Topic: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

I don't get why they don't just release melee with online play. Outsource it to a company like Code Mystics, turn a profit, and they can go back to ignoring competitive play.

character is going to be announced today

Doom slayer because Today is the anniversary of the Doom series
Crash if they announce the new game for switch
Bomberman one of the 1 switch games
Waluigi will be last
Rayman the 2 game is in speculation
Shovel Knight new amiibos
Ridley if the metroid games announce
The Rabbids 2 game coming out in the future
Dixie kong
Paper mario game came out in aug
Do you agree

@EngineerMario That would make sense, but I don't think the character will have anything to do with The Game Awards orrecent releases necessarily. Like I said in other threads. A popular Japanese franchise that is growing in the West.

Just like Persona.

Doom would be awesome....

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Sephiroth

Sephiroth

I was thinking we needed another Bad guy for smash and there he is.

Overall as always I have happy thoughts for any fan of a new rep. However this is the first time I’ve wondered about the timing. I feel like this should have happened back when cloud was announced and if Squeenix needed another rep I feel like it might have been better served by Chrono (or Kefka). I’m not really tied to either game (played CT and CC and while I enjoyed them they didn’t move me the way they did some people and I didn’t play FF7 until I was an adult ) but I feel for the most nostalgia factor given the limited slots left that this should have gone to Chrono. Still nothing to make me run out and buy the pass for now(even though minmin is my second main in ARMS).

So I just realized, Cloud was announced for Smash at the end of the year where FFVIIR was announced.

Sephiroth was announced for Smash at the end of the year where FFVIIR was released.

So when are when is sakurai going to show us more?

December 17th is the Sakurai presentation. Also the remainder of Fighters Pass 1 amiibo are coming March 26th.

BW the presents is on 17th of december. (Yes I know grumb said it above but I did not see it when I wort this)

I honestly love Sephiroth being in smash. One of the best picks so far

Sephiroth was like the LAST fighter that I would have expected being in Smash Ultimate. 🤔🤯
This finally means that One Winged Angel will FINALLY be in Smash, something I've been hoping for ever since Cloud joined in Smash Wii U/3DS. 😆😆
Also, do we know if they are going to do the original version, the FF7R version, or another version, regarding One Winged Angel? 🤔
EDIT: I didn't expect another fighter until (at least), given how long it look them to get Steve working properly in Smash.

Watch them no add any music at all.

@SM3DASislit Same I was also thinking smash hasn't had a bad guy in the fighters pass yet, but then then the one winged angel shows up So he will forever be the first villain to be in the fighters pass.

@Snatcher
That's a good point. 🤔😆

@Eel
That would be the Ultimate troll move on Sakurai's (and Square Enix's) part. 😬😆

I CAN'T BELIEVE SEPHIROTH IN SMASH IS GOING TO BE A THING, IT WAS A DREAM OF MINE FOR CLOUD AND SEPHIROTH TO BE IN SMASH AND IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING AAAAAAAAA

Alright thanks for letting me get that out of my system, back to your regularly scheduled messages

How many villains from games do you know that got so popular that you can now buy a plushie doll of them?
What I'm trying to say here is, there are hundred thousands of Sephiroth plushies out there in childrens rooms and fan shrines. Sephiroth is a staple in any freaking cosplay party.

I have played through FF7 on PS1, and 2 years ago again on Switch. Don't underestimate FF7 - It has one of the most hardcore fanbases in the world. Much about the game impacted so much in the gaming industry at the time. That title in particular also made the first Final Fantasy movie possible, and FF merchandise.

Even if FF6 and others are better in many aspects, FF7 was the most successful, the most hyped and talked about, and brought the series into the mainstream. A cult gathered around its lore! Many were possessed by the contents of its story, as FF7 did things in an RPG no one else has done before. It singlehandedly opened the floodgates for JRPGs in Europe, a time where Nintendo did not dare to release a game like Super Mario RPG, or EarthBound, or Final Fantasy 6, or Dragon Quest, or Chrono Trigger, in Europe.

And having a final boss like Sephiroth presented with full motion video cutscenes, minute long magic attacks, a brooding song with vocals, and relentless attack patterns that needed a unique strategy was something new and intriguing at the time.

So, if Sora is number 1 on so many wishlists and you can't get him because of Donald, Goofy, and Mickey, then you need to get another big shot from the same company to make everyone shut up which Sakurai just did with Sephiroth.

And yeah, usually one fighter is enough to represent a third party series. But in this case, more songs, another stage, and more spirits are welcome (because Cloud came with almost nothing).
Though, that means goodbye Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana Hero Randy, Terranigma Hero Ark, fan-favourite Geno, Bubble Bobble, Space Invaders, Lara Croft, and phew, Sora.

I personally can't wait to play as Sephiroth. I bought Fighters Pass 1&2 because "everyone is here" and whatever they release, it can only be a brandnew fighter with a brandnew stage, spirits, and music, so that's good enough for me, even if I don't like to play all of them.

Joker - I know that Persona is a spin-off of Megami Tensei which debuted way back on the Famicom/NES. I know the mainline series has 5 Nintendo games, the latest one still being developed exclusively for Switch (which will be my entry point). I know there are at least 2 Nintendo games with Joker, so yeah, the series he's from has a rich Nintendo legacy. I like the stage and character but I'm not good with his fighting style.

Hero - I know that he's from Dragon Quest, another RPG that debuted way back on the Famicom/NES. I played several titles in the series. Again, a very rich Nintendo legacy. The Smash fighter though is too stressful for me with his menu options for a random set of attacks, but the music and stage are great.

Banjo-Kazooie - I still have both N64 games in mint condition, completed them 100%. In a time where Crash Bandicoot was merely a basic, digipad controlled "tunnel runner", Mario and Banjo showed the world what a 3D platformer is. Banjo should have been in Smash 64 or Melee at least and never been sold to Microsoft, nuff said. Except, I also love playing him in Smash.

Terry Bogard - Know him from a friend who's a fighting nut. I learned that SNK is a master of the fighting genre, and even though I'm more of a Samurai Shodown and The Last Blade guy, I know about The King of Fighters legacy and SNK's place in the gaming world. Apart from that SNK released plenty of great ports for the NES, Game Boy, and SNES back then. Long history shared with Nintendo. You see a pattern? Anyway, he's another Smash fighter that is fun and smooth to play.

Byleth - I love Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. I have my Ike and I'm happy. And even with Fire Emblem over-saturation, Byleth is actually absolutely my main from the first Fighters Pass. She's got a great moveset. Fire Emblem: Three Houses is on my list of games I wanna get next.

Min Min - Unfortunately not fun to play, at least for me. The stage is unremarkable. I like her as an opponent though. The music is good as well. My least favourite of the bunch though. In my opinion an ARMS character (as well as other first party characters like Byleth, and hypothetically another Pokémon or Rex&Pyra) belong to the starting roster of a new Smash game, and not in DLC.

Steve - I know Minecraft is the global megahit of the last 10 years. I always say Virtual Lego to Minecraft. I know Nintendo put in Mario in the Wii U and Switch versions of Minecraft. They sell a Switch with Minecraft installed. Nintendo in general loves Minecraft. Japan loves Minecraft. Everyone loves Minecraft. Almost. No surprises here. It's just freaking me out that he's so minecrafty and not smashified like all the other characters. He's an extremely technical fighter if you don't spam easy disturbances. Great stage, great to fight against, but he hasn't clicked for me yet.

Sephiroth - I know he's from Final Fantasy, a series that started on the Famicom/NES. I have many and played dozens. Long history with Nintendo again, etc. Iconic villain. One Winged Angel. More FF music.
And best of all: No Sora. Thanks for saving us, Seph!