ARMS has had frequent updates since its launch, and a recent initiative to get us playing again are Splatfest-style Party Clash events. The first one put Spring Man up against Ribbon Girl, and regardless of that the remix given to the Party mode was rather fun.
Some were distinctly unimpressed that the first event fell mid-week, so the good news this time around is that it's shifting to the weekend. 'Martial Arts Mash-Up' will put Ninjara up against Min Min from Friday 8th December until Monday 11th December, starting at 9am in the UK - you can check your local times in the game.
Just like in the first event there'll be lots of coins to be won, along with special badges based on the two starting characters. There's a schedule up in the game to show you what bonus events will be on at what times.
So, will you be Team Ninjara or Team Min Min?
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Noodle Waifu for Laifu
Count me in to represent Ninjara, my main from day 1.
Anybody else see that pic and think it was for a Splatoon 2 Splatfest?
I know that's what they're going for, but maybe it's working a little too well?
Not my favorite characters, but I’ll join in the fun again with my wife on co-op. I may go with MinMin just because Mr Grabs-a-lot here is annoying to fight. My wife with probably be Lola Pop no matter what.
Much better timing, I'll actually get to participate with this one.
I really want the Min Min badge but it's going to be tough to drag me away from Xenoblade Cronicles 2.
Not to be one of those people but it's Party Crash not Party Clash at least in the US it is. Anyhow I had a blast with the first party crash I thought the quick changing modes and arms was a lot of fun. I've said this in a previous post but I really hope Nintendo keeps having events like Party Crash or other ways to keep ARMS alive and well. I truly believe it is the most underrated game on the Switch and I don't feel it is even close. I feel I have some kind of duty to help promote this game. All my friends who have a Switch have been on the fence about this game so I've been loaning this game out left and right and it has worked out so far. This is a game I feel you really need to play to really understand the game and its mechanics.
And by the way team Min-Min all the way !!!!
@DickeyWord I just googled super nintendo chalmers when I saw your avatar and I came across this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgdBaNTiaCc
Somebody actually commissioned a Super Nintendo Chalmers.
I'll be taking part this time for sure. I've never used either of these fighters though. When it comes to fighting games I have a bad habit of sticking with the same 3 or 4 fighters from the start . I'm sure I'm not the only one who does this so this Party Crash is a good way of encouraging us to try some others out. Who knows, maybe I'll find a new main this way.
@DickeyWord Fully agreed. I used to be pretty vocal about this game myself. I saw the potential in it from the very first reveal, unfortunately I was very much in the minority. It really is an incredible game and there's nothing else quite like it. It deserves to be regarded in the same way Kart, Splatoon and Smash are. I have kind of neglected it though this past 3 months. Between all the other games coming out and things going on I haven't had time to play it. This weekend though I'll be on for sure.
@DickeyWord I have Arms and I really want to like it because I really like the characters and just the overall vibe of the game, but the thing is, so far it hasn't really been fun enough to make me want to play it, with everything else out on the Switch. I think so far I've only played it for like 6-7 hours.
Maybe it's because I'm so used to old school fighters and this is so different, but I find single player tedious on anything but the easiest difficulties, and outside of getting more Arms I don't find it enticing or meaningful to play it (unlike Splatoon 2 which I can't get enough of); in fact, seems to me like getting all the Arms is a major grind process which relies too much on random chance of getting the ones you want.
Anyway, I'll mark my calendar to play it during this Party Crash since I missed the last one, hopefully something clicks and makes me find the thing that will make me want to play it more.
Ninjara is for grab-spammers. (Watch the Ninjara mains burn me at the stake now)
I love these. Time to rake in a ton of coins.
@nab1 Have you played online ranked matches? That's where I've had most of my fun with the game. It's just traditional best of 3 fights with opponents around the same skill level. Some opponents are horrible to fight against as they just spam the same moves but often you'll find one close to yourself and have many rematches. It can be real edge of the seat stuff.
Min min all the way
Can't wait! Loved the last one and have been playing a lot of this game lately.
Didnt enjoy the first one so not sure I will join. I feel mostly like @nab1 so maybe ranked matches may do the trick like @OorWullie suggests. Splatoon 2 keeps getting all my online gaming time.
Min Min for the win
@OorWullie I have, but not for long. It was the most fun mode, but since I played so little in other modes I did not perform well, to say the least, which also wasn't that fun. But I'll practice before the Party Crash, I think it may be the carrot on a stick I need to "git gud", as they say
Min min looks like a nicer person to hang out with so I'll choose her.
Min Min for the er, win win? Another Party crash, I hope I can give this one more play time.
Team Min Min on personality alone, as I'm not a big fan of either one as a fighter but MM's design is offbeat and amazing.
@DickeyWord I feel the same way, ARMS is nowhere near my top game in play time but it's fantastic fun for a few matches at a time, and for my money the Switch doesn't have any other game that comes close to it for local, single-Switch competition. I feel like I need to promote it all the time because it seems like it flew under most people's radar, especially with people who didn't have Switches yet when it launched.
The good news is that Nintendo's unflagging promotion of the game seems to be paying off. The new characters have really given it a boost, and the first Party Crash seemed like a very popular event. Hopefully they will keep it up. I can almost guarantee there is at least one more character coming, because there's room for three more weapons in the current Arms display, but hopefully they won't stop there.
Would also love to see alt skins for the fighters similar to what Overwatch has, new stages and maybe more elements.
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