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[BassForever]

THAT KNEE OF JUSTICE

 

[JoeInky]

 

[Calvero]

holy shit S2J!!!!

 

[sixteen-bit]

dat knee

 

[OdinDemonZero]

GODDAM

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Holy shit

 

[woodland]

S2J

THE KING OF KNEES

seriously need him to take it all the way

 

[BY2K]

YO FALCON

 

[Revven]

That KNEE holy SHIT. S2J!!!

 

[Kouichi]

Those knees were crazy at the end

 

[NotLiquid]

He actually did it. The absolute madman.

 

[wheeplash]

F A L C O N
A
L
C
O
N

 

[emb]

That last knee was sooooo sick

 

[SmackAttack]

SHOW.ME.YOUR.MOVES.

 

[KarmaCow]

God damn Falcon is always amazing to watch. Denied.

 

[Lunar15]

Top level Melee matches look like DBZ fights.

My thoughts exactly, lol.

 

[Eolz]

Wait what?

 

[Anth0ny]

WITH THE ODDS AGAINST HIM

JOHNNY DOES IT

 

[Jigolo]

C9 Mang0 the BUSTER

 

[Hazzuh]

Hbox is going to destroy S2J.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

haha nice captain falcon!

 

[Zombegoast]

Why is the Knee the best move in every fighting game?

 

[Ōkami]

.

 

[Secret Character]

Double knee ko. Pretty sick.

 

[EmiPrime]

no way, that's too short where luck can come into factor more then skill

Where would the luck come into it? 4 stocks is plenty to decide a winner.

They want 3 out of 5. It could be worse.

Holy shit.

 

[Quenk]

S2J is sick

 

[Anteo]

I tried to watch but I don't quite get it.
Is it the glitches/mechanics like wavedashing (I don't know what that even is) that make it exciting to watch? If I understood the mechanics could I enjoy it as a spectator?

I don't play SF but that's more traditional I guess so I know what is what

Are you familiar with the basics of SF at least? This video may help you: The Street Fighter's Guide to Smash (Melee)

 

[Mass Effect]

these matches have been great so far.

 

[Seven Force]

YO FALCON

did you just post the same huge ass gif twice in a row

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Don't care about these smash matches, but I'm rooting for the falcon player, he's bringing the hype.

 

[dreams]

Melee rounds are so endless. I feel like I am trapped in hell.

 

[Nickle]

Mango is going to so something stupid and win.

 

[The Last One]

C'mon PewpewU

Get rid of the buster

 

[Mumei]

Holy shit.

It's pretty standard for top 8 at least in Smash tournaments.

 

[Xeteh]

Top level Melee matches look like DBZ fights.

They take about the same time as DBZ fights too.

 

[Calvero]

I wish this wasn't BO3.

One 4 stock match should be enough to decide a winner.

No thank you.

 

[Jigolo]

FUCKING LOL the sandals

 

[Menitta]

Hopefully Mango won't throw the medal on stage this time.

 

[wheeplash]

 

[Vince DiCola]

Sure, on a mechanical level the amount of inputs they're needing to do are more than what's apparent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vyBV94K4SE

OK. New found respect for Melee players. What is a wavedash?

 

[peter0611]

S2j playing out of his mind. Sucks for West, since he was playing out of his mind yesterday.

 

[The Last One]

Hbox is going to destroy S2J.

Hbox was playing super floppy against Plup. I think S2J can make it

 

[chaosblade]

I can't tell if Mango is doing crazy stuff and feeling himself or flubbing a lot.

 

[Alucrid]

i am rooting for the person not wearing sandals

 

[sixteen-bit]

hahaha

 

[SmackAttack]

I tried to watch but I don't quite get it.
Is it the glitches/mechanics like wavedashing (I don't know what that even is) that make it exciting to watch? If I understood the mechanics could I enjoy it as a spectator?

I don't play SF but that's more traditional I guess so I know what is what

When I first started watching EVO (or competitive Melee at all for that matter), I didn't understand the mechanics of high level play even though I've played Melee since day 1. What makes it so exciting is what you see. The dashes, the shield uses, the juggles, the basics, all of it. There are so many ways to K.O. someone at various percentages that you never really know what surprises could come. I think it might take a few matches or tournaments while figuring out what all the techs are before it "clicks".

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

OK. New found respect for Melee players. What is a wavedash?

you jump and then immediately air dash into the ground at an angle, so you slide backwards or forwards keeping the momentum of the airdash, without any recovery.

 

[chaosblade]

you jump and then immediately air dash into the ground at an angle, so you slide backwards or forwards keeping the momentum of the airdash, without any recovery.

There is the normal landing recovery, and the jumpsquat at startup. So wavedashing isn't instant or "free," there is a frame commitment. It's small though.

 

[Alucrid]

OK. New found respect for Melee players. What is a wavedash?

a mechanic designed to give you arthritis

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

There is the normal landing recovery, and the jumpsquat at startup. So wavedashing isn't instant or "free," there is a frame commitment. It's small though.

obviously, I mean you're sliding without recovery, you can do whatever you want while sliding.