The Official Snake Video Critique Thread!

[Today]

From Ekans to Arbok

Snake Critique Thread

So this forum topic lacked a critique itself thread. So here's one! I've seen many people make new threads asking others to critique their Snake. This will help clean up the Snake boards and make it look more organized. So work with me here, guys!

Post a video of you playing friendlies/tournaments/money matches/etc with someone and ask for advice. It would be easier if you were actually trying and not posting any sandbagging matches. This is to help people better their Snake. People can post suggestions, ideas, what not to do/to do about your video to help out.

Les Rules:
1. No sandbagging videos
2. Actually try
3. Don't post too many videos in one go. Not that many people will look at 15 videos that you posted.
4. How you record doesn't matter. Whether it's directly from a dazzle or someone holding a camera. Just make sure it's viewable.
5. Preferable YouTube. Other uploading sites are okay; highly don't suggest making someone download.
6. Be Serious; People are here to help! Not to goof around.
7. Stay on topic!
8. Don't be rude or flame videos.
9. Have fun!


Remember! This is to help each other! So try not to make new threads and come here if you need help/have a question about a match you've done.
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[Limeee]

as soon as diminsht gets my vids up, i'll put mine up for critique

 

[Navn]

I tried posting these in an earlier thread, but i didn't get much response. I'd prefer it if you don't mention the obvious stuff, since it's mainly just me doing some wrong inputs or something. I'd prefer comments on general playstyle and spacing errors or stupid / useless actions.

Match1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7CnXHZ_4qg

Match2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxweHtAeG1g

I've some other videos, but one of those / or both will do

Also, critique my avatar.

 

[Bizkit047]

After watching both of those, I think the #1 thing you need to work on is to STOP ROLLING. There were many times where the MK would just start Dsmash spamming and you'd roll behind him for whatever reason and just get hit. The MK also caught onto your rolling patterns pretty fast, and punished fairly well.

 

[Navn]

Haha, you're absolutely right. I don't think my rolling problem is that evident in general (i think i counted like 3 rolls in 2 minutes in one of the matches) - but the specific cases with me rolling behind MK that you mention are just plain stupid, i agree

 

[Berserker.]

Arbok-Kobra. Lol

I might send some videos here

 

[6Mizu]

Nice Thread.

I thought about making this about 2 or so months ago..but since everyone seems to break the rules and make there own thread JUST for critique I thought I'd just....leave it be.

 

[etecoon]

when was there ever a rule on this board stating that you couldn't make a thread for your own video critique?

if you really want to centralize it all to one topic which makes it extremely convenient to simply ignore then fine but it's not like the way it was done before was causing any kind of problem.

 

[6Mizu]

mmm...good point. NM

There edited the post above.

 

[Today]

@Etecoon, I think the problem was that there were just many threads for one and it makes things messy is all. The Snake boards haven't been organized much. People create threads showing off their combo videos, asking for critique, or asking a question when it simply could be asked in the FAQ/Q&A thread. XP But lately the Snake boards have been spam. I really hope things will get on track soon, though!

 

[BluePeachy100]

Haha, you're absolutely right. I don't think my rolling problem is that evident in general (i think i counted like 3 rolls in 2 minutes in one of the matches) - but the specific cases with me rolling behind MK that you mention are just plain stupid, i agree

Rolling was the biggest problem, but you should also watch for his habits. Like how he ALWAYS glide attacked, in a lot of cases at higher percents, you could've had a grenade in hand and sheilded the glide attack as well.

 

[TheMike]

I would like to see somebody criticizing my friend's Snake: TheMike(ROB) vs Hikki(Snake).

 

[Today]

I think he should get better at handling grenades more. He should try and approach with a grenade from his back side and shield. His timing with grenades were kind of off. I noticed once he pulls out a grenade he'd just shield for a long time waiting until it explodes which his shield almost broke. He should bair more than uair when DI'ing. Practice tech chasing and learn to air dodge instead of taking all those hits. He never dacus'd either. I'm assuming he doesn't know how so he should practice that as well! Try and get him to read some threads here on the boards.

 

[Toneh]

critique thread is a very good idea. gj

 

[ScAtt77]

Me please. :O Anyone mind telling me some noticeable habits that I have?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gioLOjkIiSM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOxOLNEY1as

 

[Mister Cadaver]

^ Smart player.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI4XbGylLvg
Haha, I start off strong. Make a few mistakes later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67_IqvHpOts&feature=related
Oh Halberd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRG6YW-Qmeo&feature=related
I'll post different match ups when Ankoku posts more videos. I have a couple against Lain and Iris.

 

[~ Gheb ~]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxSBzUs8Za4

What am I doing wrong?

 

[TwentyTwo]

It might be just me, but I felt like a lot of your grenade tosses didn't make any sense gheb. Like you want to throw some at wario, and somewhere you think he might go, and you want to cover the other area he might land basically. Also, you can shield drop full-hop bair and pick up the grenade and throw out a pretty safe bair. The wario was smart and pretty good at avoiding your stuff for sure, but you also tossed a lot of nades off stage and some in places that didn't make much sense like bouncing off the ground near yourself when he wasn't approaching. Also, you seemed to whip out the fsmash for no really amazing reason. You might want to toss out more pivot grabs also.

Scatt - Probably work on your edgeguarding and edge hugging skills, as you could have gotten falco a few times earlier than you did. You have the ability to leave **** on the stage that makes it scary to land on stage, and then you can edgehug and get a kill that way possibly. Also, you took a lot of risks against wario that you should have gotten punished for, he missed two cypher grabs/bites, so be more careful about that.

MC - Ankoku's marth doesn't seem to really be spacing his aerials too well and makes a lot of mistakes that marths I play don't usually. They usually apply shield pressure, and juggle harder, stuff like that. Can't really critique you off those matches.

 

[~ Gheb ~]

You can shield drop full-hop bair and pick up the grenade and throw out a pretty safe bair.

Is this Wario specific or does it work for other matchups too?

 

[TwentyTwo]

It's not necessarily wario specific but it's probably more effective against him as he just runs and jumps around air dodging. So it does work against others, but those that stay in the air for extended periods of time or when they approach from the air. Off the top of my head, peach, kirby's bair approach.

 

[~ Gheb ~]

Awesome, Kirby is also a match-up that gave me some trouble at that tournament. It's true though that my grenade game was too one-sided and predictable.

About the fsmash thing: The one fsmash I got grabbed out of was the result of an input error. I did not want to use that fsmash there. The other fsmashes I think were fine. If the opponent is close to the ledge he can't roll away and the fsmash pushes him to the ledge which makes it safe to use.

 

[Max113]

Could someone record/critique 2 matches for me? I am without the means at the moment... :[

 

[Today]

Sorry this is late.
But I suggest going here: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=233863
They record your videos for you. Once you got them up feel free to come back and post 'em.

 

[Epic Kovumon]

Somewhat old videos from October and November, I don't have any recent vids, sorry.

From October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUq4tGrv1gc&feature=related

From November
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtZVeUHEyCc&feature=related

Like I said, these are my last 2 matches recorded.

 

[Today]

You should be more campy! You're very very aggressive! I also noticed you used like zero grenades. And you love to roll a lot. XD; It's a habit everyone does, though! So stop doing it! It also looks like you just put C4's anywhere and explode them any time and you're just getting punished for you. You're always always trying to go for grabs which is good but you're just running and attempting to grab and he won't let you do that. Grab when you think he's going to shield.
The videos are kind of old so maybe you should take some new ones and ask again! You probably improved since November!

 

[frayike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGTTZl4gxuA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/user/Arik1e#p/u/22/EPD90ib4ElM
http://www.youtube.com/user/Arik1e#p/u/49/E0J_lkwLhWs

Yeah messed up on some stuff in here but would still like to have some input. Hey just a sidenote anyone want to tell me how i can change my name on smashboards. To lazy to go find out. Ignis is my new name(To those who needed my to directly point it out.)

 

[Today]

Uhm! To change your name you have to buy Premium. It's only $4.00 for three months. You get two name-change requests, the ability to prank someone, a green name, and access to the Disco Room. But that's the only way.

Either way, your Snake is really decent! You did some things and got punished for it, but I think those were obvious in the video. At the end when trying to get back on stage you shouldn't have let yourself open like that. You bair which left you in lag and you got grabbed because of it. Pikachu is generally going to go for grabs and going to try and be aggressive so watch out for that. Uh.. I notice every time you try and approach you got hit for it. I also notice you don't approach with a grenade in hand. You always drop it, pick it up, and throw it. But that's about it. Overall, I like your Snake!

 

[frayike]

Thank you day. I do need to approach with a grenade in hand more often but yes i feel whenever i try to appoach anyone I end up getting hit which is odd. idk maybe more spacing. Thanks for the help I will try to be more defensive and get those grenades close to me. I don't know if I want to go through the hassle just for a name change haha I just think it would be easier to leave it in my sig and deal with those that still call me frayike. I will post more vids on here soon of a recent tournament that I feel I did decent at. I think those vids show more variation of me and against marth which I have trouble with.

 

[Today]

Sorry for the wait! But yeah! You could also have bad timing as well. And spacing is really important when it comes to Brawl.
Brawl = patience and thinking.
And can't wait to see more videos! And yeah, you could always make a new account as well? XP But premium isn't that bad.

 

[Shinde425]

Can someone critique my friend's snake? Like he wins the first two, but loses the last, hope that doesn't effect the critique at all. Thanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U5u97yVqPY <-----Just kidding

Here's the real ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty2TXvVl_AI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDW5ZrwZvEI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ffOkBg0Ik (This one is still, atm of posting the link, being processed)
His tag is Hustle, he's among the best at my gameroom in my college. ^^

 

[Today]

I'll try and get to these some time tonight.

 

[AfroQT]

What the **** does from Ekans to Arbok even mean

 

[-Ran]

It's a stupid Pokemon reference about the evolution of a Pokemon.

 

[Today]

Ung. I'll try and look through those videos tonight. Promise.

Although, other Snake players should watch and help your fellow Snakes out as well.

Also, I think SuSa was the one that created the Ekans reference. As for it being stupid, I think it fits quite well.

 

[etecoon]

afro is offended by the pokemon reference because he considers it an affront to snake's manliness because real men are supposed to be completely insecure with liking cute things

 

[Goldenadept]

that kittens eyes....you could get lost in them. its like they're staring into your soul and judging you and your manliness which is apparently lacking in me cause that cat is awesomely cute

 

[Underload]

cat picture

**** that. Here's a REAL cat, as drawn by a schizophrenic artist in the 1920s named Louis Wain. :D

 

[TommyDerMeister]

TommyDerMeister vs. Silly Kyle

This is me playing Snake for the first time in a month since I started playing Falcon.

 

[Skety.]

Enjoy and criticises my snake as hard as you can !

1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQsJ-wGLYGA

2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gCb7RB8oLQ

3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IWM349AWUk

4.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CesD1OD5Y8o

5.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwdPk6yjmIU

 

[Yumewomiteru]

I suggest this thread be stickied, since critique threads normally don't see as much activity as the FAQ or social thread, but is important to keep on the front page so that ppl don't miss it and make other critique threads.