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Yet another Rate my marth -theard

Peki

Smash Journeyman
Joined
Mar 31, 2006
Messages
236
Location
Oulu, Finland
I have been playing Marth for ages, as a secondary, but i recently started to play marth more seriously and smarter. I would appreciate some feedback.

vs. Mario
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGU645un-78 (sorry about bad quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rICDU-l0CrU (sorry about bad quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2UxmwmKI0Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HilkZntRtbk

vs. Fox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjZgw6B3hHY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEzJoIDdizM

vs. Peach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC7antVXI9k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDe539GNaUY


I will post some more vids after this weekend.
 

The Newb

Smash Ace
Joined
Aug 28, 2004
Messages
713
Location
Mechanicsville, VA
To me, it seems like you have a lot of stuff down and you have a very solid marth. That being said, I think at times you try to be too flashy for your own good. You try to do complicated stuff that *might* work when you could do something easier, effective and efficient. That's just me though.

good stuffs.
 

Imperial Wraith

Smash Journeyman
Joined
Apr 29, 2007
Messages
359
Location
London, United Kingdom.
Nice marth. I watched Match 4 vs. Mario and a little bit of the Peach vids.

Ill keep this short is its 11;32 Pm here, and my brain is frying. But what (I think) I saw impressed me, certainly on the Mario matches. Your spacing was very consistant, and you were constantly using approaches that were very hard to punish (namely fairs). However, there were some things I think you should have used slightly more just to vary your approaches, such as instead of dash attacking, do a running crouch canceled Dtilt, a very reliable and safe way to approach. I also think the DI needed a little work, sometimes that Mario comboed you a little more than neccessary.

The Peach vids were also good, but along with DI, I felt one of the problems was that you got a little predictable. In this I don't mean teching the same way every time etc, but the overuse of "surprise" moves such as Marths Up - B. When the Peach was at a high percent, you quite rightly slipped in an Up B for the KO, but missed. After this, you seem to use it fairly regularly, untill the Peach could predict it and punish you for it. When your going for the kill, everyone has the instict to kill as quickly as possible, and therefore they let their mindgames slip a little, possibly causing a fatal error. Basically what I'm trying to say, is when your at the verge of KOing your opponent, don't let your concentration slip at all.

Im really sorry I couldn't add more, and If the stuff I commented on way utter Bull**** :p Dont hate me, it's the late nights lmao.

I liked your Marth a lot though.
 

thebluedeath1000

Smash Champion
Joined
Aug 14, 2006
Messages
2,348
Location
N.C, Bladenboro
Both "The Newb" and Imperial Wraith had good points, I'm just going to nit-pick you for abit.

I watched the peach match, the first one.

So in starting...Whats up with those starting up-airs?...You did well though with a few tilts but you charged a smash, which was easily seem so she avoided it. Don't make things so easily noticed. You came on strong but once again, you started charging a smash..which stopped your assualt and got you hit.

You seemed to be into your f-airs too much and not really trying to combo into a killing blow, you just wanted to combo..and against peach, you really need that early kill. Your edgeguarding on peach could use work but then, who's doesn't? A nair is a great way to stop her due to if she airdodges, she still gets hit. You did decent with your dash dancing but you tried sheilding her d-smash, happens to me all the time so its either best to lightshield or dash away.

You did manage to catch a turnip, but I shy away from this as usually its more trouble than its worth due to it limiting your game, and perhaps if you didn't catch it, you wouldn't have been hit.

The running up-b, as Imperial stated...What the heck? lol...why? you should have known it wasn't going to connect. and once again..you tried the up-b knowing it wasn't going to hit, are you trying to be flashy and show off or something?..you were doing fine till this.

You caught stitchface..and you made horrible use of it lol...and you up-bed again but this time you did it wisely at close range, getting a solid hit. But you simply watched her return, not putting up any effort to stop her. You took to the air and hit a few times..but then she countered and was vunerable..easy kill hit and you didn't punish...lol and later on..you up-bed again..for god knows what reason. You d-tilted twice then f-smashed..you weren't reaching her but you tried again anyway? But you redeemed yourself with a well placed up-b.

Once again, on her last stock, she counters and screams "please f-smash me" and you instead swipe her with a single f-air..take advantage of moments like that. And the charged up-smash wasn't bright..but watching her return and you walking away for no reason was priceless lol

You have the up-b-ing disease. It hurt you more than it helped, if you stop doing it so much, it may not be as severe. Besides a few minor mistakes and your up-bing, your marth is indeed solid and can hold its own well.
 
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