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It's like someone went through this thread and just posted their findings.
I am Mexican too! :D I also kinda frown at the stereotype as well.
You know you're popular when you get put in fake leaks.
:D YAY! =u= Glad to know I'm not the only one.....digo, o sea, siempre que pones "mexicano" sale una persona con un sombrero y un poncho durmiendo sobre un cactus en el desierto.....xD y pienso, Ok. yo vivo literalmente en un desierto que es B.C......pero no duermo recargada sobre un cactus! y tampoco llevo el sombrero y el poncho! (y lo bueno es que no me gusta vestirme para halloween....solo los dulces xD).
How do you make these? They're pretty cool? That you make then so fast has me curious.
Heh, you know what's sad... I am so mediocre when it comes to our language, like, I usually understand most words, but have a hard time responding with words of my own. (I feel so shameful for that, my whole family practically comes from México and I instead learn to adopt English more than I did Spanish ;-; ) But yeah, that's one of those stereotypical things when people think of Mexicans, apparently, sombreros, ponchos, and the like. xD I'm all for the sweets on Halloween as well :3
-u- Awww...don't worry about that! it is good to know both languages! even if you use one more often than the other! Even if I come from a frontier like B.California...where english is something from everyday...I can't speak english perfectly yet! and personally, I prefer "el Dia de Muertos" than Halloween. -u- Oh yeah....el Pan de Muerto es lo mejor.
Well I just wish it came to me more naturally, as I usually find myself in an awkward position when talking to people like my grandparents, who only speak Spanish, eheh. ^^' And yeah, same here.
Gawd dang man, chill. I posted that saying "which one of you made this" jokingly, or did you not read that? I put no credence to the leak, may I have my head back now?
-u- I know how that feels....
Basically... Nothing has happened
I'm actually aware of the canon explanations (except Sunshine, there was never an explanation for his size if I recall) but I ignored it because I did not believe it to be relevant to my main point, though maybe I should have taken it to consideration haha.
He does seem to be less hostile toward the idea. Though I remember there was a post on Smashboards of him complaining about the amount of complaints and threats he gets because of the Ridley video. Despite his claims of just "trolling" or whatnot, the "hate" he may have received for his views on Ridley may have gotten to him a bit.
Well that's quite disappointing now, isn't it?
As a Ridley supporter, I would not be afraid to call Sakurai blatantly incompetent as a game-developer. However, my faith in Ridley as a playable character in the Smash series would remain. I would advocate for Ridley in Smash 5 where; presumably, a new and more productive creative director, a creative director with something to lose, will be in charge.I'm actually aware of the canon explanations (except Sunshine, there was never an explanation for his size if I recall) but I ignored it because I did not believe it to be relevant to my main point, though maybe I should have taken it to consideration haha.
But speaking of canon, since Ridley has no documented canon size (that we are aware of), doesn't that make arguments that he can't be resized (whom often times cite canon for why he can't be resized, even though that same canon seems to ignore it entirely) even more arbitrary and fallacious?
Though with that said, I guess I can understand someone who came from playing Brawl or Metroid Prime 3 (elevator fight specifically) and would come to the conclusion that sizing Ridley smaller while still maintaining his proportions with Samus could prove a challenge. But after playing almost every Metroid game with Ridley in it, and seeing him go from small to large with no rhyme or reason I just can't see the issue (especially with his two most popular iterations, SM Ridley and Prime Ridley, only being slightly more then twice Samus size. Not much different from Mario and Bowser in the mainline games).
He does seem to be less hostile toward the idea. Though I remember there was a post on Smashboards of him complaining about the amount of complaints and threats he gets because of the Ridley video. Despite his claims of just "trolling" or whatnot, the "hate" he may have received for his views on Ridley may have gotten to him a bit.
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Speaking of size, here's a pretty contentious question: What if Sakurai not only deconfirms Ridley but, like with Chrom, expressed he had trouble getting him to work as a playable character? Worse, even citing "his size" as one of the problems? What would you guys, as a community of Ridley supporters, do?
Me? I don't believe I would hold back my rage. I would probably (possibly even irrationally) not want Sakurai the developer of the next game. I don't agree with him much admittedly, but I still think he's a talented developer and think he's probably a swell (but quirky) dude despite my many, many, divergences with him. But after something like that? I would be as salty as the Dead Sea.
The salt would be very real for me as well.I'm actually aware of the canon explanations (except Sunshine, there was never an explanation for his size if I recall) but I ignored it because I did not believe it to be relevant to my main point, though maybe I should have taken it to consideration haha.
But speaking of canon, since Ridley has no documented canon size (that we are aware of), doesn't that make arguments that he can't be resized (whom often times cite canon for why he can't be resized, even though that same canon seems to ignore it entirely) even more arbitrary and fallacious?
Though with that said, I guess I can understand someone who came from playing Brawl or Metroid Prime 3 (elevator fight specifically) and would come to the conclusion that sizing Ridley smaller while still maintaining his proportions with Samus could prove a challenge. But after playing almost every Metroid game with Ridley in it, and seeing him go from small to large with no rhyme or reason I just can't see the issue (especially with his two most popular iterations, SM Ridley and Prime Ridley, only being slightly more then twice Samus size. Not much different from Mario and Bowser in the mainline games).
He does seem to be less hostile toward the idea. Though I remember there was a post on Smashboards of him complaining about the amount of complaints and threats he gets because of the Ridley video. Despite his claims of just "trolling" or whatnot, the "hate" he may have received for his views on Ridley may have gotten to him a bit.
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Speaking of size, here's a pretty contentious question: What if Sakurai not only deconfirms Ridley but, like with Chrom, expressed he had trouble getting him to work as a playable character? Worse, even citing "his size" as one of the problems? What would you guys, as a community of Ridley supporters, do?
Me? I don't believe I would hold back my rage. I would probably (possibly even irrationally) not want Sakurai the developer of the next game. I don't agree with him much admittedly, but I still think he's a talented developer and think he's probably a swell (but quirky) dude despite my many, many, divergences with him. But after something like that? I would be as salty as the Dead Sea.
A lot of Sakurai's design points I disagree on too admittedly. Like not being able to use Miis against rando's in wifi? Wat, so Mario Kart is allowed but not a friggin party game designed around absurd character match ups?! But in the end, if not for the mindset he has, Smash wouldn't quite be the game it is....Speaking of size, here's a pretty contentious question: What if Sakurai not only deconfirms Ridley but, like with Chrom, expressed he had trouble getting him to work as a playable character? Worse, even citing "his size" as one of the problems? What would you guys, as a community of Ridley supporters, do?
Me? I don't believe I would hold back my rage. I would probably (possibly even irrationally) not want Sakurai the developer of the next game. I don't agree with him much admittedly, but I still think he's a talented developer and think he's probably a swell (but quirky) dude despite my many, many, divergences with him. But after something like that? I would be as salty as the Dead Sea.
I'm sorry but that is far too spooky of a stage hazard to have in a game primarily meant for children. I'd much prefer Ridley be a stage boss to preserve our childrens's innocence.
Well, it wouldn't be dead until you open the box.
And.. purple? Is that normal? I really think you should see a doctor.
For some reason, every time I read your comments... I hear it in Benders voice.
Yeah, the professor gave me a strange invention that does that. I don't know how it works, and I don't care. The important thing is everyone gets to hear more of me, Bender!
The higher a character is, the further back shadows go. Also, ignore Ridley's wings, look at his body. His body is incredibly small. Ridley's wings make him look larger, but that doesn't change how small he is. He barely takes up any room at all. You keep using Ridley's WINGS to judge how much room he takes up, which isn't the case at all.Here's some screenshot comparisons...
We can see that Bowser easily fits within the center of the platforms.
He occupies a space which is roughly equal to one of the quarters of the central circle.
A space which is much smaller than the shadow of Ridley as depicted in the trailer. Keep in mind that the main light-source in this stage is quite high up, so shadow vs. actual size is not very distorted.
Another thing I noticed is that Ridley appears to be travelling across a different axis compared to Pikachu in the trailer, he would be on the same axis if he were playable, this could simply be due to the off-center nature of the light-source, although we catch a glimpse of Ridley's wing spike above the center axis, which means the center of his body is behind it.
The denial is real.
Not an accurate comparison. The early Pyrosphere screenshots we have received have different lighting then the latter ones (You literally used two that have different lighting physics, one that goes towards the camera and one that goes into the foreground.Here's some screenshot comparisons...
We can see that Bowser easily fits within the center of the platforms.
He occupies a space which is roughly equal to one of the quarters of the central circle.
A space which is much smaller than the shadow of Ridley as depicted in the trailer. Keep in mind that the main light-source in this stage is quite high up, so shadow vs. actual size is not very distorted.
Another thing I noticed is that Ridley appears to be travelling across a different axis compared to Pikachu in the trailer, he would be on the same axis if he were playable, this could simply be due to the off-center nature of the light-source, although we catch a glimpse of Ridley's wing spike above the player axis, which means the center of his body is behind it.
The stupidity is real.
My mistake, that could be his tail, ignore the axis thing then. Either way, that does not invalidate the size comparison with Bowser.
The lighting physics in the Smash Bros. Direct go into the background, and when characters are in the air, the shadow goes further back into the background. I even saw footage of Bowser on Battlefield jumping and his shadow when literally right off the battlefield as he jumped. Fine, I'll see if I can find the footage, but I know I saw it.
Do you not understand that different stages use different lighting?
Look at the two screenshots you posted. The second one, the first screenshot we ever got of the Pyrosphere, has the shadows going into the foreground. The last one has the shadows going into the background. I'm looking straight at it, I am pretty tired right now, but I'm pretty sure I'm not to the point where I'm hallucinating.
http://youtu.be/zazoPkrOPvU?t=1m18s
I take it back, there are multiple visible spikes in the trailer, Ridley's tail only has one spike.
Guys, don't stoop to snarky/sarcastic responses. You're no better than the detractors if you attack every person with different opinions.
