So I have been looking into the Surface Pro5 and it caught my eye that MS managed to create the i5 model as a fanless device.  That's pretty impressive if you ask me.  Not only is my i5 Pro4 wheezing in the heath while I type this, but it also bodes well for future portable gaming devices.

Dvader said:

No air conditioning GG? I hope you get sleep. So you would say arms single player is good?

It's not regularly hot here, so no home has air conditioning built in. Some people might have bought a unit and then have to stick a giant tube out their window.

I love Arms single player, I haven't played a single online game since the testfire. But the game is pretty much the same in Grand Prix and online.

It has a training mode, very useful, then you can play all the other modes in versus, volleyball, hoops etc there is a 1 vs 100 mode which is pretty cool, you have to fight Helix like black enemies that keep spawning. I beat it last night as Ninjara but I wouldn't want a whole game based on it like a beat em up.

So outside of training I have been doing the Grand Prixs and its pretty much like the Party mode from the testfire without the 3v3 and 4 player matches. The end boss is cool but I would have preferred Headlok, who is in the final boss of the 1 v 100 mode. Shame Biff the announcer isn't voiced, it could have added some flavour to the game.

I've completed the GP 3 times now with 3 different characters and since the characters are so different it's really fun but also interesting to take advantage of what they can do. One thing is bothering me though - I have been playing almost exclusively with button controls and it's really hard to hit airborne enemies. Your punches go under them and don't hit them, yet their punches go over yours and always hit you. From the training section it seems you are supposed to time your attacks for when they land but it's a small window for fast moving characters.

It's fun getting revenge on some characters by using different Arms. My favourite revenge method is using dual boomerangs and throwning one either side.

It's a pretty awesome feeling being on the ground floor, as it were, with such a revolutionary fighter. Everything feels fresh and some of the stages are really cool. I hope they do more innovative stage designs, because some of them are so good like the skate park where you jump on these spinning dishs and fly about.  

The game is pretty addictive because the core gameplay is so fun. I think the Testpunch was a really bad way to intro the game to people. They should have put the training mode on and let people tool around with it. But yeah, it's like most old school fighters, you do one on one battles till you get the boss - with a few bonus rounds in between like volleyball, rinse and repeat as different characters. It's what I'm used to, I haven't played a one on one fighter since SFIV and before that even more years went by so I'm fine with that. The characters all have unique traits so it's fun working out how to use them best and the game can be really challenging on higher difficulties. I mean, like harder than Ninja Gaiden, I'm pretty sure level 7 (max difficulty) would make Ninja Gaiden cry. Level 4 is hard enough. But the satisfaction when you win is immense.  

SupremeAC said:

Arms is The fourth best Switch title launch to date​ UK

Out of what?  8 retail games released so far?

You're coming across as an Arms Professional Troll at this point

Another terror attack in London, this time against Muslims outside a Mosque. I was afraid of this bullshit, idiots thinking that attacking random innocent people is somehow retribution against all these religious idiots killing other innocent people. Ugh.  

So what's the reward for beating Grand Prix. I assume there is no story, no character endings like in most fighting games. What keeps you going outside just having fun.

robio said:

I think my PS4 controller broke. I turned off the system, but the controller stated on. According to troubleshooting stuff I read I needed to reset the controller. Now that I did that I can't get it to reconnect to the PS4.



...fucking Sony.

WTF?

Either plug it in to re sync or hit that button on the back. It's like a kill switch.

robio said:

Did all that. It's been reset but the console won't recognize it even if it's plugged in. Home button will make the light flash, so that is at least functional, but there's something inside not working right. Really hope this is still under warranty.

I'd try to drain the battery so the controller dies then plug it in....see if that helps.

Pokemon, Minecraft, Mario, and Call of Duty are top 10 licenses for Kids 14 and under

Originally Posted by NPD

Port Washington, NY, June 20, 2017 – Video games, electronics, and apps make up a combined 22 percent of kids’ licensed product dollar sales in the U.S.* – on par with the volume represented by toys, which is the number one licensed industry at most retailers, according to the U.S. Kids License Report from global information company The NPD Group.


Toys capture the largest share of licensed sales among younger kids, representing over one-quarter of dollar sales for kids ages 2-5; however, this percentage shifts as video games, electronics, and apps gain more prominence as they get older. Video games alone garner 27 percent of sales among boys ages 10-14 (versus 14 percent for toys), and share also increases substantially among girls as they get older.


Looking at the industry distribution for the top 10 licenses on the market, toys and video games capture the largest share for eight out of the top 10 licenses, illustrating the weight carried by each of these industries.

Source: https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/u...1i2kFM.twitter

I'll be double Pokking.

Those Super Mario Odyssey pics look very cool. Love how the game kind of switches to that 2D perspective for some parts.