Rate my Samus!

[Rapid_Assassin]

As you might or might not know, Olimar is my main and probably will continue to be so unless the metagame drastically changes. I've provided some videos of my Samus for your entertainment.

Singles (Friendly):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvPo3EXGsEQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=259V6vF-5Yk

If you are bored, check out my other video threads and help me find a secondary!

 

[n00b]

You need to play much faster, and much smarter.. I like to think that Samus is a character that relies heavily on stage control (not to the level of Snake, perse, but how she uses the stage is imperative). I watched the first match on Halberd, and you spent a lot of the time on the raised lip on the ends of the bottom platform with your back to the edge. This isn't a great position for Samus. To be specific, in that stage, I think it would be wiser to stay in the depression area under the platform. From there, Samus's zairs will hit targets more easily on the raised lip or platform, and she has plenty of options if she gets her opponent on the platform above her.

Aside from using the stage, your approaches could use work as well.. a bit more speed and a bit more pressure would help. When shooting homing missiles, try to do a reverse sh flip thing and keep them guessing. Mix it up with zairs if they anticipate the homing missile and try to rush you. Also, rely more on setup moves rather than just straight up trying to lay a bomb and then fsmash wildly.

Last thing.. Ness's recovery is very slow and waaaay too easy to spike. I saw him stalling with up Bs off the edge while you waited. During his pk thunder, he's a sitting duck. You can either eat the thunder and have him fall to his doom, or spike him while he tries to direct it.

Good luck..

 

[Crystanium]

Last thing.. Ness's recovery is very slow and waaaay too easy to spike. I saw him stalling with up Bs off the edge while you waited. During his pk thunder, he's a sitting duck. You can either eat the thunder and have him fall to his doom, or spike him while he tries to direct it.

Good luck..

Even though I know this to be true, I do understand why some won't spike Ness while he is recovering. The reason is because you have the possibility of being hit by his PKT2 and losing a life, when it should have been your opponent instead.

 

[Rapid_Assassin]

I should have tried to missile his recovery or something. Dryn is right, too easy to get blasted.

Which moves make a good setup other than bomb?

Thanks for your input!

 

[oze6000]

You need to work on your killing moves too. You got him up way too high on halberd. Samus can be very powerful if you use her good. Learn her dtilt. You can get easy kills when they are at a high percent and try to attack you up close.
The best time i use dtilt is if they are coming at me in the air, i throw up a shield, and they hit it. Unless the move they just can be canceled by landing (Like samus's missiles in melee) they are a sitting duck waiting to be roofed. Learn simple techniques, like baiting someone to hit you.

For example, taking dtilt again, people can hardly stand letting samus sit there charging up. I wish i had some way to get a video online but i can't, because i have a perfect example of this on one of my replays. I was able to push my opponent (pikachu) slightly away from me and in the air. I then started charging up to just after he regained control of his character, then threw up my shield. He went straight for me when i started charging and hit my shield, then i use a dtilt to put him in the same position. Did the exact same technique and it work again, until he decided to retreat and i released the shot knocking him off the stage.

You have to be thinking about these kinds of things in your matches. Make up your own signature style that works well for you.

Also work on that Dair. You had several chances to send Ness down to a well deserved death. A wasted opportunity can result in losing a match.
Good job on asking for criticism though, thats the fastest way you'll get better. Keep it up, keep practicing with Samus, and i'd say stay away from trying to find a secondary until you get pretty good with Samus, unless you think you have a character that you think you're better with instead of her, then i'd say switch boats and go for that one, you're at the point where its still easy and no drawbacks to changing your main. Just keep asking and looking at what the experts do on their videos to see if you can pick up any tricks. good luck. =D

Edit: I watched the second video too and noticed how committed you are you your attacks, which makes you easy to read. You also tend to repeat moves over and over if they don't work (when ness is on the ledge and you are fsmashing at least three times), and that only make you easy to punish. Also these two things make it so when the other guy makes a mistake, he rarely has to pay for it. Be versatile. Plan ahead but remember that you can't always stick to a combo or an attack.