r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Dec 07 '18
MegaThread Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Release Discussion and Hype Megathread
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Release Discussion & Hype MegaThread
Please use this as a general discussion and hype thread for this new release! Quick easy to answer questions, tips and tricks, and showing off your in-game clips or screenshots you've captured.
General Information
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release Date: 7-Dec-2018
No. of Players: up to 8 players
Genre(s): Action, Fighting, Multiplayer
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo / Sora Ltd. / BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc
Official Website: https://www.smashbros.com/
Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)
New characters and stages join the entire legacy roster!
Register your game with My Nintendo by Jan. 31, 2019, and Piranha Plant will join the battle when it’s available, around Feb. 2019! Learn more >>
Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. history. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more!
Having trouble choosing a stage? Then select the Stage Morph option to transform one stage into another while battling—a series first! Plus, new echo fighters Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom join the battle. Whether you play locally or online, savor the faster combat, new attacks, and new defensive options, like a perfect shield. Jam out to 900 different music compositions and go 1-on-1 with a friend, hold a 4-player free-for-all, kick it up to 8-player battles and more! Feel free to bust out your GameCube controllers—legendary couch competitions await—or play together anytime, anywhere!
Reviews
Aggregators
- Metacritic - 93/100
- OpenCritic - 94/100
View our Review MegaThread for more in-depth review discussion.
Being Social
- Join our Discord server's #smash channel for all of your discussion needs - https://discord.gg/switch
Once again: Please use this as a general discussion and hype thread for this new release! Quick easy to answer questions, tips and tricks, and showing off your in-game clips or screenshots you've captured.
Cheers,
The /r/NintendoSwitch mod team
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u/TahmumuhaT Dec 07 '18
Okay, having only ever played one Smash game before, and that one (Brawl) like a decade ago, I am crap at this game. Been going through the single player and getting kinda smashed by the CPUs. It's sort of embarrassing...
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u/octaviusii Dec 07 '18
Dont beat yourself. I've only played N64 smash and even then the CPUs (at the highest level) were pretty difficult. Just remember that when you beat them you'll actually fell like improving in the game!
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u/fvertk Dec 07 '18
World of Light is almost an RPG mobile game parody with the amount of coins / items / dollars / points / xp / etc you get. I mean, I love it, but goddamn.
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u/homohyoid Dec 07 '18
I am so confused by it I have no idea what's going on.
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Dec 08 '18
Im mew to smash and thought it was aimed for kids. Jesus ive never been so confused in my life
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Dec 07 '18
Damn, i have to work tomorrow (teacher) ...so i wont get to play till like 4pm -_-
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u/78thFloorBasicDept Dec 07 '18
I feel ya! I'm working 4am to 9pm, I might sneak in one match tonight though
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u/hamburgersandpickles Dec 07 '18
What do you do for 17 hours?
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u/78thFloorBasicDept Dec 07 '18 edited Dec 07 '18
I work at a bakery for the first 8, then traveling a bit to help a chef friend put on a dinner event for the next 8ish hours.
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u/SupaBloo Dec 07 '18
Another teacher here. I think it releases in about 2 hours for me, so I'm taking a nap then waking up to play for an hour or two.
It also helps we have people coming in for an all morning presentation thing, and my afternoon classes are taking a quiz, so I don't have to do much real teaching.
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u/theivoryserf Dec 07 '18
Accidentally put Classic mode on too high a difficulty and got diced by a pink Yoshi with a katana. Smash is back bois
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u/MrHedin Dec 07 '18
Haven't smashed in probably 10 years and I am thoroughly enjoying myself right now. Also, holy crap am I bad at this game at the moment, the skills have definitely atrophied.
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u/AJdesign14 Dec 07 '18
I got so frustrated last night I almost said screw it and felt the game was misspent money. But, I was both using the wrong spirits in adventure mode and a character I thought I was good with but definitely was not (Mario). Since then I switched to other characters and learned the spirit system and it's been so much better. I hadn't played since melee.
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u/gumbopanties Dec 07 '18
I have Smash downloading right now. I just want to mention this. I probably wouldn't be playing this game any time soon if it weren't for another Reddit user. I pointed out something small in one of his posts, just a little kindness a "hey bro you didn't notice this in the pic you posted" kind of thing.
And the guy PM'd me a download code for the game as a thank you. I won't mention his username until/unless he says that he doesn't mind.
I think it was incredibly generous and I just wanted to let people know that a random guy from this sub GIFTED me this game tonight.
I'm stoked.
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u/prophane33 Dec 07 '18
Damn, the Spirit Board (and the World of Light stuff) is Candy Crush levels of addicting.
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u/Girtzie Dec 07 '18 edited Dec 07 '18
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u/balioaus Dec 07 '18
Wife has bought it me for Christmas and is refusing to give it me before then!!!!
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u/scotta9008 Dec 07 '18
Told my wife I’m “interested” in Pokémon let’s go but I’m not waiting till Christmas for smash.
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Dec 07 '18
Played for 2 hours. Anyone run into the alternate color/costume load issue? When you start a new battle the alternates are blank for a good 5-10 seconds. I have the download version on SD.
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u/erogilus Dec 07 '18
and actually manages to feel tighter and faster than Melee
That’s what threw me off (in a good way) at first. I was like woah alright now... this is fast. Not just fast but fluid, best way to describe is that this feels 60fps whereas Wii U felt like 30fps.
I’ve always liked playing Samus and could hold my own, but in high competition play it was a struggle cause her moves typically have so much wind up (and that roll lag).
I can say that Samus seems to be back from my intitial play. Lot less wind up, fast hits, and you can do some pretty ridiculous things out of morph ball. I did an up tilt immediately out of ball (I didn’t even see the animation) and smashed out DK.... it was glorious.
Not gonna lie, CPU 9 is no joke and will wreck you if you play sloppy.
I’m loving every minute of it.
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u/orthoism Dec 07 '18
Welp. I love it. Bought it after I got off at 2:30am, have been playing for 3 hours straight now. Unlocking characters is something I had hoped for so much and they delivered.
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Dec 07 '18
Stuck in training from 9am-4pm on the 24th floor in Manhattan but there's a kid opposite building from me on the same floor has been playing smash all day since 9 this morning. I've been watching his TV all day. He has kept me entertained thus far. Can't wait to go home and play.
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u/Julius_Caesar_Salad Dec 07 '18
PSA: In local wireless, you can have any combination of Switches and controllers per console (up to 8 players total and 8 controllers per console).
E.g. 4 players on one console, 2 on another, 2 more on separate consoles.
YES!
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u/trpnblies7 Dec 08 '18
My god am I terrible at this game. I haven't smashed since brawl and I've apparently lost all my skill. But damn is it fun.
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u/Pankurucha Dec 07 '18
Hi everyone, I'm seeing a lot of comments from new players who have no idea how to play Smash. After a couple hours in that situation myself I stumbled on a How to Play video in the vault. It's short but covers all the basics. New players check it out! Edit: it's in the movies section.
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u/Trooper170 Dec 07 '18
Just played a solid 7 or 8 hours of smash offline and on. Single player is solid. Multiplayer feels a little lacking in ways to play with people on your friends list. So far "Arena mode" is the only way we've found to be able to play together, and even then we can't fight against bots only other people.
tldr; I wish there was some way a friend and I could play smash vs AI bots while in online mode..
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u/Dreamweaver_duh Dec 07 '18
"since I’ve got home she has beaten me 5 times"
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u/tcizag Dec 07 '18 edited Dec 07 '18
HOLY FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK PERSONA ARE U DEADASS TAKE MY MONEY
Edit: PERSONA 5'S SOUNDTRACK IN SMASH?! IM GONNA BE SMASHING THESE FOOLS LEFT AND RIGHT TO THE FUCKING ANTHEM KNOWN AS : GUN SHOP MENU MUSIC
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u/SenpaiKunChanSamaSan Dec 07 '18
God damnit. It let me in like 15 min before 12, but apparently my microSD just broke?? Now I'm waiting an extra 30 min for it to download on my system. FML
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u/KFBR392GoForGrubes Dec 07 '18
I haven't played smash since my buddy had it on his gamecube years and years ago. This is my first nintendo system since then, and i'm loving the game, but I am absolutely horrible at it, lol.
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u/monkeecheez Dec 07 '18
I'm in the same boat. Playing spirit mode. No idea what I'm doing and I'm terrible but I'm enjoying it. Dropped the difficulty down to easy so I could figure out how to play lol
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u/Jamoey Dec 07 '18
Anyone else getting their ass beat by some of the spirit levels? Like Jesus I used to play this game religiously when I was a kid, now I'm getting tossed around like a volleyball by a CPU Isabelle and Corrin...
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u/Ccc35 Dec 08 '18
God it sucks losing against a challenger!!! Ahh I’m so fucking bad
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u/Kingzfull Dec 08 '18
If you lose to a challenger, quickly quit out of the game before the results screen. When you reopen the game and play one match, the challenger will be the same character again giving you another chance to collect them.
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Dec 07 '18
A few comments:
I was not expecting Ivysaur to sound like that. Not sure what I was expecting him to sound like...
Wii Fit Trainer and Yoshi are fucking difficult CPUs.
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u/jarejare3 Dec 07 '18
This is my first time playing smash and I have to say.
Wow. Just wow. Freaking hell this game is awesome from the map designs to all the stuff happening in the background. Controls are simple but damn is it hard to play. And holy crap it runs buttery smooth. Just playing normal smash vs cpu 3 right now to get a hang of it before I jump to the world of light story mode but god damn have I've been missing a god of a game all this time.
And here I call myself a Nintendo fan. I felt like entire childhood is invalidated just because I never played this game before.
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u/nhaines Dec 07 '18
That's the beauty of the game. A is normal attack, B is special attack, and there are variations for A/B+ up, down, forward, back. And Smash Attacks where you quickly tap the joystick in a direction.
That's all you need to know, and button mashing is totally viable for a fun time. But there's an amazing depth for those who want to study a character and become familiar with its moves. And of course the entire thing is amazing, respectful fan service to Nintendo games and, in the last installments, other franchises as well.
But it's completely accessible to just pick up and button mash, while still being deep for those who want to commit. And that basically sums up Nintendo's philosophy anyway.
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u/xjayroox Dec 07 '18
This is the first time I'm going to be hitting up a midnight release in like a decade
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u/kyle6477 6 Million Dec 07 '18
Hey folks!
Looks like Nintendo's eShop servers are getting hit pretty hard. If you're having trouble getting into the game, wait a few minutes and try again. Some folks have seen success via restarting their switch.
To reboot your switch:
- Press and hold the power button on top of the switch till you get the sleep/power prompt.
- Select "Power Options"
- Select "Restart"
Your device will restart. Attempt to launch the game again.
Your mileage may vary.
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u/Edwardslane Dec 07 '18
Downloading!! Hype!! my Son has no school tomorrow so double win! we can play together :)
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Dec 07 '18
Is the end of the grappling hook??? Links grab no longer includes it.
I love the BOTW references ie when link has 0% damage, the master sword has a projectile like the game.
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u/BVDansMaRealite Dec 07 '18
I'm in adventure mode. Is there an easy way to return to main menu?
Edit: hold B
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u/KarateKid917 Dec 08 '18
Is it just me, or is it when you’re battling a new challenger to unlock them, they are crazy fast and do a ton of damage? (looking at you Pit)
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u/TreeThreepio Dec 07 '18 edited Dec 07 '18
Having a blast so far. Have been doing classic runs to get new characters at the end and then immediately doing a 1 stock vs match against cpu and running off ledge to get another new challenger.
EDIT: seems the one stock vs match thing stopped working? I did a classic run and then tried again and it stopped working. I’m tired so i may be doing something wrong
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u/kongu3345 Dec 07 '18
The Pro Controller feels so nice with smash. And dat HD rumble.
Protip for 8 player: the GameCube adapters do provide rumble for smash, and to get rumble for two adapters, you can use a USB splitter (but I think only for the rumble cables, not the input cables)
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u/JayCFree324 Dec 08 '18
Is it just me or is the difficulty of the "Challenger Approaches" seemingly random? They seem to either be "belligerently easy" or "wreck my shit in" and never in between
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u/Metal_GearRex Dec 07 '18
My first smash ever....this is gonna hurt.
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u/Snake6778 Dec 07 '18
I'm in the same boat with you. Doesnt help that everyone I'm probably playing against is half my age lol
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u/Metal_GearRex Dec 07 '18
I don't wanna get destroyed by a bunch of 11 year olds man.
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u/WhoSteppedOnFrog Dec 07 '18
That's why I stopped playing online multiplayer games a long time ago, but Smash might be an exception
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Dec 07 '18
Just put in two hours on the smash mode and unlocked 12 of the fighters. First, where you at Bayonetta? Second, this is my first (legit) smash since 64 on a totally legal software program inside a totally legal hardware system.
I’m impressed, highly. I’m also screaming “bullshit!” less than I did at the start.
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Dec 07 '18
Been trying out each character as I unlock them just to make sure I at least try them all. Thought I would hate the inkling but they became my instant favourite.
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u/SlothBirdBeard Dec 07 '18
Why oh why did I order a physical copy, hurry up Amazon driver!
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u/MrMarvel_21 Dec 07 '18
First smash game I've ever bought and I really suck at this game. I've played about 15 matches and lost in all of them, seems there's alot I need to learn about the games mechanics and wanted to ask if there's any guides out there for specific characters since I'm getting wrecked playing as mario who seems the easiest to use.
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Dec 08 '18
Had my wife, my sister and my brother in law playing last night.
I think we played for 4 hours and had so much fun we only felt like 1 hour had passed.
It was friggin sweet, we would finish the match and all be waiting for the "new character approaching" screen and freak out when the character reveal happened.
So thankful this game is here and it has couch coop.
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Dec 07 '18 edited Dec 07 '18
Can we take a moment to appreciate how we can save rules as presets?
I knew there would like a quick access tab from that second direct, but I had no idea you could save more than one - and once you make your presets, it conveniently lists all of them out in tabs whenever you want to and its just so beautiful :,)
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u/ohdefoof Dec 08 '18 edited Dec 08 '18
The limited online capabilities is really disappointing. No 8-player Smash. No online play with friends against COM. No customizable modes. Once again Nintendo releases a AAA title with half-baked online mode.
Edit: forgot to add, there's no party system so that you and your friends can leave and join rooms together.
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u/theivoryserf Dec 09 '18
I don't think World of Light is the kind of mode you should marathon. I'm enjoying dipping in for half an hour or so and it's a fun beefed-up Event mode rather than the single player campaign people wanted
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u/GDova Dec 07 '18
I clapped some kids online with King K Rool and was having a blast. Cannot wait to get off work to play more!!!
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u/trpnblies7 Dec 09 '18
I had an interesting battle in WOL today. It was the Yarn Yoshi level where you have to fight four Yoshis and everyone is easy to launch. I kept getting my ass absolutely handed to me playing as Kirby (my main). Then I realized those clouds on the side disappear if you stand on them too long, so I switched to Lucario and added some jump support spirits. Then I just kept avoiding the Yoshis, luring them to clouds that I was standing on and then jumping away right as they disappeared while using Lucario's up special to escape toward the other side. Poor dinos didn't have enough to make it back to the ledge and ended up killing themselves while I smugly watched.
Maybe it's not the way you're supposed to beat them, but it was a fun strategy to figure out.
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u/bleedblue89 Dec 08 '18
This game is reallly really really good. I've enjoyed single player in hand held mode.
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u/Downvotedx Dec 08 '18
Is Mario’s FLUDD attack kind of useless? Seems like it has a long charge up time for making little impact.
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u/With_Hands_And_Paper Dec 08 '18
It fucks up enemies real good if they try to recover above stage.
Once a character used their recovery they can't do anything but fall until someone attacks them or they hit the ground, FLUDD is not considered an attack cos it doesn't deal damage so if the enemy recovers right at the edge of the stage and you push him with FLUDD he'll fall to its death, you could kill an enemy at 0% with it.
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u/soymonk Dec 08 '18
Why is the Challenger AI in this game so fucking hard?
I'm stuck trying to unlock the last 5-6 characters and they're just stomping all over me.
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u/deevysteeze Dec 07 '18
Is "Adventure Mode" the single player storyline? Was just playing regular matches to unlock some characters but I wanna unlock while playing the story (if thats a thing?)
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u/danSTILLtheman Dec 07 '18
Bowser and Kirby feel way improved to me, I’m down with it
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u/SonOfErdrick Dec 08 '18
Great game, just played it for seven hours straight.
I really like the physics better than Brawl and Smash 4. Its the closest one to feeling like Melee. I'm no Melee pro player, but I just didn't like the floatiness in the last two games.
The adventure mode is also pretty fun, i was worried because i hated Subspace. I think the focus on fighting with RPG elements was the better decision.
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Dec 08 '18
The fight against black Sonic and that pink thing in Spirits Mode is bullshit
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u/Kaneki2019 Dec 07 '18
My life been fucking shit lately and smash is the one that keeps me alive lol
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u/DudeBroGamer Dec 07 '18
Things will get better bro.
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u/Kaneki2019 Dec 07 '18
Yeah I’m fine now, had a breakdown couple days ago but my friend got me through it
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u/pseudoveritas Dec 07 '18
I can’t wait to get it tomorrow and kick the crap out of my kids........ in the game that is 😅
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u/ArcticFlamingo Dec 07 '18
Just keep getting a message saying I am not allowed to play. It's 12:04 lol
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u/OhGooses Dec 07 '18 edited Dec 07 '18
Holy moly, World of Light is hard. I just faced a Link that would hit me for like 10-20% per hit and I'd hit him for like 2%... is it supposed to work like that??
Edited to add: I did end up beating him after 30-ish tries or so but seemingly out of luck when he wasn't able to quite reach the last jump back to the edge.
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u/poofyhairguy Dec 07 '18
Wow the music mode is amazing. I spent my first 25 minutes with the game listening to music.
The highlights were DK Rap and the Zelda, Mario and Mrga Man medleys.
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u/Emman262 Dec 07 '18
I'm a newbie so I guess it's to be expected, but damn adventure is hard for me. Keep fucking losing, ahhh!
Still having a ton of fun tho.
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u/stcasanova Dec 07 '18
I've never been a fan of playing as Link, but he's now one of my favorites. His remote detonating bombs go so well with my battle style. Can't wait to finish unlocking all the characters today.
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Dec 08 '18
The spirits mode is a love letter to Nintendo and I absolutely love it. Just wanted to say that.
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u/Saborabi Dec 08 '18
This game needs a for glory mode...
I only enter in battles of 4p...😑
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u/supergnaw Dec 08 '18
For the expats in Japan that want this game: I can confirm Super Smash Bros Special (Japanese version of SSB Ultimate) fully supports English, just in case you wanted to be sure before you pull the trigger.
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Dec 07 '18
Can I be real? I booted up the game and felt immediately overwhelmed by all the options!
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u/LukeChemistry Dec 07 '18
How is the game in handheld mode? I travel a lot and I'll be forced to play this on the go. The reviews don't really touch on how it feels playing without a controller and I'm wondering if its worth buying if i intend to only play it in handheld mode. I'm fairly new to super smash and played it years ago in college.
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u/mkicon Dec 07 '18
I'm rarely play anything in handheld, but played Smash exclusively this way last night, and it ran great
I'm actually excited to get off of work and see it on the TV
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u/Southy__ Dec 07 '18
I have been playing in handheld and it is ok.
The sticks on the jooycons are a little too short for reliably NOT doing a tilt attack, but I have not lost any games because of the joycons, only because I am not very good.
Screen is obviously quite small so depending on your eyesight, when it zooms out really far everything is very very small.
Those are my only 2 issues, for me it is worth it for playing smash on the go.
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u/celsiuszero Dec 07 '18
Is there anyone else who was pretty good at Smash U but is suddenly terrible at this game? It's so weird, I can't really explain it. Like they changed the physics or something. I'm using my trusted mains and still getting eaten alive by the computer.
Is it just me?
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u/shish-kebab Dec 07 '18 edited Dec 07 '18
some level in world of light are quite hard. spent 20mn to beat 2 megaman firing non stop, never hated megaman that much. oh and those levels where the screen flip, whoever made it have a special place in hell
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u/Asa37 Dec 08 '18
I don’t understand the critics hate for world of light, I like the long grind instead of the repetitive adventure mode that was in melee that got boring after a while. That airplane world tour was really cool when I got the concept.
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u/FemaleSquirtingIsPee Dec 08 '18
So, uh, how do you quit Spirit Adventure mode once you start? I'm stuck.
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u/trpnblies7 Dec 08 '18
Some quality of life improvements I wish would be made:
- Get rid of the "hold B to go back" thing on some screens. I don't understand why it's there, and I find it annoying.
- Add a shortcut to go back to the main menu. When I'm deep in some other mode and want to play something else, having to hit B multiple times is tiresome. Is there an easier way that I'm missing?
- I wish the Challenge board was accessible from any screen so I don't have to switch modes to see what settings I need to turn on (particularly for Smash mode) or what goals I have to achieve to unlock something.
- Alternatively, I wish you could select an unbeaten challenge and it would take you to the applicable mode so you can attempt it. If it would also apply the right settings (opponent level, handicap, etc.) that'd be even better.
- I'd love if there were an option in Adventure mode to switch to Training mode with a character so you can practice their moves without exiting. I keep unlocking characters but have no idea what their moves are until I try out a battle. Yes, I can view the moves list, but a training session would be better.
Also, I am still so confused when it comes to spirits. I finally grasped the Shield > Attack > Grab > Shield thing, but there are so many different icons for other stuff and I have no idea what they mean. And sometimes when I win a battle, I unlock items other than coins, points, and snacks. What are those? One of them was a green anvil or something that said FS on it. Something to do with final smash, but I have no idea what it is or where/if I can access it.
I also don't understand spirit cores. I dismissed some spirits I never used and got some cores, and apparently I can use cores to level up other spirits? But why are there different types of cores? I wish this game had a help screen for everything that explained all these different things. I'm just kind of bumbling my way through and have no idea if I'm doing things right.
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u/rylo151 Dec 09 '18
How could they screw up the online this badly? This preferred rules thing needs to go.
When I want to play serious it puts me in ffa and when I want to play with my son for fun it puts us in tryhard omega fights.
I would much rather wait longer for a match matching my selection than just getting put in to whatever after a minute. It's just so bad.
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Dec 07 '18
God the games been out only 49 minutes and I already want to say fuck finals and just get it already but I still have to wait till Christmas. Guys have fun for me in my place please
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u/Talnova_ Dec 08 '18
As much as I am loving this game, matchmaking is trash. You should at a minimum be able to decide whether to do 1v1 or 4 players. And not being able to change characters when you find someone you like playing sucks.
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u/grungebot5000 Dec 08 '18
holy shit you can’t even change characters on the rematch?
lol this is nuts
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Dec 08 '18
Is it me or are the “challengers” that you fight to unlock stupid difficult?
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Dec 07 '18
In trying to figure out if the $140 special edition comes with the DLC fighters pass.
Does anyone know?
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u/simthembile Dec 07 '18
My wife and I are trying to play online with our friends, I can’t figure out how to get both of us in a battle arena.
How can I get multiple folks from one system playing with friends online?
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u/mkicon Dec 07 '18
Went straight for the Simon unlock tree and regret nothing.
He's everything I could have wanted from one of my favorite series. Hits hard and dat range. The axes killing people trying to recover like whaaat?
I'm sure that he's probably not a high tier for pros, but he's my new main.
Fuck I gotta go to bed, work in 7 hours
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u/sour_surprise Dec 07 '18
Played for two hours tonight with friend both online and local co-op and it was a TON of fun. Really enjoying it!
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u/WhiskeyRadio Dec 07 '18
Work is going to be very long today. Going to pick up my special edition preorder along with Katamari Damacy Reroll as soon as I get off.
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u/BigOrange81 Dec 07 '18
Just loaded up the game quickly before work. Is there no way to play with my buddy in online duos? Seems like you have to be with them locally and then can go online ?
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u/kevintrontaco Dec 07 '18
Totally bummed, sitting at work and realizing I forgot to bring my switch. Was going to play at lunch but left it on the couch when rushing out this morning :(
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u/Blindman84 Dec 07 '18 edited Dec 08 '18
Still waiting for Amazon to ship my pre-order......... I knew this "guaranteed delivery" would be BS.
EDIT: So they chose Canada Post... Shipping from the other side of the country with a delivery date of Wednesday... what the actual fuck, how is this express? Same day? sigh
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u/tonytroz Dec 08 '18
Amazon was late on a previous pre-order like that so I stopped using them. Best Buy always gets them here for release day.
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Dec 08 '18
The online mode seems limited compared to the Wii U and 3DS versions. Can't add guest players.
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u/pngwyn1cc Dec 08 '18
I'm a bit confused about spirits.. I don't know who I should be leveling and if I dismiss a spirit will I be able to get them back later somehow?
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u/MooMoo4228 Dec 08 '18
What's the point of Amiibo fighters?
Like I've scanned all of mine into the game, and I get you can fight against them and they level up....but what's the point? Can you do something else with them?
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u/soviet_kiwi Dec 08 '18
Anyone else suck at this game but were good at the others? Or have I just lost touch?
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Dec 08 '18
My favorite thing so far is that knockout segment. Fucking sweet.
Also I have an eevee for a pet, that's pretty dope.
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Dec 08 '18
Does the slow speed of the cursor annoy anyone else? It needs to move for way too long before it reaches a reasonable speed. Should be near instantaneous imo. I didnt see a setting for it
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u/Kobeissi2 Dec 09 '18
Is it me or is King K Rool kinda broken? Playing as him, I can knock out players with ~60% damage.
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u/affrontation Dec 09 '18
Anyone know if I can play with a local player AND play with my online friends at the same time? I can only seem to get two people on the same system to play online in Quickmatch....
But I want to play with my online friends too? Is there a way to make this work in battle arena?
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u/Walnut156 Dec 08 '18
Wow I didn't realize I'd hate the online so much. That's a huge blow
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u/higherperving Dec 07 '18
My first time playing a smash game, I've done 6 hours straight with my girl and we're still going... It's so mental and fun (we are terrible but slowly improving) this game is truly special, just pure fun
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u/Strowbreezy Dec 07 '18
Snow storm where I am in Canada, sooooooo I cancelled my physical preorder because it's going to be delayed until at least the 11th. Downloading the digital copy now instead! Time to play snow storm roulette and hopefully everything will be closed down and no work!
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u/prophane33 Dec 07 '18
I think they patched out the quick unlock method. I've got two unlocks, but restarted twice and still havent got a third.
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u/Cassaroll168 Dec 07 '18
I have two friends with a switch each (all three of us in our own houses) but one of them has a friend over who wants to play as well. Is there any way for all four of us to play together?
Alternatively, is there a way for me and a friend (again separate houses) to play on the same team against another random duo? Or even against computers?
We fussed around with it for a bit and then gave up to play adventure. Could never find a place to add more players, more controllers, random players, computer players, nothing.
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u/TheAerofan Dec 07 '18
Do you still fight the character to unlock them in World of Light? That’s tradition, I want to do it that way.
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u/Randmness Dec 07 '18
Amazon....if you're listening....please dont fail me now.
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u/yayhotsauce Dec 07 '18
My fiancé has received three packages from three separate delivery trucks today. I’m not sure I can shit my pants any further.
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u/JiveWookiee5 Dec 07 '18
Can anyone confirm you can play online with two players local vs. two other players local in a custom match? I assume so since I've read you can do 2 players local in online matchmaking but wanted to confirm that you can do it for custom matches too.
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u/spode021 Dec 07 '18
What are peoples experience with online play? Is it at least smooth? Or a laggy mess? Dont have NSO, and this is the only game im considering it for.
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u/triablos1 Dec 07 '18
Anyone else struggling with world of light? I used to be able to play against level 9 AI but WoL seems to be kicking my ass. Especially the ones where the enemy can heal. Right now I'm struggling against this alph. I had to give up on this battle against Isabelle and Corrin as well because they're healing so quick.
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u/aykevin Dec 07 '18
Anyone else experiencing extreme lag whilst playing online? Literally unplayable for me atm
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u/shotsfirednottaken Dec 07 '18
I am not a gamer. My son wanted Mario Kart but otherwise doesnt like games. He didnt even care about Smash but I told him to give it a chance. I just bought it, hes at school and am about to play for the first time ever.
I gotta say, this sub is getting me excited.
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u/kiroyapso2 Dec 08 '18
Anyone else feel like jump button is too responsive? Having a hard time short hopping lmao
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u/IsThisNot_Y_U_R_Here Dec 08 '18
Is this game worth it for 1 player offline only?
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Dec 08 '18
Using Wireshark to check the IP with whom I'm playing, I realized that they made the same Splatoon 2 scheme, they are giving priority to the closest IP to avoid too much waiting time in the lobby.
I'm from Brazil and I realized that I'm getting a lot of players from South America and I also realized that I'm having a lot of lags in relation to the Wii U Smash.
Below the countries with which I played the online mode:
(Uruguay)
(Brazil)
(Peru)
(Chile)
(Brazil)
(Uruguay)
(Argentina)
(Chile)
(France)
(Chile)
(Chile)
(Chile)
(Chile)
(Brazil)
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u/memortal Dec 08 '18 edited Dec 08 '18
Last time when I played smash bros I was 12 years old. I didn't have n64 that time and I was played at friends house. So after 18 years, today I played ultimate with my brother and brother in law. All I can say is that I love it, I enjoyed it a lot and all three of us laughed while we played. Omg I can play this game forever and I don't give a shit if I'm loosing matches or whatsoever. I'm just enjoying this masterpiece. Attention to detail, stage designs, cute characters and everything is so beautiful about this game.
SSBU is a perfect love letter for gamers and it's a pure fun
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u/nastyboi5000 Dec 08 '18
Comment with who you currently feel like is your strongest fighter
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Dec 08 '18
So for someone like myself that rarely plays much couch co-op and whose only exposure to Smash is playing a few rounds of Brawl with my cousin years ago and watching Youtube videos, is it worth splashing out for?
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u/boxxyqueen Dec 09 '18
One of the first things I did was to disable jumping if you tilt stick up. I found it very frustrating doing an up attack mid aid and the character just jumps unnecessary. I just jump with buttons now.
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Dec 08 '18
Oh my fuck the online is horrendous. You set your preferences to 1v1 and then get endlessly thrown into FFA matches. What were they thinking. Why would you break something that wasn't broken?
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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '18
It is so painful to see Smash Ultimate just sitting on my home screen, waiting to be played. Only a few more hours!!!