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Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#70277: Mar 9th 2015 at 6:25:58 AM

I know this is kinda skipping over the joke, but frankly, after all the horrible stuff that happened in her timeline, I could totally see Lucina being fine with a nightlight.

I sure said that!
powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#70278: Mar 9th 2015 at 7:31:07 AM

[up]Doesn't that future end up prevented anyway? Granted, Smash!Lucina is most likely still that Lucina from that bad future.

Speaking of Lucina, I've always imagined that he has a good sibling relationship with whatever sibling one can end up giving her in Awakening.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
BurntMario Oh hai TV Tropes from Your nightmares Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Oh hai TV Tropes
#70279: Mar 9th 2015 at 8:48:29 AM

[up][up] There's probably still a line to be drawn, though, and Palutena's Heavenly Light is sure to cross that line.

Also, Brawl turns 7 in the U.S. today. Has it really been that long since I checked the Smash Bros. DOJO!! first thing in the morning every weekday for nine months?

Call me Willy Whistle 'cause I can't speak, baby. Something in TV Tropes really drove me crazy.
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#70280: Mar 9th 2015 at 8:52:20 AM

Man, transitioning from Brawl to 4 really felt like the end of an era. I liked Melee and 64, don't get me wrong, but Brawl was the first one that really felt like a grandiose milestone, with the huge hype-train leading up to its release and all the promotional stuff. It helps that I discovered the internet between Melee and Brawl. I was one of those guys excitedly checking the Dojo every day, and trawling around for online discussion of each update.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
BurntMario Oh hai TV Tropes from Your nightmares Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Oh hai TV Tropes
#70281: Mar 9th 2015 at 8:59:25 AM

I remember being excited for just about everything that was shown at the DOJO!!, even the more mundane stuff like the reveal of the Smoke Ball. Whereas we saw gameplay footage of both versions of Smash 4 right away, it took until Sonic's reveal in Brawl for us to see legitimate gameplay footage.

The fact that multiple pictures were shown each day in spite of the minimal amounts of gameplay shown made me more hyped than I ever was for 4. It helped that I thought the game's grittier art direction looked fantastic, especially for something on the Wii. Hell, I even thought Toon Link looked great in Brawl.

Times sure have changed.

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TroPartner Since: Nov, 2014
#70282: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:18:11 AM

Also, Brawl turns 7 in the U.S. today. Has it really been that long since I checked the Smash Bros. DOJO!! first thing in the morning every weekday for nine months?

Ah man, those were the highlight of my days back then. I got so incredibly excited about Sonic, being one of my top favorite franchises.

And I'm pretty confident that the classic four (Mega Man, Pac Man, Sonic and Mario) are here to stay.

Hungryguy I am a Rad Reptile. from inside a cheese wheel Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
I am a Rad Reptile.
#70283: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:19:56 AM

Nah, Mario's going to get the boot next game, I can feel.tongue

Call me butter, because I am on a roll! 3ds friend code: 5258-0885-3903 Wii U: Bowser Charizard
TroPartner Since: Nov, 2014
#70284: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:26:28 AM

Speaking of the next game, I think it's time that Nintendo moved on from the "one game per generation" basis. Heck, they might as well use the same engine, looking at the success Majora's Mask had.

edited 9th Mar '15 9:26:57 AM by TroPartner

Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#70285: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:31:25 AM

Nintendo tends to stick to one game per generation because they have a tendency to overlap the meanings of "content" and "gameplay," so that if they can't make a game that plays differently, they won't make a new game, which is what has effectively killed F-Zero (although realistically there's plenty they could do there, and it more likely has to do with limited resources and F-Zero not being the biggest seller in their stable. This is at least the explanation they've given for not making more F-Zero).

New console -> can do new gameplay -> can do sequel.

You'll note that barring the major exception of Galaxy 2, games that tend to get in-generation sequels have gameplay departures, like in Zelda games where you had Spirit Tracks have a lot of different elements from PH, or Majora's Mask from Ocarina.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#70286: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:31:32 AM

Eh, these are pretty huge games. I think they're better off being released pretty far apart, else you risk oversaturating your own market and making people grow bored of the franchise.

The "years of waiting" part is all part of the game. Take it away and it just isn't special anymore. tongue

edited 9th Mar '15 9:32:40 AM by Anomalocaris20

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
TroPartner Since: Nov, 2014
#70287: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:42:06 AM

Also, considering the competitive scene, it would be too difficult learning a new game when you just mastered the last one.

Nap1100 Since: Mar, 2012
#70288: Mar 9th 2015 at 9:45:20 AM

Take it from a fighting game fan, that's nothing new. Look at the entire page for Capcom Sequel Stagnation for examples.

But yeah, Smash should stay on a per-generation basis. If they want to add anything it's probably better to just do it as add-on DLC and stuff.

FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#70289: Mar 9th 2015 at 1:42:27 PM

Hey guys, look at what I just made.

BlitzTrain Since: Apr, 2014
#70290: Mar 9th 2015 at 1:51:09 PM

Very sweet Moon. If i was still able to play Smash online I wouldn't want to run into you on accident grin

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#70291: Mar 9th 2015 at 1:56:53 PM

[up]He dominated me when I went against him...

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
TroPartner Since: Nov, 2014
Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#70293: Mar 9th 2015 at 2:02:20 PM

Aside from the very first time I challenged him, I'm proud to say I consistently lost by just one stock to Moon.

... On the 3DS version, months ago.

I sure said that!
TroPartner Since: Nov, 2014
#70294: Mar 9th 2015 at 2:04:41 PM

If you actually managed to KO him once every round, I wouldn't call that "curb-stomp".

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#70295: Mar 9th 2015 at 2:05:52 PM

[up][up][up] No, it was on With Friends for Wii U.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#70296: Mar 9th 2015 at 2:07:04 PM

[up][up]The very, very first match was me barely getting a scratch on him as he destroyed me. After that things got a little better.

I sure said that!
Dragon_Ranger Since: Jan, 2010
#70297: Mar 9th 2015 at 2:07:56 PM

I only fought him once on the 3DS version, and it was a massacre. He said he learned something from fighting me, but I haven't the faintest clue what that could have been.

Eskay64 Since: Nov, 2010
#70298: Mar 9th 2015 at 2:54:05 PM

-pokes his head in-

-waves around a Monado in a flaily manner-

Hi.

FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#70300: Mar 9th 2015 at 3:09:15 PM

ITT: Horror stories about ninja frogs.

Seriously people tongue


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