• Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
  • We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
Status
Not open for further replies.

plufim

Member
Sep 29, 2018
1,095
I'm wondering how Sakurai will troll us this time.

A great troll would be a reveal trailer that appears to be fire emblem for the first third before revealing the character. Would work well for Isaac, actually.
 

Wifiplayer13

Member
Oct 25, 2017
16
I would really love Sakurai ending the Direct with this closing statement.
rIb8w1A.jpg
 
Last edited:

MexM

One Winged Slayer
Member
Nov 10, 2017
2,783
Melia here we come

Can't believe all will be revealed tomorrow omg
Will watch it with two of my close friends so I'll definitely have a good time
 
Oct 25, 2017
1,866
That Undertale vs Mother 3 post... I can't imagine it could possibly be serious, like, why? How? What is so wrong with Undertale? It's like the most wholesome game ever. Apparently the fanbase is really annoying, but I think it's way overblown. Perhaps I'm biased since I love the game, but I just don't get it. Perhaps it's because I basically don't really use social media and see let's plays (thpugh recently I heard some people were harassing Markiplier about playing the Genocide route I guess, and that sucks).

Anyways, I look forward to seeing if the Grinch leak is real tomorrow. I think it's probably an extremely elaborate fake at this point, but I'd love to be proven wrong.
 

Deleted member 46641

User requested account closure
Banned
Aug 12, 2018
3,494
OK, I've finished my research

The animations I saw in the leak are seemingly unique.

Now comes the wait to see if the leak I was sent is real.
 

Zubz

Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,565
no

This will never not get me.

Hello everyone;

I can't sleep. With all due respect, I still don't understand why do people expect to see a Debil May Cry or Undertale rep. Have you seen the third party guest characters? Icons representing the full industry as a whole.

Sonic - Sega was one of the biggest rivals of Nintendo in 90s; Sonic is their main mascot.
Cloud - Final Fantasy started on the NES as the biggest JRPG ever worlwide.
Ryu - Street Fighter II popularized fighting games as a whole and is one of the biggest games on SNES.
Mega Man - A beloved character that started on NES and has evolved through spin offs across times and consoles.
Simon Belmont - Castlevania was one of the big hitters on NES. It even has it's own "genre" with Metroid called Metroidvania, refering to "2D explore the dungeon" kind of games.
Snake - I don't like him but I do agree MGS is one of the biggest franchises in the industry starting since long ago and having multiple games for Nintendo consoles.
Pac Man - Seriously?

The only recent one is Bayonetta and she's was picked because of the ballot thanks to the amazing game we had as an exclusive for the Wii U.

Do you really think Dante or Sans have the same impact in the industry as a whole like all of this characters? Serious question.

Although Quote seems to be the internationally loved & most iconic Indie Rep, Undertale's hella popular worldwide & may have earned the second-in-command title. & hopefully knocking Meat Boy out of the Top 3. If Nicalis was being weird about Smash because of their own crossover games, Sakurai may have went to Toby Fox instead.

As much as I love Shovel Knight, he's not the be-all, end-all of Indies.
 

Regulus Tera

Member
Oct 25, 2017
19,458
That Undertale vs Mother 3 post... I can't imagine it could possibly be serious, like, why? How? What is so wrong with Undertale? It's like the most wholesome game ever. Apparently the fanbase is really annoying, but I think it's way overblown. Perhaps I'm biased since I love the game, but I just don't get it. Perhaps it's because I basically don't really use social media and see let's plays (thpugh recently I heard some people were harassing Markiplier about playing the Genocide route I guess, and that sucks).
I'd heard Undertale being called a "Tumblr" game before in a derisive tone, which, while dumb, I can kind of see the reasoning for. Saying "incel" applied to it just shows a complete misunderstanding of what the game is about.
 
Last edited:

Lunar15

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,647
Mother 3 and Undertale are two incredible games. Two of my all time favorites.

But yeah, they have some pretty intensely uncomfortable fanbases.
 

Regulus Tera

Member
Oct 25, 2017
19,458
Guys what if

what if Sakurai says this is truly the final Smash Direct... by admitting he will step down from the franchise for real this time and will leave DLC in someone else's hands?

What if this is Sakurai's farewell!?
 

Paper Wario

▲ Legend ▲
Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,629
Very excited for tomorrow. Glad we'll know the full day one roster, but I'm certain, regardless if DLC teased in any capacity, this thread will turn into a DLC character beg fest. I'm going in with low expectations: Ken, Incineror, perhaps a new Square rep that's been teased. Any other characters will be a welcome surprise, but I'm going with 3 newcomers max.
 

AlexFlame116

Prophet of Truth - One Winged Slayer
Member
Nov 17, 2017
23,182
Utah
As much as I love Shovel Knight, he's not the be-all, end-all of Indies.
I remember someone from GameXplain (I forgot who it was) that said that Shovel Knight has been in sooooo many things now that he's gotten practically indifferent to seeing him appear in another game now. That included Smash Ultimate.
 

ckfy63a

Member
Oct 28, 2017
375
a place beyond seeing...
Where do you guys see yourself in the next Smash title hype cycle. This one just came and went and I'm kinda sad.

I am asking myself the same question; it's hard to say, as I see Ultimate being a platform for Smash Bros. content through at least the end of Switch, and maybe even a Deluxe port with all DLC will be on whatever comes after Switch. There's just no way Sakurai can top Everyone Is Here without, well, doing the same thing again and adding >10 more characters...the series is either going to get a big shakeup or be based on Ultimate for a long, long time.

That said, I don't see the hype cycle as ending with tomorrow's morning; rather, I see it as the beginning.

(inb4 no DLC)
 

L Thammy

Spacenoid
Member
Oct 25, 2017
50,037
Guys what if

what if Sakurai says this is truly the final Smash Direct... by admitting he will step down from the franchise for real this time and will leave DLC in someone else's hands?

What if this is Sakurai's farewell!?

And Sakurai has used the ballot to create Zakurai, the robot Sakurai clone that the Japanese government has developed to ensure that Smash Bros will never die.
 

L Thammy

Spacenoid
Member
Oct 25, 2017
50,037
OK, I've finished my research

The animations I saw in the leak are seemingly unique.

Now comes the wait to see if the leak I was sent is real.

Just want to say that I appreciate the deliberate way you've handled this. Hoping we all have fun with this Direct regardless of what the actual results are.
 

GiantBreadbug

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
3,992
Guys what if

what if Sakurai says this is truly the final Smash Direct... by admitting he will step down from the franchise for real this time and will leave DLC in someone else's hands?

What if this is Sakurai's farewell!?

I will literally sob

And Sakurai has used the ballot to create Zakurai, the robot Sakurai clone that the Japanese government has developed to ensure that Smash Bros will never die.

科学は、度を過ごしましたか。
 

Lbbaker

Member
May 21, 2018
1,758
So do you guys think we're getting EVERYTHING everything in the direct tomorrow or if there will be one more surprise reveal on the treehouse/rumored second direct/game awards?
 

Zubz

Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,565
no
I need to go to bed, & can't see the Direct until 6:30. Between this, The Good Place having a new episode, & not getting to play Delta Rune tonight, tomorrow's going to feel like an eternity. Still, I look forward to the post-Direct hype tomorrow night.

Good night, Smash Era! Try not to crash this site too hard!
 
Status
Not open for further replies.