Psykai said:
Psykai I'd thought of something similar, but without the kick. At first I even thought about just making it fully controllable. She dives into the ground, and either a shadow or targeting cursor appears instead, moving at her walking speed. You put it where you like and she comes out there. But honestly, it wouldn't have much point since that's what her phased mode does anyway.
Instead, just having her sink into the ground and quickly emerge in a predetermined location - essentially a teleport move. Think like Capcom style teleports where the button determines where you come out in relation to the screen. Attack = Far left, Jump = Middle, Special = Far right. You'd make it fast enough to be quicker than getting around by walking, but with the sink and emerge animations it wouldn't be instant. That way it's useful without encroaching too much on someone like Nightcrawler.
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