The Kid Icarus fetishism is probably the thing that is starting to grate on me the most. Kid Icarus 3DS was so bad, stop forcing it and its shitty game mechanics on me Sakurai. The only game mechanic I've seen copied to Smash is the intensity meter thing and that shit's actually pretty cool.
That said, Dark Pit is a fucking stupid idea for another character and is even more worthless than Dr. Mario and Pichu put together. He was literally an alt costume in Brawl, Sakurai.
watching Smash at EVO was boring to watch compared to BB, KoF, etc.). The rest of the EVO pack was fascinating for me to watch as an outsider, but what sets Melee apart to me is how fast and aerial it is compared to other "real" 2D fighters. Oh look, a flat stage where the camera's zoomed in and everyone's rooted to the ground 90% of the time. Yawn-aroma. Compared to:
VIDEO Look at that little rat fly, constantly hopping on platforms, flitting in the air, dash-dancing, fast-falling, edge-guarding, wavedashing, all a bunch of tiny frenetic movements that combine to create something fluid. The later Smash games don't match Melee's speed, but it's that degree of variety in the gameplay, with multiple characters and stages that all play completely differently from each other and from the fighting game norm that attracts me. Plus ninthing nostalgia and it's really fun with groups.
Smash isn't for you and normal fighters aren't for me. C'est la vie.
Most of the draw seems to be local MP, but... like, I'm old and most of my friends don't live around here, or they have better things to do with their time that isn't playing video games like drink, take care of their kids, etc. Well then most Nintendo games aren't gonna be for you, haha. How do you feel about Mario Kart?
ps: sorry andrex If everyone liked the same things life would be boring.
