There's not a single indie game that deserves a character in Smash in my opinion. Having an assist trophy is already big enough.
I agree. There are epic icons of the '80s like Alis Landale and many others that aren't in. It would be insulting to throw some modern indie game character in there instead.
Quote and Curly Brace from Cave Story would fit in nicely, I think.
I wanted it to be Shovel Knight or Shantae. Shovel Knight was a massive success on Nintendo systems when it came out and IMO I view it to be a sort of a symbolic representation of Nintendo's welcoming of Indies during the Wii U flop days. I also wanted Shantae since that indie's been on Nintendo systems since the Gameboy Color, which really can't be said for any other prominent(ish) indie on Nintendo systems.
Both those choices didn't make the cut. In my eyes that means that Nintendo isn't really too bothered with having an "indie rep" in Smash Ultimate. There's literally none that are more worthy than Shovel Knight or Shantae, impact wise. Hollow Knight is phenomenal but there isn't a solid prior relationship with Nintendo like Wayforward or Yacht Club Games have with Nintendo. It was just a really great indie that was announced for switch and took a long-ass time to get there.
Idk. I love me some Hollow Knight but I'd get crabby if I find out that Hollow Knight gets in when Shovel Knight or Shantae are still on the sidelines. The indie rep from smash should represent Nintendo's efforts in the indie space in particular, as well as the indie rep having their game on the Switch system. With those in mind, idk of any more worthy than those already included.
I feel people are looking way too deep in Base Game Spirits and Assist Trophy selections as not being worthy for playable status when Ultimate was a game that was absolutely not focused on it's newcomers that much.Shoulda been Shovel Knight. Such a great, quality game that taps into the original Nintendo aesthetic and improves upon it.
I doubt if Cuphead counts since the studio is owned by Microsoft I think, but Cuphead with Mugman as an alt would be just the best.
Quote and Curly Brace from Cave Story would fit in nicely, I think.
Quote is like the original Nintendo Indie character. Cave Story was an indie darling on the Wii before it was cool to be an indie game on a Nintendo console.
There's not a single indie game that deserves a character in Smash in my opinion. Having an assist trophy is already big enough.
I agree. There are epic icons of the '80s like Alis Landale and many others that aren't in. It would be insulting to throw some modern indie game character in there instead.
That would be awesome.Alis is great but I want Myau. Myau even has an obvious ultimate smash form!
Yeah keep those filthy indie characters out of my Smash, lol. Are you serious?There's not a single indie game that deserves a character in Smash in my opinion. Having an assist trophy is already big enough.
I mean... his cart had a switch on the back of it in case it didn't work ...Obviously yes, but I don't really know if I'd count him as an indie, even if most of the big games back then we're technically indie.