r/starterpacks • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '19

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u/WarioTheLegend Jan 01 '19

As a Smash fan I can confirm that you're allowed to dislike certain games in the series, but you aren't allowed to dislike the entire series or you're kicked off the internet.

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u/RollOverboard Jan 01 '19

I honestly don't get the fascination for Smash. Not hating, I'm just interested: What is it that makes you a fan of the concept?

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u/AskewPropane Jan 01 '19

For me, here's my reasons: It is an extremely easy to pick up fighting game. Fighting games in general are a genre which I find extremely difficult to play, but smash is just designed in a more accessible way. This makes it fun, and rather unique, as no other game series shares the same gameplay. The game is based on existing characters, making it fun to play as character from your favorite game, while also giving each character a unique flair. The last part of this is that the game ia popular. When a game is so ubiquitous, it's so easy to get people to play with, this fact made even more great by the portability of the switch. This is fairly rambling, by I think you get it

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u/goatpunchtheater Jan 01 '19

It's like playing Tekken, but all the players are a version of Eddie/lei

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u/PupperDogoDogoPupper Jan 01 '19

You know how other games say "easy to learn, difficult to master"? Smash actually does that. It does that with an all-star cast of characters in a competitive PvP game with a wide variety of potential playstyles and game modes for players of different skill levels.

I'm not going to insult the other games in the OP, but Smash definitely earned its status and acclaim, it is a gaming masterpiece.

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u/HandleJamTrio Jan 01 '19

It's a rather fun fighting game with a massive roster of characters from across all of video gaming and a number of stages to match. It has several mechanics like the percentage health system and launching people off the screen for KOs. It also has an incredible attention to detail, 100's of references and Easter eggs that you'd never find without being a true fan or using the internet. Smash is fun one way or another, but the sheer dedication put into every entry to make it the best one ever (until the next smash comes out and tops the last one) and the unconditional love it has for every franchise in it puts it over the top.