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Zelda is so much fun to use in casual Brawl play. When her f-air or b-air connects, it's so satisfying. It's like hitting with the knee except it can actually kill. I hope Smash 4 Zelda is just as fun to use. Definitely one of the first 5 characters I'll be using.
I believe the "freezing" effect when she lands her sweetspotted aerials is still there. Zipzo said her fair/bair had low landing lag, so hopefully that means they're quicker than Brawl's - but really, my main hope is to see the sourspot improved some. Maybe it does have enough hitstun now that she can act of it before they recover or something? I think Zipzo said the sourspot did between 4-6 damage, so it's possible it got a max damage increase as well, though I'm not sure if that was a definite 4-6 or a "ballpark" estimation.
Melee zelda is good but she didn't feel complete, too much unreliable attacks moves that shouldn't have been. Felt like designers said the move looks pretty and stopped working on it. There's a reason why she wasn't low tier but as said the reason why she is in low tier is unreliable attacks (she could fit in mid tier if her attacks connects).
I meant with the other changes she has currently.
Tilts seems like very good combo starters this time around so I think the change to her uptilt will benefit her combo game, I could see something like: down throw > u tilt > u tilt > lightening kick (or something of the sort). Add that with Farore's Wind shenanigans, she could potentially be very fun...let's hope for the bestDemo footage is driving me crazyyyyy!
I wanna see final build Zelda in action
Preferably in my own hands
Link does look very well buffed, so I'm holding out my optimism that Zelda will be the same. More and more it's looking like a good thing that her utilt was changed from a kill move to a combo move for sure. Can't wait to see what other buffs she's gotten, even from the transition from e3 build to final build!
Im assuming lightning kick is bair & fair?Tilts seems like very good combo starters this time around so I think the change to her uptilt will benefit her combo game, I could see something like: down throw > u tilt > u tilt > lightening kick (or something of the sort). Add that with Farore's Wind shenanigans, she could potentially be very fun...let's hope for the best
Absolutely correct
Don't worry, the name Lighting Kicks is just a name given by fans (like the Knee of Justice) so it's fine to call it Bair/Fair!
According to this picture, "her back throw has more range than on average. When she has succesfully grabbed someone, she can use her Back throw which has a lot of knockback". Now her throw range having more than average range is nothing new, but a very strong Bthrow is.
oooh thank you! yeah I'd love to be able to read it all but I won't bother you. However, I'm really curious of what it says about the LK. Just for amusement, if you don't mind.
That sounds awesome! I hope that means "stronger than Brawl," since it was actually fairly decent for a throw there, so it getting better would be awesome. If it's on par with Ness back throw...
All of Zelda's throws are quite terrible, but the back throw is pretty nice, and it getting better ? c: Hopefully her other throws will be manageableThat sounds awesome! I hope that means "stronger than Brawl," since it was actually fairly decent for a throw there, so it getting better would be awesome. If it's on par with Ness back throw...
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Man she's looking great. I'm loving how her taunts are looking and her dress is finally moving like an actual dress.All right, I'll just translate everything, maybe there's something useful in it. It's not very hard to translate anyway
Remarkable techniques
Lightning Kick: With her Forward Air and Back Air she releases an elegant dropkick, and if you hit with the tip you can give them great damage and knock them very far.
Throw: Zelda's Throw has longer range than other characters.If you succeed in grabbing our opponent, use her Back Throw which has a lot of knockback.
Special moves
Neutral B - Nayru's Love: Zelda defends herself in a crystal that reflects projectiles like a mirror. It's also useful in close combat since it slashes her opponents left and right to her and pushes them away. Avoid being attacked by using this move.
Side B - Din's Fire: Zelda releases an explosive fireball. While holding the button, the fireball will fly on without exploding and after releasing the button the explosion will go off instantly. The more you let the fireball fly, the more powerful it will become. Furthermore, it has become possible to move the fireball in the upward and downward direction.
Up B - Farore's Wind: Zelda becomes one with the wind and warps. You can freely choose in what direction you warp, so after pressing the command you will travel in the direction that you have pushed on your slide pad. She will deal some damage and knockback when she disappears and reappears, but it's not particularly powerful.
Down B - Phantom Attack: Zelda summons Phantom and lets him charge at the opponent. If you keep holding the button, Zelda is able to save magic, and when having saved magic Phantom's way of attacking will change. The more time you have saved magic, the more Phantom's power and range will improve. Phantom functions as a projectile so he will be canceled by enemies' projectiles.
Final Smash - Lightning Arrow: A simple attack with which she releases a giant lightning arrow. Its reach is so long, it will extend from one stage side to the other. It's tremendous when it comes to both damage and knockback, so if you hit you can be almost sure to kill them. It's most ideal when all players are lined up next to each other, but if they are wary of your attack, use it in a place where it will hit 1 to 2 players.
Seems quite situational, but good! I suppose the reflect effect is still here.
Ooooh, anywhere you can point to so I and others can see it?
Thank you! SO glad to hear that Lightening Kick seems easier to land! After you reappear from Farore's Wind on the ground, can you follow up with an attack right away?
Let's call it "Nayru's push". It seemed weaker, but it also seemed to have a great horizontal knockback.
Hmm. Wonder if it'd be a good intercepting move?
We only saw the knockback on the sandbag, and I don't know if it still reflect projectiles (but I guess so, the crystal is still here).
THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW. Thanks for this little review!
