What Can We Take From the Direct?

[Jackson]

Today's Direct was awesome, for sure. Unfortunately, unlike other characters, Sakurai didn't show us any changes to Marth. That leaves us to examine random gameplay footage from the video to learn what we can. So, guys, what did you notice about Marth in today's direct? Discuss below.

One thing I noticed is that Shield Breaker still provides a notable boost when used in the air, so it can once again be used to aid recovery.

 

[Commander]

I think I saw it give a boost on the ground too.

 

[Jackson]

I think I saw it give a boost on the ground too.

True... Anything contributing to his mobility is great, so he can keep up with the new competition.

 

[Cereal Bawks]

I think his range looked a bit shorter than Melee. I can't really tell if it's the same as Brawl, though.

 

[Jackson]

I think his range looked a bit shorter than Melee. I can't really tell if it's the same as Brawl, though.

I agree. In fact, I thought his sword strokes themselves looked more like they did in melee.

 

[Commander]

Its been know his range has been elongated from Brawl before his reveal even. There was a drawing of Smash characters that was leaked and Marth was shown with Falchion extending out of view. Also there was the daily pic of Arena Ferox which showed a side swing of Dancing Blade with considerable range.

 

[Jackson]

Its been know his range has been elongated from Brawl before his reveal even. There was a drawing of Smash characters that was leaked and Marth was shown with Falchion extending out of view. Also there was the daily pic of Arena Ferox which showed a side swing of Dancing Blade with considerable range.

Right, good catch.

 

[Cereal Bawks]

Its been know his range has been elongated from Brawl before his reveal even. There was a drawing of Smash characters that was leaked and Marth was shown with Falchion extending out of view. Also there was the daily pic of Arena Ferox which showed a side swing of Dancing Blade with considerable range.

Any link to the drawing? I've never seen that before.

 

[•Col•]

I think I saw it give a boost on the ground too.

That segment was shown when it was showcasing the 'customizable moves', so it looks like a customization option for Shieldbreaker might be to have a large lunge for the attack.

 

[Jackson]

We can probably assume custom moves will be turned off in competitive play. Also, link to the whiteboard drawing(Marth on top left):

http://mynintendonews.com/2012/07/0...-bros-fans-with-elaborate-whiteboard-drawing/

I have to say, I dont know if the length of Marth's sword in the drawing will necessarily reflect on his ingame range.

 

[Cereal Bawks]

Oh that drawing. Yeah, that probably doesn't mean anything. It's only a drawing.

 

[NameChange]

This could mean that Marth is relatively the same, just received tweaks here and there

 

[Jackson]

This could mean that Marth is relatively the same, just received tweaks here and there

Sounds about right. I mean, that's more or less what happened between melee and brawl.

 

[LordShade67]

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Just a personal observation, but it seems like Marth's FSmash has Brawl range(I could be wrong though. I didn't main Marth in Melee) but he seems to lean forward more than in Brawl, ala Melee(?)
For comparison:

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Brawl FSmash.

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Melee FSmash.

I could be wrong, though.

 

[Jackson]

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Just a personal observation, but it seems like Marth's FSmash has Brawl range(I could be wrong though. I didn't main Marth in Melee) but he seems to lean forward more than in Brawl, ala Melee(?)
For comparison:

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Brawl FSmash.

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Melee FSmash.

I could be wrong, though.

Hmm... Interesting. Thanks for the pictures, this could be important. Nice avatar by the way.

 

[LordShade67]

Like I said, though, this is ALL speculation. Commander could be right and he's regained his Melee range, etc. Regardless, it's safe to say Marth has changed very little gameplay-wise.

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oh, and thanks. :3

 

[Jackson]

Like I said, though, this is ALL speculation. Commander could be right and he's regained his Melee range, etc. Regardless, it's safe to say Marth has changed very little gameplay-wise.

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oh, and thanks. :3

Yeah, I would agree. His moveset basically seems the same. It's probably gonna be the small differences in the moves which set him apart from previous iterations.

 

[LordShade67]

Oh, and Marth seems to have a new spot dodge animation.

 

[Jackson]

Oh, and Marth seems to have a new spot dodge animation.

Do you think it appears to be better or worse? (might be hard to tell)

 

[LordShade67]

It LOOKS like it has abit of cooldown, but it could be that the last frames are interruptible, so....

 

[Jackson]

It LOOKS like it has abit of cooldown, but it could be that the last frames are interruptible, so....

Yeah, I guess we don't know enough yet. I'm pretty sure Marths spot dodge was pretty good in Brawl though.

 

[LordShade67]

Oh, it was. Like very little cooldown.