Kirby Phelps (PK)
Smash Journeyman
So lately, I realized that I haven't been playing much Shulk despite him being one of my mains. So just the other day, I focused on playing Shulk with a friend in some good and intense 1 on 1s. Afterward though, I think I remembered why I hadn't been playing much Shulk in the first place. Maybe I was just having an off day, but I got wreckt in most matches and the matches that I DID win were a struggle and just left me exhausted afterward. It...just wasn't very fun. I kind of realized that the only times I really have fun playing Shulk are when I win and win by a considerable margin. Close matches and losses just leave me exhausted. With most of my other mains, even if they aren't exactly the best characters, I still enjoy playing with them whether I win or lose because they're just fun to play. The reason I main them is because I have some kind of attachment to the character or (and more importantly) I find them fun to play. But with Shulk, as time goes on, I'm just getting more frustrated with him. But I really don't wanna feel this way because I love Shulk and Xenoblade. I was overjoyed when he was announced as a playable character. But most of the time, I just feel like I'm either not playing him right or maybe he's just not my type of character. I've watched plenty of videos and it seems like most Shulk players do similar things that I do...they just do it better...somehow. I dunno. Most of the time when I watch character videos, I learn a few neat techniques that I adopt. But with Shulk vids, most of them just show me stuff I already know, but they just do it better than me. My main issue with Shulk are how slow his attacks are and how much lag they have afterward. I try to use his n-air and f-air as much as a I can, using his range to keep people away, but my opponents are pretty patient and they always manage to get in eventually. Against any character with faster attacks, I feel like Shulk can't do anything. And I know most Shulks switch to Jump when they're off the stage, but it's really difficult for me. I have pretty twitchy fingers and I usually end up Back Slashing to my death when I attempt to switch to Jump or I switch to Jump while I'm already falling to my doom and it activates too late.
I don't know. Shulk is a character I really don't wanna give up on, but he just isn't clicking with me. Are there any Shulk mains that just clicked with the character immediately or did you also have to put in a lot of effort just to play him decently?
I don't know. Shulk is a character I really don't wanna give up on, but he just isn't clicking with me. Are there any Shulk mains that just clicked with the character immediately or did you also have to put in a lot of effort just to play him decently?