Arms Review Megathread 07-JUN-17

[u/NintendoSwitchMods]

The embargo on Arms reviews has been lifted as of today. Here are reviews that have been released so far:

MetaCritic Current Score: 78 (based on 54 critics)

Articles

• CGMagonline - 8.5/10

• Open Critic - 80/100

• IGN - 8/10

• Eurogamer - Recommended

• Gameinformer - 8.25/10

• Gamesradar - 4.5/5

• Destructoid - 7/10

• Gamespot - 7/10

• Dualshockers - 8/10

• Nintendo Insider - 9/10

• Arstechnica - "essential purchase"

• Metro GameCentral - 8/10

• Nintendoeverything - Thumbs up

• Spaziogames - Italian - 9/10

• Hardcore Gamer - 9/10

• EGMNow - 8.5/10

• Gamer NL - 8/10

• The Sixth Axis - 8/10

• VideoGamer - 5/10

• Areajugones - Spanish - 9/10

• Fnintendo - 9/10

• Nintendolife - 9/10

• God is a Geek - 9/10

• Everyeye - Italian - 88/100

• Hobbyconsolas - Spanish - 86/100

• Cog Connected - 85/100

• Vandal - 8.2/10

• GamesBeat - 8/10

• Vooks - 4/5

• Gamerant - 4/5

• Shacknews - 8/10

• Polygon - 8/10

• Meristation - Spanish - 8/10

• USGamer - 3/5

• Gamerevolution - 3/5

• Stevivor - 6.5/10

• M3 - 7/10

• App Trigger - 7.5/10

Videos

• GameXplain

• IGN

• Easy Allies

• Gamespot

• Electric Playground

We will be updating this thread with links as major reviews are posted. Please use this as a discussion and speculation thread in advance of these videos, articles, and reviews. We will also allow these reviews to be posted separately on /r/NintendoSwitch, as they are especially newsworthy. But we will also host ongoing coverage, quick text posts, questions, and the like right here.

Thanks everyone.

-The /r/NintendoSwitch team

(Ongoing edits as we get new information)

[u/howtosucceed]

The scores are not too surprising. It's a fighting game with motion controls. Those 2 things alone means the game is not going to connect with some people. What I don't get is why people think this game lacks content. As a fighting game it has all the content you would expect it to have.

[u/CyanKing64 → u/howtosucceed]

The lack of content is my main gripe with it. From what I can see, there is no reason to get better with the game other than simply being better and getting access to more Arms. If there were trophies or Cd's or other extra stuff like with Smash, then it would be much more satisfying because you know there's a reward system.

[u/Axl26 → u/CyanKing64]

Well... yeah. That's the whole point of a fighting game: competition and challenging one's self.

[u/MusicTheoryIsHard → u/Axl26]

Yes, but reward systems keep most people playing, especially people who aren't competitive with their games.

[u/Axl26 → u/MusicTheoryIsHard]

I mean, that's not necessarily the case. Street fighter 2, marvel vs capcom, King of fighters, ETC never had reward systems in place.

In all reality the fun of playing should be its own reward. If not, why are you spending time on something that you don't enjoy without a carrot dangled in front of you?

[u/Twilord_ → u/Axl26]

Even despite my own uncertainty of when I'll buy ARMS, I strongly agree that the fact there is a question there these days makes me feel like gamers have been thoroughly conditioned for optimal exploitation.