In these updates, I'm going to be talking about things I actually have on the Nexed wiki; I have a lot more done than that, but this is better than having to talk about 20+ characters at once.
Starting with said characters, I currently have five on the wiki.
- Mario: Mario is a character I really wanted to do well, seeing as he's a super iconic character, and therefore brings the expectation of being easy to play. As such, I used his Smash moveset as a base while making a few tweaks - Nothing insane, but just changing up a few moves for the sake of being different than Smash while keeping Mario's kit simple but effective. Three costumes so far.
- Sonic: Sonic is a character whose moveset in Smash is one I've never really been happy with, so while I retained a few moves for Smash, others were reworked to draw inspiration from modern games like Sonic Battle and Adventure. I also used Fox as a reference since he does a lot of what I think Sonic should be able to do in a platfighter. One costume so far, but I'm open to more.
- Pac-Man: Aw [Shiitake Mushrooms], here comes Pac-Man. I want to state that I LOVE the way he's handled in Smash, but for the sake of doing things differently, I went with a more Pac-Man World inspired approach (though there are still references to the maze games, especially the CE series). No costumes yet, but to be honest, I'm gonna have trouble whittling my ideas down to a reasonable number LOL
- Annalynn: It's her! The funny miner girl! I designed Annalynn similarly to how Pac-Man is in Smash, having a simple, trap-based moveset (though I also did make some differences from Pac). I have ideas for two costumes so far, but haven't actually added them yet.
- Sonnette: This character is actually an OC of mine, being a singer/superhero with a few singing-related powers (she's who I was referring to a few days ago). She took a little bit more work than everyone else listed here, but I'm finally content with her kit! I took some inspiration from characters like Pomme from RoA. No costumes.
I'm planning on launching the game with four other OCs, so if you'd like to see more of those, you're in luck!
As for the stages, so far I have World 1-1, Green Hill, and Jungle Hijinx complete. Each stage comes with twenty songs, being a blend of original music and fan-made remixes. Each stage also comes with a layout design similar to those Wario3 uses for SMSB submissions, so shoutouts to them.
Finally, I have a "main page" and items list in the works - Neither are complete yet, but I'm going to finish the former before I release the wiki officially.
Anyways, yeah, that's what I've got so far! Hopefully people will get a kick out of these updates. I'm really anxious, but also really excited to be doing something I love (making moveset/stage ideas) on a wider scale. Until next time!