Smash 4 Hype

For those of you who haven't been paying attention, Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS was released yesterday. 

Some initial thoughts:

Many new additions to the character roster which is always great to see. Also many of the older characters who felt weaker in the previous Smash (Brawl) have been given some updates and seem to be performing better than before. It's still too early really to say which characters are the best but there are definitely some who feel stronger than others (read: Bowser). I've been having a lot of fun with Ness (my old standby), Greninja, and surprisingly Pac-man.

The online mode is great, although a bit laggy at times which can ruin it. Either way it is still fun to be able to challenge others over the Internet. Custom moves are a new addition that seem to have some potential although I haven't looked into those too much as of yet. The most exciting thing in my opinion is the portability of this game. Being able to take your DS anywhere and play Smash is going to be awesome for sure. Overall I'd say 10/10 would play again.

I'm going to be doing some more in-depth game/character analyses in the upcoming week, but for now this is a general "OMG IT'S HERE! IT'S FINALLY HERE!" post. 

Deadmau5 plays Diablo

Screenshot from his twitter

Here he is making a joke about the item Nemesis Bracers, which spawns an elite/champion pack if you have them equipped when you click on a shrine. Rare items have randomly generated names consisting of two words, and every so often you can find one with a hilarious name or in this case, a name already being used for another item. If you're not familiar with Diablo 3, no one actually keeps the Nemesis Bracers equipped, because there are other, better items you can and should be wearing in that slot instead. So what happens is people get to a shrine and they stop, open their inventory, swap on the bracers really quick just to hit the shrine, and then swap back to their better bracers before closing to fight the spawned elites. Really the only time this is actually beneficial is in Rifts, where the "free" elites from shrines help you reach the monster cap faster. Some people care to mess with it, others don't. But the people that do care will often times get really upset if you hit the shrine before they can get to it, thereby "wasting" it and not getting the bonus elite spawn.

I myself don't really care, as it becomes tedious after awhile with all the gear swapping and inventory opening/closing in the middle of a game, especially if you happen to be lagging even a little bit because it can slow things down significantly. It can be a nice bonus for extra chances at legendary items and crafting materials though, if you really want it. Either way, it's always fun to mess with people right? ;) Deadmau5 seems to think so. I like his sense of humor.

Here's his profile if you want to see his characters/gear. He's pretty decked out, and from the looks of it he only plays hardcore.