Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is only one of many platform-fighter games that seek to occupy the void left from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's final content update.
Platform-fighters such as Brawlhalla, Rivals of Aether, and the recently announced MultiVersus all give one another a tough go in the competitive market. But with iconic character rosters from beloved franchises and stylistic artwork that suits them, many are able to secure an edge over their competitors. Recently, a developer working on Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl shared how the game aims to step it up and draw upon unique advantages as a platform-fighter.
Just yesterday, Fair Play Labs' Art Director, Diego Hernandez, joined Hungrybox's livestream to share information about Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's future. Hungrybox is a competitive Super Smash Bros. player and streamer who was able to chat recently with the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl developer about content that players can expect to arrive at a later date. Hernandez states that crossplay, a priority of the developers from the start, will soon be implemented alongside future updates with a highly requested feature that was not previously included.
Hernandez's emphasis on the word "hearing" allows fans to infer that they are hinting at dedicated voice acting. Indeed, MultiVersus' competitive edge was revealed in official showcases and presentations that showed the game would feature voice acting talent from the likes of Kevin Conroy as Batman, Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, and Maisie Williams as Arya Stark. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl clearly does not want to take this sitting down and is prepared to dole out the money needed to have that competitive edge.
Both Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl and MultiVersus deal with massively popular franchise IPs and will therefore need such leverages over the other in order to be the more successful platform-fighter. This could also spell new DLC characters that pique players' interests. Hernandez goes on to share that the second of two free DLC characters will be arriving after Garfield, and that other characters are of course scheduled for the new year.
At this rate, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's character announcements may coincide with that of MultiVersus' throughout 2022. With the superb voice acting talent that Nickelodeon cartoons and characters are known for, voice acting is a feature that is sure to set it apart from the herd, at least as it stands to further identify it as a Nickelodeon IP. It will be interesting to see how both games fare in the new year and what other landmark platform-fighter features may be introduced later on.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.