Recent content by Slime Scholar

We need to go even further back. Give us Greek Marth complete with sandals.

Pokemon aren’t created equally. Some of them are just destined for greater things. They had already decided Ash would get a Froakie before X and Y had released, and Greninja was surely already in development for Smash 4 by then. It’s not just Smash giving starter Pokemon preferential treatment...

To add to this, the first Shante game wasn’t even independently published. That was Capcom’s doing. not that it really matters. I don’t think we’re getting any indie characters although I’d love to be wrong.

it wasn’t this one actually. Still interesting insight though! The one I’m looking for talks about how Mega Man carries a sort of sadness with him, fighting other robots who are very much like his brothers, and that this sadness transforms him from a fun robot character into a more interesting...

This plot point is largely an invention of the Mega Man X games, and it doesn't even say that Mega Man can't feel emotions, just that he doesn't have total free will the way that a reploid does. Rock's character has always been that of a courageous yet merciful-hearted boy who volunteers to...

Does anyone actually have an explanation of this apparent ESRB policy from the ESRB themselves? Like, obviously something was going on with them not naming certain M-rated series (like Super Smash Bros. X Travis). But I’ve only ever seen it referenced by Smash fans and never actually sourced...

I do wonder how you’d accurately portray the Doom Slayer in Smash. He’s from a sub genre of shooter where the guns all feel extremely powerful while the player character also has incredible speed and mobility. He doesn’t ever slow down to pepper enemies with shots from afar or fire from cover...

I can’t find the quote right now but Sakurai once talked about how competitive Smash has players using a lot of the same low-risk, low-reward aerial moves rather than a fighter’s entire kit. That’s probably why Ultimate nerfed the damage on short hop attacks specifically to help move away from...

I’d love to see Smash attempt something new and bold with the art style but there’s probably a good reason they haven’t yet. It’s obvious that the series is very thoughtful in its presentation, and especially how it meets the need of unifying characters that, in their own series, have varying...

Little late to this discussion and @Garteam already said what I wanted to say, but I think including Wesker or Nemesis over someone like Leon or Jill would be very much against the wishes of most RE fans. It’s hard to overstate how much of a draw the main characters are to a large chunk of...

Pardon my ignorance, but is Master Chief actually one of the top five most requested characters here right now? I remember seeing people talk about him when we were still waiting for the last fighter and Halo was having its mini-renaissance with Infinite and the TV show on the horizon, but is he...

I was always really confused by the Palutena's Guidance about this because even a glance at both characters will tell you that Chrom wields a single-handed blade while Ike carries a heavy great sword that requires a completely different set of animations. It makes no sense for Chrom to swing...

Mario should get a new final smash in addition to a gameplay/visual overhaul IMO. This isn't the first time I've beat this drum here but he's not a fire bender. He could get a Power Star/Rainbow Star and knock out enemies by running into them. He could kick a shell through a row of Goombas and...

I don't think an RE character would need to be sanitized at all, but I do wonder how they'd approach the other content. The series is full of gruesome monster designs and leans into body horror a lot, which might not fly with ratings boards. This doesn't seem like something Smash would do, but...

I hope Nintendo aren’t total cheapskates with the English voice acting next time around. Not holding my breath but it’d be nice if Cloud and Sephiroth had their current English voice actors. it would also be nice if characters like Sonic didn’t have to use archived clips from other games, but...