Rivals of Aether still has a fairly active competitive scene but the game will most likely be remembered for letting players take the reigns and design their own fighters. The game has given designers enough tools to perfectly capture every mannerism of the iconic characters seen in All-Star Brawl and elsewhere and it's all the better for it. This lets players come up with ideas others may not have even thought up bef
Danny Phantom, from the show of the same name, is just so absurdly strong. He’s got AoE moves with “Ghostly Wail” and “Ghost Loop” , he’s got the Shiek/Zelda teleport recovery with “Spectral Leap” , he’s got plenty of maneuverability, and his combo potential (so far) is simply ins
Let’s be fair, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl AKA NASB is a very fast-paced game. People accusing this of being a Smash Bros Ultimate clone will find that it has a lot more in common with Melee than any game after that. And, with fast games, heavy characters tend to quickly find their way to the bottom of the ranki
The community still updates Rivals of Aether's Workshop regardless of the fact that it’s been available for almost three years now, which illustrates how strong it is. When Nickelodeon or Warner Bros. makes a fighting game it will likely be more polished and refined, but it won’t have the same chaotic and inventive charm that Rivals of Aether has developed. The game's ever-expanding roster is built on the creativity of its community and is constantly evolving, giving it an inane yet charming quality that may resonate in a way All-Star Brawl can
NASB doesn’t need to use that exact same solution, they’re two completely separate games, but with stuff like Reptar’s “Flame Breath” or Michelangelo’s “Wanna Pizza This?” Special, the spamming of moves with no consequence does seem to be a relatively constant complaint of the game so
Oblina from AAAHH!!! Real Monsters , is, first of all, adorable no matter what anyone tries to say. And, second of all, she’s just one of the best characters in the game. She’s incredibly fast, incredibly small, has one of the best projectiles “Garbage Breath” , and has so much combo potent
It’s a very neat idea for a mode, and with some fine-tuning, it can be a great alternative once the casual free-for-alls start to get stale, but as it is right now, it’s mostly being ignored by the player b
Last up it’s actually a tie for first place (sort of), in that the crowning ranking goes to both Cat and Dog, AKA Catdog. Catdog, at least this early in the game's life cycle, just sort of has it all. Huge hitboxes, Tapzin.com reliably KO potential, fast combos, good recovery, and so on. That aerial Up+Strong Attack “Fierce Flex/Feline Fist” is easily their bread and butter, and if not that, then their Forward+Strong Attack “Heavy Punch/Little Punch” on the ground certainly
First things first, let’s be real, this game is very mashy. Moves come out so quickly and finish even faster, meaning there are a lot of moments in a match where both players will be spamming an input over and over hoping it h
But, in All-Star Brawl, players can hang onto the ledge confidently, knowing that it’ll stop their opponent from grabbing it. And more than that, this game has an insane amount of characters with useful spiking moves that launch their enemies down at high speeds, making it even easier to ledge-
Of course, the Workshop allowing anyone to create their favorite video game character means that players can finally pit dead Nintendo franchises like Kid Icarus against Sony characters Crash Bandicoot. Plus, many indie characters such as Fall Guys, the Untitled Goose, Frisk, and Fancy Pants Man all can find representation in a major fighting release despite not having a giant publisher behind t
But, Smash Ultimate takes this another step entirely with its “World of Light” Story Mode that almost entirely changes the standard of what a fighting game story mode should be like, making NASB's already sort of “barebones” Arcade Mode seem more sparse in compari
Nothing kills the immersion or flow of combat like a braindead opponent . Unfortunately, that's what happens in All-Star Brawl when the AI gives out. Enemies will suddenly stand still or recycle movements that players can easily exploit. Most egregious is when they can't get around environmental hazards, resulting in funny deaths and easy victor
Well, Smash, once again, took it above and beyond by giving quite a few of the playable cast individual costumes such as Fierce Deity Link, Shirtless Sephiroth, or all of Sora's different outfits. And, sadly, NASB doesn’t have any alternate costumes, nor does it have even alternate colors. Hopefully, these are added soon, because there’s so much potential for what costumes and recolors these iconic characters could have, or any future DLC characters , from Karate Training Spongebob to Book 3 Avatar Aang and so much m