PAOerfulone said:
GhaudePhaede010 said:
I used to get excited at the sight of these topics. Now I read them and get disgusted, frustrated, and angry. What happened?
Smash 4? Why not a new Smash? Why do people want remakes? Where is the community going? |
It's the fastest route to getting Smash Bros. on the Switch and Smash 4 is already *ahem* smashing with content and incredible fanfare that would make any gamer wet him/herself.
The community generally feels that Smash Wii U in particular had its legs cut short, and find it quite a shame since it's nearly unanimously agreed that out of the two versions, the Wii U one is the superior, definitive verison (though Smash 3DS has its' pros as well).
Meanwhile, a brand new Smash Bros. game from scratch would be at least 3-4 years of development and resources if they started today, that puts Smash 5 at around 2020/2021, and I don't think the community doesn't want to wait that long for a new Smash Bros. on the Switch. At that point, Switch 2 would be looming so, Nintendo might even push it even further back to meet the launch of that system.
Additionally, developing and directing Smash 4 took a huge toll on Sakurai, the man was in a sling, working with one arm trying to develop the game. So it's understandable if he's quite burned out and not particularly eager to get back on the helm for a new Smash Bros. just yet.
Thus, porting the latest version that everyone still clearly cares about makes the most logical and efficient sense. It clearly worked with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. So
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Except its utter lack of any interesting singleplayer content.
IMO, Smash 5 would be 10000% more interesting than a Smash 4 port in 2018. The game has so many areas it could improve. It could stand to look far better, there could be some actually worthwhile singleplayer content, I can list off a good number of great options for new characters. Mario Kart 8 worked because it came out a month after launch, it was a clear early life title. Same with Pokken. The further we get from launch, the less and less desirable Wii U ports become. Especially of games that were highly successful. At least if they port XCX or TMS#FE or DKC:TF, we would be seeing games get a second chance that really *did* suffere heavily in the sales department due to the Wii U's state and Nintendo's mindset at the time.
And there's also the chance Smash has been in the works for a while now, it has been three years. And let's not forget the Sakurai is burnt out or doesn't want to do another Smash has been a gag for how many games in a row now?
A Smash 4 port it 2018 would be crushing for me cause it means that Smash 5 is goodness knows how far off.
