Voor wrote:I have this same reaction—sometimes lots of fun, sometimes kind of boring. Probably depends who you’re playing against and their skill level.
I’m most familiar with the 64 version and spent some time playing Melee. Never played Brawl, so I’m thinking of picking up Brawl for the kids. Random question: how playable is Brawl with the Wiimote held sideways like an NES controller? My kids aren’t fond of other Wii control schemes.
Another question: are online matches available on the 3DS version? I’ve been considering a 2DSxl...
Pretty bad and clunky.
Brawl is best played with a GameCube controller or Classic Controller if you don't have the first option, I'd definitely go GameCube controller if you got a 1st gen Wii (which have GameCube ports). Wiimote sideways is about the worst way to play Smash, it's really terrible.
And am not a GameCube controller fanboy, Smash 4 on Wii U works pretty well with the Wii U Gamepad or the Wii U Pro Controller. It's just that the Wiimote sideways feels really bad on Smash, Wiimote + Nunchuk is better, but not really good either. You can get used to it, like you can get used to bad controls in some games, but it'll never feel optimal.
EDIT: I got that wiki page showing the controls if you want an idea.
https://www.ssbwiki.com/Wii_RemoteAnd pictures that show the default control schemes.
Wii Remote only:
https://www.ssbwiki.com/File:DefaultWiiRemote.jpgYou have to double tap on the D-Pad to perform a lot of actions, and even some basic actions like Smashing need you to press two buttons. Up-tilts are very hard to achieve, cause contrarily to other control schemes that allow you to customise and disable jumps on the up button (also called "Tap Jump"), you HAVE to jump using up, so instead of attacking upwards, you'll jump by accident. The lack of buttons makes it cumbersome to play, and the D-Pad is too stiff and small for fighting games such as these.
Wii Remote + Nunchuk:
https://www.ssbwiki.com/images/f/fb/DefaultNunchuk.jpgLooks better (and actually is), but now we have the issue of button placements, cause since 1 & 2 are all the way down the controller, instead you have to use the Nunchuk's triggers, which leaves you with one main button (A), and three triggers (C / Z / B). You jump with a trigger by default (C), and several key commands are on the D-Pad, which are difficult to access if you wanna follow up with a normal attack (A). So even if you optimise it, you'll have main actions stuck on triggers regardless. It's workable, but far from ideal.
Smash just works better with normal controllers:
https://www.ssbwiki.com/File:DefaultGameCube.jpghttps://www.ssbwiki.com/images/7/7f/DefaultClassic.jpg3DS online matches are available.
, They revealed Ken and Incenroar as the final 2 characters of the roster while also teasing the story mode of the game:World Of Light and it is somewhat on track similarly to SSB Brawl's Subspace Emissary but the thing that has people roaring with laugher and disbelief? Piranha Plant, One of Mario's most iconic characters...is a free bonus fighter (or later paid dlc) as the overall 76th character in game.
