I want Takamura because he’s a samurai that fights aliens that resemble beast of Japanese lore. Getting that in as a series with a playable character/stage/music has all sorts of potential.
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I’m in the anti-Steve party. Can’t deny he’s a big deal these days, but:
1) It’s not Smash’s job to include every big game character under the sun. Famous != necessary.
2) It’s a Nintendo game, it doesn’t need to worry about “repping the PC crowd/new gamers/millennials/etc”. Minecraft has very little to do with Nintendo.
3) He’s just not an interesting character by any means. There’s dozens of third parties I’d take before him.
4) It reeks of the “relevance-over-anything-else” attitude that’s permeating this speculation period.
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I truly hope the roster turns out like the “leaks”. Porky, Goroh et al would be hype, and I’ve never played an Earthbound or F-Zero game in my life. You know why I’d be hyped? Because they’re cool characters that would be interesting picks.
Remember when we pulled for fighters that weren’t just a checklist of who has had a game in the last 4 years, who the PR team wants to push, and who’s the face of the thing all the 12-year olds are going crazy over? I don’t care if a series is dead or old or terrible, a cool character is a cool character. I for one would welcome a Smash roster that goes for some deep cuts and fan favorites from the past.
Not saying there isn’t a place for the new and popular by any means, but to throw a roster under the bus because it doesn’t have “Fire Emblem sword hero #18” or “Captain Pantaloon and the Waifu Brigade” is a little silly. I genuinely think, should a roster like this leak happen, people would warm up to it soon enough
...and that turned into a rant. My bad