Getting better at Fighter's.

[Average Joe]

I'm good at repeating tasks on a daily basis to improve various aspects of my life/endeavors, but this mindset has never transfered over to actually getting proficient at Fighting games.

And I like Fighter's too... I've played them as long as I've been playing games and to this day I still enjoy watching pro players go at it. But whenever I make an effort to get better, I end up doing really well for a few weeks or so and then give up even though that reason is never due to a lack of enjoyment.

So, I'm once again making it a point to learn this genre and this time in the form of Third Strike, a game I have never played much and is honestly a bit daunting when considering the rabid playerbase an amount of time they've been playing.

Fixed my laptop a few weeks ago and got a wired connection setup so Fightcade is good to go again.

I'll be over on there at least for a few matches a day or doing Training Mode stuff, so let's see how this goes this time around.

So yeah... tips/advice welcomed or setting up matches shall be a thing if people want to slap me around.

 

[Gentlegamer]

watch DSPGaming

 

[Average Joe]

watch DSPGaming

I don't want to learn how to blow 40k on a mobile game.

 

[ChuChu Flamingo]

Get good at blocking and don't jump.

 

[Gentlegamer]

I don't want to learn how to blow 40k on a mobile game.

 

[StevenK]

I haven't seen this guy before, but it did make me laugh. Reminds me that I often hate games.

 

[HellioN]

DSP is comedy.
Watch Justin Wong and just play the game.

 

[100proof]

I'm good at repeating tasks on a daily basis to improve various aspects of my life/endeavors, but this mindset has never transfered over to actually getting proficient at Fighting games.

And I like Fighter's too... I've played them as long as I've been playing games and to this day I still enjoy watching pro players go at it. But whenever I make an effort to get better, I end up doing really well for a few weeks or so and then give up even though that reason is never due to a lack of enjoyment.

So, I'm once again making it a point to learn this genre and this time in the form of Third Strike, a game I have never played much and is honestly a bit daunting when considering the rabid playerbase an amount of time they've been playing.

Fixed my laptop a few weeks ago and got a wired connection setup so Fightcade is good to go again.

I'll be over on there at least for a few matches a day or doing Training Mode stuff, so let's see how this goes this time around.

So yeah... tips/advice welcomed or setting up matches shall be a thing if people want to slap me around.

Getting better at fighting games is largely a matter of practice: practicing execution and playing a lot of matches with other people who are at or above your level and also invested in getting good (people who don't care make the same mistakes over and over again so you tend to learn to just take advantage of their bad habits which doesn't really help you much in the long run). That said, especially in older games, it's tough to figure out where to even begin. There are a ton of resources out there (you can search for tutorials for every character in every major game on Youtube and find good shit and there's a mountain of content for every character matchup sitting online to help you learn specific matchups and counters) and you can nvest as little or as much time as you want.

Fightcade is really good to learn the old games (there are a lot of killers who spend time in the bigger games) but it's incredibly daunting at the beginning and most people give up early on because they get tired of losing. If you go in to it with the right mindset though and have specific goals in mind, learning how to play fighting games can be incredibly rewarding.

I have the 30th Anniversary Collection on Steam and Fightcade installed somewhere on my computer. Feel free to PM me if you want to go a few rounds. I was never a big 3S guy but I'm sure I could knock the rust off after a few rounds.

 

[HornheaDD]

Getting better at fighter's what?

DSP is comedy.
Watch Justin Wong and just play the game.

I like that dude because hes a dummy and funny. But what bugs me is his camera is complete shit. He's using like a Handy cam from 2001. UPGRADE YO SHIT BRUH

 

[yagamikun]

I'm good at repeating tasks on a daily basis to improve various aspects of my life/endeavors, but this mindset has never transfered over to actually getting proficient at Fighting games.

And I like Fighter's too... I've played them as long as I've been playing games and to this day I still enjoy watching pro players go at it. But whenever I make an effort to get better, I end up doing really well for a few weeks or so and then give up even though that reason is never due to a lack of enjoyment.

So, I'm once again making it a point to learn this genre and this time in the form of Third Strike, a game I have never played much and is honestly a bit daunting when considering the rabid playerbase an amount of time they've been playing.

Fixed my laptop a few weeks ago and got a wired connection setup so Fightcade is good to go again.

I'll be over on there at least for a few matches a day or doing Training Mode stuff, so let's see how this goes this time around.

So yeah... tips/advice welcomed or setting up matches shall be a thing if people want to slap me around.

Like @100proof said, practice and play with people. Don't be afraid of losing. Fighting games are about the match experience, not a 100 win streak. That said, here are some pointers.

• Learn your buttons and get good at normals - combos only get you so far.
  • Understand your normal button presses, their properties and (most importantly) their spacing.
  • The term "footsies" comes from this concept.
  • Be intentional with your button presses.
• Wait your turn - fighting games are not always about aggression. Blocking is important, but counters are where the rewards happen.
  • Counters are imperative in any fighting game, and most fighting games have some sort of built in mechanic to reward counter hits.
    • Samurai Shodown 3 is literally built around this concept.
    • KOF 98 allows juggle hits off of counters.
    • Alpha 3 has an entire system built around juggle counters.
    • etc.
  • Learn what your chosen game does to reward counters.
• Find a game that feels good to play.
  • Third Strike is low hanging fruit, but if you truly enjoy how the game feels to you as you play, awesome!
  • If not, just remember that every fighting game feels completely different from one another, and if you feel you want to move on, the nice thing is that most of what you learned playing one game transfers to another in some form or fashion.

Third Strike is not my game, but I can play just about any fighter (sans Mortal Kombat), and I have a couple friends pretty passionate about teaching others the ropes. Feel free to reach out for some Fightcade fun!

A year or so ago my buddy and I did a short podcast on the "archetypes of fighting game players" that my warrant some insight as well. Also, check out the channel Core A Gaming.