Smash WiiU & 3DS Miiverse Daily Pic - May 28th

[Smashboards]

Smash Wii U & 3DS director Masahiro Sakurai says "Pic of the day. Characters that have heavy damage slowly start to emit steam. When your opponent starts to get nice and smoky, give 'em a solid attack!"

 

[roymustang1990-]

So,smoke will be another indicator besides high percentage of when it's a perfect time to smash your opponent

Okay,that's new.Not sure how I feel about this.

 

[WolfCypher]

How visible/noticeable will this be on the 3DS, I wonder?

 

[katastrophic]

Well this sure is... strange. Is it really needed / wanted? Probably not.

 

[Zane the pure]

Wait a minute... Steam when a character is in K.O%?
Half-Life 3 confirmed

 

[Ryu Myuutsu]

Well this sure is... strange. Is it really needed / wanted? Probably not.

This game isn't really needed as well. Eating, sleeping, pooping, peeing, those are fundamental; everything else is optional.

 

[katastrophic]

This game isn't really needed as well. Eating, sleeping, pooping, peeing, those are fundamental; everything else is optional.

Well this game sure is wanted. Can't argue against that

 

[Shorts]

Sheik is the hottest dude in this game.

 

[Ryu Myuutsu]

"When your opponent starts to get nice and smoky"

Dammit Sakurai! As if there wasn't enough fuel in the fire.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I already posted this joke, but

Smoking, truly bad for your health!

 

[BADGRAPHICS]

This is kinda cool, I guess. I wonder if we can turn off the HUD?

 

[Aninymouse]

This seems totally pointless. A visual cue for the novices, perhaps? I'd like to be able to toggle it off, I guess, because it seems so nonsensical. Is is steam? Sweat? Sublimation? Fairy dust?

 

[Zatchiel]

Yoshi thinks this is some sort of Febreze commercial.

Super Stench Brothers for Wii U and 3DS

 

[WaddleKing]

I can't wait to see how steaming is going to look like, with that aura effect it's going to look like it's burning.

 

[Ryu Myuutsu]

Before people ask why Steam? This is why:

 

[Jupo]

Looks like Sakurai and his team need to blow off some steam

 

[Gimj]

This is the first update that seems...bizarre to me, and not in a good way. I get the logic behind it, or assume, that it's for the casuals to more easily see when they are at lethal damage. I just don't know if "steam" makes sense...it just seems pretty weird for me. Isn't there another way that makes more sense? I do trust Sakurai, so maybe he will finagle this in a way that works. And if not, hopefully there is an option to turn it off. Maybe I just need to see it in action, I don't know.

I just don't want this to look stupid is all.

 

[Aurane]

I hope this is togglable, because that looks really dumb. I don't need a handicap smog to tell me when Lucario's smash will wreck Bowser.

I mean, it's a nice feature- but not for players who have played this game already. The new guys would benefit more from this than everyone else would. So if it's a must- at least make it optional. That's my few cents.

 

[Drazile]

So, their blood, sweat and/or tears are evaporating? Okay...

 

[Wanderer from Roseyard]

I'm not sure if that addition is really useful. I don't think characters need a visual indication of high damage because the HUD spells it out clearly, as well as the numbers above the fighters' heads.

What about when you disable the damage gauge so that your friends aren't just going after the foe with the highest damage? The steam will give it away.

 

[ChickenWing13]

Kirby @ high percent

 

[Domo-dono]

Can't knock it until I see it in action.

 

[KoRLumen]

Can't say I'm too fond of this. Maybe a tired idle animation or something. But steam makes no sense. It almost makes them look like they stink of sweat or something lol.

 

[Primeval Weasil]

Before people ask why Steam? This is why:

Half Life 3 debunked. Valve's decided to start some new projects instead. ;P

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

I can see this being really helpful in teams. At least for me it helps differentiate those at high percents from those at low percents on the other team. Provided this effect varies given the percentage and doesn't start at like 100% or something and stays fixed.

 

[JCDied4U]

Time for me to smoke the competition.

 

[thrillagorilla]

I'm just curious how people are supposed to differentiate this from DK giant punch steam. DK is likely to live to high percents too...

I don't see a practical purpose for this, to be honest.

 

[TheLegendOfVenusaur]

This is the only thing so far that's made me say. "Well this is pointless." You can just look at the changed percentage meter at the bottom of the screen.

 

[RascalTheCharizard]

I like the idea, but I think I would have KO'd Sheik before 160% (unless this game is Brawl 2.0). Just sayin.

 

[Morin0]

I read that Melee was supposed to have visible wear the more damage you have. (e.g. Falcon's helmet being cracked.) That sounds a lot better than emitting steam.

EDIT: I have been CORRECTED. It is Brawl and not Melee.

 

[RascalTheCharizard]

I read that Melee was supposed to have visible wear the more damage you have. (e.g. Falcon's helmet being cracked.) That sounds a lot better than emitting steam.

Pretty sure that was Brawl.

 

[Kenith]

I read that Melee was supposed to have visible wear the more damage you have. (e.g. Falcon's helmet being cracked.) That sounds a lot better than emitting steam.

That was Brawl.

This is found in the game's files.

 

[L2 Sentinel]

Not really fond of this feature, but it's not a dealbreaker. If they absolutely had to add a way to tell who was heavily damaged without looking at the bottom of the screen, I would have preferred blinking redness over steam. But I'm not really bothered too heavily by this feature, especially if I can turn it off.

 

[Smashiny]

Before people ask why Steam? This is why:

Omg that is amazing :o

 

[noterday]

I dunno I really like this idea compared to many people here.

When you're at high percents you feel a lot more fragile because you're one good hit away from dying and that will probably help to reinforce that feeling.

I mean yes it might be useful for telling when to smash someone if you're a new player, but it also makes you worried if youre the one at high percents.

 

[KatKit]

The "Watch Brisket smoke" Arby's ad I'm seeing on this page right now is oddly appropriate.

Anyways, it looks like a cloud of salt to me. So basically the more damaged you get, the more salty your character gets. Haha.

Also... I like how this is generally disliked, even when people complain about new stuff not being shown. Well, this is new soooo.

 

[Jerodak]

Super Sauna Bros.

 

[ChickenWing13]

I'm gonna rack my own damage up to 999% from Fox's lasers just to see what happens.

*hoping to get engulfed in flames*

 

[DunnoBro]

So Lucario essentially gets Gear Second

 

[The Cero Kelvin]

I just hope we can turn it off.