no more swimming

[captainghost07]

its kinda weird that sakuri would add swimming to brawl but then take it out i really have mixed feelings about this on one hand i kinda of glad swimming is gone because it will be easier to knock people out and on the other hand i would be easier to to just camp and use a back throw to them off the stage but they have to come back and they cant make it so here is a scenario we are on tortimer island and Mario is by the the edge and he is battling little mac Mario grabs little mac and swings him off the stage the will be no way he can make it maybe it will be in the final version and sakuri just did not add it in for the demo

 

[RedFly]

No i miss swimming already, It was fun and made you think about Meteor Smashes more.

Perhaps if it was a critical hit you would go right through the water instead of floating back up everytime.


Or have certain characters have the ability to swim (Sonic lollll).

 

[Pyra]

It'll take a bit for me to get used to but I don't mind.

 

[TimeSmash]

It is one of the few things I am indifferent about haha. It wasn't a groundbreaking addition or anything, but it did make the game a little more unique.

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

I miss swimming. Dang it, Sakurai! I have 2 stages in PM where I swim and now I have to adapt to this.

Maybe it isn't implemented yet?

 

[HeavyLobster]

Sakurai probably figured swimming didn't really add anything to the game and made it easier to avoid fighting, especially in FFAs. I don't really mind it, as much as I enjoyed Pirate Ship in Brawl.

 

[Vann Accessible]

From a canon standpoint, Charizard should've instantly lost a stock if it was knocked into water.

Eh, swimming was a non factor in most fights. I'm indifferent to it being removed.

All I do know is, because swimming is gone, Tortimer's Isle is competitively viable. And that is good in and of itself.

 

[Jigglymaster]

Are we certain its gone? Maybe its just not in the E3 build. Yeah there's a good chance its gone but we should still wait for the final build to confirm this. I would miss it tho, lose Jigglypuff's instant rest-rewaking up tech.

 

[captainghost07]

From a canon standpoint, Charizard should've instantly lost a stock if it was knocked into water.

Eh, swimming was a non factor in most fights. I'm indifferent to it being removed.

All I do know is, because swimming is gone, Tortimer's Isle is competitively viable. And that is good in and of itself.

well we still have to wait for the final version and it could be that only tortimer island does not have swimming because in brawl pirate ship had swimming but that electroplankton stage did not so it could be just that

 

[roymustang1990-]

Glad they axed out the swimming mechanic,it didn't really served a purpose other than to show off the swimming animations they made for the cast,but if there's one thing I have to say,it was hilarious when squirtle drowned,plz sakurai follow the canon material,next time. XD Rofl

 

[Hero of the Winds]

Eh, swimming didn't really matter all that much...I won't really miss it.

 

[Ryuutakeshi]

The guys at the treehouse were talking like it was gone for good. Oh well. I can't say that I mind.

 

[SmashShadow]

Meh, I only used it to so I could pretend Squirtle was actually swimming. I do wish Jungle Japes had it though because there was barely that much room on the platforms and the water gave people a chance after being knocked down. Pirate Ship though, I think that could make it without it.

 

[Jrodt333]

I thought I heard that in the Wii U demo, it showed your swim time on the results screen. Maybe swimming is on the Wii U but not 3DS?

 

[MrPanic]

Good riddance. Just a useless mechanic that added nothing to the fighting, just slowed the game down imo.

 

[Crimnonin]

The swimming mechanic didn't really feel all that necessary to me. Personally, I would prefer water mechanics to be similar to other platform games, such as Sonic and Mega Man, where the physics change when you are underwater. You would sink to the bottom, but things are more floaty overall. Maybe characters could have a breath meter where they instantly fall off screen and die when it runs out.

You would need a lot of water for something like that to work though. If they can't find a good way to implement it then they might as well ignore water mechanics entirely.

 

[andalsoandy]

I'm fine with it either way.

I'll just adapt.

 

[RedFly]

I thought I heard that in the Wii U demo, it showed your swim time on the results screen. Maybe swimming is on the Wii U but not 3DS?

Pickshur?

 

[The One Who Wrote This]

Guess all of the Smash combatants ate too much before going on the battlefield.

But in all seriousness, I will miss it a bit. The removal of swimming does make some stages more competitively viable now (like Tortimer's Island if the fruit doesn't ban it). If Pirate Ship does return (I HOPE it does somehow), it will be a harder stage to stay alive on.

However....

I'm fine with it either way.

I'll just adapt.

Those are basically my thoughts as well. I'll adapt to whatever Smash 4 throws at me.

 

[Eternal phoenix Fire]

Swimming's gone?

Good

 

[Jrodt333]

Pickshur?

Sorry, I just remember reading it somewhere. I might be remembering wrong though.

 

[captainghost07]

I'm fine with it either way.

I'll just adapt.

yeah i'll just deal with it i was just a little bothered by it i don't even think that will be that many stages with water in it anyway

 

[ToothiestAura]

It is possible it was just not present in the demo. Or that it just isn't possible to swim on Tortimer's Island. If I recall correctly, it requires a wetsuit.

 

[Renji64]

Sakurai always removing things as usual.

 

[Acadian Flycatcher]

I never minded it.
There were times where it saved my ass so I praised it.
But there were also times where it saved my opponent so I cursed it.

Still cannot get over how Squirtle can drown.

 

[Dinoman96]

Sakurai always removing things as usual.

Except this is something a lot of people wanted removed from Smash, so I don't see the problem here.

 

[Renji64]

Except this is something a lot of people wanted removed from Smash, so I don't see the problem here.

It was a good choice. He has a subtractive game design style he is always taking away things.

 

[Ryuutakeshi]

Sakurai always removing things as usual.

There is just no pleasing you, is there?

Did swimming ever decide a match for you? Did it add anything to your experience? What about tripping? That was removed so are you upset about that? Really, I'm not sure why this is a big deal.

 

[insomniac19]

It'll certainly be weird getting used to. Especially on stages like Tortimer's Island where you can't really see yourself at all when you're underwater.

 

[Khao]

The only reason I'd ever want swimming to come back is if they actually implemented some sort of underwater combat.

Like, you get super-low gravity and infinite jumps underwater, but can also attack freely. Basically, make it like in Mario games, where you still have full control of your character, but the jumping is replaced by a slight upwards impulse.

 

[Eternal phoenix Fire]

Guess we can't find Nemo now...

 

[Wyoming]

Swimming has to be the feature I'm the most indifferent about. It was a cute little thing for a game but I don't mind its exclusion.

 

[xxEliteAlicexx]

There is just no pleasing you, is there?

Did swimming ever decide a match for you? Did it add anything to your experience? What about tripping? That was removed so are you upset about that? Really, I'm not sure why this is a big deal.

I'm not trying to be that person, but all he said was that Sakurai is removing things as usual, it's not like he's insulting anyone. He never said anything about being upset about it, just saying.

On the other note, I like your profile picture.

 

[Xermo]

Glad it's gone.

 

[KingBroly]

Swimming was cool. Drowning was even better. But I guess it makes competitive players angry.

 

[Wanderer from Roseyard]

It was an interesting thing to toy with but not a feature necessary to the gameplay by any means. A bit superfluous; I felt the same about gliding and crawling. Gliding seems to have been removed and I definitely won't miss accidentally activating it all the time.

I'm fine with it either way.

I'll just adapt.

I wish that attitude was more common!

 

[κomıc]

It was an interesting mechanic that was a nice cushion. I'm not going to miss it entirely but I would have love to see my goddess Palutena get wet.

I don't think Wii Fit Trainer's weave would last in the water because her weave is cheap.

 

[Senario]

Guess we can't find Nemo now...

Sure you can, just jump into the water 4 ish times and you may be able to find him. You just gotta keep looking

Also, this is good. More possible legal stages.

 

[TeaTwoTime]

The only thing that bothers me about this is that, in the 3DS tournament, the clarity of where the edge was and where your character was when underwater didn't seem fully polished. I don't care for swimming, though; I'm glad it's gone.

 

[KingIceSonic]

If I can't swim then they shouldn't be allowed to swim either. The world revolves around ME