Official Next Smash - Speculation & Discussion Thread

[dream1ng]

With the new AI tools, if someone dedicates the time and effort as something like the Grinch leak to make it believable, it will definitely not be a case of "that's obviously AI".

Sure there will be laughably bad fake leaks using AI, but as technology presses on, the Smash fanbase continues to be obsessive, insane and easily baited, and leaks co-opt significant attention in speculation, there's gonna be some believable **** tossed out there.

 

[Diddy Kong]

I never took any leak all too serious to be honest. Been around with speculation before Brawl, but gotta admit, they became more and more convincing over time. To the point where I now admit that the most convincing parts of speculation will include leaks in the future. It isn't as much pattern recognition or logical thinking nowadays, it's gonna be leaks.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

And then you get the fact that sometimes a blurry photo may be more real than what looks like a "good shot" of it, due to how likely someone could get said good shot. People try to get screenshots via a cellphone at work far more often than anything else, which means lower quality is actually more realistic.

Though that doesn't mean it's always as simple as that. Someone who actually makes copies of said work could find a way to get out cleaner shots, or sometimes it's pure text, etc. Nothing is ever simple. It's generally a dubious thing by nature regardless of how many easy tells there are. And that's not even counting A.I.

 

[dream1ng]

It's true that blurry photos can cover up obvious giveaways, but tbh blurry photos themselves are a major red flag. Almost no real Smash leaks are actual blurry photos. Even the uncommon photographic ones like the Ken leak was relatively clear.

 

[Captain Shwampy]

It's the year 2025/2026. A new smash has come out, and one of the big things that it's praised for is the expressive character animation. Every character has been given a lot more expressive movements and facial expressions, and it altogether increased the game's appeal by a lot.

Except for Sonic. He still doesn't emote for some likely Sega related reason.

Yea I think one of the IDW artist mentioned Sega has restrictions on sonic facial expressions which is shame because the Sonic OVA and CD showed off how fun Sonic can be when hes drawn like a Lupin the Third character. To be fair it probably wont just be sonic with the restrictions, Id love to see the fire emblem characters making the Enel face from One piece more than anyone but I doubt whoever oversees that would be cool with it.

 

[RodNutTakin]

for the love of Mike, please let Kirby do the bugged out eyes expression he has in some games in the next Smash

 

[P4ST4N4G4]

It would be cool if the next installment has a new art-style to go with it.

Kinda like what they did with Brawl to make it stand out, but please no more ultra-realistic denim on Mario's pants XD.