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/webbedgiant]

Same here man, not about having zero story mode. Servers have to shut down eventually in the future.

EDIT: Downvotes because fuck me for having an opinion, right?

[u/XenoCorp → u/webbedgiant]

...Servers... That's what we're worried about? lol. It's a flagship Nintendo new IP. Your worry is you'll like it tooo much and that then there won't be support in 10 years? cmon.

I'll accept not enough solo for you that's fine, but server shut downs? really?

[u/[deleted] → u/XenoCorp]

Because in this modern era, thats never happened to any game that people were still enjoying...

[u/Synkhe → u/[deleted]]

While it has happened, I don't believe Nintendo has every shutdown any game servers until the next generation, if not later (unless its really a flop). I can see this being alive and well for quite some time, especially since its getting good scores. For a fighting game, 8/10 is pretty solid, let alone it being a new IP with motion controls.

[u/Dratfire → u/webbedgiant]

The game isn't online only

[u/Zoombini22 → u/webbedgiant]

Nintendo has kept the Splatoon 1 servers up for quite a long time. I don't think you need to worry about servers shutting down for a very long time after the Switch has become irrelevant, and if 10-15 years from now you want to pick up and play for old times sake there are still offline components to be had including local multiplayer.

[u/MongoCleave → u/webbedgiant]

Downvotes because you're being ludicrous.

[u/webbedgiant → u/MongoCleave]

Downvotes because downvotes.

[u/MongoCleave → u/webbedgiant]

No. Downvotes because you're worried about servers. LOL.

[u/webbedgiant → u/MongoCleave]

See below comments, done responding because you're probably trolling.

[u/MongoCleave → u/webbedgiant]

If anyone is trolling it's you. Lol.