Smash Bros. Brawl
#62
Posted 05 February 2008 - 11:53 PM
JM's official press secretary, scientific advisor, diplomat and apparent antagonist?
#63
Posted 09 February 2008 - 08:13 AM
Yes, I'm in Japan, so I just walked into an electronics shop and picked it up. I'm grand, thanks for asking! I've actually cut down my internet time quite a bit all round, its not just Chefelf. I do miss those old SW discussions though...anyway...
looktothesky- I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean is the original Mario Bros level one of the maps?
Single player is still boring, even on the higher difficulty settings the computer is stupid. The story mode is also dull, BUT playing it over wi-fi is massively addictive.
I'm playing as Ike now, who is frustrating in some respects (slow) but really satisfying in others (smashing 2 people off the screen with his forward b attack!)
#64
Posted 12 February 2008 - 01:53 AM
Bzzt, wrong answer. I'm an Aussie and I've been playing Earthbound for years.
Imports, y'all.
It was fun to see Onett, Fourside and New Pork City as playable stages. I'd love to see Moonside though... that would be wacky enough to probably give me a seizure. Or maybe Pokey in his spider mech as a boss in The Subspace Emissary.
#65
Posted 12 February 2008 - 09:38 AM
Imports, y'all.
It was fun to see Onett, Fourside and New Pork City as playable stages. I'd love to see Moonside though... that would be wacky enough to probably give me a seizure. Or maybe Pokey in his spider mech as a boss in The Subspace Emissary.
SPOILER
Pokey is a boss in the Subspace Emissary - or at least, he's in the game. I've seen quite a few screens of him.
This post has been edited by looktothesky: 12 February 2008 - 09:39 AM
#66
Posted 13 February 2008 - 06:42 PM
If not that is quite possibly THE most awesome thing I've ever heard, next to Achmed the Dead Terrorist.
looktothesky, if I actually get to play against the chubby little fucker when I get my mitts on Brawl, I will attempt to play you in recognition of the awesome news you have given me.
#67
Posted 18 March 2008 - 09:18 AM
Porky is indeed a boss in Subspace Emissary
It appears to me:
1) The controls have been improved. I prefer to use the Gamecube controller, and I can see a difference in the way this one handles, as opposed to Melee. Or maybe my coordination has improved.
2) The graphics are lovely. The detail on the characters is very impressive. The only thing is, Mario has slimmed down considerably, and his arms freak me out. They seem to demonstrate how huge his head is, and I can't look at him for to long or I get scared.
3) The story mode is interesting and challenging.
4) Am I the only one who gets a serious Kingdom Hearts vibe from this game? I think its the coloring, the shading and the bosses and minions.
Anybody else love and/or hate it?
Edit: Secret words
This post has been edited by Dorothy: 18 March 2008 - 09:19 AM
"Maybe artists shouldn't talk about their art."
"Well kids, I guess your father isn't a hermaphrodite."
"Izzy! enough with the rabid smootching!!"
#68
Posted 18 March 2008 - 09:52 PM
However, the times I did get to play Melee at a friend's or whatever, I found the controls to be awful, and I don't think there was any way to customize them. So I agree, Dorothy, that the controls have been improved. I love the customization ability but I can use the default just fine, which surprises me, because I suck at the Melee Gamecube controls.
The story mode adds a lot, I think. That was one thing that always disappointed me about both of the previous SSBs, no real plot. SubSpace Emissary is really cute and fun, though, as well as a good way to kind of be forced to play with characters you wouldn't normally choose to play with, and discover that you might be able to kick butt with that one.
It's also great that there's so much to do. I only have a couple levels left to beat on the SSE on normal, yet there's still so much to unlock and so many little subtle secrets hidden throughout the game.
I also think what they did with the addition/subtraction of characters was pretty good, though I still could think of a few characters they should have added. And they all look beautiful. I even find myself pausing from time to time just to get a closer look at the old game characters in their new, sleek forms.
Great online play, great multiplayer play.
If anyone wants to battle me online, PM me and maybe we can trade codes. If I like you.
#69
Posted 19 March 2008 - 10:38 AM
#70
Posted 20 March 2008 - 12:02 AM
Plus, the last level when you have to fight all those bosses and evil characters was just drawing the mode out further and I thought about quiting so many times because of how much of a pain in the ass it was, but I had to if I wanted to play the characters I wanted on Brawl mode.
It's also always laggy online, I've been disconnected 4 times out of the 10 or so matches I've played.
Besides that it's awesome.
This post has been edited by Ghello: 20 March 2008 - 12:02 AM
#73
Posted 24 March 2008 - 05:14 PM
I like some of the other characters a lot but haven't really had a chance to practice with them very much - I had been focusing on the Subspace Emissary. I got nearly all the way through the big last level of Subspace Emissary but lost my game because I was playing on my bro's Wii over the break, and apparently SSBB save files don't transfer over SD cards like other games. So I have to do the whole thing over again. Grah. But it's fun so I don't mind so much.
This post has been edited by Spoon Poetic: 24 March 2008 - 05:27 PM
#74
Posted 24 March 2008 - 05:17 PM
#75
Posted 26 March 2008 - 01:23 PM
"Maybe artists shouldn't talk about their art."
"Well kids, I guess your father isn't a hermaphrodite."
"Izzy! enough with the rabid smootching!!"