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That’s also a possibility. My only hangup there is would a smaller side project take 4-5 years to develop for someone like Sakurai? I suppose it’s possible and he could have been multitasking with that game and Smash 6 for the last year but I’m not sure.
Also I admit I used the wrong word, I meant to say "it's a larger amount of newcomers that makes it more likely we'll get abnormal choices"
Oh, then that makes total sense lol. In that case it comes down to whether you’d rather see your favorite veterans return or have a higher chance of seeing your most wanted newcomers.
Yeah. The only way I can see the next Smash coming out this year is if they are going the Ultimate Deluxe route, and I find that highly unlikely.
well she aint getting cut and we know we don't get massive moveset revamps I think you'll be fine
I'm not expecting moveset revamps until we get a new director who has a different philosophy from Sakurai.
I don't think it would've taken that long necessarily. I think by the time they would've started working on Smash the project they were working on before would've been about finished, but it was made to bolster the Switch 2 launch lineup a bit, so Nintendo's been holding on to it and waiting to show it in April. There have been rumors that Nintendo is stockpiling releases a bit for the launch window and I do think that makes sense since I'd imagine the Wii U imparted its message that a terrible launch window can be a death knell lol
We already know that a new Mario Kart is coming, and given how much Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold it's clear that they'll sell a crapton of units with Mario Kart 9 alone, and I also think that a new 3D Mario game is coming out later on this year to be the main console seller for Holiday 2025. I think they'll have some other projects lined up for the launch of the Switch 2, but I think that the two big ones are a new Mario Kart and a new 3D Mario game.
I mean yes, I expect something similar, but there is still room for some smaller projects to cast a wider net here.
Brawl to Smash 4 was a big graphical jump and they had it done in 2 years.
I could definitely see a lot of assets being reused still if they don’t want to many cuts. Tho I still think even with reused assets you can make a solid improvement to the graphics. Tho I imagine the graphical improvements would be the most noticeable in the backgrounds of some stages. Maybe some stage backgrounds have more complicated hardware intensive visuals or something.
FWIW, I feel like Sakurai would approach Cynthia in a manner similar to how he approached Sephiroth. "Boss character with a moveset that's been 'optimized' for Smash Bros.
I'm thinking #4 or #5, and #3 as the 'miraculous long-shot' possibility.
And THIS is precisely why I'm banking on #4 at best.
She'd have to be summoning Pokémon for every single attack. Which would be fine, though you might have to make the Pokémon pop out of thin air instead of being called from their Pokéballs, so the animations aren't too long and grand.
I'm sure they could get away with not tinkering the Ultimate models much if they wanted to, but that's not how Sakurai rolls. Every Smash game has pushed its respective console to its graphical limits, and I think that is by design, to show off the strength of each console, and I doubt Smash 6 will break that pattern.
That was pretty much what i was thinking, i like i don't think the game will look like Tekken 8 or something, but there will definitely be improvements.
Toasty Nough said that move is in multiple child friendly adaptations!
Assuming none of them are chosen for the playable Pokemon, I’d go with Great Tusk, Fluttermane, Iron Thorns, and/or Iron Valiant.
Roaring moon
I'd like to see Flutter Mane, though that's mainly just because I like Misdreavus and Mismagius to start with.
In Sakurai's last video, he said this (in reference to why he recorded all the videos so far in advance)
I think Iron Bundle would be funny, though admittedly I just like that it's a robo-Delibird with an extendable head like a Rock Em Sock Em Robot toy lol
koridon and or miradon
Being a launch title means it has no time to market its roster which is like, the entire selling point for Smash.
How much did Darth pay you to say this?
Yes. Yes to all of this.
Being fair, the third one isn't even just an opinion. The fact that Sakurai is still upset enough to the point of going on an anti-cutscene rant in his YouTube channel about game design means the man's not gonna make another instance of SSE. It just ain't happening.
Which of his videos did he go on that anti-cutscene rant? Interested in seeing it.Being a launch title means it has no time to market its roster which is like, the entire selling point for Smash.
It's definitely a Year 2 thing at least.
How much did Darth pay you to say this?
Yes. Yes to all of this.
I understand people really want a new Smash game ASAP but we have to hype responsibly and not assume every time he breathes, it's related to Smash.
Being fair, the third one isn't even just an opinion. The fact that Sakurai is still upset enough to the point of going on an anti-cutscene rant in his YouTube channel about game design means the man's not gonna make another instance of SSE. It just ain't happening.
SSE 2 can only happen if someone else takes the helm at directing the series.
This to me at least implies the project isn't a Kid Icarus Uprising remake, although a sequel to that title or something new isn't out of the cards.
You can still do an SSE style story with in game graphics and no actual CG cutscenes. I’d be totally fine with that. You don’t need CG for a fun adventure and character interaction.Being a launch title means it has no time to market its roster which is like, the entire selling point for Smash.
It's definitely a Year 2 thing at least.
How much did Darth pay you to say this?
Yes. Yes to all of this.
I understand people really want a new Smash game ASAP but we have to hype responsibly and not assume every time he breathes, it's related to Smash.
Being fair, the third one isn't even just an opinion. The fact that Sakurai is still upset enough to the point of going on an anti-cutscene rant in his YouTube channel about game design means the man's not gonna make another instance of SSE. It just ain't happening.
SSE 2 can only happen if someone else takes the helm at directing the series.
I mean I called it a smaller side project, but "smaller side project" in relation to Smash can mean a lot of things lol
Being fair, something to the scale of Kid Icarus Uprising (and by that I mean a new game, not a remake) would still definitely be something that could take a lot of his time.
But then it wouldn't be SSE 2. It'd be it's own thing.
Well, not quite rant but you can definitely feel that he's keeping cutscenes at a low amount for a reason.
Not counting the legendaries, Great Tusk, Roaring Moon, Iron Thorns, and Iron Valiant.
They could do what Metal Gear does and just do real-time cutscenes using the game's engine.
You can, but they won't. When Sakurai said how making SSE was basically like making an additional game, it wasn't just in terms of content, but also in budget, time and manpower. Even without the cutscenes, they're not going to allocate that kind of money to a mode that draws much less engagement than just the normal vs stuff.
Yeah, that’s pretty much what I was imagining. You can still have all the cool moments, just using in game graphics. It should still look great with the extra power the Switch 2 will bring.
Is Neptunia in the poll? Just askin'
