All of the comparisons
Not too long ago, on a recent episode of my video podcast, The Byte, we discussed the leaked (not yet confirmed) cast list for Play Station All Stars: Battle Royale. Since Sweet Tooth is one of the few confirmed characters that was available to try out at E3, it only seemed fitting to feature his strategy video. Since PSAS:BR is essentially Sony's attempt at a Super Smash kind of game, let the comparisons begin!
Other than beating Smash in the "longest title possible" category, there are a lot of similarities (and differences) that we can pull from this trailer. My favorite moment of "oh man I totally used that in Smash" was when they discussed Sweet's annoyance moves, or the moves that were only meant to do small amounts of damage quickly, therefore frustrating your opponent. If Mario's fireballs or Diddy's peanut cannon didn't do the same thing, I don't know what did. The other part that I liked is when the person mentioned Sweet Tooth is one of the easier characters to pick up, making him an attractive choice for beginners (see: Marth).
Some points where PSAS:BR has gone off the beaten smashing path: There are now three tiers of special attacks instead of just one super power per character, making each person you play as feel even more unique than the next. Each one drastically varies in severity; the first tier special may not throw your opponent off the stage for good, while the third tier special will have adversaries running for their lives.
Needless to say, PSAS:BR looks largely like a carbon copy of the original Smash series, it's hard to say that the same ideas are not in place. However, with some tweaks to the formula and a more varied and interesting cast of characters (in my humble opinion) we could be in for a real treat here.
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