Finally got this damn video out! This one is a little more analytical and less reactionary then the last one, but I guess that's not saying much. Anyways, a lot of people wanted a follow up video from the previous one to hear my final thoughts on Smash Ultimate, so here it is!

You really convinced me that the brickster should be in smash

The comparison between Minecraft and Fortnite is well-put and something I've thought about since Steve's reveal.

You're so vitriolic and venomous in this video that I can't see it as anything other than parody. You're like a caricature of one of those unintentionally hilarious AVGN clones of the late 2000s except the constant stream of le epic anger is occasionally paused for strawmen shoddily disguised as reasonable, level-headed argumentation.

This video basically said everything on my mind for the past 3 years and executed it beautifully. This was an awesome watch, keep up the great work.

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Rex was supposed to be DLC despite being a Mii Costume. Sakurai stated it was originally going to be Rex & Pyra who would function in a similar way to the Ice Climbers. However, hardware limitations prevented this idea from happening. He then thought about making it Rex only, but went with Pyra & Mythra instead because he felt fans would prefer them.

Y'know, im sensing some slight bias against Pyra/Mythra because of the outward hate towards XC2, when that game and it's story are pretty good all things considered

The excitement I feel when one of your videos drops is unmatched. The quality is that of someone who does this full time

As an apparent sex pervert loser, I can confirm that I prefer Xenoblade 2 over 1 because I find its combat system more fun.

jesus christ why is this dude so angry lol

Summary: "people don't like that characters aren't in the game and THIS IS WHY GENOCIDE MUST BE ENACTED UPON HUMANITY AND I SHALL HUFF THE ASHES OF THE FALLEN also I'm a better human being than all of you"

Smash Fans when Smash Speculation is over: ☹️ Smash Fans realizing they can just Speculate about the next *Mario Kart* game: 😀

I'm so glad this video is finally out, the previous one is one of my favourite videos on youtube. I'm glad you warmed up to steve because to me, and a whole lot of other people, his reveal was the most hype shit ever. The urban skuttle joke at 1:09:31 had me laughing more than I have done in a while. Its a 10/10 masterpiece!

30:13 Correction Spyro and crash were supposed to be in playstation all stars but Activision demanded too much money so they were scrapped

I’m so excited to watch this! Waited so long! Thanks Sam!

I've come to accept that when it comes to anything, I'll rarely get the super specific dream thing that I want, so I've decided to be happy with what I have. I wanted a few characters that didn't happen, but I did get Young Link back and that's all I really needed. Even past that, every fighter returned, and we got tons of highly requested characters. The hardcore gaming scene just seems to be super entitled

Finally!!! Have been waiting months for a new video from you! This is going to be a wild ride heheheh. Keep it up Sam!

while i disagree with some of your opinions, i also understand and respect your viewpoint as an individual. you also make some really good points in this.

Never stop making amazing content please, i just got into your videos through the uncivil zelda synopsis series and all of your videos are so damn amazing and funny, you put a lot of hard work into each vid and your editing is so good, not to mention your sense of humor. Your vids are great!!

I loved the beginning being updated! Great little detail!

This lived up to the hype since you announced this video! Thank you, I needed this. 🙏

Another banger. I've seen all your vids at this point. It's just so replay-able. Keep up the good work, Sam.

I like the inclusion of Piranha Plant, because I can pretend I'm playing as Audrey II, yelling out "feed me!" throughout the match to annoy people.

This video is amazing man. You earned a sub, and seeing your uploads I know I'll be binging for a while.

This guy feels very... strongly about Xenoblade 2, it's honestly pretty funny. I love all 3 Xenoblade games to death so it's always interesting to see what people will hate about one of them next. I popped off so hard for Pyra / Mythra and are my favorite characters to play so I'm satisfied with them, but I somewhat understand not liking their swap mechanic and such

"It doesn't matter how recognizable a character is as long as they're fun to play" -the same "gatekeeper" that added piranha plant to the game

Fun Fact: Steve was supposed to be the finale of fighter pass 1. He was delayed to he after both byleth & min min. This was shown in the games code as he is ordered before byleth and min min in terms of the codes slot #

I mean, I'm happy with the roster as is. Even if Crash, Spyro, Dr. Robotnik, and Porky didn't make it, I'm still happy that they have THIS MANY CHARACTERS

One thing I want to bring up about the Monster Hunter is that the Monster Hunter team in Capcom have gone on to say they do not want to use the Hunters themselves to represent the franchise in crossover games as they feel the monsters are the true focus of the franchise. MvCI not included as Capcom directly went behind their back to put them in anyway.

Dude your videos are great. Been binging them a bit and you can always tell the mark of some truly funny content is when you're busting out laughing when completely alone. You've earned my sub good sir. 👍 (Your Star Fox retrospective had me in tears, I'd never known anything about Command, but goddamn those endings, holy shit.)

I think everyone had that heel turn with Steve. Once you see the moveset, you immediately realize how cool he is as a fighter

Fighters Pass 2 is seen as Sakurai's way of tying up loose ends of what characters or series was considered for Ultimate's base roster and the previous Smash game but couldn't add them due to time constraints. ARMS and XC2 were considered for a slot in the base roster during Ultimate's development, Steve was negotiated for Smash since at least 2015, FFVII had zero new content in Ultimate's base game, Tekken was originally going to have a character in Smash 4 in the form of Heihachi, and Sora was the most requested character from the Smash Ballot above the other ballot picks like Banjo, K. Rool, Ridley, Simon, Bayonetta, and the cut veterans. The only known characters/franchises left who were also considered for Smash but still haven't gotten in the roster yet are Ayumi Tachibana and a Rhythm Heaven character.

You are low key spitting facts in this video, most smash fans ask for the most obscure characters of all time and are completely shocked when they don’t get in

Man just sat through this whole ass video and it's now 6 in the fucking morning, great video please keep making some bomb ass shit like this man ❤

These are always such great, welcome videos.

You are always woth the wait. Thank you for coming back

I would actually think a different approach with a sequel could be to focus way more on building up representation for existing franchises. If the approach for the next Smash Bros. was to focus on really expanding on what's there, making it feel like each franchise was fully explored rather than just represented people might take cuts more easily. This also means that suddenly the character choosing process will also prioritize way more B-Listers as they serve a vital role in expanding a franchise's representation. I would not be surprised if this approach would go over well and you see Smash fans suddenly embracing cuts. Now every franchise gets to be closer to being Fire Emblem, now suddenly there is a need to shove in all these third party villains and side kicks that were like no priority anymore. Just a thought that came to mind watching your video.

Loved this video and it’s made me laugh. I’m subscribing and watching your other videos because it’s rare to see someone with actual reasoning on the internet.

Great video man. I was one of the 2 people who actually enjoyed your first video and felt that despite the negativity, you were really fair and made some good points even though I personally disagreed with some of them. This follow up vid pretty much sums up my exact thoughts on the general entitlement and ungratefulness a lot of people have toward this game, especially as a long time fan myself and it was pretty fuckin funny and cathartic to hear you rag on these types of people. I pretty much agree with your scores on the dlc fighters except Sora because I actually love that cheesy asd series and he was my dream pick. Joker was the best reveal for me though and I 100% agree with you about Pyra/Mythra. Overall excellent video and I look forward to the next one! Also Brickster should definitely be in Smash

been waiting a long time for this one ‼️‼️

This video is so well edited, idk how people are not happy with this roster even if some characters didnt make the cut,. Amazing video

Only stuff I have to says I'm still thinking Byleth was scrapped together with animations from monster hunter after the Monhunt team didn't want the player character in fighting games, and Min Min was pretty much the most likely ARMSer for smash as she is the only character with kicks/other types of attacks as well as the winner of a popularity poll (though I was hoping for Dr Cortex as a big slow floating powerhouse villain, Ganondorf with Sora air mobility). Other than that, the video is annudah ten outta ten, you put together all the words we all think, and you are genuinely my favourite youtube channel.

This deserves way more views. alot of parts made sense

I love how explicit and straightforward this entire video is.

the wait for these vids are always worth it

Let’s goo!!! I love your videos man! Idk why but my subscription was gone for this channel, but I fixed it

Honestly crash bandicoot was my most wanted character and actually has a really good moveset potential he can take from all his games But as a big crash bandicoot fan i got angry when the only reason he was requested for smash was because as soon as N.sane trilogy was announced in the same direct as smash everyone just randomly wanted him in the game because he was on the switch when in reality they are fake fans that dont give a shit about him and only want him because we are all spoiled for more 3rd party characters I wanted him in the game because hes my favorite character of all time but im not shocked he diden't make it in

I love your videos so much. I was cracking up the whole time. And you're the only Smash KZfaqr who has the balls to speak the right opinion and call out the fans on their stupid choices. Keep up the amazing work!

You make me weak I'm so excited for this!

The prodigal son has returned with a banger, thank you for this brilliant content

Holy shit, 1h30min of a Hypercharge video? 2022 is gonna be fucking amazing.

Glad to see you again. Happy New Year bro. Gotta long drive so this video is perfect. You're the best. Keep up the great work

OH MAN! This video is definitely going to be a big show. Despite some of my highly requested characters, such as Jibanyan, Hat Kid, Phoenix Wright, Crono, Reimu and Crash Bandicoot weren't in the game as playable characters, I still enjoy Ultimate.

I loved a lot of points you make. Plus you're not afraid to talk shit either which is a big plus nowadays

Love your content man, keep it up!

Liked and subscribed out of mere respect even though I find your aggression and over-seriousness unwarranted... greatest game of all time

Man, I missed this channel good to see its still around.

Im just glad pyra and mythra are in so i can just be happy

Yes, it great to see a part 2 to the original video, after seeing joker, I didn’t care who they world add next because I was already Satisfied with the roster.

Im so glad someone said it, love u hypercharge

I love your videos king keep it up!

Even after all these patches and updates, there’s one thing that’s more impossible than Sora in Smash: Good online netcode.

After Castlevania got dope representation in ultimate all the DLC was just a bonus. Even Alucard was done perfectly as an assist trophy by giving him that bullshit sword that everyone used once you got it. Dope game

i know i'm over a year late, but fun fact about pyra/mythra. sakurai's original plan WAS to have the driver/blade mechanic in smash. the reason why it got scrapped was because the switch literally kept shitting the bed. like how ice climbers got cucked out of smash 4 because the 3ds couldn't handle it, a unique gameplay style for a xenoblade 2 rep got cucked because the potato hardware of the switch couldn't handle it.

16:22 I laughed so hard at this 😂

Awesome video. That was a damn delight.

After what felt like an eternity, it's finally here. Huzzah!

Your segment about the brickster had me LMAO

The moment we've all waited for!

Saw the whole video and honestly I was so Fucking impressed by how everything was done here and in regards to pass 1 it actually did a better job introducing me to more franchises (except fire emblem because I hated the gameplay of the franchise) And when you brought up banjo, that was where my childhood sin was as I did own an N 64 but I never got banjo kazooie But after playing it I realized I missed out on something amazing in my childhood and when it comes to Sora’s inclusion to me he was a fucking banger a 10 out of 10 because I love the kingdom hearts franchise and if it wasn’t for kingdom hearts I wouldn’t have learned about Final Fantasy and it’s impact in gaming also to see Mario and Sora shake hands just made me cry tears of joy everytime but your 7/10 is perfectly fine too as for fans 7 is pretty significant to the franchise and from this my dude you’ve definitely earned a subscriber in myself looking forward to what is next for ya

So the reason Min Min got in over Spring Man and Ribbon Girl (aside from nepotism from Yabuki) was because she won what was essentially a ranked popularity contest over the game's first couple years. About twice every month, two characters would be pit against one another, and you were given the choice between them to say which one you liked more, albeit the whole event was weighted slightly because most people were better at playing one character than another. Basically, if Smash had started development a year or two later than it did, then Spring Man would've probably been the one in the main slot despite Sakurai and Yabuki's personal wants. Oh, also - if you don't like playing ARMS right now, I can't stress this enough, just _go in_ whenever you start playing. Dash as much as possible and try to make it so that your opponent gets boxed in. The core appeal of the game (for me) is in the fight for a guaranteed advantage state, the feeling of dodging 90 punches over the span of ten seconds against a stronger opponent, or the feeling of being untouchable from the other side of the map during the last five seconds because I'm using gloves that hit from longer ranges. I can see how it's hard to get into - the differences between characters only start to come through when you're fighting against more difficult opponents since they're more likely to be dashing everywhere instead of just walking. If it were up to me, I'd give each character another character-specific ability, then I'd make the characters and punches just a little bit faster to force people to play to their characters' strengths, and it would be a 10/10 game for me.

I can tell why these take you so long to put out. Holy hell man well done

My man really shitting on Xeno 2 :C Man that shit is the hypest shit after like 20 hours lmao

I think the reason why a lot of people want Crash in Smash(including myself) is because Super Smash Bros at its core is a very cartoonish and slapstick driven game. Despite not being super close to Nintendo or Smash in terms of relevancy, he's a character that id argue would benefit from its gameplay the best out of any possible character they could add. There aren't as many "cartoony" characters in the game as there should be compared to the more humanoid characters that are more abundant and the ones that are there don't take advantage enough of the fact that smash is a stupid silly cartoon game. Smash has characters become dizzy and have their mouth on fire when they eat spicy food. The core gameplay of smash is launching characters off the screen, which is pretty silly in retrospect. The Crash series has a multitude of cartoon gags and animations that can be used to really push the essence of smash further beyond that only characters like Banjo and Bowser Jr were kind of able to get across. All of this can be applied to Rayman too but to a lesser extent. I agree that they wouldn't be perfect inclusions and Banjo definitely deserved to get in more, but there's a pretty solid argument to be made that they could add something significant to the game that not many characters in gaming really have the ability to accomplish. As dumb as it sounds, character animation and aesthetic is something that CAN make a game a lot more fun(especially for ones like smash), and for me personally not many characters in the game deliver on that front. Not even other slapstick platform fighters like Multiversus and Nickelodeon All Star Brawl really get into this, despite using ACTUAL CARTOON characters. Good vid tho, lot of good points made.

Man, this video was a long time coming :)

i hate how much piranha plant makes sense in smash. they clearly added him just because he's so popular but little did i know he has so much more

All your rants have me tickled pink lol

His description of xenogears chronicles 2 makes me want to play it.

Hope this increases your subscriber count. You need more man!

This video is very funny. I don't agree with every little thing you said, but the humor was consistent throughout!

I literally stopped doing everything I was doing just to watch this!

This is a funny ass video. Also, yay you know of Klonoa! Klonoa is not popular at all but with how much Bandai Namco likes to put hidden Klonoa stuff in their own games I’m honestly kind of surprised he didn’t show up as a Spirit.

I was looking forward to when you inevitably made this video, and you delivered! Also as a Xenoblade fan, I really like Pyra & Mythra’s inclusion since I wanted an XC2 rep after finishing the game. That said, I love a lot of the third party additions as well. Banjo & Sephiroth are perfect, Steve getting in was amazing and Sora’s reveal trailer was truly magical! Even if some characters I wanted didn’t get in, it’s hard to be disappointed in the final product. Smash Ultimate is truly special, this will definitely go down in history as one of the biggest crossovers in gaming and it’s just so satisfying that it happened in the first place. I’m extremely glad Sakurai managed to give us this masterpiece and so much more.

I’m still so happy with the roster that we have and I hate that people do nothing but complain without being grateful for all that we were given. And for the record, Banjo and Crash have been my dream characters my whole life. I’m so happy Banjo was included and while yeah, it does suck that my favorite character isn’t in the game, I’m so happy Banjo was. And also, I didn’t play a crash game until after I played smash 4. So I’m not blinded by nostalgia whatsoever

FUCK YES I've been waiting for this video forever. LET'S GOOOOO

Imagine during Sephiroth's reveal, someone screams "GOKU? GOKUUUUUUUUU!!!"

Xenoblade 2 is one of my favourite games of all time but I found your rant on it absolutely hilarious! Fair play :)

More companies should have their own lovingly-made cross-over fighters. I like NiGHTs more than most of the Smash roster, but I’m not biased enough to say he deserves a spot on the roster. SEGA, Capcom, etc. should have their own party-fighters; that way, you can have all the niche picks you want without being mad when Nintendo prioritizes their niche characters over other ones.

I really did just watch a movie about a man getting angry over video game characters, and I enjoyed it!

1:28:33 - I love this part so much.

I have no dog in this fight. I do like your vids better when you're hyped up than frustrated, tho. Probably just me.

Hero and Sephiroth are my favorite dlc characters to play for sure. Like yeah with Hero people cried to the moon about how busted his potential rng outcomes are, but he's not so easy to play that you can mindlessly throw out menu moves and win, lots of hero players who play without strategy have that stuff backfire on them by running out of mana/or using kaklang or kamikaze at bad times, and yeah sometimes he crits but his smash attacks are all pretty terrible in frame data and up smash can't even hit characters next to him, with the tradeoff being, 1/8 of them being stronger by chance, assuming you can land them, oh well, I find it makes little difference.

As an encyclopedic fan of Ace Attorney, I appreciate how popular Phoenix Wright was as a candidate for the Smash roster. He's a character from a goofy enough franchise to fit with the general vibe of Smash, and people loved that he was included in UMvC3. I did too. It was really fun watching players like Lythero consistently grief online players with one of the lowest-tiered characters in the game. But he was always my meme pick. I never seriously considered him simply because he's already been in UMvC3. First of all, the way they implemented him and Maya in that game is hilarious in both how out of place they feel and how bad they are in viability. Normally I don't care too much about the competitive meta of fighting games, but in this case, it's exactly by design that they're made to be gimmicky and fun and thus unreliable. Nick is always forced to rely on his signature gimmick that it becomes a crutch. Maya helps a bit, but she's locked to two moves, the shield and the unblockable, and Nick can only survive for so long. They're meant to be the "Dan" of the roster and it shows. If they actually added the duo into Smash, I have little doubt that most of that moveset would carry over to this game, with maybe some extra touches from Project X Zone 2. But ultimately, we would have ended up with yet ANOTHER DLC character with an absurdly unbalanced comeback mechanic. It might be a unique one, but integrating the evidence from UMvC3 would also feel a little too much like Steve's mining in this game. I was also afraid that such a playstyle would only make Nick feel "toxic" to play against, especially on Smash's notoriously bad online. I'm still a bit disappointed that no AA representation made it into Smash, not even as Assists or Spirits or a post-FP spirit battle event, but it's fine. It's still a relatively niche franchise of Capcom's, so it makes sense that Dante and the Monster Hunter would make it in as Mii costumes before Phoenix would. Besides, the main reason I got invested into Smash at all was because 64 was hectic fun back in the day and I loved all of the hype reveals (note: the hype reveals, not every one). I was stunned by Megaman and Little Mac's beautiful trailers, Palutena's had some amazing 2D animations, and I actually squealed at the Belmonts' reveals - a thing I rarely do. Cloud and Sephiroth have been my childhood for 24 years running too, so all else was just a nice bonus. What the hell, they didn't have to go that hard on Seph's trailer. They literally remade the climax to Advent Chlidren. I still rewatch it to this day. People say Sora's trailer was more hype? Nah. It was ceremonial for sure, but it barely showed who Sora was and focused more on the fact that he got to shake hands with Chris Pratt. Sephiroth just went around killing everyone and that's all we need from him. But above all, between him and Kazuya, we practically already have Edgeworth and Phoenix in Smash. GG.

Don't ever change hypercharge!

The worst thing is when they leave spots open my God that's just asking for for people to be like Fuller maybe more DLC if there's an odd number of characters in the roster that's just asking for some people to beg for a new character

I haven’t been here since the beginning but even I get it

I’m so Happy Steve and Sephiroth got in

You're tweaking, I love dressing my Mii up as Yoshi and pretending the metal ball he throws is Yoshi's egg toss ☠️

Dubstep Saria's Song as the generic KZfaq intro was fucking gold