Singles Matches of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U from E3

[CT Chia]

Most of the footage we have seen from E3 has been the same typical four player free-for-all action. This is a great and fun way to play, but can make analysis difficult for viewers, and harder for players to practice the game and tone up their spacing. That all changed late this past week when the Clash Tournaments had the chance to test the one-on-one feeling of Super Smash Brothers Wii U.

On Thursday, four competitive players got the chance to play the game at E3 in a one-on-one format. The videos have made their way online to the CLASH Tournaments YouTube Channel, where CT Chibo, Keitaro, Sky (of League of Legends fame), and others duked it out against each other with a variety of characters. Take a moment to watch some of the videos and then give us your feedback! What do you think of the game now? Are you excited about anything you have seen in any of these games? What are your thoughts on the competitive viability of this title? Leave a comment below!

You can click here for the entire playlist of videos.

You can find out more about CLASH Tournaments from their website, and follow them on Twitter @CLASHTournament.

 

[MugenLord]

Damn, I was about to submit this lol. I'm looking forward to playing this game!

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

First time I see the Super Sonic in a gameplay video. Looks way shorter and that is great.

 

[Kenith]

I am so happy.

When Sonic uses his Final Smash, he says "Super Sonic Style!"

Is that off-topic? I'm sorry. I had to point it out.

 

[The21stSmasher]

Hopefully there's more to come!

 

[Toph_87]

Finally, some 1v1's. Its a lot easier to analyze and see what is going on in those. Thanks for posting this.

 

[FlynnCL]

Marth's knockback is completely all over the place. Poor guy...

Even though it needs some more tweaks, it is looking great.

 

[Tristan_win]

....Marth looks so bad... Like I don't main him but he's always been a character I would play now and again. I can't imagine how the Melee and Brawl mains feel about what they done to him.

edit: Still these are some of the best videos we gotten from E3, they are fairly fun to watch.

 

[NTA]

Damn, I was about to submit this lol. I'm looking forward to playing this game!

are you the same mugenlord that used to upload mugen videos 6 or 7 years ago?

 

[MugenLord]

are you the same mugenlord that used to upload mugen videos 6 or 7 years ago?

Yep, thats me, and I still upload Mugen videos lol. I just expanded to other gaming related content besides mugen. Stop by my channel when you have the time. I just started uploading project m gameplay.

 

[JOE!]

Bowser looks so good

 

[proxibomb]

Sonic seems to have a lot of ending lag when he finishes some moves. I hope this is fixed, or L-cancelling is added in. I mean, Sonic is suppose to be a fast character...

 

[PLATINUM7]

Some of the knockback seemed a bit excessive at lower percentages in the first match. Sonic looked like he had a lot of ending lag after aerials. Just shortening the lag would do, no need to put in L-cancelling.
Both are things that can be easily changed before release, or even after in patches.

 

[Renji64]

This game still needs works.

 

[NewGuy79]

this is some great quality stuff here man thx for posting, you guys do a real good job in making SSB4 look real exciting gj guys

 

[The21stSmasher]

This game still needs works.

That's why it's a demo...

 

[DarkDeity15]

I wish one of you guys would go Link though.

 

[Kenith]

This game still needs works.

That is correct, good sir; hence, why it will be released in the holiday season as opposed to now.

 

[silvR1995]

Now THAT'S King of the Koopas! I can't wait to play as Bowser! :D

 

[Shariq]

The speed of the game looks fine. It's just that its still just a bit floaty. That isn't the main issue though. The main problems are that the knock back needs to be sorted out, hit stun for lower percentages should be increased a just little more, ending lag for moves should be decreased and dash dancing should be made easier. This is still a demo so they can still hopefully fix these problems. Besides that everything else looks great. Game runs smooth and looks beautiful!

 

[shapular]

I'm curious if Shield Breaker is going to be a better option in Smash 4 with the shield damage buff, but I haven't seen anyone try it out. It could be that breaking shields will become a legitimate part of Marth's strategy, but I haven't seen exactly how much shield damage an uncharged or lightly charged Shield Breaker does. I'd also like to know if it still gives Marth a momentum boost for recovery.

 

[hotdogturtle]

Just watched all of them. The difference in overall speed of the game is hugely noticeable in the 2 days of practice that you guys had over the invitational matches. All it took was a bit of knowing how to use the characters. The landing lag complaints that I've read about are also evident in those videos, so I'm on board with hoping that they fix that before release. But I hope that these videos prove to people that the game is not normally as slow as Brawl.

 

[Shariq]

I'm curious if Shield Breaker is going to be a better option in Smash 4 with the shield damage buff, but I haven't seen anyone try it out. It could be that breaking shields will become a legitimate part of Marth's strategy, but I haven't seen exactly how much shield damage an uncharged or lightly charged Shield Breaker does. I'd also like to know if it still gives Marth a momentum boost for recovery.

Shield breaker can assist recovery. I saw Ken use it a few times

 

[SirroMinus1]

Im really liking the way pikachu looks. Im looking forward to testing him out today

 

[BaPr]

Amazing! Now I can check out the videos without having all this stuff happening at once. Thanks for making this!

EDIT: Wow, I am impressed. If what they said was true about Bowser being the worst in 1v1 and Samus being the best, than they did an amazing job at balancing. That fight looked like a completely even match.

 

[Wasp]

I'm not a big fan of free for all, so these two vids are very welcome. Indeed much better to analyse everything going on here.

 

[PLATINUM7]

Amazing! Now I can check out the videos without having all this stuff happening at once. Thanks for making this!

EDIT: Wow, I am impressed. If what they said was true about Bowser being the worst in 1v1 and Samus being the best, than they did an amazing job at balancing. That fight looked like a completely even match.

I really liked the way Bowser looked. Doom made him seem like a decent character.
Also it's good to hear that there are at least more combos in Smash 4 than there were in Brawl.

 

[Thecombosetups]

Sonic is looking good overall

 

[Deleted member]

When Sonic uses his Final Smash, he says "Super Sonic Style!"

EVERYBODY SUPER SONIC RACING...

But does he still say "You're too slow?"

 

[Kenith]

EVERYBODY SUPER SONIC RACING...

But does he still say "You're too slow?"

God, I hope not. Could have sworn I heard something to that effect though.

 

[Deleted member]

God, I hope not. Could have sworn I heard something to that effect though.

If he doesn't say it, bringing back Sonic was useless. The best part about him was tauntspamming your opponent, then using his speed to run away when they try and hit you.
"C'MON STEP IT UP"
"YOU'RE TOO SLOW!"

 

[Kenith]

If he doesn't say it, bringing back Sonic was useless. The best part about him was tauntspamming your opponent, then using his speed to run away when they try and hit you.
"C'MON STEP IT UP"
"YOU'RE TOO SLOW!"

It's fine, just the fact he's voiced by Roger Craig Smith is enough to be that annoying.

(Disclaimer: I have nothing against that man.)

 

[Deleted member]

It's fine, just the fact he's voiced by Roger Craig Smith is enough to be that annoying.

(Disclaimer: I have nothing against that man.)

As long as his taunts are god tiers of annoying, I think we'll be fine.

 

[Psyant]

Honestly liking how the game is shaping up already, considering we've got a ways to go before release. These matches certainly paint a brighter picture than what we've seen until now.

 

[link2702]

still no smash DI...

 

[Unbias]

Sonic's running speed is better this time around, can't say the same for his his actual attacks.

 

[Shariq]

EVERYBODY SUPER SONIC RACING...

But does he still say "You're too slow?"

He doesn't say that anymore, at least not in these demos
"You're too slow" seems to have been replaced with "Sonic Speed!"
"C'mon step it up!" looks to be replaced with "Come on!"

EDIT: Btw I didn't personally see this. Just saw it mentioned on some other threads.

 

[Chesstiger2612]

These games make SSBU look much better than in the FFAs. I would say it is half way between Brawl and Melee combowise.

 

[Deleted member]

He doesn't say that anymore, at least not in these demos
"You're too slow" seems to have been replaced with "Sonic Speed!"
"C'mon step it up!" looks to be replaced with "Come on!"

EDIT: Btw I didn't personally see this. Just saw it mentioned on some other threads.

Aw man...
Well, if SAWNIC SPEED is annoying enough, then I guess it'll be fine.

 

[OptimistNic]

If our feedback (which Nintendo may try to relay to the dev team) is ignored, than tournaments will see a mix between Melee's aggressive play and Brawl's defensive play.

Back before Brawl was released, the competitive scene was nowhere near as big enough to hear our cries. Now it's so huge we have Nintendo being impressed by us and listening to our feedback. In other words, unlike the pre-Brawl era we now have Nintendo on our side.