Complex Input Question

[Hitotsume]

I've never played a fighting game on PC before, and frankly I'm very confused on how to correctly input the motion to perform certain moves. Specifically special moves (ex: Enrico Pucci's "I order you," or Prosciutto and Pesci's "Fisher Man"). These moves do execute during Easy Beat, but I can't figure out how to perform them on their own, as the symbol in the Command List is a directional pad and no matter how many times I try to replicate the motion with WASD, I can never figure it out. Occasionally the moves come out when I am spamming the keyboard, but I can never remember what I did, since, well, I was spamming.

Any advice? Or should I just invest in a controller and skip the whole process altogether?

[Tobithecomic]

Ok I'll try my best to explain this so in this game there are mainly 3 motion inputs Quarter Circle, DP Motion and half circle these can be both forwards or backwards so technically you have 6 different motions.

To put it simply the D-Pad does show you how you need to press the buttons.
The "I order you" move is used with a quarter circle forward + attack button.
If you look at the D-Pad shown you see how there is a line drawn with an arrow. If you follow that arrow from the neutral position you can see that it's basically: down, down forward, and then forward + attack button
So what you want to do with a keyboard is this. You said you are using WASD so you basically press S>SD>D and then an attack button if your character is facing right.
If your character is facing left the input needs to be used in the other direction.
So if you are facing left you press S>SA>A and then an attack button.
For the DP motion which looks like the arrow on the D-Pad is drawing a Z
You need to press D>S>SD and then attack if you are facing right.
Half circle is probably the most tricky to execute.
If facing right you need to press A>AS>S>SD>D and then attack although you could also try pressing A>S>D and see if that works.

I hope this somewhat helps but I really recommend getting a Controller with a good D-Pad for fighting games, as keyboard controls can be really tricky to use, unless you are used to them

[Hitotsume]

Thank you so much for the advice! Thanks to your guide I've figured out to perform most of the motions well, and it makes the game a lot more enjoyable! I might still invest in a controller to make it even more enjoyable, but for now at least I can use more moves.