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And as much as a lot of people disagree, I think every subsequent Super Smash Bros game was overall better than all the ones that came before it. Brawl didn't deserve the hate it got. Melee was definitely better for competitive players (tripping was definitely a terrible gameplay element and shouldn't ever have existed) but otherwise Brawl added so much to the series that it was a net improvement.

I have absolutely no care for Smash 4 and likely will never play it again but despite that I can still say it was better than the previous games (even if it was totally forgettable).