I’ve always wanted to play fighting games, but every time I’ve tried to get into the genre I’ve given up. It just seems so goddamn impenetrable.
I just discovered Tough Love Arena and Fantasy Strike though, so now I’m gonna try to stick with it and learn the basics before I move on to harder games. Strive looks like fun, and I heard they’re trying to make it more accessible to new players, so maybe there’s hope for me yet.
Fighting games are 90% just playing a shit-ton. Pick a character, look up their bread-n-butter combos, and just play a ton of matches. If you get blown up by something repeatedly, ask other people who play your character what they do to counter it. Knowing what is punishable and how you can punish is helpful. But you really just need to play.
Strive is a definitely a little easier to wrap your head around than previous GG games. Start with some of the more simple characters (Ky, Sol, Giovanna are great in Strive) and work your way up. It's honestly just a matter of putting in the work, and playing against people. A lot of new players start by sitting in training mode and trying to learn combos, but combos will only get you so far when you don't know how to actually use them in a match against a real person. Play a lot, ask a lot of questions, and you'll improve way faster than you'd think.
I’ve always wanted to play fighting games, but every time I’ve tried to get into the genre I’ve given up. It just seems so goddamn impenetrable.
I just discovered Tough Love Arena and Fantasy Strike though, so now I’m gonna try to stick with it and learn the basics before I move on to harder games. Strive looks like fun, and I heard they’re trying to make it more accessible to new players, so maybe there’s hope for me yet.
Fighting games are 90% just playing a shit-ton. Pick a character, look up their bread-n-butter combos, and just play a ton of matches. If you get blown up by something repeatedly, ask other people who play your character what they do to counter it. Knowing what is punishable and how you can punish is helpful. But you really just need to play.
Strive is a definitely a little easier to wrap your head around than previous GG games. Start with some of the more simple characters (Ky, Sol, Giovanna are great in Strive) and work your way up. It's honestly just a matter of putting in the work, and playing against people. A lot of new players start by sitting in training mode and trying to learn combos, but combos will only get you so far when you don't know how to actually use them in a match against a real person. Play a lot, ask a lot of questions, and you'll improve way faster than you'd think.