It's a fun game
Definitely not for everyone, and that's OK; people have their own tastes
I'll leave some pros and cons about the game below, but I implore you to read some of the thoughts I have about the game as a high level player.

I will say; give the game a fair chance. While the company behind the game may be a mess, the gameplay is solid and a
good entry point for fighting game players. If you have friends or locals that like to play the game, feel free to hop in, press some buttons and have some fun!
AND THIS IS A HUGE BUT
Be sure to have some friends to play with if you get the game
It's always best to have people of the same skill level to play against and having some friends to play the game alongside you will greatly improve your experience with the game
There is very little solo content in the game and playing online is going to be difficult if you aren't interested in running into players playing hundreds of hours more than you

In addition, as much as I love the game, I can't in full conscience recommend the game at full price. Unfortunately, the game does suffer from regional pricing, but at the very least, the game does go on sale for 60% off on occasion as it has each time a DLC character has released.

+ It's a fun game to mash in. Buttons have weight to them, grounded movement feels very responsive, great visuals, and combos are very flashy while not being too hard to execute
+ The game doesn't require much investment to play in; it's a game where resource management and general knowledge of how RPS works in fighting games work can carry you a long way.
+ It's a high-power game. Because of the strength of all characters, a match is never decided early, especially with the Awakening comeback mechanic. Matches are always high tension where a single lapse of judgement can easily lead to a loss.
+ Neutral is incredibly important in DNF Duel despite people saying that the average range of moves being halfscreen. Moves cannot be thrown out haphazardly even against characters blocks as it provides white life to the opponent, opening up the Conversion mechanic. CV (Conversion) is the main meat of the game for people looking for more depth in DNF Duel as it opens up opportunities for stronger everything at the cost of your health. Deciding when to use your HP as a resource and being able to utilize it to your full potential is integral to becoming a strong DNF Duel player.

- The Guard Gauge is a mechanic that prevents you from blocking too much. Management of the Guard Gauge is important to DNF and should be an aspect as to what makes it interesting. However, because of its inclusion, characters are often seperated into those who can abuse the Guard Gauge and those who cannot. Because of the emphasis on the Guard Gauge, not many characters have a wide variety of offensive options. In most fighting games, you can go into high/ low mixups, frametraps, strike throw, plus frames, command grabs; the list goes on. However, with DNF Duel, throws are notoriously bad, high/ low mixups are scarce and plus frames are rare or require the use of Mana, the resource to use specials in DNF Duel.
- Despite DNF Duel being an extremely high power game, the combos can take a long time to happen, especially when the supers are used. Most DNF supers are at least 9 seconds long, which completely stops the flow of gameplay. The other problems with supers being that long is their frequency after the post-Spectre patch.
- Another problem of DNF Duel being a high power game is the fact that a single mistake can lead to a game loss. This is important in the case of specific knowledge checks against most characters in the cast. This means that the longer you play in DNF Duel, the more you have to study other characters and lab against them. While this may be a positive to some lab monsters, some of the solutions may not seem intuitive and may be hard to discover when playing casually, leading to frustration.

I like it. It is a little weird though.

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