Current Events > When you think about it, Smash Bros isn't a fighting game.

(+) Yeah! (+)

It can only be played like one when under a very specific set of rules.

That doesn't mean it's a bad game or that it isn't competitive though.

I don't get why Smash players get so hung up over being accepted in the FGC. Their community is massive and could easily stand on its own feet.
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And the commentators want union rights like are you fucking kidding me

I commentated college sports for years and I never bitched for more than I was paid because I appreciated the opportunity
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thompsontalker7 posted...

And the commentators want union rights like are you fucking kidding me

I commentated college sports for years and I never bitched for more than I was paid because I appreciated the opportunity

hahah what

I mean I've known them to act entitled but that's a new one

#VIProoms
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Godnorgosh posted...

"Fighting" and "Party" are not mutually exclusive categories. It plays like a non-traditional fighting game under just about any available ruleset.

It's a platformer with fighting game elements, much like when an FPS uses RPG leveling systems. The core objective of the game is to stay on top of a platform.

Godnorgosh posted...

Also, it's not like Tekken or Street Fighter would cease to be fighters if items were added as optional features.

You're right about that because the core gameplay wouldn't be completely changed. Look at Street Fighter x Tekken with its gems.
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Or even the items in Pocket Fighter
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there are flat stages, though, which basically have the same function as something like Virtua Fighter, where you lose by ring out.
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I don't think it's a fighting game, but people really feel the need to label it under some kind of genre. For that reason it's just easier to consider it a fighting game than not. Because it doesn't actually matter either way.
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boxington posted...

there are flat stages, though, which basically have the same function as something like Virtua Fighter, where you lose by ring out.

Smash Bros doesn't even have option selects lmao
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lmao true comboed
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