So the other day I noticed that there are several top Smash 4 players who played Melee before the game came out. Larry Lurr, ZeRo, ESAM, and Mew2King (let me know if I'm forgetting any, thank you in advance) have all been on both Smash 4's PGR and Melee's SSBMRank. All of these players played Melee first, since Smash 4 did not exist when they played Melee.
So I wondered, does playing Melee first make it easier to become top players in other Smash games, specifically Smash 4? As of right now, my opinion is yes, it does, and I have two reasons for this.
#1: Skill ceiling. It's no secret that Melee's skill ceiling is much higher than that of Smash 4. So I would imagine mastering Smash 4 would feel like a bit of a walk in the park compared to mastering Melee.
#2: Experience with the series. To some extent, I would imagine knowing the mechanics of the Smash series by playing one game would be somewhat of a help when it comes to playing other games in the series.
But what do you guys think?
So I wondered, does playing Melee first make it easier to become top players in other Smash games, specifically Smash 4? As of right now, my opinion is yes, it does, and I have two reasons for this.
#1: Skill ceiling. It's no secret that Melee's skill ceiling is much higher than that of Smash 4. So I would imagine mastering Smash 4 would feel like a bit of a walk in the park compared to mastering Melee.
#2: Experience with the series. To some extent, I would imagine knowing the mechanics of the Smash series by playing one game would be somewhat of a help when it comes to playing other games in the series.
But what do you guys think?