I agree in that SSE ultimately felt like a wasted opportunity, but given the amount of time and effort that apparently went into its development, all that indicates is that a full-scale single-player focused crossover game would have to be its own project, something that could have voice acting (for the series that have it), and all kinds of references and stuff. To do it *right,* you'd really have to do something unprecedented in scale...

Story mode in Brawl? Ain't nobody got time for that!

Now, use those resources to increase the new characters and reduce the charater cuts and we have a sweet exchange.

did you even read? No one is complaining about lack of cutscenes, people are happy or indifferent. Actually read the thread sometimes instead of flying in on your Ninty cape, trying to save the day.

The reason you havent seen much story in Tekken Tag 2, because their isnt any. Tekken Tag games are non-canon, they are essentially spinoffs, play a Tekken game proper (1-6) and you'll see plenty story.

And you didn't read my answer, I wasn't even talking about vgchartz. I was talking about GAF, IGN, Gamespot, etc.

Well, I believe Resident Evil: Revelations uses a 4GB card and the game is $20 right now (launched at regular price).  I know RE: R doesn't use a 2GB card considering it's over 2GB.

I doubt you read all of the posts in a forum and only look at certain ones that you want to call out. 

It's already been posted here than the new Smash Bros WILL have a "story mode."  Just not SSE.

Then why come to this thread and complain about what people are doing on other sites?? Take it up with them, because right now you arent really contributing and preaching to the choir

You're going to have to take the time to provide citations on that one.

To make a separate point: there is a reason why i buy this explanation. One prevailing theme out of Sakurai's three latest works under Nintendo (Kirby Air Ride which was his last with HAL Labs, Brawl, and Kid Icarus Uprising) is an effort to provide substantive reward for players' achievements. He did an achievement system 2 years before Microsoft, and his achievements actually counted for something (in-game rewards). Hell, Air Ride is the reason why i scratched my head when i first learned about Achievements (because they give you nothing), and why i still don't understand the big deal about them to this day, reinforced by Brawl and Uprising which continued to do it right.

The point of my digression is that Sakurai places a high value on rewarding player activity. In the case of a large-scale story mode, the reward (aside from a more clear-cut way to unlock characters) was the cutscenes. If the reward is something that can be packaged off by anyone with a Capture Card and enjoyed by anyone with an internet connection, what's the motivation?

He wants to implement something more dynamic. And that's why i buy his explanation at face value, even if it's a little strange. Sakurai is a little strange (and insanely awesome).

cant speak for anyone else, but as a Wii owner, Smash owner and a lover of fighting games, ive always held tha subspace was terrible