Grim Tuesday
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I main G&W in Brawl+ and I was wondering if you guys think he is similar enough that I'd enjoy using him in Melee, and if so, what would I need to change in my playstyle?
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1. Yes, Dair can be used for combo starters. You can grab right after the Dair or you can Dair to a Dtilt and then jump and Nair.Okay, I have a few questions.
1. Dair is one of my favourite combo starters as G&W in Brawl+, does this still work the same in Melee?
2. From what I've seen, his Nair Parachute seems to be a sort of killing move, is this true?
3. Can he still do aerial combos as well as in Brawl+? Or is that too aggressive?
4. So, Bair isn't as good an approach in Melee?
5. From the video you showed me, his style seems to be approaching with short-hopped aerials and Dtilt, is this pretty much it or is there more I'm missing?
Thanks guys!
P.S.
@Max
The Brawl+ version is pretty much just buffed in every way, pretty much the same playstyle.
No Problem, and welcome to the Melee Game and Watch Boards.Thanks Prophet, and the rest of you guys, you've really helped and I'm probably gonna start maining him.
Looks like my list of characters just got longer, Ganondorf, Ice Climbers, Roy, Pichu and Mr. G&W
My friend borrowed Melee and I'm getting it back soon cause he just bought a copy, so then I can test him and give out my verdict.
Once again thanks for all your help guys!
I'm used to maining bad characters, don't worry. And he looks like a lot of fun from the videos I've seen.the main difference between brawl+ gaw and melee gaw is that gaw in melee is really a bad character and still feels incomplete in some aspects of his gameplay. brawl+ gaw feels much more complete and has more options. you take the good things that gaw has in brawl+ for granted(a complete sheild, better roll, better dodge, better spot dodge, better ko ability) so you better be ready for a much worse character if you step into melee game and watch.
Cool! A new Gdub in Melee =D !!!Okay guys, I tried out G&W yesterday, and he is awesome!
My only issue with him at the moment is I keep trying to use his Up-B in combos like in Brawl/Brawl+ but because of special fall and other changes it doesn't work. I just need to get out of that habit.
His shield is... odd, but it hasn't really bothered me.
Expect to see me around here now!
I always try and lightshield when I can, but I never knew that! I gotta try it, thanks!Cool! A new Gdub in Melee =D !!!
Yeah that was a habit I had to fix in the first days of Brawl. Whenever I played Melee again I kept UpBing to Dair; it will recede in time =) .
His shield is one of the worst shields in Melee so you want to light shield almost all the time. And if you don't feel liking putting any time into getting use to light shielding(it won't take to long), you can always register a perfect shield. Just read on how to do this from this following thread created by BlueYoshi: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=238852
-I personally just stick to manually setting up a light shield in my matches.
Thats why I mentioned it! =DI always try and lightshield when I can, but I never knew that! I gotta try it, thanks!
Qerb is right though. Light shielding does have more knock-back when it is stricken. You don't want to light shield and then try to grab with it. What you can do is use light shield then switch to regular shield before the opponent tries to attack your shield. If he does attack your shield, try to go for a shield grab.does anyone sometimes like to regular shield purposely so that you can get a shield grab?
alot of times after gw's light shield takes a hit, gw moves back too far out of grab range.
i supposed you could still wd out of shield and grab but in some situations that would take too long to work consistently