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But it's not like the switch has much to offer to begin with, including switch games will at most add 2 characters lol
Oh totally I should've said but yeah XC > XCX > XC2
Spring Man, the characters from Snipper Clips, Cappy Mario, the BotW Champions, Rabbid Mario or Peach, Rex and Pyra...
Funky Kong tho
Perhaps Smash Switch is using the Ballot for a few of their newcomers and not entirely relying on either generation? I don't know, but to think that Sakurai would look at the Wii U/3DS and ONLY the Wii U/3DS seems weird. Not only would he probably know a new console is coming, but that new things were down the pike as well.
Basically just springman and rex then, a champion too but they could be considered regardless cause BOTW was like practically done in like 2015. Rabbids are 3rd party, cappy mario? I mean I guess pauline with cappy could be a thing on their own but they really need to establish themselves in the mario universe like rosa did first, and snipper clips... is snipper clips
I suppose he could but looking ahead gives us 2 characters at best, the switch's first year was kinda dry. Characters that were prominent during the wii u/3ds era and popular ballot picks likely gives them more than enough characters to work with anyway
people don't want more kid icarus characters? why? every single character from Uprising was tons of fun and i'd love to see at least one more get in
People just don't think the franchise is big enough to "deserve that much representation." I'm more in the camp that representation isn't that big of a deal as long as the characters are fun and at least somewhat unique.
Black Tar is unironically good and nothing anyone says can ever change my opinion. Hiroyuki Sawano is the GOAT and he needs to come back for X2.
Honestly, I feel like a lot of the split between people who prefer XCX and XC2 is the difference in the sci-fi and fantasy aesthetics.
and was basically done in like 2015/2016 anyway, a champion could be included without looking ahead anyway.
*Fish girl intensifies*
I also prefer the way you move in X compared to the (relatively) sluggish movements of the other games.Honestly, I feel like a lot of the split between people who prefer XCX and XC2 is the difference in the sci-fi and fantasy aesthetics.
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It's not just fantasy vs sci-fi, it's "linear story based" vs "open ended exploration based". I'd argue the type of game counts for something, and X is a very different kind of game from 1-2 even when you ignore any superficial or aesthetic elements. That's the thing; all of X's aesthetic differences contribute to it's structural differences. It's a game based on exploration, so you have characters who can run fast and leap high and drive robots to make exploring easier. You can approach almost any area from any angle, and tackle it with any number of builds, party members, strategies, what have you. You can swim to the 'final' continent of the game as soon as chapter 3 if you want. THAT's why I think an X character makes for a better addition. It doesn't appeal to the same people who would already like Shulk and all the music and settings XB1 brought to Smash. Things like different weapon choices, armor options, character design all contribute to that.
I used to be so dead-set against Kid Icarus getting more characters 'cause I didn't believe it "deserved it." Like...since Kid Icarus was a smaller series, it shouldn't have too many characters in Smash.
I mean as long as they don't include a shulk clone, and then bring in another shulk semi-clone before Rex I think we'll be fine. Fire Emblem's inclusions were understandable but when you really step back and look at it it was pretty wild lol.
I'll be a bit disappointed that he's a clone of Ike and Lucina remains a clone, since both can be really unique, but I'll also be really hyped to have all 3 protagonist from Awakening in the game and hyped that Lucina's still in the game.
I want it as soon as possible September is too far. It'll be really great if they released it right after E3 but mostly it'll be released for September which I really don't want. I would like it to be released earlier than September WAY earlier but I have no power over that, we'll get it when we get it.
Well I hate clones, and I hate Awakening.
The rationale of Chrom being an Ike clone is ridiculous on Sakurai's part.
I don’t play competitively, but I do like to watch major tournaments (or anything with Earth’s Pit play...kinda lost interest once ZeRo left). However, I have seen how salty people get over losing to someone like Bayo (one of the many characters who ran Smash 4 that people hated for a good amount of time amongIdk, I think bringing her abilities in line with everyone else's will solve balance. Bringing things in line with others is what balance is after all
Idk if you play competitively, but lemme tell you, losing a game to Bayonetta because Bats Within just invalidated your combo that was guaranteed on literally every other character in the game is ridiculous.
As far as being 100% accurate to source material, Ryu is not 100% accurate but he is really accurate, and I applaud them on that. But basically no other character is nearly as accurate to their source material. Characters would either be not fun, not functional, or not fun to play against if they were truly 100% accurate to their source material. Olimar couldn't punch, Luigi wouldn't be anything like what he is, Duck Hunt Dog is literally a creation of imagination. Bayonetta did not need Bats Within to be Bayonetta in Smash. it shouldn't have been in the game in that state in the first place. There's a way to balance it, I'm sure, but it's current state is absolute bull****.
...maybe...). Plenty of people have managed to get past her through good strategy, and other ways.
To me, that stuff doesn't really make a difference to playing Smash Bros. Those are definitely differences, but what relevance does that have to a platform fighter like Smash?
At least it'd only be one DLC slot. For a series where all base roster characters are worlds apart. And for a character you could actually get to know in their game prior to their addition. Rex as DLC would work out so much better than Corrin as DLC it's not even funny.
Oh god. Elma AND rex would be my perfect scenario. Having to deal with a "Muh reps" situation over that too would be exhausting
Lucina isnt cut and Chrom is playable. . .well I wouldnt look a gift horse in the mouth I suppose.
I'd be very mixed. I just finished Awakening as my first FE game and I enjoyed it, but I feel like 3 characters from that one game may be pushing it. And also amusement at the reactions.
By saying that she's fine because people can beat her is being results-oriented, and that's never a good thing. Just because something happened to work out doesn't mean its optimal, or in this case, good design. If Bats Within only triggered on slightly-whiffed witch times, that's fine. That's cool. It's a special move in this case. The problem is that it's also attached to her air dodge, giving her a literal frame-1 airdodge, which is just flat-out terrible design. No character should be able to escape an otherwise guaranteed combo by pressing L or R. Like my last post said, there is a way to make Bats Within fine. But it's current state is just not good design. They need to, at bare minimum, remove the possibility of triggering it from the airdodge. Make it exclusively part of Witch Time or don't have it at all.I don’t play competitively, but I do like to watch major tournaments (or anything with Earth’s Pit play...kinda lost interest once ZeRo left). However, I have seen how salty people get over losing to someone like Bayo (one of the many characters who ran Smash 4 that people hated for a good amount of time among
Anywho, with the Bats Within, it’s apart of her Witch Time move in the games as an extra chance to survive the game (taking away half of a move isn’t really fair to her if Sakurai made her to be fully adapted from Smash). Only thing missing are her many many demons. Keeping her moveset exactly the way it is and simply nerfing the more powerful moves is all she needs (or even better, buff lower tier characters to be just as good as the top tier kids)
Basically what Autumn said.
