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[Quixzlizx]

I wasn't really interested in a Sony Smash Bros. ripoff, but the fact that it's making people so mad means that it may be comparable enough in execution to be a really entertaining game.

Also, now that the people I used to play Smash Bros with don't live nearby, I might be able to have a version with decent netcode.

 

[cednym]

This should be brought up again -- who the hell is this?

Top half:

Bottom half:

It looks like somebody wearing Zelda's dress from Twilight Princess.

 

[KaidoRacer7]

A Gran Turismo stage with formula cars (to avoid license issues) passing by would be awesome

 

[VanWinkle]

Why are people continuously acting like the PlayStation brand doesn't have well known characters?

This is so strange for me to keep hearing as well.

 

[Shiggy]

It all depends on your personal preference. And they devs have said many times that this is for playstation fans

The game looks to shape up pretty well according to game previews, so I assume that they don't just make a blatant copy. So it shouldn't be just for Playstation fans

This is so strange for me to keep hearing as well.

Because this game obviously is inspired by Smash Bros. And which company's characters stand a chance against the level of recognition of something like Super Mario? No Sony franchise.

 

[Infinite]

I implied that only a single game is relevant. And it is Super Smash Bros. Period. Don't read any more than that in my statement.

I'm saying you are wrong.

 

[Resistance100]

I knew this game was coming, but still can't wait for it. Going to be amazing =D

 

[SmithnCo]

This should be brought up again -- who the hell is this?

Top half:

Bottom half:

It looks like somebody wearing Zelda's dress from Twilight Princess.

This is from the GTTV video right? It looks like a cartoony female character with a dress and curly black hair.

 

[we.are.the.armada]

Why are people continuously acting like the PlayStation brand doesn't have well known characters?

The valid question is probably, "why aren't people seeing that this could be an opportunity for Sony to present their characters?" Somebody might play this and think, "Who the fuck is Parappa? Who the fuck is Sly Cooper?" and then maybe, just maybe, get interested in the IP.

 

[KingK]

I'm betting the most likely 3rd party character by far is going to be Snake (or Naked Snake). He's super iconic for playstation, and was already in SSB, so why the hell not?

After that, I would bet on Cloud and/or Sephiroth being the most likely.

Anything beyond that I'm less sure about. I want to say Spyro and Crash PS1 designs would be obvious choices, but I'm not so confident on Activsion being able to not be shit heads for long enough to allow it.

The valid question is probably, "why aren't people seeing that this could be an opportunity for Sony to present their characters?" Somebody might play this and think, "Who the fuck is Parappa? Who the fuck is Sly Cooper?" and then maybe, just maybe, get interested in the IP.

Yeah, I did that with a lot of Nintendo games after Melee. Like Kirby, F-Zero, and Fire Emblem.

 

[Kyon]

I wonder whether they'll be able to create a better single-player mode than Brawl had, but that should not be too hard to achieve.
Still, the greatest appeal of Brawl was the use of various well-known Nintendo characters/licenses. Sony doesn't stand a chance against that, obviously.

like i said earlier, Pit, Captain Falcon, Ice Climbers, Mother characters, Fire Emblem characters, Mr Game and Watch, The dude from Pikmin arent iconic or as well known as mario, link or even the pokemon.

 

[HyperBitHero]

The valid question is probably, "why aren't people seeing that this could be an opportunity for Sony to present their characters?" Somebody might play this and think, "Who the fuck is Parappa? Who the fuck is Sly Cooper?" and then maybe, just maybe, get interested in the IP.

Exactly. Same thing happened with Smash Brothers for a lot of people.

 

[googleplex]

Why are people continuously acting like the PlayStation brand doesn't have well known characters?

Well duh! Sony just doesn't have have popular characters like Mister Game N watch, and the Ice climbers

 

[TripOpt55]

Seems the rift ring activates in the Jak level and they fly out of it and the Hot Shots Golf stuff comes back through the rift ring? Pretty cool.

 

[Kyon]

Because this game obviously is inspired by Smash Bros. And which company's characters stand a chance against the level of recognition of something like Super Mario? No Sony franchise.

Hilarious

 

[Loudninja]

The valid question is probably, "why aren't people seeing that this could be an opportunity for Sony to present their characters?" Somebody might play this and think, "Who the fuck is Parappa? Who the fuck is Sly Cooper?" and then maybe, just maybe, get interested in the IP.

Yes,thats a really good point as well.

 

[xptoxyz]

This is from the GTTV video right? It looks like a cartoony female character with a dress and curly black hair.

I don't see the hair to be honest, seems like a short character so, could be either child like or an elder perhaps, looks like it has a somewhat large head in proportion. (I might be looking all wrong at it)

 

[MoogleWizard]

I wonder whether they'll be able to create a better single-player mode than Brawl had, but that should not be too hard to achieve.
Still, the greatest appeal of Brawl was the use of various well-known Nintendo characters/licenses. Sony doesn't stand a chance against that, obviously.

Kratos fighting bald Infamous dude of course doesn't have the same charme as Link beating up Zelda or Princess Peach kicking cute little Yoshi in the face. That's what's so awesome about SSB, seeing all those familiar friendly/cute/harmless characters beating each other up.

Sure, Sony doesn't have characters like that. But why shouldn't they make a game with the characters they do have? They might not be half as iconic as most Nintendo characters, but I think it could be a really fun game for Playstation fans that do know and like these characters, plus it could generate a little interest in their lesser known franchises, I just wish the game itself were more original.

 

[BHK3]

Why are people continuously acting like the PlayStation brand doesn't have well known characters?

If you're a fan, you know them. If you're not that sony intelligent, then you won't know them.

This is the same thing for smash bros. No one knows who the hell most of the people are in that game, unless you are a fan of nintendo.

 

[emb]

I'm betting the most likely 3rd party character by far is going to be Snake. . .

Anything beyond that I'm less sure about. I want to say Spyro and Crash PS1 designs would be obvious choices. . .

I'm pretty interested in how Snake's moveset turns out. Assuming he's in of course, that would mean he's in both this and Smash. Do they use his Smash moveset as a base? Would Konami want them to? Can they, given how much different the game probably is? Either way it'll be weird playing as him across games.

And I really hope they get Crash and Spyro. Sadly, those are probably the most iconic Playstation characters to me, but there's a good chance they just won't show.

 

[Globox_82]

This is so strange for me to keep hearing as well.

Don't pay attention. Nintendo fanboys think so because they have been gaming mostly or exclusively on Nintendo. You don't sell almost 300 million consoles and claim PS brand IP are unknown. It's stupid.

 

[iKeepPlaying]

I'm saying you are wrong.

Yep, I'm so wrong that Namco just announced DOM X Plus for this summer. Oh wait...
No, you're the only one that's wrong and discussing this blindly. Smash Bros, is the only game relevant so far now in this genre. It's not even arguable.

 

[Oni Link 666]

 

[HyperBitHero]

Super Smash Brothers is such a weird name, yet it works. For some reason, whenever another company tries to make a game like this, all they do is throw in "All-stars" "Super-Star" and stuff like that.

At least this one isn't as bad as "Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing with Banjo and Kazooie!"

 

[darkwing]

Why are people continuously acting like the PlayStation brand doesn't have well known characters?

people think this is the garbage thread :|

 

[Loudninja]

If you're a fan, you know them. If you're not that sony intelligent, then you won't know them.

This is the same thing for smash bros. No one knows who the hell most of the people are in that game, unless you are a fan of nintendo.

Yes exactly.

 

[prwxv3]

people think this is the garbage thread :|

The garbage thread was locked ;_;

But yea this game keeps on giving.

 

[Mr.Fresh]

Yeah, I did that with a lot of Nintendo games after Melee. Like Kirby, F-Zero, and Fire Emblem.

Me two playing marth and Roy were my reasons for getting into fire emblem. Same with Ness I had no idea who he was.

 

[Totobeni]

The valid question is probably, "why aren't people seeing that this could be an opportunity for Sony to present their characters?" Somebody might play this and think, "Who the fuck is Parappa? Who the fuck is Sly Cooper?" and then maybe, just maybe, get interested in the IP.

This was Pitt/Kid Icarus case in SSB(even yatzee said it).

Crossover games are good to let people know the unknown and older characters, and I hope Sony bring back many of their older characters.

 

[Uno Venova]

I chuckled.

 

[Shiggy]

Hilarious

Is it really? You want to say that Sony franchises are as popular and well-known as Super Mario? Right now, over here in Germany, the best known Sony franchises/characters still are Nathan Drake/Uncharted and Gran Turismo. Still, compared to Super Mario, those two are known by much less people I'd say.
It may depend on your country though, perhaps you live in a country where these franchises sell on par and are known just as much.

 

[Seda]

This was Pitt/Kid Icarus case in SSB(even yatzee said it).

Crossover games are good to let people know the unknown and older characters, and I hope Sony bring back many of their older characters.

Also, Fire Emblem.

 

[Ostinatto]

JUST LOOK AT HER, SHE IS READY TO FIGHT !!! PLSSS SONY PLSSSSS

 

[Tallshortman]

people think this is the garbage thread :|

Yeah, people, especially Nintendo fanboys, need to take their trash to the other thread where they can wallow in their own nonsense. Later SSB had lots of characters most Americans had never heard of.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Super Smash Brothers is such a weird name, yet it works. For some reason, whenever another company tries to make a game like this, all they do is throw in "All-stars" "Super-Star" and stuff like that.

At least this one isn't as bad as "Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing with Banjo and Kazooie!"

You've got a point. "Playstation Battle Royale" sounds a lot better in my opinion.

 

[plainr_]

I lost it at Valve.

 

[Salsa]

this looks like a super terrible version of LITERALLY super smash bros, my god. It's seriously shameful, would be embarrased to be involved in it.

 

[Kyon]

Is it really? You want to say that Sony franchises are as popular and well-known as Super Mario? Right now, over here in Germany, the best known Sony franchises/characters still are Nathan Drake/Uncharted and Gran Turismo. Still, compared to Super Mario, those two are known by much less people I'd say.
It may depend on your country though, perhaps you live in a country where these franchises sell on par and are known just as much.

Its hilarious because you mention only mario who is of course a gaming icon but you forget the part where a good chunk of Smash Bros games' rosters are filled with non iconic, not well-known,B-Tier characters.

 

[HyperBitHero]

Kratos fighting Cole McGrath of course doesn't have the same charme as Link beating up Zelda or Princess Peach kicking cute little Yoshi in the face.

I think it does, if not even more, as Infamous 1 is my favorite game this generation, and the God of War series is iconic in my mind.

Not only that, but it's far more interesting of a fight. Both Kratos and Cole have far more interesting and varied powers and moves than just using a sword like Link, and they don't have to make up moves for any of them like they do for Peach.

 

[Schrödinger's cat]

Leaderboards / stats could reveal some interesting data.

Sony'll certainly get an idea of how their brands stand against each other - assuming the gameplay is well balanced and there isn't one uber-exploitable character in the roster.

 

[Loudninja]

this looks like a super terrible version of LITERALLY super smash bros, my god

You know this post makes no sense right?

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

This should be an easy game to market, but Sony will find a way to make the game fail horribly.

No, it's like, what are the anchors to make this sell. Will it be good? I'm sure it is going to be a good game. Is Sony going to market it? I'm sure they will. The appeal of Smash Brothers is that you can fight Mario vs Link vs Samus vs insert Pokemon. My 5 year daughter and GF's three year old song knows who Mario is. I just see this having problems at retail outside of the initial purchases.

 

[GQman2121]

I'm sure someone has already mentioned this, but the windmill area from Ico is a lock for this game, right? It makes almost too much sense.

This definitely isn't my type of game, but I'm interested in seeing what comes of it. The revels for the third party characters are going to be fun. I'm hopeful after the obvious MGS and Assassin's Creed revels, characters like Faith from Mirrors Edge or Portal's Chell are included

 

[Kyon]

this looks like a super terrible version of LITERALLY super smash bros, my god. It's seriously shameful, would be embarrased to be involved in it.

What does this even mean?

 

[Globox_82]

This was Pitt/Kid Icarus case in SSB(even yatzee said it).

Crossover games are good to let people know the unknown and older characters, and I hope Sony bring back many of their older characters.

Parappa on Vita would make sense. Sweet Tooth deserves his own game, why not go with a horror game. Etc. Sony doesn't own Tomba IP?

EDIT:Great Tomba review, nostalgia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCiv-80RtJ4

 

[Salsa]

You know this post makes no sense right?

What does this even mean?

in what sense? maybe im phrasing it wrong, that sentence would make sense in spanish. What i want to say is that it looks exactly like super smash bros and really uninspired, while i expected something at least a tiny bit different.

 

[Shiggy]

Its hilarious because you mention only mario who is of course a gaming icon but you forget the part where a good chunk of Smash Bros games' rosters are filled with non iconic, not well-known,B-Tier characters.

I think the main appeal of Smash Bros were Nintendo's top tier franchises, i.e. Zelda, Pokemon, and Mario. I doubt it would've been any popular if it had featured only the Ice Climbers or so. Who would've bought it apart from those "in the know"? It might still have been a nice game, but I have huge doubts that it would've been much of a commercial success.

 

[prwxv3]

Parappa on Vita would make sense. Sweet Tooth deserves his own game, why not go with a horror game. Etc. Sony doesn't own Tomba IP?

10$ Parappa game on vita would be amazing.

 

[Unregistered007]

I have done this:

dude please keep some of the boxes blocked.

MS might pay another 50 mil to RockStar and Square for exclusive characters.

 

[VanWinkle]

No, it's like, what are the anchors to make this sell. Will it be good? I'm sure it is going to be a good game. Is Sony going to market it? I'm sure they will. The appeal of Smash Brothers is that you can fight Mario vs Link vs Samus vs insert Pokemon. My 5 year daughter and GF's three year old song knows who Mario is. I just see this having problems at retail outside of the initial purchases.

I've never heard a kid talk about Super Smash Bros. It doesn't seem like its even marketed to kids. People who are older know a lot of Playstation characters, just like with Nintendo characters.

in what sense? maybe im phrasing it wrong, that sentence would make sense in spanish. What i want to say is that it looks exactly like super smash bros and really uninspired, while i expected something at least a tiny bit different.

You could always...ya know...read/watch the previews in the OP. Most of them discuss the differences between this game and SSB.