10-16-2013, 10:21 PM
Ivysaur is actually one of the best characters in the game! While I miss Bullet Seed, Ivysaur has a bountiful amount of tricks up it's sleeve without it.
That bulb mechanic, where most "spore" moves have a sweet spot that actually recovers damage AND charges the solar beam, is one of Ivysaur's top selling points. Not to mention his Seed Bomb attack, which can put opponents in a "stunned" state if you don't watch out for it. Ivysaur also got a nice sweet spot with his Vine Whip special, just giving him ANOTHER killing move. Razor Leaf? God damn it's one of the best projectiles in the game.
But I know that some people aren't huge on the whole "let's separate the trainer" notion. I get it. I thought the Stamina mechanic was kind of lame, and we basically got three brand new characters out of it, so I wasn't TERRIBLY bothered by it.
And I think Charizard got Heat Wave as his side special to just generally reduce the start up frames on Rock Smash. I personally prefer the change, since I thought Rock Smash was kind of really out of place on the Fire/Flying type! Charizard got a neat little down special too in the form of Fly, allowing him to pursue aerial opponents.
That bulb mechanic, where most "spore" moves have a sweet spot that actually recovers damage AND charges the solar beam, is one of Ivysaur's top selling points. Not to mention his Seed Bomb attack, which can put opponents in a "stunned" state if you don't watch out for it. Ivysaur also got a nice sweet spot with his Vine Whip special, just giving him ANOTHER killing move. Razor Leaf? God damn it's one of the best projectiles in the game.
But I know that some people aren't huge on the whole "let's separate the trainer" notion. I get it. I thought the Stamina mechanic was kind of lame, and we basically got three brand new characters out of it, so I wasn't TERRIBLY bothered by it.
And I think Charizard got Heat Wave as his side special to just generally reduce the start up frames on Rock Smash. I personally prefer the change, since I thought Rock Smash was kind of really out of place on the Fire/Flying type! Charizard got a neat little down special too in the form of Fly, allowing him to pursue aerial opponents.