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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DT8| News, Site Updates, and Speculation | Think outside the Box
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Sakurai specifically stated that every character is going to be revealed before release this time around.
And let's not forget turning a character who's entire action is driving a car and shooting a gun one time into Kamen Rider. I think he can make it work.
I don't know why people bring up Mr. Game & Watch as some sort of gotcha against this notion. Game & Watch came out at a time when it wasn't possible for them to animate, so they had to overcompensate for it by bringing distinct keyframes to the characters. If any character in the entire Smash roster exemplifies "character", Mr. Game & Watch is probably the most apt character to bring up. Every single frame is expressive and oozes character, and this is especially emphasized in Ultimate.
Wii Fit Trainer... you literally posted a screenshot that shows real character. She's a health junkie who's trying to encourage players to get fit. It's not much, but it's character.
Captain Falcon wasn't hard to figure out either. He actually appeared in comics/instruction manuals and was depicted having a bold fighting spirit.
ROB, I'll give you that, but in his defense they basically built an entire story mode to justify his inclusion alone, and embodies/was advertised as a "robot buddy" to play games with.
Steve still lacks even a fraction of any of these characters, because he's nothing but a vector for the player to build, and there's nothing distinctive about his presence.
weird blob with a nut for a head would be fantastic in smash, i agree
Also thank you for ignoring the rest of my post.
Which is why he only has stuff from FFVII.
Writing off Minecrafts success as "it just sold well" is massively underplaying it's influence.
Also R.O.B. Like it or not the Minecraft dude would be a shit ton more recognizable and more regarding as an icon then any other Smash Ultimate newcomer, only the Inklings could get even a fraction as close.
"Ugly" is entirely in the eye of the beholder. I don't think he's the most attractive game character ever but if I wanted characters out because I hated how they look you'd hear me complaining about Simon a lot more.
Also how many people seriously gave a shit about the dude from the Game & Watch games before Melee? Is that why the remake games replaced him with Mario characters? How many people fell in love with the Wii Fit Trainer and demanded she be in Smash?
Anyone else gone back to Animal Corossing: Pocket Camp after Isabelle's announcement?
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As a person named Claus, everytime I see someone refer to Lucas' brother as Klaus I die a little on the inside.
IT'S WITH A C GODDAMNIT
Let me have at least ONE character with my name that isn't a red fat weirdo
Bandana Waddle Dee (Kirby)
Incineroar (Pokemon) -
Skull Kid (Legend of Zelda)
Elma (Xenoblade)
Isaac (Golden Sun)
Geno (Mario RPG)
Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic) **NOT AN ECHO FIGHTER**
Banjo Kazooie (Banjo Kazooie)
Sora (Kingdom Hearts) -
Saki (Sin & Punishment)
Klaus (Mother)
I want it all
I think I'd be, I dunno, 30% upset if Shadow made it in as a unique fighter.
Game and Watch is a bunch of random games. No one would have asked for it to be represented as a playable character. Sakurai, having far more talent then you guys seem to give him credit for, decided to combine them and thus make a character.
Same with WFT. No one asked for her and yet he made a character with what he had a created something great from it.
Captain Falcon appeared for 5 pages, acts a little cocky,and shot a guy. Maybe the transition from that to "Kamen Rider with flaming punches" is obvious to you but it sure isn't to me.
Even as a Sonic fan I'll be miffed for a unique Shadow over Tails or Blaze as semi clones or Dr Eggman. Would much rather have those
Vergeben further endorsed Hitagi from Reddit by repeating the same stuff Hitagi said about SamSho and SNK Heroines: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/247612-samurai-shodown/76989949/909299311
Steve is a set of blocks. His limbs have never been depicted bending (you actually hunch over to crouch in Minecraft) in any normal capacity beyond how awful it looked in Story Mode. It is also not accurate to his "character" in Minecraft, and the accuracy to the home game is a big deal, especially with 3rd party characters. The amount of places you can have him move and bend is extraordinarily low, restricted to his neck, the base of this arms, and his pelvis. This works extremely poorly with his proportions.
He also has the entire other list of things I mentioned that make him a massive eyesore compared to everyone else.
Man that roster would be beautiful but I already feel optimistic hoping for 4 more unique fighters and 11 already sounds like a roster for a Smash game itself
Hopping off of the Steve Train for a bit:
Has anyone noticed this bit in the AT section of the site?
None of the other AT's specify which series they're from. Just Zero.
Seeing as Zero is a pretty common name for video game characters, I wonder if there will be another Zero as an AT.
Has anyone noticed this bit in the AT section of the site?
None of the other AT's specify which series they're from. Just Zero.
Seeing as Zero is a pretty common name for video game characters, I wonder if there will be another Zero as an AT.
I'd actually be perfectly fine with that roster.
Shame it's fake.
Hopping off of the Steve Train for a bit:
Has anyone noticed this bit in the AT section of the site?
None of the other AT's specify which series they're from. Just Zero.
Seeing as Zero is a pretty common name for video game characters, I wonder if there will be another Zero as an AT.
There's a Metroid enemy called Zero I believe.
Edit:yep
It got a trophy in a previous Smash so maybe it's classifying that.
Nah, I got bored of it within a few hours. Not my thing. I've been tempted to go back into New Leaf and work towards getting a bunch of the amiibo/RV items I never got, but since you'll almost definitely be starting from scratch in AC Switch I'm not sure it's worth it
Lucas stole Kumatora's moves before the Belmonts made it cool
They did the same thing in Smash 4's Zero Trophy because there was a metroid enemy also called Zero.Hopping off of the Steve Train for a bit:
Has anyone noticed this bit in the AT section of the site?
None of the other AT's specify which series they're from. Just Zero.
Seeing as Zero is a pretty common name for video game characters, I wonder if there will be another Zero as an AT.
iirc the Japanese site doesnt have the signifier at all
They want to milk that first elimination suspense as much as possible.
I am this close to going through the code to find the average time that these things because I feel every time it's "late" people forget how random these can be.
"code", the json files whatever
Eh. I already haven't been playing much on my 3DS because it's so old and worn out. I might be more compelled to come back to New Leaf if I had a New 3DS but otherwise the craving can stay and would make AC Switch all the more tasty
Imagine unironically putting that there are 11 characters yet to be announced in your "leak" and expecting people to believe it
They generally hit around 9:05 EST every day, except music day, which is usually a little earlier
I do dislike the argument that Steve should get in because Minecraft is popular/successful. Like, I didn't think Angry Bird were any more worthy when that shit was lighting the world on fire.
And no, I don't think he'd be an interesting character just because Sakurai and his team are incredibly gifted. Even that aside, he's just a character I don't want to look at. His design is so bleh it hurts.
And no, I don't think he'd be an interesting character just because Sakurai and his team are incredibly gifted. Even that aside, he's just a character I don't want to look at. His design is so bleh it hurts.
I'll take Dixie as a tweaked Diddy Echo over no Dixie at all, gladly, but Dixie as an echo while freaking Shadow The Hedgehog got full newcomer status....would annoy
I mean obvious fake leak is obvious but still lol. I'm definitely not on team only-2-more-characters but suggesting there are SEVEN*TEEN* more fighters to be announced before launch, lol
I mean obvious fake leak is obvious but still lol. I'm definitely not on team only-2-more-characters but suggesting there are SEVEN*TEEN* more fighters to be announced before launch, lol
Sakurai had to swap the character for today for Luigi just to spite me.
I literally said on the last page that you can make a playable fighter out of anything. That's not what I'm arguing here.
What I'm arguing is that characters like Wii Fit Trainer and Mr. Game & Watch are appealing choices because despite the fact that they aren't franchises you'd think fit into the parameters of being a fighting game, they are characters that have their actions and movesets defined by actual personality and character that is innate to their own games. Mr. Game & Watch embodies an insane level of charisma that come from it's charming and fun minigames that feature exaggerated poses and expressions. That kind of stuff is perfect for a fighting game because keyposes are the most important element a character can have to emphasize their attacks. Wii Fit Trainer is a character that tries to encourage players to be more proactive, and attempts to be encouraging in the process. That makes her a fun character to play with, because it feels like there's something extra to her presence when she's among all these other colorful characters.
That's what makes those characters so fun, not just their unique move sets, but because despite the fact that these are characters people don't necessarily think to add, they are characters that embody personality through their individual in-game actions. Sakurai has already gone into detail about how this is important to character inclusions in Smash - one of the most important things about a Smash character is that they need to evoke a semblance of personality and character, predominantly through their actions.
And with Steve there's just no frame of reference for that. You can make a "fun" moveset for this character, but people don't really play these things just for "fun movesets". If we start ignoring the importance of character, what we're left with is this.
I know there's no chance of that being real, but I've gotta say I like the idea of an assist trophy that swaps damage percentages
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