Why Yes Game I Would Really Like A Free Bernie With My Close Counter :)

Why yes game I would really like a free Bernie with my Close Counter :)

Remember, if you have a strong opinion or suggestion about the state of the game right now you can send feedback and let IS know. It's not like they didn't listen to the community in the past. Remember the AyraGate controversy? Remember that votes weren't combined in the old CYL events? Remember how well Relay defense was received?

The developes aren't above listening to players feedback. If enough people explain to IS in a civil and reasomable way exactly what's wrong with the pass, they can change it. For me the real problem was the QoL stuff being exclusive to paying players. But if you think that the problem with the pass is that it's too expensive, or something else LET THE DEVELOPERS KNOW.

But be aware that a generic "the pass sucks, scrap it" won't work because it was probably a decision made by Nintendo itself because they think their mobile games need monthly subscriptions.

The pass is here to stay, but if we make an effort as a community we can change it so that paying customers feel like their money was spent on something useful and the F2P people don't feel like they're missing out on stuff that should have been for everyone.

If enough of us give constructive criticism we can stop IS from making the situation even worse in the future with horsesh*t like better odds to pull a five star if you have the Feh pass or who knows what else.

This is an important matter that could change the game forever. We should all voice our opinion about it

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Pictured: me pulling on the mythic banner

Well, this post aged well. And if we get Mozu as the free unit it will have aged perfectly. :D

But seriously, I love the new banner so much you guys. And the change to the way New Heroes Banners work is so good. Now in about 135 orbs I can reasonably get a 4* star Forrest, another one of the others if I don’t get unlucky and after all of this I get to choose one of the two I’m still missing. 

THIS FEELS UNREAL! Such good odds for characters I love, heck yes! RIP saving orbs for Bride Lyn I guess.

And we can speculate who will be the free hero from Fates. Other than Mozu, Hayato, Kiragi or Reina would be a solid choice. Or even better we get another NPC like Lilith. Maybe Arete or Sumeragi since the banner is based on Revelation? Watch it be Anthony or something xD I wouldn’t even be mad.

Oh yeah and the rest of the channel was good too I guess. 

RIP Pantless Marth, another meme that gets slayed. Can we make not having Jill in Heroes into a meme? And then she gets added for sure?

Hey IS, why is Mozu not in this game yet? Literally all other non-children characters that are available in all routes have joined the game already. And while we're at it, where is Rinkah? She doesn't join in all routes but she is one of the first characters you meet. Two very glaring absences. Let's make that three counting Lilith who is also one of the first characters you meet, but I already voted for her. WTF IS?

I got all the new spirits and... I know this is old news and all but... I can't thank Sakurai enough for what he has done with this game and with the spirits. I understand the people who miss the trophies, they were really cool.

But the sheer amount of characters you can actually put into the game by using existing art and all the lovely references that the developers put into the spirit battles are so much cooler than what the trophy and the stickers were. Okay, trophies have nice descriptions which makes them more useful for people that are unfamiliar with the characters. But for people that are familiar with the characters, nothing beats KNOWING why the Aerith spirit battle is at the Fountain of Dreams and Cloud is trying to protect her. Nothing beats knowing why the Cait Sith spirit battle has 3 Mr. Game & Watch spamming Judge. Even if you got the plot of FFVII spoiled you won't get the reference. You need to play the actual game.

The part that really warms my heart is that Sakurai didn't need to try so hard to make bonus battles that are so perfect for the characters. He didn't need to constantly update the game with more spirits and he certainly didn't need to give us so many. Most people would have been 100% satisfied with just the playable characters from 7. But no, he gave us Shiva, who was sadly missing from the game despite being the most popular summon (or is Bahamut more popular?). He gave us the Turks. They have many fans, sure but not enough to get in Kingdom Hearts or Dissidia apperently, so nobody would have been surprised if they were skipped.

Elena (or Irina if you are japanese) is one of my favorite characters ever, and my first videogame crush. And she is now in the best game of all time. This really feels like a Chistmas gift from Sakurai. I am so happy. I was so happy when Shantae was a spirit at launch. I was so happy when Igor from Persona was added as a spirit, when Leon S. Kennedy from RE4 was added (and his Spirit Battle references that game perfectly too), when Sans got a costume, when music from the Metal Slug games got in with Terry.

I understand that Smash hype and discourse will always be about playable characters, but sometimes we all really need to take a minute to appreciate all that Smash Ultimate is OUTSIDE its massive roster. I am mostly a fan of minor characters who have no realistic chance of getting in the game at all, which is why I mostly give support to characters who wouldn't make me cry tears of joy, or would become my mains, but have a good chance of bringing with them spirits (or background characters if Sakurai pulls another Terry) that would make me so happy.

Ryu Hayabusa, a pretty boring ninja if you ask me, but one of the most important recurring characters in Ninja Gaiden is my beloved Ayane who would get in as a spirit, so come on Ryu supporters WE GOTTA MAKE HIM HAPPEN!

Someone from Soul Calibur? Sure, anything to get a Voldo spirit.

Someone from Tekken? I love Xiaoyu, King, Yoshimitsu, Nina, Anna and Paul so fricking much, and at least a couple of them are guaranteed if we get Jin or something.

Crash Bandicoot? YES! A Cortex spirit would be the best.

Sora? Only worth it for the Roxas spirit.

Byleth? Not my first choice, but I don't get all the people who are mad because they wanted the house leaders. I'm too busy smiling because the house leaders got wondeful spirit battles (and also Seteth for some reason).

When smash speculation and wishlists are involed, you guys seem to care about who gets in as a playable character, the bonus stuff you don't care about (unless it's missing, like FF music until now. Then you suddenly care). I care about the bonus content and who gets in as playable matters just a little bit to me. Which makes me weird. But to me the spirits are what makes Smash Ultimate the best smash game and I'm willing to die on this hill.

Imagine being a Mallow fan. Barely anyone discusses or even remembers him. Everyone goes nuts about that stupid puppet who is literally just as important as your Mallow but he gets to appear in cameos and stuff, while Mallow is left in the dust. Then Ultimate comes out and Mallow is a spirit. It's not a Geno & Mallow spirit, Geno doesn't get to intrude in anyway. It's just a simple spirit battle who references your favorite game. A little detail. But you have never felt so seen and cared for as a Mallow fan.

The devil is in the details, and the masterpiece is in the details too. If Smash Ultimate had exactly the same roster, with the same gameplay, but no care and love for details in the background, in the victory screens and its approach to single player content was more on the level of Smash 4...

It would still be an 8.5/10 game at minimum, but it would also be so much worse at what its trying to do.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's been two years and Smash Ultimate is still such a beautiful game that keeps being given attention and players keep going back to it not just because it's a really pretty games with good gameplay mechanics. But because every inch of it has been crafted with love, care and attention to details.

You can have the best gameplay, and the nicest graphics but if you don't care to put all your passion into polishing your game as much as possible nobody will care (coughcoughMarvelVsCapcomInfinitecough)