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@ottospooky

His name is even silly and uninspired. It should've been something like Ruigi.

Another cool change that is new to Smash Ultimate (but not reported in this article) is the ability to turn off hazards in some stages.

I've personally been requesting this since Playstation All Stars was released since it was a feature in that game. Nice subtle but awesome feature!

With fighting games it's a tough call for whether it's a sequel, port or whatever. I see this as the wii U version was Street Fighter 2 and Switch game is probably like a Street Fighter 2 Turbo situation = Very enhanced portish with enough updates to justify it as a new game.

Whether it can be called a port depends on the modes it offers. If it at the very least offers all characters, stage and modes the Wii U game had, this can be classified as an enhanced port. It certainly checks the boxes for characters and stages but modes we don't know yet.

But then you got things like the directional air dodge, new stages, reworked final smashes and possibly every stage from the 3DS version, which makes the case to call this a brand new game.

It really doesn't matter what ya call it. Every Smash Bros. game borrows a considerable number of assets from the previous game and nobody is gonna balk at a $59.99 price tag.

If this is going to be the last Smash Bros., then I at least hope they'll put more tunics in for Link available as DLC.

Day one, most definite!

I have played through most of the Tales of series and Vesperia has the best cast, best protagonist and definitely one of the best stories. Even its anime movie prequel is awesome! Been waiting an eternity for the PS3 version of this game to be localized and now we get an HD remaster for the Switch!

This is announcement is almost as crazy as an announcement would be for a Shining Force 3 complete remaster! Bamco's been stepping up lately!

Not really feeling this review especially since he considers Megaman 9 & 10 to be superior to 7 & 8.... which they are not. Megaman 7 has big sprites, yes, but it is one of the few "classic" Megaman games where enemy weapons were not only used for enemies but revealed secrets and additional pathways in meaningful ways by manipulating objects on the stage.

Megaman 8 is, in my opinion, the best classic Megaman game to date hands down. Megaman's controls feel the tightest in this entry so I don't know what the author is talking about. I even think this game's shop probably has the best upgrades then any previous, or future installment.

Megaman 9 and 10 are good games but very difficult (even by Megaman standards) and unnecessarily removed the slide and charge buster. I'm not sure how removing a main character's signature abilities improves gameplay but it certainly doesn't do it for these games at all. I don't even think these games are better than one single game in the original NES 6 except maybe Megaman 1.

I wish Megaman & Bass was included (great series entry), but 8 is still the best after all these years!

I fail to see how an NES collection of 6 games debuting at number 9 is a bad thing. These games aren't new, so this looks like a great achievement from my perspective

@Spiders

And that's a good point. It doesn't just simply feel like a cashgrab, throwback. It feels like a modern evolution of a classic linear, 2D gameplay style.

Awesome game!

Looks awesome! Glad to see Mega Man with his slide and charged buster again and without the retro 8-bit graphics.

@Marios-love-child

According to the game's page on nintendo.com, it's got motion controls. But I'd really like to hear about it before I purchase.

I wonder if that Gain Ground version is the 3-player co-op arcade one?

Might have to double dip on this one again... when it's on sale. Green garb and hooded Link beats the Botw look anyday.

On the flipside... it's $20. There are a ton of classic games I would never buy that I'll be able to just play endless for $20 a year. I am interested to see how much of their library will be offered but it's not too shabby.

@thesilverbrick

I agree. I've bought Punch-Out, Super Punch-Out, and Wii Punch-Out every time it's digitally available. I wish these purchases followed me after hardware upgrades. I like the idea of a Netflix way to play my games but there should be a way to permanently "own" the games.

I agree with the majority. I'd like to see Wonderful 101 on the Switch but it should be at a discounted price like no more than $39.99. Think it'd be more attractive at $29.99 actually.

@AtlanteanMan @citizen_zane

Absolutely love it when someone brings up the Shining Force 3 trilogy! I lean more toward preferring to see a remake of these games then a straight port but this is one of those cases where beggers can't be choosers.

And that Shining Force Central English script for 2 & 3 is awesome! Sega should just buy the script from those guys instead of using their own teams.

@AtlanteanMan

Right on and I second that! Dragon Force games are essential for strategy RPG fans. I rank them among the best SRPGs ever created.

And that's not a biased opinion simply because I managed the English fan translation of Dragon Force 2 back in 2015. In the event anyone happens to own a Japanese DF2 disc and Sega never manages to bring an English version of DF2 to their Sega Ages brand: grab the patch from here: http://www.verve-fanworks.com/dragonforceii.html

@Dr_Corndog

I actually have a friend that hates the game and when it's ever brought up, he references that same exact line, lol!

I think it'd be great to get a real ranking leaderboards in Smash Bros. And an option to turn off hazards for stages in addition to the already available Omega stages.

@Dr_Corndog

I agree that X6 is the worst. But X7 and X8 I thoroughly enjoyed. Always felt X7 got too much hate.

Still currently streaming Overcooked but if this game is anything like it, me and my friends'll be all over it!

After Wulverblade, this game's got my vote for day one pick up!

@Seacliff

I'm sure it won't be branded as a port. You can't call the game Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS DX (that would be absurd).

It'll be branded as a new game, probably something boring like, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch. Personally they should go with a progressive name after Melee, Brawl. Maybe Battle Royal, Skirmish, or Mayhem.

But the content will likely use all previous Wii U/3DS stages, previous DLC, and only handful of new characters/stages. When you put that together, there's your new game (and enhanced port at the same time). Covers all bases.

@Jezebel95

And there ain't nothing wrong with a port. Smash 4 for Wii U was a perfect game! If anything, it'll be a mobile enhanced definitive edition. Fighting sequels are usually enhanced ports anyways so as content packed as 4 was... there's no reason for this to be a completely new game imo.

There's no way that this is a completely new game. It'll mostly likely be a definitive Smash 4 edition combining stages and content from Wii U, 3DS, with some new characters (not many) like the Squid kids, an ARMS character, possibly Rayman, and some completely new stages.

@Morph @Alexface @samuelvictor @meppi64

You'd think with Fire Emblem at the height of its popularity and this many people on this Shining related article thread alone that somebody would remake the Shining Force 3 games for the Switch.

The game is fine the way it is, just update the graphics and we're good to go!

@JaxonH

Awesome! I put off buying it because if didn't have gyro. Now I'm all in!

@Yorumi

Combat was uninteresting? It's very similar to part 1 but expanded thanks to blade switching/customization options. Compared to the writing in X, I feel this is a breath of fresh air.

@VinnieMii

Hmmm, River City Ransom Underground just might take the title for that one. This is a game that is just asking to be on the Switch. Only available on Steam seems like a waste of potential

@Sanangelo89

I thought I felt the same until I went back to TK3 recently and man.... is that game super slllooowwww!

The stamina management I think is cool because it prevents vanish spamming, adding strategy to the combat.

I do however miss beam struggles. That should make a comeback in XV3.

@thesilverbrick

Well said. Assassin's Creed Unity was an unfortunate casualty of review spitefulness at launch. It deserved to have its review scores updated after it was patched and expanded with a free DLC campaign. It's currently my favorite game in the series even as I play through Origins (awesome game too).

Scale: Open world should be the format going forward. Add underwater exploration (good one @KimBread), new items. Ability to buy upgradable weapons, shields, bows in shops. Weapons can still be breakable but with the added ability to reforge, upgrade'em, or use potions to replenish durability.

Dungeons: A mix of shrines/caves and return to full length dungeons with keys, minibosses, and "optional (not necessary to beat the game, but opens special mechanics)" dungeon specific item. Bosses should introduce more variety outside forms of Ganon. Bring back a Gleeok or Aquamentus.

Combat: Skyward Sword/shield based motion controlled, 1:1 combat (right analog stick, manual-directional striking for the non-motion inclined).

Enemies: Give us some Darknuts, Iron Knuckles. Should be a group of them hunting Link like the Yiga clan but more aggressive. Sword and shield wielding Stalfos (not weak, lame Stal variations of Bokoblins, Mobins, and Lizafos).

Transportation: Horse back riding Zeldas are always the best so horses are a no brainer. But I'd like to see some flying mounts (bird, dragon). Maybe the ability to use a hookshot to grab flying mounts from the ground or sky. Rafts and homemade tree chopping rafts are still great. But sailing with a full fledged ship would be great as well.

@brickofthewild

More towns? Breath of the wild had like 9 villages full of peeps. More so than any Zelda before it. I'd welcome a more focused narrative.

@CerberusAzdin

That and or a remake of Seiken Densetsu 3 translated

@Iacobus

Agreed. Days of Ruin also had that weird commander can hop into a vehicle mechanic where he can be destroyed, but still alive to hop in another. It was a good game but Dual Strike is the best in the series to me.

It's articles like this that remind me just how badly we need a Switch port of River City Ransom: Underground!

@Angelic_Lapras_King

That's admirable that the Eshop is handing out refunds. 2K games needs to do the right thing. Either take the game off shelves and Eshop or provide the most ambitious patch gaming has every seen ASAP. But really, they should be ashamed of themselves for having the audacity to release such a PPP (piss- poor-port)

@JamesR

Too true. Pre-patch Assassin's Creed Unity is much better than WWE 2K18 for Switch. 2kgames has the nerve to charge 30+ for the expansion pack for this garbage!

At least Ubisoft gave us free DLC and patched the bugs. 2K games should hand out refunds!

@Hughesy

Despite NBA 2K18's faults at launch, it was obvious a patch would smooth things over. Patches ain't gonna save WWE 2K18 on Switch!

@JaxonH

Agreed. FPS and third person shooters on the Xbox and PS4 should have gyro aiming options. I don't understand why Nintendo consoles are the only ones that push this control scheme.

RE Revelation series are really good games that deserve more recognition.

Awesome news! Now I just gotta beat Mega Man 2.5D

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade but who really cares to have Lucina in a wedding dress on a battlefield? Looks like wasted fluff outside of new playable characters.

@shonenjump86

X7 and X8 are among my favorites under X4. X7 gets heat because of its 3D sections but I enjoyed them and still feel it's a great game.

Wow! Didn't see this coming. Awesome news and thank God it has modern graphics and not Mega Man 9 & 10 retro graphics. It's about time we saw an evolved art style from Mega Man 7 & 8!

Secret of Mana remake port is a no brainer, but come on.... an English translated Seiken Densetsu 3 remake would be crazy! But I'd settle for the collection that was released in Japan.

@1UP_MARIO

Time will tell. I've beaten Ocarina of Time more times than Twilight Princess and Botw but I still think Ocarina is the inferior game.

If people don't replay Odyssey as much as 64, I'd say it'd come down to lack of free time mixed with too many games available rather than game quality. When Mario 64 came out, there were arguably more game droughts than we deal with now. So with less quality games coming out, we had more time to replay great ones.

@Chandlero

As it is for me. But several stages in Mario 64 are big mountains, lotta empty space. The game is still great today but cannot hold a candle to contemporary Mario games (except Sunshine, I'd rather play 64 over that any day).

@1UP_MARIO

Play Mario 64 right after you beat Odyssey and then let's see if you think 64 is better. Mario 64 was awesome at the time of release but it certainly has not aged well.

I've been asking for a Shining Force 3 remake (all scenarios) for the longest time. Translate the 2nd and 3rd scenario with the excellent fan translations already on the net. Would be perfect for the Switch especially with Fire Emblem at the height of its popularity.