I enjoyed this Direct. Donkey Kong Country is my favorite platformer series, so it was great to pick out all the references in King K. Rool's move set.
Easily one of their BEST Nintendo directs. Massive amount of information, exciting and unexpected characters, STAGES, and tied together with a fan favorite request. We are spoiled rotten. There are only SO MANY characters I can wish for and they KEEP GIVING ME THEM
One little thing that was a highlight for me is that all stages can be used in 8-player smash. That was a mode me and my friends played a lot in smash Wii U, as we’d normally have more than 4 people, and there were a lot of stages that it was unfortunate we couldn’t play, but now we can!
Favorite thing were the announcement trailers themselves. Both exuded so much personality and charm... though, charm might not be the word to describe Luigi and Dedede being horribly murdered. xD
My favorite thing is whatever that blurred out mode was. People enhanced the image on Twitter and discovered it read as "Spirits" in both English and Japanese. And Luigi's "spirit" was stolen from him in Simon's trailer. Plus when Rathalos got revealed, he was fighting on a stage that's not an actual part of the stage list. Meaning it might be a new single player stage. AKA Subspace is coming back baby!
I was wondering about the stage the Rathalos was on, nobody seemed to comment on the fact it was a new stage. And oh my god if we got another subspace mode!!! I spent waaay to many hours on that in brawl.
I really want to see another xenoblade character in smash. Also I’m super exited to see what that blurred out option on the main menu was. I’m hoping there going to be another sub space emissary like story mode
Melia has the potential to be an extremely unique fighter. During request submissions during Smash 4, I actually game very detailed examples on what her moveset could be like.
Characters from 2 seem like they'd be a little more difficult to put in, since their weapons are characters themselves. Not impossible, but I really don't think it would feel right. Nia might be interesting, though, especially if her final smash changes her form.
They could do something like Pokémon Trainer except do the opposite where the driver is in the battle and the blades are supporting their weapons in the background. I would love Nia, since she was pretty much the character I played as. The rings would be cool weapons to use in Smash as well. Zeke would also be amazing since it would be fun to here him talking all the time, plus has one of the coolest sword designs I have ever seen.
oh, what if they added a Xenoblade X character? Maybe the player avatar for versatile movesets? They are the only one that can use all weapons and arts after all
What's...Robin's FS going to be now? O.o Also we're totally going to get more fighters; this isn't the end. The mural image still looks like it has some empty spots left.
sakurai said specifically in the direct that more fighters are coming. also, all the fighters on the mural are individually drawn, they moved space aside just for this reveal to put in the new fighters.
I have to admit, I fangirled pretty hard when Chrom was revealed. I requested him during Smash 4, and had wished he was put in rather than Lucina. I'm disappointed that Knuckles is an assist trophy; I thought he would have made a great fighter. Guess Shadow as an echo is our last, best hope for more Sonic rep. I would also die of joyous overload if Zack Fair was an echo fighter for Cloud, since he's my favorite video game character of all time.
If Zack Fair gets put into the game I think I would actually cry. I fangirls for Chrom, but I would just cry tears of pure happiness if Zack gets put into the game. Dang it! Now I really want this!
Tbh I don't know how to feel about Chrom, he's probably gonna make it harder for a main character from the new FE game to join (as possible DLC), none of which use primarily swords so their movesets could be more unique than their fellow FE fighters (Edelgard as an axe-wielder would've been my choice). Regardless, I'm happy.
This is super old but yes, Zack as at LEAST an alternate costume a la Alph or the Koopalings. I also want the Wall Market dress as an alternate costume.
I was really excited to see Rathalos from Monster Hunter simply because it means they're adding more Capcom stuff. My number one character I'd want in this game is Amaterasu so... maybe? Here's hoping.
I’ve been dying to see K. Rool for forever, super psyched to see 2 of the 3 or 4 characters I wanted.(Inkling and K. Rool) now all we need is Phoenix Wright and Amaterasu 🤗
Part of the reason I think King Dedede was the "troll" for King K. Rool's reveal is because Sakurai voices Dedede, so it's sort of a meta joke in that sense.
People are speculating that the character deaths in the trailers is hinting at something, most likely the blurred out mode on the menu which seems to be called “Spirits”.
The Donkey Kong Country games and TV show were my entire childhood, and King K. Rool was such a huge part of everything that it just makes me soooooo happy for him to get his spotlight again!
Same here, Neku would work since his game is technically a nintendo product, Sora could work cause heck if Cloud got in why not Sora? Also i kind of want to see Kiryu from the Yakuza series come into the game.
I’m just so happy to Fountain of Dreams back. It was only on screen for like 5 seconds, but it’s my favorite stage in the entire series. It warmed my heart to see classic Melee stages like Princess Peach’s Castle and Great Bay at E3, but it felt kinda empty since the king of those wasn’t there. Now that it is there, I can die happy.
My personal favorite touch was probably chrome inclusion. In the smash 4 trailer for robin and Lucina chrom said “maybe I’ll get my chance, another day” possibly hinting that he may make it eventually someother game. And while I’m not personally a huge fan of his character, I totally prefer Lucina in a awakening, I really do feel that righting the wrong they did to him in 4 was a fitting end to that story. Also. In the mega art with everyone in it Chrom is standing over robin and looking at him as robins reading a book sitting on the ground. This is a subtle nod to the opening of fire emblem awakening where Chrom helps Robin up off the ground and says “there are better places to rest then on the ground, you know” so even as an echo fighter, they knew exactly what they were doing when it came to depicting him and wrapping up on stuff in smash 4.
The animation of the trailers are some of the best I have ever seen. All the small references and presentation is masterful. Castlevania trailer is my favorite trailer but king k rool gives me goosebumps cuz me and my mom played the donkey kong country games all the time. Plus king k rool adds more villains and is just a great character.
Best moment for me was either the K. Rool trailer or the Richter reveal. The entire Simon trailer was super hype up until then, but as they built it up, it became pretty easy to guess it was going to be Simon. What I wasn't expecting even a little was them to just drop my favorite Belmont in the same damn trailer.
I'm going to pick something on the lower side of hype, I was actually psyched to see the stage Venom come back. Remember way back creating a custom stage in Brawl so I could 'play' it again.
I'm excited for pretty much everything, but I'm especially excited for that soundtrack. Smash for Wii U is often my go-to for background music. So...28 hours worth of music. Yeah, that's good.
I'm in it just for Simon and Richter. Castlevania is one of my favorite video game series ever created, and I'm happy to see that the greatest Belmonts finally get representation in Smash. I didn't want Alucard to be playable. The whip is mightier than the sword.
I only just now realised this is StephenPlays and not the Vlog Anyway, King K Rool and Kraid made me the absolute happiest, the second I saw you posted this I had to see your reaction to K Rool. I associate you with DKC and the people that know you say that you're stupid good at it, so I think you're well known for your skill and love for the series. I voted for K Rool in the ballot and thankfully it was not a waste. Now let's hope they include him and the Kremlings in a new DKC game.
I mean, the thing about Fire Emblem characters is that in the games, they basically have specific 'types' of warriors based on the weapons they use, so a LOT of characters are basically already echoes, making it VERY easy to swap them in as playable Smash characters without sacrificing a lot of time and effort needed to add more unique characters to the roster.
I'm super excited for Simon Belmont. I actually voted for him in the Smash Ballot for Smash 4. Kinda bummed that Shovel Knight is just an assist trophy, but it's better than nothing I guess.
Stephen didn't show his reaction, but I am really hoping the mystery mode is an subspace sequel. I know people are saying it spells spirits which matches up with Luigi's death scene, but I'm not sure if that's it. I just really want another campaign because that was the best part of brawl
I am excited to try out the new characters a lot, but I'm also really excited to get together with friends and try out all the new ways to play there are. Like the stage transformation, charge up final smashs and tag team fighter mode. That all looked awesome to me.
As excited as I was for the new characters announced (the one I'm most hyped about surprisingly being Richter mostly because he's my favorite Belmont and I figured he would never appear in Smash), the announcements that got me the most excited were the Squad Strike mode and the option to make Final Smashes activated with a meter like a traditional fighter since I was hoping for features like that to be added more than anything. Also got excited for Fountain of Dreams, my favorite Smash stage, being recreated in HD and Shovel Knight being an Assist since him appearing at all as more than a trophy is just unreal.
Hey dude, so I just found your channel throught watching a whole bunch of different reactions, and I remembered that back when I was 8 years old I was introduced to Smash because of your channel and your playthrough of Brawl. So I thank you for that, because without Smash, I don't know where I would be today. Thank you
This was an excellent Direct for sure! One of my favorite things, just going by details you didn't cover, is echo fighter stacking. Being able to put fighters with the same moveset together into one slot will really tidy up the Character Select screen considering how outrageously massive it's going to be!
The best things for me were definitely The Fountain of Dreams reveal, as that's my favourite stage in the series, and the two animations. the quality of those things is astounding
What do you think the blurred out thing was on the main screen? I watched someone else react to this direct and they thought it was a new subspace since that'd be a huge thing and hype enough to try and hide for now
The availability of options is what makes it great. Cuz its not forced on you but you can do it if you wanna. Im hyped for the new tourney modes and such. Thats gonna make life so much easier for The RunAway Guys
Kudos to you for not yelling like an ape on the reveals and actually commenting on the footage ,unike every other channel on this god damned website. Your channel is a breath of fresh air.
I didn't even grow up with Donkey Kong, but as a huge fan of the series as an adult, seeing K. Rool made me really happy. Otherwise...? The ramblin' evil mushroom made me super excited. That was hilarious.
One of the best things that has come out of the build up is the amazing cutscenes for the new fighters. Poor Luigi, and Donkey and Diddy Kong's reactions.
What's funny is after last Direct, me and two friends were talking Smash, and I suggested that it'd be cool if Final Smashes could be built up like Cloud's Limit, and then mentioned that the only issue would be that some would be a lot more deadly if it worked like that, like Jigglypuff would dominate a small stage, but it looks like they thought of that too by dampening their power when achieved through charge rather than the ball!
I'm really excited for all that music and customization. The Smash series has always had some amazing mixes and even in the Direct here there were so many good arrangements.
Okay, two questions: Do you and Mal plan to do a Smash Ultimate LP of some sort? Even if it's just Classic Mode with all the fighters? And if so, will you be doing Echo Fighters whenever available? (like, Peach and Daisy in the same episode)?
You can expect SSB Ultimate content from Mal and me shortly after it releases, yes. If nothing else, we'll definitely cover Co-op Classic Mode again, but I have a strong suspicion we'll actually be getting a proper story mode, which I'm quite excited about. We'd probably cover Story Mode first, then take a poll to see if folks still want Co-op Classic after that. More than likely SSBU content would be in a "4th slot", releasing everyday alongside other content (that's at least how we handled SSB Wii U content back in the day).
That's going to be fun to relive. Plus since they are character specific classic modes, it means each episode will be different with unique challenges.
So I had actually re-watched the Castlevania Netflix series around mid July when the trailer for season 2 came out, and from there I then proceeded to play some of the games, (Castlevania 3, Super Castlevania, and Dracula X,) and I've even talked to my friends about how cool it would be to get some Castlevania representation in smash, but I was so sure we weren't getting Castlevania I was basically in denial up until I saw Death in his outfit from X/Rondo Of Blood and then when they announced Richter was an echo fighter I was so freaking excited.
What makes the King Dedede part of the King K Rool reveal even better, is that Sakuri voices Dedede. So it’s like Sakuri himself was trolling us
Jinx Productions he knows. He knows.
I've seen this joke before....
I enjoyed this Direct. Donkey Kong Country is my favorite platformer series, so it was great to pick out all the references in King K. Rool's move set.
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Yeah. Seeing the massive laser from DK64 as his final smash was absolutely wonderful. XD
Personally, I prefer newcomers from IPs that haven't had representation yet, but King K. Rool at least looks fun to play as!
Skye Hajime It really was I loved that reference.
Easily one of their BEST Nintendo directs. Massive amount of information, exciting and unexpected characters, STAGES, and tied together with a fan favorite request.
We are spoiled rotten. There are only SO MANY characters I can wish for and they KEEP GIVING ME THEM
at this point we have no right to be disappointed by anything and I am fine with it.
NotKevinLynch agree
*bOoT wEaR’s ShUnTaY aNd WaLuWeEgEe?!?!1*
I really want to see all the characters’ angry faces when they get whisked away in Kapp’n’s bus.
xiraka SAME. lol. curious to see olimar, mr g&w and robs angry faces, amoung others
TheTimn8r Hahaha
@TheTimn8r completely crammed in there, in the windows you can see only purple and part of his eye and a leg sticking out from the back
xiraka it's like my face going into the school bus when school starts
The King K. Rool reveal was easily the best part.
I love how Stephen was not fooled by the fakeout at all.
One little thing that was a highlight for me is that all stages can be used in 8-player smash. That was a mode me and my friends played a lot in smash Wii U, as we’d normally have more than 4 people, and there were a lot of stages that it was unfortunate we couldn’t play, but now we can!
Thethunderstriker same! totally underrated reveal in this direct
Favorite thing were the announcement trailers themselves. Both exuded so much personality and charm... though, charm might not be the word to describe Luigi and Dedede being horribly murdered. xD
eh, I'm sure Dedede lived, he just got bitch slapped in the back of the head (and he deserved it)
They were beautifully done. Dedede trolling was awesome.
Charm is the exact word I would use to describe this
Luigi is ok
Press "F" for Dedede
@@Redfire085 He went off screen too fast for you to see his eyes popping out and him coughing up blood, but he is a dead penguin.
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He’s an eagle, actually.
I've never seen such a calm reaction video, relaxing voice.
Can't wait to see Stephen and Mal play through....
EVERY.
SINGLE.
CHARACTER.
xD
My favorite thing is whatever that blurred out mode was. People enhanced the image on Twitter and discovered it read as "Spirits" in both English and Japanese. And Luigi's "spirit" was stolen from him in Simon's trailer. Plus when Rathalos got revealed, he was fighting on a stage that's not an actual part of the stage list. Meaning it might be a new single player stage. AKA Subspace is coming back baby!
I was wondering about the stage the Rathalos was on, nobody seemed to comment on the fact it was a new stage. And oh my god if we got another subspace mode!!! I spent waaay to many hours on that in brawl.
Subspace 2 would be amazing!
The stage was clearly Ancestral Steppe from Monster Hunter 4
Yami
Or a boss rush. The Castlevania got too many bosses for them to not include one. Don’t get your hopes up, you’ll just end up disappointed.
Dracula is the only boss, besides the ???, which is obviously Kid Dracula. The other monsters are just there for fanfare.
I loved Mario's look of absolute horror as Kapp'n drives off the stage with him. Sorry, Jumpman.
Favorite new thing announced was mimikyu. Love how they gave it lat’s Cuddle forever as it’s assist move.
“Hey it’s Mimikyu!”
*2 seconds later
“Oh god that’s horrifying”
and K. Rool was just smiling the entire time! He's just thrilled to see his rival again after so long.
I really want to see another xenoblade character in smash. Also I’m super exited to see what that blurred out option on the main menu was. I’m hoping there going to be another sub space emissary like story mode
Melia has the potential to be an extremely unique fighter. During request submissions during Smash 4, I actually game very detailed examples on what her moveset could be like.
Which character would you want personally? For me Nia or Zeke would be great.
Characters from 2 seem like they'd be a little more difficult to put in, since their weapons are characters themselves. Not impossible, but I really don't think it would feel right. Nia might be interesting, though, especially if her final smash changes her form.
They could do something like Pokémon Trainer except do the opposite where the driver is in the battle and the blades are supporting their weapons in the background. I would love Nia, since she was pretty much the character I played as. The rings would be cool weapons to use in Smash as well. Zeke would also be amazing since it would be fun to here him talking all the time, plus has one of the coolest sword designs I have ever seen.
oh, what if they added a Xenoblade X character? Maybe the player avatar for versatile movesets? They are the only one that can use all weapons and arts after all
(Luigi dies)
"This is some fine animation." with a straight face.
What's...Robin's FS going to be now? O.o
Also we're totally going to get more fighters; this isn't the end. The mural image still looks like it has some empty spots left.
I'd laugh if they used Tharja for Robin's FS, a dual magic beatdown
They're obviously going to replace Chrom with Alfonso. We can leave it all to him.
sakurai said specifically in the direct that more fighters are coming. also, all the fighters on the mural are individually drawn, they moved space aside just for this reveal to put in the new fighters.
PyraXadon
It doesn’t matter if it looks like there’s space left. There wasn’t any space left before during E3.
My favorite part was when Donkey and Diddey broke the window with their eyes.
I think my favorite thing was Ness with the Death Scythe. It's a blink and you miss it touch too.
My favorite thing about this Direct is that they are finally adding in the antagonist to arguably my first true gaming experience.
My fiance about lost it with excitement when he saw rathalos. MH is one of his favorite franchises and we weren't expecting that at all.
Kapp'n takes people away on a bus.
HE'S A KIDNAPPIN' KAPP'N.
I have to admit, I fangirled pretty hard when Chrom was revealed. I requested him during Smash 4, and had wished he was put in rather than Lucina. I'm disappointed that Knuckles is an assist trophy; I thought he would have made a great fighter. Guess Shadow as an echo is our last, best hope for more Sonic rep.
I would also die of joyous overload if Zack Fair was an echo fighter for Cloud, since he's my favorite video game character of all time.
Firestar1992 but he has chaos powers so I don't think he would fall under the echo category that much
@@NostalgiaNerd777 that means nothing. Dark Samus can fly and do shit that Samus can't yet she's still an echo.
If Zack Fair gets put into the game I think I would actually cry. I fangirls for Chrom, but I would just cry tears of pure happiness if Zack gets put into the game. Dang it! Now I really want this!
Tbh I don't know how to feel about Chrom, he's probably gonna make it harder for a main character from the new FE game to join (as possible DLC), none of which use primarily swords so their movesets could be more unique than their fellow FE fighters (Edelgard as an axe-wielder would've been my choice).
Regardless, I'm happy.
This is super old but yes, Zack as at LEAST an alternate costume a la Alph or the Koopalings. I also want the Wall Market dress as an alternate costume.
I was really excited to see Rathalos from Monster Hunter simply because it means they're adding more Capcom stuff. My number one character I'd want in this game is Amaterasu so... maybe? Here's hoping.
I’ve been dying to see K. Rool for forever, super psyched to see 2 of the 3 or 4 characters I wanted.(Inkling and K. Rool) now all we need is Phoenix Wright and Amaterasu 🤗
With Miles Edgeworth as an Echo Fighter of Phoenix! AND they are supported by Maya Fey and Kay Faraday!
Bruno Pacheco Ferreira I want to blast someone off the stage with a full powered OBJECTION
I would force myself to main amaterasu if she's added in.
Hector_here maybe in Smash 6. Though I could see Phoenix more as an Assist Trophy.
Frisktaker that’s what I’m thinking, but he’d be perfect I think. Here’s to hoping 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
I was lucky to see the direct before I went to school.
Sc...Sch...SCHOOL?! Already?
legitpotato yeeeeeaah...
I saw the Direct live - on YT.
Part of the reason I think King Dedede was the "troll" for King K. Rool's reveal is because Sakurai voices Dedede, so it's sort of a meta joke in that sense.
Since the current day's Vlog is out today, does this mean tomorrow you're catching up on the "old" timeline?
This isn't the vlog. You're on StephenPlays :X
Whoops! Nevermind!
Lol I mistook this for Stephenvlog too
Oh shoot, I did too
aw nuts
I freakin LOVE all these new settings. Let me tell you, all this is HUGE for competitive smash, especially that training mode.
Man, if/when Ninten makes it in to Ultimate, you better revive your old Ninten character to react to it :))))
If Ninten does join and Strphen does an Ultimate Let's Play I bet he would do a reference to NintenSpeaks
YES thay should do it
I really want him to come
My favorite thing about this Smash Direct was watching Ness kill other fighters with a big smile on his face.
Did they have to kill Luigi, though? Couldn't Simon just have stepped in to save him when he tripped or something?
No. Luigi's sacrifice was necessary to summon them into the game.
People are speculating that the character deaths in the trailers is hinting at something, most likely the blurred out mode on the menu which seems to be called “Spirits”.
The Donkey Kong Country games and TV show were my entire childhood, and King K. Rool was such a huge part of everything that it just makes me soooooo happy for him to get his spotlight again!
the bit where he starts laughing after saying about how cool echo fighters was adorable tbh
"Luigi died. That was so awesome!" Stephen Georg 2018
I'm still waiting for Geno and Mallow from Super Mario RPG to finally make it into the game...
Old comment but thumbs up for Mallow too.
Two characters i want in Smash Ultimate are Sora from Kingdom Hearts and Neku from The World Ends With You
Same here, Neku would work since his game is technically a nintendo product, Sora could work cause heck if Cloud got in why not Sora? Also i kind of want to see Kiryu from the Yakuza series come into the game.
I will stand by you!
#sora&neku4smash
AcePlays I never thought of putting in Sora!
AcePlays i think the main thing preventing sora from being in the game is the fact that he's technically a disney character
Laughs at Luigi's death
I’m just so happy to Fountain of Dreams back. It was only on screen for like 5 seconds, but it’s my favorite stage in the entire series. It warmed my heart to see classic Melee stages like Princess Peach’s Castle and Great Bay at E3, but it felt kinda empty since the king of those wasn’t there. Now that it is there, I can die happy.
My personal favorite touch was probably chrome inclusion. In the smash 4 trailer for robin and Lucina chrom said “maybe I’ll get my chance, another day” possibly hinting that he may make it eventually someother game. And while I’m not personally a huge fan of his character, I totally prefer Lucina in a awakening, I really do feel that righting the wrong they did to him in 4 was a fitting end to that story. Also. In the mega art with everyone in it Chrom is standing over robin and looking at him as robins reading a book sitting on the ground. This is a subtle nod to the opening of fire emblem awakening where Chrom helps Robin up off the ground and says “there are better places to rest then on the ground, you know” so even as an echo fighter, they knew exactly what they were doing when it came to depicting him and wrapping up on stuff in smash 4.
The animation of the trailers are some of the best I have ever seen. All the small references and presentation is masterful. Castlevania trailer is my favorite trailer but king k rool gives me goosebumps cuz me and my mom played the donkey kong country games all the time. Plus king k rool adds more villains and is just a great character.
the king k rool one mak eme want dk 64 hd remake ons witch in 2019 as 2019 makrs 20 yesrs scen dk 64
9:00 yeeees, we can clearly hear it from your voice.
Best moment for me was either the K. Rool trailer or the Richter reveal. The entire Simon trailer was super hype up until then, but as they built it up, it became pretty easy to guess it was going to be Simon. What I wasn't expecting even a little was them to just drop my favorite Belmont in the same damn trailer.
I'm going to pick something on the lower side of hype, I was actually psyched to see the stage Venom come back. Remember way back creating a custom stage in Brawl so I could 'play' it again.
Favorite thing was definitely Simon Belmont, for me. I absolutely love Castlevania, and seeing it represented here with Simon is perfection.
My favourite thing was actually the Smashdown mode, seems really interesting and right up my alley cause I play a lot of characters. :D
Am I the only one who can just picture in my mind a Stephen & Friends Smash battle royal again with morphed stages?
Stephen: Don't expect a lot more fighters...
Nintendo: Hold my Koopa Tea...
Honestly, Luigi getting “killed” completely shocked me
I'm excited for pretty much everything, but I'm especially excited for that soundtrack. Smash for Wii U is often my go-to for background music. So...28 hours worth of music. Yeah, that's good.
My favorite part of the direct was seeing Chrom finally be on Smash. Even if he is just an echo fighter it’s still Chrom in smash ❤️❤️❤️
The first time since Super Sluggers that DK and K. Rool have been in a game together...this game really is like a big reunion party for everyone
Stephen's initial disappointment with Dedede disguised as King K. Rool was hilarious
My heart legitimately sank when I saw Dedede instead of K Rool.
Then I started laughing out of relief when I saw Dedede get thrown out.
And you know what the funny part is? Sakurai voices King Dedede. So that legitimately felt like a troll moment.
Loving the look of the new smash still hoping for story mode and a new zelda character (eg impa or zant) but the new characters look good
Stephen, they didn't add the mp3 player feature. Check the 3ds version sound test, it's there too.
I'm in it just for Simon and Richter. Castlevania is one of my favorite video game series ever created, and I'm happy to see that the greatest Belmonts finally get representation in Smash.
I didn't want Alucard to be playable. The whip is mightier than the sword.
I love the fact that I have the same name as a Nintendo Character
I only just now realised this is StephenPlays and not the Vlog
Anyway, King K Rool and Kraid made me the absolute happiest, the second I saw you posted this I had to see your reaction to K Rool.
I associate you with DKC and the people that know you say that you're stupid good at it, so I think you're well known for your skill and love for the series.
I voted for K Rool in the ballot and thankfully it was not a waste. Now let's hope they include him and the Kremlings in a new DKC game.
*Waluigi sadly “WA!”ing from a distance*
King K Rool was literally the only newcomer I wanted, Im beyond stoked for this game now :]
8:00
"Jumping, in a Car, killed me."
Jon Tron - Early 10s.
I mean, the thing about Fire Emblem characters is that in the games, they basically have specific 'types' of warriors based on the weapons they use, so a LOT of characters are basically already echoes, making it VERY easy to swap them in as playable Smash characters without sacrificing a lot of time and effort needed to add more unique characters to the roster.
I'm super excited by what seems like an attempt on Nintendo's part to make the final smash legal in a competitive format.
I'm super excited for Simon Belmont. I actually voted for him in the Smash Ballot for Smash 4. Kinda bummed that Shovel Knight is just an assist trophy, but it's better than nothing I guess.
"The morning sun has vanquished the horrible night", indeed.
Stephen didn't show his reaction, but I am really hoping the mystery mode is an subspace sequel. I know people are saying it spells spirits which matches up with Luigi's death scene, but I'm not sure if that's it. I just really want another campaign because that was the best part of brawl
HD fountain of dreams!
What's the song that played during the items section?
I am excited to try out the new characters a lot, but I'm also really excited to get together with friends and try out all the new ways to play there are. Like the stage transformation, charge up final smashs and tag team fighter mode. That all looked awesome to me.
As excited as I was for the new characters announced (the one I'm most hyped about surprisingly being Richter mostly because he's my favorite Belmont and I figured he would never appear in Smash), the announcements that got me the most excited were the Squad Strike mode and the option to make Final Smashes activated with a meter like a traditional fighter since I was hoping for features like that to be added more than anything. Also got excited for Fountain of Dreams, my favorite Smash stage, being recreated in HD and Shovel Knight being an Assist since him appearing at all as more than a trophy is just unreal.
I'm hoping for Solaire of Astora as a new character xD
Now all we need is waluigi as a playable character and also shovel knight as a playable character
*Luigi Dies
Stephen: "The animation is absolutely gorgeous"
isn't the normal format the facecam being an insert and the actual Video taking up center stage - ie most of the screen?
Hey dude, so I just found your channel throught watching a whole bunch of different reactions, and I remembered that back when I was 8 years old I was introduced to Smash because of your channel and your playthrough of Brawl. So I thank you for that, because without Smash, I don't know where I would be today. Thank you
I like the rules portion of the direct.
Seeing Squad battles and Stock Stamina Battles is a really good addition for options.
This was an excellent Direct for sure! One of my favorite things, just going by details you didn't cover, is echo fighter stacking. Being able to put fighters with the same moveset together into one slot will really tidy up the Character Select screen considering how outrageously massive it's going to be!
My favorite part was all of the Castlevania stuff they showed off
The best things for me were definitely The Fountain of Dreams reveal, as that's my favourite stage in the series, and the two animations. the quality of those things is astounding
So are you doing an LP with Mal when this comes out?
What do you think the blurred out thing was on the main screen? I watched someone else react to this direct and they thought it was a new subspace since that'd be a huge thing and hype enough to try and hide for now
The availability of options is what makes it great. Cuz its not forced on you but you can do it if you wanna. Im hyped for the new tourney modes and such. Thats gonna make life so much easier for The RunAway Guys
I wonder since they showed all the main antagonists of the games if we will see any more from ie Pokey Minch
I’m really excited for K.Rool and Chrom, and also Smashdown and Squad Strike as new game types look amazing.
Kudos to you for not yelling like an ape on the reveals and actually commenting on the footage ,unike every other channel on this god damned website. Your channel is a breath of fresh air.
I loved Stephen’s reaction to mimikyu
My favorite part was learning of all the different game modes you can play
Stephen deserves so much more recognition that he gets with the amount of work he puts into youtube
Favorite thing? The fact that they packed so much into one game. I mean just having that MP3 player options pays for itself.
I didn't even grow up with Donkey Kong, but as a huge fan of the series as an adult, seeing K. Rool made me really happy. Otherwise...? The ramblin' evil mushroom made me super excited. That was hilarious.
so, what the hell is the roster at now? i lost count after Inkling.
One of the best things that has come out of the build up is the amazing cutscenes for the new fighters. Poor Luigi, and Donkey and Diddy Kong's reactions.
>SCREAMING THAT RATHALOS IS IN!
THERE HAS TO BE A HUNTER!
he didnt address the green button?? what is the green button??? i wanna know!!! i think it was adventure mode!
I think I might have heard of the Simon Belmont leak, but THANKFULL I forgot about it before I saw the direct so I wasn't spoiled.
What's funny is after last Direct, me and two friends were talking Smash, and I suggested that it'd be cool if Final Smashes could be built up like Cloud's Limit, and then mentioned that the only issue would be that some would be a lot more deadly if it worked like that, like Jigglypuff would dominate a small stage, but it looks like they thought of that too by dampening their power when achieved through charge rather than the ball!
I'm really excited for all that music and customization. The Smash series has always had some amazing mixes and even in the Direct here there were so many good arrangements.
Okay, two questions: Do you and Mal plan to do a Smash Ultimate LP of some sort? Even if it's just Classic Mode with all the fighters? And if so, will you be doing Echo Fighters whenever available? (like, Peach and Daisy in the same episode)?
You can expect SSB Ultimate content from Mal and me shortly after it releases, yes. If nothing else, we'll definitely cover Co-op Classic Mode again, but I have a strong suspicion we'll actually be getting a proper story mode, which I'm quite excited about. We'd probably cover Story Mode first, then take a poll to see if folks still want Co-op Classic after that. More than likely SSBU content would be in a "4th slot", releasing everyday alongside other content (that's at least how we handled SSB Wii U content back in the day).
That's going to be fun to relive. Plus since they are character specific classic modes, it means each episode will be different with unique challenges.
So I had actually re-watched the Castlevania Netflix series around mid July when the trailer for season 2 came out, and from there I then proceeded to play some of the games, (Castlevania 3, Super Castlevania, and Dracula X,) and I've even talked to my friends about how cool it would be to get some Castlevania representation in smash, but I was so sure we weren't getting Castlevania I was basically in denial up until I saw Death in his outfit from X/Rondo Of Blood and then when they announced Richter was an echo fighter I was so freaking excited.