Super Smash Bros.

Video games are video games.

I’m still trying to get over how obviously fake that leak was.

Like, wtf is “Castlevania 4” supposed to mean. That’s a game that already exists.

And people are starting to turn “someone dies in every trailer” (which isn’t true anyway) into “the new characters are killing the old ones.” They have Geno killing Wario, but the Castlevania trailer has Death killing Luigi, not Simon. It doesn’t make sense for Geno to do that. He’s a good guy.

I'd assume "Castlevania 4" would refer to a remake of said game?

But it doesn’t say “remake,” gives no reason why that would be the game they chose, and that’s not what it’s called anyway. It’s Super Castlevania 4.

Why would they go straight for Castlevania 4? I feel like they would go for the first game or the third game (for chronological order).

Castlevania 4 is a remake of the first game, hilariously enough.

And the 4 was unnecessary. It's a retelling of Castlevania 1. Super Castlevania would've been sufficient.

I mean, they did skip remaking Partners In Time to remake Bowser's Inside Story, so it's not like they remake all games in an exact row(whether release or their canon). Different companies, though, so who knows.

Still, we got a new Castlevania game anyway. Not sure what the point in mentioning that via the leak is. Is it trying to piggyback off of Verg's previous claim of a Castlevania compilation or something?

Edited by Irene on Aug 20th 2018 at 7:53:02 AM

/Okay that's honestly hilarious. I'd like to know the reasoning behind that decision.

On an unrelated note: This has done a better job selling me on K. Rool being in Smash than literally anything else has.

Jokes do serve a purpose after all.

How in Naga's name do memes mutant to that point.

Are you familiar with Steamed Hams? That boy evolved to the point where we had a whole Steamed Hams Inc. music video.

Edited by Elbruno on Aug 20th 2018 at 10:18:10 AM

And on the other end of the spectrum, a particular meme mocking a CTRL ALT DEL strip has been boiled down to line segments. Memes do whatever the hell they want to.

Edited by Enlong on Aug 20th 2018 at 9:25:33 AM

I'm aware of what happens with them, I just wonder how. They are coming closer and closer to being a eldritch look into the collective human subconsciousness.

For what it counts though that Gangplank Galleon remix is FREAKING KILLER. The songs on the site aren't the full versions right?

of course not

the gangplank galleon on the site pretty much picks up right where K Rool's trailer leaves off

Surreal memes build off that eldritch nonsense.

As for the tracks, yeah they're all incomplete. I wonder if they're still doing the two-minute time limit for tracks.

All the tracks reaching a crescendo at the same time does help build tension in a timed match.

Nobody plays timed though.

Any bets for music tomorrow?

I say new Punch Out remix

Did they add violin to Brinstar Depths!?

This sound team, man...

We truly do not know the Depths that they'll go to for their music.

I still can't believe Gangplank Galleon was remixed by freaking ACE of Xenoblade fame of all people, especially in that Mario Kart 8-esque jazzy explosion style! That's nothing like anything I've heard of them before.

Edited by Elbruno on Aug 20th 2018 at 10:50:41 AM

"In order to understand the subtleties of the atmosphere and capture its ambience just right in our song we have financed a trip to Zebes."

"Sakurai you can't-"

"Quiet, dog. Never tell me what I can't do."

Edited by ShirowShirow on Aug 20th 2018 at 9:51:56 AM

"In order to understand the subtleties of Ridley, I have put him in a headlock while kicking him in the face repeatedly."

Samus claps in the background

Wait, didn't Samus blow that place up?

My pick for a character I'd like from a series I don't care for is the Prince of Persia.

My experience is playing Sands of Time and the unlockable original, and while they were clearly impressive for when they were made, neither has aged well. But the Prince himself is a fun character, and the parkour could make for an interesting fighting style. Plus, depending on how you classify Iranians, he's be a person of colour.

Also Lara Croft, because my only experience of Tomb Raider is of playing the original on my friend's PlayStation when I was already used to my N64's analogue stick.