Very true. I think the fact is that, with a 35-character roster, some series will (undeservedly) get shafted. Metroid not getting another rep (Ridley being the obvious choice) would be nothing short of an abomination. If all StarFox gets is Falco and Wolf, one of them is bound to be a clone-of-sorts, if not just a plain-old clone. With Lucas taking all of Ness's Special Moves (not to mention some of his regular attacks as well, including but not limited to his FSmash, DTilt, and FAir), Ness would require some serious alterations before I would accept his return--and even then, I would infinitely prefer Claus as a second MOTHER representative (as anyone with half a brain shouldMy only complaint about 35 characters is that some series simply get robbed. If Ridley isn't in, we have ONE Metroid rep(sorry, but Samus is Samus). Pokemon has NO ONE from the 2nd, 3rd, OR 4th gen if Lucario doesn't make it. It seems like Star Fox will probably get 2 at most, and if Krystal is one of them, we only have one rep from the days when the series didn't suck(Fox, obviously). Does Animal Crossing get anyone? If Ness is in over Claus, we're basically the same stupid looking kid with turds for eyes twice, except that one of them wears a hat. That's the only difference between those two. K. Rool is probably left out, Fire Emblem might only get one, etc. Certainly, not all of these things will happen...but some will. And that's what bothers me. Do we really need Lucas AND Ness? Link and Young Link/WW Link(when we could have Midna)? It's not that 35 is too little, but it is when there are some characters who should really only be in there if Sakurai IS including pretty much everyone, which obviously isn't the case.
Oh well. On the bright side, we'll all stop caring when we get to play the game. In the meantime, though, there are going to be quite a few deserving characters left out. And if Melee added 13, why should Brawl add LESS?
). And I won't even touch on Geno...that's a whole new beast in and of itself. But the problem does not end there--nay, blood alone does not turn the wheels of history (
), just as boring (and limited) choices alone do not a roster defile. What really stings is the fact that a good portion of the characters yet to be revealed (at least half, probably more) are veterans. I agree in part with ChronoBound that this news would be quite a bit less disappointing if we had seen the veterans first.Thirty-five isn't a horrible amount on its own; I could probably live with it if Claus makes the cut. But if Ness replaces Claus, and the rest of the roster is filled in by veterans, save a few spots for Wolf, Lucario, and WW Link, I will be severely disappointed.
I have to agree. I mean, he filled in the roster so far with many characters pulled right from the top of the polls...why exclude some of the others that were requested just as much?
Agreed. I don't need to see Ness again. Falco...meh. YLink does nothing for me, and I could see Lucario as a feasible Mewtwo replacement (just translated to fit). Why are we unlocking VETERANS? It doesn't make much sense, and it doesn't sit very well with me.
