Daystar Clarion said:
Making the other 99% of the game irrelevant because the 1% beats everything else is just ridiculous.
Fuckin' A right.
Smash Bros Melee was a turning point in my gaming experience.
It clearly defined the difference between playing to Win, and playing for fun.
And it thoroughly ruined competitive gaming for me for the rest of my life.
I saw friends turn into total monsters because of that E-Sport mentality, and this is when it was still in its infancy.
It (along with Armored Core 2 & 3) also introduced me to the concept of the Metagame, and the difference between a static metagame, and a dynamic metagame.
Man. How I sometimes wished that I didn't know what I do about Smash Bros. Took most of the fun of playing right out. :\