I finally got my predictions made for the forum prediction challenge I came up with. Ended up posting all my reasonings and thoughts about my picks on Pietriots
which you can read here although I suppose I could have used the forum posts it would have taken to write it out here.Here's the quick rundown of my answers:
1. How many fighters will Ultimate end up having at release? Give me your number either based on unique fighters or total number of fighters including echo characters.
Going with 71 unique fighters but 79 altogether with echoes. This will result in 75 actual character select squares on the Character Select Screen due to Pokemon Trainer and Mii Fighters each having a single square.
2. Who are the remaining characters you think will be announced? Don't forget to mention if you think they will be unique or echo.
Street Fighter Ken - Echo
Shadow The Hedgehog - Echo
Incineroar - Unique
Isaac - Unique
Banjo-Kazooie - Unique
3. If the rumor is correct, then what do you think the final five stages yet to be shown will be?
Spiral Mountain - Banjo Kazooie
Mercury Lighthouse - Golden Sun
Mount Lanakila - Pokemon Sun/Moon
New Los Angeles - Xenoblade Chronicles X
Rhythm Heaven Mix - Rhythm Heaven
4. If the secret mode is called Spirits after all, what do you think the mode will contain. Shoot for 5 details.
1. Spirits Mode will be a bit like Adventure Mode in Melee. There will be a linear progression that you make and certain bosses that you will face in the same order.
2. However, you can risk / adjust how difficult you want the mode to be. Lower side of the scale means fewer bosses and stages you have to play and battle on. Higher end of the scale means more bosses and more random battle stages to play through.
3. Other fighters are possessed or under the influence of an evil entity. As you play, you can restore/revive other fighters and have them join your team a bit like Pokemon by weakening their stats to a point to try and capture them / make them join your party. The teammates will either be a CPU or another player if playing the mode with a friend.
4. At the end of the mode, your team will face a final random challenge (like Smash Run) and the teammates that survive it will then be unlocked and added to the roster.
5. Amiibo can be used to unlock characters and their stats / progress will be represented when on your team playing the mode.
5. If there is any other predication you want to make about the game, this is your chance for extra credit. Go for it!
Steve from Minecraft is an Assist Trophy
Geno from SMRPG is an Assist Trophy