So, I've had the game since Sunday, and I must say, it's amazing. I haven't had this much fun in multiplayer in quite some time. I've already logged 10+ hours in it and unlocked every character. To say the least, it is hands down the best Wii game out there and currently the best multiplayer game as well (with Rock Band a close 2nd).
I just got mine yesterday and love it. Getting together with a group of friends tonight to play, so it should be a fun. Moo, which controller do you like using the best?
I like using the Gamecube controller cause it's easy. However, yesterday I went and was using my Wii-mote and Nunchuk, and after some customization, I must say, I really like that option. My 3rd match using it and tweaking controls, I won a stock 10 match. I had 18 kills to 6 deaths, dished out over 1700% damage and only took about 800%, and this was using Pit. It was hands down my most dominant performance in my short time owning the game. What about you? And also, what's your fav character at this point? I'm really loving Pit, I don't think I've lost when I use him. I also love Link and am trying to get used to using Sonic, but he's so damn fast.
My friends have it, so I've been playing it here and there. It could probably be the game of the year. I like using the gamecube controller, because I'm so used to my Wavebird And the players I like using...Fox/Falco, Pit, Snake, Samus, Pokemanz Trainer, and Diddy Kong. I have yet to use Sonic and Toon Link, though. And I'm slightly disappointed Dr. Mario didn't make it into Brawl. I'm pretty good at the game, but I don't dominate.
Great game. Beat the SSE on Monday. Post your friend codes. Yeah, Pit is amazing, to the point of being unbalanced. Needless to say, I love it Co-Op Tabuu is hard as hell.
I agree the gamecube seems to be the best, but that may be just because what I'm used to. I tried playing it with just the WiiMote...was a little strange at first, but started to get the hang of it. I'd imagine the classic controller would work pretty well to, I'll have to check that out later. Might have to move some of the buttons around, but I've always liked how the SNES controller was set up, so it should be pretty good. I'll have to try Pit. So far I've mostly played as mario, just because I played as him in the last games. I'll get my friend code up later tonight
also, any one having issues getting it to play? I heard lots of people couldn't get it to work, something with it being the first dual layer disc and the lense being dirty, something along those lines. Apparently it's a big enough issue where nintendo has already released a form to fill out where you can send the Wii to them for cleaning
First of all, let me get this out of the way. I am not a casual nor a hardcore gamer, thus being moderate (or in the middle). Okay. *There are spoilers so continue to read if you are up to it.* Once I popped in the disc into the drive and clicked the game channel, I was pretty startled. But the intro to the game was full of awesomeness!!! GRAPHICS There isn't a huge difference in graphcis in my opinion but it's nice to be able to play in widescreen (16:9) and at 480p at the same time. But by looking at Mario's overalls, I can see that it's been upgraded. GAMEPLAY During the first match, I immediately noticed that the game feels slower than melee. I had a hard time readjusting to the game speed because some of the characters felt slower and more "floaty." After playing a few rounds, I've got used to it and was able to pull some nice combos in midair and got a hold onto how the background of the stages were so vibrant. I was distracted at first because playing at Final Destination, the background was so serene and changed alot, it's truly a sight. The mechanics I hate the most now is the fact that I keep tripping for some reason, maybe because I change direction alot or something. Final Smashes are pretty neat and I set the item settings to low because I was worried that they would pop up like every 30 seconds in a match. The new midair dodge is pretty good since I don't know how to wavedash. CONTROLS I think it's great to be able to customize controls because I prefered the GC controller but I hated the fact that by tapping up, it would jump. It's nice I am able to turn it off but I am not able to remove the C-Stick smash. I've only used the GC controller because I'm afraid the other options will feel awkward. When shielding, I found myself pushing the L/R buttons harder to shield than in melee. So it's something I'll have to get used to when it comes to dodging. STORY I immediately went straight to the Subspace Emissary to see how the adventure mode stacked up to the last one. Too be honest, the game is shorter than expected. So far I'm at 90% at 8 hours and 46 minutes. And about 3 of those hours I was either revisiting some of the past stages in the Great Maze, trying to complete the level by getting all of the hidden items (yellow boxes), or struggling to remove Samus' powersuit to become Zero Suit Samus. I don't really think I'll go back to play this mode other than unlocking characters, maybe getting 100%, or on a harder difficulty level. It was pretty easy on Normal difficulty without a second player but it was pretty hard when it came to Tabuu, the final boss. I think it took about 8 tries to beat him by myself. The cutscenes in that mode are neat too. SOUNDS/MUSIC This is obviously the strongest part in the whole package. I've unlocked only a few and it's a great array of songs from Fire Emblem, Mario, Metroid, Metal Gear Solid, and Sonic. I'm in love with the Donkey Kong Country 2's Bramble Blast, it's the best song on there. STAGES/CHARACTERS/BALANCING 12 to 25 to around 40 playable characters, Brawl gives a large amount of characters to choose from. But I'm disappointed that clones are still there. The trio: Fox, Falco, and Wolf have the same moveset minus different attacks. Young Link was replaced by Toon Link, Lucario is just like Mewtwo somewhat, and Gannondorf is basically the same just different attack animation. I'm disappointed that F-Zero only have one rep, where Samarai Goroh is an assist trophy and pokemon has about 6 reps. Metroid only have 2 but it's only Samus, with or without her power suit. There are alot of stages and my favorite has to be Smashville because of the music (K.K Rider), the background, and the stage itself is simple flat with a moving platform. I also have some beef in terms of balancing. First of all, Ike is overpowered. In a match, he can KO Metaknight at 15% with his fully charged front smash attack. Pit seems to be someone who's going to be overused because he has a great recovery on top of multiple jumps. He can also do some damage and has an annoying front b attack. And as always, Bowser is still a horrible fighter. Sbake is pretty hard to use because he's a funny fighter and all of his taunts involve the box. Marth is almost the same as Melee but his front b combo is easier to execute. My primary character in melee was Samus. Power suit Samus has been given a definite downgrade with her projectile game. I can't even KO anyone at 80% with a fully charged shot or a super missile. She is basically heavier now and doesn't jump that high. Her recovery (up is a little higher but the bomb jump recovery is harder to execute because when she drops a bomb, she goes in the direction where you are flying. I found that Zero Suit Samus is more suited for me. Though she may be underestimated because of the lack of power, she is amazing when it comes to doing soem damage. She has an initial jump that rivals Falco's and she can easily do some midair combos. Her paralyzer gun is something I might abuse along with her down smash. Her smash attacks lack the launching power but it's somewhat like how Marth's tip of his sword is where you do the most damage. Her front b attack is what will mostly be used to KO others. Not only that, she has great recovery with her down b that can be used to attack edge guarders. ONLINE Last but not least, online. I found myself being disappointed with this. Not only that there's no stat tracking or rankings, when you play with others online, on the "with anyone" option, you are only able to play a 2 minute brawl. Spectator mode is pretty fun and teaches you how to gamble and the rewards are pretty fun and random at times. Since it is pretty balanced outsite Ike, it really comes down to how the play so it's hard to choose based on who's fighting who. Even when I'm trying to play online, I still get error 85010 and can't even get in any matches. I've only been in four "with anyone" matches and it's been laggy at times despite winning all of them (I've saved the replay for proof). But I've played only one match with a friend and there was no lag and that's the only one I lost, it was Zero Suit Samus vs Pokemon Trainer. MISCELLANEUS (spelling?) Though not all online options are bad. I like being able to get a new stage a day but I can't save them or anything. I've only made 2 stages and sending them back and forth with others is pretty fun. Coin Launcher is pretty addicting and I went in once with about 3000 coins and spent them all. Trophies and stickers are great as always and collecting them is neat. I doubt I'll use stickers in Subspace Emissary and using the trophy stands in that mode is tedious and reminds me too much of pokemon (gotta catch them all?). I also dislike the loading times, especially in the beginning and in the subspace emissary mode when the cutscenes end, it's kind of a mood killer. FINAL THOUGHTS Overall, I'd give this game a 9 out of 10. I'd give it a perfect score but the online mode is seriously lacking and the adventure mode is disappointing. I would love to see some sort of stat tracking like who's the smasher of the week or something. I want some recognition that I'm one of the best when using Zero Suit Samus. Multiplayer gaming in smash is always the best and is very hectic even at a slower game speed. Definetely recommend getting it while you can but try not to be blown away by the subspace emissary or online. I do believe that this will be the last in the smash series since Mashiro Sakurai said that he's done all he can do with it. If it does happen to be another smash, it would most likely be a platforming side scroller direction since it has a great start and Nintendo has done a great job with platformers (Mario and Metroid for example). If you guys want to play me, add me. My Wii FC is 6047 2555 8167 9147. My smash nickname is LMFCE and FC is 3394 3245 8656. Please reply and see you on the battlefield.
Yea dude, you NEED to try Pit. The dude is amazing. On a sidenote, if anyone plays the 100-man brawl, use Ike. His smash attacks are crazy good for that, you hit someone once and they go flying. I beat it in just over 3min earlier.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moo2K4 @ Mar 12 2008, 09:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yea dude, you NEED to try Pit. The dude is amazing. On a sidenote, if anyone plays the 100-man brawl, use Ike. His smash attacks are crazy good for that, you hit someone once and they go flying. I beat it in just over 3min earlier.</div> I played as Pit before....he seems to be the best of what I've tried so far. The flying thing just isn't fair.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moo2K4 @ Mar 12 2008, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yea dude, you NEED to try Pit. The dude is amazing. On a sidenote, if anyone plays the 100-man brawl, use Ike. His smash attacks are crazy good for that, you hit someone once and they go flying. I beat it in just over 3min earlier.</div> Actually, any down smash should do. A quick one would probably be the best.
Actually, I used Pit, Sonic and Link, three of the quicker characters, and had issues with them because their smash attacks aren't as powerful. I used Ike and was taking out 30 people a minute because of his smash attack.
Charizard is my favorite so far. He is so strong, he is what Bowser would be like if he didn't suck. I am about 17% done in Space Emissary, completed Classic with 4 characters, and beat the first 13 events of event mode so far.
This game makes me want to get a Wii. I remember playing with Pikachu on N64, and it was awesome! Too bad, I probably won't get a chance.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BG7 Lavigne @ Mar 12 2008, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Charizard is my favorite so far. He is so strong, he is what Bowser would be like if he didn't suck. I am about 17% done in Space Emissary, completed Classic with 4 characters, and beat the first 13 events of event mode so far.</div> Ivysaur is the best of the 3 pokemon. I love that ass turret.
Bleh to the Pokemon trainer. I'm not a huge fan. None of the three pokemon are all that outstanding to me, however, they're final smash is pretty awesome. On a sidenote, does anyone else feel that Olimar's final smash is WAY overpowered?
Yea, I think it's cool, and if you can manage to get someone right in front of you when you do it, it can be pretty powerful.
