Final Fantasy's Cloud Strife is The Next Smash Bros. DLC Fighter
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Fucking Cloud... Really?!?
That is neither Geno nor any character from VI. You know, the actual Nintendo characters.
That is neither Geno nor any character from VI. You know, the actual Nintendo characters.
... You do start to wonder sometimes don't you?
With all these 3rd party characters showing up in Smash Bros...
I mean, Sonic wasn't that weird. (witness Nintendo outright helping fund a Sonic game not too long after),
Snake was a bit bizarre, given very few MGS games have been on Nintendo systems.
But... These days... Ryu? Pac Man, Mega Man...
Still, Final Fantasy was Nintendo exclusive once upon a time... Just... Doesn't make a huge amount of sense to choose the one character in the series that most explicitly represents the end of that era...
Although I guess the fact that the Crystal Chronicles games kept being released suggested the relationship between Square Enix and Nintendo can't have been that terrible...
And really, that's what counts in the end for stuff like this.
Can the companies that own the characters agree to allow this?
The history of the characters does have some effect, no doubt, but that's almost certainly a far bigger factor...
With all these 3rd party characters showing up in Smash Bros...
I mean, Sonic wasn't that weird. (witness Nintendo outright helping fund a Sonic game not too long after),
Snake was a bit bizarre, given very few MGS games have been on Nintendo systems.
But... These days... Ryu? Pac Man, Mega Man...
Still, Final Fantasy was Nintendo exclusive once upon a time... Just... Doesn't make a huge amount of sense to choose the one character in the series that most explicitly represents the end of that era...
Although I guess the fact that the Crystal Chronicles games kept being released suggested the relationship between Square Enix and Nintendo can't have been that terrible...
And really, that's what counts in the end for stuff like this.
Can the companies that own the characters agree to allow this?
The history of the characters does have some effect, no doubt, but that's almost certainly a far bigger factor...
... Huh. Did not know that.Ryallen said:
Though, I can't say I'm all that surprised.
Anyone remember the 'triforce alliance' back in the days of the gamecube?
F-Zero GX is the major result of that. (along with an arcade version of F-Zero)
the 'Triforce', in that (aside from being a zelda reference) refers to it being an alliance between Nintendo, Sega, and Namco
So... They have history.
Come to think of it, back when the N64 was a thing that was still being referred to as 'project reality', there were renders of a silver pacman being used in promotional material...
>_>
And yet, he was on a Nintendo console, kinda... If you count the GBA in 2004 as well as the game he made a "cameo" in, of course...Saltyk said:
OT: So, no Tifa's fist? Oh well...
Other than that, that amiibo figurine's gonna be selling like fucking hot cakes in 2016(?)!
Wait wait wait...who's that other character in photo 5?
Also, cool, no problem here with Cloud making it in.
Also, cool, no problem here with Cloud making it in.
Well...with Final Fantasy Explorers coming in AND having a mechanic where you can play (sort of) as many of the protags from previous FF titles, that explains his inclusion.
Well, they DID confirm DRAGON QUEST 7 coming to the 3DS, so who knows?Andy Shandy said:Just speculation on my part, based on that it would seem slightly strange that Nintendo would have a character in Smash Bros that hasn't been on their console (well besides Theatrhythm). It's by no means confirmed, or even hinted at by Nintendo.Samtemdo8 said:Whoa whoa whoa what this all about Final Fantasy 7 Remake coming to the next Nintendo Console?Andy Shandy said:STILL NOT BAYONETTA
For real, I was not expecting that. FF7R for NX now possibly? And if they make a Cloud Amiibo, Ninty and Squeenix could make a absolute shitton of money.
Not a Final Fantsy fan, at all, but this is still friggin' sweet.
Now to wait for Bayonetta, Rayman, Snake and Adam Jensen.
Sky's the limit now!
Now to wait for Bayonetta, Rayman, Snake and Adam Jensen.
Sky's the limit now!
What? No? Why would Ps1 RPG fans be creaming their pants over a character being introduced into a brawl game on a non-Sony console. I seriously doubt there's much crossover between FF7 fans and smash brothers fans. The style of games are worlds apart.T-Shirt Turtle said:
Also I picture FF7 fans more as shorts wearers.
It kind of makes sense. Ever since FFVII debuted, Cloud has been the man that basically kicked Nintendo's ass.
Now he's here to literally kick Nintendo's ass.
Though if you had asked me, I would have been sure Squeenix would have given them Erdrick instead. Dragon Quest is still great, it could use a big push with the new games coming to America, and Erdrick has NES cred.
Now he's here to literally kick Nintendo's ass.
Though if you had asked me, I would have been sure Squeenix would have given them Erdrick instead. Dragon Quest is still great, it could use a big push with the new games coming to America, and Erdrick has NES cred.
Smash Bros. has DLC now? Too bad, even Nintendo finally caught the downloadable content plague. Looks like this will be the last Smash Bros to have more characters than the previous one, after all it's more profitable to sell people the game and hold off all the interesting new content for DLC. And 6 bucks per character?! That's crazy expensive, if you buy all 5 DLC characters that's half the price of the game!
See, you're looking at this all wrong. Be glad that Cloud made it in.Andy Shandy said:STILL NOT BAYONETTA
Because if someone like Cloud, who has only shown up as a cameo in a Nintendo Handheld game, can make it in, someone like Bayonetta who had a Wii U exclusive game has all the more chance.
You never buy a six pack before? The bundle is always better value than the whole.Drathnoxis said:
Nintendo managed to get Snake and Cloud for Smash, but Sony didn't manage to get even Crash for Playstation Allstars.
Did Sony even try? How did Nintendo even manage to get Cloud in the game, he was on like one or two Nintendo platforms.
That being said, his moves don't really seem to interesting and I was hoping for some less swordmany new character. Someone who is more of a ranged character than melee.
Did Sony even try? How did Nintendo even manage to get Cloud in the game, he was on like one or two Nintendo platforms.
That being said, his moves don't really seem to interesting and I was hoping for some less swordmany new character. Someone who is more of a ranged character than melee.
Megaman didn't really weird. After all most Megaman games are on a Nintendo platform and mostly exclusives. Pretty much everyone I know equates Megaman with Nintendo games, especailly the regular Megaman and not X.CrystalShadow said:
Most fighting game characters cost $5-$10 post release. This isn't new. Not to mention that they're more than likely bundling him with his stage, mii costumes, and exclusive FF Smash remix music. And the obvious part, it's all optional.Nazulu said:
Cool your jets friend, Nintendo is very lenient when it comes to DLC.
OT:
This is cool news. Simply based on the fact that Sakurai himself has officially broke the required entry for Smash. Meaning that simply being on affiliated with Nintendo isn't the pre requisites, being icon to gaming now counts.
The sky is the limit and I can't wait for the ballot reveal December... that being said think about it, Smash 5 is going to have a weeeeird cast. >.>
*AHEM*chysamere said:
Dress-wearing fan of both here, thank you very much >:c
Besides, many people play different game genres depending on their mood. Maybe they switch on smash for some quick-paced multiplayer fun, while they switch on FF7 because they want to be immersed in a massive, complex world with a story that could be considered an actual Epic? Not everyone confines themselves to a single system and/or genre, and such people love stuff like this.