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Much the same here, Lloyd, Isaac, Geno, Skull Kid, and even Banjo are all characters I'd love to see in the game.
Whelp, I need peeps to do fanart of the two swordbros together now. This strong bond just keeps on giving!!!
...He's just a guy with two swords. I'd rather have Marta from the sequel. She summons monsters.
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Been thinking about this for a while, I know some people that could make it happen, so we'll see.Whelp, I need peeps to do fanart of the two swordbros together now. This strong bond just keeps on giving!!!
Now if only we had a suitable artist to fulfill that dream...
What sequel? There is no sequel for ToS.
Marta has some command over monsters but doesn't actually summon them and isn't exactly the most pleasant of characters to spend time with. If we're having a free for all, I'd rather Arche from the original super famicom game.
I doubt they'd add one of the least liked characters in the entire franchise over what might well be considered a poster boy. Lloyd is a lot more than just a guy with two swords, and has plenty of potential to be a very unique and interesting character - I can't think of any other character in the game whose moveset is half grounded projectiles and half high commitment launchers, and that's not even getting into the potential gimmicks they could add.
Quick sketch of my first and third most wanted newcomers for Smash Ultimate, Lloyd and Isaac! pic.twitter.com/5uS3paCtLv
— FinsFan (@FinsFan_SSB) October 12, 2018
The sequel had issues that extended far beyond just the gameplay for me. It focused far too much on new original characters that lacked the charm of the original cast, completely missed the mark in terms of execution of the various ideas that made ToS (some of which ToS 2 did admittedly managed to touch on), and decided to revolve the bulk of the early game around a question that is answered in the lamest way possible.
In before Jenna and Colette go completely ballistic...
Good catch, that would be a nice little change! Lloyd's moveset really is open ended and like many have stated. He'd fit into smash perfectly
Aside from the fact that it was never meant to be a handheld, that's pretty spot on. Nintendo asked for a Wii Tales and they were like "Ooh, we know what Nintendo fans love, let's rip off Pokemon!". Then, when they realised that the plot was just rehashing old themes, they decided to slap ToS characters on late into development. It's all stated in interviews, too, albeit a bit more tactfully.
Or, you know, we could have a character who actually reflects their own in universe fighting and isn't from a garbage game.
Nothing wrong with Eternia and, TBH, I wouldn't mind seeing either Fog or a summoner duo in Smash. What I really want from that game, though, is the reverse Rising Phoenix hitbox. That thing was deadly!
Utility fighters make for lame metas, and I still think that it'd be ridiculous of them to add one of the least popular characters in the entire franchise. Seriously, she ranked in bottom 11 in a ranking of over 100 characters.
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Meta, schmeta. I'd like to see more newcomers who fill unexplored niches and bring something new and interesting to the roster, and a moveset focused on summoning sub-characters to help their master fight would definitely fit the bill (and would certainly fit "unexplored niche" territory better than a guy with two swords). What is a "utility fighter", anyway, and by what standards are they "bad"?
Thank you kindly! That said, if a Tales character were ever added, it'd be Lloyd as that's the one Sakurai associates as the face of Tales right now, though I wonder if that's only because some of the other characters were banned from the polls?
Wait, what do you mean? Are you talking about the Tales Festival polls? I'm not sure those are really much of a factor here - the Yoshi interview seemed to imply that it had more to do with Lloyd's extreme popularity among Nintendo fans. He's like Yuri, except far more recognizable outside the Tales fandom, far more successful in terms of sales, and a much stronger history with Nintendo. Kind of a no-brainer.
Seems like the latest Coro Coro issue is going back to the 103 stage total, as opposed to 108 in the previous issues. Thanks @DartsEnthusiast for the heads up.https://t.co/eTIHx4MnkB
— Source Gaming (@AllSourceGaming) October 20, 2018
Huh. Looks like it WAS a typo or something. Either way, if a new franchise is coming in, it certainly won't be getting a new stage along with it.