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Social Swamp's Social Thread 3 - And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain...

Should we add a poll to the thread?


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Fenriraga

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Sooooo much anger from other folks, look at the like to dislike ratios on Corrin and the Smash Direct...

I will gladly pour their salt onto my delicious Bayo and Corrin French Fries though. I mean, seriously.

  • 25th Anniverary of FE
  • FE would probably not be around still were it not for Smash, and Sakurai is a huge fan
  • Still more Pokémon then FE characters
And Bayonetta is Bayonetta, like oh my GOD I AM SO HYPED FOR HER.
 
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ALSO, BINGO RESULTS:

I remember when I saw this yesterday and though "Yeah, as if another Fire Emblem character would happen."


I feel like a dummy.
 

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At long lasts, it's over...

I'm pretty underwhelmed, to be honest. (I didn't go in expecting snake, but I was hoping for some hype newcomers.)

And then I saw the fire emblem trailer and got massively disappointed. I mean, he's unique, but I just find it very distasteful to have another Fire Emblem character(not to mention Roy was already a dlc fighter).
Unfortunately, my brother loves fire emblem and is begging me to buy him as I type this, so I'm gonna have to buy him :p.

Bayo is a shock. Never expected her to be the ballot winner.(Hell, we actually had a ballot winner.)
Not a big fan of her, but Kamiya is awesome so I don't mind her. Still shocked she would be chosen.

Wonder who those non realizable fighters were who topped the ballot. Snake(Konami)? Banjo(Microsoft)? Shrek because of 4chan? Or all the little kids voted for Goku?

Gonna buy cloud after finals, but can't say I'm not underwhelmed.



Also need to vent this out:

Snake? SNAAAKE?! SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!!
 

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"Woe to you, oh earth and sea
For the Devil sends the beast with wrath
Because he knows the time is short
Let him who hath understanding
Reckon the number of the beast
For it is a human number
Its number is six hundred and sixty six"

Said beast being Bayonetta. I'd believe it.
(For the record I have nothing against Sakurai nor Bayonetta nor am I salty.)
 
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What happened to so many of you saying the roster was so great that you didn't care who got in?

You should've put asterisks in your posts to represent it was character's in your realizable reasons.
 

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Given that Bayonetta was popular in the West only, it seems like Corrin was a bone they could throw for Japan.

Cloud being the weird one whose just iconic and huge overall.
 

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LOL, I know you'll think I should be mad

But how many of the popular characters didn't get in any form?

I CAN play Geno though
 

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Looks like the leaked stuff is really all we seem to get tonight.
Anyway, can't say I'm glad with Bayonetta, don't really care for her or her games, but I'm happy for her supporters. (@Fumi-Chan and others, grats).
 

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I thoight it was Hades at first and I was all like
"I swear Sakurai, if you put another damn--"
*Bayonetta says something*
"Huh, Hades has goteen more feminine since Upri--THAT'S NO KID ICARUS CHARACTER!"
I thought it was Hades too, but when I heard her talking, my thought was it's gonna be Medusa. And then, Bayonetta steps up and I was hyperventilating like crazy.
 

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Were on page 666 and I see all this salt.

It's like poetry


Also, someone tell @Tama his source is trash and amiibos still don't mean jack


I'm hyped for Bayonetta and Cloud but Corrin is freaking insane. I'm not hype, angry or salty about him, just flabbergasted that he was a choice at ALL
 

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I like all the "ALL FAN RULES ARE DEAD GAIZ" posts.

Because they're completely disregarding that multiple have pretty much been verified. Namely, the one about NPCs disconfirming DLC, and costumes being disconfirmation as well.
 

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I dig Corrin, not what I wanted out of FE but its not like i expected anything else but a main character to be playable.
Fem Corrin is cute

First yuri character in Smash

Bayonetta is rad, glad her moveset really feels like a crazy PG game
 

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Quick Thoughts:

  • Corrin looks more interesting than Robin IMO. RIP Tiki fans.
  • "Big Brother is now Big Sister" should be the latest Nintendo Direct meme.
  • The FE Fates remix sounds better than the original, not a fan of vocal tracks myself.
  • I agree that some other game probably should have gotten priority over FE.
  • LMAO HARD @ Geno being a costume after all these years. RIP Geno fans.
  • Didn't see the Tails costume, but I totally called Knuckles for Mii Brawler.
  • Bayonetta I think I wouldn't mind as much if she wasn't the final character. I really think it should have been Nintendo based. They really couldn't get another Nintendo character?
  • I would hope Pit/Palutena's voice actors also mean Codec DLC.
  • She looks like her weaknesses will be damage and frame data, kind of hard to say if she's auto-High Tier as a result. She's got tools though.
  • Her amiibo will be ridiculous.
  • Her official artwork looks bad***.
  • Took me a second to realize she's owned by SEGA and not Platinum.
Really? You think this is a RIP?

Did you honestly believe Geno would be playable in ANY form?

I certainly didn't

How many of everyone else's popular characters can't be played in Smash?
 

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@bananija so, about our bet...
I'm going to choose an avi for you, just hold on for a while :p :p

Corrin confirmed to be the first trans character in Smash!
Nintendo confirmed to be pandering to the SJWs!
:troll:

I thoight it was Hades at first and I was all like
"I swear Sakurai, if you put another damn--"
*Bayonetta says something*
"Huh, Hades has goteen more feminine since Upri--THAT'S NO KID ICARUS CHARACTER!"

I love how the optimistic one didn't get anything right :p
It got two squares, actually. Just no bingos.
 

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Satan hype kappa. I'll post my thoughts in a minute now that I've calmed.
 

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I dig Corrin, not what I wanted out of FE but its not like i expected anything else but a main character to be playable.
Fem Corrin is cute

First yuri character in Smash

Bayonetta is rad, glad her moveset really feels like a crazy PG game
Oh thats right, we have a bi character now.
We have... a bi...character...

*looks at tumblr from a distance*

RUN FOR THE HILLLS.
 

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>The site says Cloud is out now

LIARS, ALL OF YOU! DON'T TEMPT ME LIKE THIS!
 

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What a perfect page number for the end.

Was great speculating everyone. I wish you all Happy Smashing!

(I'll probably still hang around for a little, but speculation is officially over! Now we can just relax and enjoy the game for the next few years, I'm actually relieved!)
 

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I'm hyped for Bayonetta and Cloud but Corrin is freaking insane. I'm not hype, angry or salty about him, just flabbergasted that he was a choice at ALL
I would like to point out that Corrin's game, Fire Emblem Fates, was released(in July IIRC) before the Ballot ended, so he was technically possible for the Ballot. Also, Female Corrin is apparently very, Very popular in Japan.
 

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Corrin was never billed as a ballot winner.

He seems to have been picked by Sakurai.



Uhhh....not really, no.

Bayonetta got in through the ballot. Not on her own merits.

It would be dead if she was picked by the developers, but she was picked by fans.
He seems to have indicated that Cloud and Bayo were very popular on the ballot at least. I was more comparing who was picked to who we all expected from polls. Regardless of the reasons for inclusion, we had some measure of expectation based on our own polling. It's proven to be an unreliable expectation however.
 

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Let's talk about dem posters though. Glad to see my boy Shulk in the Bayo one. Also, Link vs Cloud is perfect.
 

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there are mario sports games with more final fantasy content than smash bros
 

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I'm at loss for words. What a wild ride.

It's over, but wow.

Kinda sad for no Wolf or Snake, but goddamn, Bayonetta was truly unexpected and she does seem fun and very flashy. Liked the integration of the KIU cast given the context. Also, she is the ballot character, isn't she? No. 1 in Europe and no. 5 in North America, that is quite the feat and she does have the unique factor going for her. She is the choice of the players as a collective.

Corrin is cool, but it does seem there's a bit too much Fire Emblem, no? Oh well, he/she's still a very unique character with all that dragon stuff and chainsaw-like sword, so I'm looking forward to playing as him/her!

Along with Cloud, we have a trio of very innovative characters unlike anything seen in Smash. I can see why veterans would get passed over more unique characters.

All in all, this roster is quite solid.

I'll also admit I'm a little bit disheartened by the lack of XCX content, but beggars can't be choosers and we can't get everything we want.

What else can I say? Not much. Smash Bros. will always have its unpredictable side and I think that's part of the fun. Much like how we have a total of 58 characters in this game, there's a much bigger number of potential characters out there could also join the roster in future iterations, be them from past games or from games yet to come, but you can only have so much in one package. After all, everything is limited and that's part of life.

I'm choosing to focus on what exists rather than being stuck on an imaginary world where things are exactly to my image. Yes, I'd have liked to see Wolf and Snake back and I do acknowledge that the likes of Inklings, Dixie, Krystal, Ridley, and K. Rool would bring much to the game, but I'm not putting down what we got because, objectively speaking, there's no character that is more right or more wrong than another.

Each and every character has merits in a Smash Bros. for the fact this is a game is a crossover, which has the purpose of bringing different characters that otherwise wouldn't be seen together. For this very fact, to me, Cloud, Bayonetta and Corrin are just as exciting additions as any other potential character and any other character that has been added to Smash, be it this game or any of the past 3 titles.

I was excited during the presentation and Smash Bros. will become more fun with these characters included. However, it would be as much fun as if any other characters were added because I know they would be just as intriguing as those that were.

Well... That was longer than I expected. I do make long rambles on the things I'm passionate about, after all. Smash Bros. will continue to be among my favorite franchises and I will always look to the future of the series, no matter how much time passes, no matter how which turns my life takes.

It's why I am here, after all, on this very forum. I'll continue to be around but perhaps my activity may diminish a bit in favor of being more committed to SG. Speculation was the main reason I joined this forum in the first place and, although I'm not interested in competitive play, Smash always thrives on multiplayer so I hope to be playing with you all for the next times!

Lastly, I thank Sakurai-san and his team for making the game possible and creating a series that created this much impact in video game history.
 
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I'm so happy.Another 3rd party(which i called),A fates character(which we know i love), and i was right about their being no more vets(and win a nice 25 dollars from a friend).Only thing i lost is my sig for a month.GG @aldelaro5
 

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We made it! **** the haters, we made it! You're probably the only one who understands how happy I am right now. My face still hurts from all the smiling and laughing I just did. I legit started dancing after she was announced.
You should have seen my face when Sakurai said "...climax". As soon as I saw her I was blown away. You could say she flew me to the moon! They did an excellent job keeping her in character. To all the doubters who said she wouldn't work [sticks out tongue].
My baby is in smash!
My favorite retro and modern characters, Little Mac and Bayonetta, are in smash! This is the greatest game ever for me!
And all this positive light and news for Bayonetta gives me hope for Bayonetta 3.
Oh, gosh I need her amiibo...
 

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Tumblr actually is hyped about Bayonetta.

Most gamer blogs I follow hold her up as an example of a sexualized woman in gaming done right.
 

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Those people can be salty over the new Fire emblem character and Bayo all they want, I'm just going to sit over here hyping over ****ing Geno!

I honestly didn't think they cared, but someone did. Is this what it felt like for Duck Hunt fans when he was revealed?
 

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Bayonetta's going to be the one DLC I completely skip over honestly
 
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