When Melee was new

[Ledger_Damayn]

I didn't keep track of the competitive scene when Melee came out, so I can't attest to this.

But when it was just released, I predict that there was a similar number of people whining about their beloved techs and characters getting changed, buffed, nerfed, w/e. Heck, I might even go as far as to say people thought the game was slow and uninteresting.

With that in mind, I really can't see why so many people are so sure that this game will be a slow, non-competitive, short life-span game.

Does anyone have videos of pro's from like, the first few months that Melee was out? I think if more people saw how much slower and different the game was when it was just released and no one knew what the hell they were doing, a lot of people would quit with the whining.

 

[Layupfreak]

lol yea i know

 

[User33]

Well 64 didn't really have many advanced techniques, and I'm pretty sure they were all doable in Melee :D

Although I agree with this thread.

 

[TheKoopaBros.]

Here is a video of a tournament from 2002.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-xSNzYqHGg

 

[Lithos]

I was gonna link to that vid Koopa, lol.

That match just goes to show that the metagame takes time to advance. Brawl will definitely evolve, but not anytime soon.

 

[/~Dogma~\]

i think we should just give this game some time imo

 

[Nightcloud]

Great thread..hopefully it does stop the whining!

 

[Cubemario]

I thought this thread was exactly like the billion others, but this one actually has a point to it. That video is full of win.

 

[TheKoopaBros.]

I was gonna link to that vid Koopa, lol.

That match just goes to show that the metagame takes time to advance. Brawl will definitely evolve, but not anytime soon.

I agree.

I posted a video you were going to link to, and you posted what I would have said in response. XD

lol.

 

[Terrorcon Blot]

Doin' the time warp...

 

[frankisvital]

Great thread..hopefully it does stop the whining!

Ah, the naivety of youth!

 

[Terrorcon Blot]

It's fun to imagine it'll change things.

And hey, it's neat to see a match that doesn't involve the characters having a seizure as they bounce around trying to "psych" each other out!

 

[Espy Rose]

I have to admit, when I gave Melee a spin for the first time, I HATED IT. I complained that it was too fast, the characters were too heavy, and the game was overall lame.

However, after owning and playing the game for so long, I take EVERYTHING back.

I'm pretty sure many are worried how Brawl works. I say there should be nothing to worry about when it comes to competitive Brawl.

Also, just looking at that video of 2002 Gameplay...

That's just proof that pro gameplay takes time to evolve. Please people, give Brawl a fighting chance. Dumping it now is like a metaphorical abortion.

 

[KangKyu]

This is probably the wisest thread I've seen yet. oo

 

[Little Red Corvette]

Is it bad of me to enjoy the way that 2002 Final went? It's just more exciting for me to watch personally than a more modern pro match.

 

[CO18]

Great thread man, people need to stop Sh*tting in their pants because they think the metagame is gonna be so much worse.

 

[InvincibleAgent]

Incorrect. Melee was fast. That was the biggest thing my friends and I noticed. It was much faster than SSB64. But we adapted.

And it did kind of bug us that Ness was nerfed, but it was made up for by how Kirby and Falcon were nerfed. Those two dominated at 64 when we were playing.

 

[TrainerBlue]

What if the metagame Is Worse?, Right now Brawl Looks like Melee Back in 2002....What if in a year brawl does not Progress Like melee Did in the past years?

 

[Mambo]

It's crazy how far Melee came, but Brawl will reach its hights quicker because the competative scene is so much larger and there's faster/better internet and video capture. But even if all advanced techs every where discovered today, it'd still take a while for people to get used to them and use/defend them succesfully.

 

[StealthFighterX]

Looking at that old vid is weird...i can see this is how brawl will evolve.

 

[naevorc]

It's kind of funny how much more people whine about a game before it's out, opposed to after it's out.

 

[Terrorcon Blot]

What if in a year brawl does not Progress Like melee Did in the past years?

Then we can all breathe a sigh of relief as Brawl does not become the spastic glitchfest that is Melee.

 

[NES n00b]

Then we can all breathe a sigh of relief as Brawl does not become the spastic glitchfest that is Melee.

There are already lots of exploits and glitches. lol Bitter much?

Have fun losing, because hey, you aren't using glitches which makes you cool!

 

[ihavespaceblondes]

Then we can all breathe a sigh of relief as Brawl does not become the spastic glitchfest that is Melee.

A "sigh of relief" at the game really being nothing more than a boring roll fest?

 

[Terrorcon Blot]

Hey, I'm fine until we discover glitches that replace little things like "running" and "walking".

 

[Ichida]

When Melee was new, people were probably pissed it wasn't 64 2.0.

 

[garrR]

It's crazy how far Melee came, but Brawl will reach its hights quicker because the competative scene is so much larger and there's faster/better internet and video capture. But even if all advanced techs every where discovered today, it'd still take a while for people to get used to them and use/defend them succesfully.

quote for truth.

i think what hindered learning melee was the inconvenience associated with obtaining videos. i remember how excited i was when i first got direct connect to work and downloaded a ton of videos. with the ease of youtube today, we can expect the brawl metagame to develop faster relative to melee.

but yeah, this thread is one of the most rational threads in the brawl forum so far. a metagame takes time. there's no other substitute.

people are angry because they feel threatened by having to learn a new game and not being "good" anymore. if you were truly good at melee, you'll be good at brawl given some time.

 

[Senshuu]

When Melee was new, I was like "Ooo! New characters! New stages! New graphics! New modes!" And since it was 500% better than SSB, I was content with that.