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advice for fighting game novice
- Mar 28, 2013 2:05 am GMT
ok, ive never been good at fighting games. in fact ive hadly played them.
anyway, after getting my 360/ps3 out of storage for a couple of years, i dusted off my Virtua Fighter 5 360 game.. i remember i really wanted to be good at a particular fighting game but never knowing which to go for .
Is there one in particular that is easy to get into, so its fun to play as a beginner but gets better the more you learn and study the moves?
do most people who play fighting games regularly use arcade sticks? i have a ps3 and 360 so not sure which way to go .. id really like to buy a great 2d and a 3d ( as well as VF5)..and really sink my teeth into them
any advice which way to go? both with game recommendations and arcade stick advice?
thanks
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- Mar 29, 2013 3:01 pm GMTI think Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition is as basic as it gets. You have a decent chance even if you're a novice, and over time the game begins to make more sense and you slowly get better. I suck at fighting games too but it's lots of fun as long as you at least know what you're doing. You don't NEED an arcade stick but I have one and it makes for a much better experience. There's a sale from now thru. April 2nd on all Madcatz arcade sticks if you are interested. They are on sale for $100 which is sixty bucks less than the regular price. It won't get cheaper than that for a quality stick. In the end just enjoy playing fighting games.
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- Mar 31, 2013 5:44 pm GMT
^^^thanks for the feedback
i always read & thought that super street fighter IV arcade was way more Pro Level, too hard for novices like myself? obviously i was wrong
thanks again
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- Mar 31, 2013 8:04 pm GMT
for a fighting novice
is it best to get one game, then choose one fighter then practice loads on that?
do fighting "pros" or hardcore fighting fans, do they just stick with one fighting game/character and learn it inside out?
im not interested in going in comps or anything lol but would like to get to the stage where im decent enough to play online and not get smashed every time
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- Apr 4, 2013 7:52 pm GMT
I agree with most of what was stated. I'm a pro tournament player and I use a Dpad. The Arcade stick is just personal preference and doesn't make the experience any more immersive. Figure out which playtype works for you and go with that.
Street Fighter is pretty basic. It can give you a good idea on the structure of most fighting games so I would say it's a good game to start out on at least for 2D (or single plane) fighters. In my personal opinion, I see it as Street Fighter is the easiest to get into but once you know the basics, you move on to much more technical fighters like King of Fighters. Then you have your 3D fighters such as Tekken. I would say Either Tekken or Dead or Alive would be the easiest 3D fighter to learn the basics on, then you move up to the most technical 3D fighter which would be Virtua Fighter. It's good to always have those simpler games just incase you don't want to get too technical and just want to have fun.
It's alot to fighters such as frames, frame advantages, hit stun, tsubake's/parry/counter etc but I say start off with one of those more simpler fighters and practice practice practice. If you feel that you want to try your luck at more advanced fighters, go for the ones mentioned afterwards.
Start off with one game from both 2D and 3D. Practice that and then move into others.
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- Jun 6, 2013 6:44 am GMTIf you're going Street Fighter 4 AE (great choice) ... Challenge mode is your friend.
It will give you a good idea of how combos work and teach you all special moves of a given character.
Just play challenge mode with different characters until you find one with a playstyle you like and practice with him.
Personally i think Virtua Fighter is the best out there but the truth is very little people play it, so if you don't want to be alone play Street Fighter
I'd say you can get pretty good with the default controllers of either Xbox or PS3, but an arcade stick or a fighter pad (one of those 6-button pads they sell for street fighter) help a lot.
Except in Virtua Fighter. An arcade stick is at some point necessary for that game... But as far as SF4 you're good.If you're going Street Fighter 4 AE (great choice) ... Challenge mode is your friend. It will give you a good idea of how combos work and teach you all special moves of a given character. Just play challenge mode with different characters until you find one with a playstyle you like and practice with him. Personally i think Virtua Fighter is the best out there but the truth is very little people play it, so if you don't want to be alone play Street Fighter :) I'd say you can get pretty good with the default controllers of either Xbox or PS3, but an arcade stick or a fighter pad (one of those 6-button pads they sell for street fighter) help a lot. Except in Virtua Fighter. An arcade stick is at some point necessary for that game... But as far as SF4 you're good.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
