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I do, you have nothing to worry about. I was just getting my personal thoughts on the movie and I do think even if I didn’t like it as much as you did. I still thought it was at least much better then I expected it to be.
I think it did it’s job in convincing me of wanting to see more of which the first one really lacked. The sequel that I didn’t want at first ended up making me actually want more. I think that’s a compliment on it’s own.
And I’m ready to move on. Smash Bros. on the 3DS is out at the end of this week. I’ll be focused alot more on that as soon as that’s out xD
(P.S. I know you mentioned the Boxtrolls in your other message you sent to me. I haven’t seen it, to be frank I don’t go to the theatres for every animated movie. As the last one I did go to the theaters for was Wreck-It Ralph. So I have absolutely no context when you say Rainbow Rocks was better then Boxtrolls :V)
Why do you keep pointing the finger at me whenever I’m giving my thoughts out on as if I’m always I don’t respect other people’s opinions? I have never said such things of the sort. I completely understand and respect the right people have the right to disagree cause it’s all our own thoughts. Even though I may have not been as positive as others have been, I was still mostly positive about the film anyway. I’ve said many times it’s a clear improvement from the first movie.
And on my interest in Human Twilight Vs. Sunset’s character arc. Blame how the first movie portrayed Sunset. And I’m fine with this movie focusing on that because at least it’s a good first step to making her a better character. It’s just going to take more then this though for me to be more interested into her character because the first one did barely any justice to her. Human Twi on the other hand will have so much potential whenever we get to that, that I am interested to see where they go with that.
Also the only time I said I was hoping Human World Twilight was in this movie was before we knew Pony Twilight was coming in (And before we knew the full extent of the context of the movie). I only said what I said about Human Twilight in my thoughts because at least now I know that they will cover that in the future in either the spin-off show and/or a 3rd EQG Movie. I was not saying that I would of rather have had Human Twi in Rainbow Rocks in my thoughts.
A 7/10 Sequel is very much a good improvement over the 5/10 original and I can see clearly that EQG2 is very much the better film as a result. I can’t give it any higher though because it’s still not perfect and some of the problems with the first movie lingered on to this one. And at the very least, the teaser at the end alone makes me wouldn’t mind a 3rd film should it come to that. So in that way it was a very successful film in making me want to see more even though I wasn’t too fond of the first movie. It definitely went way ahead of my rather low expectations. To see it actually end up be a good film was surprising.
Even so, I did finally just want to see it and get this over with. At the very least the EQG series is taking steps so it can finally be considered completely separate from the Main Show. It’s just been a big fear of mine since the conception of EQG came out that it might end up affecting the Main Show in a huge way. Especially something like introducing Flash Sentry as a recurring character in the main show (As in beyond his 2 cameos in Season 4) just because of the relationship in Equestria Girls. There’s just things that I still find conceptually wrong with the EQG series that would be more tolerable if it was just made separate from the Main show rather then having to bring Pony Twilight into the whole thing. So consider me relieved that Rainbow Rocks has put this spin-off series in a much better direction then I was afraid it was going to at first. If all goes well in the future, I might start appreciating Rainbow Rocks alot more because I do care when an episode or movie has an impact on the future of a franchise and/or show because in the Main show in particular. Episodes I really loved even initially like Lesson Zero and Magical Mystery Cure continue to grow how much I love those episodes as their impact is made prominent later on in the series. And Rainbow Rocks could do the same for the EQG series as long as my fears that I had before, during, and after the first movie aired don’t come into fruition.
I think I mentioned that when I answered your other Sunset ask. I think Sunset still has to do much more then she did in Rainbow Rocks. I did kinda like how she had the part in contrast with Twilight when she talked with her. But without Pony Twilight there to show that contrast, there’s not too much yet that makes me really like her yet. She just isn’t interesting enough for me yet, especially compared to what I am interested in seeing in the future. (Again that would be Human Twilight coming to Canterlot High)
I did like Sunset in this film more then in the first for sure. Though I’m not sure I entirely buy the uncontrollable demon part. I don’t think that was ever implied that was what happened. It seemed like to me from the first film that’s what Sunset was planning the entire time (Doesn’t help it never really explained how the Element of Magic turned her into some demoness).
I am happy that at least the movie said that Sunset is still trying to redeem herself even after the conflict had ended and her helping defeat the Sirens didn’t just completely change the Students mind on her. As I do think Sunset needs to do more then that to make up for not only the events of Equestria Girls but the implied years of bullying the other students.
However, I’m still far more interested in the introduction of Human Twilight then Sunset’s plight of redeeming herself. Whenever that Spin-off series and/or a 3rd EQG film arrives.
Now, now. I didn’t say it was a bad film, heck I wouldn’t call the first one outright bad either (5 out of 10 was my score. That is average, not bad or good overall). But I think it still stands that for the most part thoughts on the film are going to depend on how you felt about the first movie. If you liked the first movie even a little bit, then you’ll like Rainbow Rocks for sure.
Those who disliked the first down to the conceptual level will not be that impressed though it is overall better constructed then the first.
I fall into a bit of a different category though. Where I’m a bit indifferent, in where I can enjoy some of the entertaining parts of the film like the Music and the fun little things done with characters outside of the Mane 6 that the fandom loves. But I’ll remain kinda critical and/or uncaring of the things that linger on that I haven’t liked about the Equestria Girls series on a conceptual level.
I’m at least excited to see what they do with Human Twilight. I think my biggest problem with the Equestria Girls series was how it had to force the Main series Twilight and scare us into thinking of the movies heavily impacting the Main series in ways that we don’t want (Like making the Pony Flash Sentry a love interest in the series). Introducing the other Twilight as a main character in a possible Spin-Off series and/or a 3rd Movie would relieve me of my lingering issues. Because now I can just see it as a spin-off that is totally harmless to the Main show. With Human Twilight, it’s alot more interesting because this is a brand new Twilight that should be reminiscent of the Twilight early in Season 1 given this one likely has not experienced friendship like the Pony one has. And Equestria Girls can finally evolve on it’s own without having to rely on plot threads coming out of Equestria to influence entire episodes. I want to see what happens when Human Twilight meets anybody (Even Flash Sentry as I noted in my thoughts about Rainbow Rocks) now, I’m actually really interested in something that Equestria Girls is teasing just because of this. In some ways I suppose, the tease at the end leaves me more excited then the entire movie itself. There’s so much potential for some enjoyable moments here, I surely hope that they really capitalize on it.
If it’s any comfort though, I do think there is legitimately more Pros then Cons to the movie. 7 out of 10 to me just means it’s good but not great from my point of view. But it’s a whole 2 steps ahead of the first, so it went in a pretty good direction all the same.
I just saw the camrip of Equestria Girls 2 today. If I have more to say I’ll do another post about it or you can ask me about something in particular you want to know my thoughts on about that I don’t mention here
can y’all spam me with lists of the robot and/or genie pony character blogs? Art or written or rp, all is good as long as they have at least one reference picture.
Well there’s mine (That Terry mentioned), Twixie Genies, Genie Rarity, and Wishy Washy for Genie Ponies.
All Smash games will have a competitive scene of some sort. Even the 3DS version, though it will for sure focus more on the Wii U version by then when it releases. (If there are people still playing Smash 64 competitively, then yeah of course everything Smash related is going to have some sort of scene.)
Even Brawl will continue on even if mainly in the form of Project M (Which I count as Brawl anyway, the disc you put in your Wii/Wii U still says Brawl when you play Project M. Therefore it still counts as Brawl. It’s just a mod of Brawl)
Yeah this is just going be another of our Agree to Disagree things.
Like Jigglypuff was yesterday. xP
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That said though I can know when loving the Gamecube controller for Smash Bros. can be taken way TOO far. And an example of that is this:
Seriously, this would look so awkward if you were on a bus. It goes against what the sole advantage of having the 3DS version of Smash has: Portability. I’m willing to get used to a new control scheme for the 3DS version (Granted I still had to get a grip that made it handle like a console controller so my hands would feel better when playing) just for the sake of having Smash Bros. wherever I go. And while I do like the Gamecube controller alot, I would NEVER go for something like this.
Yes indeed!
This is what the official one looks like:
There is also the unofficial Mayflash ones (I have two already, kinda jumped the gun as a result, but this was an emergency in the case they didn’t make an official one. I was going to play Smash 4 with a Gamecube controller regardless xP)
Don’t think they really will considering there is the official adapter that will come out around the same time as Smash 4 does.
But eh, I’m one that actually agrees that the Gamecube controller just feels the best for Smash Bros. I’m not saying all other controls are inferior. Just that I prefer to use the Gamecube controller.
Also consider this: One Wii U pro controller (Which if Nintendo wasn’t selling the adapter, would likely be the controller they’d be trying to sell us on for Smash.) is $40-50 dollars EACH. That’s just as much as the 3DS game itself or 10-20 dollars less then the Wii U version on it’s own for just one controller. If you have a sibling that likes to play Smash with you, or friends who don’t have their own Wii U that you invite over. That’s another $40-$150 dollars for just CONTROLLERS. Meanwhile, the Adapter will only be $20 (Half as much as ONE Pro Controller), and you can use the same controllers you’ve already had for years.
Even if you don’t like how Nintendo’s not going to try to make people change their control schemes. At least look at it from a “Saving Money” perspective.
Just be more gentle with your 3DS’s. The people who broke their circle pads were just too hard on it. Some people really just do a little too much for Smash. I’ve heard horror stories of broken Gamecube controllers from playing Smash Bros. too much.
I don’t know about you, but like I said I have a Gamecube controller that I’ve used for Smash since Melee was new. And it still works fine. It absolutely puzzles me just what some players do to their controllers while playing Smash Bros.
Now just imagine those kind of players getting the 3DS Smash Bros. in their hands. Good gracious!
In short, even if you’re in an intense match against other players and/or hard CPU. Try not to put too much pressure on your 3DS. The players that broke their circle pads just abused their 3DS too much while playing and/or they wore out the circle pad from playing other games and Smash Bros. was just the last straw.
A circle pad is easily replaceable though. You can find some backup ones online. (The only bad thing would be not being able to play Smash until you got it, playing with the stick on the 3DS without the circle pad can be harmful for your fingers because the edge of the stick without the circle pad is sharp)
That’s pretty neat then. Again I won’t be using it.
But that is good in the case that maybe in the case where Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is their first Smash Bros. game (Kids and such) and they just can’t use something else as well cause they don’t want to bother getting used to a different control scheme.
I thought I heard something about that. But I think we have to wait until Japan gets the Wii U version to know for sure (I’m pretty sure Japan is getting the Wii U version before us)
Not that it matters to me. No way I’m using the 3DS controls for the Wii U. Gamecube controller, all the way! I have a controller that I had ever since I first got a Gamecube, and it still works perfectly. To use that for the new Smash when I’ve used it when Melee was new, and when Brawl was new will just be the best ^^
The only trouble will be if you two can’t find time to share xD
Yeah, I’ve been hearing about that from ya.
What exactly happened to your 3DS anyway?
I’m with ya there. All we can do is just go through whatever we have to do in real life and/or keep ourselves busy with hobbies.
The 3DS Version should have plenty to offer even if you do have to wait for Christmas. Just experiment with the Custom Movesets. That should give you plenty to do. ^^
I’m going to get both as soon as I can. I am not going to be missing a single day of Smash for quite a while :D
Haha, I know the feeling.
At times it feels like just yesterday when it was E3 2013 and we got the news about Megaman being in the game though we knew it was a long while til’ the game would be actually released.
But as we’re less then a month away from the actual release, it can feel like time is slowing down cause something we’ve been awaiting for years will finally be out. And we can’t believe it’s that close to being in our hands.
At least the wait for the Wii U version won’t be so anxious for those who are getting the 3DS version too, because we will have the 3DS version to hold us over til’ the Wii U version is released here (I won’t have the complete game until I have both IMO, the customization and the other possibilities the connectivity between the two versions have I think will be really cool)
Ya the demo is fun. Though because it’s just 5 characters and one stage it doesn’t feel like it’s enough xD
The fact they black out the other stages and characters just feels like’s it’s teasing me so much. I know now it’s less then 2 weeks until the game is out. And I gotta be patient.
But still, I’m like “AGH Just let me select Sonic or something!”
Well it officially starts on September 25th, which is again next Thursday. If I could, I’d do it on the 26th. But there’s no guarantee I’ll be online much on that day. But either way it’ll be about a week prior to the release of Smash 4 in North America. (Give it a week of exposure so people can send in their asks to give me material before I even get the game)
An introduction post will be up on next Thursday. It should explain the gist of it.
Oh well then anyway. Hope you enjoy having some fun with Smash 4 pics on a Tumblr blog.
My own special little Smash 4 + Ponies blog will be officially opened next week ^^
So I’ll be joining in on this kind of fun too!
I took a look at your blog and remembered seeing you reblog the same ones before or something. Where you implied you were the one who took the pics pretty much. xD
Hey there TeeJay, nice Smash 4 blog ^^
Yeah, I think at least some/most of them. It’s possible all Roger had to do was send in a few extra fighting grunts at least (Since I’m not completely sure if there really was enough for a full Smash Bros. voice pack. Maybe even a victory line or two)
But for example the line “SONIC SPEED!” that I said replaces “YOU’RE TOO SLOW!” was from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 2012
Yeah that is kind of a shame. But I don’t really mind that much. At the end of the day, I’m playing as Sonic in Smash Bros. That’s all that really matters.
I could complain about voice actors if I wanted. But it’s not like I’m ever going to get my favorite Sonic voice actor (Ryan Drummond) to suddenly voice Sonic in Smash 4 (Though I did get a Voice Pack for my Project M that was mostly recycled clips from Adventure 2. Which was pretty awesome ^^).
And I think Roger’s going to have a better voice for Sonic in Smash 4 then Jason did in Brawl recycled or not. Jason was getting better as the years went by, but he’s far from being my favorite Sonic voice actor xP
I will miss “YOU’RE TOO SLOW!“ though. "SONIC SPEED!” is cool and all but it just ain’t “you’re too slow”.
I actually knew that. I know Ike was not intended to replace Roy, I was just saying if he counted as such. Marth and Ike being Fire Emblem’s reps in Brawl was smarter then having Roy in there too IMO.
Frankly the only character that I find a shame that didn’t make it in out of the Forbidden 7 (Mewtwo, Dr. Mario, Roy, Dixie Kong, Toon Zelda & Toon Shiek, and supposedly Plusle & Minun) was Mewtwo. And even I actually wasn’t quite as mad with Mewtwo being gone then most others were. The others I just didn’t care that much for.
I… don’t see the problem? Most of the hidden characters are relatively easy to unlock and were mainly assured to return veterans like Ness and Marth. And Sonic and Snake had to be in there somewhere because they were heavily promoted as 3rd Party characters.
There’s a difference between Mother 3 and Roy’s game though. As well as between Lucas and Roy in Smash Bros. Like for one, Mother 3 was actually released by the time Brawl came out. And while his game also didn’t reach out of Japan. Also unlike Roy, Earthbound did have a western fanbase prior to Lucas’ inclusion because Ness was already in the series that was aware of Mother 3 and even back then were begging Nintendo to bring it outside of Japan. While there was relatively no Fire Emblem audience outside of Japan until after Marth and Roy’s inclusion in Melee. It made more sense to include Lucas in Brawl then Roy in Melee cause even though Mother 3 still hasn’t officially (Other then translated ROMs) been released. There was a decent demand for more Morther series representatives and Lucas being included, while not the same as actually bringing the game outside of Japan, could at least help the Western fanbase for the Mother series for at least a little bit. Because while they wouldn’t officially have the game Lucas Debuted in, at least they have Brawl to use him. Also Lucas is less of a clone of Ness in comparison to how Roy is of Marth.
I never said I feel the character should be hated. I said already I don’t hate even the lesser inclusions as characters. It’s just their inclusions pale in comparison to a vast majority of the fighters included. And I do respect that you like Melee more (Cause you’re not the only one I’ve talked to that likes Melee more). I love all the Smash games anyway. So 2nd best isn’t even really an insult. I ask you to do the same for when I say I prefer Brawl. It’s just personal preference.
Don’t be offended too much. I actually don’t hate Dark Pit as a character (I don’t even really hate Dr. Mario, Pichu or Roy as characters) it’s the inclusion in Smash that rubs me the wrong way and not exactly the character.
He has similarities to my problems with Dr. Mario which up until Dark Pit was confirmed as a Newcomer through the leak. Was my least favorite inclusion in Smash Bros. history. So first I’ll list my problems with Dr. Mario from Melee before I list off why I don’t like Dark Pit’s inclusion.
*Dr. Mario is a minor part of the Mario series. I actually really like the Dr. Mario games. But I never would think of seeing Dr. Mario as a completely seperate character from Mario himself
*Would be ALOT better as an Alt
*Competiively, he’s at least slightly better then Mario. This rubs me the wrong way in why didn’t they give the properties that made Dr. Mario better to Mario in the first place?
*Sakurai’s logic for making him a seperate character made no sense. It was based on “Dr. Mario looks weird throwing fireballs”. It’s not impossible to change the fireballs though. Project M managed to make Dr. Mario an Alt, with fireballs changed to the Megavitamins and even the sound effect programmed in and everything. Why couldn’t an official game do that?
Now let’s get to Dark Pit
*He’s a minor part of his one game (I saw a full let’s play of Kid Icarus Uprising, so I know most of the story. Dark Pit didn’t really have that big of a role overall)
*Would be so much better as an Alt. In fact he technically was one in Brawl. Though he wasn’t really a character back then, just a black recolor of Pit. And heck they made Alph an alt for Olimar and the Koopalings alts for Bowser Jr., yet they made Dark Pit a seperate character? wat?
*While we don’t know yet for sure if he’s better or worse then Pit. We DO know that he’s basically a Melee-esque clone of Pit with not many different attacks. His Final Smash is different from Pits, but it’s a clone Final Smash of a different character: Zelda & Shiek’s.
*Kid Icarus should not have three representatives. Before Uprising, the last Kid Icarus game was just a little over 21 years ago. And it’s not even considered canon. Going back to the first Kid Icarus game. That came out almost three decades ago. Some people complained about Star Fox getting three reps in Brawl when that franchise was up and down every few years or so. Imagine how Kid Icarus getting as many (And with Star Fox & Mother reps shrinking, as well as Kid Icarus having more representatives then Metroid and Donkey Kong) as Star Fox did in Brawl might rub people the wrong way
*Even if Kid Icarus earned the right for three representatives. There were far better choices. Like Medusa who was the main antagonist of the first game, and played a decently important role in the story. Or Hades who while he would be as new as Dark Pit is, he’s already become a pretty beloved villain just in his short time.
*While this is a relatively minor point, I can’t help but feel the Shadow the Hedgehog vibes I get from him. That’s not a good thing by the way.
*And lastly he’s just overall too minor & too recent in the overall scheme. He doesn’t even have the history that even Dr. Mario had (The first Dr. Mario game was in 1990) While Greninja is even more recent then Dark Pit. There’s a difference between Kid Icarus and Pokemon. As I sad two bullet points ago. The gap between all the last Kid Icarus game and Uprising makes the wait for Half-Life 3 seem normal. While Pokemon is a hugely successful franchise that gets something new every 1-2 years. And they needed to advertise the most recent generation somehow. While because of this, Greninja was my least favorite Newcomer inclusion up until Dark Pit came about. Greninja’s merit is helped by having his own moveset, and he’s major because he’s the final evolved form of one of the starters from Pokemon X&Y. Robin & Lucina are relatively recent as well, but both of them are fairly popular within the Fire Emblem fanbase. And Robin himself is the first Fire Emblem character in Smash Bros. to not entirely rely on swords.
I just don’t like Dark Pit’s inclusion at all. I would literally feel like the roster would be overall better without him. There is so many characters I would take over Dark Pit. He doesn’t make Smash 4’s newcomer pool worse then Melee’s but it definitely keeps it from being as good as the near-perfection that both Smash 64 and Brawl had in it’s additions.
That said, he doesn’t ruin the entire game for me. Don’t worry about that, both him and Dr. Mario are only 2 characters out of a 51 character roster (Counting the Mii Fighters as seperate). That’s only about 4% of Smash 4’s roster that I really don’t like. Compared to Melee which had 3 inclusions I didn’t like out of 26 (Including Shiek) makes it 12% that I don’t like. And I enjoy Melee despite it’s roster being mathematically three times worse then Smash 4’s in my opinion.
In fact the difficulty scale is something I love with Smash 4, I’m going to put to good use here. I’m going to go through Classic Mode and All-Star with every character on at least the default setting EXCEPT for Dr. Mario and Dark Pit. Where I’ll be playing on the lowest difficulty possible. Just to get them over with and receive their trophies.
I just have personal reasons for liking Brawl the most. I wouldn’t be as heavy into internet communities without the speculation period of the game (Thus I likely wouldn’t be typing this, or at least I wouldn’t have done all the same things I ended up doing had I not joined internet communities for Brawl’s speculation period). Plus Brawl still has overall the best roster even compared to Smash 4’s currently known full roster. I also just have too many great memories for Brawl then any other of the first 3 games (Example: Sonic being announced for Brawl was one of the happiest days of my life). And I know it’s not a perfect game, no video game really is perfect and even though the Smash Bros. series is my favorite video game franchise. Each one has things you could nitpick about. I am thankful for the criticism for Brawl though, at least because it seems to have made Smash 4 a game that has some of the best of both Melee and Brawl within the game. The gameplay even being a bit of a compromise of being faster then Brawl but not as fast as Melee. I think that will heavily factor in helping Smash 4 gain a lot of general love that while it won’t be perfect, will still help unite the Smash Bros. fans better because they’re more likely going to try to appeal to everybody. They won’t succeed perfectly, but to know they’re trying is great. I always hated the the Smash Bros. fanbase was so heavily split just because of Brawl, Cause for years there’s been elitists on both sides that trash talk another and I’ve seen the Melee fans in particular talk about Brawl as if it was one of the worst games ever made. I may prefer Brawl, but I love all the games in the series a lot. I think all of them are excellent games, just because Brawl wasn’t like Melee shouldn’t mean it’s a terrible game. I think there are enough legitimate reasons people could like Brawl the best out of the first three games.
…And what? I never said anything about Brawl’s intro being disappointing. Where did you get that from? o.O Also I didn’t play much online, so I didn’t really care for the Online part of the game. But I understand that people found it too laggy in comparison to even other Wii games that had decent online like Mario Kart Wii. But because I never really played Online that much. I don’t really find it personally concerning myself. Smash 4 is sure to have a much more improved online. And at least on the 3DS version I’ll probably play it online decently enough (It’s easier for me to get online with the 3DS cause I can take it somewhere with really good and free wi-fi as I’m kinda limited at home. Big reason why I couldn’t do it so often when Brawl’s online was still online. And the Wii itself was just limited in terms of online on it’s own. It couldn’t have voice chat like you seem to have wanted with the taunts (But they weren’t there for communication, they were just extra additions to the taunts often used to probably say naughty things by trolls for sure but still they weren’t for communication. The Wii didn’t have stable capabilities of that).
And while I do get the problems people have with some of the stages and the Subspace Emissary. I was fine with most of them (Granted there were stages even I didn’t like fighting on. But at least there is the option to turn off the Stages you don’t want to play on) and the Story Mode was enjoyable enough IMO even if it could of been done a lot better. And was a bit of a resource taker (Most of the files on the Brawl disc is taken up by the Subspace on it’s own). And on Tripping… yeah… that was bad. Buuuuut, it’s relatively minor from my experience (Haven’t lost that many matches just because I tripped). And at least it’s not returning in Smash 4.
As for Roy, I do get that he has appeal as the “fire sword” guy. But the main problem I have with his inclusion was his game was not even out yet when Melee released. The whole point of Smash Bros. is Nintendo All-Stars together, Roy had not proven himself to be an All-Star because of this. He was basically in as Promotion and that shouldn’t be what matters most in a Smash Bros. roster. What makes his promotion itself even more useless though was his game wasn’t coming out outside of Japan and still wouldn’t ever be released internationally. Even more ridiculous, is even within the actual Fire Emblem fanbase. Roy turned out unpopular because he wasn’t that good in his own game. The only reason Roy is popular at all was because of his inclusion in Melee. I know Smash Bros. has always been somewhat of a promotional vehicle, but most characters that get in are fairly well-known and well deserve their spot. Some more then others, but a good majority of them really do earn their spot. Roy had not done so at all. If Ike in Brawl counts as Roy’s replacement, he was a far better choice because he was the main protagonist of a very popular game in the franchise that did come out internationally. It wasn’t the first Fire Emblem game that was released outside of Japan, but still a significant part of how the series gained worldwide recognition. Ike being very well the symbol of the newfound success of the series has gained. He’s not as bad as Pichu and Dr. Mario in Melee. Nor Dark Pit in Smash 4, but nonetheless he’s firmly #4 in worst inclusions of the series. While Smash 4 brought back the 2nd worst (Dr. Mario), and one of the newcomers has become the worst of franchise history (Dark Pit). I firmly believe that it was good that neither Pichu or Roy returned after Melee cause the representatives in Brawl for both Fire Emblem or Pokemon were far better decisions.
Hey everybody, first I want to get this out of the way. There was one thing I asked most for my B-Day that I wanted the most: A grip for my 3DS. You see, my one concern with the 3DS version of Smash is I was concerned that the shape of the 3DS was going to make it difficult for me while playing Smash for a long time. My hands start to feel sore after a while of playing Mario Kart 7, and Smash Bros. requires more hand movement then Mario Kart does. Here’s some visual pics I took of the grip with the 3DS in it:
As you can see, it makes my 3DS feel more like a console controller. As a result, it instantly feels a lot more comfortable in my hands. As the last picture says “Get ready to Smash” I am certainly ready to Smash. I did also get some headphones so I can play in the Library. So yeah! I’m set to play wherever I go.
I’ve also enjoyed my time with the demo. It’s only 5 characters and one stage, but it’s enough to give me a solid taste of what’s in store when I get the 3DS Version on October 3rd. Regarding how I am with each character so far, I’m a great Pikachu (But Pikachu’s been one of my mains since the very first Smash Bros. So not really a surprise) I was pretty decent with Link, and Megaman. I’m ok with Mario. But for the life of me I can’t figure out Villager. Though it’s not because he’s a bad character, just that Villager probably just is far from my preferred playstyle. I’m going to be playing it at least once until the game is out. For those who couldn’t get a code, do not worry as there will be a limited version (With only 30 uses, but that only applies to closing out of the game. It doesn’t mean you’re only allowed 30 matches) of the demo playable on Friday. So a lot of people will be able to get some experience and get a handle of the 3DS version. I like this demo because we can get better accustomed to how the 3DS control before the full game even releases. As of course the 3DS version has a different control then what most Smash players are used to, and it is the first time Smash Bros. is on a Handheld as opposed to a home console. So giving us a taste of how it works to answer the question if it can work at all. And so far it works very well. The Wii U version will naturally have better control, but for the 3DS version it’s definitely better then what some may have feared. It should overall be a really great game, and it’s main appeal won’t just disappear when the Wii U version releases. Because it’s Smash Bros. on the go. Me and plenty of others will have the ability to play Smash both on the go and at home. With really cool perks of having both versions as well. And both having unique things about them. October 3rd will only be the beginning of what’s in store to do with Smash 4. And we’re less then 3 weeks away!
Oh I know who the doctor is. Dr. Mario :P
And my main’s going to be Sonic. ^^
I wasn’t saying that Lost World was better per se.Lost World admittedly has more obvious flaws to the game compared to Colors and Generations. I just enjoyed Lost World’s gameplay more then I did for Colors and Generations. Cause I felt there was a little too much “Boost to win” in both Colors and Generations. While Lost World actually required some more platforming. It did kinda feel like it was too inspired by Mario (Just look at the themes of the worlds and look at a New Super Mario Bros. game, doesn’t help that the Deadly Six might as well be Koopaling rip-offs). But other then a few annoying levels, I had more fun with Lost World then I did playing through Colors and Generations.
I think it’s possible for a game to be objectively better then a game, but still enjoy the more flawed game (Another example is I love Mario Kart 64. And even though Double Dash and Mario Kart Wii are quite clearly better games. I still enjoy playing MK64 more then both because it had a certain charm about it that I liked).
Gaaaaah, been trying to play Sonic Lost World (late to the party, I know) through Gamefly, but the last two discs in row were broken and unreadable. And I’m notably incensed by this.
I guess that’s what happens when you take in interest in something that a ton of 8 year olds love. They tear up everything.
Ugh. Very frustrated right now.
The hell?! Shouldn’t Gamefly check for these things before they ship them off? (Unless somehow they got broken during shipping, like a heavy bag plopped straight on where the disc was being held)
So you say.
I’ll see for myself.
I had Pizza Hut for my birthday, and got informed two things are coming in the mail that I requested. One of which I have now. The one I have now is the headphones, the one I’m waiting for is a grip for my 3DS for when Smash Bros. arrives~
Also how are you doing Sailor? I’ve missed you, I’d like to talk some more with you sometime. (Though I suppose Time Zones are really at fault for most of that)
Thank you very much ^^
((Even if it’s over now I figure I should answer the last few I have anyway))
Thank you very much, Mason! ^^
Thanks ^^
I ain’t grumpy, but thanks Akuma!
Yeah, I’m sorry. Navitas will have a gift for me that I should be able to post on the main blog whenever he gets online however. I know it’s not exactly an update from me, but nonetheless anything from him should be good. ^^
It’s both the Project and well… Admittedly I’m a little too hyped for Smash Bros to get really anything else done for I Dream of Twilight Sparkle. I know it’s still not out in North America for another three weeks, but the full roster is sure to be known for sure by the end of this week and that alone will take up my thought process for a while I’m sure.
I will at least have the sideblog thing with plenty of activity planned until the project starting in November comes up that I’ll officially start up in about two weeks. I got all of the writing done for that thankfully, so I’ll have plenty of time for Smash while another friend of mine will help make the visuals for the Project gradually.
Thanks TeeJay ^^
Thank you very much Sal!
Thanks! I should, I’m having Pizza Hut Pizza tonight~