Comments on: PS3BlogCast Episode 47 http://www.ps3blog.net/2012/05/02/ps3-blogcast-episode-47/ Mon, 20 May 2013 22:01:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pedrolabate http://www.ps3blog.net/2012/05/02/ps3-blogcast-episode-47/#comment-334343 pedrolabate Mon, 07 May 2012 16:31:41 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=59031#comment-334343 Smash Bros is a cool game, but don't tell me the roster is made of 100% well know fighters from established franchises... Seriously, Olimar, Mr. Game Watch, Ice Climbers arguably Marv and some others are certainly not "mainstream" characters. Sure, PS Battle Royale will suffer from the same problem at first, but this might even help to "raise awareness" to those "forgotten" games. Smash Bros is a cool game, but don’t tell me the roster is made of 100% well know fighters from established franchises… Seriously, Olimar, Mr. Game Watch, Ice Climbers arguably Marv and some others are certainly not “mainstream” characters.

Sure, PS Battle Royale will suffer from the same problem at first, but this might even help to “raise awareness” to those “forgotten” games.

]]> By: Isli http://www.ps3blog.net/2012/05/02/ps3-blogcast-episode-47/#comment-334342 Isli Mon, 07 May 2012 00:06:49 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=59031#comment-334342 True, when 64 came out, many of the characters were more well known, but the same would have happened if this came out for PS1. People wouldn't question who Crash Bandicoot was, etc. And to be honest, I can't tell the difference between most of the pokemon in the game. I think that the game will be fine, but a lot of people seem to think that Nintendo characters are just *that* much more recognizable when they really aren't for the younger generation-same as Sony. True, when 64 came out, many of the characters were more well known, but the same would have happened if this came out for PS1. People wouldn’t question who Crash Bandicoot was, etc. And to be honest, I can’t tell the difference between most of the pokemon in the game. I think that the game will be fine, but a lot of people seem to think that Nintendo characters are just *that* much more recognizable when they really aren’t for the younger generation-same as Sony.

]]> By: wolfkin http://www.ps3blog.net/2012/05/02/ps3-blogcast-episode-47/#comment-334340 wolfkin Sun, 06 May 2012 23:27:08 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=59031#comment-334340 <a href='http://www.ps3blog.net/members/isli/' rel="nofollow">@Isli</a> outside of Captain Falcon and Ness I actually do think all the characters in Smash 64 were pretty well known. When you boot up that game Fox is your least known character. In Melee I'd say about 8 characters relatively unknown including Falcon and Ness again out of 25. I'll give you 9 if you want to throw in Doc Mario. But like i said i don't really want to take this really off topic. I will stand my assessment that the Sony line up as it stands now (a mere 6 of unknown number of characters) is more weak than it is strong, but I fully expect it to get a lot better when they start character leaking. What makes me worried actually is the fan lists. The fan lists for Smash were always imaginative you'd have characters of all sorts of types in there.. Mega Man, Olimar, Shy Guy, Navi. Sure it could be argued w're dipping in the same games over and over but the characters are different. When we dip into say Final Fantasy fanlists we get what to an outsider looks like kid with sword, boss with sword, another guy with sword. You have to know the game to tell them apart. I remember listening to a GDC on the importance of sillouettes and a lot of random people online don't get that. I do have complete faith that these developers do. Though I do think pre-ordering is a bit pre-mature. @Isli outside of Captain Falcon and Ness I actually do think all the characters in Smash 64 were pretty well known. When you boot up that game Fox is your least known character. In Melee I’d say about 8 characters relatively unknown including Falcon and Ness again out of 25. I’ll give you 9 if you want to throw in Doc Mario.

But like i said i don’t really want to take this really off topic. I will stand my assessment that the Sony line up as it stands now (a mere 6 of unknown number of characters) is more weak than it is strong, but I fully expect it to get a lot better when they start character leaking. What makes me worried actually is the fan lists. The fan lists for Smash were always imaginative you’d have characters of all sorts of types in there.. Mega Man, Olimar, Shy Guy, Navi. Sure it could be argued w’re dipping in the same games over and over but the characters are different. When we dip into say Final Fantasy fanlists we get what to an outsider looks like kid with sword, boss with sword, another guy with sword. You have to know the game to tell them apart. I remember listening to a GDC on the importance of sillouettes and a lot of random people online don’t get that. I do have complete faith that these developers do. Though I do think pre-ordering is a bit pre-mature.

]]> By: Isli http://www.ps3blog.net/2012/05/02/ps3-blogcast-episode-47/#comment-334339 Isli Sun, 06 May 2012 23:01:55 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=59031#comment-334339 I would argue most of Smash's cast was not well known when it first came out. Hell, I think anyone under 16 probably doesn't know 75% of Smash Bros cast. I would argue most of Smash’s cast was not well known when it first came out. Hell, I think anyone under 16 probably doesn’t know 75% of Smash Bros cast.

]]> By: Clint http://www.ps3blog.net/2012/05/02/ps3-blogcast-episode-47/#comment-334334 Clint Sun, 06 May 2012 04:52:55 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=59031#comment-334334 <a href='http://www.ps3blog.net/members/wolfkin/' rel="nofollow">@Wolfkin</a> - You're not the only one who thinks the name is 'eh' and I'm sure they'll pull all of the famous 3rd party franchises that had mega hits on their consoles. @Wolfkin – You’re not the only one who thinks the name is ‘eh’ and I’m sure they’ll pull all of the famous 3rd party franchises that had mega hits on their consoles.

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