A2ZOMG
Smash Legend
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- Oct 13, 2007
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Quite seriously, it's looking extremely possible to me. It's something I think he deserves, because he is such an awesome icon for Nintendo.
Why I think he looks like a top tier candidate (and G&W players, do disapprove of my statements if you can, since I am only going by my observations of what you guys are able to do):
1. All of his defensive holes have been literally fixed. His shield covers him, and attacks like his Down-smash push people further away. He can't L-cancel, but nobody can, so it's really not just his problem anymore.
2. His recovery is no longer bad. It is ****ing amazing. He can autosweetspot, or semi-stall with a Parachute, then dive alarmingly fast downwards with his D-air (becoming a pseudo fastfaller basically). It's mad unpredictable, and can really screw an opponent up since the D-air is a real threat.
3. He still has a LOT of killing strength. His F-smash and F-air are as good as ever. The D-smash appears to not just push people away farther, but it seems to vertically kill at lower percentages. His D-air even seems to kill at lower percentages in this game.
4. The Up-air has the wind effect if you miss, but has more knockback if you hit.
5. The D-tilt is bigger and sends people sideways, which sets up for ledgeguards better.
6. Actual setup from D-throw when nobody else in this game has reliable throw setups.
7. Screw the fact the Parachute is no longer a kill move. The Fishbowl is a much safer attack to use. G&W lacked an omnidirectional wall of priority last game that other characters have in their N-airs, but not this time.
Lastly, THE NINE IS SO MUCH MORE EPIC.
Seriously, is there anything G&W is really nerfed in? He seems to have just as much if not more KO potential in this game, and his defense options went from bad to really good (not changing the fact he's still lightweight, but DI works better in this game so he survives longer overall), plus he's probably one of the only characters that has grab setups. He really seems to have everything this time around.
Why I think he looks like a top tier candidate (and G&W players, do disapprove of my statements if you can, since I am only going by my observations of what you guys are able to do):
1. All of his defensive holes have been literally fixed. His shield covers him, and attacks like his Down-smash push people further away. He can't L-cancel, but nobody can, so it's really not just his problem anymore.
2. His recovery is no longer bad. It is ****ing amazing. He can autosweetspot, or semi-stall with a Parachute, then dive alarmingly fast downwards with his D-air (becoming a pseudo fastfaller basically). It's mad unpredictable, and can really screw an opponent up since the D-air is a real threat.
3. He still has a LOT of killing strength. His F-smash and F-air are as good as ever. The D-smash appears to not just push people away farther, but it seems to vertically kill at lower percentages. His D-air even seems to kill at lower percentages in this game.
4. The Up-air has the wind effect if you miss, but has more knockback if you hit.
5. The D-tilt is bigger and sends people sideways, which sets up for ledgeguards better.
6. Actual setup from D-throw when nobody else in this game has reliable throw setups.
7. Screw the fact the Parachute is no longer a kill move. The Fishbowl is a much safer attack to use. G&W lacked an omnidirectional wall of priority last game that other characters have in their N-airs, but not this time.
Lastly, THE NINE IS SO MUCH MORE EPIC.
Seriously, is there anything G&W is really nerfed in? He seems to have just as much if not more KO potential in this game, and his defense options went from bad to really good (not changing the fact he's still lightweight, but DI works better in this game so he survives longer overall), plus he's probably one of the only characters that has grab setups. He really seems to have everything this time around.