Anyone watch NEC champ Pimpinjim play Shazam last night?
http://www.twitch.tv/gallopingghostarcade/b/486997549
0:52:07 vs Nightwing
1:16:00 vs catwoman
I was pretty curious to see how PPJ played lil' billy, and was surprised to note that he did little to no advanced combos, and despite this had some pretty decent success. I think the two times he played with Shazam are pretty good examples of strong fundamental Shazam play. Much of his game benefitted from good reads and a strong understanding of the other characters.
Additionally he was all over the screen, not letting his opponent catch their breath, and generally being unpredictable. I liked how whenever he'd backdash to avoid he'd send a thunderbolt, which seemed to counter nightwing's zoning somewhat, or at least interrupt the EX staff.
The blocked d1 into st 22 - given that the d1 is +1 on block the standing 2 becomes an 8 frame startup bit of pressure into grab. I like.
Wakeup advancing teleport into HM grab. Seems obvious to me now but I haven't been doing this at all.
Things he did poorly:
Didn't capitalize as much as he could have when he opened his opponent up. I'm looking to seeing more Shazam out of him!
feel free to agree/refute/whatever