I want to buy it but...

[Miluren]

i am not good at fighting games, i have street fighter and i hate it, what should i do? i like the anime style and i read about the bad matchmaking. should i buy mk1? idk i like fighting games but i havn't found my place yet.

[Maralva ⛧]

Honestly? Never really had much matchmaking issues besides last december. Otherwise, my game works fine, especially with friends! This game respects your money more than mk1 does and the game is extremely easy to learn but pretty hard to master.
Remember there's a refund timer on Steam if you buy it through Steam, meaning you can play for like a decent two hours and see if the general system mechanics and characters are for you. You can do the same with mk1. or well, if you have a friend who owns it - remote play or family share.
Take the plunge!

[Houseki Yarisuke]

Buy it, try it for 90 minutes, then refund it if it doesn't immediately click with you as something you would like to invest time into. You can always come back and buy again if you change your mind later, and this way you will know how the game feels and have some context for how you feel about it.

[osricen]

Get Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2.
TRUST ME.

[zousss]

try it out i was trash at fighting games picked this up sucked for a few ours looked up some guides now im floor 8 lookin at floor 9 soon its babys first fighting game in the best way possible (johnny gang rise up) maybe wait for a sale if your not certain tho

[FireQuiz]

Your fine, this game was made for you, just try and avoid the community at all costs, and when you enjoy it enough play with friends

[Sandy]

This genre is dead for a reason.

[Manectricz]

Originally posted by Miluren:

i am not good at fighting games, i have street fighter and i hate it, what should i do? i like the anime style and i read about the bad matchmaking. should i buy mk1? idk i like fighting games but i havn't found my place yet.

this game is good imo, music and graphics are amazing. gameplay is fun, you can just play online and enjoy

[Othon VS]

Granblue fantasy versus rising is what you are looking for!

[Aleki]

i recommend this game more than SF6, not saying SF6 is bad, i love it, but learning combos in strive is much more easier to remember and get a handle of. Practice a bit, play against bots to get some muscle memory, and then try out multiplayer.

Smell that game, gamer

[Lex]

Don't buy this lazy piece of code. Uncomfortable control, lack of frame data and unconvenient training, no solo campaign, constant problems with servers, characters with one moronic mechanic for victory, bad balance, 3000 people online (in three regions).

[q0de]

Personally I regret it coming from SF6, the game is fun but training mode is indeed abysmal and it feels like 1 out of 3 games is going to be against potato-PC lord that will drag your FPS down to his level, wait for Tekken imo

[𝙈𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙤]

Originally posted by osricen:

Get Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2.
TRUST ME.

yes

[Crossbreed]

In my opinion MK is the most accessible "classic fighting game" + it has a wi-fi filter and will get crossplay soon. With that it will have a healthy playerbase and more and more people will play it when certain characters like homelander are released.

What do you hate about Street Fighter? The execution-level? The character-design?



*classic fighting game meaning fireballs, zoning and stuff.

[Wizard]

i played a lots of fighting game online.
guilty gear strive has the best online experience in the 2d fighter scene soo far.

the floors system is really nice. (this is what got me)
basically there are 11 floor for you to climb up
higher floor=better opponent

don't you want to be amongst the gods !?
you strive to reach the pinnacle !

in short its prob the first time i get this invested playing a online mode

peoples are polite and play all three matchs usually.
no lag etc

[OnionSama]

A lot of people seem to be recommending you lots of different games
As someone who tried getting into fighting games many times and JUST THIS YEAR kinda managed to got into it with SF6

I REALLY recommend you to get something with a lot of players, especially if you don't have a friend who is also into fighting games

Playing a fighting game with low population as a newcomer to the genre overall is TOUGH

This is def a genre where u need people to LEARN WITH
doing 1v1's with people way above you when u don't even know the fundimentals of the genre won't teach you anything and u will just quit

A game with a lots of people means u are more likely to find people who are just as bad as you are at the game

I personally bought a ton of em and quit all for that reason until SF6 where I was able to actually play with people who were just as bad, and learn my way slowly(I still suck btw)

I am currently planning to try Guilty Gear Strive cuz I can't stop listening to its Soundtrack, might as well learn the game a bit as well.

I think if you want a 2D fighter specifically SF6 and Guilty Gear Strive might be your best options
Mortal Kombat is probably also a good choice but I personally couldn't enjoy them no matter how hard I tried, your mileage will likely vary.

if you are fine with 3D fighters, Tekken8 might be a good option as well, esp when its brand new cuz u will have other newbies who got in with the hype.


Lemme also do a little plug at the end,
I also have no Fighting game friends so >.> if u are from Europe and wanna try GGST together, I'm down.