LogFAQs > #932098769

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WShCN-AYHqA

2018
Switch

I like the actual fighting in Smash, but thats not really why I come to these games. I mean, kicking people with Kirbys foot is fun but is almost separate to the core appeal of Smash Brothers.

Smash Brothers Ultimate has gone so far into the content side that its a straight up celebration of video games at this point. Its not celebrating *all* video games because it very much sticks to mascot type characters and content thats mostly suited for all ages, but its the closest thing youll find in video game form.

This is the most complete single game that you can show to a person who just wants to know what video games are. That celebration, that curation, is what makes this collection great. Ultimate specifically has a single player mode (World of Light) that strengthens this museum-like quality. This game really is a virtual tour of video games packed with hundreds of characters and thousands of songs and the most careful attention to detail possible. Even the third party characters are treated with surgical care, protecting their moves and simulating the feeling of playing their games.

Sometimes you just want to see through the looking glass at all the things that make games great. I think I like seeing this games trailers and presentations more than picking up the controller. The 2 or 3 characters that get added to the game every year is an internet event and while that fandom can get more than a little weird, the Smash creators worship at the altar of video games is such a reverent way that I look forward to it anyway.

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