I think this is a good roster. The only thing that pissed me off is the laziness of some Final Smashes. I hate that Toon Link and Sheik still have the same from Brawl. And I haven't seen Lucina and Dark Pit's yet, but Dr. Mario's is basically a reskinned Mario Finale. Come on,man. There was so much potential in there.
Still. can't wait. I'm hoping for DLC in tue future for even more characters.
@Stomatopod17 Serebii has confirmed that Mega Gallade's ability is Inner Focus. Yikes. So yeah, unless they give him a base speed higher than base 100, you're pretty much dead on.
@HappyHappy It is its own character, it's a got a separate spot on the select screen and everything, like Dr. Mario and Lucina. Sakurai said that if a character has even a minor difference in properties, they will get their own slot. Alph,for example, is the same as Olimar, so he doesn't get his own.
Love all three designs. Initially I was kind of bummed that Mega Sharpedo doesn't have Speed Boost, but it can be worked around before with Protect. And I'm hoping they don't give Mega Gallade a pointless boost to Special Attack like they gave Mega Gardevoir more Attack. GameFreak trolling at its finest.
@RaphaBoss Eh, it ain't the same thing, in Classic you fight 12 enemies or so (unless they changed it up on this one) and All-Star you fight every single character in the game, it's kind of the ultimate challenge on harder difficulties. And to me, who tries to get at least all the character trophies in the game, having always a set order makes things get tiring much faster. To each its own, I guess.
Wow, I don't even care that much that it's simply a color swap instead of a full-blown alt costume when it looks as freaking cool as that Dark Samus color. I think that's the only Samus color I'll ever use.
I actually really dislike All-Star having a set order of opponents, like in Brawl. It's cute that it is on chronological order, but to me it's pretty dull knowing who your opponents are before you play it, especially when you have to play the whole thing with each character to unlock trophies and stuff. I liked it better random, like in Melee. That's just me, though.
Nice. Definitely getting it, altough I think it's kind of weird to announce the second pack now if it's only going to be available almost in the middle of next year.
@stv176 Yeah, those are pretty good examples. Wheres the outcry about that? I think feminsm is a great cause, but there are so many misguided complaints thrown around, a big deal is made about such unimportant things. If only women were sexualized I would understand, but it's not the case and people complain anyway.
Feminists are going to be pissed. I just think that Samus looks really weird when firing her Paralyzer with that outfit. She's waaay too flexible.
I hope there's a skimpy Captain Falcon outfit or something to balance things out and make the extreme feminists relax a bit. I find it weird that there's minor controversy about ZSS' default design when Captain Falcon looks like this: http://www.smashbros.com/images/character/captain_falcon/screen-4.jpg
Seriously, you can see his six-pack through that outfit, how's that not sexualized? Are only women not allowed to be? And it's not like every woman in Smash has giant boobs or anything, it's just Samus.
@crimsonbolt Maybe GF thought they would be too overpowered with it. But still, at least have a more interesting Ability if you really need to replace Regenerator. Hell, Oblivious would be better than Shell Armor now that it prevents Taunt as well.
Wow, can't say I expected Mega Salamence to look like that. It's kind of a Latios/Latias version of Salamence. It's going to take a while for that design to grow on me.
I absolutely loved Mega Lopunny and Mega Altaria, though. The designs are great, and they look pretty useful. High Jump Kick with Scrappy and Dragon/Fairy with Pixiliate? Hell yeah.
I'm a bit disappointed, but I'm still getting it. The problem for me is that I can't have my friends over all the time. I have some friends I met online that can frequently play with me, but I can't because the games don't have online. I really wish I could play Super Mario 3D World and Rayman Legends with friends online.
I was almost mad that the first Paper Mario stage on Smash was going to be of my personal worst game in the series, and then I saw the Thousand-Year Door pic. I'm happy now. I would appreciate if there was something of the first game. And of Super Paper Mario. But if it is just these two, I'm ok with it.
Yeah, just the involvement of Sandler makes me wary of this. He hasn't made a movie I liked in ten years or so. I think he can be good, though. And I love Michelle Monaghan and Peter Dinklage. Who knows. It's a interesting premise.
From the three revealed this week I chose Captain Falcon. The Fire Emblem chars look cool, but since I never played any FE, seeing Falcon back was more exciting for me, even though it was pretty obvious he would be back.
Favorite newcomer so far, Greninja. I just love this guy, it's one of my all-time favorite Pokémon designs, and it looks really fun to play as him/she/it. Palutena is a close second.
Favorite character overall is Mario. I like the classics, and I have this little rule that the first time I play a new SSB game, I use Mario in the first match. So I'm looking foward to that.
About Amiibos... if I lived on a place where games and game related items had decent prizes, I would buy a bunch. But since these things are crazy expensive here, I may not buy a single amiibo. I do want some, though.
I never played any Fire Emblem, so I'm not all that excited for Lucina and Robin. Still, it's cool. And it's also surprising that Fire Emblem has a whopping 4 characters in Smash, I hope that means the roster will be significantly bigger than Brawl's.
But, Captain Falcon! Yay. I hope he's as good as he was in Melee.
For me it's tricky choosing between Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. I voted on WW, but I'm still not quite sure.
Also, I think it's kind of pointless including the enhanced versions (WW HD, OOT 3D) in the poll. If the enhancements made someone like the game more than their second favorite, they would vote on it anyway.
Why do people always complain when sites just share cool, fun stuff like this? Yeah, this is a news site, but what's the harm in just showing well done game-related entertainment like this in a website for gaming fans?
Anyway, great work again by McGroove. I always felt this overworld song was a bit overshadowed by the Athletic theme from the same game. I like the overworld song more. Both are great, though.
Does anyone know for a fact why Nintendo removed the DKC trilogy from the Wii VC? I hope whatever the reason, that doesn't stop Nintendo from getting DK64 on the Wii U. And getting the DKC trilogy back would be nice as well.
THANK YOU. Good God. Skyward Sword was really annoying in that respect. If it was just on tutorials I wouldn't be mad, but Fi popped out so many times to explain things that the player could experiment and figure out in a second or things that downright didn't need to be explained.
To me it's Palutena. I'm still so happy she's a newcomer. I know the pic with the iconic characters is more significant, but to be honest, I haven't felt anything about Pac-Man for quite a while. I still like that he's in, don't get me wrong.
Yeah, what happens to Palutena? I'm thinking she'll have a "default" moveset for non-friends online play. I understand Miis not being allowed, but Palutena would be a bit weird.
I know I'm being greedy, but... wouldn't it be awesome if it the remake was for the Wii U instead of the 3DS? I think so at least. It's not gonna happen, but the thought of going back to a remade, HD Termina in a big-ass screen gives me the chills.
My main problem with MS and Sony making annoucements is that the big majority of their game trailers don't have... you know, gameplay. I really, really hate this trend.
Loved it loved it loved it. I hope the Treehouse becomes a E3 staple, it was a great idea, gives you a lot of insight on the games. Kind of surprising that Nintendo was the first one of the big three to do something like that. The games were great, the Super Smash Bros. Invitational was epic. I was really satisfied.
Actually, all Marvel Studios' movies share a timeline. But still, I like that Warriors is a standalone spin off, so they can just include more things and characters from all the games. Was super happy to see Midna and Wolf Link.
As a Kid Icarus Uprising fanboy, I couldn't be happier with this. OK, I could, maybe Hades could've cracked a one-liner in there, but still, so awesome. So glad the original voice actors are back.
For me, the Mushroom Kingdom U. I'm glad it's not a auto-scroll stage. I usually love the ideas of these stages (Mushroomy Kingdom on Brawl looks incredible and has great music) but the auto-scrool kills them for me. I hope there's that stage with the painting-like background, it was one of the few really memorable stages from NSMBU for me. Don't kill me, I said "for me".
Whoa, Mega Sceptile is Dragon? That's awesome. I always loved Sceptile and now he gets to be a dragon and a Mega Evolution. Can't get any better than that.
Mega Swampert looks a bit odd to me, but kind of cool.
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Re: Demo for Super Smash Bros. 3DS Announced for North America and Europe
You guys are too fast, I tried IstaChris' codes 25 secons after he posted it and they were all used already D:
Re: Demo for Super Smash Bros. 3DS Announced for North America and Europe
Really late, but... NA code? Pretty please?
Re: Impending Japanese Launch Of Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS Brings New Character Reveals
I think this is a good roster. The only thing that pissed me off is the laziness of some Final Smashes. I hate that Toon Link and Sheik still have the same from Brawl. And I haven't seen Lucina and Dark Pit's yet, but Dr. Mario's is basically a reskinned Mario Finale. Come on,man. There was so much potential in there.
Still. can't wait. I'm hoping for DLC in tue future for even more characters.
Re: Mega Camerupt, Mega Gallade, and Mega Sharpedo Revealed for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
@Stomatopod17 Serebii has confirmed that Mega Gallade's ability is Inner Focus. Yikes. So yeah, unless they give him a base speed higher than base 100, you're pretty much dead on.
Re: Impending Japanese Launch Of Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS Brings New Character Reveals
@HappyHappy It is its own character, it's a got a separate spot on the select screen and everything, like Dr. Mario and Lucina. Sakurai said that if a character has even a minor difference in properties, they will get their own slot. Alph,for example, is the same as Olimar, so he doesn't get his own.
Re: Mega Camerupt, Mega Gallade, and Mega Sharpedo Revealed for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
I was kind of hoping that Gallade's Psychic type would change into Fairy once it mega evolves. At least it would have a immunity.
Re: Mega Camerupt, Mega Gallade, and Mega Sharpedo Revealed for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Love all three designs. Initially I was kind of bummed that Mega Sharpedo doesn't have Speed Boost, but it can be worked around before with Protect. And I'm hoping they don't give Mega Gallade a pointless boost to Special Attack like they gave Mega Gardevoir more Attack. GameFreak trolling at its finest.
Re: Shiny Gengar and Diancie Pokémon Distributions on the Way
Ok, seriously? When will we get Wi-Fi distribution of ANYTHING? Jesus, guys.
Re: Feature: A Week of Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Screens - Issue Fifty Four
Second Samus' colors pic for me. The Dark Samus and Light Suit colors kick ass.
Re: All-Star Mode in Super Smash Bros. is a History Lesson Available From the Start
@RaphaBoss Eh, it ain't the same thing, in Classic you fight 12 enemies or so (unless they changed it up on this one) and All-Star you fight every single character in the game, it's kind of the ultimate challenge on harder difficulties. And to me, who tries to get at least all the character trophies in the game, having always a set order makes things get tiring much faster. To each its own, I guess.
Re: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Step Up With More Outfit Variations
Wow, I don't even care that much that it's simply a color swap instead of a full-blown alt costume when it looks as freaking cool as that Dark Samus color. I think that's the only Samus color I'll ever use.
Re: All-Star Mode in Super Smash Bros. is a History Lesson Available From the Start
I actually really dislike All-Star having a set order of opponents, like in Brawl. It's cute that it is on chronological order, but to me it's pretty dull knowing who your opponents are before you play it, especially when you have to play the whole thing with each character to unlock trophies and stuff. I liked it better random, like in Melee. That's just me, though.
Re: New Nintendo 3DS Models Announced
That's cool. I might get one.
Re: Mario Kart 8 DLC Coming In November, Features Zelda, F-Zero And Animal Crossing
Nice. Definitely getting it, altough I think it's kind of weird to announce the second pack now if it's only going to be available almost in the middle of next year.
Re: Brinstar Confirmed as Classic Stage for Smash Bros. 3DS
@stv176 Yeah, those are pretty good examples. Wheres the outcry about that? I think feminsm is a great cause, but there are so many misguided complaints thrown around, a big deal is made about such unimportant things. If only women were sexualized I would understand, but it's not the case and people complain anyway.
Re: Brinstar Confirmed as Classic Stage for Smash Bros. 3DS
Feminists are going to be pissed. I just think that Samus looks really weird when firing her Paralyzer with that outfit. She's waaay too flexible.
I hope there's a skimpy Captain Falcon outfit or something to balance things out and make the extreme feminists relax a bit. I find it weird that there's minor controversy about ZSS' default design when Captain Falcon looks like this: http://www.smashbros.com/images/character/captain_falcon/screen-4.jpg
Seriously, you can see his six-pack through that outfit, how's that not sexualized? Are only women not allowed to be? And it's not like every woman in Smash has giant boobs or anything, it's just Samus.
Re: Video: Mega Slowbro Spins its Stuff in New Trailer
Yeah, no Regenerator sucks, but at least he still has Slack Off for recovery. I can see this thing being a beast with Calm Mind.
Re: Mega Slowbro and Mega Audino Leaked for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
@crimsonbolt Maybe GF thought they would be too overpowered with it. But still, at least have a more interesting Ability if you really need to replace Regenerator. Hell, Oblivious would be better than Shell Armor now that it prevents Taunt as well.
Re: Mega Slowbro and Mega Audino Leaked for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Slowbro just isn't the same without the derpy expression. And I'm a bit disappointed by the Abilities, both are kind of sucky to me.
And Mega Audino made me think of a potential Mega Blissey. That would be terrifying.
Re: CoroCoro Magazine Reveals Three Mega Evolutions For Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Wow, can't say I expected Mega Salamence to look like that. It's kind of a Latios/Latias version of Salamence. It's going to take a while for that design to grow on me.
I absolutely loved Mega Lopunny and Mega Altaria, though. The designs are great, and they look pretty useful. High Jump Kick with Scrappy and Dragon/Fairy with Pixiliate? Hell yeah.
Re: Sean Bean Declares His Head is 'A Bit Square' in GoldenEye on N64
Sean Bean is a cool actor. I hope his upcoming TV show is good,he deserves a movie franchise or a good show.
Also, the horrible puns on this site never cease to amuse me. I appreciate it.
Re: Poll: Is Online Co-Op a Major Miss in Hyrule Warriors, or is Local Multiplayer Enough?
I'm a bit disappointed, but I'm still getting it. The problem for me is that I can't have my friends over all the time. I have some friends I met online that can frequently play with me, but I can't because the games don't have online. I really wish I could play Super Mario 3D World and Rayman Legends with friends online.
Re: Multi-Generational Paper Mario Stage Confirmed for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
I was almost mad that the first Paper Mario stage on Smash was going to be of my personal worst game in the series, and then I saw the Thousand-Year Door pic. I'm happy now. I would appreciate if there was something of the first game. And of Super Paper Mario. But if it is just these two, I'm ok with it.
Re: Donkey Kong, Pac-Man And Q*Bert Cast Alongside Game Of Thrones Star Peter Dinklage In Pixels
Yeah, just the involvement of Sandler makes me wary of this. He hasn't made a movie I liked in ten years or so. I think he can be good, though. And I love Michelle Monaghan and Peter Dinklage. Who knows. It's a interesting premise.
Re: Poll: Which is Your Favourite Super Smash Bros. Challenger So Far?
From the three revealed this week I chose Captain Falcon. The Fire Emblem chars look cool, but since I never played any FE, seeing Falcon back was more exciting for me, even though it was pretty obvious he would be back.
Favorite newcomer so far, Greninja. I just love this guy, it's one of my all-time favorite Pokémon designs, and it looks really fun to play as him/she/it. Palutena is a close second.
Favorite character overall is Mario. I like the classics, and I have this little rule that the first time I play a new SSB game, I use Mario in the first match. So I'm looking foward to that.
About Amiibos... if I lived on a place where games and game related items had decent prizes, I would buy a bunch. But since these things are crazy expensive here, I may not buy a single amiibo. I do want some, though.
Re: Feature: A Week of Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Screens - Issue Forty Six
Mario 'MURRICA of course.
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Re: Video: Fi Shows What She Can Do in This Latest Hyrule Warriors Trailer
Putting the endless hand-holding aside, I actually liked Fi. And I like they used her classy dance moves as some of her attacks here.
Re: Captain Falcon, Lucina and Robin All Join The Super Smash Bros. Roster
I never played any Fire Emblem, so I'm not all that excited for Lucina and Robin. Still, it's cool. And it's also surprising that Fire Emblem has a whopping 4 characters in Smash, I hope that means the roster will be significantly bigger than Brawl's.
But, Captain Falcon! Yay. I hope he's as good as he was in Melee.
Re: Poll: Which Is The Best Legend Of Zelda Game?
For me it's tricky choosing between Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. I voted on WW, but I'm still not quite sure.
Also, I think it's kind of pointless including the enhanced versions (WW HD, OOT 3D) in the poll. If the enhancements made someone like the game more than their second favorite, they would vote on it anyway.
Re: CoroCoro Magazine Reveals Mega Metagross for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
I like the design. I wonder if we'll get Mega Salamence. It would be scary, but I still would like to see it.
Re: Feature: A Week of Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Screens - Issue Forty Five
Little Mac with the sweatshirt. I hope a lot of characters have more elaborate alternative costumes like that.
Re: New Converse X Super Mario Bros. Shoes Are Stepping Into Japan
Oh man, I was hoping for a title like "Super Mario Bros. shoes SNEAK into Japan". You've disappointed me, NL.
Re: An Iconic Super Mario Bros. 3 Overworld Theme Gets the Smooth McGroove Treatment
Why do people always complain when sites just share cool, fun stuff like this? Yeah, this is a news site, but what's the harm in just showing well done game-related entertainment like this in a website for gaming fans?
Anyway, great work again by McGroove. I always felt this overworld song was a bit overshadowed by the Athletic theme from the same game. I like the overworld song more. Both are great, though.
Re: Feature: A Week of Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Screens - Issue Forty Three
Picked the DK Storm Punch. I love that special moves have three different versions now, that's a brilliant idea.
Re: Nintendo 64 Titles Heading to the Wii U Virtual Console
Does anyone know for a fact why Nintendo removed the DKC trilogy from the Wii VC? I hope whatever the reason, that doesn't stop Nintendo from getting DK64 on the Wii U. And getting the DKC trilogy back would be nice as well.
Re: Eiji Aonuma Vows to Reduce Hand-Holding in Future Zelda Installments
THANK YOU. Good God. Skyward Sword was really annoying in that respect. If it was just on tutorials I wouldn't be mad, but Fi popped out so many times to explain things that the player could experiment and figure out in a second or things that downright didn't need to be explained.
Re: Feature: A Week of Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Screens - Issue Forty Two
To me it's Palutena. I'm still so happy she's a newcomer. I know the pic with the iconic characters is more significant, but to be honest, I haven't felt anything about Pac-Man for quite a while. I still like that he's in, don't get me wrong.
Re: Mii Swordfighter Characters Show Off Their Moves in Super Smash Bros.
Yeah, what happens to Palutena? I'm thinking she'll have a "default" moveset for non-friends online play. I understand Miis not being allowed, but Palutena would be a bit weird.
Re: Free Copy of Bayonetta Comes as a Separate Disc With Bayonetta 2 in Japan
Wish they released the physical copy here too, but hey. I'm still glad I even get to play the first one on Wii U. And for free.
Re: Grezzo Seeks New Employees Asking If They Want to Create a 'Legend'
I know I'm being greedy, but... wouldn't it be awesome if it the remake was for the Wii U instead of the 3DS? I think so at least. It's not gonna happen, but the thought of going back to a remade, HD Termina in a big-ass screen gives me the chills.
Re: First Impressions: Solving the Puzzle of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
If they expand the concept way beyond the levels seen on 3D World, which seems to be what they're doing, it would be a great puzzle game.
Re: Feature: A Cross-Platform Look At E3 2014
My main problem with MS and Sony making annoucements is that the big majority of their game trailers don't have... you know, gameplay. I really, really hate this trend.
But still, all three have exciting games in tow.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Nintendo's E3?
Loved it loved it loved it. I hope the Treehouse becomes a E3 staple, it was a great idea, gives you a lot of insight on the games. Kind of surprising that Nintendo was the first one of the big three to do something like that. The games were great, the Super Smash Bros. Invitational was epic. I was really satisfied.
Re: E3 2014: Getting To Grips With Amiibo, Nintendo's Revolutionary Take On NFC Toys
The price of stuff here in Brazil is ridiculously inflated, so I might not get many of these. Sucks.
Re: E3 2014: Hyrule Warriors Not Part of Zelda Timeline, More Like an Avengers Spin-Off
Actually, all Marvel Studios' movies share a timeline. But still, I like that Warriors is a standalone spin off, so they can just include more things and characters from all the games. Was super happy to see Midna and Wolf Link.
Re: E3 2014: Palutena to Descend From the Heavens to Join Super Smash Bros.
As a Kid Icarus Uprising fanboy, I couldn't be happier with this. OK, I could, maybe Hades could've cracked a one-liner in there, but still, so awesome. So glad the original voice actors are back.
Re: Rumour: Mario Kart 8 DLC to Feature Expanded Roster and New Battle Modes
I want more tracks and battle arenas, but the Double Dash battle modes and new characters are pretty cool. Hope it's real.
Re: Feature: A Week of Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Screens - Issue Forty One
For me, the Mushroom Kingdom U. I'm glad it's not a auto-scroll stage. I usually love the ideas of these stages (Mushroomy Kingdom on Brawl looks incredible and has great music) but the auto-scrool kills them for me. I hope there's that stage with the painting-like background, it was one of the few really memorable stages from NSMBU for me. Don't kill me, I said "for me".
Re: New Mega Evolutions Revealed for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Whoa, Mega Sceptile is Dragon? That's awesome. I always loved Sceptile and now he gets to be a dragon and a Mega Evolution. Can't get any better than that.
Mega Swampert looks a bit odd to me, but kind of cool.
Re: 2DS Hardware Bundle With New Super Mario Bros. 2 Coming on 4th July
I liked NSMB2 more than U, because at least it tried to do something a little different. I just thought U was kind of bland.