Personally, I think Melee is still the best game ever, with Brawl trailing closely behind it.

Brawl is better in almost every way - it has fantastic music, all the functionalities you could wish for, cool new characters and stages, and is probably the most complete game ever.

However there is one very important factor where Melee far outclasses Brawl, and it's gameplay mechanics. Brawl plays slower, heavier, and is too balanced for my liking. The glitches and tricks in Melee might have made the game unbalanced, but they were really fun to pull off and made you feel like you were really kicking ass. Playing Falco just felt so terrific.

In Brawl, they have really tried to make the game more accessible and succeeded, but it feels easier and less cutthroat. That's why Melee is still the better game in my opinion.

the only people that like melee better are the people that cant do their gay stuff with their precious fox and falco,sheik, and maby a C.Falcon

I like Melee better and I main Mewtwo ^o^

@TO13 i understand what you're saying but whts the point of making a game with 20+ characters when you can only use 3? Ness is my main since the N64 version but i couldn't use him like I wanted to in melee. brawl changed that. and yes its slower and heavier and heavier a lot of the glitches were taken out, but in brawl it comes down to your own skill to win not the characters natural advantage.

Most people dont play competitively. So they can use whatever character they want. Just 4 friends playing the game on one tv and choosing different characters every round. fun.
OT: I think melee was better for when it came out. It certainly had better gameplay, but brawl has so much that it might tip the scales.

You can main Mewtwo?! o_O. I've always been utter trash with him (comparatively speaking), so what're your secrets?

Brawl

More single player activities.
On-line (though I wish it worked as well as Kart).
Easier to use smash functions (C stick works in all game modes).

I will say it took a few minutes of adjustment to the slightly slower speed.

Mike from Morgantown

Mewtwo is more of a reactive character. Wavedash like hell(with a few mind games and little shadow balls) until you see a decent opening in your opponents defenses. Also you can learn a lot from watching vids of Taj on youtube.

Admittedly, you're a lot better off just sticking with someone else. :p Either that or choosing a hardcore secondary.

^

as Twilit pointed out:
no way you can play as Mewtwo an have fun in melee

Brawl does allow it

getting super raped by wave shines is annoying..

Brawl is much more balanced and fun

Brawl: Better balance, TONS of content, Sonic, Snake and lots of other new characters, build your own levels, online, Subspace Emissary, etc., etc.