I'm starting yet another SSBM discussion thread because I'm bored. I'm sure we all have quite a bit to discuss.
My personal favorite character is Samus. (Gravity Suit Samus. I love the color purple. :P ) I love playing as her because of the following reasons:
- Her airborn fair (Forward+A.) ... (I think. I don't use the terminology much. 😛 ) Samus jumps, and shoots forward a stream of flames. It's basically the ultimate buffer against most physical, non-energy-based attacks. It creates a wall of damage right in front of you for anyone or anything to be stuck on.
- Her Missiles: Amazingly useful for keeping people off platforms. I don't use them thaaat much, really. I mostly use them to either:[list]
- Buy some time for myself.
- Keep people off platforms from afar.
[*]Hammer Kick: Easily one of the more useful attacks. You hold loose-up, (Without jumping.) and press A. When on the ground, the person sails perfectly vertically off the ground, then sailing right back down again. The next hammerkick (If in the air, or mere inches off the ground.) will send them flying off at quite the delightful arc.
[*]Ground Burn - Whatever it's called. It's her <hold down then press A> attack. She basically creates a tiny explosion on the ground just in front of her. It's basically my precursor to the hammerkick attack. I can repeat that combo all day if I wanted to. ;-D Heheheh.
[*]Never.. EVER .. underestimate your Grapple Beam. It'll save your life. Remember, you can dodge in midair towards a platform, then unleash your grapple beam to snag a surface of your choice. It'll hook onto it, and you can get back up onto the platform to snag the edge vertically rather than at a vulnerable angle. It's much harder to edge-guard someone if they're grabbing the platform from straight below rather than from an angle.
[*]Quite possibly my favorite attack, is her Dair attack. (Down+A when in the air.) Samus basically bytchslaps whatever is directly under her after a very brief swingback of sorts. It's a WONDERFUL meteor smash. Well, not the very best, but it's more than proficient at doing what you want it to do. Use this often.[/list]
I'll usually play without items, as they tend to give me an unnatural advantage. ... YES, I know, items aren't an unnatural advantage, but I tend to use them in very creative ways, and I keep catching them in midair. (Press "z"😉 I have yet to catch a thrown Bob-omb though. I gotta try to do that one day. Link's bombs though, I'd love to catch.
I'd usually play with a Stock of 5 and no time limit. I greatly dislike being timed. I'd mostly pick the flatter, less "hectic," larger arenas, like Hyrule Temple and Final Destination. I DEFINITELY prefer 1-1 battles. I'll take a 1-1 battle over a 2-2 battle anyday, though that'd be my next preference. A free for all with more than two people is bad for me, man. Bad. Just ... bad. >.<
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