Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Reviews! Metacritic: 93 OpenCritic: 92 Game Rankings: 92.25%

[Runa216]

I'm actually kinda shocked there are still people out there claiming this is 'just a port',

I mean, if you're looking at it solely from the most shallow surface level and literally nothing else I guess I could see it as a compilation, Almost all of its characters are repeats from early games and even some newcomers are echo fighters. There are only 4 new stages out of the 103 in the game. So yes, when you look at it solely from a roster and stage standpoint I guess you could argue it's just a port....

But literally everything else is new, changed, missing, or drastically altered. Some modes aren't returning (Smash Run, Smash Board, Event mode (sort of), stage builder, subspace emissary, adventure mode), some stages aren't returning (Poke Floats is th eonly one I know off the top of my head), almost every fighter has had tweaks and changes to their gameplay via balancing or new moves, there are new modes and things to do, no trophies, World of Light is 30-40 hours long from what I hear, and even the returning stages/characters are heavily altered.

I do not understand how anyone could still argue that this is a port. The only argument they have (And even that's really weak) is that most of the stages/fighters are returning from prior games.