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Captain Falcon Social Thread
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Onomanic
Heaven Piercer
I have never been so excited to play Falcon since double reverse Falcon Punch.
Mr. Happy :)
Smash Cadet
Falcon is really strong and underused from my experiences, best main 2013.
Latch
Smash Apprentice
Falcon is sick! Has best moves. Also best taunts. Any tips on recovery though?
Also, any changes in 2.5? And more generally, what are his changes from melee?
Also, any changes in 2.5? And more generally, what are his changes from melee?
His Hitboxes kind of feel weird compared to Melee, but have the same impact as his melee moves, his side B can grab the ledge now so you can use raptor boost as another recovery option. His moonwalk is worse but I haven't tested it out in 2.5 yet.
You just have to be smart with your recovery, you could probably watch the pro melee Falcon's and see how they recover. (Hax, S2J, SilentSpectre etc)
Mr. Happy :)
Smash Cadet
The best thing you can do with Falcon recovery is keep the opponent guessing. Falcon's recovery is really easy to guard as long as you know what is coming, but if you don't it's quite tricky- so try mixing up the up-B, raptor boost, air dodge, maybe a falling aerial if you have the height... do what ever you think the opponent isn't ready for or can't cover
Falling uair to wall-jump raptor-boost on Yoshi's for example, really unexpected but effective.
Falling uair to wall-jump raptor-boost on Yoshi's for example, really unexpected but effective.
thespymachine
Smash Ace
Raptor Boost is great in PM.
Not only does it grab the edge and can be used as a recovery option, but you can RB off the edge (while on the ground) and when you go off hold the joystick toward the stage and you'll grab the ledge, making it safe to use it near the edge of the stage, thus making Fountain a bit better for Falcon.
His moonwalk is a little weaker, but still useful.
Not only does it grab the edge and can be used as a recovery option, but you can RB off the edge (while on the ground) and when you go off hold the joystick toward the stage and you'll grab the ledge, making it safe to use it near the edge of the stage, thus making Fountain a bit better for Falcon.
His moonwalk is a little weaker, but still useful.
See if you can spot the cool thing I was hinting at? huehuehue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW3i3p-N9i0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW3i3p-N9i0
thespymachine
Smash Ace
Is it the super awesome Falcon punch turn arounds? Because those are super cool.
It did look like you hugged the Wolf, while he was hanging on the edge though... which is awesome!
Nevergreen
This Subreddit Sucks
Feels good to be a Falcon main again.
I love how Wolf's lasers make a punching sound effect
ItsRainingGravy
Smash Ace
The quadruple turn-around Falcon Punch (and Warlock Punch) is, by far, the most ridiculous thing I have seen the PMBR done yet.
And I love it.
And I love it.
Psychoace
Smash Champion
Yes! The momentum from a b reversed falcon punch is so good for mindgames.
I noticed some weird things with him playing around on temple the other day though. If you raptor boost into a wall if you keep holding the direction into the wall falcon seems to keep his running momentum until it gradually slows him back down into normal walking mode. It seems if you do it multiple times it also gives hims a bit of boost for momentum/running speed. Jumping during the running momentum had some interesting effects. I could instantly knee right over the right wall (carrying the momentum with it) on temple. It seems to be a bit of a bug or something to do with this:
"There are some Stage Collision Detection bugs, which are not yet fixed. The most notable being some additional downwards momentum when the character is sideways or upside down in the animation."
ItsRainingGravy
Smash Ace
Tried the Raptor Boost thing, and everything you said is correct.
Hmm...that is pretty peculiar.
..... *turns speed up to 1.5x, spawns Metal Box, and has fun for hours using the glitch*
Hmm...that is pretty peculiar.
..... *turns speed up to 1.5x, spawns Metal Box, and has fun for hours using the glitch*
steviestar
Smash Rookie
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What are the mechanics of the new falcon punch turnaround? I can't consistently get him to turn around more than once, I feel like I'm missing something really obvious.
standardtoaster
Tubacabra
it's sorta like a slower dash dance timing for it
Wobbly Headed Bob
Smash Journeyman
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Does anybody else feel like reverse falcon punch is kind of a nuisance? I can't Falcon punch most things because trying to DI will make it reverse a million times.
If someone were to tell me that you can't influence the movement of Falcon while he's doing regular Falcon punch and great burden would be removed from me.
However, there's still the reverse momentum thing that keeps screwing my falcon punches over.
If someone were to tell me that you can't influence the movement of Falcon while he's doing regular Falcon punch and great burden would be removed from me.
However, there's still the reverse momentum thing that keeps screwing my falcon punches over.
MonkUnit
Project M Back Roomer
Doing raptor boost into a wall and then gradually slowing down the run is not a glitch. It is the same way in melee
Magus420
Smash Master
You can't control Falcon horizontally during regular FP. You can only aim the punch up/down like pound.
nessrocks08
Smash Rookie
Didn't read through the thread...but as long as falcon can't recover properly, he can't preform as well as other. I suppose that a lot of falcon mains acknowledge this but love the challenge that comes with getting that knee in. If anyone's played brawl minus, falcon had a hitbox in his recovery...and I don't think it would be a bad idea to implement it in pm. I'm not a falcon main but some of you purists might want falcon to remain the same? I don't know what you guys think. lol
Doomolish
Smash Journeyman
I h8 u all 
Use Fox instead.
thespymachine
Smash Ace
Work on your Appraisal, and mix stuff up.
People think way harder in tourney/hard-mode, but it's good to test shenanigans in friendlies. Mess around with moonwalk/mobility mixups, those help with Falcon a lot.
Or, don't get it. lol
OrangeSodaGuy
Smash Journeyman
Loving the Falcon punch turnaround shenanigans-- I'm gonna have to try that sometime!
MarioNPinkie
Smash Apprentice
i need to try the falcon punch tactic i havent really got around to trying it yet and i also play captain falcon a decent amount in P:M
standardtoaster
Tubacabra
What about nair doesn't feel right? Are you using it on brawl characters and expecting a different result?
Oro?!
Smash Hero
What exactly is changing when you are playing tournament matches? Are you unable to start combos as consistently or is it more of you are getting combo'd/edgegaurded more frequently? Everything basically stems from your neutral game so if I knew what exactly was happening I could give specific advice.
Falcon nair feels fine in PM, don't know what everyone is talking about lol.
Yung Mei
Where all da hot anime moms at
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i feel like i should note, that uthrow, full hop stomp, falling FHnAir is a great combo
and i seriously have no clue what my issue is, i got ****ed up by this fox at GC in tournament but then in friendlies i was whooping *** :V
and i seriously have no clue what my issue is, i got ****ed up by this fox at GC in tournament but then in friendlies i was whooping *** :V
Oro?!
Smash Hero
In tournament good players will exploit holes in your game harder and try to be more elusive thus getting opened up less. If you want a write up of the matchup I could do that, but it is a Melee matchup and I'm not 100% sure if every nuance carries over from Melee. If it is an identical matchup like it should be, then your best bet is probably the melee Falcon boards.
tripwire
Smash Journeyman
Oro?!
Smash Hero
Do you have any videos I could nitpick? If it's universal then it doesn't matter what characters you or your opponent would be playing.