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>>725338243
borb
Battle Chariot is so good that between it and the Shadow Star I got 80% to smoke my dick at some point once I figured out how to do combat in this game
Was Air Ride mode always this slow? I remember it being faster on GC.
do we wait for more or just start?
>>725338086Do you guys think we get different stars for next weeks demo? I really want to play the formula star.
>>725338453I saw wait until we get at least 10, just chill for a bit
>>725338453Up to you!
>>725338514chill mode status: initiated
I'll kick your ass man
so is Rick the best
we ride
who has the best special and why is it scarfy
i don't have a switch 2 yet but i hope you guys have fun
S6DBY214/16
A fucking Rick player overtook me with his OP special in one of the stadium races. Fucking nerf his ass plz
pro tip for kirby melee, just get needle and mash A while going in a circle.
I WAS ROBBED
>"hmm today I will try the paper star"
Anglor how the fuck did you only get 244 in the paper star
the game is fun but I don't know if I'd spend more than 5 hours playing city trial
>>725338698one of the top Japanese Air Ride players seems to think sohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eaTsSonotI
>>725339194game will absolutely be best playing modes in a rotation while doing checklists
How am I being signed up automatically
Early impressions:Amazing: Wing Star, Jet, Chariot, BattleOkay: Scooter, Wheelie, PaperBad: Bulk, Turbo, RexAwful: Shadow Star, Wagon, Warp, TankKirby, Dee, Doo, Magolor are good. Other Riders are generally too tilted towards a specific stat spread for me to enjoy using them
>>725339126It’s good bro
>won by 2 secondseat it
Vs8xm0 6/16
Who's the worst character?
>>725339473OIWhy you all leave wtfh?
>>725339535Is there a half full room?
bigliz is too good at race stadiums
>>725339194this game is perfect if you still play air ride with your friends irl. i can't see why you would play air ride 1 after this. im kinda shocked how fun it is while still being so similar to the original
I’ve won twice in a row :D
wtf bro my jet star couldn't even reach the targets in target flight
I did not expect to be able to win that without boosting lol
>>725339524waddle doo
>>725339524Probably Cappy funnily enough.
>all paddocks fullniggers
S6DBY213/16 gonna pass ownership of the lobby after the next one or two
>>725339524Knuckle Joe, no one picks him
>>725339524A Rick main made this meme
>>725339806We Dreamland friends gotta stick together.
My enjoyment of the overall game will definitely be dependent on hopping between the variety of modes rather than grinding just one. But city trial is great, think I'm done for the night ggs
Is it fun?
>>725339930It is but it has a serious learning curve, you're gonna spend the first 4-5 hours just trying to get a grip on how to drive.
how is this fair
>>725339524Metaknight/Cappy
67LL372/16
>>725339992Is that why the people on Reddit were seethin about this game?
>>725339992>>725339930The lessons help!
>>725340019reminds me of how bob-ombs will spawn right as you attack in melee lmao
Soos
3 in a row babyI LOVE GOOEY!
Cappychads always win baby
>>725340019You Slipped
>>725340150how the fuck do you use his special seems like it sucks
the best
>>725340019It's not, but it could happen to anyone. So it evens out.
>paddock fullFAGGOTS MAKE A NEW ONE
S6DBY2
WON BY A SINGLE POINTAHAHAHAHAHA
>>725340530>>725340065
how the fuck do I win
>>725340618statfag, switch to a stat-weighed machine in the final 30 seconds of city trial, pick the stadium trial most suited to your spread
>>725340618by not losing
dawn of the final hour!
That mini scooter was FAST
You see what happened? You see what happens when you destroy my paper star?
INVINCIBLE FUCKASS HAMSTER
God Wing Star still continues to be my favorite and ol'reliable even after all these years
>didn't press start>fgame auto startsok cool
S6DBY213/16
>>725341043SPIN TO WIN
>>725340019Starman is fucking dead
>shadow star used to be the go-to>now it’s way too fragileWhat a shame
Loving this game so far but holy shit it’s making my desire for a HD Kid Icarus game so much worse.I wish I could be as spoiled as the average Kirbyfag.
>>725340618wheelie scooter and top speed
my idiot impressions so far as someone who played a fuckton of Kirby Air Ride on Gamecube, rated under the assumption that Stadiums will not always be freely chosen in the full game.Rick is obviously good right now and still will be great for a variety of events, but I think Gooey/Knuckle Joe are better "all around" characters. Most characters have a decent niche/good unique ability to make use of, except Cappy. Cappy just seems ass.
>>725338086Is a certain song from the first game in this new one?
IM HASMTER RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICKEVERYONE LOOK IM HAMSTER RIIIIIIIIIIIICK
>>725341351Yes
damn nobody picks the ring one huh. second time in a row i was with 1 cpu.
>>725341105still has slots
>>725341378I look forward to the comment section when it's uploaded on YouTube.
mege battle can be a tad arse was just driving into walls the whole time.but still fun
What the fuck did I download? Just make another Smash instead of this crap. Why is he wasting his remaining career years on a filler game?
They really nerfed Shadow Star into the ground huhThere comes a point where glass cannons are straight unusable and I think we've hit it here
>Play with Knuckle Joe>Suddenly every city trial has me fling all over the map at full speed at some pointt-thanks sakurai...
>>725341295i presume that choosing stadiums will be the default setting online and most people won't bother to change it. i was maining knuckle joe and found him kind of middling but agree he is clearly meant to be an all rounder excepting flight stadiums. which vehicles do you think are good?
>>725341295Drop Meta Knight down a few tiers, his stat spread is pretty bad but not Cappy bad.
>got to the faraway island again>via pure statsHELL YUH
>>725339803I pick him, he's underrated. Might be really fucking good actually, as far as offensive stadiums go.
>13 charge>wagon star
>>725341475Thanks for all the games folks, was very fun
>>725341707>nerf Shadow Star>nerf Meta Knight>sell both in a pack and trick people into thinking they're good individually and togetherDevious
Ok but why is this going to be $70
>>725341687It's what Nintendo and HAL wanted
GREATEST TO EVER DO IT BABY
lost by 5 milliseconds, ouch
lobby full of cute hamsters rubbing their butts on me
>>725342006Because every game is 70 dollars now and you can thank Sony for that.
>>725341687Smashfags really don't play other games
>>725342006To play as Marx. The game, the modes, the other playable characters: it's all a bonus
>>725341295What does gooey even do, does he have an ability?
>>725341687Smash is the filler game doe
GET FUCKING DUSTED YOU PUSSY FUCKS YUH
>>725342186>What does gooey even dobe gooey
The bounce music sounds straight ripped from the original game
>Steal a shitload of stats from someone by accident after they beat Dyna Blade>End up eating shit in Beam Gauntlet because I couldn't control my machineKarma sama...
GOTTA GO FAST
>>725341830he’s pretty good at racking up powerups, which goes a long way in making up for his janky stat spread>>725342186I think his quick spin is just “better”
ERP?
Is it just me or is the Tank Star complete ass. It's just a worse Swerve Star. Seems to only be mildy tanky and sucks at everything else.
>>725342585uh. me if you're serious I guess
>>725342648what's your discord?
Man this is a lot more fun than I expected it to be. I just downloaded it to fuck around with /v/ at first.
>lapping as susie in ovaleat that bitches
>>725342646I won a couple of stadiums with it, but it doesn't feel like a favorite of mine. You're right, it's basically Swerve Star but you can actually get boost from it and it doesn't accelerate immediately after stopping.
>>725342724ravenectomy
>>725342646being able to boost and then instant turn while moving is really good for fighting. it's like swerve star for fighting
>>725342646just completely wrecked dustup derby with it. its a fucking monster with enough boost and defense
>>725342006Story mode tax>>725342034Based. Fuck smashies.
Add 2 coomer characters and I’ll buy.
>>725343163Susie and Rick are already in the game
>>725342006so that sakurai can fund smash 6
Meta Knight isn't bad at all, he's really good for early patch collection considering his passive attack. You can build him into whatever stat spread you need
>>725343163buy it now then
>>725343274>*susie and daroachftfy
>>725343573>*rick and rickftfy
>just barely flew farther than nipnapbutt was clenching the whole time
do I really have to do the training to get other characters in this
Oval Race is lowkey really good for gliders that got enough Top Speed and can just stay airborne for a whole lap to easily hug the inside of the turn and avoid being drafted.
>download the original game>it's literally the same fucking game 1:1Scam
easiest derby in my life
I’m sorry for robbing your 100 hamster man also THATS A LOT OF BOTS AIEEEEE
>>725341687stfu smashpedo, glad you're losing and getting ignored
Awesome getting on now
>test period done alreadyDamn, those 6 hours went by faster than expected
>Last Match of the demo>warp star>dedede>oval>OBLITERATE YOUR ARSEHOLESURF URF URF YUH WHOSE KING?! I'M KING!
>>725343962Anon….
So which old rides are better and which ones got hit with the nerf bat?Will I get to feast on an entire new generation of video gamers with Shadow Star? Is Bulk Star no longer a meme outside of that one weird flight glitch that lets it somehow beat the Dragoon in Air Glider? Is Formula Star finally usable without getting so many stat boosts that you’d probably be better off with a Compact Star anyways? Did they nuke Swerve Star from orbit or do I get to make jokes about it being the third legendary air ride machine again?
I really enjoyed playing waddle doo, although I also wish generic waddle dee was in the demo too so we could see how he is.
>>725343867x2
>>725344087I don't have a switch 2, but apparently the bulk star is much less shit and the shadow star got nerfed
>>725343962Anon, I...
see you in 9 hours anons
The pace of this game is like 10x that of the original. I don’t know how to feel about it. It’s fun, but I feel like I’m just getting everything I can without the sort of consideration for a build that I used to have. Still adjusting though
>>725344087Bulk Star is actually usable now - from what I've seen using it a bit it has a top speed cap now, but maintaining Charge is now pretty easy rather than a pain.When you hop on it in City Trial it also automatically gets a full charge so you aren't stuck waiting.
>>725344087Bulk got buffed dramatically to the point I think it's one of the best vehicles, Scooter feels better as well, it somehow turns even sharper and they made it faster. All the flying machines and bike feel a bit worse, wagon and turbo feel a bit better, rex feels obsoleted by battle chariot.
>>725338086My first few go arounds I didn’t see many Chef Kawasakis, he deserves more love
isn't a single city trial map going to feel repetitive after a week?
I’m sorry Thurler, my speed stat was off the screen.
>>725344310Did a single city trial map feel repetitive after 20+ years?
>>725344087Bulk Star is really nice now.Serve, Formula, and Slick weren't in the demo, so no ideas on that.Shadow got a mild nerf. But I still got good useful out of it.Battle Chariot is really strong though.
>>725344310Probably a bit, yeah
Have any good screenshots from tonight to post?
>>725344310The original was fun and lasted for a while (if you had friends, if you were alone… it lasted a good bit still)We’d do role plays with the free roam mode. You’d have the garage and you’d rent those vehicles out to people.
>>725344356idk it's not like air ride has an active community like melee
>>725344287He'll be pretty strong, his special has good usage.>>725344323lmao
>>725338086I really need to get Kirby Air Rider. I would kill to get a job.
>>725338379Basic Chariot looks so cool and badassGiving me the Kid Icarus Aurum vibe
>>725344404I'll have a slew of webms ready for wedsnes when i'm next off.Next thrusday will be a fun time.
>>725338632I’ll spank your ass!
>>725338921Plasma is the absolute worst ability in Kirby Melee if you end up accidentally getting it, I’ve learned that the hard way
>>725344310I hope they put the original in as an unlockable, even if its not put in matchmaking it'd be fun with friends.
>>725344404FALCON KICK!
>>725344454That'd be a real funny lore twist frankly.
>>725340019This is definitely a Sakurai game>>725340127ALSO THIS!
don't care, still playing Rick
>>725340019Make a WEBM or MP4 of this glorious cliphttps://x.com/voidknight04/status/1987157074732851537?s=46
I won a lot more tonight, even won 3 in a row. Playing with the /vros/ and all. Been forever since I played the original but you get flooded with stats so quickly in this one, especially near the end of a match.
>>725341172Being a Kid Icarus fan is pure envy and sloth
>>725344863Remove Mother.The IP is complete and done.Put either F-Zero or Kid Icarus up there.>BayonetaKill it not even a nintendo IP.Should be Zelda as they get the highest budgets. Or Astral Chain since its close enough to bayo and full of sexo
>>725341687>Mfw I see my Online Switch Friends still playing Smash Ultimate in the big 2025 (soon 2026)
>>725341874>Tons of Glide while finishing in a Chariot
>>725342006>Ok but why is this going to be $70Are you ready to drop $70 on the newest Yoshi? Mario Tennis? Fire Emblem?
>>725344287I used to think he was shit... But then I got humbled.Kawasaki-sama... I kneel!
>>725345075Problem?
Look, I'm gonna let you guys in on a secret. The idea "Nintendo never drops their prices" is actually wrong. They never do dramatic sales anymore, but their 70 dollar games will eventually be 45. If it's not worth 70 just wait.
>>725345316That’s a very good retire fall.
I should finally do this one
>>725342369>Beam GauntletThey should’ve called it Laser Gauntlet it just sounds cooler, also Dustup used to be Destruction Derby in the OGAlso my “Happy Place” song made it in, hope we can have a Jukebox option to change what songs play during City Trialhttps://youtu.be/EWYfbcCHobg
>>725344087Paper Star is the meme Joke Machine with abysmal health, you don’t want to be around a bunch of other players while riding it
>>725345370>>725345581>Smashfags invading an unrelated thread because so few people play now
Paper chads where are we at?
>>725344323Here’s one of my stat caps so far
>>725345929My highest is still 102 from the first session.
It seems to me there's only 3 ways of winning: Building for speed, building for flight and building for offense. Sometimes you can get a mix of speed and offense or speed and flight. Of course, you could also just say fuck it and try to be as greedy as possible so all 3 outcomes are accounted for. I'm assuming the online in the final release will be similar, just 16 man lobbies under 5 minutes with 4 stadiums to choose. The rulesets will for sure be different in personal Paddock lobbies, I wonder which one /v/ will settle for.
am i just getting old or does everything seem super zoomed in
>>725346024This is mine from the first session I got really lucky with the portals if I remember right
>>725346272Hold back on the right stick to zoom out
>>725346297I was gonna get a ton with my star man run because he can get to both floating islands easily and the pillars spawned, but after I broke a pillar, I got killed by 6 players so I lost my stuff. Only got like 90 items.
i think the worst part of this game is that now metafags like >>725346212are going to start existing, whereas on GCN people were just playing for fun
How do people feel about the fact getting patches is so much easier in this?I worry it makes matches feel more samey, in the original getting a fuck ton of patches and your machine turning into an overpowered hard to control beast was a special exception, not the norm
>>725346212>The rulesets will for sure be different in personal Paddock lobbies, I wonder which one /v/ will settle for.Almost certainly the option to force everyone into 1-2 random stadiums
>>725346389I don’t like how you can’t manage your weight stat as easily anymore.
>>725346374Buddy, there's an entire comp scene for the original Air Ride. All Nintendo party games get metafagged especially with different characters to choose from. If you don't like it then do your own Paddocks.
I ordered my Mr. Frosty plushie from Walmart.
>>725345870Honestly my favorite addition for the sole fact that it introduces a genuinely interesting dynamic to City Trial where it's far and away the weakest machine in the game but it's crazy air-time and mobility allow you to traverse to the far off islands really early on and nab a fuckton of stat upgrades. It's a really neat high-risk high-reward machine that makes building for flight machines really fun so far.
everyone says shadow star got nerfed but its still strong fast and a great flyer so idfk what they're on
>>725346450Its odd that there seems to be far fewer Stat Down patches in the mix
>>725346536you die in about 1 hit, maybe 2 if you're luckywhich ain't exactly good for an offensively oriented vehicle
>>725346536Really its just its top speed taking a hit comparatively to the general increase most other machines got.I also think it doesn't have the quirk of going faster on turns anymore
>>725346450why do you say that like weight is ever a bad thing
>>725346603thats exactly how frail it was in the OG game so what
>>725346536>>725346536>>725346603>>725346626Can you tank more hits with enough defense and health patches or is that pretty much negated by other machines getting patches too?If the former, could be a good late game star
>>72534668216 players makes it much easier to get hit by random shit now, especially in an aggressive lobby>>725346685i've found that even with decent defensive stats it lives 3 hits on a good day
>>725346389I agree. I think this is going to feel more repetitive than the original ever did, cause you get powerups at such a quick rate and often in big chunks
>>725346494Yeah one hit and your fuckes basically
>>725346658Weight makes a noticeable impact on flight. I had 13 weight and I could barely fly with wing star even with 10 flight. It’s very impactful.
So what's it going to be?
>>725346932all weight does to flight is make it easier to control, your glide stat was just shite
>>725346494Where are the islands? I haven't tried yet
>>725338086"realistic" Kirby
Cat Kirb
>>725347018There's one island really far off the map that you practically need a flight machine for. I generally go to the volcano first, dive into the volcano itself where it warps you to a weird dimension, then exiting out of the dimension through the middle pillar of light shoots you up pretty high, and then you can use your flight machine to reach the closest floating island. It's easier to see the farthest island off the map from that vantage point.
>>725338086am i the only one who really wants to have sex with rick unironically
>>725347239
>>725347171Thanks
>>725347273
>>725346212>there's only 3 ways of winning: Building for speed, building for flight and building for offense...did you not play the original?
>>725347321
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>>725347336Obviously. It was an imbalanced mess where Swerve Star ruins everything and has to be banned in serious matches. Are you implying the same strats didn't apply to the og also? This game seems way more balanced, probably because of the Bamco smash team. More stars and characters are viable now.
What are some events that aren’t in the demo?
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>>725347273>he has no mouth but it'd be funnier of he did>eh i'm lazy get an intern to do itlul
>>725347563
Was it just me or did the island on top move down a little.
>>725347446His point was the otiginal waas the same.You build for flight for target crash, hi jump, or long distance.orbuild for offennse and hp for destruiction derby or king dededeor build for speed for quick race, rally race, or laser dodge...or whatever the last one in the og was.It's the same strategy now.But yes more shit is viable due to stat respreads and more upgrade drops
After all the shit Kirby fans were talking CrossWorlds ended up winning
>>725347806is that why you're here begging us for a crumb of attention instead of playing your game
>>725347741it changes position every match, or at least can. I've seen it in a few different places.
>>725347907>says the faggot GIVING him attentionPlease for the love of God DO NOT ENCOURAGE THE TROLLS TO SET UP CAMP HERE
So is there any skill to Air Riders or is it all luck?
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>>725338086As a Rick main, I'll kill anyone else who uses Rick, especially color 2.
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>>725349252
>>725349238hamsters will usually violently murder each other if you try to keep multiple, checks out
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>>725349394
>>725349394>adeleine gets horny one day and wants a hunk, thinks kirby's one>immediately forces him to go on top of a headless body and act out a school romance story because she's that wet>chuchu is crazy jealous because she's crazy jealous girl>immediately wraps it up the moment kirby suggests a relationship with boththe fuck is this child's problem?
What I'm seeing in this community
>>725349435"bitches ain't shit, but hoes and tricks"- king dedede
Chariot >>>>
The characters have different stats? What do they each excel at?
>>725353256Heavyweight main characters have high top speesd/hp/weight/attack but low turn/grip/lift/charge and lightweight mook fodder characters have high turn/grip/lift/charge but low HP/attack/weight/top speed, the rest are either medium or balancedSo basically if youre a mooktard youre fucked in city trial where offense reigns supreme, RIP Cappy/Starman/Scarfy
>>725353256you can press Y anon
>>725354215I don't have a Switch 2.
why do all of y'all retards only do the shit ass city trial mode instead of races. that's like playing mario kart for the vs mode.
>>725355454only city trial is online for the demoalso in og air ride the vs mode is actually more beloved than the regular racing mode, tho that has a chance to change in the new one
>>725339803No one picks knuckle joe because he's ugly, the little boxing glove guys from amazing mirror would have been played as way more when it comes to fighting ability reps.
This game is gonna die so fast, already getting bored of city trail
>>725355632not every game needs to be a forever game, especially when a full match is only 16 players max
>>725355758Isn’t this their big holiday game?
>>725355863mp4 is in December
How long until the next session?
>>7253578034 hours and 10~ minutes.
>>725344509no, don't do that!
>>725350319Daily reminder to block all Starman players on sight, they're just Smash refugees here to force a meme.
Any datamines yet?
Why can't Nintendo keep a game from leaking for 5 minutes?
>>725359557Morpho Knight and Necrodeus are the remaining hidden bosses aside from the big badRibbon is playable instead of Adeleine
>>725359557Switch 2 isn't hackable.>>725359660My uncle who works at Bamco said Drawcia is also a Vs. Boss.
Did anyone else get one of these
>>725360181Bananza literally leaked a week before release, retard. did you miss all the K. Rool spam?
>>725360214Why does Dedede feel so off? it looks like they put his model from Smash Wii U on a Gmod map
>>725360181nothing is unhackablenothingthe people with the skills to do it just have no reason to do solike people with jobs in the tech industry outside of the scene
>>725360260Datamines =/= some gook at a warehouse stealing a copyAnyways I hope all you adelienefags suffer, there's no hidden characters. Enjoy your tweened Road Trip jpeg!
>>725360294By the time Switch 2 is hackable your fat monkey millennial heart will explode
>>725360357Who the fuck mentioned Ado? what did that character ever do to you?
Wait, is there really only going to be one city map? I assumed there would be tons.
>>725360290I kinda like his dopey smile but I get what you mean
>>725338270D^3
>>725360420i dont need it to be hackable as i bought one on launchi was just making a point
Couldn't play. I want info on>the character specials and stats, what people think is good and not>how the old rides play and feel balanced/tweakedI saw bulk star has much less charge time and I also saw wheelie scooter's jump has been castrated. I'm most curious about the old really shitty rides like Formula, slick, or turbo star and if they've been given a glowup>the new rides and how they feelThoughts?
>>725361095I mean the overall shape of the model is great but the shading and texturing feel wrong, which is probably why it has that "gmod import" feeling.
>>725360525this isn't what's in the game, but how would you feel if there were say a couple of dozen City Trial section set pieces that were randomly generated every game to make the full map?
>>725355936>december>not out for black fridaySounds like they aren't banking on that as their holiday title
You know, I wasn't sure how useful brake pumping was going to be, but it's basically the only way to use the wagon star.
What's the my music list for City Trial so far?
>>725361706That would make things at least a bit more interesting.
>>725360525watch the directs
>>725347218>Presents and shakes his moonbutt in second placeI don't think he's being subtle about it anon.
I wonder how toggles with random matchmaking will be like, since there's absolutely a good chunk of people who could only stomach city trial with >og city trial speed>3 minute timer>fewer item spawns(cowards) >multiple random stadiumssmash ult had something like that
>>725361514>Dedede Drooling While EatingSuch a classic
>>725341975I was going to go for the Shadow Star amiibo, but since they're both bad (and I happen to like playing Dedede), I'm probably going to go for the Dedede + Tank Star amiibo, and maybe I'll grab the Battle Chariot amiibo if one exists.
Starman is cute
>>725342430>>725343525You are severely overrating Meta Knight for... Whatever fucking reason. His stat spread is simply atrocious. That's the end of the story. That base Top Speed is going to hurt him in the long run.You're operating under the assumption that he will have a perfect rollout every game and load up on Top Speed, but that's simply not a pragmatic way of looking at it. The fact of the matter is that other characters can do what he can accomplish better.Having a proximity attack also isn't the boon you think it is. It, what... Speeds up your box breaking by like a fraction of a second? Quick Spins can demolish them just fine in this game compared to the original Air Ride.And lastly, his special isn't that good. You are limited to 3 full Drill Rush attacks before it runs out, and his speed during the special is outclassed by Rick, who can simply just bowl over you without any extra input or course correcting. The Drill Rush rushes you forward but it requires aim. The braindead option will always win out.He excels at nothing except for Flight Speed, which at that point you may as well just settle for Starman if that's what you're going for. Offense? Knuckle Joe. Top Speed? The heavy trio (Rick/King Dedede/Susie).It's actually a goddamn travesty what Sakurai saddled Meta Knight with in this game. He's clearly still haunted by Brawl Meta Knight; he hasn't been good in any further Smash entries since then, and he's not good here either. I guess if you REALLY love the character though, there's nothing stopping you from maining him in casual lobbies.And just to let you know, he will not do well in Air Ride either. I consider him in contention with Cappy for bottom 3.
>>725342179Real
One more hour bros... And then we have to wait a week before we can play again
We got two Waddle Dees, maybe we could get Galacta Knight as another borb to make up for Meta Knight's shitty stats? i know he's already a costume but one could hope.
>>725364772he's already a glorified alt
>>725364772Hold for morpho knight.
>>725363062I hope they have something like that. I become too strong in every stat by the end of every city trial, which kind of homogenizes things. There will at least be paddocks that will allow it, but I hope all the requisite options exist
>>725341707Tbf other than defense the Shadow Star felt like a straight upgrade over Warp Star on GamecubeWhat did they do to it?
>>725338436I think someone said they widened the tracks (at least the new ones)>>725339236>top air ride playerlmaogood to see that my assumptions are right, and the game will be ruined by metafags in like 2 weeks>>725341874can you not check your stats anymore?>>725344138they made everything a bit more sameish
Definitely gonna buy it now.
>>725365945>can you not check your stats anymoreyeah you can
>>725345929>>725345870This is going to scratch the itch of my collectathon autism good
>>725365945give them 2 weeks after release they'll be gone since there's no dlc
>>725366364>>725365945Can you pause in an online match? Most online gsmes when you pause just means you go idle, but in Kirby Air Ride(rs) when movement is automatic, hoe does that work?
>>725367307The fun doesn’t stop while you pause
>>725367307You just go in straight line, so you can kinda quickly pause to check your stats while not losing speed.
>>725367307you just look at stats while you're moving when you press +, there is no pause
>>725367198>no DLCdo I even need to remind you that a game being complete on release is not just a good thing, is not just a lost art, but what we've been clamoring for for years? It's one of the biggest problems with modern gaming.
what happened to Turbo Star, wasn't this the second fastest star after Formula?Seems slow as fuck in comparison now
>>725367420Tell me about Turbo and Formula in Riders. I really want to know if they unfucked them.
>>725367490>TurboAss
What’s the verdict? Did Sakurai do it again?
/v/addock room up for this weekends last test ride>ID: 4T806N>Pass: 1337get in, we got 6 hours of city trial to play
I'M SO READY BROS
Join plzzzz
>Can’t connect to networkBros
>5 minutes into the test>already 3 separate /v/addocks
>>725367490turbo is the same. still turns like shit and top speed isn't even that good.. the only stars i've felt like were improved were the bikes and bulk.
>>725367869We should all pick the top left stadium in this lobby
>starman on paper starI guess I've taken the Paperpill. Better late than never.
>>725368115you niggers need to get organized for the next week
Can't wait to not play it. Fuck you Nintendo for making it S2 exclusive, unlike Pokemon and Metroid.the melody everyone was waiting forhttps://www.youtube.com/live/GSIYF9DfGYY?si=vK2UMp8lSHWpUJKj&t=9303they didn't change anything about it, no?
>>725368134Can bulk still do the glitchy permaglide thing? How did they improve the bikes?
Is the shadow vehicle just useless now when there's OP combat stuff like the chariot?
>>725369841Shadow star is still good, trust the process
If you pick Any at the end, does it put you in a random game or the most populated one?
>>725369957it isn't... at the startit used to be that it was a solid instant ride swap if you found it, but its initial HP in Riders means a person who happens to get 3-4 offense ups early on can firecracker/spin you and you'll instantly explodeBUTif you get Offense stickers and other survivability ones and swap to it later, it benefits extremely well and can do damage that'll make even Tankies/Charioteers sweat
>>725367420Turbo star was never the second fastest, Rex, bulk assuming a full charge and swerve were all faster I believe. If anything turbo feels better now because it feels like they lightened up on the turning gimmick
>put all stats into fighting>none of the stadiums are conducive to such
>there's a 1,000 in the middle at the bottom of SkydiveHOLY
i got tilted i'm gonna go play zelda musou for a while
WHO UP KIRBIN THEY STAR?>>725368012
>>725370376is it any good? I want to get more use out of my switch 2 but I hated the botw warriors
Sussie baka
New room? Current one is full
>>725370618>>7253680121 more slot here
>>725370535NTA, but I'm enjoying it, AOC was a better scenario and roster since there really was no story to tell and they actually made up a great one there, I think they should have just continued with the Age of Calamity timeline, but the gameplay is great. It's a shame this game is forced to be canon.
>two buttons to controlit can still be hard. Really reminds me of super mario bros
I'll join after I finish some borderlands 1.
>>725370672Wrong...
Here's my impression of the racers.
Overflow room. Anyone can join.CWWD0R
>>725370776Someone just joined as I posted it
I suck massive balls holy shit
It was fun bros but I gotta walk the dogs
>don't get any Speed for the first two minutes
Spin attack being on your control stick and machine swapping on special is really annoying, please tell me we can make them separate buttons in the full game.
>The double jump is a smash air dodgenice touch
>>725370849>Kirby as a medium weightA strange sensation
Jesus, Rick + Chariot feels DIRTY I'm so sorry for the beatings.
>>725371494Wtf was that
I hate the fucking hamster
>>725371523Peak Rick Performance
>>725338086Is the game supposed to feel this shallow, or is it just my newfaggotry? Doesn't feel like I'm putting in a lot of strategy in these races, even if it's against baby CPU's.
>>725371360When the series is full of tiny cute things a pink puffball is going to be the standard.
>>725370962What kinds of dogs?
>>725371615city trial is the main mode people care about. air ride does actually have a lot of depth but you're not gonna experience it against cpus
Do looking at riders and rides in a vacuum make sense or is it all about how they combine? Dunno if minmaxing or complimenting and averaging stats is the way to go.
>Even the riders themselves have different paddock animations.We don't deserve this game.
>>725371848Sakurai did mention it was a lot of extra work lolpresumably they were just going to have a list lobby thing or MAYBE just all Kirbies until Sakurai was like NEIN IT JUST AIN'T RIGHT
GOOEY IM SORRY I DIDN'T GET MEAN IT
>>725372086bless Sakurai for making ERP possible
Theory: Kirby's Dream Buffet was a tech demo prototype to get online functionality tested for Air Riders. They dropped the game and it has gone abandoned, which is a shame because it's such a simple and fun game to just pick up and play. Like the simplicity and structure of Fall Guys but vibes like City Trial. Frankly it pissed me off that the game facilitates up to 4 human players online yet only goes up to 2 player splitscreen.
>>725372086It probably wasn't as much work as you think. All the movement and jumping animations were needed for City Trial
how is the online compared to smashmost streams ive watched is very smooth aside from switching machines
Starman is so cool
>>725372330a little more work when you're already full up can be a "lot of work"we can't really make assumptions for their workflow, what I said came from him outright in the Air Riders direct
>>725372376I saw one guy in the laser race stadium have players popup in front of him, like the lag caught back up with the server. He was seeing players reported as finishing the race before they appeared on screen again
>>725372282Cornering the Susie players...
Never fuck with me again, MAT
Word of advice: If you’re hosting a game, be sure to cross-reference people in the room with those in the lobby/suspended. You may end up waiting for someone who isn’t available
>>725371848it's $70, it should have animations for all of them
>>725369286Monkey's paw, Scarlet runs like ass on Switch 1, the console the game was made for, yet runs as intended on S2. ZA's textures were appearantly dialed back simply becuase they feared performance on S1.
>The susie player giving rick a rimjob on the couchWhat the fuck
>>725372529Susie can kiss my assDedede however can fuck it
>all riders canonically can inhale people[spoilers]artists you know what you need to do
>>725372882>canonicallynot how it works, Sakurai explicitly said "fuck canon" for this game.
>>725338086It's insane how quick Rick is, considering these are literal stars that travel at warp speeds.
>>725372882it's closer to what TAC's Copy Beam does for Kirby than his inhale ability
>>725372882>hand vore
>city trial is unplayable if the host is laggingjesus christ japan should be banned from testing anything internet related internally. the fact that they're completely unaware shit internet exists is unreal to me.
UH, ALL THE RICK PEOPLE, OR RIGGERS AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM, GET OFF THIS PADDOCK BECAUSE IT'S FOR PINK PEOPLE ONLY. UNDERSTAND, CAUSE IF YOU DON'T I WILL MAKE RICK PEOPLE SLAVES AGAIN
All the no life smash people will make this unplayable in like a month, and all the casuals will leave
>Com error two times in a row.And I'm directly wired into the router on a fiver optic connection. This shit must be unplayable handheld.
>>725369841>useless>a star that is viable at literally anything better question, are the bikes now even more useless with the Chariot and Transform star that can just switch between bike and glider.>>725370203technically Bulk is slower but since it's always boosting I think it gets a constant stat boost or something. Doesn't matter because in Drag race it can't maintain that speed.I thought Swerve was slower, just making up for it with instant acceleration but it actually is just that broken being the second fastest.Not sure how correct those stats are though. Whoever made this chart marked Shadow star with the highest accel but Swerve has clearly a higher number. Also Turbo is listed with lowest charge time, but it looks like a decimal error to me.
>>725372882They explicitly do not inhale, Susie has no mouth, and you haven't lurked long enough to know how to spoiler.You are the rare triple nigger.
>>725373301>implying anyone into smash for the competitive aspect will like this gameI have seen nothing but complaining from that crowd
>>725373307works on my machine
>>725373167Isn’t that basically what happens with every game with a laggy host?
>everyone is tiny>suddenly feel antisemitebased sakurai for not removing it
>>725373486It doesn’t have dedicated servers? Lmao
16 players is too much. should have been 8 at the most.
>>725373486normally you wouldn't host a 16 person event peer to peer, but japan has such good internet they don't see the issue. (part of that is of course that all 140 million of them live within 5 miles from each other. )
>>725373314>using a chart for the previous game when all the vehicle stats and math have probably been changed entirelycome on now nigga
>>725373520I don't think any Nintendo game has dedicated servers.
>>725373431fuck yeah. let them bitch and moan this is an orb only zone
>>725373602yeah, 16 was too much and i hate the "split everyone up for the final game" thing. I'd guess they wanted more people in the city section so you couldn't just ignore everyone all game.
>>725373602Kinda feels like 8 player smashBut rooms having custom amounts I can see people favoring 8
>>725370849The demo seems to favor melee because some stadium maps seem to be lacking (at least I hope they do)You don't need a good flier or anything fast for target or control maps like the button and food collect-a-thon.Melee is always an option.>>725371070quick swapping was a mistake
>matchmaking can be slow to fill players>even if struggling in the last 10 seconds will always manage to pull in players to fill the slotsNintendo has a habit of pulling player usernames and assigning to bots in various games, I have such deep distrust in their online systems and hope they're not simulating players
What are the little x stars on the victory screen next to your score?
>>725373301This sounds like a "rent free" kind of statement
So what're everyone's thoughts on the characters? I find myself defaulting to meta-knight because i like his well rounded stats, but Dedede is pretty fun too.
>>725373803how many kisses I gave you
Is it just me, or is Dedede ridiculously good in City Trial?
>>725373762I will never forgive them for pokemon unite
I imagine this will be a lot more fun when the minigame pool is bigger in the full release.I can usually bank on a handful of reliable ones showing up in the beta which kinda diminishes the random chance aspect of everything. I imagine the tension will be a lot higher in the full game.
>>725373868Dedede is busted
kine in the ship :)
>>725373314In that case I think they may have buffed bulk’s speed in general because in air riders it feels like it has the best speed bar none, and while in theory it accelerates slowly the speed you get from trailing people means it can reach a good speed insanely fastAnother speed thing I noticed is that scooter is considerably faster in this game, keeping pace with the wing star. All the flying machines (wing,shadow,jet,paper) feel like they have near the same ground speed which feels like a small nerf for wing since it used to be faster on the ground.
>>725373852can I have some too? ;w;
>>725373868His passive attack is crazy strong, makes it really easy to get item momentum and keep it
>>725373259Based little Kirb
overflow: GJ36LJ
>>725373762Even just then, sat with 3 people until 5 seconds, then bang bang bang bang bang filled up, feels artificial, don't like it
>get paper star three times>all get destroyed, the last one immediately after i get onto itFine, guess I can't use Paper Stars.
>>725373762>Nintendo has a habit of pulling player usernames and assigning to bots in various gamesWhat the fuck? And I thought Splatoon 3 online was bad
>>725373852y-you t-too
>>725373602I like that the map feels more crowded
>>725373924Keeping pace with warp, not wing. My bad
4 spot in >>725367869
I killed someone right as the time ran outWhat happens to that player in the Stadium event? do they get a Compact Star?
>>725373924>scooterDid they kill its crazy jump height, and if so you think that's a balance compensation?
>>725374115yeah
>>725373602I'm sure we'll be able to autistically tune every detail of the rules in the full game, this is Sakurai we're talking about.
Gonna break for a bit, you guys go without me
>>725373602feels just right imo
I really love this game but I miss the gamecube sound effects
>>72537360216 feels like >>725374007 will be common, a very volatile environment Also splitting up the popup stadium events or the final stadiums is a really clever way to have more 1st place winners for a big group, muh feefees and ego will be pleased
Fuck Butthole chariot users.
mom help theres two scarfys shouting NO in the vaddock
I’m a starman battle chariot supremacist
HAT GOOMBA BROS WHATS THE VERDICT
>>725373663I'm talking about the old game nigga.Here stolen right from leddit (they just pulled this from the website though).I hope its wrong, Paper star is just a worse Winged Star. Swerve and Shadow speed clearly got nerfed
I love Rick so much it hurts
So how is City trrail so far?
>>725374149I didn’t get to test it in the air much so I can’t say. It still rockets forward after going in the air so it has that at least (as does chariot which feels similar to scooter). I wouldn’t be surprised if the jump height got nerfed to make up for the fact it’s way faster and it feels like it’s even easier to turn with. As someone who loved scooter in air ride it feels really good here, especially since it’s easier to lose control of your vehicle here and there seem to be a surprising amount of stadiums where turn is handy to have (button,gourmet)
I'm still a bit confused about the end stuffHow come there are 15 dudes in the city and 4 dudes in the end thing?
>>725374590everyone chooses in what game they want to participate, so everyone is divided at the end into multiple mini-games and yes is retarded.
>>725374590Everyone in the lobby gets to choose what minigame they want to play. Basically splits everyone into 4 groups
>>725374590in the demo, its set so you pick a specific thing that you go into, everybody can pick their own
>>725374590the other players chose the same minigame as you
>>725374590Orgy in one of them, you have to get lucky
>>725374674>>725374702>>725374668>>725374664>>725374658>>725374747Wait so there is no way to actually be the top dude of the lobby? Why are they so big then?
>>725374674>playtrulyplayfalsely
I thought you guys were gonna fly further
>>725374760Funny
>>725374760It's not about winning, it's about fun
>>725374843No boards at all? So knockout stats??
>>725374760I would prefer to be random like the original.
Seeing Susie's ass is the only win i need
So what are we thinking? Going to spill your doubloons on this?
new lobby:>2LGMDY>1337
>>725368012still open bros
The HD rumble is crazy in this game
>>725374426the nigga you were replying to was talking about Shadow Star in RIDERS compared to Chariot and you replied with info about Air Ride like it was relevant(no)that currently unconfirmed unsupported data does check out with what that other anon said though, Shadow Star is a horrible starting swap with double the HP of... fucking Paper Star lmaofunny that Rex Wheelie's attack is supposedly a breath under War Chariot's
>>725375010yeah, it's great
>>725374658>>725374903Sakurai said there will be an alt/classic mode.It's generally better the new way. Part of the issue of the first game was, that half of the machines sucked because they were only good at one thing.Formula would still shit the bad if it is only viable in Drag Race though>>725374747>luckyit's kind of obvious what most people choose
>>725374989im spending my big paycheck on switch 2 and this, have a way to get it cheaper too
>>725374989absolutely, I'm not playing too much so it hits nearly completely fresh when I buy itI am bummed Daroach isn't playable, might have been playing a bit more if my ratto were around
>>725374989I think having the challenge board will make it a lot more satisfying to play. so probably yeah.
I don’t wanna wait 11 days I want the game NOW
>>725374992Getting one in before I go grab something to eat.
>>725374992still plenty of space in here
>>725375201You can those tips off, right?
>>725375054>Sakurai said there will be an alt/classic mode.when and where did he say this
>>725374760You choose the minigames you play
Join plzzzzz 4C05VX
>>725375323Nta I remember it in one of the directs, but I suppose that might be a local only setting
Doo lobby!
>>725374989yest. not poor
>>725373978Need more Riggas in this room!
>>725375391and paddock, we have no idea how toggles with randoms will work tho
I wonder how long the online will last on this
>>725375201Same
>>725375047I was replying to two people, also what's wrong with putting the old games machine stats in perspective?>>725375047The new exchangeable characters give a huge extra bonus like Kirby was listed with 80% speed and Dedede with 150% or something. If those are actual modifiers then your char makes up for like half your stats which is absolutely ridiculous not even including their special attack.
>>725375460call me a pessimist but I don't see it lasting more than 2 years before you struggle to get full lobbies
>>725375573I just want it to last a couple of months honestly, I was ARMS strongest soldier so I know what a dead game is like.
If this is like the original then the demo is basically the full game, it just lacks like 6 more tracks. Don't buy it
how is the game as somebody who loved the first one on gamecube so much that I gold-plated the accomplishments page, twice. Knew exactly where the red boxes could spawn to snipe the dragoon/hydra, always bee-lined for swerve star and would effortlessly zip around the map at light speed. I haven't really watched any videos or gameplay, other than a few clips here and there. How is the city trial map? bigger? smaller? roughly the same size? gimme your early impressions
>>725374992lobby back up cuz we finished our match. at 8/16
>>725375323First direct, as he was explaining how Stadiums work.He also implied online matches would default to sometimes throwing you into a random one anyway.
>>725375735now multiply that by 3 and add 9 top ride tracks with the story mode.
>>725375735>missing half the character roster>missing half the machines>missing 15 tracks>missing challenges>missing too ride>missing online air ride>missing story mode>missing gummies>missing customization and hat unlocks This demo is like 10% of the game bro
sakurai nailed it another time
>>725375901>>725375894They mad son.
>>725375735Missing a lot different shit
>>725375964im smiling and laughing and rubbing my tummy
>Susie player giving blowjobs in the lobby
>the machines can sense when a rider doesn't have one and they hurry to you:')
>>725374989I want to like it, but I didn't think the demo was that fun and pushed me towards waiting for a sale that probably won't happen until the game is dead. From discussion it sounds like city trial is the main mode people are interested in, but I would have preferred more focus on the racing mode and maybe standalone mini games without stat gathering.
>>725375759It's bigger to accommodate 16 players, but since the machines are faster, it feels about the same to me.
>want to swap machines>haha you wanted to use your special and break the machine you were about to jump on, right? I will never understand Sakurai's autism forcing these overly simplified controls.
>Got my machine destroyed 5 timesI was raped this game
Had to exit, the admin had some McDonald's wifi tier connection.
>the dismounted characters all have different physics, jump heights, jump count, air speed etc.neat, i dont know why im surprised by this though
>>725374461everytime his special activates I smile audibly>>725375759I am that. I would describe it as immense. I would say almost too much, but Im starting to get to grips with it and Im having a blast. Same old loop of one game after another. First session I played I needed a break after 3 games, now I am thinking about stuff that I want to do and am grinning like a fucking loon.
>>725376089>maybe standalone mini games without stat gathering.you can do thatno idea if you can do it online, though
How do I use bulk star?
>>725376024GROSS Which one?
>12 glide>wagon star
>clicking Magalor super during a city trial dust-up
>>725376383you have to pair it with skull star.
How broken are comebacks through the star slipstream mechanic in this game?
>>725376284That is good to hear. I do appreciate that many complaints I've had or seen others make tend to get this as a response. Coming from MKW it is nice when a developer appreciates that players may value different things.
Is that always just generic footage on the big screen in the lobby?
>>725375735no
>torn between buying a 9070xt, steam desk or switch 2I hate being poor :(
>me and one other kirby used or special on where failing around like retardNicd
>>7253765489070xt hands down
>>725376232git gud
Anyone else have their special meter just disappear on its own without you using it? i swear i get special ready, try to get somewhere to use it and its gone despite me not using it or taking any major hits.
>>725376662whoops meant for>>725376158
>>725376720yes
>>725376440get on the couch and you may get lucky
Anyone else playing with one of the new gamecube controllers?If so, is it just me, or does the rumble specifically for this game feel really wrong?Either its just made to be like this because its an older kind of rumble and not HD, or I dropped mine at some point and the rumble is loose.Every time I boost I can hear the motor slow down toward the end and it feels weird and sounds annoying.
>>725376043this is weird at least. Destroying someone's machine feels less impactful now, thanks to the quick change people just keep hopping machines anyway >>725376512It's most likely just the stadium mini games. They aren't going to be a lot of fun without stats. Half of them just favor one machine. Winged star will just win flight, Formula drag race etc.Story seems just to be some Melee type adventure mode with some variations to everything that isn't city.Top Ride is just messy fun, not something you will 'main'
REMINDER>ID: 4T806N>Pass: 13373 SPOT
>>725376972>Winged star will just win flightjet, shadow, and paper will give a good fight
>>725376826:3
>>725376491You know how bulk star takes awhile accelerating to top speed to it probably wouldn’t seem good for a drag race? Nonissue now with it just being able to ride people’s trails at the start and then speed off.I image that every vehicle will gain a different amount of speed when slipstreaming (I remember in the first game the jet star got a really big burst of speed from it) so how good it is is probably vehicle dependent and will be stronger on city trial due to stats. I’m interested in how it effects air ride, I’m not sure if this was a thing in the original but it seems like here your vehicle gets a small flat speed increase if you’re too far behind (like really far) so while sandbagging probably won’t be a thing (thank god) there seem to be systems to not make things too lopsided
What is this fucking laggy ass lobby
>>725377094Get off that wifi, works on my machine
>>725374989>had my "I get it now" momentGenuinely yesterday in the threads I was saying how bored I was and that the games not for me, now I'm playing constantly during the test uptimes and will definitely be buying, I think having never played anything like it before I needed time to even grasp the appeal
>>725377060I'm not sure if there is more to it than just pulling up, but Winged will just win without any upgrades>>725374426nothing you can do
>>725377094I think somethings up server side, I am stuck in random game matching because before it fills up people drop out one by one before a few new ones show up and then the others drop out and its and endless cycle where it says Matching 0 sec. but never fills up.I will just get back in a lobby and deal with whatever you are talking about
>>725376981>fullFuck.
Good games, Waddle Doo lobby
>>725376491Meta defining. Up to you if you'd prefer that over nightmarish item balance
>>725377261wasn't Paper's whole gimmick flight at the expense of everything else? is it really worse at flying than wing despite also having worse health?
>>725377323i had fun :)
Who got a lobby with spots or a fresh one?
>>725377067;)
>>725377314How is it full but only 3 people in lobby? The rest are in game I guess.
New lobby /v/addock ID: L3DDBK
>>725377345seems like it, unless weight affects flying capabilities.There are two other possibilitiesupgrades not being the same for all machinesthe stats on the website aren't accurate or outdated
>>725376981bro where are the other 13 people
>>725377456I'm just gonna join the new lobby, this is the 2nd time it's happened to me this morning
>>725377345Scooter to quickly hoover up flight and speedPaper to fly to sky island and collectDitch paper in favor of something that will win you a gameIts useful but the game really wants you switching between machines rather than hang onto one.At FUCKING least you dont drop all of your shit when you hop on a new machine late game like the first game
>>7253774587/16
>>725377283>I am stuck in random game matching because before it fills up people drop out one by one before a few new ones show up and then the others drop out and its and endless cycle where it says Matching 0 sec. but never fills up.had that happen to me earlier, just had to close and reopen the game
We got 4 spots open >>725367869
Tank can go fast
DOOS YOU LEFT GUICE BEHIND
>>725377261>more to it than just pulling upyou can squeeze extra height out by leaning forward to get extra speed when you start to slow down towards the top of the trajectory
For me? It's Bulk star and Rick
Is there anywhere I can see what every character does? The description for some are so vague.
Susie IS giving head in the lobby apex
>>725377571>at leastit was only like 5 upgrades or something.Now there is zero penalty to just swapping machines when on low health and there is never a shortage of machines.It's all about switching to a machine that fits your stats now, instead of building up your machine>>725378071I think the japanese website lists the exact stats
Thread?
>>725378123We’re only at page 9
>>725377721>Switching controller to pro controller>look back everyone goneo okcome back soon
>>725378071You didn’t beat the game
>>725378196we're 567 posts at page 10 you fool
>>725377331>>725377081Damn. Not a fan if that design decision if I were honest.
>The susie blowjob anon is real
