Mr. Game & Watch (SSB4): Difference between revisions

Mr. Game & Watch has definitely been nerfed from Brawl, having received major nerfs that are not outweighted by his relatively minor buffs. The fact that he can not short hop his back aerial and forward aerial (without receiving very noticable landing lag) anymore cripple his defense and aerial game, especially because other characters can short hop those. Besides that, the lingering hitboxes on most of his moves are removed or do not last as long anymore, crippling his defense even more. Bucket Braking has been removed, which was a huge part of his previous success, and it severely hinders his overall survivability. It is also important to note that changes to Judge have made luck a much more important factor when being used, although it can be a guaranteed hit after a down throw. Mr. Game & Watch has not only become weak and slow, but also easily killed now compared to the rest of the cast. He has to worry about getting star KO'd by certain characters at around 75% already. His moves have become so slow, that most of his punish options will end up being neutral infinite, forward tilt and dash attack because his opponents can easily shield in time if he attempts to punish with a smash attack. He has very little room for errors and even worse approaching options now. Mr. Game & Watch is possibly the most (undeservedly) nerfed character in Smash 4 who needs buffs really badly.