Similar to Mega Man’s Mega Buster and Min Min’s Punch, by holding down the attack button while walking or jumping, Steve indefinitely swings his trusty sword. Resources such as wood, stone, sand, iron, gold, redstone and diamond are mined from the stage or from items such as his own TNT and are crafted into new or upgrade tools with. He possesses a sword, axe, pickaxe and shovel that can break after a certain amount of use and be rebuilt using resources. Steve’s design and mechanics are well preserved and recrafted from his world of Minecraft. Steve’s versatile move set arguably makes him one of the more distinctive of any downloadable fighter, but lacks the strength required for topping in tournaments. 13 as its 77th fighter after years of being a rumored potential. Minecraft’s Steve joined the Super Smash Brothers Ultimate roster on Oct. That's all because of the addition of one, strange pixelated character.OctoJustin “Joker” Gee, 24, De Anza Engineering student and rising Twitch Streamer mining with Steve as block Kirby. Going forward, I'm done calling characters that people want "meme picks" (unless it's Geno, in which case it's never happening) because there aren't any anymore. As I said, you've probably heard it before but now more than ever, nothing is off the table for one of Nintendo's biggest franchises. The future of Smash is all up in the air of course, but from here on it feels more open. Nintendo will approach and ask if developers want their character to be able to beat the snot out of Mario if their title is successful enough. The developer of the game doesn't matter, and what the characters look like or who they are doesn't matter. If your games and characters are good enough, one way or another they're ending up in Smash, and I feel that mantra will be used liberally to justify additions to the roster for future Smash titles. While it might not have meant to, Smash has become a kind of pedestal for games. "The future of Smash is all up in the air of course, but from here on it feels more open." It's about the prominent figures in gaming. For a while now, Smash hasn't just been about Nintendo characters it's been about Konami's characters, and Rare's characters, and Square Enix's characters. If the next Smash continues to ignore a style guide, what kind of game will we be looking at? Ultimate has been called a "celebration of games" instead of a "celebration of Nintendo" for its additions outside of the Japanese developer and publisher's IPs. While Steve's addition shakes things up for predictions for Smash Ultimate's remaining characters, the real question here is what happens after Smash Ultimate? The answer to this is far down the line, likely years away, but today does give us something to speculate from. style guide is officially out the window. A giant man in a green suit of armor? Doesn't matter. Now, there isn't the extra layer of scrutinizing a character's appearance: they can look like anything. That's huge, considering we still have four characters left to go for the second Fighters Pass in Smash Ultimate. Steve and the other Minecraft characters don't fit the game's style at all. In the context of Smash Ultimate, this new addition to the roster is random. In his reaction, Armada called Steve "random," and I have to agree. His jagged edges and pixelated design play into that. Just looking at Steve among the cast of characters, he stands out. If you're playing Minecraft, you never call your character "Steve," they're "you." Smash doesn't have many characters like that - its roster is full of personality, from the fierce Ridley to the soft, friendly Kirby.īesides that distinction, Steve and the other Minecraft characters making their way to Smash Ultimate are also visually divergent from the rest of the game. He's more of an empty shell character, someone for players to conflate with themselves. Let me ask you a question - who do you think Steve is? What is he like? Is he strong, is he goofy, is he brave, is he serious? What does his design say about him? These questions could quickly be answered for almost every other character in Smash (looking at you Game & Watch, you weirdo), but what about this latest addition? Steve is a strange pick for Smash, not because of the game he's from, but because he has no personality.
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