an aesthetic mechanic arrives! visual effects per player name

[liets]

Okay so i probably didn't word that very well, but my idea is simple: in a lot of 2d platformers i've seen, there has been the option to have an effect or icon or something float around your character. whether or not this effect did anything or not varied on the game, but i was thinking in smash it would only be for looks. imagine bowser drop kicking the crud out of some others with a zelda-style fairy flying around him, or ganondorf being trailed by a swath of generic sparkles. maybe go the epic route by having a flame dance around samus' face. what be thine thoughts on this idea? what other things could float around heads? share with this OP what bubbles in your minds!

 

[Bean Yak]

Could you please link examples from other games or something? I struggle to see what the hell you're talking about.

 

[daniel13789]

I get where you're going with it. Depending on what exactly the aesthetic is, it could work or it could simply be annoying for the other players.

 

[Ove]

Seems rather pointless to me. I prefer costumes as an aesthetic marker.

And please provide us with examples.

 

[Kamiko]

I thought this was going to be about attack effects. Like making Link's slash effects red or something.

This reminds me of how great custom colors would be though.

 

[liets]

that little blue cross and the thing above her head are somewhat similar to what i'm talking about. the cross is more so, since it moves around, while the other thing is only static directly above her head

 

[Terrazi Terrajin]

I want an 8 inch penis to float around Pit's head.

 

[J1NG]

I want an 8 inch penis to float around Pit's head.

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Any particular reason why?

 

[Terrazi Terrajin]

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Any particular reason why?

It's the most fitting icon for his character.

 

[ndayday]

No thank you.

 

[dimensionsword64]

This would be cool at first, but it probably would end up getting annoying.

 

[smashbro29]

We already have this, you can put your name. Good enough for me. Don't need obnoxious floating graphics.

 

[J1NG]

It's the most fitting icon for his character.

Well, I must say, that is an oddly specific pair of images to associate with one another. I, for one, think that a pair of angel wings or the sacred bow with arrow are fitting icons for the character. But, to each their own, I suppose.
I do have a question, though. Would this icon take the place of a tag?

 

[liets]

tag as in the name floating directly above? if that's the case, then it would not. like, take a look at the image, and imagine the spiky icon as the name and the cross as the effect

 

[SilentKnight96]

....like unusual hats?

 

[liets]

....like unusual hats?

i had to stifle a laugh when reading that while looking at your avi

but not really a hat, since hats usually don't float around people's heads

 

[DakotaBonez]

Yeah its a common feature in online games, like stick arena. But we already have nametags floatin above which I already find annoying. I think I'd prefer an option to turn off their visibility.
Maybe an image of their avatar. A mii or sumthin. I dunno. Whats the point of discussin sh$# like this that wont be in the game? Make a mod for brawl that displays images above the player's X,Y coordinate.

 

[Kamiko]

I would like the idea of it replacing the name, but it'd be a little annoying if it was moving around instead.