Anyone else picking up Smash for the first time, but never played Nintendo games?

[Chaos2Frozen]

So like quite a few people I'm actually seriously considering to buy Smash and a Switch when the Persona dlc comes out. But man is it a weird feeling when you don't care about 90% of a fighting game roster. I know who Mario and Zelda and Kirby are, but I've never played a single one of their games and I have no particular feelings towards them.

To me picking a fighting character is 90% feeling and 10% gameplay. I've only ever played one Pokémon game and one fire emblem game lol. So I guess I can start with Pikachu and work my way up to MewTwo while waiting for Joker.

Anyone else in a similar situation? Possibly picking up Smash for the first time despite hardly playing any Nintendo games?

 

[Wander_]

play breath of the wild and some other switch game first so you start to get into characters. than go with smash

 

[kennyamr]

I'm skipping the game for that same reason. Although if you are getting it anyway, just choose one from the 3rd party roster like Cloud and Snake, or go with Pikachu like you said.
My friend likes Smash so he will probably ask me to play with him. I have 0 hopes of winning lol, but at least I'll have some fun with Cloud.

 

[DecoReturns]

If you play the single Player mode. You can get a Marth from Fire Emblem as a early unlock. Takes about 10 minutes to get him.

 

[Unknownlight]

There's something funny about how you've never played a Mario or Zelda game, but you've played Fire Emblem of all things. I've played the original games of nearly everyone on the roster, with Fire Emblem as one of the few exceptions.

 

[Future Gazer]

80% of the appeal of Smash is the fanservice. So you're probably not going to get much out of it.

 

[PopsMaellard]

Damn.

Pick up a wireless SNES controller and start working your way through Nintendo games until you've developed an appreciation?

If you like videogames you owe it to yourself to dive into the myriad of classic, greatest of all time Nintendo titles.

Like, what have you been playing all these years OP?

 

[Mediking]

You can still enjoy Smash regardless. Gotta respect the fanservice

 

[Unknownlight]

80% of the appeal of Smash is the fanservice. So you're probably not going to get much out of it.

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I wouldn't say that at all. When I was young I was introduced to tons of series via Smash, not the other way around.

 

[tokyostomp]

I did. Got a Switch and Smash just because. I don't care about Smash all that much but I needed a game I couldn't borrow to go with my new system.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

There's something funny about how you've never played a Mario or Zelda game, but you've played Fire Emblem of all things. I've played the original games of nearly everyone on the roster, with Fire Emblem as one of the few exceptions.

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What can I say? They got me at Anime. Thought even then I only played one fire emblem lol.

Damn.

Pick up a wireless SNES controller and start working your way through Nintendo games until you've developed an appreciation?

If you like videogames you owe it to yourself to dive into the myriad of classic, greatest of all time Nintendo titles.

Like, what have you been playing all these years OP?

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Man I could tell you a long story about that shit lol. But the short version is that I only really got into gaming at the 360 era as that's the first console I bought with my own money, so I've only played XBox and PS games and none of the Nintendo main IPs ever interest me.

 

[Future Gazer]

I wouldn't say that at all. When I was young I was introduced to tons of series via Smash, not the other way around.

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Sure, so was I. But I very much doubt I would have stuck with it if I had no attachment to Mario, Link or Pikachu.

 

[Deleted member 12009]

It's a great way to get into Nintendo. Find characters you like and then investigate their origins. Melee introduced me to Fire Emblem and made me give Metroid another go after skipping it when i was younger (it was too scary).

 

[Nothing Loud]

So like quite a few people I'm actually seriously considering to buy Smash and a Switch when the Persona dlc comes out. But man is it a weird feeling when you don't care about 90% of a fighting game roster. I know who Mario and Zelda and Kirby are, but I've never played a single one of their games and I have no particular feelings towards them.

To me picking a fighting character is 90% feeling and 10% gameplay. I've only ever played one Pokémon game and one fire emblem game lol. So I guess I can start with Pikachu and work my way up to MewTwo while waiting for Joker.

Anyone else in a similar situation? Possibly picking up Smash for the first time despite hardly playing any Nintendo games?

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Where have you been for 30 years? You play games enough to want Smash but you've never played most Nintendo games? So you're picking it up now because of Persona? Odd lol.

I think in terms of chaotic party feel, the game is easy for newcomers to try. But the deep gameplay is hard to master.

 

[Servbot24]

When I first started I only knew of Mario. I had tons of fun and it got me into a bunch of other Nintendo franchises. Of course a big part of the appeal was having friends that got me into it, I'm not sure how great it would be playing solo or online.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Where have you been for 30 years? You play games enough to want Smash but you've never played most Nintendo games? So you're picking it up now because of Persona? Odd lol.

I think in terms of chaotic party feel, the game is easy for newcomers to try. But the deep gameplay is hard to master.

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Man I could tell you a long story about that shit lol. But the short version is that I only really got into gaming at the 360 era as that's the first console I bought with my own money, so I've only played XBox and PS games and none of the Nintendo main IPs ever interest me.

To be exact, they never interested me enough to shell out cash for the Wii U

 

[Kurdel]

It's blowing my mind that people can reach adulthood and never played a Nintendo game.

 

[neon_dream]

The characters are fun. Doesn't matter if you've played the games or not. How can you not like a piranha plot hopping around in a pot?

Just have fun with it.

 

[Zephy]

I know who Mario and Zelda and Kirby are

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Are you sure ? :)

Anyway, I haven't played a lot of the Nintendo franchises present in Smash, but I know enough characters to have fun (I'll mostly play Cloud probably), and the rest will allow more variety for my adversaries. It's true that I have little interest or fun playing characters I don't know or have never played a game of their respective franchise. I always get that weird feeling that I'm not supposed to use them (same happens to me with Super Robot Taisen, or any crossover game really). So long as there are enough characters I know, I'm okay though.

 

[banter]

It's blowing my mind that people can reach adulthood and never played a Nintendo game.

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Same here.

80% of the appeal of Smash is the fanservice. So you're probably not going to get much out of it.

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No... this is false.

I wouldn't say that at all. When I was young I was introduced to tons of series via Smash, not the other way around.

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This is why. We'd have gotten Waluigi in there a long time ago if it were about fan service, but the poor guy doesn't have any games where he actually affects the plot.

 

[Zelretch]

The game itself is super fun and it extremely enjoyable to play.

My first smash was brawl and at the time i had only played the pokemon games so those were the only characters i recognized beyond Mario and Zelda characters which i never had played at the time and had a great time playing and discovering all these new (for me) characters that looked super cool.

 

[Sandfox]

Being unfamiliar with the characters of a fighting game when you first jump in normal. A lot of people got their first introduction to characters from Smash.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Are you sure ? :)

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Yeah, that guy on the cover of Breath of the Wild

... =p

Anyway, I haven't played a lot of the Nintendo franchises present in Smash, but I know enough characters to have fun (I'll mostly play Cloud probably), and the rest will allow more variety for my adversaries. It's true that I have little interest or fun playing charavters I don't know or have never played a game of their respective franchise. I always get that weird feeling that I'm not supposed to use them (same happens to me with Super Robot Taisen, or any crossover gale really). So long as there are enough characters I know, I'm okay though.

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I know right? It's a weird feeling, it's not like there's a rule against it but you still wanna use a character that you know especially because it's a fanservicey game, same thing with other crossover games

 

[Village]

It's blowing my mind that people can reach adulthood and never played a Nintendo game.

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Eh depending on when that person was born it ain't really that crazy

 

[Dr. Mario]

One of the review outlets dinged some points from the game for not including much in the way of character background descriptions and.. I kind of agree. It feels petty with 72 fighters and over a 100 stages to complain about something lacking, but if you put this much effort in creating a playable museum of the game industry, you kind of want the information placards next to the fighters you unlock/play with.

 

[Deft Beck]

One of the review outlets dinged some points from the game for not including much in the way of character background descriptions and.. I kind of agree. It feels petty with 72 fighters and over a 100 stages to complain about something lacking, but if you put this much effort in creating a playable museum of the game industry, you kind of want the information placards next to the fighters you unlock/play with.

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It's assumed that people know most of the characters, which is likely for the intended audience.

 

[808s & Villainy]

So like quite a few people I'm actually seriously considering to buy Smash and a Switch when the Persona dlc comes out. But man is it a weird feeling when you don't care about 90% of a fighting game roster. I know who Mario and Zelda and Kirby are, but I've never played a single one of their games and I have no particular feelings towards them.

To me picking a fighting character is 90% feeling and 10% gameplay. I've only ever played one Pokémon game and one fire emblem game lol. So I guess I can start with Pikachu and work my way up to MewTwo while waiting for Joker.

Anyone else in a similar situation? Possibly picking up Smash for the first time despite hardly playing any Nintendo games?

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I don't understand this logic. You're acting like the game is solely about fanservice, and is an otherwise underwhelming fighting game. When you play a new fighting game you don't know ANY of the characters, if it isn't from an established series.

 

[Unknownlight]

One of the review outlets dinged some points from the game for not including much in the way of character background descriptions and.. I kind of agree. It feels petty with 72 fighters and over a 100 stages to complain about something lacking, but if you put this much effort in creating a playable museum of the game industry, you kind of want the information placards next to the fighters you unlock/play with.

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There's some background info about each fighter in the Tips menu.

 

[Skittzo]

There are more Fire Emblem characters than Mario or Zelda characters (maybe not but it feels like it) so you should be good.

 

[Sotha_Sil]

Brawl was the first and only time I've played a Nintendo game for more than an hour or two. I hardly knew any of the cast, and still enjoyed the game greatly. You'll still end up messing around with all them and eventually find a couple ones to specialize in.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

I don't understand this logic. You're acting like the game is solely about fanservice, and is an otherwise underwhelming fighting game. When you play a new fighting game you don't know ANY of the characters, if it isn't from an established series.

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Well put it this way- it's because it's a crossover game that's why I'm even considering it. If it was purely just another fighting game I wouldn't have any interest. From that perspective, it's all about how well you like the character roster.

 

[Big One]

It's generally ok most people that play Smash are in exactly your position, lol. Casual audiences has no clue what the majority of these characters are but they still have a ton of fun.

I mean Marth's inclusion in Melee was so popular it brought Fire Emblem to the West.

 

[Deleted member 9035]

Is there still a way to learn about characters and game series now that trophies are gone?

 

[Unknownlight]

Is there still a way to learn about characters and game series now that trophies are gone?

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There's some background info for each character and stage in the Tips menu.

 

[trugs26]

I never played fire emblem when melee came out but Roy was my main. It just controls very well and it's a great way to get acquainted with franchises you don't know about.

 

[DeuceGamer]

I say go for it because Smash is a great game, but also because you should try some Nintendo games like Zelda BoTW, Mario Odyssey, Bayonetta 1/2, Metroid, etc...

 

[Deleted member 2793]

You'll be fine. I'm basically the opposite, I'm mostly unfamiliar with the third party characters (while a fan of almost everything else in the roster), but they're still well designed and fun to play. Also there's a lot of FE and Pokémon. lol

 

[Rosebud]

Joker got me too OP.

But if you get a Switch for Smash you should try the other franchises, they are great.

 

[Lashley]

No, but this will be my first smash game