Cecilia D'Anastasio of Kotaku described Smash Bros. Some even create platforms that change the physical makeup of the stage. By contrast, all Rivals characters have at least one move with a long-lasting effect on the stage itself, such as bubbles that trap enemies, ice that lets the user move quickly, or a water puddle that can either power up the user's attacks or act as a point for the user to teleport to. In Smash Bros., many characters possess only close-combat attacks, with most projectiles being very short-lived.
The playable characters are Absa (lightning), Etalus (ice), Forsburn (smoke), Kragg (earth), Maypul (plant), Orcane (water), Wrastor (air), Zetterburn (fire), Ranno (poison), Clairen (plasma), Sylvanos (forest), Elliana (steam), and guest characters Ori and Sein from Ori and the Blind Forest, and Shovel Knight from the series of the same name. attacks can only be blocked by executing a timed "parry" rather than holding up a shield, and characters cannot safely grab edges when returning to the stage.Įach character represents a natural element, and this element is central to their play style. Gameplay in general favors offense more than defense compared to Smash Bros. This creates a meta game of not only attacking other players but also affecting the arena itself. In addition to fighting game-style moves, characters can also use elemental-based attacks or passive abilities that also affect the stage. Each character must try to knock the others out of a two-dimensional arena. Used in the Fire Capitol stage.Rivals of Aether is the spiritual sequel to Super Smash Land, a fan-made remake of Super Smash Bros., and therefore its gameplay mechanics are heavily based on the latter game. The Earthen Division - A theme from RoE.Flight or Fight - A theme from RoE, from Wrastor's stage.Fiery Ambitions - A theme from RoE, from Zetterburn's stage.It looks similar to it's Rivals Of Aether appearance, with a special book of laws mechanic. For Nintendo Switch refers it to be a part of the Rivals Of Aether series.
Since the Rivals Of Aether universe only has two games to draw material from, it has somewhat minimal representation: it features one character, one assist trophy, several music tracks, and 2 stages. For Nintendo Switch as a DLC character, due to him not being finished for the final product. As a third party, it's main protagonist, Zetterburn, was included in the roster of Super Smash Bros.
It was first released on the PC on March 2017, but got a exclusive Xbox One re-release.
The game has gotten much positive phrase, mostly for the gameplay and diverse characters. Melee, and focus on the competitive aspect of the game as Dan Fornace was a fan of it. Rivals of Aether is meant to be a successor to Super Smash Bros. Together with Flashygoodness, and Akiisoft, the creators of the Tower Of Heaven franchise, he created Rivals of Aether. However, he wouldn't gain much recognition until he created the fangame, Super Smash Land, a demake of the Super Smash Bros series as if it was on the Nintendo Gameboy. His first game was named Blackfoot, and has been working on many other games seen on the Xbox 360's Live Arcade. For Nintendo Switchĭan Fornace was a game designer who started coding using the program, Game Maker.