Yes, you can get good with certain characters, obviously, but you can't deny that if you go out against certain characters, it is practically impossible to win.
Imagine a Ganondorf vs. Zelda match, both characters playing them are very good. Obviously, Zelda will win because of unfair advantages she has with this new engine. I'm not saying my friends and myself are very very good, but let's just say our 1 vs. 1 matches are intense, where Perfect Shields, Shield+Grab and Air Combos shine at their finest. Those duels usually finish with the other playing having 1 stock left. Sadly, the winner is mostly decided by who gets the cheap character, or who uses the easiest Smash! attack to abuse. I've experienced it more than once in Brawl, and I usually lose because of this.
In Smash Bros. on the N64 and Melee on the GCN, even the biggest Smasher can't possibly win without pulling out insane combos first. In Brawl, the stun rate is so low, you can't chain anything, or practically anything. So what do you do? You get defensive with characters, wait for their next move and then grab + start comboing or other moves like that. I hate this defensive vs. offensive distinction that is easily noticeable in Brawl. Ganondorf can't be good offensively now. Wolf is good both ways. This is what I find cheap and unfair.
Feel free to say I just suck and don't want to get used to another engine, but the slow gameplay of Brawl was definitely a turn off for me. Don't forget, everyone is entitled to their opinions.
Like I said, new Smash players will definitely prefer the old Brawl. "Veterans" will prefer Brawl+. By just looking at the people posting here, it's obvious.
Random game thought :
Why is Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 getting so much hate? We finally get a real game and they're not even satisfied... I'm starting to hate the gaming community so f****** much...








