Nightmare
06-14-2015, 11:43 PM
We'll save the comments about the competitors for later, but want to post about the finals:
1. Why no classic games in the main competition? I guess marketing reasons, as they want to market the Wii U for sales as well as DLC. I would've felt more respected if they did at least one classic game.
2. Numbers probably had the best overall profile. He could play classics, he can play Smash, he practiced SMB Speed Runs. He deserved to win. His SMB 1 was fucking sweet, Andrew Gardikis and I were talking about it, we both are super impressed by that part.
3. Team games: Really, really, REALLY need to go. This sets a dangerous precedent validating the teamplay mechanic in modern gaming and is really a bad idea. Classic gaming is about striving to be the best you can be, getting the best time, getting the best achievement. This was a big no-no, supports all the team and clan activity (ugh), promotes cyber-bullying, among other things. This has no place in the competition.
4. Cosmo was not smart by not even picking up NSMB. This was a "staple" game among new games and should've been addressed in the preparation at least in some degree. This cost him (as well as not being able to play SMB 1, lucky he didn't get Zelda or Super Metroid either)
5. I suck at Smash. As good as I am overall, I'd agree I'd have no shot if I made it that far. I would've done -10 against that level of competition. Everybody looked like they looked a bit at Pro Smash.
-James
1. Why no classic games in the main competition? I guess marketing reasons, as they want to market the Wii U for sales as well as DLC. I would've felt more respected if they did at least one classic game.
2. Numbers probably had the best overall profile. He could play classics, he can play Smash, he practiced SMB Speed Runs. He deserved to win. His SMB 1 was fucking sweet, Andrew Gardikis and I were talking about it, we both are super impressed by that part.
3. Team games: Really, really, REALLY need to go. This sets a dangerous precedent validating the teamplay mechanic in modern gaming and is really a bad idea. Classic gaming is about striving to be the best you can be, getting the best time, getting the best achievement. This was a big no-no, supports all the team and clan activity (ugh), promotes cyber-bullying, among other things. This has no place in the competition.
4. Cosmo was not smart by not even picking up NSMB. This was a "staple" game among new games and should've been addressed in the preparation at least in some degree. This cost him (as well as not being able to play SMB 1, lucky he didn't get Zelda or Super Metroid either)
5. I suck at Smash. As good as I am overall, I'd agree I'd have no shot if I made it that far. I would've done -10 against that level of competition. Everybody looked like they looked a bit at Pro Smash.
-James