I'm biased.
I've played lots of Ultimate in my day, but if we're talking about competition, Super Smash Brothers Melee is such a complex and challenging slice of perfection. It being played competitively for two decades should be a testament enough to its quality as a game, but it still maintains a fun casual element that sadly goes unappreciated given the success of Brawl and Ultimate. I think the broad lack of buffer for inputs gives the game a more tough barrier of entry than Ultimate or Smash 4 or Brawl, but boy, once you're through the gate, there's no turning back. Melee may be a beautiful accident in a lot of ways, but there's so much to enjoy regardless.
I've played lots of Ultimate in my day, but if we're talking about competition, Super Smash Brothers Melee is such a complex and challenging slice of perfection. It being played competitively for two decades should be a testament enough to its quality as a game, but it still maintains a fun casual element that sadly goes unappreciated given the success of Brawl and Ultimate. I think the broad lack of buffer for inputs gives the game a more tough barrier of entry than Ultimate or Smash 4 or Brawl, but boy, once you're through the gate, there's no turning back. Melee may be a beautiful accident in a lot of ways, but there's so much to enjoy regardless.