Falco's Phantasm Cancel

[Abate]

Hi everyone,

I hope this isn't a question that gets reposted over and over...

Does anyone know a good way to be consistent with shortening the distance of Falco's phantasm? I feel like I have no control over when I get it or not.

Thanks!
Abate

 

[FoxLisk]

well actually this is a question that gets posted over and over. and the answer is always "just learn the timing" with varying degrees of explanation on the mechanics. so, just learn the timing.

 

[Bones0]

Try mashing the button instead of timing. It sounds bad and inconsistent, but I do it all the time and I get it something like 95% of the time. Timing it is almost as easy anyway though, because I don't mash for Fox's and am almost as good at it.

 

[prog]

Hi everyone,

I hope this isn't a question that gets reposted over and over...

Does anyone know a good way to be consistent with shortening the distance of Falco's phantasm? I feel like I have no control over when I get it or not.

Thanks!
Abate

The prog method: start it, say pause in your head, then press b. idk, works for me.

 

[Bones0]

The prog method: start it, say pause in your head, then press b. idk, works for me.

*goes to mod controller to hear prog say "pause" every time side-b is pressed*

LOL

 

[VitaminStevie]

Hey everyone. I know this thread is pretty old, but I found a method that works pretty well for me.

I watch Falco's back foot. Once it kicks out, that's when I go for the shorten.

Hope this helps anyone it can.

 

[Alexander Duprey]

I'm pretty consistent with shortening, I just press b as soon I see Falco move. I guess in a way that is still timing, but I use a lot of visual queues when I play.

 

[jacobpilawa]

I'm fairly consistent (about 80% of the time) and what I try to do is hit B when I want to stop. It sounds crazy, but it works. You end up hitting B a lot soon than you'd think, most of the time, shortening to either the shortest or second shortest.

 

[Sweet™]

RIP in Pepperoni's Abate as a Falco main.

 

[Philipp Hojnacki]

Just learn the timing

 

[Zekk]

Lol Abate what I do is I first learn how fast I have to do it then just mash the B button twice right as you hit your direction works every time for me

 

[Red Rice]

Try mashing the button instead of timing. It sounds bad and inconsistent, but I do it all the time and I get it something like 95% of the time. Timing it is almost as easy anyway though, because I don't mash for Fox's and am almost as good at it.

Haha, do you still do this Bones?

 

[Bones0]

Haha, do you still do this Bones?

No. I do a lot of mid-distance shortens these days so it's just easier to time it every time. It also gives me a very slight reaction buffer because I don't need to start mashing immediately. I can react as late as possible to where the opponent is to determine which distance I should use.

 

[20YY SS | Saiblade]

Hi everyone,

I hope this isn't a question that gets reposted over and over...

Does anyone know a good way to be consistent with shortening the distance of Falco's phantasm? I feel like I have no control over when I get it or not.

Thanks!
Abate

Counting frames might help, though that's quite hard. IIRC you have between frames 24-29 to shorten.