Gaming Super Smash Bros. 4 (Wii U & 3DS) Covers look awesome!

[Guild McCommunist]

I don't think glitches are necessarily bad in fighting games (the combo system in Street Fighter 2 resulted from a glitch and look at how prominent combos are now) but I haven't actually played Melee, so I can't say whether that applies here.

The titles could use some work, though it probably isn't a big deal.

"A twenty year old fighting game had glitches so this should too!"

If the game was designed to have combos and shit like that it would have them. When your "mechanics" are exploits in this day and age, it's poor game design.

 

[EZ-Megaman]

"A twenty year old fighting game had glitches so this should too!"

If the game was designed to have combos and shit like that it would have them. When your "mechanics" are exploits in this day and age, it's poor game design.

I didn't say that this should have glitches. The point I'm making is that glitches can give birth to new ideas and could turn out for the better. As I said, I am not too familiar with what wave dashing is, but it's not bad simply because it was unintended. Mew's accidental appearance in the original Pokemon games is another example of how glitches can have positive impacts. The argument "it isn't being use the way it's meant to be used, so it's bad" really doesn't hold much water when it could sometimes improve things.

EDIT: Sorry if I came off as slightly abrasive; that wasn't my intent.

 

[TripleSMoon]

I didn't say that this should have glitches. The point I'm making is that glitches can give birth to new ideas and could turn out for the better. As I said, I am not too familiar with what wave dashing is, but it's not bad simply because it was unintended. Mew's accidental appearance in the original Pokemon games is another example of how glitches can have positive impacts. The argument "it isn't being use the way it's meant to be used, so it's bad" really doesn't hold much water when it could sometimes improve things.

In all fairness, wave dashing really is broken, at least in my opinion. Sakurai certainly left it in there on purpose, but he had no idea that players would be able to exploit it in such an extreme way. It's one thing I'm glad to see gone from future iterations of Smash. It makes the skill ceiling WAY too high.

 

[EZ-Megaman]

From what I've read, wave dashing is a technique used to air slide slightly above the ground. It doesn't sound harmful at all, but I guesd I shouldn't talk about things I don't know about. >//<
How exactly is it harmful, though? Are you temporarily invincible while wave dashing or something?

 

[SirAileron]

In Smash Bros, wave dashing is where you dodge into the ground at the earliest point in your jump so that your character slides across the ground because of the air dodge's momentum, while in a standing state. It allows for usage of standstill moves while adjusting your position.

Lag-canceling is one particular feature I used a lot, but I completely hate the concept of. You have a condition where any aerial normal attack can have their landing lag 100% removed in SSB, or 50% removed in Melee, simply by pressing the block button a moment before landing. There is no penalty or cost to using this feature, which means anyone who reflexively hits the block button before landing with any aerial attack basically has a superior character. Not like in literally every other fighting game where such maneuvers cost things like tension or super meter to execute, thereby preventing the feature from being extensively abused with no reason not to do it.

 

[Psionic Roshambo]

"A twenty year old fighting game had glitches so this should too!"

If the game was designed to have combos and shit like that it would have them. When your "mechanics" are exploits in this day and age, it's poor game design.

I use threats of physical violence to win at fighting games.... They can't patch out my combo's!!!

*Hides from the cops after a particular brutal match of My Little Pony Adventures*

 

[WiiCube_2013]

PAL Edition

For fuck's sake I really hope they get rid off "For Wii U / 3DS" but it seems that it might actually be the actual titles. Ugh! *sigh*

 

[shinkodachi]

at least change the font. super fugly

 

[TripleSMoon]

at least change the font. super fugly

Which font? The part that says "Super Smash Bros.," or the part that says "for 3DS/Wii U"?

 

[shinkodachi]

Which font? The part that says "Super Smash Bros.," or the part that says "for 3DS/Wii U"?

latter, because especially the "for Wii U" text is very off from any previous "Wii" mark that's been used. This coming from N itself is quite disappointing :/

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Here are the full sized covers of the Wii U & 3DS versions:

Spoiler

I'll be a bit disappointed if the "For Wii U / 3DS" is final.

Edit: Rosalina should be in Peach's place instead.

 

[GameWinner]

I'm pretty sure "For Wii U/3DS" is final.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

I'm pretty sure "For Wii U/3DS" is final.

Sadly this seems to be the case. Yesterday I checked out the official website and it has "For Wii U / 3DS" too.

Printscreen:

Spoiler

Can't really trust Nintendo to come up with decent titles.

 

[shinkodachi]

Can't really trust Nintendo to come up with decent titles.

Or typefaces! DKCTF, SM3DW, Pikmin 3, all have super beautiful cover designs. WTF happened? Is Sora to blame?