Recent content by Slime Scholar

Pardon my ignorance, but is Master Chief actually one of the top five most requested characters here right now? I remember seeing people talk about him when we were still waiting for the last fighter and Halo was having its mini-renaissance with Infinite and the TV show on the horizon, but is he...

I was always really confused by the Palutena's Guidance about this because even a glance at both characters will tell you that Chrom wields a single-handed blade while Ike carries a heavy great sword that requires a completely different set of animations. It makes no sense for Chrom to swing...

Mario should get a new final smash in addition to a gameplay/visual overhaul IMO. This isn't the first time I've beat this drum here but he's not a fire bender. He could get a Power Star/Rainbow Star and knock out enemies by running into them. He could kick a shell through a row of Goombas and...

I don't think an RE character would need to be sanitized at all, but I do wonder how they'd approach the other content. The series is full of gruesome monster designs and leans into body horror a lot, which might not fly with ratings boards. This doesn't seem like something Smash would do, but...

I hope Nintendo aren’t total cheapskates with the English voice acting next time around. Not holding my breath but it’d be nice if Cloud and Sephiroth had their current English voice actors. it would also be nice if characters like Sonic didn’t have to use archived clips from other games, but...

Does Wario’s current moveset actually lean into WarioWare all that much? There’s the bike I guess, which maybe feels a bit over-centralized for the kind of move it is, but overall he feels more random than anything. I think my actual problem with his portrayal in Smash is that he’s a little too...

If you want to insult me that's cool, but I just don't agree. Obviously it's hyperbole to attribute all of her popularity at the time to just Wayforward's actions, especially since she's still being asked for today. But they were absolutely fanning the flames themselves with cheeky "see you in...

TBH I think people in the Smash community vastly overestimate Shantae's chances and relevance, and that had Wayforward not pushed for attention during the Smash ballot (using both Twitter and their Kickstarter for Half-Genie Hero) that nobody would be talking about her. Even her being a spirit...

Which has happened before, but I don't think a DLC-exclusive character is really in the same ballpark. We don't have figures for Xenoblade 3 specifically, but as a general rule, the percentage of players who buy a game and then go on to buy its DLC is around 10%-20%. This can vary, and it's...

It's unlikely, but if we got another Square character I'd like it to be a Dragon Quest Slime. Sakurai did mention he was prepared to use them if he couldn't get permission for the Hero.

Pretty much this. It's funny that even the question of "will we get an enhanced port or a full sequel?" is just history repeating itself. This was very much a talking point after Smash 4 had finished development and we were all waiting on the Switch (NX?) game. I personally can't imagine them...

Agreed. To add to this, I don't expect we're going to see a lot of "company reps," (for as much as that's even a thing) getting outright replaced when they don't come back. Put another way, don't expect Dante if Ryu and Mega Man are gone. Don't expect Geno if Cloud and Sephiroth don't return...

I'm not sure what Mario Kart stands to gain by crossing over with series that are frankly far less popular than it. It has even less to gain if it goes through a rebranding while doing so. Everyone knows Mario Kart. FWIW I really like the idea of guest drivers in the series and think it was done...

I hope so, because for as much as I love Charles as Mario, the direction on that performance was just all wrong. In Mario games his voice very energetic and bubbly and he’s made to sound like he’s having fun, but in Smash he looks and sounds so stoic and determined- but he still has Mario...

Yeah we aren’t getting more DLC for Ultimate. I don’t think them sparing a few devs to push out spirit updates is indicative of any bigger plans for that game. I do, however, think that the timing lines up nicely with Namco’s Studio 2 and Studio S being announced, and that part of the reason...