Category: Daily Rant

Day 269: Super Smash Bros Ultimate: Initial Thoughts

It’s not exactly a secret that I, and most people in the world, absolutely adore the Smash Bros series. Naturally, everyone was excited when Smash Ultimate was announced. I mean, come on: a Smash Bros game featuring seventy-four characters + six DLC characters (one of which is mother fucking Joker from Persona 5!!), a hundred or so…

December 8, 2018
Day 268: Countdown to Ultimate Finale: Project M

Bet ya didn’t see that one coming. Since I haven’t had a chance to play Ultimate enough to give it a clear rating (but that should change by tomorrow, don’t you worry), I figured I’d take another day to talk about one of the most well known Smash Bros games out there. One that wasn’t…

December 7, 2018
Day 267: Countdown to Ultimate: Wii U

One day away. Tomorrow, Smash Bros Ultimate drops on the Nintendo Switch. I’m excited, you’re excited, my dogs are excited (though I think that that’s just their default state at this point) everyone is excited! And I’m just as excited to revisit the last game in our little retrospective, as well as my favorite Smash…

December 6, 2018
Day 266: Countdown to Ultimate: 3DS

For the first portable Smash game, this one is really solid. Granted, it’s practically impossible to make a bad game out of the Smash Bros framework, but it’s an impressive game nonetheless. I have fond memories of this one. It dropped early during my time in high school, and quickly became a staple at our…

December 5, 2018
Day 265: Countdown to Ultimate: Brawl

And now, after the most popular game in the series, comes the one that most people really don’t like: Brawl. So, after revisiting it for this post, is all the hate it’s garnered well placed? Well… yes and no. Mostly no, but that yes certainly can’t be denied. See, there are plenty of things in…

December 4, 2018