How Do You Rate the New Characters (Early Impressions)?

[MockRock]

Disclaimer: I know that full evaluation of the characters isn't possible until there has been more time to thoroughly test them. Consider this more of a "who do you intuitively feel is good" kind of thread, and not a "who is everyone definitely going to be playing at tournaments in a month" one.



Lucas: He seems quite good; probably slightly better than in Brawl, although with the same core strengths and weaknesses. Three of his specials are great, he has great kill power, has some great spacing and combo play, and really solid aerial game.

Roy: Despite him being my favourite by far of all the DLC characters released, I'm worried that he's in line to be the weakest. His weird spacing mechanic requires you to play him like a boxer, not a swordfighter, and he doesn't really gain much in terms of new tools to compensate. He has the same weaknesses as other sword users, but doesn't have the range, and his kill power is good, but not incredible. His recovery is...worrying, as well.

Ryu: It's too early to say, but I feel like this guy could be pretty insane. His combo game is obviously insane, and the ability to execute so many versions of his moves gives him a ridiculous ability to mess with opponents' timings. He also has an awesome approach projectile, great spacing tools, and his moves all seem to do SO MUCH DAMAGE. His only real weakness seems to be a sub par recovery, which is the thing that murders Little Mac. So we'll see how the meta develops, but if I had to bet, I could see him being the standout of the DLC releases, and a potential top tier.

 

[MockRock]

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[Deleted member]

Done this in another thread, but here it is.

1. Lucas
2. Roy
3. Ryu

Remember, it's just me and my opinion.

 

[maximumthearayray]

I agree about ryu being a really good character. His recovery is not bad as little Macs although it's still bad. so many strong moves. And if you input the original commands you get even stronger specials. ryu is so fun too play. It almost feels like you are actually playing street fighter!

 

[Logo12]

Done this in another thread, but here it is.

1. Lucas
2. Roy
3. Ryu

^This.

I just find Ryu really OP, and he was one character I don't really want to be in anyway.

For Roy and Lucas, I would give them equal rank, given they are 2 cut veterans who gets higher requested to come back. Ryu looked like something really unnecessary and like a mere attempt to make the roster unbalanced again for me.

Remember, it's just me and my opinion.

 

[GoofBell]

I agree, Ryu seems really good. Lucas to me feels only slightly worse than Ness, and I think Roy may be the best of the Marths.

 

[dezeray112]

For me:

1. Ryu
2. Roy
3. Lucas

 

[dimensionsword64]

For me:

1. Ryu
2. Roy
3. Lucas

This is exactly how I feel. Ryu and Roy I find really fun to play as, but I've never like playing as the Earthbound characters.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

1. Lucas
2. Ryu
3. Roy

I really liked Lucas and found him fun to play as. Roy and Ryu are kind of even, I do like both of them gameplay wise (Roy is different enough from Marth and Lucina) but I probably have to give Ryu the edge since he does have a completely new moveset.

 

[Untamed]

1. Ryu
2. Roy
3. Lucas

Ryu is such a complex character that really needs time to be fully explored. The combo potential is unreal, and the use of the inputs can really shake things up. Once people get a hang of him, he's going to be dangerous. Imagine what ZeRo could do with him for example. I could see him being top tier/high tier.

Roy appears to be a faster, somewhat stronger marth, however his moves have some lag, which is somewhat unfortunate. I would say he is defiantly the best of the sword fighters. I can see him as mid to high tier if used correctly.

Finally Lucas, like others have said, appears to be a slightly worse Ness. However, he is very fun to play, and I enjoy him greatly. Lucas will most likely be slightly below Ness in the tiers.

It goes without saying that when these characters are "completely," explored, my opinion of them will change, including where I rank them.

 

[Burruni]

is basically his Brawl self with a bit of buffs. He's okay to good, but just out shines him in this game.

is a good semi-clone but I feel like is still a better overall character due to tippers being better to work with than a Hiltbox.

is the most deadly possible, especially if you can actually do the arcade inputs. His recovery, however, I think only outdoes