Expressive character portraits ?

[The Drilling Juggernaut]

Right now they're just the portrait from the select screen. What if it showed what the character is doing or thinking? When the character is hit the portrait looks shocked, or it looks happy when they grab an item. It doesn't have to be a lot, just 4 or 5 different expressions that express important events


Here's an example:

(And no I'm not suggesting that Captain Vul should be playable, he's character just had the most expressions in KSSU)



Yeah, the characters are pretty expressive on their own now, but I think it would be a nice touch. What do you guys think?

 

[pitthekit]

Nothing wrong could come with this! This would be an excellent touch. I would probably want like 50 expressive character portraits per character.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

I can't really envision this being applied onto every character.

 

[Hong]

I can't really envision this being applied onto every character.

Sakurai was able to do it for Meta Knight in Kirby Super Star, so I would imagine it could work for everyone. Even for R.O.B. and Samus I could think of faces for the above categories.

 

[Muster]

I didn't think i wanted this until this thread

NOW I REALLY WANT THIS

 

[Arcticbanana]

Looks like a very cool idea. I love it!

 

[The Drilling Juggernaut]

Sakurai was able to do it for Meta Knight in Kirby Super Star, so I would imagine it could work for everyone. Even for R.O.B. and Samus I could think of faces for the above categories.

ROB:
Hurt: Green eyes
Charging attack: Glowing eyes
Grab item: Look up triumphantly
KO'd: Broken eyes
Out of stock: Titled head (turned off)


Samus:
Hurt: Looking down (like she's been hit in the stomach)
Charging attack: Glowing visor
Grab item: Have analyse indicators on the screen
KO'd: Sparks coming off her helmet
Out of Stock: Looking down with a cracked visor


Or just have Samus' eyes visible through her visor.



I might just do all of these.

 

[RelaxAlax]

Game and Watch.

Whoever got assigned to do his art should just get paid to breath xD

No, I think it could work. If you've ever delved into Smash Machinima you'll find there can be expressive poses and faces for each character. Even Game and Watch.

 

[The Drilling Juggernaut]

I forgot about G&W. His face never changes.

 

[Knight Dude]

Seems like a cool idea. Not sure if they would ever go through with it though. I guess for Game and Watch he could just pose. Or open and close his mouth.

 

[TheUltraDeino]

Game and Watch.

Whoever got assigned to do his art should just get paid to breath xD

Alternatively:

 

[Eternal phoenix Fire]

I would make this exclusive to Sora if he was in Smash 4.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Sakurai was able to do it for Meta Knight in Kirby Super Star, so I would imagine it could work for everyone. Even for R.O.B. and Samus I could think of faces for the above categories.

Don't you think that it would be very weird to see Rosalina with a mad expression though? She's not really someone who you'd consider to be aggressive.

 

[D-idara]

Don't you think that it would be very weird to see Rosalina with a mad expression though? She's not really someone who you'd consider to be aggressive.

That'd just make Rosa sexier :3

 

[Katy Parry]

Yeah that makes sense, since he does that in the games.

but I love this idea. I only think it should be a couple though. Like, neutral, hit by a strong attack, and then out of stock.

 

[TheUltraDeino]

Don't you think that it would be very weird to see Rosalina with a mad expression though? She's not really someone who you'd consider to be aggressive.

 

[Hammer B]

I forgot about G&W. His face never changes.

The same goes for Wii Fit Trainer's face

 

[mimgrim]

Ooooh, I like it. I could imagine a few character being a bit hard to do though.

Along with this I would like to see something similar to Smash 64 on the character select screen for when you select a character they do a little animation.

Don't you think that it would be very weird to see Rosalina with a mad expression though? She's not really someone who you'd consider to be aggressive.

Everyone has the limits to anger, even Rosalina.

With that said I don't think charging a attack has to necessarily be angry, something like intense concentration would be better imo.

 

[Katy Parry]

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LMFAO. She wouldn't need to be angry, just hurt

 

[Lugubrious]

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That made me burst out laughing. That hasn't happened in months. You must be magic.

 

[The Drilling Juggernaut]

Yeah some characters could have different indications for charging attacks. Rosalina could look intense and have sparkles around her.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

If anyone needs to show a mad expression, it has to be Kirby...

Rosalina is way too humble to show much, if any anger.

 

[liets]

If anyone needs to show a mad expression, it has to be Kirby...

he would only have angry expressions in the american version

 

[The Drilling Juggernaut]

So what do you think should cause the profile to change? I only picked those four because those were the expressions Captain Vul had. Here's the ones I have:

Hit
Charging attack
Item grab
KO'd
Out of Stock
Asleep
Stunned
Taunting

 

[Hong]

Don't you think that it would be very weird to see Rosalina with a mad expression though? She's not really someone who you'd consider to be aggressive.

Just need to be creative.

For example, if Meta Knight is defeated, his portrait could feature him further away and looking away in shame.

In Rosalina's case, instead of being angry her eye could have a sparkle, or something as simple as having messy hair on such a stoic character could be enough to imply the idea. Certainly don't need to break character.

 

[The Drilling Juggernaut]

It'd be great if is Meta-Knight's out of stock portrait was his mask off and him covering his face with his hands like he does when you beat him in Samurai Kirby. That might be to silly for Meta-Knight though.

 

[Muster]

So what do you think should cause the profile to change? I only picked those four because those were the expressions Captain Vul had. Here's the ones I have:

Hit
Charging attack
Item grab
KO'd
Out of Stock
Asleep
Stunned
Taunting

There should also be an "above 100%" image that replaces the default when you get that much damage. It'll show the character being fatigued (or cracks in armor/mask) and it'll be a handy indicator for slow or fast getup animations from the ledge.

edit: well, Sakurai shot that down. Still thing fatigued would be a nice touch, though.

 

[The Drilling Juggernaut]

Fatigued is a good one. Surprised I didn't think of it.

 

[Justin Bailey]

That sounds like a really nice touch!

Also...why not have Captain Vul in Smash? =P

 

[Eternal phoenix Fire]

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"This *****..."

 

[XStarWarriorX]

Right now they're just the portrait from the select screen. What if it showed what the character is doing or thinking? When the character is hit the portrait looks shocked, or it looks happy when they grab an item. It doesn't have to be a lot, just 4 or 5 different expressions that express important events


Here's an example:

(And no I'm not suggesting that Captain Vul should be playable, he's character just had the most expressions in KSSU)



Yeah, the characters are pretty expressive on their own now, but I think it would be a nice touch. What do you guys think?

Yes.

 

[TewnLeenk]

I'd love to see this! Little details like this make would make the game all that much better.

 

[C.Olimar788]

Definitely a neat idea, but from a gameplay perspective it makes little sense. It would only serve to be a distraction, drawing players' eyes away from the actual gameplay and onto the portraits as they changed.

 

[Katy Parry]

Too bad this won't happen. It is such a good idea.

 

[BridgesWithTurtles]

Sonic's "KO'd" face

 

[~ Valkyrie ~]

I wouldn't mind seeing this- it'd remind me quite of the character portraits from Tales Of-series (which functioned the same. )

 

[Hong]

Definitely a neat idea, but from a gameplay perspective it makes little sense. It would only serve to be a distraction, drawing players' eyes away from the actual gameplay and onto the portraits as they changed.

For what it's worth, for the Tales games, this has never been an issue.

I imagine this being something people notice after several matches, or whilst watching replays.

 

[liets]

PEOPLE PEOPLE don't forget that this was also done in Army Men: Sarge's Heroes. gosh, seems nobody ever wants to bring that up

 

[Deleted member]

Captain Vul for Smash!

Hmm… this would seem like a cool idea. It's a small detail that I might not pay attention to, but I would like it.

Sonic's "KO'd" face

YES! THIS!

 

[NintendoKnight]

Or if they did, they could have three images per character.

Normal

Got a KO

Got KO'd