Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Ridley Me This)

...it's because of the tactic of jumping really high and using his down-B move, isn't it?

Consider me corrected! Yoshi's the other one I might consider starting with actually, more because I feel sorry for him than any other reason (alsobecausehe'sadorable). But yes, I want to try out dem new Link mechanics. I read somewhere that he feels more like Snake now: Snake, but with ranged mêlée attacks and no third-party bullshittery? Sign me right up!

Jay, has Pikachu changed? Or is it just the same but benefiting from the changes?

Balladeer wrote:

Jay, has Pikachu changed?  Or is it just the same but benefiting from the changes?

The latter, as evidenced by this video.

Plus... PIKACHU LIBRE COSTUME.

...you're going to learn how to play this properly and do a Quinn on us all aren't you.

...no?

To be fair, Smash is the perfect game to take tryhards like me down a peg or two and level the playing field - items and stages will see to that.

JayMoyles wrote:

...it's because of the tactic of jumping really high and using his down-B move, isn't it?

Yeah! Although it has to be set up by very slowly flying over to someone first - I think I last hit someone with that in 2011...

I remember beating Event Match 51 on SSBM by spamming that! Good times... I’m hoping Link’s Down and A is relatively unchanged: does a similar job, but leaves you even more open on landing.

It seems as though most of the tinkering they've done with him is with his specials, but you've always got Young Link to fall back on if that move has been given the cut for whatever reason.

I did wonder how they were going to make Young Link and Toon Link sufficiently different. If Link has become BotW Link, Young Link is more like Link in previous Smash games, and Toon Link stays the same, that would make more sense.

I think that's what they've gone for judging by the gameplay snippets I've watched. They're all functionally similar, but are different enough that they can be classed as different characters. I think they're more akin to Fox/Falco/Wolf than an Echo Fighter or anything.

It just struck me today how amazing it's going to be to be able to play home console-standard Smash on the train. Good though SSB3DS was, this is going to be a whole other level, not quite comparable to BotW but up there.

Or... lying down in bed.

I can't believe I actually got excited watching the SSBU gameplay videos Nintendo have put up on the Switch's news menu purely because I was getting to see what SSBU would look like on my TV.

I actually find it quite hard to play games in bed! Or at least, without contorting my already disadvantaged back a bit. In the week my room has an armchair right next to my bed, and I always game from the armchair.

Hooray! I mean, not that fussed, but she’s cute and looks fun.

Balladeer wrote:

Hooray!  I mean, not that fussed, but she’s cute and looks fun.

Dam you Nintendo for that troll at the end with her.

Thats a dedent edition to the game, Nintendo really are the Kings of the surprise.

Only question is: which troll was better? K. Rool vs. Animal Crossing? Both were brilliant, mind!

Definitely the Animal crossing one, the AC fan base is nuts and there are so many good reaction videos for it as well.

Isabelle seems like the character I never knew I wanted for Smash Bros, she looks so fun to play with and infuriating for my opponents.

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Do you remember the year the WiiU was released, and the E3 presentation attempted to demonstrate NintendoLand games on stage for about 4 hours? It seems like a distant memory now! Well done Nintendo. Well done.

Now Urbosa plz

(refrains from comparing with latest E3 Direct)

Treesmurf wrote:

Isabelle seems like the character I never knew I wanted for Smash Bros, she looks so fun to play with and infuriating for my opponents.

Ayup, she looks like the Baby Peach of the Smash world.

The_Jaster wrote:

Definitely the Animal crossing one, the AC fan base is nuts and there are so many good reaction videos for it as well.

I never thought I'd say this, but... I'd be interested in seeing some of those reaction videos.

I think Isabelle may replace Peach as my troll Smash character

Balladeer wrote:

(refrains from comparing with latest E3 Direct)

Treesmurf wrote:

Isabelle seems like the character I never knew I wanted for Smash Bros, she looks so fun to play with and infuriating for my opponents.

Ayup, she looks like the Baby Peach of the Smash world.

The_Jaster wrote:

Definitely the Animal crossing one, the AC fan base is nuts and there are so many good reaction videos for it as well.

I never thought I'd say this, but... I'd be interested in seeing some of those reaction videos.

This is the best one.

https://twitter.com/discordapp/status/1040375882131550208

Aww, I wanted the dismay at the Smash reveal, followed by the angry relief at the Crossing reveal.

She's just happy.

I figured she was basically confirmed for the game as an Echo Fighter considering the popularity of Animal Crossing and all, but it seems as though she's a unique fighter! Well, unique in that she's like the Falco to Villager's Fox, but unique enough that the game's not classing her as an Echo Fighter. I like Isabelle too, so big thumbs up for this one.

Who do you reckon we'll have left? I'm predicting two more Echo Fighters - Ken and Shadow the Hedgehog, I reckon - and another new character. Skull Kid was heavily rumoured as was Isaac from Golden Sun, so could be either of those two!