![]() ![]() On December 14th, LaffySmash, an esports organization in Lafayette, Louisiana, announced that they would ban Steve from their tournaments for two weeks. The feeling was exacerbated on December 13th, 2021, when Tweek, generally considered one of the top three players in the world, was upset by a Steve player named DDog at a local tournament (shown below). This is due to the simplicity of Steve's combos to execute and high high damage output. Throughout 2021, the competitive Smash Ultimate community regarded Steve with increasing concern, as some felt that, when played at a high level, Steve could be potentially game-breaking, a la Bayonetta in Smash 4 and Meta Knight in Brawl. YouTuber Largetrap posted a parody of the Steve reveal trailer, showing Steve with a gun, gaining over 14,000 views (shown below). Fan art posted by showing Pac-man and Steve in a Minecraft house gained over 650 retweets and 2,400 likes (shown below, right). Twitter user joked that Freddy from Five Nights at Freddy's would be the next added character considering other surprising Smash inclusions (shown below, left). Others made memes about Steve's ultimate inclusion in the game after years of calls for it. 14L圜RsTvU- Playcenter □ October 1, 2020 A clip of streamer Shokio saying people excited for the inclusion were "mentally ill" was criticized on Twitter, as people noted that the inclusion was likely exciting to kids and players who wanted to see Minecraft in Smash (shown below). Some were thrilled that Steve from Minecraft had finally gotten included, particularly after years of the idea of his inclusion being a minor meme among the Smash community. This feels exactly like what it is: a marketing move rather than a celebration of Nintendo's history.The news was met with mixed responses from Smash fans. In a game with limited expansion slots, this just feels like a waste compared to other beloved characters with more of a history with Nintendo gamers. Even Mario and Link manage some amount of expression over the course of their games.Įven Telltale couldn't make Minecraft's "characters" interesting, and they wasted 2 seasons on that garbage. "Steve" is so generic that he makes Fire Emblem's Byleth look nuanced by comparison. is about gaming's biggest (or, at least, most whored out) characters all coming together & beating the crap out of each other. Seems exhausting though.įor me, the issue is that "Steve" isn't a character. Sure, they can do that I'm not here to tell them how to live their life. People become really upset when they don't get exactly what they want. If I had my choice, I'd get Jill Valentine with eight unique costumes as well as voice clips like "Bitch can't even swim" I mean, "You want S.T.A.R.S.? I'll give you S.T.A.R.S." I know I'm not getting that, but a girl can dream. It's hard to argue the significance of Minecaft no matter how much of an asshole creator, Markus "Notch" Persson, is. Roster additions are either Nintendo characters or they're important to vidyagæming. If I'm being completely honest, I don't give a **** about Steve or Minecraft. It's like, if selling over 200 million copies and being a cultural phenomenon isn't worth being added, then literally who is worthy to be added at all then? I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of younger gamers are very excited for this news and as a result the 2nd fighters pass is more appealing to them compared to the first which had characters like Banjo and Terry that would have been literal "who?' to anyone that wasn't gaming in the 90's.īut so many of the complaints I see act like this is some obscure choice that doesn't deserve to be added. Minecraft is literally the highest selling game of all time and one of the defining games that kids who got into gaming the last decade started with. It really shows the bubble some people live in. could get up to 100 characters even if they padded it with some Echo fighters. The DLC releases have brought me back to the game which is the entire point. I like having all the characters, stages, and music even if I don't play the game as much anymore. If I'm being completely honest, I don't give a fuck about Steve or Minecraft. Imagine complaining about a DLC character in a fighting game with a base roster of 74 (76) characters. ![]() I seasoned my lunch with internet tears today. ![]()
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