Hypothetical Smash Bros. DS graphic style

Note that I haven't heard anything official at all about the Smash series being brought to the DS, but it has been speculated and drooled over by fans of the series since the DS was released. I was thinking about it today and began wondering what style they would use. Logic dictates they would maintain the use of 3D models for characters and most backgrounds, which has been the standard for all three games in the series, but personally I would hope they'd move it in a different direction for a DS release. Using a fully 2D style (i.e., all sprites, no models) would be interesting, though I think the best approach would be something similar to Paper Mario (3D models flattened to look 2D on 3D stages).

Any thoughts?

2D in 3-d here.

I would expect all 3D, but I would love 2D so I could rip the sprites.

3D, like the others... though 2D on 3D might work better since the DS is only about as powerful as the N64

Of course, 3D, but the DS-styled 3D.

NSMB 3dish 2dish like

3d

if it was 2d, way too much development time would need to go into creating ****loads of sprites

I'd prefer 3D to be honest, and it would save loads of time in the long run.

Also you missed the 3D on 2D like in NSMB - that could work.

This post has been edited by Black Squirrel on Nov 17 2007, 04:20 PM

Full 3D, considering all the possible poses characters could have, it would take up so much more space making tons and tons of tiles for each individual character. Using sprites would cut down on the fluidity of the animations, as well as take up more space which could be dedicated to sound effects, which seem to be lower in quality in some games.

Honestly? I don't care what the art style's like.

Just as long as Smash Bros. makes it to the DS, I'll be happy.

Uhh. You just made two drops of pee come out.

2D would be totally radical, so I'd want that. Though realistically, I'd only expect 3D.

make it three

but yeah I want 2D :[

Either 2-D on 3D or completely 2D. Why?

It seems like the series has abandoned the comic book-like art style used in artwork for the first game, but if they were to extend it to portables, I think they could work that sort of style back in and integrate it further into the in-game graphics. Maybe even put in some "POW!" effects for more the more hard-hitting attacks.

Entirely 2D, because 3D models look ****ty on DS.

Also agree with Dann Woolf.

Neorice's mockups Rage posted gave me the urge to post an animated one.


Anyway I would expect to see it in 3D, with low poly models. Or even 2D characters in 3d landscapes.

But I would want it in full 2D.

It'd be awesome if it looked like that.

poll is missing "3d characters in 2d levels"

someone didn't play nsmb?

wouldn't work, due to the DS's small screen size it wouldn't take much at all to kill or to be killed, unless they set the game to use health, you be on the top screen and a map be on the bottom, but that would really suck