Okay, I've been taking some time to actually playing it now. I bought my little cousin SSBB, while a few of my older cousins (around my age) and I started to play it along with my brothers.
We haven't unlocked everyone, considering the only new characters we have so far are Ganon, Marth, and Ness.
However, from the characters so far, after much playing, I would have to say, that Meta-Knight and Pit are two of the best so far.
I haven't gotten to try Toon Link, because we haven't unlocked him, however I hear he's either #1 or Top 3 anyhow. So I'll have to take people's words for it, considering this if the feed that I'm getting from smashboards.
Some of the things that where removed such as Wavedash and Shuffling have really, really pissed me off alot. Considering Shuffling and Wavedashing although they where not intended, added another lvl of gameplay to SSBM that is now no longer present.
However, most importantly, I feel that it didn't need to be removed simply for the fact that it was not game breaking to the game of Smash.
Those two things really hindered the way I would play Marth. Although Marth has some of his juggling potential in tact, his reach and his weakened ability to not be able to knock out causes headaches for me.
Simply because I'm still thinking SSBM Marth, so when I believe I can get an F. Smash in...I completely whiff, simply because I'm not used to the range of SSBB Marth.
Pit caused me the biggest problem, simply because the guy simply will not die. Not to mention, Edge Guarding seems 10x more difficult to do then it previous games makes killing Pit even more difficult.
That on the long run is going to be one of the biggest reasons why he'll be one of the best characters in the game. His K.O. potential is also very good. His Bair is very, very strong, and has tremendous K.O. potential. While his F. Smash is very solid and good, although it's range isn't super high.
Meta-Knight has the ability to come back very easily as well, due to his Tri-Jumps or where they 4 jumps??? Shoot, I can't remember, plus he has his Up+B to elevate that even more.
He's very fast, and his regular A attack almost completely covers him, however, I haven't played him enough to really feel his potential.
The guy that I tested out the most was obviously Link.
All I can say is, I'm pleased, yet very disappointed at what happened to him. Link has a better up tilt attack, which I like, and his new aerial Up+B simply because it chains so much better.
However, his SpinAttack is nowhere near as good nor as effective, which imo in SSBM they had it down perfectly, because it had great priority, range and potential, but poor recovery, which I didn't mind.
This version of SSBB SpinAttack feels like it doesn't really hit effectively, not to mention it's start up doesn't feel as quick as well.
His projectiles for the life of me, I do not understand as to why it's nerfed. His Boomerang feels incredibly weak, and his bombs are okay, and although his bow is better, it's still not even all that useful.
The nerfing of his projectiles really annoyed me, not to mention, his throws feel almost the same. However, when I do the down throws and the up throws...they fly too high for me to set anything up...at least for now.
However, at higher percentages, it's so difficult to land an attack right after the down or up throws with Link...which where an important part to his gameplay in SSBM, and very vital might I add.
His hookshot to the end of the ledge on stages is completely and utterly nerfed. As to why it was...I simply do not understand, because Link is not even that good of a character even in SSBB.
He can no longer Air block cancel into Hookshot anymore, plus the range of the hookshot is much shorter too, which is another factor.
All in all, I think Link is just simply okay, he moves better, but so far, at this very moment, I still feel that SSBM Link is better for the moment, obviously it may change when I play more, but at this time, it doesn't look like SSBB Link will be as good.
That's all I really have to say, in some ways I like SSBB, but in other ways, I don't like SSBB, no wavedashing, and no shuffling are annoying to me, simply because I feel that they didn't need to be removed.
Lastly...can't you do Online with 1 vs 1 options???? Because all I could see where 4 Player vs, not 1 on 1 match ups????
I would like to try 1 vs 1 against some of the online players...but couldn't figure out how to do it, so yeah.