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Only thing I would change is probably swap out Ganondorf for like DK Jr., or Baby Bowser (as a Yoshi RRRRRREP) though that requires foresight in expecting Ganondorf to appear again and thus likely being included in Brawl regardless with a different moveset.
I’m fairly confident that we’d have gotten a unique Ganondorf in Brawl if he wasn’t added as a clone in Melee. I don’t really have any evidence to back that up but he’s an important enough character that it would have felt like a really big omission by then.
I get it now I was confused at first like Bubbles isn't in Melee
I'd start with the actual 6 clones tho...and then pick 6 alternate characters is that your question?
Yeah, but in Melee times, you wouldn't have known the Gerudo form would appear again as opposed to just Ganon, which is my point.
Oh, I see what you’re saying. That makes sense. Still, since Ganondorf and Ganon are the same character in different forms, I feel like we’d have gotten at least one of them regardless of what Twilight Princess did with the character. That would be pretty interesting if we had gotten classic Ganon over Dorf from the start. I wonder if we’d have gotten both forms by this point or if they’d turn them into transformations like they did with Samus/ZSS in Brawl.
Honestly I think at the time the sheer scope of OoT's massive popularity dominated the decision maker's choices so it'd seem off for pig Ganon to be there. Originally Melee wasn't going to have the 6 characters who made it as clones so adding Ganondorf specifically was in line with Link, Zelda and Sheik, Young Link... But yeah I often also muse over what if they just didn't put him in until Brawl then he can be actual Ganondorf and be unique. If I figure out time travel imma do that actually be like nope on the whole let's put Ganondorf in Melee cuz 4 Zelda chrs isn't already enough for a game that's "out of time" let's add a 5th...
DK Jr. and Baby Bowser are really interesting ideas, I'm kinda sad they didn't go with them in Melee considering that was their only real chance. I wonder what a lightweight DK or Bowser would feel like to play, given that they're both so intrinsically tied to the heavyweight playstyle.
was koopa kid that Mario party character they renamed mini bowser in the uk version?
Castlevania has my attention the most I've pretty much reincarnated all my favorite spots in SOTN with the level maker lol I would love another stage tho of any sort especially if Alucard becomes playable...
I’d love a stage based around Central Highway from Mega Man X. I made one in Stage Builder that I was really happy with. Basically, the largest platform can be blown up and fall to the bottom of the screen where the pillars that were holding it up acted like walls. There was a space at the base of each pillar for you to get through back to the top section so you aren’t trapped there. In my version, you could blow up the platform again at the bottom to have it respawn and return to its original position.
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Any particular reason you’d personally prefer the roster to return to pre-Brawl size? I understand the argument that it’s easier to balance with a smaller roster but I feel like that would pretty much kill the point of speculation or hoping to ever see one of your favorite characters. I suppose for strictly competitive players, that sacrifice might be worth it but I’d have a hard time getting excited for it without a much more ambitious SSE-like adventure mode to make up for the much smaller roster.
Mega Man - It's the cliche answer but if we can use content from the other series, Central Highway from X feels like a no brainer.
I wonder if this is just something we're going to have to prepare ourselves for. Like, when it comes to guest characters, we still don't really know the standard for how many should be expected to make a reappearance. If we aren't seeing every single one return there are bound to be some tradeoffs that feel a little bit uneven. We're probably gonna be faced with that even if like 50-60 vets return.
I want every fighter to be made form the ground up with no assets reuse from old games.
That’s a solid enough reason. I think I could accept a reset button like that if the end result made the general mechanics and remaining characters a lot more fun to play. I’m happy enough with how it plays now but there’s always room to revisit and improve things. I wouldn’t lock the roster at Brawl levels past that point though, I’d just use it as a new starting point to build from.
Sorry, but this really doesn't work with Smash Bros. Each character is already designed with a certain amount of authenticity in mind, suited to specific roles that best classify each character. Like Mario and Kirby need to be beginner characters, there isn't a ton of flexibility here to make them over the top crazy. Sure, there's a lot you can do, but there needs to be an amount of cohesion to it and it can't be too unwieldly.
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Another reason I love ArcSys's art so much. Not only does it look amazing, but it precludes all the alt costume bull****.
Isn't that the point of newcomers? If you're tired of Mario, you can play as Pac-man.
I have absolutely no clue. I feel like the chances of it staying or going are like 50/50.
Not good unless they do "Everyone Is Here" again.
I've spoken on it before but long story short, it just doesn't look that good for them.
Oh hey, I just posted my tier list earlier!
How the **** did Little Mac fall down there?
Yeah, they'll probably add a new wtf character instead tbh, i like plant, but his novelty kind of wore off, so i dont see him returning either.
I could see Piranha Plant returning if the devs have enough time to focus on other characters with higher priority.
I want fighter reworks, but not to this extent where we're replacing literally everything "just because". Balancing what makes the character work with new/more-accurate ideas on top of that is the perfect solution to making a character feel fresh without completely upending their design.
Sheik, Toon Link and Little Mac are still extremely popular characters, so I doubt they're going anywhere.
