Literally this. Smash was fun but I got so bored of it I ended up selling it. It's just like MK8 when everyone finds the "perfect setup" and then you see nothing but that online. Splatoon is the same in terms of weapons, but then it all comes down to skill and how good of a player you are.
You're going to see that kind of thing across all online games. It's all about using "top tier" weapons/vehicles/characters so you can be the best. In MK8 it was a heavy character with the pipe frame and slick wheels. In Smash it's Sheik/other top tier character. In Splatoon it used to be rollers/Aerosprays, but now things have changed and weapons are all over the place.
What I love about Splatoon is weapons are only as good as you make them. Not everyone can play chargers or rollers, but those that can are really good with them. Same goes for shooters and blasters. Once you get good with a weapon, you can take on any opponent. There's no need to rely on button mashing or item luck. And while Smash may be similar, Splatoon has a first-person feel where you're not condemned to a flat stage, you can choose any route you wish and take on any opponents who are in your way. You can also retreat if the going gets rough, which is highly frowned upon in Smash.
Overall I feel Splatoon relies on your skills as a player while Smash simply relies on button combos and similar things to bring down an opponent.
Plus Splatoon has FREE DLC that comes out every week. How long have we waited for a new Smash character? Months? Oh, you have to pay for it too?
I'm here to say that you're wrong. there is no perfect setup in smash lmao, its one of the few games that
doesnt have one. splatoon definitely has perfect setups, however. but that doesnt make it a bad game. Skill & how good you are? same for smash, I'm not sure where you got the idea where smash doesnt require skill...i mean that
is why they have all those guides and strategies (which are OPTIONAL btw)
I literally never see Sheiks or Rosalinas online at all, and theyre "top tier"
Besides if i recall correctly you never play online so how would u know ?? just cuz zack is a TIER HO doesnt mean the rest of us are
Not everyone can win with a character if they're "OP" or whatever, so that's debunked.
In smash you can use any route you want
some of us like to meteor smash, some of us like grab kills, and some asshats like to spam.
Button bashing? i almost never lose in smash and i cant even button mash myself.
Item luck? go into for glory or turn items off
whether a game has a first person feel or not doesnt mean its bad, thats just the type of game it is. so lets ignore that
again, as for button combos, coming from someone who absolutely hates strategy/guides and will never follow any of it, that isnt true.
@the dlc thing - so? its like $5 and there are already a fckton of characters to use. that shouldnt even matter
also i would say i have an unbiased viewpoint because in both games i tend to be above average and win more than i lose, if that matters
don't play any other game except for mk8 tho
