Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U Thread XV: Kübler-Ross Edition

Rather than asking if we're getting a Direct this week, let's ask a better question:

Will we get a character reveal this week, either a veteran or a newcomer?
 
DICKS AHOY said:
Without really following the competitive scene, this is the basic gist I'm getting too. There's no dash-dancing, but the landing lag situation sounds very move-specific and not as much of the oddity it was coming up as in the E3 demo.

Just hope Shulk/Robin aren't Meta Knight situations. I don't think you had to be competitive to work out mashing 'B' could win you quite a lot of regular matches.
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At the very least, I doubt they'll be that broken. Spamming B with Shulk won't get you very far, and given that Robin's neutral special has to be charged to be fully effective, I doubt spamming will work with him, either. Robins air smash attacks look really dangerous, though.

Masked Man said:
Also, random fact: Villager's watering can (step two of Down B) functions just like Mario's FLUDD as far as I can tell. I tried watering a sapling inside of Gardevoir's Reflect barrier, and Villager went flying backwards (no damage, of course).
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That's interesting. You probably have to be right up next to someone to get it to work, though. I don't suppose you managed to get another player with it did you.
 
SpinDasher said:
This game will last at Evo, I can feel it.

The metagame won't be as deep as Melee, but I can see this game having competitive value. I do think some characters will end up with the short stick BIG TIME. I hope I am wrong and maybe custom moves might change that, but you can't change normals, grabs, weight, and speed!

Oh, and of course casual and the less competitive will eat this up.
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You can change defense and speed. Getting the community on board with that will be much harder though.
 
SpinDasher said:
Shut up.
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As much as I'm missing Snake at the moment, I've gotta admit can't wait to be over Brawl. This fucking somber theme the entire game has throughout is just grating at this point. And over the years, I myself have even become tired with how sluggish it can feel at times.

Just from playing Smash 4 at Smash Fest, I have confidence it's going to be a better game. I only had 4 minutes with it, and while I'm good at Smash I'm no expert, but everything about the gameplay and it's aesthetics just felt more....fun. And this is coming from someone that has had a jolly good time with Brawl for a long time.
 
Durden77 said:
As much as I'm missing Snake at the moment, I've gotta admit can't wait to be over Brawl. This fucking somber theme the entire game has throughout is just grating at this point. And over the years, I myself have even become tired with how sluggish it can feel at times.

Just from playing Smash 4 at Smash Fest, I have confidence it's going to be a better game. I only had 4 minutes with it, and while I'm good at Smash I'm no expert, but everything about the gameplay and it's aesthetics just felt more....fun. And this is coming from someone that has had a jolly good time with Brawl for a long time.
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I definitely understand where you're coming from. I was a little more harsh on Brawl from the start, myself. Thought the colors were dull and joyless, the movement was slow and unexciting, and the overall tone of the game, particularly in Subspace, was just...bleh. This went down to the themes, stages, and even the menu layout.
 
Masked Man said:
Hmmm, I think Zipzo is misinterpreting the question mark box. It said おまかせ (Random), and it randomly assigns a selection of equipment and (possibly) specials. I tried selecting it, but since no alternate specials or equipment were available in the trial, everything remained the same. However, a little circular graph (like the one in this picture) showed up in the bottom left corner of the character portrait on the bottom screen. (The circular graph/meter was equal parts orange, green, and blue, presumably indicating that no equipment = the "standard" version of that character.)
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Ahhh ok then. See, I'm glad we have you here to clarify this stuff Masked Man! That makes more sense.

So would you say in that profile selection menu that when you do create your own custom profile in a different menu you can just select it there on the fly? And that random icon would just be one of them? Sorry if that question doesn't make sense for some reason :P
 
MrSaturn99 said:
kirby is the strongest and snuggliest of all....do not compete with that or you will get HURT.....
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This is the only GIF I could find that wasn't absolutely huge, like 20+ MB. This one has a weird filter, but oh well. I rewatched the Rosalina trailer and I had forgotten how cool and adorable it was.

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I'm going to bed, but I'm betting it's Alph's official unveil plus a reminder that Smash comes out this week/go check out the demos in the Japanese Miiverse.
 
The only thing that bothers me about Brawl's aesthetics these days are the character model colors. To think I was bothered by the return of the primary color direction...

Still love everything else.
 
I still think we might see Bowser Jr. before release, Sakurai seems to mainly showcase all the new interesting characters before launch.
 
SpinDasher said:
This game will last at Evo, I can feel it.

The metagame won't be as deep as Melee, but I can see this game having competitive value. I do think some characters will end up with the short stick BIG TIME. I hope I am wrong and maybe custom moves might change that, but you can't change normals, grabs, weight, and speed!

Oh, and of course casual and the less competitive will eat this up.
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We'll have to see. Things are looking bright though. And I get the feeling after Nintendo's sponsorship of EVO this year we might be seeing repeat competitive support from them if Smash 4 takes off.
 
Durden77 said:
Why would a random PAX attendee know this?
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Because of the private, NDA'd (presumably until Japanese release), Nintendo press conference they held then.

That said, anyone could make this up or make a fake screenshot of a deleted tweet, but it's at least plausible.
 
I've been really busy in the last few days and haven't been able to keep up with anything - is there a complete summary of all the new information gained from the demos anywhere?
 
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