this is the main difference between melee and brawl for me:
melee punishes harder
this means in melee, you have to win less encounters. because of the pace, it's much more exciting through and through. combos are awesome because you have to follow DI
in brawl, you have to win more encounters (unless you're playing ice climbers) which is more mentally taxing. because of the pace, the most exciting parts are when both players are fishing for KO moves at very high percents. since there are very few combos in brawl, you not only have to follow DI but also predict or react to the opponent's response after DI.
visual perks: tech skill is more impressive to watch, so melee is way better for spectators. in brawl, you have to actually know a lot about the game to be truly impressed with how good people are, especially ally. metaknight is very repetitive, so even though the players are impressive, everyone calls him gay rather than cool. watching snake ***** though <3
i'm taking MM's in both games on friday