Winnar
03-02-2008, 12:39 AM
I must say, I was a little impressed.
He was the second character I tried, and when I first played as him I could feel that there were definitely some strengths to be found. The only problem was that I didn't have the time to find them, so I quickly moved on.
But I did go back and give him another shot. I'm glad I did.
Captain Falcon is totally different. In every way. Hence, totally.
The traditional combos you knew in Melee won't be making their return, first of all. At least not yet. Hopefully?
But he is good. It's hard to explain. He's very tough to hit, and once you get someone into the air, it's VERY easy to connect with an aerial. Since you're hitting with an aerial, they'll probably be in the air (unless you spiked them). You might see where this is going. It's sort of a vicious cycle.
Perhaps mindgames haven't bloomed quite how they will in the future?
In any case, Falcon's recovery is AMAZING. AMAZING (I SAY AGAIN). A few times I was in the bottom magnifying glass (and not just at the tip of it) and I was able to double jump -> up-B back to the ledge. It was ridiculous. Obviously the point isn't that you can grab the ledge from almost anywhere (because edgeguarding isn't as dead as people seem to think); the point is that his recovery is ridiculous.
Hm...That's all for now.
Just know that if you plan to play as Falcon, don't expect anything to carry over from Melee. He's still good, but he's not a combo god (yet?).
P.S. He has good ground game, though it's hard to combo from his grabs. By the end I just started using the up throw just to give me enough time to set myself up for an aerial. Knee's a win also. Falcon punch is even more LOL now that you can turn around midair, though you have to expect it and do it early.
P.P.S. Someone try using the rushing pivot b-air, it's probably an amazing approach. I can't believe I didn't think of trying it. o_o
P.P.P.S. Falcon is, at this point in time, very susceptible to being camped by space animals and the like. On the plus side his air game is better than theirs if you know how to space it, so if you can get in then you can do some serious damage.
Afterthought: The foxtrot makes Falcon run FAST. Srsly, it's kind of ridiculous. At least 25% faster.
He was the second character I tried, and when I first played as him I could feel that there were definitely some strengths to be found. The only problem was that I didn't have the time to find them, so I quickly moved on.
But I did go back and give him another shot. I'm glad I did.
Captain Falcon is totally different. In every way. Hence, totally.
The traditional combos you knew in Melee won't be making their return, first of all. At least not yet. Hopefully?
But he is good. It's hard to explain. He's very tough to hit, and once you get someone into the air, it's VERY easy to connect with an aerial. Since you're hitting with an aerial, they'll probably be in the air (unless you spiked them). You might see where this is going. It's sort of a vicious cycle.
Perhaps mindgames haven't bloomed quite how they will in the future?
In any case, Falcon's recovery is AMAZING. AMAZING (I SAY AGAIN). A few times I was in the bottom magnifying glass (and not just at the tip of it) and I was able to double jump -> up-B back to the ledge. It was ridiculous. Obviously the point isn't that you can grab the ledge from almost anywhere (because edgeguarding isn't as dead as people seem to think); the point is that his recovery is ridiculous.
Hm...That's all for now.
Just know that if you plan to play as Falcon, don't expect anything to carry over from Melee. He's still good, but he's not a combo god (yet?).
P.S. He has good ground game, though it's hard to combo from his grabs. By the end I just started using the up throw just to give me enough time to set myself up for an aerial. Knee's a win also. Falcon punch is even more LOL now that you can turn around midair, though you have to expect it and do it early.
P.P.S. Someone try using the rushing pivot b-air, it's probably an amazing approach. I can't believe I didn't think of trying it. o_o
P.P.P.S. Falcon is, at this point in time, very susceptible to being camped by space animals and the like. On the plus side his air game is better than theirs if you know how to space it, so if you can get in then you can do some serious damage.
Afterthought: The foxtrot makes Falcon run FAST. Srsly, it's kind of ridiculous. At least 25% faster.