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I just can't imagine Ubisoft having another rep they'd prefer? Obviously Assassin's Creed is probably their biggest franchise. Or maybe they pull from Prince of Persia or Beyond Good and Evil. But Rayman or to a lesser extent the Rabbids feels like such a slam dunk
If they add Ezio (or however you spell his name) then his Up Special had better be a swan dive into a pile of hay.
I guess because the argument that maybe Nintendo doesn't support DLC for more than a year, if that's true? (Does Splatoon 2 count?) If they'd want to make an exception for the most special and craziest Smash roster ever, fueled by perhaps continued financial success with Ultimate through its DLC, remains to be seen. Considering they're putting money into more complex animated trailers this time around, maybe they could?
A good idea about Ezio I had was doing the DQ and having multiple of the main Assassins.
Yeah, but I think this could be because of the Splatoon devs' view on their competitive community. Sure, they're still kinda trying to form a meta in some capacity, but it's been clear since the first trailer that they kinda wanted an esports-esque thing, in a way. The same can't exactly be said for Smash, even if large steps were taken with Smash 4 and Ultimate.
Carmack saying that in December when they would most likely have had to have signed NDAs...
I'm on board for most of this, but idk if I would trust Google Theory or the 5chan leak parts. Since those have incorrect info on them. Though the Artorias part might just be because it was Dark Souls DLC.
Going with this. There's no way Doomguy is in Smash if that tweet exists.
Counter to that though, Grant Kirkhope was no longer with Rare but definitely had to sign contracts. Obviously different for composers actually working on the game. But Nintendo are mostly trying to keep a tight ship here, leaks not withstanding. The last thing they'd allow would be the creator of the character to tweet blatant hints.
This. He might just not know about it. Also, Kirkhope didn't know until February.
Kirkhope was doing actual work for the game with his new remix though. Carmack wouldn't be providing anything for smash brothers if Doom was to be represented. Its quite possible Carmack would know absolutely nothing even if the character was in.
I'd actually be intrigued what kind of contract he has with id. Obviously he sold his shares to Zenimax, but if I recall he's still credited on Doom (2016). Not sure if that's because he worked on it before he left or if he still holds any residual rights somehow. But I doubt he'd be completely in the dark about what they were doing with Doomguy.
I'm not really sure we will be seeing a new Namco character happening myself. They apparently retired Heihachi due to the passing of his voice actor if I recall correctly (Although I guess there are other options for Tekken if they have to). And I don't really see a third JRPG character happening with Tales. Especially if their trying to expand towards a wider audience as they claimed for this DLC pass.
I feel this is Nicolas Cage levels of putting the pieces together, National Treasure style.
I'm on board for most of this, but idk if I would trust Google Theory or the 5chan leak parts. Since those have incorrect info on them. Though the Artorias part might just be because it was Dark Souls DLC.
This plus the Mick Gordon thing that Untouch posted bring this conspiracy up in full force!
Dunno, man, the 5chan leak and Google theory were both disproven - if not some time ago, then by the E3 Direct.
I'm on board for most of this, but idk if I would trust Google Theory or the 5chan leak parts. Since those have incorrect info on them. Though the Artorias part might just be because it was Dark Souls DLC.
If you cut out the RPGs from Namco's repertoire, the only really likely choices would be Tekken or SC. And even that depends on whether or not Sakurai got over the technical limitations he had when he tried to think of a way to translate 3D fighter gameplay.
Seeing as how Namco loves DLC themselves (Tekken 7, Soul Calibur 6, Dragon Ball FighterZ, etc). Not to mention how many 3rd parties they have worked with to get characters in their own games. I think people are really sleeping on the fact that Namco most likely will get another fighter. Yes they didn’t get one last time, but just because they didn’t get one in Smash Wii U DLC doesn’t mean they won’t this time. We have to keep in mind how many characters Namco has, they aren’t some obscure company with no characters. Yes they aren’t Banjo hype level, however neither was Ryu from Capcom to a lot of people.
But I'm sure that if they come up with a Dark Souls character, they can destroy the Internet even harder.
Dark Souls is like the Dark Horse of the Namco speculation characters. That being said I could see it potentially working. Yes it’s another sword character and people will whine. However maybe if they add a heavy sword character it’ll just be different enough that people won’t mind.
I think it was less a question of technology and more of coming up with a way to translate Tekken's 3D limb-based gameplay into Smash. Sakurai likes to be faithful to the characters and the series' original mechanics.
Heihachi still played like Heihachi in both Playststion All Stars and Street Fighter X Tekken. Just like Akuma still played like Akuma in Tekken 7.
The twitter user also called VR for Switch. Which is pretty important to note. I still think there's misinformation out there in these leaks, so I tend to not look at them as a binary yes or no in regards to legitimacy. Like with the Gematsu leak for 3DS/Wii U; it didn't get Chrom or Chorus Kids, but it got Pac-Man, Mega Man, Little Mac AND Wii Fit Trainer a year and a half before release, and right before the initial reveal as well. So while a 'Female fighting game character' or whatever may not appear, they got the Hero and Switch VR correct.
Oh, no, I'm not saying he wouldn't play like Heihachi because the game is 2D or anything, I'm just kind of giving the reasoning Sakurai himself explained during Smash 4. I'm not opposed to the notion at all, this is just the explanation that was given to us.
Kirkhope is a freelance composer though, so he can be easily brought in. What is Carmack going to do, program the character?
Hypothetically speaking, I don't think any of the bosses will rep Dark Souls as a fighter; they're more like the kind of rep Rathalos makes for Monster Hunter. A fighter from Dark Souls would have to be the main avatar or someone with that structure like Solaire. As far as the sword thing goes, I don't think having 1 is a problem for Dark Souls in Smash. What might be a problem for Sakurai is how to integrate the playstyle of Dark Souls into Smash that stays faithful enough to the games as a lot of its combat is rather slow and relies on stamina for attacking, dodging, and blocking.
Also if you include pyromancies and miracles, magics that don't require a staff, you could do a lot, especially considering how insane some DS3 spells get.
Ah I apologize I misunderstood you, I misread what you had written.
.A cryptic answer and a minor vague tease are nowhere near breaking NDA levels. Pete Hines is literally Bethesda's head PR guy, his job is to dance around information. The Smash fanbase just blows them up and analyzes them to hell and back so they seem monumental.
