Super Smash Bros.

Also, inb4complaintsabouttoomanyswordusers.

So Shulk is a character I've known nothing about, and therefore wasn't really interested in.

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Sakurai and co. are really good at making these characters look really interesting.

Also, how do you make spoiler tags?

edited 29th Aug '14 5:06:31 AM by Numbuh1234

Although, it's a shame he didn't turn out to be the head floating alongside Master and Crazy Hand.

The title for Shulk's reveal trailer is "Looks like we don't have a choice!"

Nintendo, you're the fucking best!

So Metal Face confirmed as a boss? If so, when how would that work? Like, ignoring obvious gameplay stuff, Metal Face would not be harmed by most of the cast (arguably).

Context: In Xenoblade, there is this machine race called Mechon. Mechons are immune to most attacks outside of Ether attacks (sort of magic), weapons made specifically to fight them or by the Monado and those who are enchanted by it.

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So, they really did sneak a Smash character in a Japanese-only Direct. Clever bastard, that Sakurai.

I'm digging the hell out of Shulk's Monado Arts system. I was about to refer to them as buffs, but when you think about it it's more like a stance system, with pros and cons for each Art. Also, haven't played Xenoblade, so I didn't know the Monado had beam-sword properties. Cool, he's the closest thing we have in this game to Travis Touchdown.

Oh, and Kawashima AT for....second-best AT. Sorry, but even he can't surpass the awesome might of Pong.

To make spoilers text do this: [[spoiler:Rosebud was his sled]].

Metal Face got the Ridley treatment. Oh well. I figured the latter wasn't in anyway.

Shulk looks pretty cool, I look forward to playing as him, wasn't expecting a stance system, I guess there's still a few things to be surprised with.

Shulk is real Heropon.

This was a very good reveal. I loved the goofy reference to Reyn Time.

I'll be back for the next big reveal.

Thanks Sakurai. So now we just need Ridley, Mewtwo, and Isaac and all my most wanted characters are in.

Edit: So Riki and Dunban are in his Team Attack final smash. They seem like odd picks. I wonder if it's random or if that means Reyn, Melia, Sharla, and Seven do something else.

edited 29th Aug '14 5:13:27 AM by kostya

ESRB Rating confirmed!

E10+ for Comic Mischief, Cartoon Violence, and Mild Suggestive Themes!

I don't suppose that's Nintendo's way of saying they know about the leaks?

edited 29th Aug '14 5:18:24 AM by TargetmasterJoe

That's a quote from the game. Shulk, I think, can say that when you initiate a battle.

Shulk. Neat. Never played Xenoblade Chronicles, but I hear good things about the game.

Dunno what to feel about the trailer, though. We got pretty grand ones for the other newcomers, but this one feels relatively half-baked.

So the main Super Smash Bros. page updated with info about items, Assist trophies and Pokeballs.

So, what about that voice at the end of the Shulk trailer?

That's Metal Face, the main enemy of the first major arc. A complete Smug Snake of a Mechon.

Bionis Leg

edited 29th Aug '14 5:46:02 AM by Elbruno

Shulk's primary nemesis for about half the game. I'm guessing he'll be a boss on the Monado Leg stage.

Ok

Is it just me or does Shulk somehow sound like hes speaking Engrish even though he isn't? <_<

Anyway, disappointed nobody has yet done Ridley edits with Metal Face's shadow

I was thinking Arglas would be the boss but Metal Face is a better pick. You don't find out about the former until you're nearing the end whereas the latter is the main antagonist for the first 60ish%.

Until he spoke I actually thought it was Ridley and that they were doing a double reveal.

edited 29th Aug '14 5:52:50 AM by kostya

Also, lol at video name being "Looks like we don't have a choice!"

Eeeeeeeeeehhh... Looks alright, but I'd still have preferred Ridley, Ray and Mewtwo.

I hoped it was Ridley, but it turned out to be Ridley trolling.

edited 29th Aug '14 5:54:51 AM by wanderlustwarrior

Not really? I mean, Metal Face flies like that in the game, so.

You know, as hard as this may be for you to believe, not everything Sakurai does is a deliberate attempt to mess with you specifically.

edited 29th Aug '14 6:02:17 AM by Perseus