[h3] My yapping thoughts [/h3]
its my first fighting game, and i gotta say this is a beginner friendly game (as far as it can be, cause there is still sweats just like in every matchmaking based games). There is a lot of things that are confusing, but i think its best to just play story, get used to moves and get the flow of animation frames and just have fun, dont stuck learning combos at first cause u r still not gonna do them under pressure in match, just play whoever u like and have fun, then pick a character u liked the most.
If u r a competetive person, thats a hella great game, the player loop is great and i have love-hate relationship with it.
As a non fighting games player at first i didnt even understand the concept of why is there light attack i just wanna do chonky dmg but then u match a player who counters animations by spamming light attack, then u be like ok what beats it, u check guides or replays and see that ppl using colorful thingies, u start to overuse those, get punished, learn how to counter the counter, yare yare. Overall the experience of this learning is great, it gives the dopamine if u can overcome it, and the moment it clicks after a hardstuck moment its like uve been a monk and just realised the meaning of life after 20 years of sitting under the waterfall.
[b] I recommend it, genuinely. But if u r not into graphics try guilty gear strive or avatar legends instead, i feel like its more responsive, it is easier to hit circle/ult moves there with same input, felt more clear to me idk. [/b]
[h3] Pros: [/h3]
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[*]Beginner friendly controls (modern type)
[*]Colorful thingy go boom, everything is flashy and colorful
[*]Good network code (i would say 8/10 but i like guilty gears better, its more responsive ig)
[*]Good roaster of characters (rip 2WeeksKO)
[*]There is kinda high amount of players (for a fighting game especially), online is not THAT dead
[*]Story mode is fun to play and its long enough to get the controls flow
[*]Good trainging mode with presets, frame data, slowing/pausing down the time
[*]Game runs smoothly and hella optimised (what can i say its RE Engine boys)
[*]Mods, there is cute mods out there and really good community tool for it (Fluffy Manager)
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[h3] Cons: [/h3]
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[*]No users on lowest ranks, u will fight chinese Jamie with 1 wifi bar and game will freeze a lot
[*]Community is either horny or toxic (win-and-quit, yap about modern, and dont get me started on the clubs.. just open this tab and ull understand)
[*]Steep learning curve, it takes a lot of time knowledge wise to understand all the options and train them all
[*]The playerbase is full of sweats and old players, pretty much fortnite moment, little to no new players
[*]A lot of chars are locked behind paywall but to be fair they give u rental fighter like each week or something idk i have 5 already and i just open messages to see whos birthday today
[*]Combo drills and some mechanics are explained poorly id say but could it could be me
[*]I feel like battle pass give u literally nothing in value
[*]I cant play it more than 30-40 minutes, my fingers get tired of doing quarter circle moves so i just play footsies
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