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Sheik and destroy: Smash 4 fighters emit steam when heavily damaged

Continuing his current trend of revealing new gameplay mechanics via Super Smash Bros. 4 screenshots, series director Masahiro Sakurai’s latest “pic of the day” shows a new visual aspect that indicates when a character has taken a lot of damage.

He says on Miiverse, “Characters that have heavy damage slowly start to emit steam. When your opponent starts to get nice and smoky, give ’em a solid attack!”

There’s also another look at Sheik, which is always great. The steam shows, however, that one tail whip from Yoshi and Sheik won’t be sticking around for long.

Reece Heather
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