
Link has a great moveset, and moves around pretty fast, while Pikachu is incredibly fast, has pretty good recovery, and a brilliant moveset once you’ve had enough practice with him. Give Kirby a whirl for a few matches, and after that, try moving on to either Link or Pikachu. It has excellent recovery and a fairly decent move set, and is usually the one that most newcomers start out with- he’s even the first character in World of Light, the Adventure Mode. The question, of course, is- which character should you start out with? Blessedly for newcomers, since you only start out with eight, the options are limited, but which out of those eight? Well, Kirby is the most obvious choice. Get a feel for the controls and the general mechanics with the character you’re most comfortable with for the first three to four hours (or however long it takes for you to become fully confident about trying out new things), and then go out and try out any of the other characters that interest you. While you’re learning the ropes and trying things out, be sure you stick with just one character. Ultimate has a stupidly big roster with over 70 characters, which will go to over 80 by the time the DLCs are out- thankfully for newcomers, it starts out with only eight.

STICK WITH ONE CHARACTER WHILE YOU’RE LEARNING Without further ado, let’s join the fight. In this feature, we’ll be taking a look at fifteen things that you should keep in mind if you’re new to (or not that experienced with) Smash, and hopefully, these’ll help you settle in much better and much faster. That said, it’s a series that has grown and expanded beyond measure since its debut almost two decades ago, and with Smash Ultimate, there’s so much content on offer that it’s completely possibly for newcomers to feel a little overwhelmed at first. Unlike most – if not all – other fighters, Super Smash Bros. is a series that is built around the idea of accessibility, that regardless of your skill level and experience with the genre, you can probably pick up a controller and find a way to have a good time.
