Was Brawl REALLY The WORST Smash Game?
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Was Brawl Really that bad?
Was Super Smash Bros. Brawl really that bad? We explore what made Brawl unique, why it received criticism, and whether it deserves the mixed reputation it holds today.
📜 *Overview and Launch**: Released in 2008 for the Nintendo Wii, *Super Smash Bros. Brawl was one of the most anticipated games of its time. It followed the massive success of Melee and introduced several new features that both thrilled and disappointed fans.
🌟 **New Features**:
- **Subspace Emissary**: Brawl introduced a full-fledged story mode called Subspace Emissary, offering a cinematic experience with crossover battles and an expansive plot. While praised for its ambition, some felt it lacked the depth and polish expected from a core Smash Bros. experience.
- **Character Roster**: The game expanded the roster to include new and unexpected fighters like Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog, appealing to a broader audience but also sparking debates over character balancing.
- **Final Smash**: The addition of the Final Smash mechanic brought a new layer of chaos to battles, which some players found exciting, while others saw it as disruptive to the competitive scene.
🌟 **Criticisms**:
- **Slower Gameplay**: One of the most significant criticisms was the slower, floatier gameplay compared to *Melee*. This change made Brawl feel less intense and less suited for competitive play, alienating some of the series' most dedicated fans.
- **Tripping Mechanic**: The random tripping mechanic was another controversial addition, often cited as one of the most frustrating aspects of the game. It added an unpredictable element that many players found infuriating, particularly in serious matches.
- **Balance Issues**: Brawl's character balance also came under fire, with some characters like Meta Knight being considered overpowered, leading to an uneven playing field.
🌟 **Community Reaction**:
- **Competitive Scene**: Despite the criticisms, Brawl still fostered a strong competitive scene, though it never reached the heights of *Melee*. Many tournaments were held, but the game's perceived shortcomings led some players to stick with its predecessor or move on to future installments.
- **Modding and Legacy**: The Brawl community responded to its flaws by creating mods like Project M, which aimed to "fix" the game by speeding up gameplay and removing unpopular mechanics. This mod became a beloved alternative for players seeking a more competitive experience.
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Brawl was my favourite game in the series the story mode was great!
You’re gonna like this video then :)
@@StrawHatMidasI know I do, don’t listen to doggifu and the rest of the people who just want us to criticize a Super Smash Bros. game including his fans who have to find things to complain about to jump on the bandwagon that Brawl is overrated (I guess he has valid points for Super Smash Bros. 4, but while technically the weakest of Super Smash Bros. games, it’s still solid which just goes to show the amazing standards of the series especially with the 2000s games as the 2000s was one hell of a time to be a fan of gaming), listen to what the positive reviewers including Arlo and AntDude have to say instead.
Bruvvvvvvvvvvvv I agree!!!!!!
story mode only
@@kieranstark7213smash 3ds is not the weakest, 64 is
"and it often feels like it's the most forgotten in the smash series"
*Laughs in Smash for Wii U/3DS*
I still play Smash 3ds til this day
@@edwardsaldana2534 i do too, it's a good game.
@@TheJaxJams it’s not forgettable
Two games that I love dearly lol :D
@@edwardsaldana2534 I agree, just compared to games like melee or ultimate, they are definitely talked about less. especially Smash for the 3DS, which is unfortunate because i love that game.
For the last time Metaknight wasn't banned
Correct at big tournaments he was but at locals he was around me at least :D
@@kenonerboy wierdly
Subspace Emissary was amazing. The best piece of single-player(or occasionally two player lol) content to come from any Smash Bros game. And because of it, Samus and Pikachu are now canonically friends
The Samus and Pikachu bond is heartwarming :D
World of Light sucks.
Nintendo seems to have forgotten all about R.O.B. now a days. It needs to come back! 🤖
Bring back my BOY!
Nintendo is the best Triple AAA video game devs in the world!
I can’t disagree :D
Oh my god, someone from Super Mario World Central (I can’t wait to work for it in the future whether it be part-time or an eventual Frigid Fire subsidiary, which isn’t a way to monopolize, just for me to see what I can do with my future company, but if buying a company sounds too harsh like what mass corporations would do, maybe I could just work partially for my own future animation studio Frigid Fire and sometimes with you guys at SMWC!).
The only things that i don't like about this game are the graphics, break the targets being the same for every character and my boy Roy being cut.
The Subspace Emissary is the best one-player mode in all of Smash, but aside from that, I just don't like Brawl no matter how hard I try. Compared to Melee, it's too slow, not as technical, the tripping mechanic is awful, & I hate that the Final Smashes vary so wildly in effectiveness. It's not an awful game, just a swing & a miss for me.
I get that opinion, the game is not for everyone but i love that they improved on the single player content in this game :D
@@StrawHatMidas I have one other nice thing to say about Brawl. It has the best box art in the series as well. LOL.
Makes me wish 64 and Melee gave us a storymode
Smash for 3ds specifically is the most forgotten one since everyone talks about the Wii U version
Tbf they're 95% the same game
I'm fucking tired of videos saying Brawl is the worst Smash game, Brawl is amazing, all the others have issues I think are worse than brawl.
The worst one in terms of content is the Smash Bros for N64
The worst one in terms of gameplay polish is Smash Melee
The worst one in terms of creativity and UI design is Smash 3DS/Wii U
Brawl is great! That’s why I used quotes :D it has so much single player content idk why people hate (besides tripping lol)
what about ultimate
@@TennisbaII I dunno, Ultimate is so much complete, maybe the worst in terms of side modes like Classic, All-Star & others? Do you have another category that Ultimate is the worst game?
Cant say none if u only played brawl melee and n64 are far superior
Don’t treat 3ds like Mario’s 3ds outings
These days, when ever I ever go back to super smash bros brawl, I usually go into special brawl and turn gravity on light and speed on fast that way I could try to copy the speed of ultimate and melee
That’s a great idea, I’m gonna have to give that a try :D
Brawl and Mario Kart Wii are two of the best multiplayer games Nintendo has ever made. I think of them as being companion games to one another, especially since they came out within a month of each other in North America. Tons of characters, loads of content, a thriving modding community for both games, there's just so much to unpack with these two games.
They have been kept alive by the community and i love that :D
Here's a video idea that might be popular: The "Worst" Donkey Kong Country Game, Donkey Kong Country 3 for the SNES.
You need to make a is smash 4 (3ds) really that bad? Because I loved smash 3ds to death, Wii U was good enough
I absolutely will, Smash is my favorite series in all of gaming so i will make videos about it for sure :D
Meta Knight wasnt even the worst character to fight in competitions. Anyone back then could tell you Ice Climbers by far surpassed how unfun MK was to fight in game. That stupid chain grab
Well I prefer Brawl over melee any day since I Mained Yoshi
smash 4 is the worst. easily lol
3ds version worst, heck no 😡
@@edwardsaldana2534 didnt even think about that one lol it was cool man!! portable too cmon
Fr. Bayonetta should have never been a character
The problem with this version of Smash is that it's slow & takes forever to play thru even for even one character.
Pacing was so much better on Melee and NGC-version was a lot more instantly rewarding experience.
Also, now that N64 -version is upgraded, that's also better.
Wii -version is still must have, though.
But 3DS -version was worst version of Smash.
Watching this made me realize I would have loved this game if I got it on release. I definitely would have liked Subspace and the level maker. I played a ton of the single player modes in melee when I was younger and it seems like Brawl would have been a great sequel in that regard. You are right that they did a good job of bringing the characters to life between final smashes and Subspace. I did enjoy fighting Rayquaza especially since it was the first time I saw Pokemon in 3D. Before watching I viewed brawl as a worse melee but my view of melee now is more competitive. Thanks for the perspective!
I’m sure you would have brother, it felt like a great package all in all and I know you would enjoy it even to this day
It’s my second favorite behind Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. I also love SSB3DS and Melee. I'm not a fan of SSBWiiU.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl was the very first Smash game I played when I was a kid and I had a really great time playing this game with my cousins back in the day. To me this game holds a special place in my heart and is a memorable gem I have ever experienced, and without a doubt has the best story mode a Smash game could ever have.
This was my favorite smash Bros game. story mode was very good very good so how really bad?
It is just looked at as the "worst". I love this game personally :D
How is smash 3ds the worst?!
I think melee is the worst one, even in gameplay.
And both version of smash 4 is criminally underrated.
I never played melee but I think it’s a bit overrated and 3ds is on my top 3 smash games
Subspace felt like it was a different game sometimes ,i wish they make something similar to that again even though i like world of light its not the same
the ditch of the unique combat is insane
You forgot to mention with the stickers that in the subspace emissary you can put the stickers on a canvas for the fighter of your choice and it will give the fighter buffs in attack and defense among other things.
Anyways excellent video and yeah I can't stand it when people hate on brawl because well it's not my favorite game as my favorite is ultimate and I have completely found that every smash Bros game is better than the one that came out before it, bro I think is excellent. I also liked that it was more playable for more people. Back when melee was the newest game it was hard for me to find that many people to play it with because so many of them didn't like how incredibly fast Pace it was compared to the original on n64. Not to mention when bra was the newest game there was online play so I could do that too although a lot of the people were really dumb and wasted time and did stupid things in battle instead of actually playing except if I actually found some friends on MySpace to play battles with and we were more serious at that point. The one thing that sucks with the online play was how often it lagged though.
When it comes to masterpieces, I think I understand why you liked it so much but I grew up in the 90s and had already played a lot of the games that were on masterpieces so when I played them for like 30 seconds to 2 minutes or whatever the limited time was it was disappointing to me. Quite honestly what they should have done was allow you to play an entire level of the game so you can really try it out because when you're giving 30 seconds that's just barely anything.
Add one comment with this game think less amount cut for smash 6. Like think 2 Pokémon and some fire emblem. Then bad guys here and there. Plus one thing I Kidd in the changeable fight. Like zeld and shiek, Sam and zero Sam, plus few other like Pokémon form Wii U but came back to switch, which is only one left for this type of fighter. Funny sound like something for, Disney. Hint the: talk to talk character: li,r the trash can family and muppets. Ya I’m old why I’m so smart.
Now for my Cuts:
Sheik
Dr Mario
Pichu (Absolutely)
Young Link (Because Sakurai)
Zero Suit Samus (Merge her with Samus)
Snake
I…..ke?
Lucas
Lucario (For Garchomp
Toon Link (For Toy Link)
Wolf
Wii Fit Trainer
Rosalina & Luma
Palutina
Dark Pit
Chrom (Make him a swap with Robin)
Lucina
Corrin
Richter
Ken
Inceniaroar
Piranha Plant
Joker (For Persona 3 Reload)
Banjo
Min Min (Arms 2 might not be a thing)
Sephiroth
Pyra & Mythra
Sora (Sadly)
Alternating Pick (One has to go and the other says)
JigglyPuff or Pokemon Trainer
Robin or Byleth
Ridley or Dark Samus
The Roaster is the most Balanced (Rep Wise), most Sense, and the best SSB history. With the only Tumors (to me) being Jigglypuff & Wolf.
Jiggly: Replacement is Absol
Wolf: Replacement is Krystal or Issac or Starfy or Lip or Something Else or The Sandbag
There’s no such this as a bad smash game brawl is my favorite
I love brawl, it’s the “worst” game because it changed so much and was a big change from the previous titles :D
@StrawHatMidas that don't make it the worst game the game is better then ultimate story mode which is one of the biggest parts for alot of people like me outta anyway n64 version would be the worst it dont have none on it but classic mode
Melee had the best gameplay
Brawl had the best content (subspace)
This is the right answer :D
What a click bait, no one plays smash 4 or even the original it's mad stupid saying brawl is a worst game than smash 64, so stupid
I used worst in quotes because this game is looked at by a lot of people as the worst because of various changes they made from melee to this title :D
I still play 3ds till this day
Hey, what did you just say about smash 64
What do you mean bro, Brawl's the best
Storymode and the graphic have a dark atmosphere
It stabds out, Nintendo games are usually bright and colorful so having brawl with the darker color tone and lighting makes it stand out.
Oh and subspace emissary do I need to say more? And while it does have it's issues literally every game in the world has issues.
Overall Brawl will always be my favorite smash bros no matter how much content ultimate gets
I love brawl, it had some bad mechanics but it had SO much single player content that it’s hard to say that this game is bad. I think it’s great
@@StrawHatMidasBad Mechanics? Smash 4 had bad mechanicals, specially rage.
My biggest dream is for HAL Labratory to create super smash again, like a Melee follow-up. The dark, electronic esthetic in that game was so powerful, the music and the overall gameplay amd design was a 10/10 for me, brawl did not give me that feeling what so ever.
We can dream lol, Hal had a solid run, i like Bandai Namco but HAL was great.
No no no no. That title goes to Smash 4. It lacked a lot of things that all the smash games combined had. Especially a campaign.
Smash 4 campaign was straight up doo doo :D
@@StrawHatMidas Smash 4 had no campaign. Just classic mode.
Smash 3ds bad ,heck no 😡
@@wlliamson53and smash run,ridicule me
Top melee players actually like brawl m2k and idbw had alot of fun playing subspace
7:55 okay this is just wrong
Brawl>SM4SH>Melee>64>Ultimate (ultimate was the worst error from Nintendo)
Fckn casuals I get it you like trophys and items but there is no denying it brawl is the worst smash game competetivly
I prefer Melee for gameplay, but i like brawl for single player content :D
And I love 3ds for first portable smash game
Smash brawl is the worst fighting game, period
@@Tryhard-Xmd competetively, yes but there is no denying that its funny to revisit it once in like 6 month with friends still there is no world where I would take this game competetively
Great vid dude! +1 subscriber, your channel is SUPER underrated!
Good vid sorry to be that nerd but mk was not banned from most tournaments he was actually never officially banned.
Dang, I must have been playing in a weird place then because he was banned in like every tournament I played in/ went too
@@StrawHatMidasThe reason why It didn't happen is because japanese players went to USA and destroyed many Meta Knights (Including M2K) and showed them that they're just whiny crybabies.
@@nomado.3855I love that Japanese/Asian tournament scenes have different meta. Yugioh is the same way to the point they have different ban lists as well.
I'm sorry but I'm going to have to agree with whoever posted this super smash Brothers brawl was the worst the only good thing to come out that game was the subspace emissary and this is why bra was bad
1. The gameplay was slower
2. There was tripping
3. They changed the moves around
4. The characters felt way too heavy
5. He tried to make it look too realistic super smash Brothers is supposed to look cartoon not realistic
6. Zero suit Samus does not count as her own character if you have to take the armor off during gameplay that's stupid
I was with you until you called combos and wave-dashing exploits 💀
That’s fair, initially wave dashing was not an intended but it has become such a staple that it is now just part of the game :D
wave-dashing is actually an exploit though.
The subspace makes it the best game in the series without a question
No. The worst was smash for wii u and 3ds. The game didn't even have its own name only have "For wii u and 3ds".
That’s fair lol, I used worst in quotes because this game is looked at by a lot of people as the worst because of various changes they made from melee to this title :D
Another thing I hated is how they didn't added a story mode (all because of those stupid leakers). The Smash Run mode was great, but I don't understand why it is exclusive to the 3DS version. It's is 10x better than Smash Tour.
Smash Bros Brawl was the first in the series i tried, but in general the series never clicked with me. I just never really liked it even though its a really cool concept. Fighters just aren't for me 🤷♂️
I grew up with Smash 4, but I would’ve loved this game more honestly…
Brawl is great and had loads of awesome stuff
Smash 4 is overhated, I loved the 3ds version
@@edwardsaldana2534 I like Smash 4! I just thought it’s a small downgrade because of Subspace Emissary alone. TwT
@@MadeInBenninc. I think you should say that to ultimates world of light
@@edwardsaldana2534 Yeah that too. ;-;
Brawl is my favorite in the entire series idc if others hate it
it always will be my favorite entry for sure
That is valid, I love all the single player content they added, I have 100’s of hours in this game :D
Project m is just filled with distain and resentment from the melee community! Project m is just pretentious wish fulfillment!
I have Brawl, but whenever I try to play it on my Wii Mini, I get the "The Game Disc cannot be read" message before/after a match.
That is weird... I have never had that issue, have you tried it on another console to test if its the disc?
I don't have a Wii U sadly
No of course Brawl isn’t the worst smash game,most people who think brawl is bad are smelly ass melee players who are angry that you can’t do 900 frame perfect combos into the most complex hand breaking tech just to do 14% damage
Smash 3ds is goat
The best one. It's been 17 or 16 years it's time to face facts.
Brawl is the goat because of subspace emisary
W video man u on the comeup, new sub earned❤
I like the Subspace mode.
It’s one of my favorite games ever! Especially Subspace Emissary, which was MUCH more enjoyable than World of Garbage!
Even smash run is better than world of light
Getting the plague would be better than the world of light :D
Honestly in terms of general content, I think Brawl is the best and overall 2nd best smash game next to Ultimate. I’m glad to see that this game has finally been receiving the love it was denied.
It sucks to see smash 3ds to be a laughingstock nowadays😡
@@edwardsaldana2534 Smash for 3DS is quite a stellar game and deserves any flowers it can get. Unfortunately, it is forced to omit the heart and soul of Smash due to its position on a handheld, the couch co-op. As we move more towards online gaming there’s less of a genuine focus on local play but a Smash game without local play almost feels a bit empty (don’t take this as hate btw I love Smash for 3DS)
@@dey6942 I mean most 1st party 3ds games like Mario and Pokémon games are overhated and seeing smash 4 get the same amount of hate is just toxic at this point
@@edwardsaldana2534 Mario Kart 7 comes to mind. It's solid game and it still gets hate
Smash bros brawl is my favorite one because I spent much much time with my best freind on this game.
Yeah i did have my melee, but now i feel left out, i never had kirby airride, only mario sunshine
ok yeah tbh i was a little sad not seeing roy in brawl, but that was just lil kid me realizing the cool looking character was actually kinda dookie so i switched to yoshi 🤣argueably isnt any better
Yeah Roy was broken in brawl he had a lot of problems, Yoshi too in most games lol. I played luigi in melee and brawl a lot so i feel your pain. :D
Saying Brawl often feels like the most forgotten entry in the smash series thus far is an incredibly bad take.
Its modding scene is still going at it after all these years.
P+, Smash Remix, and even Brawl Minus just got an update recently.
People love this game for It's single player content alone.
Imo you should've phrased that differently.
Awesome video though regardless.
This is fair, smash 4 is forgotten so much so I forgot to think about it lol. PM is a masterpiece :D
Brawl was the basis of PM.
By public maybe me nooo. I think different to much. Like I lime brawl more the melees. But can agree most better then Wii U one. Guess time for ranking
1. Switch
2. Wii
3. Wii U
4. Gamecube
5. N64
My dash game rank. Ok not lot better then Wii U. But ones under and above is by just very tiny bit. Like 85% better or 70% less under.
I like smash 4 but it's the most forgettable game in the series and yeah brawl is better
Best smash bros game for me
I also love it :D
Smash 3ds is
No it's not.
Explain
@@thewanderingchelmet I don't feel like I have to but I guess I'll do it anyway. It's the first Super Smash Bros game I've ever played it expands further on Melee, it has fantastic music, a memorable character rooster, the Subspace Emmisary is top tier and there's hours of replayablitliy with it's different side modes. Even though Melee is clearly the best Brawl for me is a close second.