This game is bursting with charm and promise. The essence of Smash Bros. is already all there, waiting to be polished and refined years later. Playing this game just makes one happy, you know? Just pick a character, pick a stage, and slap Mario and Pikachu around with a laser sword on Hyrule Castle, as Samus is coming at you with a Hammer. Pure bliss.
I will say that I have a major gripe with this game though, which also permeates Melee: both games forgo any kind of input buffer, rendering them clunky to play. It feels awful, like the game is eating your inputs and not being responsive at all. You essentially have to time all your button presses perfectly if you want to have the best time with this game and frankly, I don't think it's worth the effort. It's baffling too considering some older games have input buffer, no idea why they didn't bother with it for this one and Melee. In that regard, Brawl already feels better to play than both despite having worse gameplay.
All in all, if you want to experience a fun throwback where Smash was more of a concept than the giant hallmark name than it is nowadays, I highly suggest you give this game a try!
I will say that I have a major gripe with this game though, which also permeates Melee: both games forgo any kind of input buffer, rendering them clunky to play. It feels awful, like the game is eating your inputs and not being responsive at all. You essentially have to time all your button presses perfectly if you want to have the best time with this game and frankly, I don't think it's worth the effort. It's baffling too considering some older games have input buffer, no idea why they didn't bother with it for this one and Melee. In that regard, Brawl already feels better to play than both despite having worse gameplay.
All in all, if you want to experience a fun throwback where Smash was more of a concept than the giant hallmark name than it is nowadays, I highly suggest you give this game a try!