A roster that hoards decades of gaming heritage into a single brawl.

When the community picks on gut feeling, Smash Ultimate only edges out a third of the games. And that's where it gets curious, because look at the detail. On the desert island, you take it ahead of more than 80% of titles. Attachment follows close behind, just as high. This is a game you keep near you, one you bring along. But right after, it drops. Rediscovery pins it near the bottom, and sound bottoms out too, though that's on very few votes and still to confirm. Fun sits around average, controller feel too, again on few duels. The tension is clear: a faithful companion you pick wrong on instinct.

Against other fighters, it's less about pure combat than about presence. Smash isn't a game you rediscover, it's a game you never really stop playing, a piece of furniture in the room with friends.

So who's it for? You, if you want the party game, the one you pull out without ever tiring of it, anchored in memory. Much less if you're chasing the thrill of a first time or a soundtrack that follows you into a playlist.