to experience. From my own experiences, and watching the stream my good friend Abdallah did on YouTube, I generally concur with his highlights and failures. 1 V 1 battles are a ton of fun, and really are they way to best showcase your talents. When you add more people to mix, however, things become pretty sloppy, and like you’ll see in the video below, the grab feature is over used, over powered, and incredibly frustrating.

We are going to post a bunch of Abdallah’s videos below in one handy place, so be sure to check them out. Did you get a chance to play in the Global Testpunch? What did you think!

Ribbon Girl

Ninjara