I know these matches are old, but you put them up and wanted advice so here you go. Even if you've gotten better, I only have these matches and they're what I'm basing this stuff on.
Match 1 (marth fox FD):
- practice comboing and regrabbing and stuff more. You need the Fox to be really afraid on this stage.
- i liked the part where you ran off into fair out of his illusion lol
- you throw out nairs and fsmashes too much with nothing in mind but hitting them. With Marth, you've often got to think about what you're doing so you can get grabs and such. use fsmash sparingly, or else he'll read into it and start ****** you for it. vs sheik, a missed fsmash is sometimes your stock.
- you're too willing to get up into the air. True, Marth's aerials are good, but he's vulnerable in the air, especially vs Fox (usmash/uair). Try to stick to the ground more and be fast there. Lots of moving is good.
- try to do more sheildgrabbing/CC grabbing vs Fox. crouch cancelling into grabs is really good when they're nair SH nair spamming. you definitely need to grab more, because that's one of Marth's strong points.
- chaingrabbing is really necessary for marth on this stage. just go into training mode and practice the timing/what to do at certain percents and try to invent stuff.
- the ending was too good lol
Match 2 (marth fox FoD):
- make sure to keep moving. What you're doing a lot is moving in for an attack, then just sitting still and trying to land more utilts or something. a good example of this is at 0:12. With Marth, you don't have to move all the time, but just attacking constantly leaves you really open (ie. they can run in, sheild, grab, usmash i dunno; he's got so many options).
- i dunno lol, he picked it up towards the end and started taking advantage of your mistakes and openings. just keep in mind what i said earlier.
Match 3:
- wait this is the same match
Some non-Marth-related things:
- remember that everyone has EXACTLY two seconds of invincibility time from the time they leave the respawn platform, so count it out in your head and don't attack them until it's over. I saw you try to nair him after his first stock.
- if you see your opponent land on the stage, don't roll up. just get up quickly and try to grab.
- - you're just sort of randomly trying to throw out moves hoping they'll hit. try to focus on where you are and how to make the best of your situation.
- you guys remind me a lot of me and my friend back in like 2006 (marth vs fox, a lot of similar things in terms of playing) i dunno lol, sorry for going off topic.
- remind your friend to practice tech skill some other time than during matches. it's really awkward otherwise lol
- also tell him that the ken combo magically stops working when you hold away on the control stick
Final note: Don't take anything I say here too seriously. Remember that what's most important for your improvement is practice. Go over these matches and try to find out why you're losing, because while I can tell you all sorts of technical things, only you can have a truly intimate understanding of yourself and how you play. The game has its own language, in a way; something that can't be put into words, but you understand slowly as you get better at it. As Forward said, "Just let the game speak for itself." With experience, you will gain a true understanding.
With that said, I hope this helped you somehow
Welcome to Smashboards.
Of course when you think about it, this is where the majority of characters power is, but with Marth I think like this because his sword swings in this pattern almost all the time. I dunno, it's like trying to see the hitbox the whole match. Or maybe it's just me...
