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

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Awesomedude4444 said:
Personally speaking still betting on linkle or Tingle for smash 5.Kinda find impa and pig ganon boring choices(especially seeing as oen is a final smash.My bias wants vaati.The others are their with skull kid probably being more liekly due to fan demand.Hoenst;y i dont think we need another zelda characteras their fine as is.But i'm rambling now.I enjoy reading these
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A) Implying that the boar that is Beast Ganon is anything like Ganon in the 2D games is like saying :4zelda::4sheik:functioning similarly.
B) Linkle I'd put in if she wasn't exclusive to Hyrule Warriors. The SECOND she's in a "true" Zelda game I'm putting her as the most likely Zelda newcomer.
 
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Solfiner said:
The first trailer was only a development in progress trailer, so they probably meant for it to be a lot different back then. Misleading in hindsight but ah well, impossible to change at this point.
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Revealing it too soon was the prime mistake regarding #FE.

The game was far too early in development to the point nothing besides the usage of the SMT and FE franchises in a collaboration project was decided. It was far too soon to make it public.

The way the trailer was presented set up expectations far different from how the project eventually turned out to be.

Would someone watching that teaser ever expect a game about J-pop with some SMT and FE sprinkled in?

This isn't like announcing a Smash Bros. title too early, as the Smash Bros. franchise is very well-defined in regards to its identity. When Iwata announced Brawl and Smash 3DS/Wii U before they began development, people knew what was coming and got exactly that: Smash Bros. titles similar to the N64 iteration and Melee, surprising/unexpected/controversial roster additions notwithstanding.

Again, the problem with #FE isn't the J-pop thematic itself, even though I still defend it's out of place for a game that combines the SMT and FE franchises. It was how it was presented in the first place. First impressions are very important, particularly in marketing.

If Nintendo had just stated they were simply doing a collaborative project with Atlus alongside their subsidiary Intelligent Systems and how they could borrow from the SMT and FE franchises, the reception would have been far less negative as such a statement would have better described the project at that point and would have served (even if only in hindsight) as a more catch-all designation for the project.

The teaser gave more of an impression that it would be a straight-up crossover between Fire Emblem and SMT, which did not happen, thus betraying expectations. It won't surprise me at all if this game bombs in the West, just as it did in Japan.
 
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It just hit me how much good **** we are getting this year.
 
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Teh Epic Anna said:
Can you remind me? All I remember is Fates
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Zelda Wii U presumably, Star Fax, Smash DLC, Twilight Princess HD, NX news.

And ironically one of the most hype things for me personally: Pokémon RBY on VC.
 
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Oh yeah, really hyped for Pokken too.
 
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Burruni said:
Well.
Onto other things.

Day 3 of Smash 5 stuff
` '' :4ganondorf:
:4link: :4zelda:

The Legend of Zelda stays as one of Nintendo's "elite 4" of franchises since the NES era and is Miyamoto's other major baby. For such a massive series... the fact that the last "true" newcomer was in Melee comes as a bit of a shock to some. Part of the issue, of course, being that the series has few reocurring characters, fewer that make enough of an impact while toting moveset potential, and even fewer that look remotely similar to their varying incarnations. That said... we look at a handful of characters.

Ganon: Arguably the only character with enough prestige to them to be a big choice and the second of the big three lacking villains. Unlike the other two in the category, Ganon doesn't have the same feverish support in the community. However, with the WizPig on a bit of an upswing of Nintendo using the King of Porkness with Nintendoland and Link Between Worlds, it is certainly not an option that should be overlooked. IF we see him return as the final boss for Zelda U, Zelda NX, or a major handheld title in the next ~5 years, I'd expect him on some prediction rosters.

Impa: A bit of a fan favorite... with actually a very western-rooted fanbase. This is something that is really a matter of the next couple years. After Ocarina of Time, Hyrule Warriors + Skyward Sword is the only time we've seen the name Impa used for a combattive person instead of an either bulbous or elderly caretaker of Princess Zelda. This may very well have been her peak and what the name "Impa" belongs to with the next couples titles will make or break any viability.

Tingle: Curveball choice prime. The only reason I even list him is because he's become an (in)famous icon of the series and got three spin-off games with him as the protagonist. Something very significant considering that, outside of Warriors, the only character to be a protagonist of a Zeldaverse title other than Link is Zelda in two of the CDi games. Unlikely, but I can't say I can fully rule him out.

Vaati: The only non-Ganon(dorf) reocurring villain in the series. If we see the wind sage being brought up once or twice as a major antagonist with upcoming Zelda titles, I'd moreso predict an assist trophy than a full character BUT we will have to see.

Ghirahim/Midna/Skull Kid: An acknowledgement. These three basically share the same condition. Fan favorites who exist and have big impact in one game and only one game. Thus, we have them as assist trophies in this game and very unlikely to make the jump. Midna's position MAY change depending on what her Amiibo with Wolf Link does in Zelda U; but for all we know it reskins a pet dog Link gets in the game to look like the Wolf Link or gives a Midna Plushie for Link to decorate his base of operations with.

Quite frankly, I am a bit shocked we didn't get a Zelda newcomer in Smash 4. And I wholeheartedly expect one for Smash 5.
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I think you forgot someone

Is this too big?
 
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Zoroarking said:
I fixed it with the actual hype things

>Sonic Generations/Colors HD Compilation (Wii U) [TBA]
WHY DIDN'T I HEAR ABOUT THIS UNTIL NOW?????
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Twilight Princess HD is more hype for me than Shovel Knight M8
 
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Teh Epic Anna said:
Early February at the latest, a week of 2 otherwise. Why? There's usually a 2 month gap and Bill Trinen said Corrin was added so players could learn about him before Fates releases, February 19th in the US
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Corrin and Bayo will most likely come out the 14/15th of February, so the same week as Fates.
 
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Tetra does appear in the Japan/Korea versions of Four Swords Adventures to via the Navi Trackers game it comes with (which was silently cancelled for North America & Europe due to localization problems).
 
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"Sonic Generations/Colors HD Compilation (Wii U) [TBA]"

Huh

This was part of the SEGA leak. Where did they get this info from anyway?
 
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Akxareth said:
"Sonic Generations/Colors HD Compilation (Wii U) [TBA]"

Huh

This was part of the SEGA leak. Where did they get this info from anyway?
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Well it says it's under the "rumor" category. Even that Sonic 25th anniversary game is under that.

Not sure if I would pick it up tbh. Already own both of them, so I hope there would be more stuff added to the compilation.
 
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Cloud_Dreamer said:
Well it says it's under the "rumor" category. Even that Sonic 25th anniversary game is under that.

Not sure if I would pick it up tbh. Already own both of them, so I hope there would be more stuff added to the compilation.
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I'd pick it up since I do not own either game anymore and I'd like to play Generations a third time.

I couldn't care less about Colors in all honesty but I'd still replay it
 
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To be fair.
Xth port of the same game across 3 years.
It's like saying Minecraft WiiU is hype.
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There's no port nor am I talking about one
I'm talking about the DLC that started with Plague of Shadows
 
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Just finished Chapter 11, I think I'm far enough to start talking about. Xenoblade X remind me a little of Majora's mask where the story mode doesn't make the game but the missions around it. I had more fun doing the affinity missions more than the story and thats what I love. I really get the feel of what the characters are going thorough.It have some problem like the collectopedia are still hard to find, the topple art having the worst cool down ever and maybe so bugs but I haven't came across any as in yet.

I happy the there isn't no time missions, I hated them in the first game, I'm going to unlock all skill paths before I talk about the arts but it looks like the Enforcer have most of the healing arts? I enjoying the game I can't say if I like this game or the first Xenoblade yet and I don't think i ever will they both have things I love and hate in them. I loved the story in The first Xenoblade but not a big fan of the gameplay and I love Xenoblade X gameplay but the story is lacking a little.

side note: I kind of wish it was a little more easier to get party members on your team it's a little annoying to have to look for them because they aren't in one place all the time.
 
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Kikkipoptart12 said:
Just finished Chapter 11, I think I'm far enough to start talking about. Xenoblade X remind me a little of Majora's mask where the story mode doesn't make the game but the missions around it. I had more fun doing the affinity missions more than the story and thats what I love. I really get the feel of what the characters are going thorough.It have some problem like the collectopedia are still hard to find, the topple art having the worst cool down ever and maybe so bugs but I haven't came across any as in yet.

I happy the there isn't no time missions, I hated them in the first game, I'm going to unlock all skill paths before I talk about the arts but it looks like the Enforcer have most of the healing arts? I enjoying the game I can't say if I like this game or the first Xenoblade yet and I don't think i ever will they both have things I love and hate in them. I loved the story in The first Xenoblade but not a big fan of the gameplay and I love Xenoblade X gameplay but the story is lacking a little.

side note: I kind of wish it was a little more easier to get party members on your team it's a little annoying to have to look for them because they aren't in one place all the time.
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Yeah the worst part about X are the bugs.

No, not those bugs, I mean the actual insects.

They're everywhere

Please send help :drsad:
 
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X has two MAAAJOR improvements over the original regarding the collectopedia at least.

1. No stupid 8% collectibles.

2. The collectables respawn as soon as you quick travel as opposed to either having to wait several minutes or resetting the entire game.
 
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