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How do you feel about the revelations found in the Super Smash Bros. leak? [poll]
 
I'm pleased!  (8/25 votes)
 32%
I'm somewhere in-between!  (12/25 votes)
 48%
I'm disappointed!  (5/25 votes)
 20%
 

We already have the Super Smash Bros. News Discussion thread and now the ALERT ALERT! Beware, there may be a Smash Bros Leak. Blackout people watch out. Avoid internet. thread so we don't need to go in depth here but...

I'm seeing some varying opinions about how it's being perceived.

Overall would you say that you're pleased, disappointed, or somewhere in-between?

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08/26/14, 00:53  
 
   
 
I am not-a so happy.

Well, with the roster as a whole, I'm generally happy: Mega Man, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Palutena and Little Mac are great--heck, pretty much all the revealed newcomers so far have generally been very good. But it feels like Sakurai was leaving some of the worst decisions for last.

There are six things that bother me about the current roster! (this is assuming there's no DLC)

6. Dark Pit. As much as I like Kid Icarus: Uprising (and this character), this seems like kind of a weak choice for a newcomer. Clones are easier to develop for, but he looks EXACTLY like Pit with a different color; seems confusing and pretty unnecessary.

5. A Lucas cut? He was my main in Brawl! Granted, I kind of expected this, but it still stings...

4. Dr. Mario. Just...why? When you compare this guy to the other clones, he looks extremely superfluous. Unlike Falco, Toon Link, and even Dark Pit, Dr. Mario is not a separate character--he's just Mario in a doctor suit! And no, I don't think returning his Down-B warrants a separate slot at all. It may sound extreme, but the Doc's addition just cheapens the roster. Reminds me of Melee and its dubious choices for playable characters. He should be an alt. And I understand that clones are easier to design, but it's even sillier when you consider that other clones like Lucas and Wolf were passed up in favor of this fellow.

3. Cutting the Ice Climbers?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...!

2. Ganondorf being a Captain Falcon clone for the third game in a row is beyond ridiculous at this point. There's really no excuse, especially considering characters like Mario, Bowser, Pit, and Falco have gotten revamped/tweaked movesets over the years. He's Nintendo's second-biggest villain and the main baddie in their most critically-acclaimed series. This is ridiculous! Give him a trident and his magic tennis balls already!

1. No Ridley!?! STILL!? Metroid has less reps than Fire Emblem and Kid Icarus?

On the plus side, Shulk's addition is cool, Duck Hunt is one of the best newcomers of all, and I'm even pleased with the way Sakurai is handling Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings. But those six things are stuck in my craw something fierce. Three can be fixed with DLC though...
08/26/14, 06:42   
I seriously love the new roster (Shulk! Yesssssss!) minus the cutting of the Ice Climbers (what the heck?!) and Lucas.

Whenever I have a big play session with my sister's bf (my Smash Rival), we always play a few ridiculous "epic" Lucas vs Ness battles on the Sonic stage, with cheesy Sonic music blasting in the background.
I'm seriously going to miss that.
08/26/14, 07:00   
Edited: 08/26/14, 07:02
I really can't complain. I think the roster overall is pretty great.
08/26/14, 10:17   
I'm pleased, I guess. Glad to finally see Ness in there, and I do love my Xenoblade to bits, so having Shulk playable is pretty cool too. Duck Hunt Dog is so weird I just have to love it. Sad to see Ice Climbers go and the Mother series go back to one character, though. Hmm. Guess I should have voted in-between, maybe.
08/26/14, 12:03   
Disappointed not to see the following:
Squirtle
Ivysaur
Mewtwo
Lucas
Snake
Ice Climbers
Ganondorf has the same moveset but oh well, he's still pretty fun




Would have been fine with dropping the following for obvious reasons:
Dr. Mario
Dark Pit



Happy to see the following:
Duck Hunt
Bowser Jr. in the Clown Copter or whatever it's called
Ridley nowhere to be seen bahahahahaha
08/26/14, 16:32   
Edited: 08/26/14, 16:40
I voted "I'm disappointed" though it may not be technically accurate. I didn't expect there to be anything else left that's interesting to reveal.

Also, nice opening pic.
08/26/14, 23:41   
Mostly, I'm happy to get Wario back. And I'm also happy to see Dr. Mario, because I can pretend like I've mastered another character.
08/27/14, 03:19   
I voted "pleased". Yeah, there are a few omissions, if that's the final roster and there's no DLC coming, but I think we gained a lot more that I'm interested in than we lost.
08/28/14, 05:44   
Kill the Clones

I mean Lucinda I can accept because Marth's sweetspot deal is so ridiculous but

Dark Pit, and Dr. Mario, Really?
08/28/14, 08:55   
Edited: 08/28/14, 08:56
@nate38

Just accidentally moused over one of your spoiler tags, but luckily I already accidentally had that character spoiled for me yesterday! I'm still in the dark! (mostly)
08/29/14, 04:59   
Replace Dark Pit with Ridley and Dr. Mario with mewtwo and then bring back ice climbers and give a certain zelda villain a new moveset.

@TriforceBun wasn't doctor mario in melee literally just mario with electricity instead of fire.
08/29/14, 08:30   
I don't even give a shit really that Ganon is a clone. His moveset "works" with him. I believe it. What they could do is add small sword moves with A.

Plus I liked his slower but much stronger Captain Falcon attributes. Feels great to hit guys with him. Isn't he the most powerful character in the series?
08/29/14, 11:56   
Edited: 08/29/14, 11:57
@pokepal148 - Dr. Mario was a little bit stronger and a little bit slower than Mario. And his Cape (or whatever you want to call it) was a different size than Mario's Cape. And then there's the MegaVitamins instead of Fireballs, of course.
08/30/14, 02:20   
I'm probably going to stop spoilertagging after we reach the third page.

@V_s move some stats around and call it a day? Or you could port mewtwo over from melee, that would work and frankly it would be more popular
08/30/14, 07:55   
pokepal148 said:
I'm probably going to stop spoilertagging after we reach the third page

Don't stop. I asked for people's reactions about the leak in here and polled about it. If you want to discuss the leak in detail you're welcome to visit the thread specifically designed for it which is linked in the OP. Please and Thank You.

Here it is again for your convenience. ALERT ALERT! Beware, there may be a Smash Bros Leak. Blackout people watch out. Avoid internet.
08/30/14, 15:49   
Edited: 08/30/14, 16:11
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