Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, or, Nintendo's E3 2018 Showing

[A Black Falcon]

If anyone hasn't seen it, here is the E3 Direct:



So yeah, ALL characters return, even Snake. I wasn't expecting that one, really. As for new characters though, Sakurai said in the Direct that there won't be many new ones (at least included with the game), but they did announce one, Ridley. It sounds like an enhanced, graphically altered, game built on the last games' core design, so whether it's a full sequel or enhanced port kind of depends on how you look at it. It's obviously a lot more than a port, given that the graphics have been totally replaced and the game mechanics aren't identical, but seems to be less than a full sequel. "Ultimate" fits as a subtitle then, I guess.

Personally I think 4 is better than melee, but melee has been around so long and it's little exploits so embraced by its community that going to a game without them that's a little slower really hurts for them. It has a pretty strong community though.

It's true that Smash 4 is less exploitable than Melee, but somehow I find it a little bit less fun even though I'm certainly not one to be doing the exploits people can in Melee... but even so, it's a solid base to build this game on.