I predict that we're going to have 2 more directs after this. So here I might as well give you all my dream for what they might hold, while still being a bit reasonable.
October Direct:
October Direct:
- Starts with Skull Kid reveal trailer which involves YL turning into Fierce Diety Link.
- Sakurai talks about skull kid, explains YL's final smash is a cutscene where he turns into FD link, and then explains FD link can also appear as a boss in a special mode that he'll cover at the end of the direct.
- Sakurai shows 3 new echo fighters: Impa, Twili Midna and Dixie Kong. He mentions how now, every main line console zelda game since Ocarina of Time is represented by a character.
- Sakurai then cuts to clip of gameplay where a giant Donkey Kong is chasing around a bunch of tiny villagers. It then announces that this game will have a new multiplayer option: "Event Smash". 2 teams: you choose how many people are on each team. Set a time limit. Select characters and statuses for each character. Select how many stocks and/or how much stamina a character has, if a character is infinitely respawnable, or if they infinitely respawn unless killed by a certain subcategory of moves: such as a certain player, final smashes, or explosives. You then choose win conditions for each team from a list and then assign a stage.
- Events made can be saved and they can be shared online, in a feature that will be discussed in a future direct.
- Games and More features 100 event matches, 50 single player and 50 cooperative, most of which the team made using this very Event Smash feature.
- Stage Builder is shown off. It is the most robust yet and features the touch screen.
- You can make not just normal stages, but you can also create special challenge stages: break the targets and board the platforms. These can also be shared online.
- The team has made a board the platforms and target smash map for every character, which can be played in the Stadium.
- Also in the stadium is Home Run Contest, Multi Man Smash, and the return of the Boss Battles mode, which will feature bosses from a mode that will be discussed at the end of the direct.
- Classic mode is shown again and there is a bit more detail gone into.
- Viridi is announced as an echo fighter. Sakurai talks about how, in pit and dark pit's respective classic modes, they can perform a certain action in the character select screen to get commentary from their respective goddess as they go through their campaign, and that they'll also be able to use this feature on certain stages in multiplayer smash (Palutena's guidance/Viridi's guidance). #SakuraiBias
- They talk about trophies and various features in the vault.
- They finally talk about Spirits mode: a story mode in a similar vein to the Subspace Emissary. It is separated into a series of challenges that are meant to take about 15-30 minutes. Once you beat one, you unlock the next one, in addition to a number of characters featured in it. You then gain the option to go through that level with any characters.
- Bosses appear in this mode and will be featured in the game's boss battle mode.
- Sakurai thanks us for watching.
- Ends with trailer for Bandana Waddle Dee
- Starts with trailer for Gardevoir.
- Gothitelle announced as echo fighter.
- Has a trailer of ~5 more echo fighters, including Shadow the Hedgehog. These are all remaining echo fighters.
- Remaining stages are shown off.
- Sakurai delves into the online mode. He goes over the large variety of match making options and other match making features. This takes up the bulk of the direct.
- Sakurai starts talking about DLC, which is planned. The main game will be as big as they can make it, but of course some ideas couldn't be fulfilled by release. Because of this, in order to guarantee an ultimate smash experience, additional content will be added later on.
- Characters echo fighters, and stages will appear as DLC.
- In addition to this, modes that did not appear in this game will be returning as DLC. This includes smash run and special orders.
- There will also be packs of new event matches, board the platforms, and target smash challenges.
- The last piece of DLC they make will be a reimagined All Star Mode, and will be free to download for anyone who has purchased all of DLC characters, and will only be available upon also unlocking all characters in the base game.
- Sakurai goes over every bit of content the game has to hype us up.
- "Oh, but aren't I forgetting someone?"
- Geno Trailer
- Ends with a thank you from Sakurai, and then a final poster of all of the characters.
- "Everyone is here."
- Release date.
- Fade to black.