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I'll wait to see what's in it, or at least see the direction. Last Pass I waited because there were big rumors of Steve and I didn't want to be paying for him, so as soon as Banjo was announced I bought it. This time around I might only wait for the second character's announcement and take a leap of faith on how I expect the Pass to go, because I can't be wasting money buying the characters individually.
that does seem like the most reasonable course of action for me, im not confidant that theyll all be characters id love or even half of them.
well i felt a little burn for taking the leap of faith with B&K after terry and byleth
9 PM Eastern time on Tuesdays, though there have been times where it's 8:30 PM instead.
Except that the most many of us expect are alts, not Echoes...The big guys would have said so if this batch included Echoes.
Much appreciated, thank you.
They didn’t say “NO Echoes” either unlike last time
If the structure of this pass is similar to the previous one, then I can reasonably expect the usual format (1 fighter, 1 stage, some tracks, Mii costumes notwithstanding) to remain. If there were Echoes, I'd only expect them to come with the final fighter at most, when there wouldn't be time enough left to make elaborate uniques.
It's a testament to how egregious the notion of them cutting anybody is haha.
Given that, we gotta consider ourselves lucky when some series are willing to bring back lesser-featured characters from past entries. Cases like the modern MK trilogy are practically ashamed of even acknowledging those, sometimes, or simply can't due to legal reasons (see Street Fighter EX).
MK is actually pretty blatant in making fun of the stuff that's not appreciated.
And Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Yeah good idea Neatherrealm, have an crossover with something where you're toned down despite violence being what makes Mortal Kombat what it is...Couldn't had crossover with Killer Instinct or something huh?
Things aren't so simple though.
The only good thing that came out of that was Midway being bought out by Warner Bros. otherwise we never would had gotten the rebooted MK games.
And the only reason the reboot is as good at it is? Warner Brothers is actually super respectful of their time.
For most characters, I suppose that we could see a simple extension of what they actually are so far. Ninjara could get a new ninja outfit, if he is not a student anymore, Twintelle could simply have a new flashy outfit, Mechanica could get a new, more sleek design for a 2.0 mech, Min-Min could reflect her status as a party crash champion...
I could imagine Lola Pop having a more ringmaster kind of aesthetic to her, Dr. Coyle could look even more insane with rusty ARMS, more messy hair and a Hannibal Lecter-type mask.
Well Ribbon Girl as a pop Idol would have to have a whole new outfit, Ninjara could graduate from Ninja U and dress more like a conventional one in black (or navy blue if they wanna be accurate), Max Brass could pass the belt on but be back to reclaim it, enjoying being the challenger for a change.
Meanwhile, we got the Injustice games out of the deal, allowing the DC heroes and villains to shine on their own merits.
Seeing how Lola's hair seems like hard candy, I wonder if it'd be possible for it to be down at all.
I think black would actually be more accurate to the modern day sky
Lola Pop looks great with her hair down.
In my opinion if not by character 2, character 3 is when it's decision making time.
I would accept the Echo coming along with said FP fighter if they could be a Echo off of any character from that newcomer's series. Imagine a unique Dixie Kong fighter with a Funky Kong/DK Echo to boot. Or Krystal with a Leon Powalski/Wolf Echo.
Makes all the comments of Byleth ruining the pass hilarious in hindsight.
Side-note: I wonder if Byleth's inclusion was the character they could afford to take a loss on, i.e. not royalties needed.
It would be the actual reason why not every third-party can be allowed in the same game at the same time: ****'s expensive man. At least some sound like they'd be lent for a song.
I can imagine that Hero and Banjo & Kazooie were the most expensive 3rd party newcomers in Ultimate to get the license for as well as the veteran Cloud due to all the different copyright owners that own all the different stuff in the Square-Enix franchises and Banjo & Kazooie being a Mircosoft franchise now. Through a business prospect, they all made sense to be introduced into Smash as DLC fighters because of all the money their companies would make off of them.
Amen. I think people forget that Smash is more than just a competetive fighting game. I always bring my Switch to friend or family gatherings and we have a blast. It's a mess of fun and I intend to add as much fun as possible to this game. More characters. More stages. More laughs. More memories.
I agree but this time around it may be a while before we know the third character's identity, and if the ARMS rep is cool enough I don't know if I'll be able to wait for so long, so the second character might have to be my barometer.
I think Terry was one of the cheaper ones in terms of up front cost but was probably the most expensive in man-hours when SNK said yes to all songs.
