Quote (originally posted by
Linkz):
Guess I'll be the first to leave some feedback. Note that I'm just basing this off of that one match you linked.
Your playstyle feels a bit empty. By that I mean, I feel that you're just throwing attacks out, hoping they hit and then going from there. That sort of playstyle doesn't exactly work for Zelda, since she's so easily shut down by other characters.
You seem to nair a lot and at random times. Just thought I'd point this out.
Using Farore's Wind while above the stage is just asking to get hit. That move has too much startup and ending lag to just be used whenever. You should avoid using that move unless you're trying to recover, as it leaves you vulnerable to attack for long periods of time.
The last thing I'd like to point out as that you need to work on your lightning kicks. You threw a ton out there but only sweetspotted like three of them. Also, that being Zelda's strongest KO move, you don't exactly want to decay it by using it so much like that. If you have a lightning kick opportunity, feel free to go for it, but don't just throw that move around.
Throwing attacks out: I hear what you're saying but I tend to do that as a way to cover my tracks. Granted, it won't make much of a difference but the difference between surviving and dying is really just a few %'s every now and then. I'll try to work on that.
Random N-airs: I believe I do this alot specifically against Falcon because I find it to beat/interrupt his aerial approaches. I wouldn't dare do this against a Marth though.
FW: This usually provides me with a mix-up. This time it didn't work though so that's understandable.
LK: I don't go for the sweetspots all the time. I use it as a way to escape an unfavorable position or to cover my tracks while retreating.
Everything you mentioned, for me, varies from MU to MU and from player to player. I'll link more vids here but based on this match alone, your observations are spot on. Thanks for the feedback.
Quote (originally posted by
Rizen):
The tall skinny characters are throwing off my sense of spacing. Nice edge hog 1st KO.
Thanks. I thought he was gonna up-b but this works out fine regardless lol.
Quote (originally posted by
Mocha):
I don't feel like your playstyle was empty. I thought you did pretty decent actually. It's hard to say that you didn't try to make some reads on your opponent, when I feel like your opponent didn't do too many reads on you, other than play around with jab to grab, or jab and wait (though most Captain Falcons like to do this on wifi).
I like that you don't have an excessive spot dodge/air dodge/roll habit, or at least, not too much. You also seem to like nair as much as I do lol. Nice nair cancels. I believe the reason you 'throw out lightning kicks' as Linkz put it, isn't always because you actually want to sweet spot, but also to space/cancel. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Cause that's what I'm usually doing when I use any other aerial other than nair to cancel. I use it as a spacing option.
You should post more vids sometime. And some offline ones too.
I tend to base my playstyle off from reads more to make up for my lack of AT usage (I don't Love Jump at all, I rarely ledge-warp cancel, and I have a less than 50% chance of using Nayru's Momentum canceling carefully so you won't see me doing it often as well.)
I have a bigger spot dodge habit than this video shows lol. Granted, I've gotten better but it still shows. The excessive LK usage is as you say; I don't always intend to sweet spot it, but rather as a way to give myself room between me and my opponent. And I have more online videos. I can get more offline videos if my friends would allow me to save the replays of my Zelda, which doesn't happen often lol. However, I've transferred schools now so hopefully there's a bigger scene at my new school.
Thanks everyone for the input. I appreciate it greatly.
Here's more of my Zelda:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEe2qJqfyao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ievPwhjwFPE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Ofh0Qfyho <-- I think I spot dodge alot more in this one :/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jOvE3McKcU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2dtWHk_jRE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyx8CEylMT0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHL2N1rzBPc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqlaPRkrN1Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNZwztNWmNI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9goDu9p7sMY Just to give an idea of how I play with her. Lemme know what you all think. Thanks.
Last edited by
Darklite, 9:49 AM on Jun 02, 2012