Smash Bros Cast Ep.18
Smash News
- Countdown to Smash:
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- As of 7/6 153 Days
- Washington Post Article on Smash
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- Sakari on audience focus
- “When you talk about audience, I don’t really think too much about the audience per se,” Sakurai told The Washington Post through a translator ahead of the game’s unveiling at E3. “I feel like a game, at the end of the day, is about playing the game. But if we focus too much on the top level players — or the audience — then the game skews a little bit too much on the technical side.”
- Bringing the community together
- As of 2017, in terms of viewership and entrants, Melee and Smash 4 tournaments have been comparable. According to Newzoo, Melee and Smash 4 ranked 11th and 12th respectively in terms of viewership, with a combined 16.8 million hours viewed on the Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch. [Note: The Washington Post is owned by Jeffrey P. Bezos, CEO of Amazon.] If those audiences were in fact combined, the Smash scene would rank 9th, well above Capcom’s Street Fighter V, and below Psyonix’s car-soccer game, Rocket League. It would also make Smash the world’s top fighting game in terms of viewership.
- Sakari on audience focus
- Amiibo for All!
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- The returning characters that didn’t have amiibo will be getting their own, released when the game comes out!
Talking points
- Should there be more of competitive focus in Super Smash Bros Ultimate?
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- More modes?
- Melee mode with wavedashing and more Melee Mechanics.
- Ultimate mode? Plays like Ultimate does now.
- More modes?
Smash Character: Lucas-Smash Boards
Pros
- Amazing combos
- Great aerial attacks
- Little end and landing lag on most aerials
- Special attacks with many uses
- Amazing anti-projectile game
- Good kill throws
- Rewarding spacing and sweetspotting attacks
Cons
- Struggles in some high tier matchups
- Some attacks have a slow start-up
- Huge end-lag on up-smash
- Low damage and knockback if attacks are sourspotted.
- Linear recovery with PKT
TheSkuxxedOne
Jtails-Mega Lucas Full Glory
Dragon Smash Top Ten Lucas Plays
GayBowser(Lucas) vs Emperor Eevee(Bayo)
Smash Resources
- How to Git Gud from GameSkinny
- Smash Boards Beginners Guide
- Eurogamer’s Beginners Guide
- Event Hubs Character Move List
- Super Smash Academy on Youtube
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