Super Smash Bros. for Wii U & 3DS Discussion

[Xiahou Ba]

Has anyone else ever wondered if Rosalina could end up being Smash 4's Meta Knight? She apparently looks like someone who could potentially have very little, if any disadvantageous matchups, especially considering that the Luma can play a big factor on her capabilities.

This could surely leave a lot of characters feeling sour.

Who knows? They always show characters looking awesome in footage

 

[SonicMario]

Has anyone else ever wondered if Rosalina could end up being Smash 4's Meta Knight? She apparently looks like someone who could potentially have very little, if any disadvantageous matchups, especially considering that the Luma can play a big factor on her capabilities.

This could surely leave a lot of characters feeling sour.

Every newcomer trailer is going to make the character look OP that's just how it is. If a newcomer ends up being one of the worst fighters in the game do you think they'll show them as such?

I think Rosalina's weakness is her height, she seems floaty. And with her tall stature, it isn't a good combination.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Plus combos may be less influential if there was a major anti-hitstun alteration

 

[yoshi123]

Has anyone else ever wondered if Rosalina could end up being Smash 4's Meta Knight? She apparently looks like someone who could potentially have very little, if any disadvantageous matchups, especially considering that the Luma can play a big factor on her capabilities.

This could surely leave a lot of characters feeling sour.

Like SonicMario said, newcomers will seem OP, but it's just to appeal to the audience.

Smash 4 will most likely have a tier list, but probably not as overcentralizing like Brawl with Meta Knight (and some other characters). It would be (near) impossible to make sure EVERY match-up is even, so obviously, Rosalina will have the advantage against some characters, and have a disadvantage against others.

Though at worst, I think she'll be high tier. In Brawl, characters with item/character extensions ended up being high to top tier (such as Diddy with his banana peels, Snake and his grenades, Olimar and his Pikmin, and the Ice Climbers). Her Luma attacks seem just as good as Olimar's Pikmin attacks, if not, better.

From what I've seen, I think her Pros & Cons are:

Pros
- Attacks are separated so she can attack at a safe distance
- Lumas can absorb hit/projectiles (such as Samus' Charge Shots)
- Can manipulate projectiles (like she did with Mario's FLUDD)
- Can be easy to get grabs
- Recovery seems long

Cons
- Tall target
- Seems helpless without a Luma (but then again we don't know how she makes the Lumas appear, it could be like with Olimar and his Pikmin or like Popo and Nana, but I'm guessing the former as there was a Red Luma and her Yellow Luma)

Her KO power is unknown cause we don't get to see the %s of the opponents during the gameplay yet.

 

[GalacticPetey]

Has anyone else ever wondered if Rosalina could end up being Smash 4's Meta Knight? She apparently looks like someone who could potentially have very little, if any disadvantageous matchups, especially considering that the Luma can play a big factor on her capabilities.

This could surely leave a lot of characters feeling sour.

Every newcomer trailer is going to make the character look OP that's just how it is. If a newcomer ends up being one of the worst fighters in the game do you think they'll show them as such?

I think Rosalina's weakness is her height, she seems floaty. And with her tall stature, it isn't a good combination.

It looks like she'll suffer from the same problem Mewtwo had in Melee. Mewtwo was a big target was very floaty.

Not saying she'll be as bad as Mewtwo though. Now, if she was like Project M Mewtwo, then everyone should run for the hills.

 

[MnSG]

I think Rosalina's weakness is her height, she seems floaty. And with her tall stature, it isn't a good combination.

Perhaps, but it'll remain to be seen how efficient she'll be in a match. Having a Luma to deal with does mean that grabbing Rosalina will be very tough. And considering that Rosalina's Star Cursor Barrier can protect her from Mario's F.L.U.D.D., it might be able to do the same thing for all the other blockable projectiles.

Basically, Rosalina could prove to be a big threat for the fighters who heavily lack any long range attacks, as they'd have to get by the Luma first (and even then, a new Luma would take its place). And if it's true that Rosalina's Star Cursor Barrier protects against all blockable projectiles, attacking her from a distance will be out of the question.

Anyway, big target or not, Rosalina could still have the potential to have very few, if any matchup disadvantages. It just all comes down to how her overall fighting abilities will work out. Likewise, floaty characters aren't always considered lightweight; Samus is a perfect example of this case.