Years Away and Smash Ultimate Spirits Are RAGE!
After being away from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for years (basically since Sora was announced), I decided to jump back in and catch up on the Spirits I missed.
Big mistake.
Coming back rusty is one thing, but the way some of these newer Spirits are designed feels like they were made specifically to punish anyone who isnāt playing at peak, competitive-level efficiency.
This isnāt a āhaha tough but fairā challenge.
For me, this is straight-up rage-inducing, sanity-draining frustration.
The Real Problem: Difficulty Spikes, Not āChallengeā
Iām not against hard content. Iāve beaten tough Spirits before.
But some of these fights feel like:
Hyper-aggressive AI with zero breathing room
Constant dodging + perfect reactions
Assist trophies stacked on top of already annoying setups
Heavy input reading that reacts faster than human thought
At that point, it stops being about learning and starts being about whether your brain can keep up with the gameās speed.
For players with mental or cognitive limitations (like me), this crosses the line from difficult into borderline unplayable.
Spirits I Personally Have to Avoid (For My Own Sanity)
If youāre someone who struggles with reaction speed, processing overload, or just gets overwhelmed easily, fight these at your own risk:
Dodgy movement, hopping hitboxes, Kirby nonsense, AND an Akira Assist. Absolute chaos.
Constant pressure, very little room to reset.
Gold Squirtle with absurd durability and pressure. Genuinely miserable for me.
I donāt care how good the rewards are ā some of these are simply not worth the mental toll.
At this point, Iād rather wait and buy them in the shop than put myself through that frustration.
Preemptive Response to āSkill Issueā / āGit Gudā
Letās get this out of the way now.
Not every player has the same:
Ability to adapt under pressure
Telling someone āgit gudā doesnāt magically fix that. It just ignores accessibility and assumes everyoneās brain works the same way.
Iāve tried:
Thereās a point where pushing harder doesnāt lead to improvement ā it just leads to burnout and anger.
Sometimes Giving Up Is the Right Call
People quit certain game modes not because theyāre lazy, but because:
The frustration outweighs the fun
The game stops respecting their limits
The mental stress isnāt worth the reward
If you canāt figure out how to improve no matter how hard you try, knowing when to stop is not failure.
āIf you canāt run with the big dogs, stay on the front porch.ā
Not out of weakness ā but out of self-awareness.
And honestly? Thatās healthier than forcing yourself through content that just makes you angry.
I supposed that if you can's run with the big dogs, stay on the front porch... if you can't figure out how you can improve for the life of you no matter regardless of how hard you try:
Refer ones self to these!:
Ā https://x.com/InterestingSTEM/status/1809716653296611581
https://www.tumblr.com/cyberaxolotl/754368160708329472?source=share
New Current Problem Spirits that I may as well avoid into deeming not worth completing the DLC Spirit board if I cannot beat them...
Malos (Freaking Richter with the long reach interrupting attacks!!! Even with my team power at +15000 with Light Suit Spirit I still get dunked on!)
Ender dragon (The Spirit you fight is Giant Ridley with health recovery)
I keep getting prevented from attacking or recovery especially with their freaking reach of at least certain Spirits in general!!!
Ended up having to buy the Malos and Enderdragon spirits in the game shop! See what I FREAKING MEAN!?!?! FREAKING MENTAL ISSUES I HAVE!!!!
AGAIN I BLAME INPUT READING!! MAKE IT NOT WORTH IT!!! NOT WORTH COMPLETING THE SPIRIT TARGET LIST!!! NERF THESE SPIRITS!!!
GIVE THE F*CK UP!!!
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