I think it'll either be an Ultimate re-release or "just" another Smash game. I don't think it has to be some crazy reboot with 20 characters or anything silly like that. Maybe a similarly-sized roster to Ultimate, give or take, some newcomers and some potentially necessary cuts (whether or not it's a net increase notwithstanding) and some stages, modes, etc.. Just another Smash outing, really.I'm sure this is a tired out topic, but since I haven't seen it directly discussed yet since coming back - what is everybody feeling about the direction of the roster for the next game? In the broadest sense, what do you expect/want from the next game?
Personally, my hope is an Ultimate re-release, reason being that with the foundation already being there, the focus can be on newcomers and more importantly, modes and miscellaneous features. So many of Ultimate's nagging omissions unrelated to the roster could be addressed, all the while having another batch of newcomers and maybe a couple more fighters passes depending on how it all goes. With that being said, I'm open to just about anything, though I would, in general, want to see a heightened focus on the "Games & More" and other such content.
1. Reskin Falcondorf into Deathborn, the main antagonist of F-ZERO GX. Just revert the smash attacks to their pre-Ultimate forms, and make a new Final Smash. The reason I say Deathborn and not Black Shadow is not only because Deathborn is the greater evil between the two in-universe, but his build, physically speaking, is better-suited to the Falcondorf kit.I've seen a lot of people defending Falcondorf because "he's fun" and while I can't agree because I don't play slow and strong heavies, I wouldn't take that away from them because muh references. Even as a Zelda fan, I wouldn't say Ganondorf even needs a full on overhaul. The TOTK incarnation can fit very well with the existing Smash base.
2. Rebuild Ganondorf from scratch such that he's more faithful to his series' villainous legacy.
3. ???
4. Profit.