PhantomTriforce said:
How do you guys determine who your mains will be before even playing the game? Wouldn't you rather use the player that matches your playing style rather than force yourself to be good with a player you may not even like?
Well, I can't speak for everyone, but as far as myself is concerned, I'm already pretty confident in the four I think I'll use most. It could definitely change for sure, but this is what I'm thinking right now:
Mario has been my number one main since Melee, and he's carried over quite well from game to game, being my prime main in Brawl as well. I actually picked up Ike and REALLY liked his hard-hitting power-house style, and how much it contrasted with Mario's fairly quick and weak attacks. It also helped that I adored Ike's games on both the Gamecube and Wii for sure, but I found that Mario and Ike were two sides of a coin that I enjoyed flipping a good bit. If there's any indication for those two, they're pretty much the same as they were in Melee/Brawl, and I'm confident that my love of playing them will carry over to Smash 4 quite nicely.
Lucina is kind of different. Like I said, I love Awakening, and it's one of my favorite games of all time. Lucina was an awesome character in it, and I'm super happy she's got her own slot. But another reason for my wanting to main her is how she's seemingly a easier-to-use Marth. I always though Marth was a cool character, and he's always boasted a fighting style that lended itself very well to Smash; Marth has been a top-tier player for quite a while now. I never really wanted to use him personally though, as he always seemed a little too technical for my tastes. Sure, I could have gotten used to him eventually, but Lucina is looking like an easier character to use than Marth, which naturally makes me gravitate towards her on top of my love for her game and character already.
Samus and Zero Suit Samus are kind of just me being the Metroid fan I am. Metroid is my favorite game series ever, so I really want to use those two.... Although I've admittedly never liked playing as Samus. Samus has always seemed clunky to me, lacking good speed moves that Mario and Ike both have, and I think her projectiles are just awkward at times. I like Zero Suit much more just because how agile she is, a stark contrast to normal Samus. And Zero Suit is more visually appealing than any other Smash character, so there's that too......
Just my initial thoughts, anyway. Who knows, Villager might end up being my favorite character of all time, knocking off Mario for my top spot. It's tough to say right now, especially with the newcomers we don't know too much about.