Been playing it a bit, and it's been a mix of amazing and annoying.
The graphics are stunning. Far and away the best looking game on the 3DS (well, maybe second to Kingdom Hearts DDD). The small screen doesn't bother me at all, and I'm playing on an OG 3DS. Things only get tiny when there are 4 players going at it, and even then, that's really a problem that Smash has ALWAYS had.
The gameplay... well, it's Smash, and definitely a nice version of it. Definitely faster than Brawl, although KOs seem to be a bit harder to pull off. The playable vets are all immediately familiar (and I keep getting myself killed with Pikachu's recovery... which is par for the course, for me). Megaman seems a bit strange to me. I'll probably have to get used to him a bit. Villager is interesting, although I'm starting to get how he works. Incidentally:
TizzytheTormentor said:
For some reason, I can't fathom how the hell you can play Villager effectively, although I didn't try him out that much (his left/right B move almost got me killed a good few times)
The trick with his side specials is that you don't HAVE to ride the Gyroid. What you do is launch him, and the either jump in the air and do his slingshot move if your opponent jumps over it, or rush in and grab him if he shields. You basically use it to set up OTHER ways to damage your opponent. Or, if you get knocked off the stage, it makes for a very effective horizontal recovery if you don't want to use his balloons.
Really, my only annoyances with the demo is coming from the fact that, well, you can't change ANYTHING. The default controls are annoying, and the circle pad isn't very good for jumping (can't wait until I can turn that off). Playing the same stage over and over gets boring (I never liked Battlefield). And I really wish I could turn off items (I got so used to playing competitively that playing with items is actually getting on my nerves). Also, time instead of stock. Damn.
So really, anything that I find wrong with this version so far pretty much all boils down to the fact that I'm playing a demo. The full version will likely keep me entertained for a good long while.