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On speculation alone I'd say he prob has a 2 hit combo but the rest is probably sdi/di-able. It did look like the whip has a tipper hitbox, which is interesting. He'll be one of if not the best zoning character imo |
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missed this while watching the direct but pro players have pointed out that the rulesets contain an option to disable the “rage” mechanic, which is huge. for those unfamiliar, this makes every character into a lucario of sorts, where having high damage taken increases knockback on moves. this mechanic is often pointed at as being the main downfall of smash 4, so if competitive play adopts a “rage: off” meta, it would be great, but i’m assuming rage is on by default. already looks like a way better game than smash 4 though, will definitely be going hard when it first comes out. will be maining pichu, dr mario, young link, pokemon trainer as those ones have a special place in my heart from past games. can’t imagine what other characters they could possibly introduce, maybe whatever the monster hunter protagonist’s name is, since they showed a monster hunter boss? and speaking of the boss, it seems like the blurred out menu is some sort of subspace (adventure) mode, because why else would you make a boss? just for boss battles gamemode? |
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another reason why i’d expect some sort of subspace emissary mode is to unlock characters. of course completing classic mode or just playing a lot of multiplayer matches could be other requirements to unlock characters, but just through those two methods would get stale since signs are pointing to an 8 character starting roster. in an earlier announcement something along the lines of “the original roster may be as small as that of the original game” was said, and the 8 default smash 64 characters: mario, fox, yoshi, DK, link, pikachu, samus, and kirby all appear on the main menu. if the green blurred icon does turn out to just be stage builder i’m hype anyways, loved stage builder. |
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yeah after looking that up, the argument that it’s “spirits” is really convincing. the logo for the mode is the exact same as the logo for the subspace army, but with another line coming out the top. expecting this to be another story mode where you collect the character’s “spirits” for sure, similar to in brawl where you saved characters who were immobilized in trophy form.
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