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Kid Icarus Uprising. Now it's your turn. Name a bad project he's done in the past 3 years, or since 3 years is a stupid length of time to limit the discussion of a game developer's career, go ahead and start naming any bad projects he's directed. Think carefully before you name any multi-million sellers like Smash.
People get angry when they lose too much or when they feel their loss was out of their control, it's a very humanistic trait. I don't see why Sakurai is attempting to make players feel a certain way by playing Smash 4. Also, he wasn't successful, people still get salty when they lose in Smash 4...it shows they are human, it takes the better man (or woman) to look past that anger and show respect to the opposition, which I think the fgc is all about (ex shaking of the hands after a game). Players temporary anger doesn't mean that they are going to drop a game because of that, especially those who want to get competitive. Sakurai wanted to create a simplistic game where everyone could be on an even playing field. The reality is he turned the game into something overlysimplistic that removed the depth you would get from any fighter (ex. if you play a character for a day in Smash 4, you're more than likely to fully master him/her).
It is a party game...lol party/fighting game
It's a great game and Nintendo made bank with it, qqmoarHe's the developer this city needs. He is batman. As evidenced by ALL THE DAMN BATMAN MIIS ON FOR GLORY.
Miis aren't compatible with for glory.
Hah, I knew you were going to bring out that flawed logic. Maybe if Melee was a Wii game it could of came close... But it wasn't. More sales = more sales. No wonder people just laugh at the Melee community, it supports idiotic ideas and people like this.
I'm not talking about "true casuals," I'm talking about those who aren't hardcore, who aren't even attempting to go all the way.
It's significantly harder then any other Smash, to the point where it's best players are developing hand issues. Yeah, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that Melee is too hard in multiple ways, but the big thing is that all these glitches and junk pervert the game into something it ain't, and that people still want it like this. Sakurai just told you to look somewhere else if you want a game as hardcore as Melee, understand?@LancerStaff please quit posting on this. Your replies are Biased, and to a point are cliché false claims (melee is too hard)
Umm... Uprising isn't perfect. It sucks if you are a leftie, it sucks if you hate the humor, and it sucks if cannot just get into that wonderful immersion that allows you to become one with the game. How do I know? I played Uprising, and couldn't wait to get rid of it. It's a well-made game, but I didn't like it because of the reasons I mentioned. That, and Medusa reduced to bit player.
Kid Icarus sucked bro. ESPECIALLY if you're a leftie. Game was freaking impossible than.
nah, their icons, you can still see them. That aside, I was waiting for that joke set up for 700 or so comments. Laugh a little.
lol, you keep backtracking on your own words. casuals aren't signing up on smashboards, end of story.
Just because you sell a ton of units doesn't mean it's good for the consumer. Nintendo is in the business of making money so in their eyes it's good. Britney Spears sells millions of copies of her albums. Does that make her music good? It's all relative to personal opinion. You couldn't pay me cash money to sit down and listen to top40 music but millions of others think her music is awesome. Brawl sold more copies than melee. I promise you a huge chunk of those sales were people that owned melee and thought they were buying the next melee. Do you know multiple people that have a save file on their wii with brawl that goes past 5 hours of playtime? I don't. Mine collects dust.
All of this! I don't hate Sakurai as a game developer; he's the freaking creator of Smash Bros. so his creativity speaks volumes, but as a director his vision and how he acts towards certain issues is irksome. I rather him play a supportive role as a developer instead of take a lead role in the next Smash, what I want the most is change that benefits both sides of the spectrum (competitive and casual) and I feel Sakurai is too biased (mainly in favor of the casual side) to see that through.
"homie" XDDD lol I laugh when I see a nerd try to act cool. just stop lmao
However, some of those who want the game to be more competitive only want the game to be like Melee. Why should another game be like Melee instead of its own game?
lol the fact that thats your idea of acting cool makes it pretty obvious that you are a virgin and prob socially awkward. u mad?
Melee had some great traits to it but I don't want a melee 2.0. I want a brand new game that takes all the best elements from every version and makes it a great game.
not really. you go online and it's very boring and defensive based and no one wants to actually fight. they just roll around and shield and so you grab them, deliver some ass whooping, and the cycle repeats. boring, there's no options.
Am I missing something here? What was the left handed control option for Melee? Goldeneye? Super Mario Bros? Actually, my comparison is flawed because KIU does have multiple left handed control options, including using the CPP if you don't like reversing the layout.
No, you're terrible and should leave Smash. It's not that Sakurai doesn't get it. You don't get it. Smash Bros is a game for everyone. You pick it up, you learn the controls once, and the rest is just figuring out how you and your friends enjoy the game the most. Sakurai even included advanced mechanics like teching and multiple getup options (which even games like SSFIV lack) to give the game enough depth to be fun for people like you. Of course, the items, stages, modes, and "bad" characters you ignore exist for a reason, and the reason is that many, many people enjoy them in much greater number than that of the FGC. There's nothing new in the interview. Sakurai has been saying that sort of thing for years.
yeahh, lots of games are games for "Everyone." doesn't mean they have to be poopy in their mechanics.
Indeed.
Most of Melee's mechanics favored certain types of fighters, so bringing those mechanics back wouldn't really make the game more "competitive".
LancerStaff
Sakurai didn't simply say "If you want a game similar to melee, go away."
Firstly, teching is not even an advanced mechanic. You press the shield button before you land. There's nothing complicated about that. It's a tech, not an overly simplistic mechanic since nobody has a perfect tech rate but it's not advanced. Also refrain from comparing mechanics of completely different games because that's hardly comparisons to begin with. Smash bros. is a crazy game where there are many different players on the screen that and if you want to take into consideration ai characters (assist trophies, pokemon, and stage hazards) you need to have some form of defense which is why it would be silly to have a hold back to block mechanic or to eliminate the option of rolling when you are knocked down so I don't see where you're going with depth here (it feels like you're throwing the word in because I've been using it).
You already said it yourself, Sakurai has always acted the way he is now, which is why I fail to believe he intended to have wavedashing in Melee in the first place. But it's because of his own personal bias that I know if he stays as director there will never be a balance between competitive and casual. So to answer your question, better anyone than him. I don't know who could fill Sakurai's shoes which is why I would prefer he play a supportive role in game development instead of being a director if another game is planned but who knows; the next installment might be a worse version of Smash 4, it might be a better version of Smash 4...time will tell.
Really now? Prove it. I know Smash 4 is Sakurai's vision because he is the director. He's also the person who does interviews like this one to give behind the scenes info of the game and its development. Nintendo is a business, they don't care about the quality of a game as long as it makes money. It is for that reason Sakurai is suckered into making more Smash games than intended (if it ain't broke, don't fix it logic) and it is for that reason Smash 4 was even made, to support their console that made piss poor sales due to bad advertising and failed specs for this generation.
Incorrect. Sakurai said that if you wanted a game that was more suited for competitive players, other fighting games would be better for that. Also, in the context of that quote, he is taking about games that require a lot of technical skill. You're taking his statements out of context.@
He said "If you want a competitive game, go away."
...you do realize that's the exact same way as saying to go find a new game if you're looking for a more competitive game (Sakurai implying that the game doesn't even have much competitiveness in it, and he's right) . So MudkipUniverse is correct to be thinking the way he does but he might be blowing it out of proportion a little.
"Mmm. Personally, I feel that if you want to play a fighting game seriously, there are other competitive fighting games that are more suited to that, and people like that could have fun playing those.
lmao, that's soft
fear not, your virginity is safe.
lmao as if yours isn't. probably gonna die old and alone
nah, i like how you're projecting your own personal fears here tho. pretty hilarious. let dat rage come
Except, his next statements are ones where he talks about things like technical skill. Also, you paraphased his statement in a way that changed its meaning to be more negative.
lmao that's what you've been doing this entire time XD
That's just about what I said, isn't it?
Yeah but PM is completely free. If people had to pay for PM it would not have taken off as fast as it did. (for purposes of argument, pretend it would be legal to sell PM)
