How To Find Your Main

[@GekkoSquirrel]

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[@I_exist_I_guess]

I hope one day we'll get a war thunder add that's like "do you wanna completely obliterate your chances of ever working in the defense industry?"

[@KaptainKommissar]

disgusting

[@Jun-kh8fw]

Hey bro, sorry for my english (i'm dumb), i was watching your video and then i decided to play a bit of the game, but my game is BROKEN I don't know why, but these things are going on: - I can't finish Bedman? arcade because when another match is going do start (any match after Baiken match) it ocurrs an error saying that my console don't have enough memory (?), something like that. And then the game closes suddendly. - I have Bridget and Sin unlocked, BUT I DID NOT BOUGHT THE DLC. It's insane bro, i can play with the characters normally, wtf. - I have colors that i did not bought too (from 7 up to 12) for Bridget, Sin and Asuka (i have asuka unlocked, but i never did paid any color for him or the other characters). - I also have two more stages that i did not paid too (Fairy's Forest Factory, Tír na nÓg). Bro... I'm just saying this to you to ask if you know how i can enter in contact with the staff or something like that, or if there is an way to fix this problem. This shit is insane, man. I'm scared of deleting the game to install again and new problems showing up.

[@theworstspeedrunner]

GekkoSquirrel May voice pack when?

[@coolkiddo3110]

"sometimes people will buy a game entirely for one character" started evil music in my head. Long cold side eye to bridget

[@averagetwink.]

Honestly thats why I have it so 😭

[@Sparking_Ram]

I bought UN:inBirth on a whim when I saw Wagner and thought "Is that an egotistical rich girl with the royal curls hair style?... sold"

[@XvilquaX]

Lol i just brought GGST because of Asuka

[@turahindra9959]

gad damnit lol

[@KianaWolf]

Only reason I'm not in this comment is because Elphelt also exists. Bridget was the big draw, but I suck at fighting games, so held off. But then I watched all of El's arcade mode and was like, yep, gotta get this game now. Completely surprised by how much I like her. (Helps that Nago as the straight man to her goofball is such a fantastic pairing.)

[@OwainBigGuy]

character loyalty is real because if you play your main enough they'll become real and have lunch with you

[@dolphee]

As a Faust Main... I god hope that happens, would love to have lunch with the 9'3 doctor soon

[@nanoshoe]

can confirm had lunch with ky kiske at the Illyria castle yesterday

[@VudoBrey]

Can confirm, I gabled all my money with jhonny yesterday, and now I live in a box

[@KingofAllThatIsMostlyBlue]

Maybe I'll be able to convince Leo to go to therapy

[@walkermartin5366]

@@dolphee As another Faust main... I didnt know this wasnt real :(

[@Bluebatstar]

Here's my advice: Don't stress yourself out about finding a main when first starting out. If you're just playing casually there's no stress trying to pick that character immediately, having a main is necesary to improve once you want to do that, but if you just want to get the grip of things and dunno who to pick just pick whoever you want and eventually somebody will click naturally. Several times I've found a main in a game that I didn't even decide "Aight, imma main them", I just enjoyed them at first and they naturally clicked in that position.

[@bloodredrain]

Yep,you’re going on the touching list

[@HealyHQ]

@@bloodredrain the What list?

[@vainamoinen504]

With how steep (the sometimes imagined) learning curve is with fighting games, the character crisis tends to be a form of procrastination and ego-defense. It's easier to loop around trying to find the right fit for you in a main, than to face the looming threat of defeat and the inevitable hours in the lab afterwards. From what I've seen, the crisis is a predominantly beginner issue and tends to occur at the level where they do not have a grasp on the system mechanics. It's like trying to learn how to ride a bike, before ever trying to hop onto a saddle. Or I guess postponing the process of learning until they have found the perfect bike to ride on.

[@Draconaii]

Every fighting game gives me an immediate character crisis cause I'm one of those weirdos that likes most archetypes, Zoner, Rushdown, Grappler I've played them all. Picking a character is usually one of the hardest parts for me.

[@saltypastawater7387]

I feel this so much. In so many games, my top two end up being characters that are completely different, like grapplers and zoners.

[@theskelebro8013]

I have the same issue, I'm just praying that slayer can be "the one"

[@AeionSage]

@@theskelebro8013 are you still enjoying slayer?

[@ryanlally8116]

I picked up fighting games with Strive because I liked Anji's theme and ended up getting an even cooler character in the process. His combos were pretty easy to get down, but that spin threw me through a loop. I loved the challenge of it! Now I'm taking some downtime and playing some simpler characters, like Elphelt and Sin. Maybe I'll pick up Ram so that I can make the Birthday Train trio when 3v3 comes out

[@Pesola]

Gotta say, I started playing Strive as my first real fighting game, I KNEW the moment I saw him, Axl looked and felt for me. I am one of those rare cases of I find main and more I play them I just keep liking them more and more. All from lore to character type to voice acting (Octo is fucking awesome) to what they actually stand for (you know, war crimes, I am doing war crimes and loving it).

[@MoscleBrog]

i went from axl (i was new to fighting and i had problem with charged moves) then to baiken then to my beloved bedman (explosion, surprises and unlimited oki)

[@owencmyk]

The solution is to pick Giovanna because she's adorable and never switch!

[@Eshiay]

This was me with Guile when I started SF2. The dumb hair, me liking charge motions and footsies, didn't have a absurd number of different moves to remember, everything pretty much just connected then and there. My nephew decided to pick Zangief which was a bit odd to me since he was new, but then he game 1 figured out how to consistently do the full circle motion grapples so I didn't say anything after that lmao.

[@Efirx]

Never played a proper fighting game before. Got Strive after being bugged into it by a friend, and the moment I saw Faust I knew that I must use him until the day I die. I have not, and will not regret this decision.

[@gogocrazycocoa]

This is a great video. I've recently gotten quite into Guilty Gear XX Accent Core and I really want to play A.B.A. I love her design, her voice, and her personality a lot. The problem is she doesn't really play how I really like and I find her too complicated. Although I'd love to try her later when I can actually do a GG input, for now I'm sticking with Sol, May, and Jam and I keep experimenting until I find a character I like. Although I'd like to find a main, I'm just gonna keep trying things out until I find something.

[@straydude7681]

I have this problem with baiken, i love her and is kinda easy to learn some of her moves, but I just can't manage to do her force breaks even on training mode, I tried changing to anji who I find similar to her and I can actually manage to do his force breaks most of the time, but is just not her, and then I tried slayer, really easy character to learn for me even tho i'm barely starting to learn fighting games, so for now i'm sticking with him until I feel confident enough to return to Baiken and become good enough or at least try to be as good as whooocash is when using her

[@gogocrazycocoa]

@@straydude7681 Cool. Baiken does sound pretty interesting, I just didn't want to try her since I hate how she screams.

[@straydude7681]

@@gogocrazycocoa Funny because that's the main reason I like her so much 😅😂

[@Jake-xj1sn]

Well you must be happy

[@gogocrazycocoa]

@@Jake-xj1snIs this refering to the A.B.A announcement? 'Cause if so then yes. Although I still really want Jam and Dizzy in.

[@nanoshoe]

my first fg was strive, i legit just tried ky at first for reasons I don't remember, ever since that day i main nothing but shotos

[@yurazah]

I think this is missing a very important aspect of the "top tier" debate, during the happy chaos wars there was a very real issue, he was very strong, but also very toxic and lame (thats subjective i know, but not really) I have a friend who loves chaos's vibe (and winning) so he picked him up, if you've ever mained an overpowered character or know someone who does then you know people will go out of their way to let you know how awful a person you are for playing that character, how none of your wins are your own and you would suck without your toxic character. what im trying to say is, if you dont think you can handle the social lashes then you probably shouldn't play a character people consider "unfair" some people could realistically quit due to backlash

[@blockerton1778]

The only time I had a true "Im fully committed to this character" moment was Neo in BBTAG not only is she my favorite character from RWBY (at least villain character) her fast paced playstyle kept wanting more, only reason I dont play the game is well....I got it on switch. No one plays on there so I just kinda moved on.

[@chronred8190]

not gonna lie 2 types of characters that i specialize the most are: safety-abandon berserker type characters and counter heavy characters both of those being ones i have a hard time finding- what i mean by those two exactly? well with safety-abandon berserkers i am taking about aggressive characters with a lot of super-armor moves that just constantly keep attacking even when they get hurt; for most moves there is no stun lock from being hit, they'll get hit but they'll just keep hitting and with counter heavy... those are a lot more rare, to the point i can't really find any clear example-counter-heavy characters are characters that well.. rely on counter-attacking the enemy; whenever the enemy attacks you have the chance to punish them, basically. their moveset relies almost entirely on counter-attacks, deflection and parries, no pressure, no defense; just counter-attack, the game. and i can't really find that in a proper fighting game sadly-2-3 rpg's but that's about all the luck i had; if you have any suggestions feel free to tell me; the only good example i found is Raiden from Metal Gear Rising, but that is a single player game-

[@sahkovalo]

Hakumen from Blazblue fits the second type. I should point out that parry type characters still need to do footsies and pressure etc and the fear of the parry is as important, if not more, than the parry itself similar to grapplers with command grabs.

[@chronred8190]

@@sahkovalo the idea is more so an entire moveset designed for parrying rather than a certain move; or if not that then a whole mechanic attached to various moves

[@chronred8190]

@@sahkovalo i also tend to prefer the moves being able to flow into each other, giving one the ability to turn a light combo into a light-heavy one or a light-special one at any time, or mixing in light, heavy and special, or a special into a heavy, you get the point; essentially a majority of the moves being able to combo into each other

[@ianggk4632]

My way of choosing a main is simple, find someone who looks appealing, try their moveset and lab with it, if the character doesn't feel like you can manage it as a non-competitive fighting game character then try another one. I myself thought i could use Nagoriyuki as a competitive character only to get folded multiple times, now as baiken i am a 10F player that understands how every matchup works with her

[@WestOfLee100]

Legit just find someone that looks cool. When you learn them, if they feel weird when controlling them, or are literally uncomfortable, pick the 2nd coolest character.

[@p99chan99]

On the topic of picking a character that's strong, it's not always fun to play them, I mained C-Roa in MBAACC as my first character due to this playstyle, but ultimately found him extremely boring to play the more I got better with him because he has almost has no weaknesses, It's so boring when you're not even playing him properly in a match and you still win either way due to how insanely strong he is. Take for example Kazuya from Tekken, he's a highly-commital mixup character that requires reads in order to effectively punish players, or ABA from GGAC+R that has players try to manage their meter in Moroha mode, or F-Kouma from MBAACC that has the hardest bnb's I've ever seen. All of these characters I've managed to have found fun by working around what they suck at. A character is not defined just by their strengths but also their weaknesses. Which is why I tend to play 'harder' characters because they can provide so much fun just by learning and playing them exclusively.

[@MoscleBrog]

my mains: GGST: Bedman? (baiken or testament) Tekken7: josie (or steve or dragonov or fahkumram) DNF duel: launcher street fighter 5: juri (or birdie) skullgirls: fukua, parasoul tekken tag 2; asuka and jun kazama DBFZ: Z brolly , android 16 and base goku Super smash ultamite: king k rool (or ganondorf or donkey kong) if i get the game tekken 8: reina or asuka street fighter 6: juri or marisa or manon GBVR: vira or charlotta or ferry or soriz or calgaliostro or nier blazblue: bullet tell me yours its ok if u dont play much fighting game ,i dipped my toes on most of them but the top 3 i played the most

[@iwatchyoutube4179]

I was already interested in guilty gear strive knowing its beginner friendly fighting game and there came Baiken. So you're telling me i could play half blind, on armed , nihilistic pessimistic unhinged beast of a women that have this serene madness all in her character of a Ronin made me fall in love in her.

[@YLWOLFIE]

The way me and my friends find out is just get into a lobby and play randoms. It’s the classic way you used to do as a kid just play the game.

[@konga8246]

I mean I got Guilty Gear Strive on launch bc I was absolutely ENAMORED with Ramlethal, and now I play Baiken and Elphelt. I had to learn to love a character's design, but play someone else bc their moveset vibes with me more

[@lillianalefay5580]

The problem with me for picking someone who is high in the tier list is it feels bad when I do win, because I don't know if I won because I was actually good, or if my character was just a better character than my opponent

[@darienb1127]

For me, it's more of the social stigma to it. My personality says that I don't care what they think, but my anxiety does. If I ever get into Street Fighter 6, I REALLY wanna main JP becuase he just looks so fucking cool dude. Ever since hos trailer i've wanted to main him. But turns out he's top 1 and everyone fucking hates him. It's also hard for me becuase most of the characters i have interest in are usually low to mid tier. K Rool in Smash and Faust in Strive. So having the character i'm interested in actually be super good is just foreign to me.

[@Ch4pp13]

I picked I-no in GG:S because she has a guitar. I picked Dee Jay in SF6 because he literally just vibes. Stick a music-focus on a character and I am *instantly* interested.

[@time.notfound]

Idk why but i never had a character crisis on fighting games. I choose them even before i start playing (idk how that works, i am very lucky multiple times i guess with a perfect character for me) Straight from the heights of tier lists, so if I'll loose I'll blame myself. This is literally how i got interested in ggst- i was just looking at the tier list

[@SuperAverage83]

As soon as I first got the game, I immediately picked Nago because I liked how he looked. I then decided to play him a bit and immediately fell in love with his gameplay too (I like characters with long swords that can hit across the stage). I tried out Sin when I got the season 2 pass and liked him too (he talks a lot about eating food and I love food) so now I largely play Nago and Sin. I'll have to figure out which one of them is going to be my true main though.

[@severtear]

to be honest, i am one of the people that got into strive because of one character; that being baiken. something about the combo routes, instant overhead, tether mechanic and supers just kinda sold me and i havent played any other character after picking up the game. there are other two HUGE reasons why i play her but i dont think i need to elaborate.

[@NoNicknameRequired]

Before I even bought "Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising" I KNEW I was gonna main Zeta - she just fitted my playstyle perfectly. Now, I've used all the characters and Zeta was indeed really fun... But Zooey just spoke to me and became my main - which surprised even me, since generally I don't gravitate towards characters like her (for example, with additional meter to manage). By the way... The game itself is OUTSTANDING.

[@vivianbrights8953]

I used to main Jack O for a while but then switched to Bridget because Bridget was easier for me to master while mastering Jack O is more complex and more difficult for me (The only fighting game I currently play is Guilty gear strive, I wanna get into Grandblue fantasy versus rising and maybe Blazblue)

[@marcelmichels2925]

I always struggle picking a main but with ggst it was easy. I logged on for the first time, picked Giovanna and never looked back. I'm interested in learning ramlethal and elphelt but I can't afford dlc characters and whenever I switch of gio the game becomes less fun. I guess what I'm saving is, don't stress about picking a main, play whoever feels best

[@Charagodslayer666]

Used to be super hard for me until i figured out my perfered playstyle at last so it's much easier now. Oh, but i still sometimes pick my character based on those "wrong" reasons

[@Kinomi144]

I totally did not get addicted to brawhalla because dayman was in it, totally

[@coolio6855]

Step 1: "This character looks cool" Step 2: There is no step 2

[@kuromi_valentine]

Here is my advice, most people if they eventually get more skilled want to play more skilled character to feel more rewarded. It’s not pride, it’s called wanting to learn. And nothing wrong with people still choosing an easier character even after being more experience. So long as the reason you are choosing other characters is your desire to becomes better and enjoy the genre more, that experience will be a lot better than any wins you’re ever going to receive

[@winterrug1724]

i got guilty gear only because of happy chaos and im loving it

[@Gr00ves]

The most perfect timing whilst im in a character crisis 💀

[@hahaheehee]

Described the exact reason I play Ramlethal,I saw big sword, I liked big sword, bought guilty gear

[@dachking6657]

How to find main: Gaze upon each character. Observe which ones activate your neurons more than the others. Pick the one which did this the most and play around with them. If fun, you are done If not fun, repeat process with all remaining characters On second thought don’t do this I’m a goddamn Anji main HELP

[@vincentprigge]

My friend, who was very good at DBFZ but never played Guilty Gear, recently bought Guilty Gear Strive. I-No was one of his first picks, and he was much better at her than almost anyone else he tried. The other one was Ramlethal, and he's learning how to play Giovanna.

[@guiltygoobert]

im 150 hours into strive and i still unable to find a main because i enjoy all of them and i have decision making issues

[@screeno42]

I have a really wierd main criteria: sexy evil vibes. I don't know why, but between Nine and Azrael in BBCF, Eliza in SG, and I-no and Testament in GGS, I just seem to naturally flow with their gameplan. There's characters I play outside of that criteria of course, but it's such a weird throughline.

[@ErnieWick]

Belial in GBFVR has that vibe if you´re interested

[@screeno42]

@@ErnieWick so I've heard, I'm waiting for him to come through the free rotation(as well as the girl with the bow and sword shoes; Mena-something?)

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

I like Izanami, Naoto and Rachel from the blazblue games. They are easy they say....

[@comradesusiwolf1599]

how to find a main: make sure it doesn't gatekeep you from playing the game. has to be fun. lets you have skill expression and your fav character design. don't bother playing the training wheels character if you hate them.

[@darienb1127]

I would like to point out that it's completely okay if the character you wanted to main just doesn't work out for you. In Smash Bros (I know i'm a heathen, shut up) I REALLY wanted to main Joker when he came out. Persona 5 is my favorite game of all time... but I just couldn't do it. He just didn't vibe with me. I don't really like pure rushdown characters so that's why. My main K Rool, becuase I liked the idea of a heavyweight woth projectiles. Also when Sora came out, I immediately picked him up becuase KH is my favorite franchise of all time. Also, for Rivals of Aether it's Kragg and Absa.

[@zexed4475]

A really good video

[@JohnnyGuiltyMan]

Hype. Just... Hype. Well at first it was Nago, thought he looked and played cool and he got me into GGST. And when Johnny got revealed... Well I think it's pretty easy to tell who's my main for the foreseeable future

[@tymon4729]

Isn't it the third time i see this topic made by gekko?

[@MrJmaster09]

I picked the low tier just because I feel like it.

[@gaqtek]

8:15 i feel called out

[@JulianVargas-bd7gg]

I’m still new to guilty gear strive and fighting games as a whole and the 2 characters that I seem to be enjoying are Johnny and sin do you have any tips for playing them?

[@williamalbatross4677]

i watched the whole vid and i gotta say it’s weird that it’s not called “how to pick Hwoarang in Tekken 8” cause that’s all it’s really about. huh, weird.

[@marcbraun5342]

Easy! Search whoever is the most...Dante-esk and pick him. That's your Ragna, Ken, Siegfried,...well, Dante if you're playing MvC, you get the idea...

[@marcbraun5342]

Oh, f*ck. Watching the video further and this even gets mentioned. ^^ And I forgot Ranger since I don't play DNF Duel...

[@mp10904]

Enjoy your break mate

[@Michirin9801]

I just pick the cutest girl... But sometimes, when I'm familiar with the series, I tend to go for a comfort character I already know... And sometimes those two are the same~

[@JTBJacksdeadasschannel]

My suggestion is just to pick whoever looks the coolest or the hottest and go from there

[@iTSYABOYLOBSTAMAN]

As a person who likes the funny stupid characters in fighting games. I am eyeing both faust and HC when i get the game.

[@Lillykohai]

I recently started with GG Strive and im enjoying it so far, but i have a problem with the controls (new to fighting games) i have huge problems with the input sometimes and finding a main is difficult for me, i really like Ramlethal and Bridget, is it always better to play with controller or should i get a fighting stick as soon as possible?

[@gerkirschbaum]

If you watch some tournament footage you‘ll find that every character gets played by both controller and stick players, so my advice would be to not worry about input method while choosing a main. While one might have some form of physical bias towards one form of input, that stuff gets massive outweighed by the practice you put in with either device. If you have a friend that owns a fightstick, maybe borrow it for a couple of days and see how you like it. You might even find it less comfortable than playing on controller.

[@superluminaloverlord7775]

Where are my fellow Slayer and Axl mains?

[@d1m4e32]

When we first booted up the game with my friend we knew nothing about the game lore characters nothing and i was like im going as the one with the biggest tits and yhe rest is history lmao

[@kaokano]

Hey, my dislike of playing top tiers has nothing to do with pride... it's cause I hate playing ditto's, so if I pick a lower tier character, my likelihood of that drops significantly.

[@yulikitten]

I didn't pick Elphelt to win, I picked her so I can lose ✨ cutely ✨

[@Vernafveik]

When I started with Strive, I played Zato because I saw Gobou play him and thought he was cool Unsurprisingly, I didn’t stick with Zato. I went with Anji because I liked his colour palette.

[@SoaR.]

getting ggst only cuz i saw jacko 💀

[@captainhancock8070]

Didn't appreciate the callout at 0:28 Smh Gekko I thought we where mates 🥲

[@j.braunstein4599]

My criteria for a main character: First name must be Sol Last name must be Badguy

[@ThePersonWhoAsked69420]

No

[@imzdg]

Wrdd

[@JustStay_Kyo]

Yes

[@mysterwobble]

1. Must be Sol’s girlfriend 2.Must be named after a Jack-o-lantern

[@fatyoshi1456]

Must be on the game's cover, thumbnail, library icon, and storepage

[@3Bitjoke]

Strive's mission mode is great when trying to learn the game mechanics and learning the cast's quirks and features (I saw that happy chaos chair spin gif and THAT'S why i main him. I wanted to be kidding about this.)

[@jerry0iq740]

Same but also his theme

[@alonelyhyena4235]

I main him because he's got a gun, how am I gonna pass that up?

[@StarChargerStudios]

I main him because of his interesting archetype. on character select, they have archetypes listed for each character (zoner, power, rushdown, balanced, unique). happy chaos goes in close sometimes with good combos, but doesn't lack range options either. he doesn't have particularly high damage, and he certainly isn't a jack of all traits. so you would think they would put him in the unique category. no. he gets his own category to himself. Happy chaos's archetype is shooting.

[@einfangirl2351]

i mean he is cool but also banned in a lot of tournaments due to his strength i heard

[@Nine-Ball]

I main Nagoriyuki for one simple reason: We share the same birthday and I like sword characters.

[@R8Spike]

I mean... your technically not wrong for 1 reason

[@dracojaco7131]

good reason

[@jayblack5942]

"For one simple reason" *proceeds to give two*

[@Nine-Ball]

@jayblack5942 You saying my math ain't mathing bro?

[@jayblack5942]

@@Nine-Ball No way man Your maths is based AF.

[@RaguPastaSauce]

WTF, I DID have chicken dinner.

[@trialsjack007]

WTF, I’m ABOUT TO have a chicken dinner

[@starapton5374]

I Just finished a chicken sandwich

[@bloodredrain]

I’m going to touch you

[@xifond]

same!

[@BlackTestament]

Proof that gekko cares about his audience so much that he lives inside your walls

[@DrTrayCreeper]

"you're not gonna die because you switched off your main for 1 or 2 matches." Tell that to the Potemkin that rocked my shit 3 games in a row when I tried to pick up May.

[@prophetedubaroque5136]

GekkoSquirrel: take a SIMPLE character. Me: Systematically picking some of the hardest character.

[@invarkul7831]

How I picked my main: 1. YT recommended Strive 2. YT recommended potemkin funny clips 3. Buy Strive for potemkin 4. Main potemkin

[@cr0wnin]

3:30 this is why I’m so thankful Bridget is possibly one of the best characters for new players, and still holds together at high level. I went from loving her character, to loving both her gameplay and character.

[@horizonbumpy2828]

"Still holds up at high level" Apparently you don't know Bridget is the literal worst character with the worst win/loss ratio across the top 100 players.

[@Ch4pp13]

@@horizonbumpy2828 I missed the part where the top 100 is an accurate representation for the entire playerbase.

[@chillrendbeats]

@@Ch4pp13it doesn’t. It represents high level, like the quote the commenter was responding to.

[@coolkiddo3110]

I literally bought Guilty Gear because i just loved playing Bridget. Thankfully I like the whole game too! Now that I've gotten better I'vev been experimenting with Axl and I-no

[@averagetwink.]

@@coolkiddo3110Same!!

[@laidant6544]

What i did for picking up Potemkin as my main: first got strive, which is my first real fighting game, and then messed around for 1 to 2 days in training mode and with my friend. After playing half the cast and playing one match with pot, i knew he was the one. Then i looked up an in depth guide for him (1 hour and 16 minutes, thanks roofelmonger) and played around in training mode for about 3 to 4 hours while following the guide and trying out new things. Here i am 9 months later doing kara cancels and watching top level players to find new combos for different situations. Man fighting games are fun.

[@yugijak]

Hot take I understand not wanting to feel carried But a good character doesn't stop a bad player being bad You still have to put in a lot of work no matter who you play, and if anything higher end characters tend to get matched against other high end characters, especially mirrors

[@Chesse291]

this is a cold take

[@yugijak]

@@Chesse291 I mean this was also meant to be somewhat sarcastic

[@MrBubbabolly]

It's usually immediately obvious to me who I am going to like. Big? Armored? Vaguely comedic? Winner. Potemkin, Tager, Big Band, Goldlewis, it helps to have a type of character you connect with. In my opinion, whoever you think looks the coolest is the best place to start. Your enthusiasm will carry you until you figure out if it isn't for you.

[@Dreckssack]

My method for picking my main in GBVR was looking at the roster, seeing that Zooey has dustloops and picking her. It is quite simple, but effecive

[@dasuperbeefman]

I picked anre because they looked funny. That's it, doesn't get any deeper.

[@dragonmaster3030]

I picked narmaya solely because she's cool, first stance character I've played but we'll get their, eventually

[@fabbae215]

when i started 6 months ago (this is my first fighting game) i mained djeeta, then BOOM im mainly using avatar belial now, still learning but hey they're pretty similar but more masochistic. -has a fireball/projectile -rekka -DP 😂🎉

[@Hi-6969]

Good Point, However... Potemkin does indeed need a buff

[@SHORYUKIN-SF6]

Main criteria 1 Must have a big sword. 2. Must be a vampire

[@xHongxKongxHK]

8:17 this part hit me hard. I’ve been playing granblue recently and absolutely love Seox but felt bad playing him because he’s so strong and have been going back and forth in the roster ever since trying to figure out who to play when I should’ve just played who I wanted to play (‘:

[@Alvis44]

Play seox then, hes cool who cares if hes strong

[@Riiddens]

Sometimes, first impressions matters. When I started playing GGST (my first FG) I started with Gio, because she looks cool and easy, but as I began to play regularly, I told myself "she'll quickly be redundant", so I picked I-no, absolutely hated her hoverdash, and swapped to Anji. I learned a lot playing Anji, I like his gameplay, but I didn't get the same feeling as some other characters, like I wasn't that comfortable in calling myself an Anji main despite loving the gameplay, because I wasn't that fond of the character itself. So after a long break, I picked Jack-O because I love her design, personnality, and near limitless possibilities. But I'm not great with hard characters, and even while loving her gameplay, having the best step up of overall knowledge of the game, etc... I still had this hunch that it wasn't right. And guess what, I came back to Giovanna. And God do I love her. And even after all that, I still had fun with Anji and Jack-O, and I learned a lot of things with them I probably wouldn't have if I never dropped Gio, so don't be afraid if you struggle to find a main quickly, it's never lost if you're learning/having fun !

[@spicyluvsyou]

After a while, you kinda get a sense of what you like. Typically, I like grinding setups and combos so most of my characters tend to be gimmicky setplay characters or zoners. Like in strive I use Jack o and Bridget, sf6 I use Kimberly, idol showdown I use sora. Which is why in gbvr I use Nier. Its's almost like I'm playing Jack o in another game 😂

[@redivee7382]

I recently picked up Strive, with my only other fighting game adjacent experiences being an unhealthy amount of smash ultimate and goofing around in Skullgirls Mobile. I immediately gravitated towards Ram because she looked cool and when I saw the puppy on the win screen I knew she was who I was gojng to main. I've had a lot of fun over this first week and have began experimenting with Baiken aswell and thats been a lot of fun too, so I'm probably gonna stick with those two. Great video btw

[@Little_TimTim]

Anji's whole style is what made me main him. The guy is a big muscular traditional dancer that just spins around his opponents. I fucking love that

[@GigaGom]

my issue is i end up liking most of the casts as i like all archetypes so sticking to one is the hardest thing for me

[@inferno1738]

"I know player who started playing games because of 1 character". Me, who sees 2B in granblue rising. U don't know me, gekko😐

[@TheEpicPancake]

My introduction to fighting games was learning how to play Voldo in SC6 despite being told he's among the most complex characters to pick up for a beginner. His animations and movements were just so rad. Turns out I dig a trial by fire if the character jives with me, because every single game I end up gravitating to whoever has some cryptic ass mechanics or weird execution. Strange gameplans are what screw me up when I'm starting out. Voldo may have 4 or 5 stances with various moves putting you in or out of them, but his basic idea of FS = pokes and whiff punishes, BS = better, stubby buttons, and MC = mixups was easy to grasp despite the surrounding complexity. Compare that to Yuzu in UNI, and I had a lot more trouble figuring out *how* to play until I figured out how to boil her down a bit, despite happily getting used to her mechanical side.

[@Alvis44]

Same but for lee in tekken and narmaya in granblue. I also like jamie a lot as well

[@hippolyte5248]

I always enjoy rushdowns the most. Then I saw BIG CHUNGUS POTEMKIN and was just forced to main him

[@RBTD-bn6us]

Reasons I Chose Happy Chaos as My Main in GGS: 1: He's my favorite character, and he's a GOATED character 2: Despite his HUGE learning curve, he's HELLA fun to play, and learning him is S A T I S F Y I N G 3: He allows me to be the most annoying mfer in the game (Trust me when I say that I have, in fact, gotten more than one opponent to rage quit XD) 4: He's a "Think or DIE" character, much like Spy from TF2, if you're playing him with your brain off, it doesn't matter WHAT you're doing, you gonna lose. So keep your brain on, and think fast, yet smart

[@AsgarIronsword]

I jumped around for so long, buying dlc characters and whatnot and never quite settling in. All for my friend to tell me to try Ramlethal randomly and I realized I’d somehow constantly overlooked her and become a Ram main almost immediately

[@osricen]

I remember falling in love with Dizzy from Guilty Gear, but being completely unable to handle her. I played Ky because he was easy. Then, I played Jam and got really familiar with how the game worked (even though every character is a world apart) and was not intimidated by speed eventually. Then it was Millia, for a bit, and then back to Jam (I was able to do brutal combos now!) Once I got confident enough, I got back to Dizzy and, slowly, learned how to handle her. I was destroying everyone with her in a matter of days. It was her mojo that kept me trying and the experience I gained that let me try again. Sometimes you like a character's design so much you want to make them do cool stuff. So, yeah. ❤ Every character has a specialty and sometimes there are transitory characters that show you the way...

[@organous8870]

I absolutely fell in love with Zangief in SF4. He is such a lovable teddy bear. I was disappointed when SF5 seemed to take that away. But SF4 was an amazing time for me because of him. Luffy started playing Rose specifically because she had the biggest tits. He went on to be one of the strongest competitors in SF4. Whatever gets you in there, go for it. I felt guilty when starting Dragon Ball FighterZ (arguably, I'm still "starting" over a year later, because I don't give it much time). I love grapplers, but grapplers tend not to be great in games like this. I also love parries, because it lets me turn my opponent's strength against them. So, I started with UI Goku. At the time, he was considered to be absolutely busted. I only learned that after I started playing him. So, I felt guilty for picking a top tier, but it's the character I enjoyed. I just took some comfort in that there's no way I was going to actually play at that level, so nobody had to worry about me power-gaming for the sake of it. (Don't get me wrong, I absolutely will play competitively if I like a game enough.) And now, I'm getting hate from some because I also want to play Z Broly. I won't play them both at the same time, because of lore reasons, but Broly gives me the experience I want. I literally do not care what anyone thinks about me for that.

[@SupiSuki]

How I found my main: Played Jack o gooning ensues Mains Jack o

[@teighhoken2618]

7:03 Just letting you know there's no thumbnail for the archetypes video you're referring to here.

[@remot1]

"Some people buy entire games because of one character" _cough_ Bridget _cough_

[@advcat]

Or, choose the hottest character. Potemkin is a pretty good pick if you ask me.

[@MappaDoji]

Earlier this year, I had a character crisis in Strive. When the game just came out, my first main was Ky. I liked his design and his gameplay. He's extremely easy to play, his combos are simple and intuitive, his damage is high, and he has options for every situation. I was a beginner in Guilty Gear, since Strive is my first serious dive into the series (I played a bit of the previous games when I was a kid, but it was never hardcore), so he was perfect for me. Plus, I don't like very technical and execution-heavy characters in general. However, playing a lot of him ended up being very boring for me, just as it was with SF6 Ken for Gekko here. I still like to play him, but now I only occasionally do that in casual sets against my friend. My second main was Bridget. I liked her for... the wrong reasons, but her gameplay was interesting and fun too. However, she ended up being not for me. Too much risk and execution for not enough reward. Even though I got into Celestial with her many times, at some point I just stopped having fun with the character. It was just pure sweat, and when I play like that, I get tilted easily when I lose. So, I was kinda stuck. Then, just as I was about to almost drop the game, Johnny came out and dragged me back into it. I'll never have a character crisis again. This character is just too good. Ever since the game came out, he was my most expected DLC character because I really like his looks and personality. I like characters who are like that in any fighting game and, if there are any, I tend to pick them as my mains. Johnny Cage is my favorite MK character, for example. I mained him in MK11, and would've mained him in MK1, if I had bought the game. So, when ArcSys announced Johnny at EVO this year, I was ecstatic. After hearing about what he was like in Xrd, I was a bit afraid he'd be too execution-heavy and complicated in Strive, but I was determined to overcome that. I didn't have to. He ended up being just perfect for me. I've been playing him non-stop for almost four months already, and I'm still having so much fun.

[@alexsvedegard]

My strategy that I've used since SF:3S is just: Looking at the roster, then picking whoever looks the coolest to me. It's worked out great so far, playing Twelve in my first fighter, to Noob Saibot, Nagoriyuki and now Avatar/Belial. It's always such a blast seeing someone decide on their main, it says a lot about them and in reality is usually a very deep rooted choice :)

[@nerdistb3achtwitch138]

The Chicken dinner joke caught me off guard cause I was actively eating fried chicken during my work lunch break.

[@shaan__real]

Idek what my archetype is for fighting games. I play puff in all smash games but only compete in melee, i play baiken in strive and +r, kohaku in melty, and akuma in third strike. I just shit around til i find something i like

[@ktehohaxy1915]

0:05 Does anyone know the name of the song in the start of the video? I cant find it