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From: Lightning Strikes | #048
Uh so

I don't know if someone else said this in the last topic, but creativename and Ulti, Brawl has a MyGames rating of 8.9 to Melee's 9.0 with over twice as many votes. Yep. I don't give the reviews much credit because not only is the sample size smaller, you also need to take in mind the type of people who would write reviews-it's not the same sample.

Also, I consider myself a Smash Bros. fan. I have never been to a tournament(though, just to correct you on one point Ulti, there are quite a lot in my area) but I play the games often, have gotten a great deal of play time out of them, and enjoy both games immensely. They're not among my favourite games ever but they're really fun with tons of content for single and multiplayer, great presentation, and of course, lots of fan service. I can't explain the inner workings of each game in detail, and you'd probably kick my ass at it. But that doesn't invalidate my or anyone else's. You see it doesn't matter how "hardcore" you are, if you enjoy something you enjoy it.

Sometimes I think we all forget why we play games in the first place.

Because it's fun.

And this, of course, is why people like Brawl.

Because they find it to be fun.

And when it comes to Smash Bros., I am a relatively casual fan, but I'm still a fan. And that's true for literally millions more.

From: BlAcK TuRtLe | #054
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Posted 12/19/2010 2:43:49 PM
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Brawl fans are literally hilarious.

We spit out all the reasons why the game is flawed, why we prefer Melee, why Brawl is technically inferior in almost every way, INCLUDING DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE DEVELOPER OF BOTH GAMES, and all the Brawl fans can say is "WELL MORE PEOPLE AGREE WITH ME."

How utterly pathetic.

As opposed to Melee fans, when I spit out reasons why it is flawed and Brawl is a much more fun game in almost every way, and all the Melee fans can say is "LOL U JUST SUCK AT MELEE"

From: red sox 777 | #062
the Brawl/Melee thing is kinda fascinating because it just doesn't seem that different to me. the amount of venom Melee fans spew at Brawl is kind of amazing to me. and this isn't me being uncaring -- Brawl's probably in my top 25 and Melee's a fine game too!

I see it this way. Casual fans basically see Melee and Brawl as the same- and most of them slightly favor Brawl judging by the poll results we got. So, perhaps they rate Brawl a 7.1 and Melee a 7.0. Serious Smash fans on the other hand, rate Melee at 9.5 and Brawl around 2.0. But a vote counts the same no matter how much you prefer one game to the other, so Brawl won, and that naturally makes Melee fans angry. Our game lost because of people who don't even like Smash much who barely prefer Brawl having their votes count the same.

From: transience | #057
"slightest amount of bitterness" doesn't apply to you, ExTha. you take bitterness to the extreme.

the Brawl/Melee thing is kinda fascinating because it just doesn't seem that different to me. the amount of venom Melee fans spew at Brawl is kind of amazing to me. and this isn't me being uncaring -- Brawl's probably in my top 25 and Melee's a fine game too!

I'd say fans of lower-tier RPGs are the worst, if you wanted to judge. anti-fans are probably the worst of the worst if you want to go that route, but that's generally what lower-tier RPG fans are: dismissive of the mainstream.

From: TheKoolAidShoto | #050
Dear lord, LS.

Let it goooooo

From: red sox 777 | #062
the Brawl/Melee thing is kinda fascinating because it just doesn't seem that different to me. the amount of venom Melee fans spew at Brawl is kind of amazing to me. and this isn't me being uncaring -- Brawl's probably in my top 25 and Melee's a fine game too!

I see it this way. Casual fans basically see Melee and Brawl as the same- and most of them slightly favor Brawl judging by the poll results we got. So, perhaps they rate Brawl a 7.1 and Melee a 7.0. Serious Smash fans on the other hand, rate Melee at 9.5 and Brawl around 2.0. But a vote counts the same no matter how much you prefer one game to the other, so Brawl won, and that naturally makes Melee fans angry. Our game lost because of people who don't even like Smash much who barely prefer Brawl having their votes count the same.

From: MoogleKupo141 | #067
I see it this way. Casual fans basically see Melee and Brawl as the same- and most of them slightly favor Brawl judging by the poll results we got. So, perhaps they rate Brawl a 7.1 and Melee a 7.0. Serious Smash fans on the other hand, rate Melee at 9.5 and Brawl around 2.0. But a vote counts the same no matter how much you prefer one game to the other, so Brawl won, and that naturally makes Melee fans angry. Our game lost because of people who don't even like Smash much who barely prefer Brawl having their votes count the same.


you also see it wrong. Being a "casual" Smash fan in the "I don't go to tournaments and do wavethings" sense does not equate to being a "casual" Smash fan in the "I only kinda like this" sense. Brawl is like my seventh favorite game, and before Brawl rendered it pretty much obsolete to me, Melee filled that spot. I love the games, I just don't love serious competitive hardcore playing. I don't think I'm an isolated incident, either.

From: The Mana Sword | #309
Mega Man 3 does kinda pale in comparison to Mega Man 2!

From: red sox 777 | #074
I do question how much you can like Smash if you only see it as a party game though. Could a casual party game be your favorite game? Could you love it the way I love, say, Chrono Trigger or Ocarina of Time? I guess it's possible, but it'll be very rare.

From: red sox 777 | #084
...Do you really think the people pushing Brawl to victory are hardcore, 1-on-1, Final Destination-only players?

Heck, do you think it'd be the case if it were Melee here instead of Brawl?

You mean against Twilight Princess today? Of course not. Most of the Smash fanbase is definitely casual, for both games (more for Brawl than Melee). Not sure how that's relevant......

From: pjbasis | #077
I would even say the soundtrack edges 2's out!

From: MoogleKupo141 | #072
btw, random curiousity here:

Assassin_Thane, do you consider SSB a fighting game?

From: TheKoolAidShoto | #087
MM2's Wily's Castle Theme > MM3's soundtrack > MM2's Soundtrack

From: BlAcK TuRtLe | #065
Is it so hard to understand people don't find boring "tournament mode" smash more exciting than a good party game?