Xenigma
Smash Lord
Overall SSB4 Satisfaction Thus Far - 90%
Thus far, the game sure is looking good. Fan favorite newcomers like Little Mac and Mega Man? Check. Cool surprises like Wii Fit Trainer and Greninja? Check. Lots of veterans confirmed to return, including some we were worried about like Ike and Lucario? Check. Toon Link's back? Well, not everyone's a fan, but a big check for me. Gameplay-wise, I'm not expecting Project M or anything, but bits like removing tripping, promising faster play than Brawl, and the For Glory mode give me hope it's going to be quite a bit better for competitive play than the last installment. Add in bits like the Gamecube controller adapter, 60 FPS on both consoles and the promise of competent online and it's looking like a great package. At this point my biggest worries are in terms of character selection, considering a lot of veterans are still in the dark and we're still at a somewhat disappointingly low six newcomers. Probably not a serious concern, and a bit greedy too considering we know 30 characters pre-release already and are bound to have some secrets, but Smash is all about the characters for me and there's just enough question marks left for me to wonder. Overall, it's looking great, just waiting for Nintendo to prove it's a home run.
E3 Hype - 50%
I gotta say, as hype as newcomer reveals are, I'm super apprehensive about this particular event. It's not that I'm expecting anything bad to happen; in fact, my current theory that we'll see Pac-Man and Ridley at the minimum would be pretty awesome if it came to pass. It's more that we have this Gematsu leak looming, and I gotta say, having it proven credible would be a massive blow to my excitement for the game. There isn't a single character in the six I actually want, and it looks quite possible that would be the extent of the newcomers in the game at 12, so I'd have nothing left to look forward to. Even if I don't expect it to happen, I'm finding it difficult to not worry about that potential scenario. Other nightmare possibilities could include a delay or locking playable characters behind NFC toys, but again, it's all about the characters for me, and I've got high hopes for this roster, so I'm just really hoping E3 doesn't dash them.
Y'know what? I think I'll just be happy when E3's over. Regardless of what happens, at least we're bound to know a fair bit more about the game, and I can worry less about what could be and focus more on enjoying whatever awesome stuff we actually get.
Thus far, the game sure is looking good. Fan favorite newcomers like Little Mac and Mega Man? Check. Cool surprises like Wii Fit Trainer and Greninja? Check. Lots of veterans confirmed to return, including some we were worried about like Ike and Lucario? Check. Toon Link's back? Well, not everyone's a fan, but a big check for me. Gameplay-wise, I'm not expecting Project M or anything, but bits like removing tripping, promising faster play than Brawl, and the For Glory mode give me hope it's going to be quite a bit better for competitive play than the last installment. Add in bits like the Gamecube controller adapter, 60 FPS on both consoles and the promise of competent online and it's looking like a great package. At this point my biggest worries are in terms of character selection, considering a lot of veterans are still in the dark and we're still at a somewhat disappointingly low six newcomers. Probably not a serious concern, and a bit greedy too considering we know 30 characters pre-release already and are bound to have some secrets, but Smash is all about the characters for me and there's just enough question marks left for me to wonder. Overall, it's looking great, just waiting for Nintendo to prove it's a home run.
E3 Hype - 50%
I gotta say, as hype as newcomer reveals are, I'm super apprehensive about this particular event. It's not that I'm expecting anything bad to happen; in fact, my current theory that we'll see Pac-Man and Ridley at the minimum would be pretty awesome if it came to pass. It's more that we have this Gematsu leak looming, and I gotta say, having it proven credible would be a massive blow to my excitement for the game. There isn't a single character in the six I actually want, and it looks quite possible that would be the extent of the newcomers in the game at 12, so I'd have nothing left to look forward to. Even if I don't expect it to happen, I'm finding it difficult to not worry about that potential scenario. Other nightmare possibilities could include a delay or locking playable characters behind NFC toys, but again, it's all about the characters for me, and I've got high hopes for this roster, so I'm just really hoping E3 doesn't dash them.
Y'know what? I think I'll just be happy when E3's over. Regardless of what happens, at least we're bound to know a fair bit more about the game, and I can worry less about what could be and focus more on enjoying whatever awesome stuff we actually get.