With Sora's announcement today,we just barely avoided what has become one of the biggest criticisms of Smash Bros' roster, too many characters who use just their fists, bodies and perhaps a tool unsuitable for battle to fight with. has been proven true yet again.
While I'm happy with Sora as a character for bucking this trend, Smash's DLC offerings have not been far outside the status quo for the series. Apart from a huge lack of diversity in skintones, the fact that a majority of fighters follow a single archetype is a shame, especially when the series has such potential for different fighting styles. Characters like Sepiroth, Sora, and Joker really showcase a unique style of play, and yet most of the DLC roster, feels extremely safe.
Yeah, rant over, it's just, why has the trope of the angry fighting personbecome so ubiquitous in video games? I get that the rise of videogame culture and fighting games have made many of these characters huge stars, but I feel like Smash has gone so hard with the safe picks it loses some of the things that made it special to begin with.
While I'm happy with Sora as a character for bucking this trend, Smash's DLC offerings have not been far outside the status quo for the series. Apart from a huge lack of diversity in skintones, the fact that a majority of fighters follow a single archetype is a shame, especially when the series has such potential for different fighting styles. Characters like Sepiroth, Sora, and Joker really showcase a unique style of play, and yet most of the DLC roster, feels extremely safe.
Yeah, rant over, it's just, why has the trope of the angry fighting personbecome so ubiquitous in video games? I get that the rise of videogame culture and fighting games have made many of these characters huge stars, but I feel like Smash has gone so hard with the safe picks it loses some of the things that made it special to begin with.
