Top 5 beginner friendly chars?

[Mwow10]

So does any one have a top 5 beginner friendly char list, I've been trying to find a char to learn and main so i figured i ask. This is my first fighting game.

[Zack the Legendary Super Saiyan]

I have a small suggestion & while it might not be the answer you were looking for at first I'll say it anyways how about you get more playtime out of the game by just practicing with which ever character you either liked the most from the mobile game if you played it or from the anime if you only saw the anime or manga if you read it, but either way I think its better if you just practice with the characters and get a feel for them and by extension the game. I'm sure you'll have more fun that way actually playing it and playing with a character you actually like, that's what I always do for all the games I play including this 1 which I bought for my PS4 Pro.

[Fulgrim Stark]

Gran, Djeeta, Charlotta, Lowain, Katalina.

[ele]

Just keep rotating through all the characters. You'll learn more and different tactics/playstyles will cross-over to other characters and you'll find you get better each time you go back to them. No need to really pick a 'main' unless you want to play ranked which in some regions is dead anyway and is generally pointless and won't help you learn.

[Bstel]

Just try each character and see which one you're most comfortable with. This game is very beginner friendly as a whole, and I mean VERY beginner friendly, which is by design. While most characters have different toolsets and advantages over others, what matters is how you use those toolsets and how comfortable you are with it. Almost every character plays around basics and fundamentals anyway, which makes it different than games like Guilty Gear where each character feels like different games altogether by design.

[toasted]

Originally posted by Fulgrim Stark:

Gran, Djeeta, Charlotta, Lowain, Katalina.

lowain ain't easy lmao wtf most of the cast is easy the hardest to learn are probably metera lowain zooey vaseraga in no particular order, everyone else is very straight forward

[Thalq]

Originally posted by crispy chicken:

Originally posted by Fulgrim Stark:

Gran, Djeeta, Charlotta, Lowain, Katalina.

lowain ain't easy lmao wtf most of the cast is easy the hardest to learn are probably metera lowain zooey vaseraga in no particular order, everyone else is very straight forward

This.
I'd put Ferry instead, really simple zoner, has easy combos if you don't count big pp twitter stuff, and doesn't require a lot of knowledge. Plus she's a good entry point to learn setups with.

[Xaks32]

Originally posted by Mwow10:

So does any one have a top 5 beginner friendly char list, I've been trying to find a char to learn and main so i figured i ask. This is my first fighting game.

It really depends on ur playstyle; some people prefer button mashing characters, most specially beginners, so I would suggest Soriz. You really have to find out if that's your case, You might be one of those snowflakes that doesn't button mash ever.

EDIT.: Some people might prefer zoning character, the ones that are able to keep the opponents away and beat 'em from really far away. In this case, Metera/Ferry would be the best.

Other people might prefer Rush Down characters, so Gran and Djeeta or even Lancelot are great starters here in this case.

There are also Armored Characters and Grab Characters, armor characters are usually characters that allow you to spam moves safely(amored moves) on the opponent's face(ex.: Vaseraga). Grab characters are characters who grab a lot, they're usually huge and move slow and have slightly better HP because of that(ex.: Festiva), they usually do a lot of damage on successfull grabs and have a lot of setups pos-grab.

EDIT2.:
There are also characters like Percival, who have a lot of frame-trap setups; You can also find characters that are a combination of 2 or more of those types above, like for example: djeeta, who excels both at rushdowns and frame-traps.

[Regil0010]

Originally posted by crispy chicken:

Originally posted by Fulgrim Stark:

Gran, Djeeta, Charlotta, Lowain, Katalina.

lowain ain't easy lmao wtf most of the cast is easy the hardest to learn are probably metera lowain zooey vaseraga in no particular order, everyone else is very straight forward

Lowain is very easy at beginner level due to yggy being a newbie killer, so yeah it's beginner friendly in a way.

[Kajiya]

Soriz,Katalina,Gran,Djeeta,Metera

[Thalq]

Originally posted by Regil0010:

Originally posted by crispy chicken:

lowain ain't easy lmao wtf most of the cast is easy the hardest to learn are probably metera lowain zooey vaseraga in no particular order, everyone else is very straight forward

Lowain is very easy at beginner level due to yggy being a newbie killer, so yeah it's beginner friendly in a way.

The problem is, except for the yggy vs low level thing, lowain has nothing but bad matchups and some being so one-sided a newbie will get frustrated and leave the game before learning to properly play against these.
His normals and neutral tools are so abysmal every fight is an uphill battle where you really have to outsmart your opponent to knock em down and finally enjoy dem sweet oki setups, which are an advanced thing.
A newbie lowain will be very predictable when pulling off yggy, making them very easy to spotdodge. And that is if they are able to get 100 meter before dying which is not very likely to happen when they are bad at neutral...

[BiPoLuh]

Gran - if you enjoy going in after the opponent to beat them up.

Katalina - if you like to play more defensively and hit people from farther away.

Lancelot - if you don't want to learn footsies and enjoy mix-ups.

Charlotta - if you don't wanna learn when it's your turn and like button mashing as you learn. Her gameplay is very forgiving. One button charge moves.

Ferry - if you don't want the other character near you. It can be challenging to new players in the sense of keeping your opponent out, but if you like this type of gameplay you'll enjoy learning her.


Just keep in mind no matter who you pick you're going to suck at first. The hardest thing in fighting games is getting used to losing and accepting losing is because you did something wrong.