Current Events > Super Smash Bros: Are you pro-unlocking characters or anti-unlocking characters?

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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/234547-super-smash-bros-ultimate/76738037

This seems to be a hot-button issue over on the SSBU board. Topic got 150+ posts in 12 hours, and there are many many other topics like it.

Thought I'd spread the issue over here and see.

While I do understand the general case behind "They complain about having to grind and slog through before they can play the game but uh...isn't that what you're doing in order to unlock characters?" (source: TC's quote in the linked topic), I don't think it holds water here because of what Smash Bros. is.

I want to unbox the game, maybe tinker around with music settings on the stages, and hop online and play with friends or randoms. I don't want to complete classic mode with Pikachu on Normal to unlock Jigglypuff. And I don't think I'm alone in that matter.

Thoughts?
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Unlocking stuff is one of my favorite parts of playing that style of game.
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I'm okay with it as long as the requirements are reasonable. I thought Brawl was relatively reasonable. Spend about six hours in SSE and you get everyone.

With eight available by default and almost sixty locked, the requirements will have to be reasonable.
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Relient_K posted...

Unlocking stuff is one of my favorite parts of playing that style of game.

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I even hope theres a way to delete just unlocked fighter data so you can unlock them again.
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Unlocking characters is easily the worst part of a fighting game.

Unknown5uspect posted...

Unlocking characters is easily the worst part of a fighting game.

Then were good here.
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I've always liked unlocking stuff in smash games

except ssbm mewtwo that was dumb
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CapnMuffin posted...

Unknown5uspect posted...

Unlocking characters is easily the worst part of a fighting game.

Then were good here.

Yeah, yeah. Whatever.

I honestly don't care. I am fine with unlocking unless of course it is some stupid insanely hard thing to do, but also fine with getting all the characters at the start.
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I think it was one of the more cool and exciting elements to Smash, so long as it's kept somewhat within reason and no crazy requirements.

I have many fond memories of stumbling blindly onto characters to unlock and feeling quite a lot of tension about potentially losing the fight. Fun excitement, tension and discovery.
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Muffinz0rz posted...

While I do understand the general case behind "They complain about having to grind and slog through before they can play the game but uh...isn't that what you're doing in order to unlock characters?" (source: TC's quote in the linked topic), I don't think it holds water here because of what Smash Bros. is.

Yeah, but at the same time, this time you have 50+ characters to unlock, since you're starting with the original 12. That's far more than any other game in the series.

Luckily, the process is supposed to be very streamlined.
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Tmk posted...

I think it was one of the more cool and exciting elements to Smash, so long as it's kept somewhat within reason and no crazy requirements.

I have many fond memories of stumbling blindly onto characters to unlock and feeling quite a lot of tension about potentially losing the fight. Fun excitement, tension and discovery.

It sucks the internet ruins the surprise now though. Imagine playing Brawl or 4 with no idea who to expect.
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One of my best memories of playing Melee was how I unlocked Mr. Game and Watch.

The guide said you had to complete Classic or Adventure mode with every other character for him to finally challenge you or play 1000 VS matches.

Well, I had sworn that I had completed the game with everyone, yet he wasnt unlocking. And I didnt think I was going to play 1000 matches - that was just too much.

So, after a while, I realized I could go through the trophies and see which characters trophy I dont have since you get one per character upon completion of Classic, Adventure and All-Star.

At the time, I had amassed most trophies in the game at that point - around 400 or so. It was going to be a daunting task, but I did it, and I did find out which character I hadnt completed any mode with: Jigglypuff.

It didnt surprise me, as I dont care for Pokmon, but at the same time, I felt kinda disappointed: Really? Jigglypuff? Thats who I need to beat the game with? What a load of crap. Especially considering I used the crap out of her on Event 51.

So, I beat the game with JigglyPuff, got challenged by G&W, and lost because I dont know how to play JigglyPuff well.
Then I beat the game again with a character I was more familiar with and won.

I had finally gotten all characters in Melee after I dont know how long.

None of the Smash games since have been able to give me that same level of satisfaction when unlocking something.
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locked by default is my preference

but maybe have a "tournament mode" that unlocks every character until you restart the game or something
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