I think Brawl would be a better game if it had hit stun, not as good a Melee, but a better game then we have now, because combos own. I hate playing a game and not being able to pull off cool tricks as Mario because everyone can just Air Dodge out of them the moment the attack hits, I sometimes have to resort to just Bair Spacing and Smashes, something I don't like doing alot. In Melee I could do some pretty neat stuff as Mario.
Now I'm no Melee pro but after playing Brawl, being a competitve player, then going back to Melee I seriously want to try and become better at Melee since It's a game I can be good at and not get beat by some complete nubcake because he can hit me the second after I hit him, or escape my combos and stuff right after they connect.
Just playing Brawl is alot of fun, I enjoy playing it online with friends and offline with friends but after playing Melee I can't help but feel like the game is missing something that could have made it great.