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Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#37751: Mar 5th 2014 at 8:14:55 PM

Expecting something means that's his prediction, that's all. They're equivalent terms.

He expects it, due to watch Sakurai said, to be 35 playable characters.(Sakurai's message about there being 39 total playable characters in Brawl came out after this interview, to note). Note, that's his interpretation of the high amount. Sakurai speaks of 50 being a possible number he doesn't necessarily want to go to since he worries about balance.

He also goes on way later to say that Namco-Bandai might give him fresh ideas to help this.

Tl;dr: "I expect it to be 35 playable characters like Brawl had. But we'll see." is the message of the article.

@Doctrain: That too. Another interesting point is the 39 playable character thing. While the interviewer might've meant 35, Sakurai thinks 39 characters are playable in Brawl. So it's quite possible they're not even on the same wavelength during the interview when speaking. However, it makes sense to expect it since he's predicting it based upon the term "probably", which is a fair thing to say.

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#37752: Mar 5th 2014 at 9:49:14 PM

Again, it was two years ago. And he voiced the possibility of a new direction. Things could definitely change, even if that was what he meant at the time.

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#37753: Mar 5th 2014 at 11:11:51 PM

So can any one link to the today's update? I don't actually have Miiverse and the link tot he site doesn't link directly to Sakurai's post.

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#37754: Mar 5th 2014 at 11:15:04 PM

Ask and ye shall receive:

Little Mac's side smash attack is his straight right punch...but it can transform into an uppercut if you tilt diagonally upward, or a body hook if you tilt diagonally downward. The body hook is the most devastating of these moves and it doesn't blast the opponents away.

Strategizin'.

edited 5th Mar '14 11:15:54 PM by Midna

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#37756: Mar 5th 2014 at 11:16:05 PM

Pic of the day. Little Mac's side smash attack is his straight right punch...but it can transform into an uppercut if you tilt diagonally upward, or a body hook if you tilt diagonally downward. The body hook is the most devastating of these moves and it doesn't blast the opponents away.

(...continued) The trick in activating these punches is to avoid tilting the controls diagonally from the get go—instead, tilt up or down right after the smash attack starts kicking in. You can also tilt up or down while you're powering up.

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#37757: Mar 5th 2014 at 11:17:04 PM

Gosh, a double sheik. That's got to be some kind of record.

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#37758: Mar 5th 2014 at 11:18:41 PM

Hey, I had more info than you guys, so. :P

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#37759: Mar 5th 2014 at 11:35:51 PM

Little Mac is Balroging so hard right now.

On a separate note: the body hook sounds like it's one of those "lots of damage / lots of hitstun" moves. Mac is really shaping up into the game's combo-heavy character.

edited 6th Mar '14 12:00:18 AM by KnownUnknown

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#37761: Mar 5th 2014 at 11:49:29 PM

I'm pretty sure its "MY BIKE MONEY!"

Because a certain African-American has taking away my two-wheeled state of transportation without my permission.

edited 5th Mar '14 11:51:17 PM by TPPR10

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#37763: Mar 6th 2014 at 3:37:13 AM

It's about Little Mac's Side B being able to use three different directional moves.

His side smash, not B.

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#37764: Mar 6th 2014 at 4:32:44 AM

Ah, I get it. So the command is Tap Sideways + A, then, while holding A, tilt diagonally up or down if you want the uppercut or hook.

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#37765: Mar 6th 2014 at 4:34:36 AM

I assume they all have the same startup, so I'm wondering if Little Mac can use Confusion Fu this way- tripping people up by constantly changing punches.

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#37766: Mar 6th 2014 at 5:03:03 AM

If Palutena became playable then wouldn't they have to change Pit's Final Smash?

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#37767: Mar 6th 2014 at 5:05:08 AM

They likely will anyway- Pit no longer uses the Mirror Shield or Wings of Pegasus as Specials, so presumably he gets the Three Sacred Treasures as a new Final Smash.

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#37768: Mar 6th 2014 at 5:07:22 AM

Yeah. His loss of the Mirror Shield, and the apparent change of his recovery to the Power of Flight are quite conspicuous.

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#37769: Mar 6th 2014 at 5:07:55 AM

Even though she's not my first choice, I wouldn't mind Palutena being playable. She had pretty cool-looking attacks in Uprising.

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#37770: Mar 6th 2014 at 5:08:57 AM

And of course, even Uprising acknowledges that the Centurions are basically useless.

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#37771: Mar 6th 2014 at 5:13:23 AM

Perhaps, as a new FS, Pit could get the Great Sacred Treasure?

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#37772: Mar 6th 2014 at 5:30:18 AM

Strongarms and Knights are quite dangerous, though.

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#37773: Mar 6th 2014 at 5:36:01 AM

I still think I'd prefer Medusa for playable.

Medusa with Tanatos/Thanatos as a partner for some of her attacks and grabs.

edited 6th Mar '14 5:36:31 AM by unnoun

Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#37774: Mar 6th 2014 at 6:01:46 AM

That's not how I read it. When I refer to someone's neutral Smash attack, I say Forward Smash A instead, including with movesets. I've never used or heard of Side Smash being the official term till now. No, I didn't read even the article on Smashwiki about it literally till now. And even then, that particular still lists it as Forward Smash as the article name.

It's just a matter of semantics, and I had a different definition(that I knew of), that's all. Side Smash also has been applicable to how you can use some Forward B's too. Samus' Missiles are different if you Smash or just simply Tilt the stick, for instance. It's why I actually use the term Side B sometimes, or Smash B instead. Another thing is I thought directly of Dancing Blade when he described this move, and combined with my different knowledge, thought it was a B move. But eh, not really a big deal. Learn something new every day after all. -shrugs-

edited 6th Mar '14 6:02:34 AM by Irene

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#37775: Mar 6th 2014 at 6:07:06 AM

I think the term the official people use is "Smash B" rather than Side B, which is where the confusion came from. Smash terminology is weird like that.


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