I think the game feels much more smoother than brawl but I agree its not as fast as Melee from what I remember of it but it still plays great. Although, the 3DS controls feel awkward to me, using the analog stick is difficult and my hand started cramping after a little bit of play. But this is probably because I haven't played the 3DS in months XD.
So far Mario is my favorite out of the select characters you can play as. He's always been a good character for beginners to play as and sense I haven't played in awhile hes a good fit for me right now.
Link seems to have gotten improvements from Brawl but he still feels really slow and will probably be a bottom tier character again.
Pikachu is fun to use but difficult to master. Hes still really fast but not much has changed from what I've played so far.
Didn't play much of the villager but he seems pretty good, I think he lacks KO moves (The bowling ball and axe see to be his only possible KO moves) which suxxxxs for him.
Mega Man has a ton of projectiles, probably a high tier character because he can camp around and cause damage. He also has a pretty good recovery.
All in all pretty good roster cant wait to play as the others! BTW Nintendo is such a tease for showing all the other characters at the player select!
Survivor Millennial vs Gen X!!
