Super Smash Bros Brawl to feature fully fleshed out single player experience

83 Comments by Jared Rea Aug 3rd 2007 4:08AM
Filed under: Nintendo Wii

Not exactly known for its single player component, Nintendo has revealed "a robust side-scrolling action game" called The Subspace Emissary for their upcoming battle royal, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

The Subspace Emissary crafts a story that ties the mascots together with shades of Kingdom Hearts, promising an emphasis on character development with "many famous characters persevering under the weight of their personal histories [and] shouldering their unique burdens." So expect to find Samus Aran coping with being born mute, while Solid Snake continues to ponder if love can bloom on a battlefield.

From what we can gather, it looks to not only feature a cinematic slant, but the closest we'll probably get to seeing Pit in a robust, single player experience. Be sure to check out the update itself for a whole slew of new screenshots.

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Jaixn: Aug 3rd 2007; 4:21AM

this has nothing to do with kingdom hearts, where the fuck did you guys get that idea from?

Jared Rea: Aug 3rd 2007; 4:27AM

Lesson: Reading Comprehension

Nintendo is tying together a bunch of well established characters that (mostly) don't have anything to do with one another in a narrative, fan fiction-esque setting in order to conquer the forces of evil.

This scenario sounds exactly like-

A) Spelunker
B) Kid Klown's Crazy Chase
C) Kingdom Hearts

Choose wisely.

n_revolution9: Aug 3rd 2007; 4:36AM

Yeah, and choose your language wisely too
(repeating in a mocking voice)
"this has nothing to do with kingdom hearts, WTF???"
blowing up over something so OBVIOUS...sheesh

Fatass of Kickassness: Aug 3rd 2007; 4:59AM

And THIS, my friends, is why there should be an age limit to the internet - too many dumb kids like Jaixn popping up and showing their stupidity.

Admiral_Mike: Aug 3rd 2007; 4:59AM

Samus isn't mute, she talks in super metroid, fusion and zero mission.
Notice how this video also revealed that peach is back?
And why is meta knights ship droping those purple things? Tune in next week to find out folks!

Fatass of Kickassness: Aug 3rd 2007; 5:00AM

We all know Samus isn't mute... it was a joke.

Anni: Aug 3rd 2007; 2:27PM

Oh wow, I didn't even think about it, but you're right! They hadn't mentioned Peach in Brawl before this update. Good eye.

Megaqwerty: Aug 3rd 2007; 3:27PM

The purple things are clearly Heartless...

Hashbrown_Hunter: Aug 3rd 2007; 7:18PM

Yeah Metaknight's purple things do look strikingly similar to heartless...

(I hope Nintendo isn't running out of ideas)

well besides that, this does look promising and may be just as fun to play as the multiplayer...................hahahahahaha thats a total lie.

AL: Aug 3rd 2007; 5:00AM

Where on earth is Dr Mario?

Fatass of Kickassness: Aug 3rd 2007; 5:03AM

Hopefully not in the game - clone characters are lame.

Backslash: Aug 3rd 2007; 6:07AM

Agreed.

3cubed minus 3squared plus1: Aug 3rd 2007; 10:32AM

Maybe he'll be one of Marios alternate colors, as should the new Bee-mario be.

Word of the street.: Aug 3rd 2007; 4:37PM

The truth is that I would like to have DR Mario back,Can you Imagine if Sake or Samus scream "Medic" and suddenly appeared DR.Mario Snake would be like all WTF?.It would be funny.

Raedien: Aug 3rd 2007; 5:07AM

I would have preferred online multi-player.

*sigh*

Exo: Aug 3rd 2007; 5:09AM

where does it say that they are including this instead of online multi?

stop being stupid

Fatass of Kickassness: Aug 3rd 2007; 5:10AM

Wasn't one of the first things they announced for this game online multiplayer? And yet you baselessly assume this is going to replace it?

Raedien: Aug 3rd 2007; 10:34AM

I obviously should have been a tad more extensive with my commentary. My apologies to those worried and I'll assume the overreactions are merely in the same vein.

As Purple Rain accurately surmised, my reply should have been read as, "I would have preffered news about online multi-player."

I'm simply concerned. I consider the weekday updates a wonderful PR effort and a tool that could have been used by now to quell rumors about the game. In this case, despite the release date announcement, Brawl was not pushed as an online game during E3. I, like many of you, nervously await confirmation one way or the other.

I love Smash, but what makes it great is the multiplayer. A lack of online support in Metroid Prime 3 is a bad move, but I'll deal given I play them for the single player mode anyway. While I'm certainly going to play (and most likely love) Brawl, a lack of online support is an mistake several notches above Prime.

Fleshed out single player? Great!

More important than multi-player aspects? No.

I want to know, sooner rather than later.

Exo: Aug 3rd 2007; 12:07PM

being such a big smash fan youd know they dont really release and important info on these updates. this and "Ike" have been the biggest news posted on the blog in the whole time its been up.

So please don't give me that crap. thats about the same as saying "oh they anounced Ike, guess gannodorf isnt in there because they havent said anything" They obviously can't say yet if it will or wont have online. if they refused to say at E3 then i doubt any of the blog updates sould say either.

And for the last time Stop crying over Prime not having online. Prime 2 multi was shit, the game developers agreed it was. This game has always been about single player. Not every damne game that comes out has to have multiplayer online, get over it. So many people are quick to cry about a game not having online they don't take the time wondering if it should have it in the first place.

Raedien: Aug 3rd 2007; 1:03PM

I realize the level of importance that any sort of announcement concerning online support is major and thus can be held back for effect. Like I said, I should've been cautious with my wording. I have not (or at least had no intention of) implying that development has "chosen" sinle player over multiplayer, just as I am not "crying" over MP3. I bluntly stated that I play Metroid for the single player.

Backslash: Aug 3rd 2007; 5:45AM

I wasn't really expecting *that* much when Masuhiro Sakaguchi -- that IS the director, right? -- said he wanted a full-fledged single player experience, but I guess I should probably start raising my expectations. :)

Then again, I could be disappointed again. Maybe I'll just lay low for now -- though I'm still hoping.

On another note, I'm surprised nobody's made fun of the name yet. I almost thought this had something to do with Super Mario Bros. 2 when I saw the name.

Backslash: Aug 3rd 2007; 5:48AM

Ugh, Masuhiro SAKURAI, sorry. Apparently I meshed Mr. SSB and Mr. FF together. Someone's going to flame me for this.

BPM: Aug 3rd 2007; 12:38PM

Haha, I thought of SMB2 (Subcon), too.

And it's MaSAhiro Sakurai. Close. :P

Chris: Aug 3rd 2007; 6:06AM

kingdom hearts sucks, SSBB won't.
This is cool because in the last games there wasn't really a single player experience or compaign. Not saying they weren't great.

riggs: Aug 3rd 2007; 10:41AM

Man ASSumptions really rules these threads with an iron fist huh.

Chris: Aug 3rd 2007; 12:20PM

riggs quit your flaming, im right by saying pushing the same button thorughout a game gets repitive and boring. SSBB doesnt have that experience, so you have failed.

Nessuno: Aug 3rd 2007; 6:21AM

While not "known" for the one player experience, the one player gameplay in the Gamecube version was quite robust and by itself gave me more game play time than many dedicated single player games.

Smash brothers is an absolute A+ franchise, and Brawl is looking to be no exception.

jadenguy: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:35AM

I certainly enjoyed it, but i think what this means is that the adventure mode will be less of a mix of disconnected rounds of special battle and more of a real game. The adventure mode was mostly multiplayer against computers with light platforming.

Megaqwerty: Aug 3rd 2007; 3:25PM

Super Smash Bros. Melee could have very easily been turned into a full fledged platformer, as the SMB3 and Zelda adventure stages more than demonstrated.

32_Footsteps: Aug 3rd 2007; 7:22AM

Shades of Kingdom Hearts? Those things look so much like Soldier Heartless from Kingdom Hearts that I'm expecting Sora and Mickey to show up any minute to help Mario and Kirby.

I am admittedly a bit interested. But I'd be more interested, ironically, if they make it multiplayer (which it appears they will, based on the Big Damn Heroes pose at the end there). It looks like they're going to throw in a bit of old-school platforming action using the SSBB engine in the game. And I don't know about anyone else, but I always felt those games were better multiplayer.

jadenguy: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:42AM

maybe that's the surprise?

E.J.: Aug 3rd 2007; 7:25AM

Now THAT was a mean, kicking-ass-and-taking-names, hard-as-nails-lookin Princess Zelda.

hvnlysoldr: Aug 3rd 2007; 8:21AM

I wonder if those are just enemies or if they're possible ATs.

hydralisk456: Aug 3rd 2007; 8:29AM

Wait... were those eggplant wizards.... Oh well, this looks awesome! As if this game wasn't already a day 1 buy, now we have this to look forward to as well! Go Smash Bros.!!!!

Obie: Aug 3rd 2007; 8:42AM

Awesome! Now the only thing that would make Brawl the ultimate experience would be online multiplayer!

Purple Haze: Aug 3rd 2007; 8:46AM

I think pretty much everyone here seems to be really quick to assume things like exo saying "where does it say that they are including this instead of online multi?"

Where did Raedien say he thought this was replacing online multi? Unless he's just an idiot I think he was saying he would rather they announced online multi.

BigJKO: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:05AM

They're assuming that because that's what he said. He didn't say "I would have preferred they'd announced online instead of this."

Exo: Aug 3rd 2007; 11:59AM

Well if you had some sort of reading comprehension then you would understand why it was said from what the guy said. he may have chimed in later and said its not what he meant, but thats only so he wouldnt look as stupid

Evan: Aug 3rd 2007; 8:51AM

I'm glad they are making "practice mode" interesting.

tenchi221: Aug 3rd 2007; 11:39AM

well played sir, well played

Staggs: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:02AM

Didn't they already announce online multiplayer? I coulda sworn it was one of the first things they announced about this game.

BigJKO: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:11AM

Yes, Iwata did announce online multiplayer way before we saw any trace of this game. They haven't mentioned it since, though, even when they talked up all their other online titles.

Plus, when Iwata announced it he also said it would be a launch title. So, it's not the most sound promise..

Zertoss: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:04AM

So I guess this confirms Peach as a returning fighter too. Also check out the screenshots on the blog. Who's that facing off with Pit? Maybe he's talking to Palutena there.

The mode looks and sounds like a more robust Adventure Mode from Melee. Cool stuff, I thought Adventure Mode was a blast.

samfish: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:05AM

I've been calling for a Smash Bros RPG for a while now...but this might be just as good!

The single player Adventure mode in SSBM was OK, but a bit shallow. If this single player mode is as big as they say it is, I'll buy this game, online multi-player or not.
That said, if they added in online co-op for single player mode, that would potentially rock out loud!
...I wonder is Snake (or Sonic!) is in this?

As far as SSBB being online in general, I believe it was up on the screen under an Online Games header at Nintendo's E3 conference.

Ryuukuro: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:10AM

The only thing that makes this close to Kingdom Hearts, besides story mixing, are the enemy designs. Those might need a change but it's not that big of a deal--unless they sneak Sora into the game. I hope they don't but you never know.

Anyone else notice that they quietly announced Peach returning? It's not that big a deal but it's still nice to see. Her costume looks awesome.

J44xm: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:24AM

Yeah, I can't believe that Peach's appearance wasn't mentioned in the post. That's pretty huge news as well. I wonder if these robots will the new mass fighting team to replace the Fighting Wireframes.

Crono: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:25AM

I would rather they quietly announce sonic, but thats just me.

And multiplayer is by no means a given. The exact approximate quote was "We'd like to put it in there but we'll see if we can overcome the technical issues". Its promising, but it doesn't mean its there. Frankly, after the disappointment of no online for MP3, I'm not holding my breath.

LessThanMrt: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:53AM

It's not that I haven't been enjoying my Wii, but I have been looking forward to online SSBB multiplayer since launch...

I will be more than disappointed if it doesn't include wifi multiplayer.....

hvnlysoldr: Aug 3rd 2007; 9:53AM

I believe the full quote includes it's really hard to get a 4 player online multiplayer on top of online.

Zertoss: Aug 3rd 2007; 10:05AM

If Mario Kart DS and Starfox Command can work online with the DS's bandwidth limitations (limited to 1 mbps IIRC), then I'm sure Smash Bros. Brawl can work online with the Wii's lack of limitations.

I don't think it's fair to compare Brawl to Metroid Prime. MP2 had terrible multiplayer, so it makes sense to not include an online multiplayer mode for it. Smash Bros., on the other hand, has always been about multiplayer and has always had great multiplayer, so it would make sense to take care of those technical difficulties and bring Brawl online. The Smash Bros. team seems to listen to the fans, so I'm thinking we'll get online in Brawl.

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