Board 8 > Smash Ultimate Topic 2: FUCK SAKURAIIIIIII

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The crybabies probably have me ignored by now so this topic should be safe
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Man, the new single-player mode looks really cool.

The Snake spot had me in stitches.
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HashtagSEP 1 minute ago#498

Kenri posted...
Dunno if it's been mentioned yet but:

https://www.smashbros.com/en_GB/item/index.html

"Healing Sprout"

Okay, I am totally going to be a dick about this, because I said it was this and everybody told me I was stupid for not seeing how it was the Golden Sun item

"No SEP you're dumb for thinking it has anything to do with the healing, it doesn't look anything like it. It's a Golden Sun item how can you be so blind"

I have to do this I'm sorry
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At least we have a decent theme song. With vocals, even!

(Can anyone confirm who sings it? /r/fireemblem is claiming Rena Strober and it sounds like her, but no proof.)
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You're fully entitled to it, that's perfectly fine
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The only bad thing about the Plant character is that he's not Shy Guy or a Boo

Still seems super fun
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I think the biggest takeaway from the Direct is:

Fire whoever's in charge of marketing Smash

-Ridley
-Simon Belmont
-A bunch of Echoes
-King K. Rool
-Isabelle
-Ken
-Incineroar
-Piranha Plant

These should have been revealed in like, the exact opposite order.
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truefact about Geno "deconfirmation"

Lucas & Mewtwo had trophies before their DLC

(honestly Geno being a spirit that comes to life as a fighter in DLC would be perfect lmao)
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FBike1 posted...

At least we have a decent theme song. With vocals, even!

(Can anyone confirm who sings it? /r/fireemblem is claiming Rena Strober and it sounds like her, but no proof.)

if someone overlaps the lyrics over the instrumental version (since its more robust), it'll be perfect
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I usually play single player a lot so the adventure more looks super good. I really hope there's more cutscenes cuz that first one was awesome and hilarious.
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Apparently K. Rool and Wii Fit Trainer have spirits, so being a spirit doesn't deconfirm you.
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I must be the only one who just doesn't really get the Geno appeal at all
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The main cast are spirits from a story point of view anyways, so of course they're gonna be guaranteed one
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1jqGEigWQ" data-time="

best reaction video of all time
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Is there anywhere I can watch the major set pieces from the Direct?
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yes you can watch the actual Direct

e:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fccgHnBQ0YM" data-time="

don't think there are any highlight videos out yet, ExTha
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I'm confused. Where's Goku?
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Looking at the site, Skull Kid is an AT again too
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foolm0r0n posted...

I usually play single player a lot so the adventure more looks super good. I really hope there's more cutscenes cuz that first one was awesome and hilarious.

Definitely was my favorite part of the game in Brawl too! It's the little touches to scenes that always really tickle me.

Shulk's premonition was such a great nod to XC1.
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StartTheMachine posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1jqGEigWQ" data-time="

best reaction video of all time

I love how he makes fun of how stupid it would be to do that, IMMEDIATELY before it happens.
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y'know in everything that happened I didn't even realize Piranha Plant's entrance line bahahahahahah
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Can we talk about how in the last trailer for the story mode, we see WFT doing a stretch as the laser beams kill everyone and everyone panics? What was her plan there?
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i would never block you fool
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Also I apologize for stating a while back that Bandana Waddle Dee was a silly choice considering we just got a literal Piranha Plant
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also WOW i did not even catch the fuckin' reach on that one pirhana plant attack jeez
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honestly Bandana Dee is more generic than Piranha Plant
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By the way...

Why do you all keep saying its not Petey?

When it CLEARLY is Petey?

We literally watch him turn into Petey
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scarletspeed7 posted...

foolm0r0n posted...

I usually play single player a lot so the adventure more looks super good. I really hope there's more cutscenes cuz that first one was awesome and hilarious.

Definitely was my favorite part of the game in Brawl too! It's the little touches to scenes that always really tickle me.

Shulk's premonition was such a great nod to XC1.

The Angels lost their flight when Palutena bit the dust

so yea, they're mindful of these things
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Oh did we get Ermine's reactions?
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WrestIeMania posted...

By the way...

Why do you all keep saying its not Petey?

When it CLEARLY is Petey?

We literally watch him turn into Petey

It's credited in the splash art as Piranha Plant. That's its name.
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WrestIeMania posted...

By the way...

Why do you all keep saying its not Petey?

When it CLEARLY is Petey?

We literally watch him turn into Petey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myXVo16Xo3k" data-time="&start=59

They're pretty clearly two separate entities here.
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What game is Petey from?
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WrestIeMania posted...

We literally watch him turn into Petey

watch again because this literally never happens
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Anagram posted...

WrestIeMania posted...

By the way...

Why do you all keep saying its not Petey?

When it CLEARLY is Petey?

We literally watch him turn into Petey

It's credited in the splash art as Piranha Plant. That's its name.

Its atil Petey...

They call him Pokmon Trainer not Red.... Doesnt change the fact its Red.
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redrocket posted...

What game is Petey from?

Sunshine
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Between Undertale 2 and Incineroar, Ermine is probably losing his shit right about now
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Yeah Petey is on screen at the same time as PPlant.
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WrestIeMania posted...

By the way...

Why do you all keep saying its not Petey?

When it CLEARLY is Petey?

We literally watch him turn into Petey

he fucking summons Petey, foo
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CelesMyUserName posted...

WrestIeMania posted...

We literally watch him turn into Petey

watch again because this literally never happens

Yes it does.

Ive kept pausing it over and over thinking maybe hes just background. But no, he glows and THEN Petey grows. Thats his Final Smash.
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WrestIeMania posted...

CelesMyUserName posted...

WrestIeMania posted...

We literally watch him turn into Petey

watch again because this literally never happens

Yes it does.

Ive kept pausing it over and over thinking maybe hes just background. But no, he glows and THEN Petey grows. Thats his Final Smash.

Nope. PPlant is on the screen at the same time as Petey.
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... yes Petey is his/her Final Smash

no PPlant does not turn into Petey

get yo eyes checked
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whos alt is Wrestlemania
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Punnyz posted...

whos alt is Wrestlemania

MWC
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Punnyz posted...

whos alt is Wrestlemania

MWC
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Joan from Animal Crossing being disintegrated by divine light and cast into oblivion is a sight I will never be able to forget
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I've always wanted a Piranha Plant-inspired Pokemon for a fire/grass type...just a stray thought I felt like bringing up now that Piranha Plant is relevant. It just seems odd to me that Nintendo has such an iconic fire plant thing and the Pokemon series still hasn't tackled that type pairing.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

WrestIeMania posted...

CelesMyUserName posted...

WrestIeMania posted...

We literally watch him turn into Petey

watch again because this literally never happens

Yes it does.

Ive kept pausing it over and over thinking maybe hes just background. But no, he glows and THEN Petey grows. Thats his Final Smash.

Nope. PPlant is on the screen at the same time as Petey.

I never said PP wasnt there. But its not the same one unless he can teleport. Hes all the way towards the left when he grows, then we dont see him anymore as Petey grows, then we see PP much much further right
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redrocket posted...

Punnyz posted...

whos alt is Wrestlemania

MWC

This explains why I want to block him so badly
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lets move on
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okay so this image that SHINE posted earlier is from an online mode. here's hoping you can play battle arena with randos. assuming you can, this online mode is fire. here's a great post taken from the Smash Ultimate board with some sharp analyses

I just went ahead and looked at the section talking about it again to really understand what I believe they're alluding to.

It seems there's three types of online modes. There's the one where you're matched randomly where it, first, tries to match with your preferred rules (if you have them on). This is the one I think many online people are sweating about, including me, because it sounds like you'll sometimes get an opponent that has different preferred rules and there's no way to change. Honestly, I think this will be usually a hit for many as I'm sure when the game launches and for years to come, people WILL be playing this game in different regions that share your preferred rule mindset.

I think what we don't know is how it prioritizes it. Does it prioritize item/no-item first and foremost? Does it prioritize what type of stage you want next? Is the stock + timer options secondary prioritized options? Many question marks for a mode like this, but I think it's going to work by first seeing if it's items/no-items and then stage. It just makes the most sense to prioritize the online like that.

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The other type of online is called Elite Battles. I wished they showed the preferred rules here, but if the devs themselves are thinking of using this mode as data points to balance the game. I'm just gonna assume items are off by default. No proof, but if that's what they're stating, because there's no way they would buff/nerf a character because of some item getting in the way, right? I feel like they shouldn't anyways, that'd be really shitty. So this is the mode I think most will PROBABLY default to to get guaranteed no-items. They say there's no more For Fun or For Glory, but Elite Battles does sound like For Glory, just with more options (minus items).

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The last mode I think is the best one. I don't know if there was anyone other there that wanted a server-like thing to browse through, but this mode called "Battle Arena" sure as hell is implying it is.

If what I'm understanding right, in this mode. You can make a room... and then wait for other people to join your room and play with the setting they're probably looking for anyways. It's pretty much taking the matchmaking out and letting you, the player, decide what you want to do, which I think is actually perfect. I can also see a lot of streamers using this mode, no more do you need to add friends just to play with Twitch Streamers, or more importantly, actual Pro Smash Players.

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So all in all, I think this online is pretty rad I think all things considered. It's got things for everyone. For casual players, they can go about the quick way from the first method. For the people that don't want items, go to Elite Battles for guaranteed no-items. For people that don't want matchmaking at all, Battle Arena for your viewing pleasure.

I think this is the best online for Smash honestly.

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