Don't Give Up On Fighting Games.

[@CoreAGaming]

Most underrated content creator in the FGC. Proud to be an OG Alex Nostalgix viewer.

[@braxtonjohnson2775]

true

[@loto7197]

Gerald the herald

[@roguelites5225]

@Shin Shaman cap

[@GoldMynt]

Fax, which is why I'm going to like every vid to outplay the yt algorithm

[@MC_HANDROLLED]

Big compliment from the most underrated content creator on YT. And warranted!

[@mantic5423]

Alternate title: how a instant dive kick changed a mans hobbys dramatically

[@kingofheavymetal]

Wasn't expecting to see an instant dive kick be the beginning of a FG journey

[@PetraDunamancer]

Alternative title: man learns about a tiger knee

[@Centrioless]

Command input has always been the biggest barrier of fighting games. No other genre has very high skill floor like fighting games

[@fastest1321]

@minpalla thank you... Don't know wtf an instant dive kick is

[@JTMUSICCHANNEL]

Life atp

[@Tomoka51]

2 years later, still coming back to this video every now and again. Been really caught in a rut, feeling like my improvement was just at a permanent plateau, but thankfully I have this still here to remind me that the journey can never be over until I say it is. Maybe I just need to change my approach to learning, maybe I just need more reps, or maybe I just need someone to straighten out my misunderstandings or explain my bad habits that I can't see. Whatever it is, Thank you for making this piece of art, the most inspirational video on the internet.

[@Taiwainui-qw3xb]

You will get there my guy try take breaks and also try playing other characters like they're your main but the best advice Is to find someone you know that plays the same game and just fight them as much as you can, my brother and I played each other all the time and after a session with him I'd go back into rank and things were allot easier and more noticeable hope that helps.

[@XxdeathclawslayerxX]

What game are you playing, and what rank are you?

[@Tomoka51]

@@XxdeathclawslayerxX I play a pretty decent variety of games, between Strive, +R, Under Night, DNF, Granblue, and Blazblue, but in the ones I play ranked in I tend to hover in the intermediate range (higher floors but not Celestial, around gold in DNF, etc). I've been finding a lot of enjoyment from other parts of playing these games though, so I haven't played ranked in a while. Mostly I just play, make art, teach new people, organize events, and have been working on making my own game, all of which have been helping me grow and engage with the genre in ways that are more helpful for me personally than just grinding ranked. It's beenr eally nice!

[@XxdeathclawslayerxX]

@@Tomoka51 That's really great to hear. Ranked tends to be a void of endless grind where there's always better players and you're never satisfied. Events, community and fun with friends is much better at keeping you engaged and I'm glad you're loving it!

[@ismaeljrp1]

@@Tomoka51all the extra curriculars explain the rut. Do you think the top pros do anything but play/train? They mostly don’t. It’s like a full time job for them. Only reason they’re so good.

[@alexlovehall7796]

I play fighting games, I won’t lie. A lot of this was great : the editing, the presentation, the voice work. However, the story about the Tiger Knee Divekick… that’s what sold it for me. I can’t ever look at those moves the same. You’ve shown me how much story (whether in game or in real life) matters. Thanks for making the video

[@iamscared5970]

Why would you lie about playing fighting games

[@alexlovehall7796]

@@iamscared5970 because they are unsafe on block

[@yuriofblades4981]

@@iamscared5970 hello deadly queen.

[@DanSung2021]

@@yuriofblades4981 who that in your profile?

[@Idontevenwanachannel]

Alex's story about the TK divekick probably strikes home for a lot of people - I've got something very similar with SFIV when I first started and didn't even really have special motions down reliably. Fei Long's Rekka Ken just seemed damn near impossible to me to reliably finish all the way to the end - 10 years later I now actively seek characters out with rekkas built in whenever I pick up a new game. I'm nowhere near "good" either but it's funny how certain obstacles can define you.

[@Anonymous25491]

I was a halo semi pro top 32 in the world , I hate how corporate the industry has gone , We left the casuals behind, I am new to the FGC but I love how grass roots the industry and how every person has a chance. I fell in love with the FGC. Awesome Video

[@gamehead1223]

welcome to the FGC what games do you mainly play?

[@flyableheart]

grassroots fgc is dead and full of shills and eceleb worship man. you missed the boat by about 6 years

[@gamehead1223]

@@flyableheart you know there's more to a community then the fame and ecelebs right? If we are going by that logic, then every esport seen is dead.

[@flyableheart]

@@gamehead1223 fgc is not esports

[@gamehead1223]

@@flyableheart when you talk about "it's full of shills and eceleb worship" that's what you often see in major sports. hench my Esport line however if you look around there are people who want to get into fighting games but don't care about top tiers. hell I have friends I'm slowly working on enjoying fighting games I often point them to channels like Core a gaming to get started or I ask them "what is your playstyle" OR "other then video games what do you like?" then help them from there. A community can talk about anything and even have shills and eceleb worship, that's stans and they are everywhere. You can still have grassroots events in the fgc, I know I helped hosted a tournament for sf4 on xbox for the community center in my apartments complex the fgc may not be fully grassroots, but that just point to how much the fgc has grown, so If you are using that to downplay the fgc I don't get it, after all I just wanted to know what games he played to see if we can have a match or two.

[@TheTeeheed]

24 years. Never played fighting games with intentionality. Just got st6 on a whim. The ending to this video gave me soo much vigor to keeps trying to learn. Great big, thank you!

[@NerdAtWork]

Same. I just bought my first fight stick. I've played 2d fighters casually and sometimes I got a little competitive like with ky from ggx2 or cloud in smash but sf6 just makes me want to be the best version of my gaming self if that makes any sense. Lol.

[@Mana_Sun]

How's SF6? I thinking of buying it but the price is too much, is it similar to KOF XV?

[@Black_LQD]

@@Mana_Sun It's shit (I lost 10 games in a row)

[@asdfjgh]

@@Mana_Sun It's not worth it rn, wait til they fix it

[@squid8420]

@@Mana_Sunits not similar to kof

[@ScorchstadsChannel]

This was seriously so well made and thought out. Been playing fighting games pretty much all my life (and I’m still pretty bad at them) but, this video really captured the struggles and hardships of starting, as well as the rewards and satisfaction when you finally start to win. All in all just excellent!

[@skrubpai3592]

yes same here homie

[@BlastKetchup]

@TMCS lol where did you get that from?

[@inder3944]

Playing fighting games: depressing Watching people play fighting games: Fun.

[@kay_keik7842]

true statement

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

You just gotta get that goku-Gettem attitude

[@westvirginia6133]

I’m too competitive and hard on myself to play fighting games, instead of losing my mental I just get depress irl, like the issue is with my life rather than just being incompetent in a video game.

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

@@westvirginia6133 thats not being competitive, thats beingba sore loser. Competitive players can learn from loses and use them as opportunities to learn not get "depressed". I only have patience to play games im instantly good at otherwise I get depressed cause im wasting my my time on the one hobby I enjoy and im not as good as I feel I should be even though I dont stick to any ome thing long enough to push past the initial skill curve. Lol im just too competitive!"

[@westvirginia6133]

@@thesaltmerchant4564 I do play other competitive games that I’ve actually spent time learning to get after after losing, fighting games isnt one of them, I have more fun playing other competitive type games than fighting games that honestly it, and the long winded answer to your statement is yes, I am a sore loser.

[@limmel3588]

This has to be one of the best videos related to the FG genre struggle I've ever seen. Also, you nailed everything, including the insane plot twist that almost brought me to tears. Thank you, seriously.

[@aglimagli2852]

33:58 I cannot explain to you how hype this segment was. The tie-in with the beginning. The sheer emotion conveyed. I actually cried. I cannot fathom how you managed to get that feeling across but somehow you did it. Absolutely incredible.

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

That was genuinely amazing. Actually stopped my breath for a bit

[@shellum]

Maybe you're just weak.

[@mikecicciari845]

bro for real lol like wtf

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

😦

[@yamatosama6028]

DUDE SAME, I shed an actual tear when it happened

[@anubis_fgc]

Ayo can we all just plaster this video via the KZbin algorithm across all FGC people's feeds? Fire video my guy, the writing, the explanations, the visual esthetic, the editing, the jokez, the message, the PhiDX collab ... You're up there with TBS and Core-A 1000 % (and speaking of collabs, they should holler at you as well). I'm in a similar spot as you too with fighting games, but got started only a year ago pressing some buttons and getting my first stick and all that. Cool to see where a random new interest can take you. I hope this vid helps put more people on to FG's and Tekken especially.

[@Ready_or_not_here_I_come]

Ayo

[@mauripops4184]

Its working :D

[@darlingxluxii7977]

Ayoooo yes on tweets shares too! ❤️❤️

[@dopelahoman]

My guy...im 30 and have struggled all through my 20s with addiction. I've always loved video games of all genres, However I'm finally in a better spot and just picked up DB Fighterz. You're video not only described exactly what breaking through a fighting game ceiling might feel like, but through alot of different kind of ceilings. Very well done. You're the man. Thank you.

[@armorgiraffe]

I know your comment is one year old but I do hope your still doin good and livin' your best life! Are you playin sf6 now aswell perhaps?

[@Boom_OH]

I'm finally a year sober off everything. I also struggled through pretty much all of my 20s with addiction. I'm 31 now. Street fighter 6 has helped me immensely with staying busy and sober. Hope your still kicking ass!

[@nickcarrizales9071]

Honestly, I was losing alot of motivation for a passionate hobby I had since I was 10 yrs old. This video seriously helped me get back on track. Thank you for this video.

[@psykomancer4420]

I don't care about fighting games, I just watched this for a lark, but it still made me think about skills I'm trying to improve. Whole thing was relatable, the general advice really motivated me. Yeah, good video.

[@manofteal79]

this made me give up on fighting games.

[@ty-xq7bl]

it made me not even start getting into them

[@francisquebachmann7375]

one downside of fighting games is that, it requires dedication and investment of time to learn. I once played a "competitive" Crash Team Racing Online, it was fun at first, mastering the drift mechanic and winning races online was the best feeling. But as soon as I saw dwindling players online and in real life. I realized I just wasted a lot of time on mastering something that won't amount to something. So now, I just play some games that requires less investment of time.

[@ty-xq7bl]

@@francisquebachmann7375 The investment is not worht cuz u cant even play on a team with ur friends

[@CrustedPork]

@@ty-xq7bl People never played fighting games to play with friends. The whole point of fighting games was to beat the shit out of your friends lol.

[@CrustedPork]

@@francisquebachmann7375 That kinda all non-sense? Fighting game skill transfer over. So once the player base of that game dies out eventually you could just play another fighting game? If a pro at any fighter right now picked up another fighting game they'd most likely still beat you down. They obviously have to re-learn combos and a bunch of other stuff but there is SO MUCH knowledge that transfers over from game to game. It's literally the same for ANY game. The only games that don't require time investments are single player games. If you have online you have competition and no one likes losing. So you either invest time so you win or you keep losing until you uninstall the game. You'll have fun for the first month when you can beat other trash players and once you can't beat down literal children anymore you'll uninstall.

[@jonorawarlee2455]

I'm so glad I found this video. Every few months or so I try to get back into fighting games only to be shut down and put off again. And the cycle depressingly repeats. But now I'm gonna keep at it, NOT QUIT. You've inspired me to train, to go for it. I don't wanna be the best or anything, just get to a level where I don't rage quit and can hold onto my FUNDEMENTALS. Thank you for this. I've been trying to be better lately in my health, personal, and professional life. But now I've found something to better myself as a simple entertaining goal, which is something I think I've lacked lately.

[@emopeanut987]

Same, I try to get back into sfv or ggstrive and get washed. Drop it for a few months and rinse repeat.

[@jakejutras5420]

How is your journey going man? If you are on ps4 and want someone to improve with add me up. x1phobius1x

[@CrustedPork]

I'll assume you've already quit again. These videos make you FEEL inspired but in actuality unless you apply serious self-discipline and are mentally healthy nothing will change. This videos are designed to make you feel excited, happy, thrilled. And then once that high wears off and tomorrow rolls around you realize...Wait a minute...I'm actually STILL not having any fun playing these.

[@jonorawarlee2455]

I actually am sticking with it, probably not as much as I wanted but I have improved. I don't get bodied unless it matches me with ungodly skilled players, but I more than hold my own against more players than not.

[@palemink]

@@CrustedPork I'm in the same boat and for me it's true. I do enjoy playing fighting games and I do find them fun. I just wish had someone to play with. Maybe a friend. But in general games I play don't seem to be popular in my region or something. Sure there were some long sets last year like when I played on fightcade. 3rd strike for 5 hours and Garou as well. And when I do play even when I lose it's still a great experience, and I always keep going. People who are willing to go I usually have long sets with. But I just can't find anyone to play with most of the time, and occasionally feel too insecure. There's really not a lot of people I can play KOF XV with though, and that's the game I mostly play.

[@pauloblack5225]

Gotta tell you: I lose I get salty I fail execution I get teabagged I lose again But I can't explain this little voice that compells me to keep trying and whenever I least imagine: I win I celebrate I execute perfectly I respect my opponent I win again That's my experience with FG

[@tyresenewsome6693]

I don't respect my opponent

[@bigzealot]

@@tyresenewsome6693 actual chad

[@cosmopx1855]

@@tyresenewsome6693 I do, people shaming others with teabags or just the way they fight exposing your weakness multiple times to tell that you're trash might leave the others really angry and sad, it's toxic, it's really not fun for them, and they just think that you're an asshole, while really all they're trying to do is learn how to play and have fun, yet mostly I only experienced that with the hftf community, that is fighting games toxicity incarnation, which led me to leave that shit, I belive it's so toxic because there are so many anime fans coming to the game to play so automatically a bunch of nerd idiots assume that just because they played street fighter and mortal kombat, they know exactly what they're doing, and everyone there never played a fighting game in their life, I don't care about tekken though, no one seems to be toxic in that game, at least for my experience

[@cosmopx1855]

I never get salty, no matter how engaged I am, there's nothing that can upstate the argument of "it's just a stupid game" and that is coming from a person who has nothing but playing in their life, so what's the point of looking so dumb and angry

[@pauloblack5225]

@@cosmopx1855 agree bro, same whatever point of being an as$hol3 disrespecting your opponent thinking that you're a big time... Well here's a free life lesson: no matter how bad you think you are there's always someone worse than you and *no matter how good you think you are there's always someone better than you...*

[@kasuge9]

I keep coming back to this video from time to time. This time I am not gonna give up! I want to be able to enjoy fighting games and express myself through them. Thanks for making master piece, whenever I feel like im not good enough and want to quit, I will simply watch this gem again and again.

[@KnownVon5]

"fighting aren't about waiting for your turn" old anime fighters: look at this fokkin dope eh

[@smol_cl]

Mine is nothing special but something that I actually regret a lil bit. I used to play a lot of competitive games, fps, mobas and even card games, but I never once tried fighting games because I figured it would be impossible for me to approach any game without prior experience in the genre, then I started finding videos from A-core gaming which told stories about incredible moments at fighting games tournaments which led me to know about arcade sticks and how sickly they looked which then led me to EVO streams and fighting games streams, all the while not playing the genre myself, but secretly wanting to be part of it and I wouldn't do anything about it till the season 3 of DBFZ when a friend of mine told me the game wasn't extremely difficult to get into and it would give me an excuse to buy an arcade stick that I wanted so desperately for how sick I thought they looked. That's when I discovered just how much I wanted this, I wanted to play a game where I could see myself getting better without any other factor affecting the outcome other than me as a player. I WISH I had done it sooner, I'm completely in love with the genre and is thanks to videos like this that people find that love. Much appreciated, watched till the end, good stuff.

[@adamjoestar2001]

UMP pfp I see… A man of culture

[@firstlast1103]

@@adamjoestar2001 what's ump

[@adamjoestar2001]

@@firstlast1103 the character on his pfp

[@henriquefinger935]

Same thing happened to me.

[@KEN-tf9sr]

Welcome to fighting games a genre that shatter my expectation and cost me a lot of money just to buy the high end arcade stick

[@philipthomas6445]

The editing, content, and humour of this video are absolutely SPOT ON. Clicked onto this video expecting an educational experience, but what I got was education with entertainment. Thanks for creating this.

[@lloydpro97]

This video is so fucking godlike! I couldn't get the smile off my face the whole fucking time. Great shit dude!

[@TV-Girl-Enjoyer]

It is really cool to see how you talk about how Tekken 7 got you into making these videos and then your videos got me into Tekken. Full circle lmao

[@CrazySuperJEBUS]

This has aged well. Anyone who didn’t give up on fighting games is about to have a really good year.

[@3stevam]

Yeah I gave up 2 years ago. Came back now to find a solution to my problem after failing to do combos in Street Fighter 3rd strike, gave up again.

[@gz207]

Some time ago, I was in a Blazblue cross tag tournament online and one of my opponents told me "you're good with Yu, if you've trained enough you can do great things online" and this made me feel good, seeing how I evolve from playing Ultimate Marvel 3 as a kid not knowing how to do a hadouken to playing online doing some combos and having fun. Awesome video.

[@callmeken2327]

As a kid, I didn't have a very worthwhile childhood like the rest of them. However, thanks to my stepfather I was introduced to Tekken 3, my first ever fighting game. We would play every weekend and he was incredibly good. Not good as in like he has won Evo titles, but good in the sense that I looked up to him. I remember picking Hwoarang as my first ever fighting game character and crying when my stepfather beat me in a mirror match. What he told me still rings with me to this day, "There are characters, no, games that will feel like obstacle courses. They were made to be difficult to play. But crying about how hard they are won't make them any easier. Learning to understand, accept, and appreciate them will." Now I can proudly say that after years of playing tekken and finally understanding how such a complex character like Hwoarang works, I was able to best my stepfather in a mirror match. It's kind of metaphorical actually; what held me back from being what I am today was me and my ignorance to accept the difficulty of tekken with open arms and overcome those odds. As it stands in Tekken 7, I don't main Hwoarang anymore. I main Miguel, and the reason is because Miguel's backstory reminds me of my own childhood traumas, and his angry "I don't need a flashy fighting style to kick your ass" playstyle is much like the anger I've pent up for years thanks to my past. Of course, I've come a long way since my anger management issues, but playing Miguel helped me realize that I can vent my anger through rushdown. Hell, even his ending in Tekken 7 is satisfying, because he finally gets back at Jin for bombing his sister's wedding in Tekken 6 by beating the shit out of him and let's him live. I don't think Miguel can forgive Jin for what happened, but that in and of itself is a reminder for me to forgive everyone who ever hurt me during my childhood. Both characters mean a lot to me, and they along with Tekken as a fighting game will forever hold a special place in my heart. Thank you, Stepdad, for exposing me to such a fabulous game. I wish you were still here with me to play Tekken 7, but all good things come to an end. You will be missed, I love you lots....goodbye.....

[@princekanbatsu2301]

So sad man, wish you good luck in your life

[@crackededge9351]

Dude, you’re badass for going through that and coming out on top. As sad as it must have been to deal with, you should be proud you made it through stronger than ever.

[@aeoncalcos7830]

I thought I was the only one who mains a character that reflects me, glad I was wrong. See you in the future tourneys, my man!

[@myboy732]

I can feel the catharsis emanating from this post. I hope you feel so much relief after sharing this

[@Free-JackWolff]

He will be missed

[@cosmicthesecond298]

i come back to this video every few months when i feel down about losing a lot in fighting games. i honestly often quit but this video gets me so hyped up to try again. i have to remind myself that the fun from these games comes from the difficulty, and if everyone was at a pro player level instantly it wouldn’t be nearly as fun. my favorite fgc video by far and a really fun watch ❤️

[@EasyDubai]

Excellent video. Whilst I don't play fighting games myself, I know many that do and have a cursory understanding. I love the carryover fighting game concepts have to real-life martial arts (which I practice). I have seriously learnt and re-formed the foundation for my conceptual understanding of martial arts from amazing videos like these. Thank you.

[@perkypat5604]

This video found me at the perfect time. I'm so thankful. I uninstalled SFV last week because I couldn't handle my rage. I'm a lone wolf in fighting games. None of my friends play them and there's no arcade or club in my area, so it's difficult for me to keep a good mindset all the time. I'll try to go back playing but with a good attitude and being patience.

[@Choom89]

SF5 is trash, KoF15 will save us!

[@thecrazywhatif1484]

I feel the same way

[@verxsen]

Try Tekken

[@99temporal]

Try getting into a SFV discord or something a making a few friends... challenge them from time to time, discuss things, etc... it's a ton of fun

[@xXxSubZ3r0xXxz]

SFV was trash when released and it's still trash in its final days. Hopefully they don't fk up SFVI 🤷‍♂️

[@dudestep]

Just watched this video as I'm starting to get into Tekken 7 and I got to say you are a great videomaker. I love how you explain concepts by telling personal stories and the humor peppered throughout is great. You have the skills of someone who has been entertaining for a long time, and while I've seen other channels do videos with the same overall message I think you did the best job at it. I hope to go through a similar journey to you.

[@Nick-zl4xd]

As a new player that just got into fighting games with the release of GG Strive, thanks man I'm sticking to it, awesome video

[@feartheolivebread]

Sadly, I lost the battle with Strive. I really tried to get into it, especially since I bought it full price, along with the first season pass. Glad others are enjoying it, though.

[@achraf8694]

@@feartheolivebread i honestly just play once a week at most, it keeps the game fun. if i play any fg everyday it gets stale very fast and i get stagnant and dont improve

[@movths]

I feel so "not alone" rn. Thank you so much for making this. I really hope it blows up all over YT. You rock! & NGL that Evo dive kick shit gave me goosebumps. Amazing editing lmao.

[@88Spint]

I firmly believe that talent is simply not quitting.

[@loxxhart]

never has a video completely captured how i felt throughout my hero's journey in learning fighting games. thank you. thank you so much.

[@Bgamer011]

TL;DR: I went back to playing fighting games after a 2 year hiatus because of this video. Thank you, Alex. Hey Alex, this is your first video i watched. It was recommended to me and i'm commenting on it to thank you. Before this (roughly 2 months ago) i was going on for about a year of a fighting game hiatus. I quit due to the difficulty of finding other players, both locally and online (the internet in my region hardly makes it worthwhile to play with other players located in other continents, and fighting games aren't a "thing" where i'm from), even amongst my group of friends i am pretty much the only fighting game enthusiast, and as much as they enjoy them it simply isn't their niche. When i watched this video i got a sense of nostalgia that i stubbornly fought against for about 2 weeks, i lost and decided to hop back on USFIV and to give it one last try, i haven't stopped playing [fighting games in general] since. I don't know if you'll read this, but thank you.

[@victormarchal6145]

This video is a true love letter to fighting games, we can FEEL the passion as we watch it, and that's great. Awesome work

[@terencema6714]

What a beautiful ode to fighting games. It's easy to see this was made with love and experience.

[@Geekiie]

I saw this video from Core-A's discord. My man, this is truly a masterpiece. The editing, the script, the story progression. This is by far one of my favorite videos about fighting games as a whole. I immediately subscribed and followed you on twitch. I can't wait to tune in next stream!

[@mo15127]

Honestly, this might be my favorite fgc video ever. I keep coming back to it and it always makes me so motivated!!

[@xsmoelf]

i did this challenge too because of you. Thank you so much for inspiring me to pick up what has become my favorite series ever!

[@liro9211]

I just started to get into the fgc about a week or two ago and my god this video is absolutely amazing! I think I'm going to pickup Tekken now and give it a shot. Just seeing the combos and hearing the stories makes me excited for what's to come. Keep up the phenomenal work man!

[@GundamPharmacist]

New FG player, got into GBF Versus Rising and now experimenting with Strive - I can definitely relate to some of these experiences, especially with the desire to push yourself to be better even when your friend group is fine where they are. I don’t know where I’ll end up, but finally I’m starting to see the beauty in this genre and participate myself.

[@jpVari]

this was superb! I'm 35, been playing video games since I could, but I only started to learn fighting games when mk11 came out in 2019. It's been an awesome ride and videos like these are honestly as motivating and enjoyable a part of the journey as anything else. thanks for putting so much time into it.

[@VG_Guru86]

Same age group here and I have to say I didn't start learning fighting game mechanics until after the release of T5. It all started with some curiosity and thinking there was more to my favorite fighting games than just button mashing and trying to chain a combo together. Boy was I ever right. Lol 😅

[@Thatonedude227]

One thing that really helped me tbh was the first time I saw a pro get perfected. Made me go “Oh shit pros make mistakes too.” Really helped me to allow myself to fail and not just get angry

[@madamered1103]

I can't believe how perfect of a timing this video was. I am an about to be 18 year old who has basically been into fighting games her entire life, one of my first video game experiences was the many KoF on the arcades, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Street Fighter 2, and so many games filled my entire gaming life, alongside stuff like Smash (which I do actually consider myself at least good enough at) but I always had this negative loop of feeling frustrated, I always felt like it was a genre I played out of love, nostalgia and tradition for it over the actual fun I got out of it. I am a major visual learner specially with irl experience, so reading through a million imputs, fundamentals or combo lists always felt horrible to me, I always just gave up, DB FighterZ is a game I was always so hyped about, the perfect representation of how Budokai Tenkaichi 3 felt in my childhood....and then when I got it I couldn't even handle how sad it made me feel to play it. It was a constant negative loop of feeling like the genre, the game, nothing was for me, I just couldn't do it, then, I got BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle on switch a year or two ago, and even though I started the same...something clicked with me, Chie is a character that represented everything I loved about these games, stylish combo heavy strings and fast movement and reactions....it drove me to get better and better with her and with the game as a whole....and then I hit the wall again. As my stupid learn while I play mindset came to bite me back, I kept getting curvestomped on online, on everything, and that was the loop all going back again. Until I met someone very special for me...my boyfriend, he is a very experienced fighting games player, we started playing together, and I was finally trying to get back into the genre, trying to get better at it, everything just to have fun with him and to compete healthily with him, there was still those times of frustration when he would really beat the shit out of me and get me on a 10+ lose streak, but thanks to his help and positiveness and reaffirmation, I noticed myself improving, learning and getting better with him. Today was a different and very important day though, I played like two hours with my boyfriend after a while of not touching the game, I got completely cooked as he is very good as a whole, all until he mentioned something to me "I say this with all the kindness in me, but I don't think Heart is for you", the second character that I always used was Heart Aino, and yeah, she almost always was a sitting duck that could sometimes do a big heavy damage that won me games...which is the reason I kept trying to force myself to play her, practicing her just as I did with Chie, I resonated with what they told me and decided to try something new, ended up picking up Yuzuriha alongside Chie and...I won, I won three matches in a row, and even when I lost, the next one I won again, I felt myself getting better and better until we sadly had to stop...that little experience today reignited everything I loved for the game, for the genre, and now this video has only enhanced it even more because it does remind me of where I came, button mashing on KoF not being able to beat Rugal or any kid that came to play alongside me, spamming projectiles as megaman on MvC2, wasting all my supers on MvC3 because I thought Dante's level 1 was sick. Everything lead up to me getting these combos I only dreamed of, winning matches against people I consider very highly like my boyfriend, and...having fun again. With this and the eventual release a few days after my birthday of Jojo All Star Battle R, I am really wanting to get into fighting games seriously for the first time, this passion I had only felt before with Mobas after falling in love with League, I don't know if I will aim as high as I am feeling right now, but I definitely have lost all those feelings of wanting to give up for now, and when JASBR launches, I am really aiming to get good at that game, I want to finally get to a level I can be really proud of, a higher level I haven't touched, and I will do my best to get on it. This video helped me very much on that decision, and I am incredibly grateful for it.

[@andr0zzsenpai]

This was very heartwarming story, I'm glad there are people out there that share obscure hobbies and love each other.

[@CheckmateV4]

Very moving!! Keep at it!

[@Psx806]

@@andr0zzsenpai how is this hobby obscure? It’s actually pretty popular

[@lyutsy888]

A league fighter is being made

[@narutojaja111]

Im crying

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Honestly, this video can be taken and applied to many other games. I love playing Monster Hunter, but there's no competitive community for that series, save for speedrunning. HOWEVER. There's so much that I now realize that I can learn from watching those speedruns, from learning the patterns of the enemy monsters, to learning the moveset of every weapon. Although I currently play casually, I may one day end up finding myself as a speedrunner for that game. And the same goes for sports games like NBA 2K, hell, even other genres that don't have competitive options. Even stuff outside of gaming in general, like learning how to do art. The only fighting game I've really ever religiously played was Street Fighter X Tekken for the PS Vita. I never touched the online play, due to a longstanding fear of playing a competitive mode. But this video makes me want to go and fix my old Vita, or at least find another fighting game, and start playing it. Overall, this video helped me a lot with my self-esteem. It showed me a way to properly utilize the passion I have for something, and that defeats and setbacks and mistakes aren't the end of the world. I'm still a bit iffy on fighting games overall, but this video, man. I hope you found this comment, and I hope you read it, even if it's been months since the video was uploaded. Thanks for showing me, through the medium of fighting games, that I can indeed become the best I can be, at anything, really. Good luck on your future endeavors. I'll be watching this channel closely.

[@mohammadsaddam4560]

Go play fgc man, don't be discouraged if you progress slowly. As long as you do cool shit you will love it

[@monsterhunterveteran]

Monster Hunter is my favorite series and I still play fighting games and I am slowly progressing through guilty gear and have 1,000 hours in ssbu with 100 hours in ScvI

[@Daylen151]

my man's a casual monhun player with potential and an FGC lover who probably sucks ass in fighting games. we practically in the same boat. bro if you down for tekken 7 or sum on PC I'd be stoked. MH would be sick too. i lost my squad sadly so I'd be hyped for someone to hunt with again. or to beat the shit out of me...

[@VG_Guru86]

Just like MH games, our journey with fighting games never really ends.

[@xanthonjp]

Thank you so much. I've been thinking of going into fighting games for the past 2 weeks. I couldn't pull the trigger because it felt daunting. Your video made me think that I should at least try because I'm willing to put time into it. Let's hope this is the start of a great journey for me.

[@UTU]

This is a masterpiece of a video, holy...

[@HarryBook]

this was an absolutely amazing video and now the fighting community has another amazing flagship content creator, absolute WIN WIN

[@MugenHeadNinja]

This might actually be the best tutorial I've ever seen on understanding Frame Data and actually getting it to click for me. Thanks for that alone, gotta watch the rest of the video after work.

[@NagaNaga-mx5tg]

I was never a fan of fighting games. I always thought the content was limited and frustrating to learn. I am glad to say that this week my mind changed when I started playing Street Fighter 4. It feels amazing to improve and get sweet combos in without worrying about losing. Thanks for making this great video.

[@yeetkunedo]

As someone that has started renewing their efforts in making (sometimes FG-centric) video content, it’s really nice to see someone else push the same trifecta I hold as law: *be educational, be entertaining, and have extremely high production values in terms of audiovisual output.* This video hits all three. Subscribed.

[@_sir_reginald]

TOP TIER VIDEO MY GUY!!! Wow seriously props in all categories: editing, pacing, content, digestibility, humor, savvy, relatability, and message!! I hung up my sticks but you literally have reinspired me to dust em off. Thank you good sir! #fightinggameswontgiveuponyou

[@ichiban0115]

As a BRAND new player entering the fighting community by picking up the new street fighter 6 this is motivating me to keep going, tbh I was stuck by not being able to do simple combos and start panicking when i fight another player i would be stuck and being frustrated blaming the game or already planning to quit the game. But seeing this video helps me understand that i need to take the time to learn the game and learn my mistakes, i wanna get better and be able to play tons of other fighting games without the worry of losing! Thank you for the video man helps alot!!

[@artificialfrontiers4603]

This helped me learn alot when other videos did not. You should do more of this when you come back to KZbin. You have a real skill for making things easy to understand.

[@Shidobuz]

Amazing story telling, already shared this with my friends that bought strive as casuals and already kinda dropped it. Hope they watch this and get inspired to give it a 2nd chance. Kudos on the video!

[@obsessivelyobsessed5263]

recently been getting back into fighting games after many MANY times quitting... and thanks to my new series of choice KOF I've been learning the basics, and every few days I get this urge to take those basics and go test them out in another game. I'm not to the point of being good in online play but this video very much expresses how I've been feeling coming back into this world.

[@Custom90]

No matter what fighting game i play, if I'm on the player 2 side I'm probably gonna lose.

[@cooldude6269]

Start practicing on the other side in training mode, it’ll help you a lot trust me.

[@chococandy1]

Me toooooo

[@dannyleon9519]

The opposite happens to me

[@logan344]

I only play on the 2nd side because of my weakness

[@chummyweevil3948]

tfw your opponent jumps over you in a 2d fighting game

[@Harmerock_YT]

Not gonna lie, I thought that this will be a generic youtube video. I'm really surprised how well made this video is. I appreciate this, since i'm a new blood in tekken 7.

[@joakimgustavssonskold172]

who the hell are you and why do you not have a million subs, WHAT AN ABSOLUTE FIRE OF A VIDEO! Looking forward for more content

[@Smileyhat]

Man, I'm in the same place you were, more or less. I've played fighting games a little bit off and on since I was little, but it was only a few years ago I first started wanting to actually start getting better at them. But I hit a wall and only played sporadically (partly because of an FFXIV addiction) so I haven't made much progress. But watching this video makes me want to hit the grind again and break through that wall to start to get somewhere. Also, great editing. Love the sense of humor, too.

[@nicksrandomreviews]

Every few months, when I'm in a bit of a rut, I come back to this video, and it always seems to help. I find content like this actually helps and makes me want to strive to continue improving.

[@viciouspink6247]

i wanted to get started on fighting games multiple times, esspecially tekken…. but each and every time i am hit with “go learn korean backdash for 15 hours before you do you first ever online match in your life! go practise combos all alone vs a bot for 10 hours! go and study frame data of all the move of every character in the game!!!” I bought tekken… and never played a single match… but practised for hours…. it just doesnt feel fun at all… . Now i checked out this video after i gave up…. and 10 minutes in…. it just once again tells me to learn all the frame data and KBD, and that thats how to improve… I would really love to play fighting games…

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

Tekken is the only fighting game where you actually have to be in training mode and learn the Tech before playing the game

[@ninjaguysith]

The amount of knowledge dropped in this video is insane. A must watch for any filthy casual wanting to move out the dumpster.

[@victorjosesilva]

This video was an amazing journey, thank you so much for creating content like this, ngl you almost got me to tears. You made me feel like that 6yo kid playing Tekken 3 for the first time on an arcade. Growing up with the tekken series gave me friends, rivals and moments that i will always treasure, this is the beauty of the genre. Every sweet victory and every bitter loss is all you need to find the balance between the bittersweet feeling of "i'm not good enough... But i'm going to be". Can't say how much i loved this video. Thank you!

[@ghostismashin]

I've seen this video several times(it keeps showing up in my feed for some reason) but damn it does resonate with me. I've for a long time in my journey felt like I wasn't really making any real progress and was still getting cheaped out by my cousins in every game we played and I think that's why I used to play fgs kinda on and off but I think what really helped me was starting to go to locals which honestly was probably the first time I ever felt like I belonged somewhere it's such an amazing feeling to be in a room full of people feeling the same hype as you and just having a blast tryna do some cool shit or see other people do cool shit. A lot of people there also helped me realize my short comings and gave suggestions on what I can do to improve and now I went from being hard stuck in bronze in sfv to blazing through platinum in sf6 and even managed to catch up with my cousins in old games like marvel 2 and cvs 2. I know I'm not one of the strongest players and probably never will be but I still love the competition and I love that feeling of finally being able to do the things I never thought I could do which is why this genre, community, and to an extent terry bogard since that was the character that made me love fighting games, are so important to me

[@davidtorres3370]

I literally yelled 'oh shit' when the TK dive was revealed. This video hits in a way that is much too personal as T7 was the game that really stepped up my game. I waffle on keeping up with fighting games as a whole due to adult timeframes but that last monologue reminded me that I can do this at my pace. I won't give up on them. Thank you. This video was amazing.

[@terrysalt]

I was hoping the entirety of PhiDX's advice would be "Just don't get hit, bro."

[@DenkiFGC]

This is still my favorite KZbin video of all time

[@potatoeOnRooftop]

Dude I got goosebumps. This editing is superb. Looking to get into fighting games for the third time now starting with street fighter 6. Thanks for this awesome piece of entertainment. You sparked something in me ❤️

[@TheCaptainPaxo]

I might've watched this video about 5 times already, but the TK divekick story is just so damn serendipitous that even thinking about it pulls me right back to watching this video again XD This is why I love fighting games!

[@pickledblowfish6178]

Holy shit, this video is godly. I just got a stick, for the second time, Tekken 8, and SF6. This is one of the best videos I've seen on any topic. Well done, sir. Thank you.

[@shinoobidan]

As a 29 year old who's still recovering from injuring both of my ulnar nerves in each arm, what little I was able to do in GGST diminished. Compound some bad habits, new characters, and all these patches, I honestly felt like giving up. Went to KizzieKay's twitch to live vicariously through someone else, and he was bodying people with his 1-week Zato-1. I typed in chat that I wanted to quit, and you were absolutely right, most people in the fgc don't want you to quit. They told me all types of encouraging things (besides one shit head, but whatever, fuck that person). Then this video got recommended to me the day after. All I can really say is thanks, I'll keep throwing myself at this impossible wall just to be greeted by yet another impossible wall down the road, ad nauseum.

[@VG_Guru86]

Very inspirational indeed. Another person (aside from you good sir) that keep me playing fighting games is none other than good ol' Broly Legs himself. That man doesn't even use his hands to play and is way better than most people could ever dream of being at a fighting game. Although, I have been playing this particular genre off and on for quite possibly over 25 years of my life, (currently 36yo and most likely started my journey with vanilla SF2 on SNES) I have noticed various improvements in my gameplay over the course of all that time. It was not until after the release of Tekken 5 that I started to take time to learn game mechanics of not only just Tekken but fighting games as a whole. Sometimes, you just gotta take a break from fighting games and play something else as to not get too burnt out. Last part here is REAL important, but I'm sure you all knew this.

[@wlt3585]

If you're gonna play SF6, Modern Controls are going to be a godsend

[@shhs1227]

highly recommend a hitbox to ease the strain on your arms and wrists and as someone above me said if you're gonna play sf6 modern controls will be very useful for you

[@PButterReeseGaming]

Here’s some more inspiration… I’m 32 years old and picked up GGST about 3 months ago in May of 2023. Been getting my ass kicked because almost all the players are “God-Tier” at this point. I feel like I’m behind but I can honestly say I’ve seen improvement. The first month I couldn’t get past the 2nd floor of the online tower but now I’m steady at floor 6. Watching videos like this has helped my motivation a TON because you always see the best players being the best but you never watch their struggle (Or even realize they struggle) when they are learning a new game. It helps to see that other people have the exact same hardships you have while learning a new fighting game.

[@beanz4799]

damn I gotta lock in… 💯

[@dbzlucky7462]

I haven't given up on fighting games. Just in hiatus until I'm done with my single player games. So many good games out, even with as good as fighting games can be. It be a shame to skip out. Fighting games take time and consistent playing

[@DemonSaine]

this was me all week but with Devil may cry 1 and 3 trying to get perfect S ranks on Dante must die which is the hardest difficulty. Honestly its just like a fighting game where you have to react, punish and evade accordingly but 1 hit and your S rank is ruined. It's difficult but so much damn fun and satisfying when you do it.

[@Free-JackWolff]

Good Time to use practice more to keep up your skills and improve and watch combo videos.

[@davidjones8043]

So many good games out? On what planet...

[@DemonSaine]

@@davidjones8043 you must be really fun to hang out with.

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

@@davidjones8043 Plenty. Always has been. But you're a loser that only plays a small selection of games so you never look out for different ones and find that good games never stiped being a thing

[@robman789]

This did a lot for me because I have a hard time w/fighting games and I'm just now getting into them thanks to some friends. And he's absolutely right, the first time you do that thing in a match that you've been struggling to nail in the lab, it feels amazing.

[@davose8756]

I’ve been playing fighting games for years, and I finally took them seriously with mk11, now I’m deep into guilty gear strive, I just wanted to say excellent, inspiring, and heartfelt video man

[@BiryaniLover365]

Well put, same here really: the first MK games were really fun with immense shock value and what not but I have also reached a new level of appreciation with MK11: I love what they have done with Liu Kang!

[@davose8756]

Finally taking them seriously in my mid 30’s

[@swanlord4292]

Dude this was just....amazing to watch, had me hooked until the end. You really helped me see improvement in a different perspective, and I thank you for that. Keep up the good work man, and you have a new subscriber ;)

[@DanSung2021]

Who that in your profile

[@swanlord4292]

@@DanSung2021 Josuke Higashikata from jojo's bizarre adventure: Part 8

[@wavekidfgc8737]

i watched this for no particular reason in boredom as a fgc veteran and all i'm going to say is that your video editing, writing and video production and direction is godlike. Even if this isnt that sick tech vid a vet would look up for but more a well structured retrospective of your fgc journey with some explained fgc glossary to newcomers, you somehow amazed and entertained me alot and that surprised my proud ass ego so i gotta give it to you. Underrated content and production

[@Zonno5]

honestly idgaf about fighting games but this is extremely well-made content. I hope your channel grows!

[@forgottengodsthatliveamong137]

This video opened my eyes as to why I love playing fighting games so much and why I love playing the characters that I do. Especially Ganondorf (My main) in ultimate. He's like a reflection of myself, a character who has a lot of disadvantages and struggles to do anything in the face of obstacles. But somehow, you make him work. You put in the work, grind out the losses, watch the videos, and get yourself to a point where despite everyone saying you can't do it, you can. The tier list doesn't matter in the sense that I really enjoy playing the character and maybe one day I'll make it big at a tourney. But I'm content learning and getting better with my low tier main. Thank you so much for making this video. You've reinvigorated my love for this genre and my determination to continue down my own path with my character.

[@youzahah1084]

As someone who's played exclusively Ganon for 12 years now, I get that completely. I play him BECAUSE he gets battered and bruised, yet still doesnt give up, and just tanks it. I play him because he is one of "the worst", because I love his design, because I want to beat the best with my favorite. Never give up, brother. We'll all get there.

[@beaumontmr]

Very well organized and executed video! Really a joy to watch. Love the passion, the straightforward and candid approach and the use of in-game action.

[@joshs8563]

Finally!!!!! Ive been waiting for this video. 34:40 I was ded with the gameshark story

[@isaiahthechristiangamer8716]

I think what makes fighting games fun for me is the journey of learning and growing as a player, kinda like studying for an exam you’d worked hard for.

[@vincelot86]

I was looking for a fighting game to pick up and ended up on this video. Bro, the editing with the flashbacks on the armor king fight was SO EPIC that i went and bought 3 fighting games instantly just to see which one i like more! Thanks for this video man!

[@daerianwoodburn3571]

This video needs to be promoted as widely as possible!! Specifically starting at 08:43 I can never think of an easy-to-understand way to explain frame data to someone unfamiliar with fighting games. This is the best I've ever seen it done. Using visual indicators and comparisons from other genres/real life was a great approach. I feel like just that one part of the video might help a lot of people get past the first big hurdle to enjoying fighting games. Even if it's only to observe fighting games. The FGC needs to spread the word that it's perfectly okay to just watch fighting games. There are so many more people who only watch things like the UFC versus the ones who actually train/participate. Fighting games should be the same way. Amazing video essay and it warmed my heart to see Gerald in there!

[@DoubleVGames]

Watched this from start to end. Sick editing skills. Hearing that last segment is what I needed to get back into Strive. We may not be the biggest gaming community, but damn we are the most passionate one. if you play Tekken, Smash, Guilty Gear, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, KOF, Soul Calibur, DOA, or whatever, just know that you're family here. Rise Up! Fight On!

[@davidjones8043]

Fuck yea, salud

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

I'll play Blazblue as long as I can.

[@pauloblack5225]

And we will lose... And we will learn... And we will win...

[@Drovek451]

Every few months I come back to this video. It's such a piece of FGC work that's equal parts motivation, explanation, inspiration and even tutorial. If you could condense love for fighting games in video form, it is this video. Thanks, Alex!

[@alazkoGaming]

This video is amazing! I've been playing SF since IV and I always gave up after some weeks because I would get too focused in my W/L Ratio, but I'm really looking forward to SF6 and just finally improve in fighting games and be able to generally enjoy them. So I'm really grateful for this video!

[@pandachamp1590]

Watching this video made me have a different outlook on fighting games. I always played them casually but I always wanted to understand the competitive aspect of learning frame data, practicing combos, and going to tournaments. I live in a small town and I have a few friends that I play games like street fighter v and Tekken 7 with but I'm the guy who "knows it all". They even said I should join tournaments and become a pro

[@doubleup2882]

What do you play on?

[@pandachamp1590]

@@doubleup2882 Ps4

[@thapeloafrika6459]

Its not often that my attention is grasped for a 55 min video on KZbin without skipping....curse of KZbin I guess but this video had my attention throughout as if I was watching an episode of Westworld

[@kotaibushi940]

I’m over here watching this and loving life. One of the greatest content creators around PERIOD. Quality over quantity all day. Bless.

[@beesbeesingtonvi614]

As new player nervously approaching SF6, this video has a great message! I have a lot of dexerity issues in my hands which makes comboing difficult, but I was blown away when I managed to nail a combo string in training mode! Just doing it once took a lot of tries, but it is possible, and I wanna stick with it.

[@pot1tone]

I finally picked up Tekken for the first time and spent maybe an hour and a half on training with Asuka. Won 3 matches in a row then got stomped HARD, so much that i wanted to quit Tekken forever. Couple minutes later, found this video, and now im glad i didnt delete Tekken. I will pick it up again and reacess what i can do. It's funny how when you cool down and have someone else talk about your points of improvement that you really care and listen. I realized i sidestep too much, and would never thought that was the reason i was constantly being punished. I wanted to have a lot of movement, but hearing about frame data in this video made me learn how to decide what to do. Thanks for making it, i and many others sure appreciate it!!

[@Ironpecker]

Incredible, I've had a similar thing with sf5 where I didn't get anything at all, I just threw fire balls and hoped for the best, then I tried dbfz but got my head too stuck into learning high damage combos. And now I finally have managed to crack how to slowly get better with strive. Fighting games can be incredible and this video made me even more happy that I'm sticking with them

[@brotbrotsen1100]

DBFZ is supposed to be a entry level fighter but everytime i play i feel like it's the least noob friendly one. I do better in blazblue, melty blood and undernight.

[@Horchata4lyfe]

Thank you man I needed this. I keep trying this genre and getting scared and upset at how hard they are and how bad I am. Yet I keep looking longingly. I really want to give Strive another shot and eventually P4U when it comes out on Steam. I want to have fun with these genres and not be results-oriented and upset when I'm bad, don't understand, and make mistakes often.

[@Connorsgotcats]

Got recommended this video after having purchased GGS on the steam sale and I spent 24 hours on a 4 day weekend playing it. I didn’t think I enjoyed fighting games because I didn’t want to put the work in but after having gotten to F7 with May it’s like I’m seeing the fruits of my labor. I still have a lot to learn and after playing so much over the weekend I was pretty burnt out but I decided to keep grinding after watching this video. I feel like even putting a little work in learning the simple things about a fighting game makes the experience so much more fun and Im hoping to get a lot better.

[@arkee52br]

The Definitive Index of this marvelous documentary about Fighting Games: 00:00 - Intro (Alex's backstory into Fighting Games) 05:16 - Chapter 1: Let's get started (Framedata Basics) 13:30 - Chapter 2: Moving with purpose (Footsies) 16:56 - Side Note: Always consider your approach (Decision-making FPS analogy) 21:24 - Chapter 2.5: Setting the difficulty curve (Setting your goals/journey) 24:36 - Chapter 3: Learning from your peers (Maining a character/Training Process) 29:45 - Chapter 4: Introduction to the Fighting Game Community - FGC (How tournaments - or join the community - can help you get better) 35:32 - Chapter 5: The pursuit of improvement (Back to the fundamental basics before any advanced fanciness, and see your loses as opportunities to analyse yours and your opponent's flaws) 42:08 - Side Note: Same but different (Differences and similarities between Fighting Games - 2D, 3D, Anime, Team, etc. - The fundamentals are universal) 44:07 - PhiDX talk (His journey and some advice to get better - Focus on where you can REALLY improve, instead of focusing on random stuff that just seems useful) 47:17 - End Chapter: One last thing before I go............... (There'll always be something to improve and learn, and there'll always a payoff. Give time some time) FIGHTING GAMES WILL NOT GIVE UP ON YOU UNLESS YOU GIVE UP ON THEM

[@PDog69]

Man, this is a dope video - I tried to watch the first like 10min and saw the whole thing 😂. You went from a proper pleb to near mastery - that is a beautiful thing to see 🥊🎮

[@nuthinguseful]

This was a f-ng great video man, well done on all the hard work

[@ThePaoOfTooh]

"See, that's the 'snake edge issue', higher level players can SEE them. That's why snake edge spamming will get lower ranks dusted." This is a fantastic video. A very noble effort. Muchos appreciande my guy 💎