I can't really argue that with all the DLC this game falls into the dreaded "bloated IP slop" category of media, but I can't deny that this is the most fun the series has been since Melee. There's enough customization options so you can cut out all the 3-piece death items or tourism stages or whatever other mechanics annoy you. I also think the major single-player mode was a smart idea, even if I'm never gonna go through every single event mode style challenge available.

For a game that feels almost like a video game museum, though, I wish there was at least some sort of context people could look at for everything featured for this game. What good are those thousands of stickers if you can't even get a sentence to explain why this character exists? Is all of games history consigned to one day be flattened down to a +1 physical attack boost you can plaster on Wario's ass?

I dunno. Maybe this should be the end of the series. Just let Sakurai rest and make his videos.