Played Brawl last night, first impression... [Archive]

Combine Hybrid

09-03-2008, 04:38 PM

The game is fun. Just fun. Not "OMFG!! ****ING AMAZING!!" type of fun.

I played with King dedede (seriously this character is way too overpowered if you know how to use him) until I unlocked Snake. The final super moves are cool. Haven't tried the online multiplayer yet.

Single player campaign is just weak.

Anyway, I had fun playing with my buds while drunk. Oh yeah, I ****ing hate pikachu.

Reginald

09-03-2008, 04:57 PM

The game is fun. Just fun. Not "OMFG!! ****ING AMAZING!!" type of fun.

Does not compute.

Naph

09-03-2008, 05:01 PM

Wait what...

theotherguy

09-03-2008, 07:36 PM

I just got it.

Pretty unimpressive. It's just the same old super smash brothers with a couple of extra ho-hum charachters and much better graphics.

I'll wait until I play it with friends to pass judgement.

Ennui

09-03-2008, 07:41 PM

lol... Smash Brothers has never been OMGSUPERAWESOME, it just stays fun for an extremely long time no matter how much you play it.

Crushenator 500

09-03-2008, 07:45 PM

Ennui speaks the truth

Acepilotf14

09-03-2008, 08:02 PM

da truf.

AHA-Lambda

09-03-2008, 08:08 PM

lol... Smash Brothers has never been OMGSUPERAWESOME, it just stays fun for an extremely long time no matter how much you play it.

O_o I've seen too many people describe SSB as OMGSUPERAWESOME

Ennui

09-03-2008, 08:26 PM

Yeah but not in the sense that you're overwhelmed with awe at what an amazing game it is like you are after playing HL2 for or TF2 for an hour... mostly just because everyone who plays SSB loves it, for the reason that it takes quite a while to get old.

Acepilotf14

09-03-2008, 08:42 PM

Then you stop playing and and pick it up like half a year later, and go 'Hey, this is fun.'
Repeat.
I can't wait to try out Zero Suit Samus...

_Z_Ryuken

09-03-2008, 09:32 PM

I can't wait to try out Zero Suit Samus...
Mmm that's what I wanna do.

Also, people who play Brawl without already knowing exactly what to expect = fail.

Lucid

09-03-2008, 09:36 PM

Since it finally has online play now, it should be exceptionally awesome, no?

theotherguy

09-03-2008, 09:49 PM

AmishSlayer

09-03-2008, 11:02 PM

hmm just played a bunch of 2-minute brawls for 3 hours.

Zero suit samus is very lame. Many of the charachters are simply gimmicks, but since when has super smash not been gimmicky?

Some of the levels clearly were well thought out. For instance, the haunted mansion falls apart as you fight in it, until there's nothing left but a pile of rubble.

I played it for like 4 hours last night with 3 friends.

ZSS is awesome. She has some really good range. The only downside is I don't want to get the smash ball when I'm her because I suck with regular Samus.

I really like Snake so far though. His attacks are all so slow but they do a lot of damage. It's also fun to plan out how to force enemies to land by/on your C4 and blow them to hell.

I liked SSBM quite a bit, but this is a big step up if you ask me.

Combine Hybrid

09-03-2008, 11:20 PM

this game is mother****ing overrated to death. And I'm talking about the level about same as pre Halo 2.

Crushenator 500

09-03-2008, 11:24 PM

It depends how you rate it :shh:

AHA-Lambda

09-03-2008, 11:35 PM

this game is mother****ing overrated to death. And I'm talking about the level about same as pre Halo 2.

This.

Iced_Eagle

10-03-2008, 12:51 AM

It's a bit overrated, but it's just that people finally have a game to point to and say "THIS is why I want a Wii." Galaxy is fun and awesome, but Brawl is something that you will be playing for years until the next Super Smash Bros (if they come out with one for the next system).

It's basically Melee 1.5, which isn't a bad thing since Melee was awesome already, and with some new third-party characters and online, this is a great package.

BHC

10-03-2008, 02:25 AM

I disagree with you all, at times.. ol' Smash Bros can be slap your grandma, pee your pants fun. Just have to have a group of your friends and a fair amount of trash talking in the mix.

Qonfused

10-03-2008, 02:36 AM

Never really liked Melee.

Corp. Sheepo

10-03-2008, 02:43 AM

First impression: Buy this mother****ing game

Ennui

10-03-2008, 02:56 AM

Since it finally has online play now, it should be exceptionally awesome, no?

Well, SSB shines when you have four friends crowded around the TV shouting at each other and battling furiously, so the addition of online play doesn't really trump that or make it any better than it was in the first place :p It's a nice feature though.

Stigmata

10-03-2008, 03:11 AM

Brawl, I think, is quite nearly unequalled when it comes to four-player local play. My most enjoyable gaming moment ever came from Melee, actually. Myself and three friends were playing on Final Destination, as Marth (myself), Captain Falcon, Link, and Jigglypuff. Three of us ended up battling on the left side, all with at least 100% damage, and Jigglypuff was on the right with about 30%. So while we were distracted, Jigglypuff started charging up her power-roll. Once we were all spread out and standing on the level instead of floating in mid-air, Jigglypuff released the fully-charged roll. But we had noticed at this point, and as Jiggypuff rocketed across the level we all stood perfectly still and calmly hopped over her, one by one, as she fired herself off of the side of the map.

Never have I lol'd so hard at a videogame in my entire life.

Ennui

10-03-2008, 03:19 AM

My roommate and I, along with a few friends, play the original Smash Brothers on a more or less daily basis. We play together so often that it's more like dancing than fighting, because we all know each others playing styles so well. I can't even count the number of epic lol moments we've had though, especially because we've accidentally caused the game to glitch out majorly several times.

Corp. Sheepo

10-03-2008, 03:26 AM

The greatness of Smash Bros. (and it really shows more than ever in Brawl) is how incredibly dynamic and varied the gameplay is.

We were playing traditional Starfox level today and it was just me and one of my buds left, both with one stock. I was playing as Samus, I had just obtained the smash-ball, I backed up to get in prime position for my shot, was shot by lasers from an incoming fighter at the last second. It did barely any damage but knocked the smash ball from my grasp. My friend Ness quickly obtained it and finished me off. My indignation was palpable.

And that's a melee map. Mushroomy kingdom is my favorite new map so far, the scrolling landscape of the first world 1-1 from mario bros. I've only played a few of the new characters (I love pokemon trainer so much), the ones I've been looking to most, sonic and snake, I've yet to unlock. And yet I've felt like I've experienced enough freshness to qualify a more than worthy sequel already.

I rather enjoy the subspace emissary too.

Enjoy the run-on sentences.

Edit: Did I forget to mention how incredibly gorgeous some of the map backgrounds are?

Warbie

10-03-2008, 03:43 AM

Well, SSB shines when you have four friends crowded around the TV shouting at each other and battling furiously, so the addition of online play doesn't really trump that or make it any better than it was in the first place :p It's a nice feature though.

Agreed. Gaming in a room full of mates always beats the crap out of online, but it's a great extra for when nobodies around.

Edge say 9/10 btw.

Jintor

10-03-2008, 11:27 AM

It's a party game. It's a party game. It's awesome at being a party game.

Sam

10-03-2008, 11:42 AM

I played Melee again today. Brawl should be pretty damn good I think.

Is Captain Falcon in it?

MRG

10-03-2008, 06:30 PM

Just goes to show that everyone here has different tastes in what they find fun. No matter who you are or what genre of games you enjoy, any game that is surrounded by hype long before it gets released, will often subconsciously sway your expectations.

It is for this reason, that I no longer "follow" the developments of any new game once I initially hear about it. I'll simply spend around 5 to 10 mins reading about it to get the general idea as to what the game is about & if at that time the game appeals to me, then I ignore all further info on the game until it's released & I decide to buy it. A perfect example for me was HL2. I closely followed the development of that game & by the time I got it, I was expecting the "Second Coming" because of all the hype that surrounded the game. Because of that, I ended up thinking HL2 was nothing more a pile of crap.

I very much enjoyed the N64 version of SSB & from time to time I still play it with my daughter (Who tends to kick my arse every time we play) so I look forward to playing the newest version on my Wii. That along with Mario Kart & as long as I don't follow the hype, I know i'll love the game.

-MRG

sea

10-03-2008, 06:37 PM

If anyone buys Smash Bros. to play single-player, they're an idiot. The game is amazingly fun with friends, and it's not worth buying if you're not going to do just that. Anyone expecting it to be some sort of Holy Grail to gaming has deluded themselves; it's the same old game, just with more everything. I'm not sure how you can complain.

Combine Hybrid

11-03-2008, 12:13 AM

2535-3311-9636

I accept any challenges.

Stigmata

11-03-2008, 08:36 PM

I was visiting my grandparents in Toronto yesterday, stayed overnight, and I picked up Brawl while I was there. Just got home and I'm going to go load it up now. I'm rather excited :D

ShinRa

11-03-2008, 08:46 PM

I cant remember my first impression because i was too busy ejaculating all over my pants at how much fun I was having.

Cormeh

11-03-2008, 08:48 PM

From the deepest, darkest most smelly pits of my bowels Nintendo, **** you.

**** YOU.

June? ****ing JUNE for Europe? Get ****ED.

Ennui

11-03-2008, 09:12 PM

I cant remember my first impression because i was too busy ejaculating all over my pants at how much fun I was having.
I think that counts as a first impression, lol

Reginald

11-03-2008, 09:21 PM

From the deepest, darkest most smelly pits of my bowels Nintendo, **** you.

**** YOU.

June? ****ing JUNE for Europe? Get ****ED.

Agreed. :(

Sedako

11-03-2008, 10:00 PM

If anyone buys Smash Bros. to play single-player, they're an idiot.

I've always enjoyed playing through all the event matches, especially the ridiculously hard ones at the end. Subspace Emissary is decent fun as well. I do agree with you though, SSB has always been about beating the shit out of friends.

i am HOLLYWOOD

12-03-2008, 12:47 AM

I'm really enjoying the game. I'm somewhat addicted to the little Achievement wall thing they put in it.

Me and my whole family love playing this game together. lots of fun as party game.

but dear god it can be unbalanced some times. . .

Letters

12-03-2008, 07:57 AM

Yeah, you've gotta turn off some items like the final smashes, the dragoon, and assist trophies if you want a more balanced match. Otherwise things can get pretty out of hand! :P

The "Subspace Emissary" mode is both awesome and terrible at the same time. The cutscenes for each level were the awesome... but the levels themselves were the terrible. Playing it 2-player severely screws you over too... same amount of lives as doing it singleplayer so there's lots of "continuing", which doesn't seem to have any other drawback other than going back to the last door, but it's still really annoying.

The regular brawls are where it's at of course... I'm a fan of 1v1 3 stock or 2v2 with 5 stock with final smashes and crap off as well as really long timed matches with all items. :)

Finished unlocking all the characters just a little while ago (Jigglypuff of all things was the last one)... my favorite guys are Wolf, Lucario, Sonic, and R.O.B. so far. Wolf especially, which I didn't expect... Metaknight, Toon Link, and Olimar are pretty neat too. The carryovers from melee are kinda boring since most 'em have like the exact same moveset as before... and I was a Mewtwo player in that game, who they inexplicably CUT for this one so I'm left to find a new guy!

Nibwoddle

12-03-2008, 11:47 AM

this game is mother****ing overrated to death. And I'm talking about the level about same as pre Halo 2.

Yes, but Brawl is better.

Heck, I haven't even played it yet, but I know that it's awesome. I'm also a member of smashboards and nobody here comes close to being a Nintendo Nerd compared to them.

sea

12-03-2008, 11:40 PM

The "Subspace Emissary" mode is both awesome and terrible at the same time. The cutscenes for each level were the awesome... but the levels themselves were the terrible. Playing it 2-player severely screws you over too... same amount of lives as doing it singleplayer so there's lots of "continuing", which doesn't seem to have any other drawback other than going back to the last door, but it's still really annoyingTry playing it in 20-minute bursts. It suddenly becomes a lot more fun.

AmishSlayer

13-03-2008, 12:12 AM

Try playing it in 20-minute bursts. It suddenly becomes a lot more fun.

Except for that massive and annoying final level. That was 100% shitty.

Stigmata

13-03-2008, 01:01 AM

At first I thought I liked Melee more, but now I like Brawl way, way more. It's a much better game.

One thing I'm a bit bummed about is how many stages and characters you start off with. I liked having nearly half the characters and stages locked in the beginning, but now it seems like there's only ten or so of each.

Basically I just really like unlocking things.

All in all, amazing game so far.

Sliver

13-03-2008, 02:20 AM

Just played with 2 other friends.

I got it, played singleplayer for about 20 minutes, turned it off, and did something else.

Then some friends came over unexpectedly, we all played for around 2 hours.

Was great

CyberPitz

13-03-2008, 02:27 AM

I loved playing the first one, but that was also the last one I played. Don't have much of a reason to get any more.

Raziaar

13-03-2008, 02:30 AM

Dammit... I want to play :(

The Wii belongs to my cousins though... my brother bought it for them. And they don't even have the net connection to play it multiplayer. Sigh.

_Z_Ryuken

13-03-2008, 05:48 AM

Anybody seein' either Wii consoles or SSBB cartridges in stock anywhere?

Stigmata

13-03-2008, 06:12 AM

I picked up Brawl at HMV. They might have some there, since most people would tend to flock to EB Games or Best Buy for their video games and wouldn't think of looking in a music store.

Dumb Dude

13-03-2008, 06:21 AM

Anybody seein' either Wii consoles or SSBB cartridges in stock anywhere?

Cartridge you say?

_Z_Ryuken

13-03-2008, 06:26 AM

Luls. I pictured the box in my head so the word disc didn't come to mind. I was born under a NES so I can't fix that habit.

sea

13-03-2008, 01:43 PM

I picked up Brawl at HMV. They might have some there, since most people would tend to flock to EB Games or Best Buy for their video games and wouldn't think of looking in a music store.Yeah, HMV has really stepped up their game lately. The game prices are as good as anywhere else, and the selection is uncharacteristically great, too. They even had like 500 copies of Zack & Wiki on launch, a game notorious for being hard to find. I still don't like buying from them too much (evil corporation and all), but I'm still impressed with the quality of their stores.

i am HOLLYWOOD

14-03-2008, 07:12 AM

If i wasn't on youtube i would replay Subspace just to watch this cut scene. . . rofl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irdivdQySos&feature=related

ailevation

14-03-2008, 07:21 AM

I picked up a copy at BestBuy on tuesday, stock was plenty. It's still in it's packaging plastic wrap because I promised my cousin not to touch it until he got it. This waiting sucks but luckily only until tomorrow!

Stigmata

14-03-2008, 05:29 PM

I'd just like to make it known that Luigi is hilarious.

Corp. Sheepo

15-03-2008, 01:54 AM

Snake is my new favorite character... he's just so, so awesome.

Sorry Samus

Vigilante

17-03-2008, 11:16 PM

Snake is my new favorite character... he's just so, so awesome.

Sorry Samus

He's got a hugely different play style that's hard to get used to.

Adrik_Senturu

17-03-2008, 11:36 PM

I'd just like to make it known that Luigi is hilarious.

Im waiting for nintendo to reveal that luigi is some kind of serial killer or something.

Have you seen the codec call for him? "Hes mastered the power of darkness by constantly living in his brothers shadow ". What the **** is this voodoo shit.

**** when you pick luigi even the announcer is like "LUIGI?!?" as if you've made some horrible mistake.

Also, I've found im pretty good with Olimar and Wolf. Olimar is really different and you can't play him like you play any other character.

With wolf, his B attacks kind of suck compared to Falco's and Fox, but he makes up for it in his smashes and tilts.

_Z_Ryuken

18-03-2008, 01:12 AM

Went to Best Buy today and BLAM they had like 20 Wii consoles in stock.

I got Wun and SSBB ZOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Performing a system update then I'll play some Wii sports then I'll kick Brawl on a little later.

You peeps should post your friend code things so we'z can exchange. I don't have one yet.

_Z_Ryuken

18-03-2008, 01:13 AM

Problematic internet is problematic.

Stigmata

18-03-2008, 01:27 AM

There's already a thread for Friend codes, but I'll throw mine on here too.

Stig
3007-7828-8939

Raziaar

18-03-2008, 01:35 AM

On that super smash bean bag thing... I found out that gannondorf is awesome for that... The best I've seen. His super smash gets 35%, so him and another gannondorf get 70% on the first smash. You beat it up a bit more and then whack it with the bat and we got the beanbag to sail 1970 feet. It was epic!

Dog--

18-03-2008, 01:35 AM

AmishSlayer

18-03-2008, 01:53 AM

Luigi is the worst character ever in all the history of Nintendo, period.

God damn, WARIO IS BETTER THEN LUIGI.

Snake, however, does kick ass. Sonic sucks, though.. He is very weak.. I like Sonic in his games, but not in this one..

Luigi is one of my top 5 chars to play actually :)

He's just hilarious to play and I really like his side-b attack.

Wario is a very strange character in Brawl. He has such amazing recovery. He probably has the best air control along with his motorcycle jump and his up-b to recover.

Also, does anybody know if his fart attack (down-b) charges over time or based on damage dealt/taken or what?

Raziaar

18-03-2008, 01:54 AM

Also, does anybody know if his fart attack (down-b) charges over time or based on damage dealt/taken or what?

It charges over time the manual says.

Dog--

18-03-2008, 02:00 AM

I don't mean as characters in Brawl, I mean just as a character in any game.

Luigi is Mario's half-retarded brother, and he's completely useless.

My top 5 chars in Brawl would probably be:

1) Snake (He kicks ass, especially up-special for when you get launched)
2) Captain Falcon (I don't know why.. I just like playing as him)
3) Pit (I can use him really good for some reason..)
4) Ike (Same as Pit.. I'm just good with this guy)
5) Fox (He's quick, I like that. I like Falcon for the same reason, too, but Fox shoots faster)

Corp. Sheepo

18-03-2008, 02:02 AM

He's got a hugely different play style that's hard to get used to.
That's why I like him. His smashes take more time, but are more effective. His mine is great. I feel like I can hide 10 feet away from a fight, setting up an explosive combo.
Luigi is the worst character ever in all the history of Nintendo, period.

God damn, WARIO IS BETTER THEN LUIGI.

Snake, however, does kick ass. Sonic sucks, though.. He is very weak.. I like Sonic in his games, but not in this one..
Sonic's ok, wants you get past his novelty he seems pretty meh. His final smash is so ****ing cheap though. Arg, I hate it.

Also, Luigi's my bro, lay off.

Raziaar

18-03-2008, 03:58 AM

When you play multiplayer, you can't have more than one person on the console at a time? :(

I tried to join in with my cousin and play online with random people but it's not letting me join as player 2.

That's really lame.

Stigmata

18-03-2008, 04:30 AM

You can only have one player per console when playing against random people. If you're playing with friends it can be any combination of local and online.

Adrik_Senturu

18-03-2008, 04:34 AM

Alot of the people who tell me sonic sucks, are playing him the completely wrong way. You cannot play him like you normally would any other character. Sonic is incredibly reliant on you just playing mind games with your opponent and just being there at every opening possible. I've had some matches with people playing as sonic pull off some mindblowing shit I didnt even know he could do x_x

ailevation

18-03-2008, 08:22 AM

I don't know what to say except it's addicting. I hardly play against others, I played with my friends and cousin like a couple times. So I occupy myself trying to complete challenges and collecting all the stickers and trophies(love the coin shooter, it's like a XBL arcade game, except for SSBB) and unlocking all the characters. I haven't found my main character, i'm really breaking into the couch of the fighting mechanics in the game, mainly figuring out the intermediate and advanced stuff like combos.

Subspace makes me mad everytime I play it yet it's addicting and it's also longer than I expected it to be.

Vegeta897

18-03-2008, 09:20 AM

My friend plays mostly as sonic and he's a god. I like playing as Dedede, and I can hardly touch him. Not only is he fast, zipping the **** around everywhere, but he has mastered shield and dodging.

Adrik_Senturu

18-03-2008, 01:23 PM

Yeah, sonic is amazing if played right. Really theres only one rule to playing him and that is keep moving. All over the place zipping in and out mixing up your spins and what not.

SamuraiKenji

18-03-2008, 05:26 PM

I played Melee again today. Brawl should be pretty damn good I think.

Is Captain Falcon in it?

yes i think hes a starter char
they say his speed is lower but his power is the same
anyway
i have SSBM and i love it
not many want to play with me cause i go all out on my fights and they think its not fair....bastards
but i think Brawl would be awesome as hell

Raziaar

18-03-2008, 05:37 PM

Bowser ****ing rocks!

I just won two multiplayer matches in a row with him. One led me to sudden death, and I smashed his arse immediately!

Stigmata

18-03-2008, 05:43 PM

Captain Falcon has to be unlocked. He's slower than he was in Melee.

_Z_Ryuken

19-03-2008, 05:28 AM

Got a taste of online last night. Specced first, looked like there was a lot of lame players, then I gave it a shot and got my ass handed to me, mostly by this one guy that never seemed to miss like he wasn't affected by the atrocious LAG.

Ninty needs to set up some damn servers.

Letters

19-03-2008, 06:38 AM

Yep, online is pretty much a waste of time right now thanks to all the lag. I even went though the trouble of setting up a static IP for the Wii and forwarding all these ports to it but got no improvement. In-game at least... I mighta been getting games faster or it might have just been the time of day since up until today I only played pretty late.

Working on gettin' all the rewards now... got the 100 man melee ones (Bowser!) and the cruel melee ones (Lucario!) earlier. God, that cruel melee... aptly named, aptly named...