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Critique please!

Ignatious

Smash Cadet
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Columbus, Ohio
You're much too insistent on the chain grab. At the very beginning, you did nothing but grab. =/ Also edge guarding with Falco's back air is amazing, especially against characters with a laggy recovery such as Lucas'.
 

J4pu

Smash Champion
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Mar 30, 2008
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Ok I'll just say things that I see as I got through the vid
In the very beginning you try to force the grab way too hard, you should keep and eye open for opportunities but don't try forcing the grab. Also Jab > grab works really well because they normally try to shield after being jabbed.
You look like you tried to Bair a PK thunder2 in the beginning, the attack would go straight through yours and you would be take a lot of damage, you were lucky he didn't angle it upwards.
No randomly charging Forward smashes
when there is a large distance between you and somebody you should normally be short hopping and spamming lasers, in the case of Lucas, Ness, and GW (and some chars with reflectors) you should be doing a lot of empty SH's and only laser a few times when you don't think they will absorb the laser. This baiting of their absorption attack can give you openings to run in and attack.
You SH Dair a lot, not necessarily bad, but be careful with the spacing so you don't get punished.
It seems like you need to be a little bit more familiar with Lucas's attacks so that you know when you have opportunities to punish and when you don't.
Good read on the tether edge-guard, you should have Bair or Dair when he started doing UpB above the stage, that was a perfect opportunity to punish and take a stock. But it's better doing nothing than getting hit by it.

OMG that was an epic use of Zap pull by Lucas, nothing you could do there.

you look like you panic when you get hit off stage and just try to phantasm back whenever you can, stay calm, and try to land somewhere where you won't be punished.

Overall it looks like you were just playing somebody who was better than you, get some practice against new people and you'll get better.
Learn all the things in the stickies too.
 

ChaosTheoryX

Smash Lord
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Jul 28, 2008
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Wichita, Ks
lawl sethlon....ya I'm not the best at critiques but when I got you off the stage I knew for factthat yo were going to use side b so I could punish you pretty easily. Try and mix it up a bit. Also try and work on getting the chain grab down but learn not to always try and get a grab in. Use it in situations tha can punish your opponent's mistakes.
 

Tommy_G

Smash Champion
Joined
Mar 20, 2008
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Miami, FL
Consider what people say when they tell you things about certain specific moves, but don't believe that's what you're suppose to do. Learn what Falco's moves are and when you're suppose to use them instead of just thinking..."I have to get X move in here" Only then can you really start learning.
 

Denzi

Smash Master
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Jul 25, 2008
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Cleveland, OH
In addition to everything everyone else has said (esp. J4pu), remember that IAP > Regular Phantasm.
 

Vlade

Social Outcast
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May 30, 2008
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You tried to force the grab WAY too much in the first stock, big-time. Also, don't use fsmash at early %'s since it is very punishable and needs to be kept very fresh for later on.

Also on the first stock I think you could've survived if you DI'ed properly. If you get sent flying, DI correctly (in that instance DI up) as soon as you get hit and use the bair, then fastfall and recover.
 

KY_Des

Smash Ace
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Wichita, KS
lol you were still doing random Zap Jumps then Chaos?? lol
I loved the wave bounce Psi Magnet to the face. Your Lucas is ****ing ******** lol
 

Mith_

Smash Champion
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Augusta, GA
Never force a grab, just let it happen.

Lots of misspaced smashes. Try to Dsmash less its not that good. Tilt if you need to get a hit it your legs are longer than Lucas'.

I know this thread isn't about chaostheoryx but lets face it he's friggin pro xD.
 

J4pu

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ftilt is one of Falco's most underestimated moves right now imo
great shield pressure, true combo w/ silent laser (actually spot-dodge can avoid it but it's close). fast to come out, fast to end, decent to good range.
Ftilt is one of my favorite moves to use if I am at high percent and my opponent is trying to shield every time I attack because it is so safe on shield. Can't be shield grabbed if spaced well (against most chars). etc.
 

mongoosedog927

Smash Cadet
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Jul 6, 2008
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California
You are much too agressive when going fr those cgs. You need to use much more lasers as well. Lucas ust approach you not the other way around. Like I said more lasers and you'll be fine. Pretty good Falco I guess
 
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