Regarding the new Battlefield stage

[RODO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQD1yJinzeQ

Skip forward to about 4 minutes in when the video is showing off Mega Man. If you notice in this part of the video Battlefield doesn't have any platforms. This could mean one of two things.

1st: It could have been a special case just for demonstration.
2nd: Battlefield could now be a Battlefield/Final Destination hybrid with the platforms phasing in and out.

This was just an observation I had and I think it would be interesting for Battlefield to be kind of a hybrid map now. What do you guys think?

 

[Swiggin]

I'm under the assumption of your first conclusion. I believe the platforms were just removed to showcase the moveset with less distractions. I suppose there are other maps that could have been chosen that were more clear of platforms, but I also think that battlefield is their primary demonstration stage.

 

[BridgesWithTurtles]

Interesting. I'd noticed that before, but hadn't given it significant thought. Maybe this is Sakurai's way of addressing the negative connotations associated with Final Destination, but still keeping it around in a way, while also making Battlefield more interesting. Or maybe it's just for demonstration. Time will tell.

 

[IsmaR]

 

[Luigi player]

I was thinking it could be the Final Destination stage (although I guess it's unlikely that it'll look exactly like BF just without the platforms...).

 

[Frostwraith]

Of the two options in the OP, I think the first makes more sense.

What I think is that the development team wanted to have a stage without any distractions (platforms, obstacles...) and, since Final Destination may not be finished at this time of development, they simply improvised by removing the platforms from Battlefield.
I think it's just a test stage, kind of like the tutorial level in SSB64, as shown in the video posted above.

Honestly, if the new Final Destination is just Battlefield without platforms, I will be kind of disappointed, since it's lazy to take an already existing stage, remove the platforms and call it a new stage.

 

[_R@bid_]

I think that this is Final Destination. However,it's obviously not done. Likely, they just need to give it a fancy retexture to stop it from looking like a platformless battlefield.

 

[Frostwraith]

I think that this is Final Destination. However,it's obviously not done. Likely, they just need to give it a fancy retexture to stop it from looking like a platformless battlefield.

It's not that simple.

In previous games, Final Destination has a different model (and shape) and a different background than Battlefield. That's what will likely happen this time, too, but the Final Destination stage may not be finished yet.

A simple texture change won't do to turn Battlefield into Final Destination.

 

[Orngeblu]

I really do hope it's not a Final Destination, I want a different looking FD. But with the video IsmaR linked in mind it could really be just a testing stage.

Actually, now that IsmaR mentioned it, Brawl had something like that as well.

 

[Morbi]

Didn't the new Battlefield have platforms in a different video though?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT4xjd9bGI0

Edit- We have the same video. At time stamp 1:40 the stage clearly has platforms. So they took it out for demonstrative purposes.

 

[Jim64]

For me, more important that the stage itself, is the background.I mean, that sage in the air makes all sense in Brawl, because of SSE battles.But, in new Super Smash, i don't see how explain this...
Maybe a SSE 2, or other mode like this?

 

[Morbi]

For me, more important that the stage itself, is the background.I mean, that sage in the air makes all sense in Brawl, because of SSE battles.But, in new Super Smash, i don't see how explain this...
Maybe a SSE 2, or other mode like this?

You need an explanation of the stage? I am still waiting on a final destination explanation.

 

[Artsy Omni]

Man... it'd be super cool if they gave that stage a visual revamp and included it. One can only dream.

 

[Morbi]

Man... it'd be super cool if they gave that stage a visual revamp and included it. One can only dream.

I think it would be cool if they gave most of the 64 stages a revamp and included them. That is really a dream.