side and down special basically being the same move is very egregious but i wouldn't blame that on "ball move" i just think sakurai was fucking stupid

the criticism is valid not because the existence of his ball moves are stupid, but because smash doesn't animate them any differently making it hard to tell them apart

but the simplified "too many ball moves" got rid of his dash attack which was one of the few actual sonic references in smash

as someone who likes the first movie but recognises its flaws, i'm getting the hunch this one's not gonna lean into what worked about the first movie, and instead just be more of the same. was hoping they'd do something special considering its mario galaxy, but oh well

"actually you CAN go fast if you learn the level design" and its the most obtuse level design ever lmaoooo

"sonic cd's level design isn't bad, you just have to learn it" you can learn to acquire the taste of shit in your burger but that doesn't change the fact you much rather have a good burger

sakurai blatantly pulled a parasocial trick frame one of the direct by heavily implying he added top ride as a response to the fan backlash of it not being in the previous direct, which is borderline impossible in 3 months without pre-planning

and nobody bats an eye

no it's not?? you can't compare a real-life, competitive sport with money on the line, to a for-fun kart racer party game, they're completely different sensibilities.

yeah city trial has alot of different conditions to vary up every session, but new fields would be VERY appreciated.