Definitely not the best fighter of all time. I'm not really sure what it is, but Brawl just isn't as fun as the N64 version for me. It just seems unnecessary. Online, I can't really say much about, what I tried when I first bought it was really laggy, and since then I have pretty much only played against people in the same room. Which to me is how SSB is meant to be played anyway. Subspace Emissary was just extremely boring, even playing it co-op.
I've never played melee, but I suppose if I did, it would only strengthen how I feel about Brawl. It just doesn't feel needed, it brings better graphics, and some features I didn't want. The one nice thing is the additional characters and maps. But considering I haven't even used all the characters or maps extensively in the original, I don't really think that warrants a new game.
