Soldier From The Surface: Quote For Smash Switch

[Paraster]

Found some really cool Cave Story art.

 

[SharkLord]

Hey guys, we're discussing Quote on the Character Exploration Thread. Come down here and enlighten us with your knowledge
https://smashboards.com/threads/character-exploration-thread-day-8-quote-cave-story.513316/

 

[Paraster]

This person is working on a promising Quote mod for Rivals of Aether. Release is planned for before the end of June.

 

[Paraster]

I made a mockup for what a Mimiga Village stage could look like.

Spoiler: Large image size

(Note: the roof of the house is a platform.)

Also, a thought: back when we were discussing Quote on the Character Exploration Thread, it was brought up how many potential artstyles there are for a Cave Story stage, and I think that's worth discussion.

• Retro: Keep it in the original pixel artstyle, a la Duck Hunt or Mario Bros.
• In-Between: Use a modern 3D artstyle, but keep the village’s color scheme and design the same.
• Modern: Redesign the aesthetics to look more modern (maybe resembling the Cave Story 3D version).

 

[Megadoomer]

I'm not sure when this happened, but Cave Story Plus on the Switch was updated to version 1.3. I'm not sure what the soundtrack options were before (Ridiculing might be new, but I don't know), so I'm not sure if anything was added, but I think the Challenges are working again.

(Edit: the update seemed to be around June 11th, going by Twitter)

 

[AEMehr]

I'm not sure when this happened, but Cave Story Plus on the Switch was updated to version 1.3. I'm not sure what the soundtrack options were before (Ridiculing might be new, but I don't know), so I'm not sure if anything was added, but I think the Challenges are working again.

(Edit: the update seemed to be around June 11th, going by Twitter)

Looking up some other people's statements on the matter it seems like the Challenges fix was the thing they did. Ridiculon's take on the OST has been there since Launch I think.

 

[Paraster]

Broke: Fraymakers

Woke:

and finally, its Quote from Cave Story ( by @StudioPixelJP & @nicalis ) Quote is a very versatile character with a flip item that gives both evasion as well as attack power! https://t.co/HqiejgUbh5 pic.twitter.com/fAhwhss37K

— 🜏 Edmund McMillen 🜏 (@edmundmcmillen) June 19, 2021

There's cards for Balrog and Ballos as well...and a BOATLOAD of other indie characters.

 

[Cadillac]

Just wondering, what do you think is the chance of us getting a Cave Story rep but it's Curly, and Quote is either a costume or not playable at all?
Cases like Pyra/Mythra and Min Min got me curious.

 

[Paraster]

Just wondering, what do you think is the chance of us getting a Cave Story rep but it's Curly, and Quote is either a costume or not playable at all?
Cases like Pyra/Mythra and Min Min got me curious.

Technically possible--there is precedent with both the characters you mentioned and Quote/Curly themselves (Curly was given considerably higher billing in Blade Strangers, though Quote still appeared there), but Smash is specifically about representing the original games as best as possible.

Min Min was pushed over Spring Man because the game's director asked for her specifically. Pyra/Mythra were used alone instead of with Rex because combining them with him was considered technically infeasible.

I don't see any situation where Sakurai would be forced to pick Curly over Quote, the actual main character, unless Nicalis (or Pixel?) was insistent on her like Yabuki was, but that seems very unlikely. And in terms of gameplay, the two are near-identical, so if Curly could work, Quote would as well.

 

[Phoenix Douchebag]

Just wondering, what do you think is the chance of us getting a Cave Story rep but it's Curly, and Quote is either a costume or not playable at all?
Cases like Pyra/Mythra and Min Min got me curious.

I heavily doubt that, because Quote doesn't suffer from beign an AT or a Mii Costume like Spring Man and Rex, which as much as fans want to deny it, i think was a major reason as to why we don't have them (at least with Spring Man, it's pretty clear Sakurai has refused so far to promote any AT and Mii Costume via DLC, if there was no Arms AT in the base game im sure Spring Man would have been chosen)

 

[Paraster]

I recently went back over my Quote doc and altered the list of songs a bit. Any thoughts? Are there too many or too few remixes? Should the original or Remastered soundtracks get more or less focus?

(bold = new remix, examples given)

Cave Story
Gestation
Mimiga Town
Balrog’s Theme / Gravity
Mischievous Robot
Eyes of Flame
Labyrinth Fight (Remastered)
Oppression
Moonsong
Last Cave (Remastered)
Balcony (Blade Strangers)
Zombeat (Kero Blaster)
Last Battle (Remastered)
Running Hell

 

[Paraster]

Did a sprite for what Quote would look like if he appeared in Deltarune. Thought I might as well share it here.

I feel like this pose might work for Quote's render if he got in Smash.

 

[Sari]

1 hour until the Direct. Hoping Quote somehow gets in.

 

[Paraster]

I think the Plantation is something of a sleeper pick for a potential stage. It's fully underground (sorry, Outer Wall fans, but I firmly believe the Cave Story stage should be a cave) but is rather spacious, making it more plausible to cram the platforms and blast zones in there, it's important but doesn't really spoil anything (lack of context for what's happening would prevent spoilery info from being conveyed), it's associated with the game's main theme, and a farm stage is a fun and unique (I think?) idea.

 

[Paraster]

This thread is really the main reason I joined this site; Quote was (still is) my most wanted, and I wanted a place to discuss ideas about him. With Ultimate truly complete and the Speculation forum closing, that probably isn't going to be the same for a while. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone I've bounced ideas off of, and wish everyone good luck for Quote in the hypothetical next Smash (as well as new Cave Story/Studio Pixel content in general).

 

[Sari]

Last post before the forums close, but let's hope Quote gets in the next game!