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I feel you, but my nerd friends are going to be watching VGAs. If I'm gonna check to see if there's a fighter, might as well do it with them instead of not at all
Not that I entirely agree with them, but this forum definitely does not reflect the sensibilities, tastes, desires, or reactions of the general smash community. Getting likes on here says nothing about what the majority actually wants.
In a group, even the most boring shows/movies can be fun. That's why I watch Max's stream during the VGAs because they tend to make fun of it.
TGAs are a western event? Who was talking about japan here? Secondly yeah touhou is nowhere near as big as DQ, it would be more niche there, and even more niche here. Making it the most niche character in the game. Making it a literal who at the game awards.
Pretty sure that's ROB or Ice Climbers.
Unless we start looking into pipes to find leaks, I expect the first round of leaks to come before the month ends.
You're right on the sales. My recollection of Bayo sales seems to be incorrect, or 100% based on the JP sales.
Side character is absolutely an incorrect interpretation of her involvement in Xenosaga. To put it simply, She is to Xenosaga what Saber is to Fate. She's a major character and basically the face of the franchise.
I agree with you about KOS-MOS, but I think you're underestimating how recognizable Touhou is. While Reimu herself is probably an unknown and the actual Touhou fanbase outside Japan is small and hardcore, it's still a game that I think most people online have been exposed to, even if they aren't aware of it.
The biggest reason is that she's still considered a mascot of Monolith-Soft, even though they don't own her. She was front and center for their 20th anniversary artwork at the beginning of October. And yes she does have a ton of moveset potential.
Thing about leaks is that you never know when to expect them. Even worse, you never know when to expect a trustworthy leak.
Yep, chances are the character has already leaked on some obscure 4chan post that no one believed. That said, I'm expecting the actual reveal to be in 2-3 weeks, and usually insiders have that information 1-3 days beforehand.
With the exception of Erdrick, Nintendo has been on the ball with not having fighters leaked until like, 2-3 days before reveal.
Only reason why I wouldn’t want Reimu is because her moveset would be based on bullethell games and would therefore be...well, hellish to fight against. Could you imagine all those projectiles?
Odds are she'd outspam even Simon by a considerable margin, which would be pretty horrifying. Best case, they make her good against other zoners but weaker against in-your-face characters somehow.
A really huge deal in comparison to what? That means nothing in a vacuum. We don’t even have an fps rep if you think every genre should have a rep. One of the biggest genres in gaming. Bullet hell are one of the smallest. It’s a niche fan base even in japan.
People thought Joker was the Joker from Batman.
If anything I think it would need to be the other way around, as the only way to outclass projectiles is with stronger projectiles.
I mean going back to your point that Sakurai doesn't like Xenosaga, therefore KOS-MOS isn't getting in Smash.
It should be a week in a half
I think this is actually a fan misinterpretation of some old article that's gotten blown up through fanbase telephone, isn't it? Is there a quote on this? Anyways, generally speaking we don't ever get reps as representatives for an entire genre; they get in on their own merits.
And Touhou definitely has it's own merits. Sure, it may be obscure here; but it is definitely popular in Japan.
Basically, KOS-MOS is one of the main characters in Xenosaga and she's the face of the franchise, as all 3 Xenosaga games have her on the cover art. Also, she's far from a side character as she plays a huge role in Xenosaga's story overall, especially in Xenosaga 3. Besides that, she's also part of the recurring "Robot" character within the Xeno series, as all Xeno games have an "Android/Cyborg" playable character. Not to mention Xenosaga Episode 1 was Monolith Soft's first game as an independent company and it was successful, so Xenosaga definitely has an important spot in Monolith's history.
Eh. A lot of my most wanted are either spellcasters or rangers, so I am for the projectiles.
I’ve never heard that, is there a link? I knew he played bullet hell games, the one he liked was gal force or gal way or something.
I think it's also based upon several other factors, A shoot em up (Gall Force) developed by HAL is apparently what inspired him to be a dev in the first place and seek out a Job at HAL. It would also explain Sakurai's fascination with shooting segments in all of his games. He's also gone on record saying he plays Danmaku Monday
Yes there are many important characters, and there are also limited slots. In the end, not every important character will make it in.
If we can get faces such as Ridley, Little Mac, and Banjo, Japan should get it's share of characters more favored over there. It's only fair, as long as they're not exclusive to that country or something.
Is that why most of the West weren't so......keen on
joining the roster?If the West side of Smash fandom is known for anything it's being damn ignorantIs that why most of the West weren't so......keen on
The newcomers from SSB4 onwards have actually been overwhelmingly skewed to the West. I think Hero is the only newcomer from the past two games I'd genuinely consider a "JP-centric" character in terms of appeal, while there's been Ridley, K. Rool, Mac, Dark Samus, and Banjo all in the same timeframe.
