I just finished playing through Seven Sirens and I really enjoyed it. (I also really liked the last couple games too!) She has a character design fit for Smash, at least in terms of moveset. I'm a bit concerned that her attire may be unfit for good boys and girls in Smash, but she's no more suggestive than Bayonetta and they could definitely tastefully cover her up a little bit if necessary. She's definitely my number 1 or 2 most wanted for Smash at this point (post Banjo), and while I'm a little concerned that a Western 3rd Party mostly-Indie character might not have the best chances, Nintendo does seem interested in WayForward nowadays more than ever, so we'll see!
Dang, I'm still waiting for my Limited Run Games copy. I couldn't double dip this time sadly... But it's great to hear people say it's worth it!
As for censorship, I'm not worried. I think her pants might get pulled up a little, or at least he black part of her pants, and that'd be about it. Perhaps she'd get her upper arm sleeve things to kind of break up the bare skin a bit, but I don't think that any of it would be much of an issue.
I am interested to know how Shantae is seen by Nintendo though, and more specifically by Sakurai. Or even how she's doing in Japan. I know she's growing in Japan and
they'll get Seven Sirens there soon too. (Heh, would be great if things lined up with that XD). But I don't have a concrete idea on how 'successful' the series is there. All I know is that it was better received than Shovel Knight was, from what people claim.
I don't know if Nintendo/Sakurai is willing to 'help' an indie franchise or if they're mainly just focused on making sure they profit. Because I don't think selecting her for the pass would sway sales much (she was heavily requested though), so it wouldn't do too much for Nintendo (at least not as much as other characters could). Would they stick out their arm like that to get a requested indie aboard? For the sake of having a pretty unique character?
I've also been wondering why they went with six characters this time. Seems like they had their minds made up before even thinking of another pass...
And they set quite a large timeframe for themselves to get them done. I feel we're getting quite some unique characters in this pass and Minmin kind of started to prove that.
But in general I'm wary, but excited to see what's to come.
And just for sake of discussion:
Which character would you point at as that one character that made this pass go from 5 to 6? And what about them would allow it to become 6 instead of booting someone else off of the pass instead?
