TSR's Super Smash Bros Thread|SWITCH HYPE TRAIN NOW BOARDING

[BullockDS]

I picked up Sm4sh for the first time in a while today, and Jesus Christ I forgot how atrocious the menu is in this game (both versions), at least compared to the previous games. I'm actually surprised this hasn't been brought up yet here from what I've noticed.

To lazily copy my gripes from another forum:

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• It's poorly organized (why does fucking Smash Tour/Smash Run get front billing on the menu, yet regular Solo/Group modes are classified under "Games and More"?). For another example, "Options" is in "Games and More" when it arguably deserves front billing, and it's tucked away in the corner as the smallest icons in "Games and More", at least in the 3DS version.
  
• Specifically concerning the organizational issue, there's like a layer or two too many of menus...
  
• ...and part of the issue is because many of the icons are unnecessarily huge and/or weirdly shaped and placed, not leaving sufficient room in some menus where Nintendo really could've otherwise stuffed further options. I can maybe see why this was done for the 3DS version considering the 3DS top screen only has a resolution of 400x240, but the WiiU version can do 720p and 1080p. I find it inexcusable since Melee and Brawl had their shit sorted out even though they run at 480p. Basically, it seems as if they tried to make the menu "simple" and "sleek", but went way too hardcore in doing so.
  
• Why why why why does the game need loading times for the rules for Smash (i.e. multiplayer) mode? That stuff popped up instantly in Melee and Brawl.
  
• These are the fourth and fifth Smash Bros games; why the hell have we still not yet gotten the option to save settings for Smash mode?
  
• This isn't exactly a menu issue so much as it is a lack of a menu, but who the hell decided to not present a menu after failure of an Event match, especially since (IIRC) they were present in Brawl? It's so tedious to wait for the game to load back to the Event menu, confirm that I want to try again, and wait for the Event to load again, all because I fucked up and lost.
  
• No Gamepad touch support for the menu on the WiiU version, other than the title screen. Even if you'd argue that it might be inconvenient due to possible accidental contact, the option would be nice.
  
• Oh and you can't dick with the menu camera with the C-stick anymore. Booooooo. This, among many other indicative reasons, is why part of me feels as if Smash 4 has no soul. (This is just a cherry-on-top sort of deal, mind you, not a major reason.)