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Smash Bros Ultimate Announcement: The Good And Bad Of The Gameplay Reveal

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During the E3 Nintendo Direct announcement yesterday, the answers to some of the questions about the new Super Smash Bros title for the Switch was revealed. This included characters, Gamecube pad inclusion, and returning stages.

We now know that every character from previous titles will be making a return whether they were DLC or regular characters. Snake, Ice Climbers, and Wolf (Star Fox series) are some of the characters who are making a return post Melee and Brawl ten years ago.

With all of the news involving the new game, not all good came from the announcement. Let’s look at the good and bad sides of the E3 Nintendo Direct for SSBU.

Pros

All stages will now include a battlefield mode

This might be the go-to in tournaments involving the game. We didn’t see stages like Smashville, but we did see Final Destination during Sonic’s final smash attack. whether they’re multi-platform or a plain stage, each will be optioned to include three platforms similar to the battlefield stage in the Wii U version and all will be the same size.

New Animations and Abilities 

Some characters now have enhanced features in their looks and new attacks. Wii Fit Trainer has better facial features compared to his/her last appearance. Characters like Palutena and Marth have better counter attacks and input speeds, meaning they won’t lag as much when switching attacks. Characters like Villager, ROB, and Cloud have indicators that show the player how much limit they’ve reached or what powers they pocketed.

Improved Final Smash Attacks

In previous games, for those who used the smash ball, attacks for some characters were hard to control. The game has fixed that for characters like Sonic and Pikachu with supersonic being a fast, full-screen attack, and Pikachu’s final smash more of a bouncy electric attack.

Cons

Characters Get The Trophy Treatment

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There were some characters who still didn’t make the cut as being playable in ultimate. Waluigi, Bomberman, some of the new Poke’mon are still not playable.

It also looks like the possibility of them joining the roster is slim as it was mentioned in the E3 Direct with every character returning, the involvement of new fighters will be minimal. However, we did get Daisy, Inklings, and Ridley as new fighters.

No Mention Of The Fight Stick

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This one flew under the radar, but the swtich has a fight stick for games including Smash Bros. and the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary, but that wasn’t pushed during the trailer. This, besides the Gamecube pad, would’ve been a good thing to mention as it would make the game look even more attractive to those in the FGC.

Release Date

Smash Bros. usually comes out around the holidays and the game is still in development. This year, the game will be released closer to Christmas with the date of December 7, just a couple weeks later from its last release of November in 2014. It seems like a long time away but if you look at the calendar, we’re practically half way there.

If you missed the Nintendo Direct featuring Smash Bros and other games coming to the console/portable, check it out below.

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