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[theprodigy]

No need to thank me, it was a free code

you should play georly for your first online match with Dark Link

 

[Qurupeke]

Bowser Jr seems so fun.

 

[ffdgh]

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It even has the armor symbols. Even better!

 

[Spinosaurus]

Bowser Jr just keeps looking better and better.

But then you don't see ANY thumbnails.

Really? I haven't noticed. I rarely disable it.

 

[Revven]

No one answer my question yet but will the steam archived the matches since I'm busy atm

Pretty sure they'll be archived, both on Twitch and probably uploaded to their youtube channel later.

 

[Beelzebufo]

Does anyone think Shulk just seems....out of place in this game? I mean this is coming from someone that thought Snake fit in fine and any contrast he had worked to his advantage, but there's something about Shulk in Smash to me that just seems weird.

It's not that I don't like him or anything. Maybe it just hasn't quite settled or something.

I don't think it's just you. Even Sakurai said something along those lines at his reveal.

 

[Kriken]

you should play georly for your first online match with Dark Link

While I'd love to main Ike, I'll probably use Link early on since I love him so much in this demo, but it'd be FD Link, not Dark Link

It even has the armor symbols. Even better!

Shit, I didn't even notice that at first, that's some nice attention to detail

 

[PKrockin]

Man. Is there anyone who knows how to play Shulk yet? I really want to see what he can do.

 

[PK Gaming]

Yeah, you really need to know how to utilize Shulk's Monado arts or you'll get wrecked.

 

[The Bankslammer]

Fox and Falco still have their win quotes against each other no? Could have sworn they did.

Yeah, they're still here.

 

[GameGuru59]

Nice write-up, JoeInky!

I'm SHOCKED that Samus does not have an Ice Beam custom. What a waste. And Zelda's Nayru's Love has an explosion custom? Canon blasphemy! It should have water/ice properties!

Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if we got stuff like moves, character alts, and stages as DLC. Samus' Ice Beam could just use the standard freezing state too, it should be super obvious. I could go for an electric wave beam too that stuns characters briefly- the more you charge, the longer it stuns.

 

[Majukun]

so many interesting newcomers in this game

 

[Wreck-It Ralph]

Does anyone think Shulk just seems....out of place in this game? I mean this is coming from someone that thought Snake fit in fine and any contrast he had worked to his advantage, but there's something about Shulk in Smash to me that just seems weird.

It's not that I don't like him or anything. Maybe it just hasn't quite settled or something.

I'm still surprised that he's in. He seemed like one of those characters who had a lot of support from fans but no real chance to actually get in. And yet, there he is.

He looks pretty bad on this stream, though.

 

[watershed]

Does anyone think Shulk just seems....out of place in this game? I mean this is coming from someone that thought Snake fit in fine and any contrast he had worked to his advantage, but there's something about Shulk in Smash to me that just seems weird.

It's not that I don't like him or anything. Maybe it just hasn't quite settled or something.

He seems fine to me. He fits right in with Fire Emblem Characters and other human fighters.

 

[Toxi]

Does anyone think Shulk just seems....out of place in this game? I mean this is coming from someone that thought Snake fit in fine and any contrast he had worked to his advantage, but there's something about Shulk in Smash to me that just seems weird.

It's not that I don't like him or anything. Maybe it just hasn't quite settled or something.

I don't see it. I guess he's pretty anime, but so are the Fire Emblem and Kid Icarus casts and people don't mind them.

 

[JoeInky]

The god of Smash Run smiled upon me and gave me 3 new Megaman customs in one sitting, thank fuck for that haha.

Every one of his customs are definitely different Megaman weapons, and they're not as similar as you might think, a Neutral Special and an Up Special may surprise you.


Also, there's no Gem Satellite, I know I've heard someone say they wanted that.



E: Also a clean screenshot of the full roster would be helpful for me.

 

[IntelliHeath]

Pretty sure they'll be archived, both on Twitch and probably uploaded to their youtube channel later.

Perfect! Thank you!

 

[Finale Fireworker]

Does anybody have any pictures or GIFs showcasing Link's weird face on the Wii U? I know there are lots of them but I don't have any on hand. Link's face looks so good on the 3DS and I'm wondering how this happened.

 

[ffdgh]

Does anyone think Shulk just seems....out of place in this game? I mean this is coming from someone that thought Snake fit in fine and any contrast he had worked to his advantage, but there's something about Shulk in Smash to me that just seems weird.

It's not that I don't like him or anything. Maybe it just hasn't quite settled or something.

No more out of place than the fire emblem reps honestly.

 

[Karsticles]

Samus bombs no longer explode on contact. Major disappointment, moves to the bottom of my interest list.

You can disable embedded Youtube videos in your Preferences tab, by the way.

Usually I like seeing the vidcap. Just not a hundred in a row.

No need to thank me, it was a free code

A kindness is a kindness!

 

[Ahnez]

.

Soo good

 

[Fiktion]

Does anyone think Shulk just seems....out of place in this game? I mean this is coming from someone that thought Snake fit in fine and any contrast he had worked to his advantage, but there's something about Shulk in Smash to me that just seems weird.

It's not that I don't like him or anything. Maybe it just hasn't quite settled or something.

I think out of place is good. It means variety.

 

[PK Gaming]

Man. Is there anyone who knows how to play Shulk yet? I really want to see what he can do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUmvn_Aod0

You gotta be REALLY aggressive with those Monado art selections

 

[Pancakes]

Robin & Palutena as the "undefeated" match is so good, two of my biggest desired newcomers.. <3

<3

 

[MannyToons]

Does anybody have any pictures or GIFs showcasing Link's weird face on the Wii U? I know there are lots of them but I don't have any on hand. Link's face looks so good on the 3DS and I'm wondering how this happened.

It really does. There's absolutely no issue with it on the 3DS, but then he goes to looking all pudgy and gross on the Wii U.

 

[Ryce]

E: Also a clean screenshot of the full roster would be helpful for me.

Like this?

 

[diffusionx]

Any impressions of online play yet?

 

[IntelliHeath]

Duck Hunt really look amazing.

 

[pirateluigi]

That Bowser drop kick is amazing!

 

[Kouriozan]

Need more impressions of Rosalina and Charizard.
They are on my maybe maining list with Palutena and seeing her moveset hype me so much.
Oh, my Goddess!

 

[JoeInky]

Like this?

Yes, that's great thanks.

 

[ffdgh]

Duck hunt dog is a better ranged attacker than megaman...lol wut?

 

[sorakirosaki]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUmvn_Aod0

You gotta be REALLY aggressive with those Monado art selections

wow holy crap yeah the arts really seem to change the pace of the match a lot it seems buster is a really good choice to rack up damage and using the boost arts like speed jump and shield for those special situations

 

[Neoriceisgood]

Man Duck Hunt's specials are ridiculously well thought out. I love inventive characters like that.

 

[OminousShadow]

DHD can control the stage so well. Reminds me of snake

 

[Zixmar]

Duck hunt dog is a better ranged attacker than megamam...lol wut?

Megaman is still bad right?

 

[Beelzebufo]

I wonder if choosing to make Duck Hunt a zoning character had anything to do with embracing his history of infuriating players? Because it kind of worked out well haha, especially when he's just smiling while hiding behind a gunman.

 

[theprodigy]

While I'd love to main Ike, I'll probably use Link early on since I love him so much in this demo, but it'd be FD Link, not Dark Link l

wow I'm blind >_>

 

[OmegaSmash]

Has Villager been used in the stream yet? Because god, I can't I can stop playing him in the demo. Such a fin character to use.

 

[AdaWong]

Swimming is NOT in the 3DS version.

It is however, in the Wii U version.



If 3DS owners get to have a good-looking Link, then that's the price they have to pay!

 

[Ragus]

After 5 hours of demo, I have to say, that Link is my favourite, Pikachu is also fine, I love the idea of Villager, but I suck so much with him. I do not care for Mario and Megaman.

With that in mind, what fighter would be good to check out for me? Lucina? Pit? How is Samus?

 

[Pancakes]

Has Villager been used in the stream yet? Because god, I can't I can stop playing him in the demo. Such a fin character to use.

Demo characters haven't been seen here since people are probably burned out on playing them.

 

[Kouriozan]

Man Duck Hunt's specials are ridiculously well thought out. I love inventive characters like that.

Indeed, all newcomers, except clones of course, have really interesting gameplay!

 

[ffdgh]

Megaman is still bad right?

Too soon to tell. Someone can make use of his moveset eventually.

 

[Moonlight]

THAT CAN EDGE-GUARD

WHAT

 

[OminousShadow]

Omg that taunt

 

[Lyte Edge]

Any impressions of online play yet?

Sure:

I've played it for a bit online. Initial impressions are that the flat stage/no item modes seem to be more popular than the standard stage/item modes. You can choose to play free-for-all or teams in all modes. The flat stage/no item mode also offers a 1-on-1 mode.

Regarding the quality of online play, I don't think it's fair to judge things yet since I've only been playing against random Japanese players, and there's (expected) lag. Most matches I've played have been playable; a few were so bad that the connection dropped. I've also encountered connection errors when initially going online and usually have to try 2-3 times to get into matches.

Unlike say, Street Fighter, I find it much easier to deal with lag online because there's nothing complex you need to do execution-wise.

Have noticed that the Fire Emblem characters and Shulk seem to be pretty popular. In one set of matches, a Shulk player was absolutely dominating the rest of us, every time.

Would definitely like to try this against some American players to get a feel for what online is like closer to home.

And no one has answered this T_T

While waiting for an online match to start and practicing, a CPU partner for me showed up. He was an 8-bit sprite of a bird-man and had moves of his own. Does anyone know who this is? Is he an assist trophy? It only happened once, when I was using Pac-Man.

 

[Guesong]

I saw one of Duck Hunt's tin can custom move on Gema stream the other day and it was beastly.

Basically the tin can goes back and forth in a set space in front of you instead of always forward. Amazing zoning tool.

 

[Cody_D165]

DHD IS NUTS

 

[Spinosaurus]

Need more impressions of Rosalina and Charizard.
They are on my maybe maining list with Palutena and seeing her moveset hype me so much.
Oh, my Goddess!

Rock Smash has Super Armor. Flare Blitz is invincible.

Rock Smash was already one of his best moves and now it gets Armor? holy crap