For those of you unfamiliar with the
term, a “nerdgasm” is a phenomenon in which the sight of
something closely linked to something a person is very passionate
about lights up so many positive emotion neurons that it evokes a
sensation not dissimilar to nirvana with lightsabers.
Example: You're a huge comic fan, and
in the post-credit scene of Iron Man 1, you see Nick Fury give the
first plug that there's going to be an Avengers move. The reaction
you had to that was probably a nerdgasm.
With that in mind, the next Super Smash
Bros.
Despite the fact that I own neither a 3DS or a WII-U (a fact which may change around the release of Pokemon X and Y) I experienced a nerdgasm seeing this trailer. This is largely due to the fact that Super Smash Bros has been hands-down, no-contest my favorite multiplayer game in the history of anything ever. Its a simple concept that you can pick up in about no time: almost every button does damage, do damage to your opponents. Stay on the platform. But there's a technique and finesse to it that takes a lot of practice to master, such as sidestepping, the Zelda boot and my personal favorite: the spike, in which you throw an opponent off the edge, the jump out and do a downward smash to slam them off the screen.
Magical.
Now to be fair, this new trailer
doesn't show us a whole lot about the new game, save a few new maps
and characters, but that's really all that's ever new. The biggest
change that came from brawl was the addition of the smash balls, and
I've met people who love and people who hate that.
I did not recognize the new locations,
and they probably will make very little difference to someone who
prefers to just play on Final Destination, so I have little to say
about that. As embarrassing as it is to admit, I've also never played
Animal Crossing, so when the trailer looked like it was about over, I
was left feeling kind of disappointed.
Then, he arrived.
I have been questioning the absence of MegaMan since Melee. Surely you could get the iconic character that nintendo is actually known for before you put in, oh I don't know, Solid Snake? Sonic? And now, finally, MegaMan has come to join the party.
I
don't have much more to say about this game, due to the amount of
information that hasn't been released, but I'm always psyched for a
new Smash Bros game, and I hope many of you are too.
Just
so long as they haven't added more Starfox characters, because
seriously, screw those guys.
