Melee rocks.
I just played it today, and wiped the floor with everyone.
It will always live on somewhere, because someone, in some place, is thinking Arby's.
Anyway.
Brawl is still very competitive.
It just depends on how you play, as I don't see how a fast-aced battle is not competitive.
I guess I just can't figure out how Melee is any more competitive than Brawl.
I support neither, but I say that Melee is only more competitive because you have to think fast and act fast.
Same goes with Brawl, actually.
I played a battle today:
Fox vs. Fox.
Final Destination.
No items.
It really didn't seem that much different.
I mean, it is different, in that Melee (if you're against a good opponent) is "dodge this one move or die from the others".
Brawl can be almost like Melee, if you know how to control your character properly.
I slung my friend's Fox all over the place, and then, we played Melee, and even though Melee is faster and easier for me to kill on, we still played 5 stock on Brawl and Melee, and the score was the same: I had three lives left when I killed him.
That happens EVERY TIME we play.
Don't flame me, just opinion here.