Rivals of Aether II

Rivals of Aether 2 expands upon the first installment in a very ambitious way: They recognized the lack of a well-made competitive platform fighter was creating a void - A void that was growing due to the aging scene of Smash Bros Ultimate, the stagnant scene of Project +/M, and the fact that Nintendo would never allow Smash at EVO again due to its purchase by Sony. Enter Rivals of Aether 2, in 3D and now with a bubble shield! This game bridges the gap between Rivals of Aether 2 and Smash Ultimate. It also is heavily inspired by Project+ which implements a ton of unique characters in the style of Smash Bros Melee. If you've played Project+ almost all the characters in here are a mixup of moves from that game. But this is also unique in that there are NO MASHING MECHANICS! No more destroying our controllers to fund Nintendo's black market Gamecube Controller scheme. They also took a brave approach: Platform fighters have stages and stages matter a great deal matchup to matchup. They gave each character a mechanic for controlling the stage. So the character design is more uniform in its approach compared to Smash Bros. Only downside is that this game is very competitive focused, so many of the players have been playing platform fighters for years and years. It's hard to start from a brand new point in this game but I still highly recommend it. Oh, yeah, free DLC characters forever!