This critique of Comboking's fight is mainly just to add on to Nysyarc's critique. This is my critique of his first fight.
0:39 No matter how I look at it, it seems like you could have spiked him with Dtilt. I may be wrong but it appears that way.
0:48 Like Nysyarc said, an Nair would've worked better then the Fair. Also, you probably could've pulled the Fair off if you had gotten closer. Air dodge and counter work well in these situations also.
0:53 I think you could have made it if you hadn't air dodged.
1:56 Not a huge detail, but since it was a vertical hit, Dair or Nair + Fast fall probably would've gotten you down faster. If you had more damage when you were hit, you may have lost a life, whereas you wouldn't have with Dair.
2:05 The only time that I've seen Aether used well on ground was to spike a enemy trying to recover and then following up with attacks. This is generally not a good move to use for purposes other then recovering.
2:15 It's pretty obvious that RedX likes to Fair his opponents trying to recover, so you should counter him if you fight him again.
2:29 RedX is a very skilled player, you probably should have tried to recover with QD here.
General notes:
Your biggest problem is your predictability. I noticed that you always counter when Ike is recovering and when you throw, you always do a back throw followed up by an attack. You might want to try a counter off stage (I've seen this work well), a short hop and Dair (if you think your opponent is going to roll) or an eruption occasionally for countering your opponents recovery. As for grabs, try down throw, short hop and Nair or perhaps back throw and then try grabbing them again (this works well when the opponent shields; also works well when your opponent is slow). Finally, you may want to throw a short hop followed by a Dair. Yes this has more lag then the other aerials, but it is unexpected and I've seen it work in situations where it wouldn't work with the other aerials. I don't recommend using this often but I disagree with Nysyarc. Dair has a different hit range and it should be used occasionally to avoid predictability.
Besides being slightly predictable and messing up with DI and momentum control, you are doing very well. To become better, you may want to practice some of the techniques the RedX uses, like an Air Dodge recovery from the ledge and shielding, then turning around instantly afterwords and starting a jab combo. Overall though, you have a great Ike.
This is my critique of Comboking's second fight.
0:09 I'm not exactly sure why you turned around and started a jab combo. RedX was behind you lol.
0:50 Jab combo in the wrong direction again =/. Work on turning that around after a shield. It takes some practice.
0:56 In this world, it's best not to use the aether much. Try to find platforms which you can double jump to. Also, you may have been able to survive with momentum control and Dair.
1:02 You probably should have jumped right away so you didn't get hit by the opponent's aether.
1:04 Another jab combo when the opponent isn't there =/.
1:06 Ftilt doesn't work after back throw at high damage.
1:37 I also have a tendency to do this sometimes, but try not to do Ftilts that definitely wont hit.
1:55 7 attempted grabs in a row?? I think he started predicting this. Try to change it up a bit.
2:06 Probably you should have jumped and countered or jumped and Faired.
2:26 I don't blame you for this mistake. That world is confusing. You will stop making mistakes like this through practice.
2:41 DA into shield is not a good thing :S. Try to stop doing DA as much, its very punishable.
3:02 Another world mistake. Try doing a few more matches in the rainbow course and see if you can learn this world better.
General notes:
I don't want to make a false prediction, nor do I want to read into the match too much, but it seems like you were slightly discouraged or annoyed while doing this match. I obviously don't know this for sure lol but you had a large amount of predictable moves and you made more mistakes in this fight then the previous one. Before starting each match, especially ones after you just lost, remember to calm down and concentrate. My motto is that you almost always learn more when you lose compared to when you win.
I noticed that you have a lot of the same problems from the previous match. You are a bit predictable. Continue to train yourself to use different moves and try to predict your opponent. You should also try learning mindgames. I noticed that RedX had a cool mindgame; he hit you once then dodged around you, hit you again and grabbed you. These sorts of tricks can be very useful. They are the next step in mastering Ike. I hope this has been helpful
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