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Well, he is technically a sword weilder in that he wields a sword, but the assumption that he primarily attacks with his sword is just plain wrong.@ Pacack
People assume Takamaru is a sword-wielder because they haven't actually played the game, just looked at the art at first impression.
You make some good arguments. I'm not very familiar with Takamaru's game, and just went on the small bits of info I could find online, but hearing these things from a person who is actually familiar with the game, I retract that section of my argument. I'm going to keep my scores the same, mainly to make it easier for the moderators, but also because I still believe that we're not going to see another retro character, but it'd be fun to be wrong based on your descriptions of what he could do.Ok, how the hell did I miss this of all posts? As someone who's familiar with his game of origin, alloow me to cover all bases that are wrong with this post.
Firstly, the character himself never canonically used shirukens despite what Nintendo Land say. It was the ninjas themselves that used them while he had kunai (throwing knives) at his disposal. If that's not enough for you to consider that unique, there are a set of shogi pieces (Rook, Biship, and King) that would allow him to throw such weapons in various directions like three-way with arcs, all four directions at once, or three straight forward. That last part sounds like something that not a single character had introduced yet.
Secondly, the Fireballs themselves would work like Mario's or Robin's either way. It could potentially work like traditional will-o-wisps that could be four fireballs spinning around each other as a large tricky projectile that could even put the plumber's fireballs to shame. Like old Pokemon, it could also have a burning effect to it's victims where it could be temporary.
Thirdly, the cloak itself should function like it did in the original game it would be nothing like Dimensional Cape or Shadow Sneak. He could turn invisible for a good 5 seconds (with his body blurry a la Melee's Cloaking Device and have a darker shadow visible) and he's near invisible to the point of being unscathed by anyone's attacks. Also, he gets a slight buff in his attacks and his sword should be the only thing visible whenever he attacks with it (just like in the original game).
At times like this is why I'm glad that I'm even replaying the already anal ****** game and making a brand new Takamaru moveset that should prove all of his detractors wrong about him not having "muh uniqueness". -_-
See, this is a really nice thing to see. It's not often someone admits when they're wrong about a character. I salute you, sir!You make some good arguments. I'm not very familiar with Takamaru's game, and just went on the small bits of info I could find online, but hearing these things from a person who is actually familiar with the game, I retract that section of my argument. I'm going to keep my scores the same, mainly to make it easier for the moderators, but also because I still believe that we're not going to see another retro character, but it'd be fun to be wrong based on your descriptions of what he could do.
Well, his game just got announced to be released on the 3DS eshop in the US later this year...Gonna give both of them the same scores.
2% Chance / 30% Want
All of the Nintendo newcomers are from Wii and 3DS titles. Until this trend is broken, I doubt we'll see any newcomers from older games.
Specifically for Takamaru, Sakurai has said that adding Japanese exclusive characters is tougher than adding global characters.
We finally had an overseas release and it came exclusively to Europe at first. Some of us actually thought they might've been pushing back the NA version for a Smash reveal...and we probably have a direct in August, which is when the game's getting here. That's why we're getting so excited over this.Wasn't his game already just re-released on the e-shop?
Or was that just in Europe?
Edit: Huh. This is a weird situation. Some rates had different info than others because they were at different times. What to do, Groose?
I agree. @ ChazzzyF , you may be a newer poster on this thread, but I already like your attitude.See, this is a really nice thing to see. It's not often someone admits when they're wrong about a character. I salute you, sir!
I'll really, really miss that comic.I'm a bit late on this one after having spent the daymourning BitFat the lake.
I had done some prep work around 3:00 today and logged in all of the scores until that point. I went to a friend's house for a bit, and the first thing I saw when I came home was the news that the game was being localized. I could have gone though with an update three hours ago, but I waited a bit to see who would update their scores.Edit: Huh. This is a weird situation. Some rates had different info than others because they were at different times. What to do, Groose?
So.....Well, his game just got announced to be released on the 3DS eshop in the US later this year...
There is a possibility that it's getting a US release because of Takamaru's planned inclusion in Smash. It would help spread awareness of who he is prior to his reveal if that is the case.So.....
Basically once the planning stages finished, he finally decided to show up?
The roster was likely finalized in 2013 so it's far too late for it to matter.
Maybe it was the other way around. Maybe Sakurai decided to include Takamaru long ago, and now the game will get an eShop release so people can be familiar with Takamaru.However I find hard to believe they had plans to localize the game back when Sakurai decided the roster
We've actually known it was coming for some time now, meaning it's been planned for awhile now. It just took forever for it to actually get here. Which is one of the things that made us suspicious in the first place.So.....
Basically once the planning stages finished, he finally decided to show up?
The roster was likely finalized in 2013 so it's far too late for it to matter.
Read again I thought of the same afterwards, bad news people read faster than I can re-edit my postMaybe it was the other way around. Maybe Sakurai decided to include Takamaru long ago, and now the game will get an eShop release so people can be familiar with Takamaru.
Interesting... So is it like a reverse of Roy; they'll release Takamaru's game first as if they're demonstrating what he can do in Smash Bros? (Forgive me if I got the intended meaning of this post wrong, Marakatu, and I see what you did with your username; an anagram of 'Takamaru'.)Maybe it was the other way around. Maybe Sakurai decided to include Takamaru long ago, and now the game will get an eShop release so people can be familiar with Takamaru.
The roster was likely finalized in 2013 so it's far too late for it to matter.
I dislike continuing this here because Ridley is now the focus of this thread (sorry, Chibi Robo), but I do feel that it is necessary to point out that localizing Takamaru's game wouldn't take nearly as much work as creating an entirely new game; it's possible that they're now localizing the game to coincide with his long-planned inclusion in Smash. The "recent" point, as often as I do use it, can't truly be applied in this case; the localization COULD be relevant.There is a possibility that it's getting a US release because of Takamaru's planned inclusion in Smash. It would help spread awareness of who he is prior to his reveal if that is the case.