Don't Play ARMS With The Motion Controls

Just don't do it.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

For a fighting game yeah not for me. I was rekting people with the Joycon Grip with Ribbon Girl.

[deafdani]

I had a lot of fun with the motion controls, but if I get to play another testpunch session I'll try it with normal controls to see how they compare.

[davand114]

They're both really good and responsive. I like the motion controls more, it's just more fun to play with them.

[conanlifts]

I much prefer normal controls for this. This is a solid fighting game. It reminds me of when i first played smash bros.

[LOL_WUT]

Im still waiting for gamestop to send me my Switch then i'll be able to play this ;)

[iplay1up2]

What? Your not complaining that its underpowered, etc? Bashing Nintendo? What gives??? Have you been playing BOTW?

[LOL_WUT]

I recieve my switch on the 2nd. I bought the Zelda bundle so no I have not played it yet. From what I can tell nothing has changed. ;)

[iplay1up2]

Well if you have a good TV, BOTW looks great....I am playing it on Wii U, Switch is a little better ....love the game so far....54 Shrines in......and one Devine Beast. Whole map unlocked.

[gouku13]

This article is retarded. It's basically scrubs complaining that a new, superior control scheme takes time to learn and thus you shouldn't do it. Punch curving and wide grabs cannot be done with the standard controls as far as I know, so settling for being a gimp that plays without motion controls hurts more in the long run.

[objdadon]

"Scrubs???" Lol, I'd be willing to bet that actual pro players will choose native controls over motion. Way more accurate and responsive.

[The 10th Rider]

The motion controls are super responsive and intuitive to use. The only reason I could see pro players going to physical controls is input lag. Outside of that I expect it to be like Splatoon, where the more hardcore players prefer gyro aiming and the newer players often stick to stick aiming.

[Summons75]

I don't care for the motion, I'm way better with normal controls. My friend sitting on the couch is destroying with motion. All depends on preference.

[kangolkyle]

I had a great time with motion controls this morning, and won most of my matches.

[fungusar]

The only way to play Arms are with the motion controlls (joy cons).

[conanlifts]

? Do you mean you only like it with motion controls? Because if not then you are misinformed as it can be played with a standard controller much like about fighting game. Personally i disliked the motion controls but loved it with a standard controller.

[Lockdown555]

It's funny how opposed people are to change. I'm glad that they've put multiple control styles in here so you can pick what you think is best but the motion controls were pretty fantastic. I get that some people won't enjoy them but the fact of the matter is that you can't do some of the more advanced techniques in the game without motion controls so an article telling people not to use them is really ignorant.

[The 10th Rider]

Yeah. The button layout (especially with the weird way of holding the Joy cons) took some getting used to. The motion part of it though was super intuitive and easy to use and understand. They just felt natural. Haven't played enough to determine if I prefer the motion controls or the pro controller, but both worked pretty dang well.

[N4G_allows_fake_news]

For the sake of accessibility, I'm glad they included multiple control methods for those that are not physically able to play with motion controls. The more people that can enjoy the game, the better.

[--Onilink--]

The motion controls in Arms are very different than anything found on the Wii, not only because of the actual tech in the Joy Cons being more precise, but because of how they implemented it.

This isnt a game about waggling your arms but rather simple flicks of the wrist. Couple that with the time it takes for the arms to go out and back and its pretty much impossible to waggle like crazy.

I feel the controller layout is not bad, but a bit weird, i hope they add an option to remap the buttons

[StormLegend]

Handheld mode is so much better

[GameBoyColor]

Don't tell me how to play something i payed for.

[PiNkFaIrYbOi]

How about we play however we feel is the best for us.

[conanlifts]

I had difficulty walking around with the motion controls. Using a standard controller was great though. This game seems like a lot of fun though.

[captainexplosion]

The movement in the game using motion controls is terrible.

[tontontam0]

LOL

Try both controls
just because you suck at the motion controls does not mean everyone sucks at it.
there will always be at least one who'll be able to handle it.

[GoldenElf]

Or you could always, you know, play the game and master the controls.

But nah, just do the easy thing.

[Platformgamer]

Don't play ARMS if you like fighting games