LogFAQs > #910431620

ZeldaTPLink posted...

The last match is interesting because Ness is like the opposite of cool. I've read a theory the reason EB never sold as much in the west is because the character design and the ads were pretty lame-looking.

People who actually played respect it for the hilarious and creative game it is. But people who see Ness for the first time are not impressed.

So if gameFAQs growing up applies to Shadow, it may apply to Ness in the opposite way.

Xeybozn posted...

I think Shadow might hold up better than most of the other edgy characters just because everyone thinks he's such a joke. I could see him getting a decent amount of "ironic" support for that. Where most edgy characters just become boring once you get older, Shadow is unintentionally hilarious.

I agree with both of these. However, Ness always has Smash to fall back on while Shadow doesn't have much of anything. He's still in games but does anyone care if he's in like, Sonic Forces? Ironic appreciation only takes you so far.
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Black Turtle did a pretty good job.