I'm going to be straight up with you all here - this is the best game I've ever played. That's right, a fan-made update for a fan-made mod of a game is the best thing I've ever played. I can't be objective about this at all, it's very much about my personal enjoyment of it, so warning there for people who aren't into that kind of review. This game showcases the absolute best of Super Smash Bros. - the balance of Ultimate combined with the depth and techskill of Melee. Every character feels like it's own videogame or puzzle to unlock and it's so fun cracking each character's code. Squirtle feels like it's own videogame, as does Lucas, as does Mewtwo, and as does the new character added to P+, Knuckles. The more you play the game the more you understand the love and the care that has gone into each individual character here to make them as true to their original source material as possible while also making them fun to play as, which is something that I feel like the main-series smash games can occasionally stumble on. For example, I main Ness in every smash game, and playing as him here I notice characteristics from 64, Melee, and Brawl all rolled into one character while simultaneously making him fun to play as, and fun to play against. The balance here is amazing. The game is very very fun. 10/10 please at least try it.

Reviewed on Jan 18, 2023


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