These are typically done by angling your jump to land behind your opponent, just barely, while throwing out a normal air attack. In order to block a Cross-Up, your opponent must begin blocking in the other direction before the hit lands. Cross-UpĪ Cross-Up is any attack that hits your opponent in the back. If you find yourself in many mix up situations, you're losing. The flip side is if you guess right, it's your chance to turn the match around.Īs a general rule, be the one doing the mix up, not having the mix up done to you.

And if you block low and he goes for the overhead, you lose again. If you block high and the attacker goes low, you lose. If you go for the block and the attacker throws, you lose. He guessed he'd need to block, guessed wrong, and got tossed across the stage. Cody now had to guess which of these options Ken would lead in with next. In the above example, Ken's kick knocks Cody to the ground. The attacker is going to lead in with one of the following options. This happens frequently after a hard knockdown. If you’re putting your opponent in a position where they have to guess to avoid damage, congratulations, you’ve mixed ‘em up.

Once your foe’s hitstun runs out, they’re now able to act again. Managing hitstun is key to executing lengthy combos. When you successfully land a hit, it applies something called 'hitstun.” If you follow up with another attack while your opponent is still suffering from hitstun, you have now successfully executed a simple two-hit combo.

I also recommend the YouTube channel Core-A Gaming, which covers these concepts in greater detail. If this stuff fascinates you and you'd like to know more, This 2012 article from In Third Person - where I got the handy picture at the top - breaks down frame data further. We’ll discuss frame data again with other moves down the list, but this rudimentary explanation will serve well enough for the purposes of this article. It’s during these frames your character is at their most vulnerable.Īs a general rule, light attacks have few total frames, heavy attacks have lots. Their hand is coming back, or the leg returning to the ground. Recovery Framesĭuring these frames your character is returning to their neutral position. These are frames where your character's limb, projectile, or weapon are out and will cause damage (or blockstun) if they connect. If you are hit during this part of the animation, your attack gets stuffed. These are frames where your character is preparing a swing, but the attack isn’t out yet. The pros crunch frame data to know their characters inside and out.Įvery attack can be broken down into three parts: Startup Frames

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