Its probably the friendliest in the series to people who are new to fighting games in that it:
Has a ton of gameplay content that will actually teach you how to play. And I don't mean combo tutorials: I mean shit thats actually important like footsies and antiairing. Basic fundamentals. That kind of thing
As part of its universal system mechanics has tools that sort of allow you to bypass the neutral game street fighter is known for (they cost a lot of resources though and leave you vulnerable, so high risk high reward).
Now having said that you should be aware that the game still isn't "easy". If you want to fight and hold your own you're not going to be able to get around the fact that a lot of people especially if they've had a head start are gonna just gonna be better than you. The grind is very real. As with any fighter be prepared to get your shit kicked in a lot and slowly learn how to counter and punish. It's just the nature of the genre.
Absolutely. Honestly playing a fighting game, competitively or otherwise, is kind of a contradiction in the way fitness or training in a sport is I think.
You can and should look to the community for resources and tech/matchup knowledge and you should play to win, but one of the things you have to keep in mind is to stop comparing yourself to other people who have been doing this a lifetime and to see the small victories as you level up.
Maybe you lost the set but did you antiair your opponent successfully? That's a Victory. Did you antiair them every time to the point they got scared to jump? That's a huge victory. Did you punish an unsafe string/move so badly they stopped throwing it out casually? Hell yeah, you're getting stronger!!!!
Once you get past a certain threshold and you start seeing the game as it's actually played at a high level it becomes some of the most rewarding fun you can have in gaming imo.
Its probably the friendliest in the series to people who are new to fighting games in that it:
Has a ton of gameplay content that will actually teach you how to play. And I don't mean combo tutorials: I mean shit thats actually important like footsies and antiairing. Basic fundamentals. That kind of thing
As part of its universal system mechanics has tools that sort of allow you to bypass the neutral game street fighter is known for (they cost a lot of resources though and leave you vulnerable, so high risk high reward).
Now having said that you should be aware that the game still isn't "easy". If you want to fight and hold your own you're not going to be able to get around the fact that a lot of people especially if they've had a head start are gonna just gonna be better than you. The grind is very real. As with any fighter be prepared to get your shit kicked in a lot and slowly learn how to counter and punish. It's just the nature of the genre.
Thanks for the advice, mindset being key sounds like something to keep in sight.
Absolutely. Honestly playing a fighting game, competitively or otherwise, is kind of a contradiction in the way fitness or training in a sport is I think.
You can and should look to the community for resources and tech/matchup knowledge and you should play to win, but one of the things you have to keep in mind is to stop comparing yourself to other people who have been doing this a lifetime and to see the small victories as you level up.
Maybe you lost the set but did you antiair your opponent successfully? That's a Victory. Did you antiair them every time to the point they got scared to jump? That's a huge victory. Did you punish an unsafe string/move so badly they stopped throwing it out casually? Hell yeah, you're getting stronger!!!!
Once you get past a certain threshold and you start seeing the game as it's actually played at a high level it becomes some of the most rewarding fun you can have in gaming imo.