Certainly! The base game is already a good amount of fun, there are a few extra modes to be found, but the main focus is on battle. The workshop characters, however, add a lot of chaos into the mix. They can range from very balanced fleshed out characters to 100% accurate Fox who zips around the battlefield. The game also used to have paid DLC characters, but those are now included with your purchase.
The net code is solid, and if you play the base roster, there's rollback netcode, which allows for much smoother play on bad connections. Online against random people is mostly dead though, because the sequel's release is underway. I personally don't really like it, but it looks and plays a lot more like Smash Bros.
Rivals of Aether is a 2D platform fighter a la Smash bros. The game has a furry cast and features two rodents:
Pomme, a mouse idol singer with musical attacks. She can also float like Peach.
Olympia, a martial artist with crystal powers.
And then there's the cavalcade of mod characters on PC of course
So I see Signal recommended instead, but one thing sticks out like a sore thumb. If it's privacy-focused and it has a windows application, why the need for a phone to set it up?
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