To start, I'm a fan of passive stage hazards. Whether it's the lava on the Metroid stages, or the boxes that blow up on Green Greens, I've never really had an issue with most of these stage hazards. It's what makes Smash, well...Smash.
However, the Yellow Devil on the Wiley Castle stage is more than just a passive stage hazard...it's an all out intrusion. I haven't liked the idea of the Yellow Devil since day one when I heard about him during the Smash Bros Direct. And, sure enough, I hated him when I got the chance to play the stage at Best Buy.
It's intrusive and disrupts the fight completely, and it changes the dynamic of the fight to the point where it really isn't even Smash anymore. In the most recent video from GameXplain, they felt exactly the same way (starts at about 34 minutes in) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHE5-jEGQgY&list=UUfAPTv1LgeEWevG8X_6PUOQ#t=2033. At my Best Buy event, pretty much NO ONE wanted to play Wiley Castle for the exact same reason - the Yellow Devil.
Here is my main concern with this - Sakurai won't allow us to disable the Yellow Devil, and will tell us to play the FD version of the stage. The problem is, the FD version of the stage ISN'T the stage - it's FD with a cosmetic makeover. The actual stage I like - it has a small main area with moving platforms around it. The problem is the Yellow Devil. And in the Smash Bros Direct, Sakurai said the bosses will appear on other stages as well.
Given my extreme dislike of the Yellow Devil, and the unlikely possibility of players having the option to turn it off, I'm starting to get worried that other decent stages with potential may be "ruined" by the presence of some invasive boss...
However, the Yellow Devil on the Wiley Castle stage is more than just a passive stage hazard...it's an all out intrusion. I haven't liked the idea of the Yellow Devil since day one when I heard about him during the Smash Bros Direct. And, sure enough, I hated him when I got the chance to play the stage at Best Buy.
It's intrusive and disrupts the fight completely, and it changes the dynamic of the fight to the point where it really isn't even Smash anymore. In the most recent video from GameXplain, they felt exactly the same way (starts at about 34 minutes in) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHE5-jEGQgY&list=UUfAPTv1LgeEWevG8X_6PUOQ#t=2033. At my Best Buy event, pretty much NO ONE wanted to play Wiley Castle for the exact same reason - the Yellow Devil.
Here is my main concern with this - Sakurai won't allow us to disable the Yellow Devil, and will tell us to play the FD version of the stage. The problem is, the FD version of the stage ISN'T the stage - it's FD with a cosmetic makeover. The actual stage I like - it has a small main area with moving platforms around it. The problem is the Yellow Devil. And in the Smash Bros Direct, Sakurai said the bosses will appear on other stages as well.
Given my extreme dislike of the Yellow Devil, and the unlikely possibility of players having the option to turn it off, I'm starting to get worried that other decent stages with potential may be "ruined" by the presence of some invasive boss...
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