Thoughts on Alear's (Engage) chances?
Hmm, well...
Ever since Fates, Fire Emblem has settled into a stable two-year release gap for every game. The only exception was Engage, which
was going to be released in 2021 for the franchise's 30th anniversary, but was pushed back because COVID mucked up all the release schedules. The world is no longer under lockdown, so we'll probably return to the usual rhythm and have a 2025 release. This also lines up well with the Switch 2's launch, as it's slated to be revealed by March of next year and will probably release within the same year, so a 2025 Fire Emblem game would serve as a strong launch title.
Now, Smash usually releases about 2-ish years into a console's lifespan, give or take. According to the rumor mill, the Switch 2 was pushed back a bit to shore up launch titles, so Smash 6 might come a little sooner, but it's too early to tell. Regardless, we'll almost certainly have a new Fire Emblem game by then, and if
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are any indication, that new game will have a slot readied in advance to keep up with the relevant new titles. With that in mind, I'm almost certain Alear's ship has sailed
Potentially stupid question.
Does Steve count as a PoC?
Compared to the other Smashers I always saw him as a strange, block-based eldritch being. By Minecraft standards, he's pretty ambiguous, like other people said. Oftentimes the merch makes him white, but the original skin is a medium brown that's hard to parse
Adeleine has a pretty quick setup in Star Allies, as well as a move that lets her control the big bosses she creates. I'd imagine she'd be more of a fusion of Pokemon Trainer's idea with some Rosalina sprinkled in. Could still be a volatile moveset, though.
I wouldn't qualify Fighters 2 as evidence. That game was apparently only made as a pandemic project, and the quality shows pretty hard.
Yeah, KF2 and Gooey was more of an interesting trivia tidbit than a major appearance. I just thought it was curious and relevant to the current discussion. Most likely, it's because Gooey was given a relatively simple kit in Star Allies that could easily translate to a platform fighter, compared to something like Marx or Dark Meta Knight's giant attacks or Susie's mech suit