When SALT Strikes: How to Get Good At Fighting Games (GIT GUD!)

[@KenM_1987]

Some tips to get better at fighting games: 1. Once you've chosen your main, and practiced a bit, break your characters abilities down into a flowchart when you fight people online. I like to open up with certain moves and see my opponents capabilities to block them. If they can't, I exploit it. If they can, I move to a different set and try to pick them apart systematically until I find something I can exploit. 2. Know your matchup, some characters just aren't meant to win against others. For example, Vega usually gets torn up by Guile or Ryu. 3. Fundamentals are the most important thing to your game. Sure if you can pull off fancy combos you may win. However, if you can't defend, or you don't know your basic buttons despite knowing fancier moves, any good opponent will recognize this and exploit it to their advantage. Practice your basics, even after you think you have mastered them. 4. This applies once you get beyond beginner stratus; Trust in yourself. You will never win a match if you don't have confidence. Most players let fear control them when they see high tier opponents and this will affect your gameplay. However, alot of high tier opponents can be tricked and deceived by a player who they consider lowtier if you plan your matchup accordingly. 5. Know your ground. This applies to some more advanced maneuvers and tactics in fighting games. If you know your opponent can't withstand pressure in a corner, do your best to push him back there. If you know your opponent favors corner positions (Guile I'm looking at you) try to get him out of position by any means possible. This may seem common knowledge, but true application requires quite a bit of mastery. Some of this was covered in the video, but I wanted to go a little more into depth on how some more advanced players think in fighting games.

[@finallyanime]

Wow!!! Thanks so much for the in -depth comment. Sincerely appreciate the comment. I even was reminded of a couple things

[@KenM_1987]

+finallyanime No problem, I have a ton of experience in fighting games online and in local tourneys. While I know you don't need it, I plan on writing some more in reply to my original comment, just to give additional tips for newer players and others who will happen to watch your video.

[@Weebabuu]

Another tip I'd like to add is to save your replays, no matter if you win or lose, save it and rewatch it to see what you did wrong, then avoid that in the future

[@finallyanime]

Weebabuu great idea actually

[@topdogg1231]

This might help some people: If you find yourself losing to the same character(s) over and over consider just learning that character for yourself. Once you do, you'll know the ends and out of that character, the strengths and weakness, the matchups ect. So you'll have a much better chance of winning against them AND you just learned a new character that you can now use :)

[@neverpracticalcreations9045]

I know this is an older video but I just wanted to say that this is an extremely well thought out video and the tips are extremely important in helping many people become better Fighting Game competitors. I love that you state facts about the frustrating mentality of fighting games that happen while informing people that toxic behavior like bad winners, taunting, and rage quitting are not acceptable. Many times in the community you will hear people say it is ok to talk trash and in a friendly environment, it is fine. You deal with this issue really well and your mentality and thought is very much resonant and extremely appreciated. Great video!

[@jinjin45]

What you said about going through the motions and not comprehending why you do certain moves as opposed to others, really resonated with me. You put some seriously good info in this video. Thank you.

[@finallyanime]

Thanks!! :) that really means a lot. Been a busy last few months but I'll be getting back to it soon

[@jinjin45]

+finallyanime Hey, ces't la vie. You've definitely gained a subscriber with this one. I'll be tuned in for more.

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[@bryarkelly]

i don't know if i'm gonna sit through the whole video because i'm not at all new to fighting games but i wanna say that so far, this is pretty great and really serves to break down the thought processes into a way even people who don't play many games at all can understand. it makes me pretty happy to see content like this. you also have a pretty great voice, and you provided plenty of humor and kept it entertaining. i'm definitely impressed.

[@Nu63]

Overall good tips, but I'd add a couple things - About learning the meta: Ignore tier lists if you're just starting to learn a game. Pick a character you like and stick with it - once you've mastered a character, you can get pretty far before that stuff starts to matter. The other thing is about internet information. Only read what you need to know for your skill level. Frame data, various tech traps, opponent specific combos...etc. are only going to frustrate you if you're a beginner. Execution and basic defensive skills need to come first. Learn to block the slow lows in 3d fighters, learn a basic air combo, learn when and when not to use a wake up, learn to anti-air in 2d fighters...etc. And last, learning is not a steady slope upward: It's a jagged line with lots of ups and downs. You might nail a basic BnB for a week straight and then the next week you'll be blowing it every-time. You have to practice through it. It takes lots of time -- and I mean lots. Not a few weeks or even a couple months. 6 months to a year and maybe longer depending on how well you adjust.

[@joytoy322]

Super great video! Thanks! I have one thing to add on #10 too. What you said about taking a break.. That's definitely the most effective thing you can do. When you become super salty, you lose focus and the only thing you're thinking about it how angry you are. When you come back to the game calm, you can think clearly and process everything again. Anger just clouds your mind. Anyways, thanks and keep on fighting! :D

[@xFoxnullx]

Im a huge fighting game player and this is pretty damn cool, i showed it to some of my beginner friends. You got a really friendly voice and you make it welcoming for newcomers, i like it man, nice work.

[@progressorx7183]

Must've watched this 5 times its so therapeutic so calm and relaxing. I can comprehend this very well and makes perfect sense.

[@finallyanime]

Thanks so much :) that really means a lot to me

[@theendlessgrey]

Thanks, this is a big boost in moral. Just got my first fightstick and I'm pretty hyped.

[@finallyanime]

thanks man! im really grateful you liked the vid :)

[@TheLuconic]

This can apply even in real life. Like say real fighting. There’s always someone better and if they are ok with it, spar with them to learn any weaknesses you have and strengthen them. Or when working on a project, there’s more than one way to get around a problem.

[@kozmo7]

Thanks man, I got into SF for the first time when SSF4 hit and got salty cause of how different Capcom fighters were from what I was used to. I grew up with MK, Tekken and Soul Caliber so the input commands and timings of combos [links!] really made me irritated. I could hold my own in Tekken but in SF, I'd get absolutely annihilated. I wiped away the salt tears though and slowly picked up my stick again, vowing to never give up, no matter if I never win a match for the rest of my adult life. Even if I am in diapers at 90, you will see my scrub Dud whiffing proud on PC or PSN. Thanks for the motivation and praise to King Tut.

[@dumbfoxmedia]

I've been getting backing into fighting games recently (I used to play them a lot when I was younger, it all started with SF II Turbo on the SNES) and I thought it would be a good idea to look into other people's techniques with conquering the fighting realm. This video was not only extremely informative, but was easy to follow. Really good work. Thanks.

[@ZYR47]

Just got Skullgirls and am finally getting back into fighting games (used to play a lot, but just casual grade). But between you're video and my constant card game playing, I hope to get to a higher competitive grade. So thank you, great video.

[@AlexCritic]

I just recently started to get in to Tekken 7 and your tips are amazing! Fighting games are so hard, they require the best of you, and right approach to them is the most important thing. Your video is amazing for getting in right mentality.

[@DesicrationSmile]

Very solid advice, as someone just getting serious about fighting games, allot of this advice resonated really well with the problems I've faced this far. Thanks for the great video!

[@tokusentaianiki]

to the guy asking about the fgc in getting, yes, there is apretty big scene. especially near Atlanta(my scene is in Columbus and its decently big). You want to play people? go to anime conventions. the skullgirls creators will actually be at momocon this upcoming year so go to that if you can

[@Alexander-xw8vp]

7:45 3rd fighting game turorial I hit up and FINNALY someone explains what those numbers mean. Thank you sir. Now I can understand whats going on in combo tutorials.

[@wumbocookies9015]

I randomly decided to get Skullgirls on a whim a few days ago because it was on sale and I’m seriously glad I stumbled upon this video, I’m hoping to put your advice to good use. I have no way of knowing whether or not you’ll even see this comment, but I just want to let you know that even 10 years later, new players like me are still using your guide to git gud, thank you.

[@ACGalaga]

BTW: I bought a buffalo fight stick for ~25 bucks. It was pretty cheap. Found a PS1 Hori and got a USB adapter for it. Ended up using that more because it just worked better than the Buffalo. The other day, I found a store that sold buttons and other parts. Got 8 Sanwa buttons for ~1.60 each and installed them on the Buffalo. Holy crap is there a difference!! I was surprised to find out how much easier it was to do links and chains in SF4. Next, gotta replace that stick!

[@iAmCyberwaste]

After having played on and off for nearly 20 years, I finally want to take the plunge and want to get better, and this is probably gonna be my starting point for a long time to come. :)

[@SpookyBoogie7]

I love having a rival in Street Fighter but he always kicks my ass haha.

[@kuromon20]

Thanks man. Just lost against a better player for 2hrs straight and this helped me out of the pits of depression

[@welon17]

I jumped into Skullgirls online recently, I can beat the Arcade mode in the hardest difficulty, no continues (sometimes), so I considered myself ready to online... Boy, was I wrong! I won a few matches but the ones that beat me, really DID beat me. I didn't got salty, I just didn't know what was happening, that guy just destroyed me, one hit got in and it was over, I still have a lot to learn.

[@Trent_Skylark]

I was playing SG Encore last night and I was 0-9....sodium levels maxed out. I felt like the matchmaking did not want me to enjoy myself AT ALL!!! I'm really afraid to press buttons online. I would classify myself as being on a casual level...but this game is so engaging and equally frustrating that I just pine to get better. Your video was truly inspiring and I'll try to have a little more patience in the future. One thing you could mention is endless practice against the computer on a higher difficulty. Not as good as practicing with another person but the CPU will usually go for easier to use, guaranteed damage so it forces you to play cautiously. Great vid and if we ever meet online I promise not to RQ lol

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

Number 4 is the biggest tip I can take from this. I really suck at fighting games. Actually, at any violent video game, but I still love them all!

[@toniconge7003]

Thanks for the help! I've really appreciated Skullgirls as a game in that it has beautiful art but I just recently decided to actually try playing a Fighting game for the first time and learning how to play them.

[@wmendozer]

New subscriber. You're super chill and we need more people like you in the community. Thanks a bunch man!

[@petr79]

yes, casuals games are very important too. not so much because you'll improve your skills but because you'll also learn to be patient and open to other people who want to improve. I never refuse to play against players who do not play as well as me. I wish some better players had the politeness of casual players. Of course this does not mean that casuals should follow behind good players and annoy them to no end.

[@dabigunit44]

I think that the Dreamcast version of Soul Calibur did it the best with Mission mode. It taught me how to use every character in the game and how to make reads. If every fighting game had a mission mode, I think more gamers would get gud.

[@glenburg89]

Hey finallyanime, I just wanted to say, what a splendid video tutorial you put together! I love the presentation, practical tips, and commentary. All of these tips make sense and are necessary for getting to the next level :)

[@TalonRoar]

Thanks, man! This really helped me a lot. Great video. I've been trying to get in the fighting game community as of late and there's this giant wall of skill that I've been having the hardest time overcoming. This was a huge encouragement! You definitely got a like for this and a sub!

[@RexSurname]

Hype video - I would definitely recommend this to anyone whom is just starting out learning fighting games.

[@jettmanas]

Great job. Been playing fighters a really long time, but am not great & like to hear new info. Watched so many videos that it's hard to remember which ones I've seen already. The point on testing a combo on all characters- I try universal combos for games w/weight classes so I don't try to memorize too many combos for a character. Since I play multiple fighters and have teams and/or subs, I can remember a corner combo for say- BBand, but not everyone. But a solid vid indeed.

[@gaytsuba-4164]

This is so helpful. My execution is pretty much perfect & my combos are usually unheard of & beastly, even my situational combos, and im good at optimizing. My problem is the Metagames, I completely break down if someone has a life lead and starts taunting me. Or they just stand there, like they literally just stand in the same spot and do nothing, then they counter EVERYTHING you do. They stand in the same spot and just counter everything, reading you like they know everything about you. It drives me fucking bananas. It's a rare occasion, but once someone gets in my head and has the match under lock & key, I just give up. I never quit, but I stop trying my best and hope for the match to end soon. But after watching this, I think im gonna try some new things with a new perspective. Thanks :)

[@KentaSan17]

I cant wait to hear more from you about getting better! :D

[@gobbysauce]

Thanks for the advice! I've got a group of 3-4 friends who absolutely crush me at Skullgirls.

[@tathagatagautama8124]

Thank you for this video, I was getting a little discouraged but this video has given me the will to keep playing my current fighting game.

[@SDteddybear619]

Thanks for all the tips man, this was a fantastic video! I loved that salty bit btw, I gotta work on the rage build up myself.

[@lzfsburner]

I'm proficient at Tekken, but new to player vs player Blazblue & Guilty Gear. I suck but I'm glad the people I meet are chill. This vid helped a lot w/ my "combat moral" lol.

[@dominicmurphy2010]

That last tip really helped, dude. Thanks. :)

[@galacticstorm8044]

Damn this has been good to my heart. I've been so salty with MKX the last days and it's my first fighting game ever. Always been a FPS guy all my life and wanted to try something new but i'm getting beat by EVERYONE. And i can do the combos in training mode but i freeze in PVP :(. THNX for the advise and i will go on practicing.

[@finallyanime]

ah definitely, i'll include the song list in the description and maybe annotations too. Thanks for the support :D

[@Arunrajabraham]

Thankyou for your valuable tips. I have always been a gamer, but have always stayed away from fighting game genre, (except for wrestling games if you could call them fighting games that is).. after the release of injustice gods among us, i really wanted to play the game. so i decided to get the game and it turns out i am no good at this genre. this video hopefully helps me enter this beautiful world called fighting games..kudos

[@07Krye]

I can't emphasize this point enough. ADD RIVALS! They do so much for your game. You can't even imagine. I have 3 rivals. All of us are constantly looking for ways to beat each other. We find tech for each other. We teach each other what we're doing to punish. We help optimize each other's combos. Also, GET THOSE CASUALS IN! Playing offline was an eye-opening experience. Don't focus on only fighting rivals, you won't get anywhere. Wake up. Do work. Get salty. Kick some ass. And have nice day.

[@asquared98]

Thanks! This tutorial was so helpful and thorough. Recently picked up Soul Calibur 4(i know im super late 😂) and i wanted to get better. U should upload more often again on fighting games. Great job 👍

[@finallyanime]

+asquared2 +glenburg89 +Luke Justice & other comments, I really appreciate the love :) Hopefully I'll be making some more vids soon if more current fighters come to pc. It's just been some life stuff going on, so it's been a bit tough.

[@persona83]

Something I like to do is watching my own replays, specially if I lose to someone really better than me. The amount of errors we can pick up in our own playing is shameful, but it helps a lot for our "do not" list.

[@Layahn]

A little late, but it might be worth linking all of those sites for fighting games (shoryuken, skullheart, dustloop, etc) in the description to help with the online searching portion.

[@Stay_ClassyYT]

Honestly when I first get into fighting games two years ago was DOA 5 ultimate back when it was free for PS3. I say the gameplay for me was the easiest and impactful part of sticking through it all the time that I enjoy it thanks to my mentor who actually explains to the important stuff that is effective and fixing my very bad habits of Ayane that make me lose a lot m Now training still either I think it's kind of waste of time learning about it unless a game or character have something to let me interested on want I really need to know like Ayane's moves are quick and fast so I see some parts so I'll get at least most of her moves down even though I can make my own moves down even though most people I have faced keep on saying that I am a spammer but yet if people don't know how to do something in order to defeat me then they are mostly haters that don't anything. Same with Nyotengu on Last Round where I strive with her all thanks of myself of knowing how to do well with her on her combo training of how the game setup and use some if the combos on my own where you can see my videos on my channel and see how excellent I done well with her. Now the whole jc67 thing that most people do well with I never get that jumble at all where I always prefer reading in game combo directions since it is way simple for me to understand it that way which is why I only excel of DOA only because how the game play is, it is easy for me to know really. Right now I am playing Under Night In Birth and it's really different than DOA where I kind of okay with a few characters I like to play with except when people who really know how to play, I lose most of the matches which is kind of the problem I have which is why I am watching your video where I am liking it so far. even though I expierenced with people being as my rival where I add some of the people to my PS3, some people are annoying that I block some of them. Other than that great video so far.

[@Stay_ClassyYT]

Even I forgot to mention that I am a topaz fighter rank on DOA which is the reason on why I came back this year on rank just to get better of myself and have some confidence which is the great decision I ever did. Tired to moving on a next rank but it isn't worth it anymore where now the game keep on disconnecting me out of nowhere that I decided to quit playing the game due to team ninja being the shitiest company of all time.

[@patrickg5648]

"There's so much information on the internet it can be overwhelming. So my advice is scour the Internet for all the information you can POSSIBLY find! Yknow, so you don't get overwhelmed or confused!"

[@MarginalSC]

Step 1's always gotta be learn the basics. Learning combos first is counter productive.

[@Solaris_Stardust]

Really like this video. There's a real amount of truth to it and I'll definitely be sharing this to plenty of people. :D Also, Credits for the song at the end of the video?

[@RolloTheApollo]

Thanks for the video, i'm trying to learn P4A and this should help. I think i was already doing most of what you were saying in the video but man, it sure take a long time to make improvement. I'm on week one of my first fighting experience and i can string together some nice small combos against computer players, and the game is getting more and more fun. Hopefully one day i'll venture online and be able to beat some randoms, but i still think that's a few months away...

[@ApplePlugGaming]

I agree with the rivals thing fight stronger players I actually met finallyanime in my second skullgirls game and added him right away. We play every now and then and it made me a much better player.

[@Tewi7Inaba]

good vid but i wanna add something to the 2. situational practice. combos dont work same way in offline and online no matter how well you can get combo in training mode it might not work in online keep that in mind when youre learning. dont bother to learn 1 frame links if youre only going to play online youre only gonna get super salty when you drop the combo 50 times online and 0 tmes in training

[@ACGalaga]

Thank for the tips. Wish I was at home so I could keep training with this in the BG but alas, I'm away for the weekend.

[@llNeonNightRiderll]

Good shit FinallyAnime. Keep uploading these types of videos they are godlike.

[@greenhippoes]

Just started Blazblue, after finished the tutorials and cleared 1 to 5 challenges on most characters, I went on for the story mode, unfortunately I barely defeated Nu as Ragna at the first battle, kinda sad.

[@Lazylilipad664]

zack enstein Calamity Trigger?

[@Ratacus1]

zack enstein Nah, its not sad, Blazblue is a REALLY hard first (i'm going to assume its your first) fighting game to get into!

[@greenhippoes]

Frozenloop continumm shift, but yeah, played the calamity trigger story mode fireball333333 jackpot. it's my first fighting game ever.

[@koricthegreat4047]

Step 1. Make me your mentor, Step 2. Don't give up once we finish the basics.....that's when the fun is suppose to begin damnit!!!!!

[@MySmccoy]

you're so insightful and your voice is therapeutic lol

[@finallyanime]

furreal?? effin nice :D yeah i would use a stick but its not working with MY pc of course -_- but yeah i wanna get back to the stick soooonnnn.

[@finallyanime]

SooSOOOooooooo true :D You gotta get in a variety of matchups and offline can be some of the realest. I guess im gonna have to see if i can actually make one of the local groups for once. oh and i think i joined slapfest too. @bryarkelly heyy thanks a lot :) I'm glad you think it's something that wasn't boring lol. I was worried 20 minutes of this would get tired :/ @DesicrationSmile thanks :D @StreakSRM @IINeonNightRiderII For sure man....hmmm now what to do for the nexxxxxxxt one hmmm lol

[@p6mkq]

Useful,smart and well thought over advice. I guess you can back up your words with your skills,too.Figures.

[@Drying_Pan]

Best fighting game info on the net. Subbed.

[@finallyanime]

@tokusentaianiki heyy thanks for that really helpful comment :)

[@Ignant1986]

Get a game with a tag mode and practice with a friend. Teamwork and friendly criticism go a long way with building confidence.

[@StreakSRM]

Good advice for beginners! The video was very well done.

[@MembaDP]

Wow, this was extremely helpful. Thanks for the tips!

[@ValkenEX]

This was a really great video. I consider myself a beginner at fighting games, but in reality I'm probably an intermediate player. that being said, I would really like to be able to contact you and learn some things from you if possible? I have many questions about fighting games that have honestly never been sufficiently answered for me.

[@finallyanime]

No prob, feel free to comment here. Probably best so others can see your questions & my answers

[@TheEmptyEstus]

I fought one guy in kof and i found out that he was a legend and was teaching me all kinds of crap!!

[@halfdarkshadow]

My question is more towards the _"how do you actually discover/learn/findout/etc about certain combos"_, if that makes any sense. I guess the process might be a better word? I don't know, but one thing that always I could never understand is when others and videos like this just say "practice combos". I seriously can't find anything online that addresses my question (or I'm just not looking up the right things). In what regard? I mean, learning the combos from the challenge mode in games like P4AU, BlazBlue, etc, I'd assume can get you so far. And I'd figure it's something that comes with time, but personally, I have no idea where to even start. Is this something I have search the net for? Some videos help I suppose, but there's few and far between the level where many beginners start, and the crazy combos people record videos for. Especially when they don't provide what the imput was or any commentary, and will just have to figure out just from visuals only. Which is fine when you play enough of a certain character to the T, but it seems it would save more time to just leave the input in an annotation or description, no? I don't know. I'm looking way into this. But after playing so long, I still haven't passed that threshold of "it'll come naturally" and "just practice combos", when I personally have no idea where to begin to "practice combos", if I don't even know any, beyond what the game provides in the character tutorial/challenge modes. Do I just have to blindly just hit different buttons until something comes out, or there's something I can search around, for atleast some stepping stones on how to go on about it, and of course seeing other players combos and possibly their way on how they discover these combos and to obviously "practice combos", since it's probably something different from person to person.

[@TheKanjiX]

+halfdarkshadow Im in the same boat as you. I think its important to enjoy the game foremost before going casually competitive. Often I get frustrated and bored with doing the same combos over and over again, and soon my morale just go under. The thing I learned from that is I'm not learning anything important. Especially the core fundamentals of these fun, unique fighting games. I agree with this guy that repetition is vital, but as a newcomer, repetition didnt teach me anything. I had the same question as you, "Where do I start?". After realizing my mistake, all I really had to do was just enjoy the game. I accepted that I wasnt ready for the next step. "With natural play, comes with natural learning." I agree that it's going to take time. But unless you dont have a good understanding of the fundamentals, you're not going to progress much, like I didnt progress much. Watching plenty of videos helps a lot also (such as tournament games, especially). You're a smart dude if you're asking questions like these. My thoughts probably werent necessary because I believe you already had the answers in you. I dont doubt that you're going to achieve a level higher than you imagined. Well then, later.

[@winterrose7791]

+halfdarkshadow A good stepping stone would be to find your character's weaknesses and try to come up with combos or moves or anything to make up or defend against those weaknesses. Chances are that your rival knows them and will use them against you so be ready. Anpther good one would be the opposite, your character's strengths. What he/she is very good at. Find those moves, that gameplay, approaches, anything at all that it's outstanding at and exploit them. Don't only focus on the character though, also pay attention to how you're using him/her. I'm not really good with getting my point across but I hope it helped.

[@Hanbei]

+halfdarkshadow It's a process of "what if...?s'. You see that move that throws the enemy upwards? *What if* i used another move to juggle the opponent? And then *what if* i followed it up with this other move? It's too slow? *What if* i used the light version? And then *what if* i finished it off with a super? See that one cool combo you saw online? *What if* you followed it up with this move or that move? Etc. ...At least that's how i found out the only combo i've ever found out. I'm not really an authority on this subject.

[@VaydahHD]

I know im late to the part but do u have anytips on pressure?i play mostly mk9 and injustice and i can say iv gotten way better at fighting games since iv gotten onto them.but what iv noticed i have a hard time doing is shutt after another player keeps up the pressure with a combo thats plus on block and can just keep same combo going untill i try to counter and ends up getting a full combo on me because of it. Any tips for countering the pressure? (Ps u got my sub and deserve waaay more)

[@GeneralLazySpoon]

Learn about recovery frames and blockstun. Recovery frames are the periods of time where the character animation "resets" from an attack. Blockstun is how long it will lock you in the block animation. If an opponent is consistently pressuring you, look for when they place attacks that have high recovery times and low blockstun to place an attack that has very little startup (the wind-up frames) and active (damaging) frames, usually jabs (which you can hit-confirm into combos for maximum retaliation). However, it's good to note that some fighting game characters may have the option to continually push for "infinite block strings" where a specific combo can be repeated on block forever. They're rare and usually very tricky to pull off, but they exist. In cases like this, find which blocks (high/low) will block the combo and seek out to see if something like ducking will allow an attack to whiff, allowing for a whiff-punish. Once you've done a little bit of math on that stuff, get to know how "mix-ups" and "footsies" work to make sure you don't get into those nasty situations in the first place. The best defense may be a good offense. I'm not amazing at fighting games, but I'm learning a LOT by watching the pro tournaments and listening to the casters. They're usually participants of the tournaments or fighting game veterans, themselves, so you can pick out a lot of terminology and learn to read situations when they comment. GL HF!

[@Abigdummy4life]

Then there's of course, games like The Last Blade 2....ugh....I just downloaded the Vita version and I'm having a hard time trying to master some fundamentals with Moriya. It doesn't help in that the AI in such an old game revival is bullshit. Then we have something like BlazBlue before Chronophantasma; the hitstop in the first two installments was actually very lax enough for me to get down quite a few combos all too well; I guess the reason why it got lowered in CP was due to some people saying "the game doesn't look fast-paced enough". I also personally played A LOT of fighting games on Keyboard, which is arguably my best way to control a character; Melty Blood is also a great game for me due to very free-form pressure from normals and extremely versatile zig-zag magic series chains on the said normals. So far, execution was not a problem, but the problem was trying to find real people to fight. :P Then (I'll stop saying that soon I promise) there's Smash Bros., especially Smash 4; that game is one of the few that allows you to do a lot of actions on mere whim, so imho the only thing to master is different usages of your tools situational-wise, reaction and actually practice mindgames while trying to avoid roll-spamming. Execution doesn't seem to be a problem. Melee and PM are whole different stories though since you mainly need to master L-Cancelling and/or wavedashing. However, there's still getting your ass kicked and still needing to go into training mode for hours and hours...this comment is just long garbage so whatever lol Either way, this is a pretty solid video covering this topic. It has solid direction especially around the part where you shouldn't go online that fast.

[@keennickolas8575]

Basically, Yes! ^^

[@Stopher804]

Such a soothing voice..

[@brolawful1]

Im trying to get better, thanks for this video

[@KM-jb3vg]

I think my problem with fighting games is that I don't like losing because they are 1 vs 1 so it feels a lot worse than if you die in like a first person shooter where you have team and more than one chance per game

[@finallyanime]

K M yeah it can be really frustrating to lose as it often takes more effort than many more 'casual' games to win consistently. But trust me once you learn your character it feels like YOURE fighting personally...and your character is an extension of yourself

[@ashlonbryant5943]

thinking about getting skullgirls and maining beowulf..how good is he?

[@doubtequalsammo]

Great tutorial! Any tutorials on getting people to watch your tutorials?

[@Steve_A_C]

Great vid man I learned a lot from this, I appreciate the effort you put into it. :D

[@07Krye]

Join us at Slapfest on thursdays at 7pm EST then! Search for us on steam. Skullgirls Slapfest

[@p6mkq]

I would like to ask this: If in Persona 4 Arena I main Aigis and only won 100 of my 500 matches and played against B,A,S and SS and even master rank players only - should I have no regrets ?

[@NaffyFT]

i play with the d pad is it better than the analog stick or should i try the analog stick ?

[@randomguy-fr2qn]

The salt is real especially when you lost to some dumb shit and then you get taunted and then they leave when you really want that rematch

[@SuperDsx]

Thank You for tips finallyanime I hope you become great in you tube love & peace dude :)

[@TheMissKittyStar]

Nice. Thanks for this! Feel better knowing that it's ok for me to suck at Blazblue

[@jrpgcentral3237]

So I got into SF4 (like 70 or so hours online) so I'm kinda ok at it now lol, uh my issue is transitioning to other games. Skullgirls is just so different... I put most of my time into footsies and defense which is a winning strategy over doing 21 hit evil ryu combos, but in skullgirls footsies don't apply whatsoever... I the game is just so Damon fast and combos are pointlessly long... Idk any tips for getting in on an opponent? Tried the umbrella girl but her movement isn't a constant speed, it's bizarre... I'd go to Persona 4 arena but the Xbox controller is butt so I'm sticking w PS4. Tips?

[@finallyanime]

Updated Description: 1) Complete contents along with time marks to goto exactly where you want. 2) SongList along with youtube links 3) Footage Credits Be sure to really check the description if you wanna see what music I used :) thanks

[@SigantureLeaf]

Thank u for the inspiration hope u make more soon

[@undying1177]

I find your guide to be greatful but,most fighting games nowadays are being released with the sequel each year after year and all the mechanics are completely changing,it took me 3 years to learn all the things and how everything works in blazblue continuum shift and got good at it,while in central fiction,i am completely trash,I don't get the time to play and learn everything from scratch and I can't get proper help from anyone,this is a great guide,don't get me wrong,but not helpful to someone who's busy with other things in life and it really sucks for me to say it,I wish that most fighting games didn't take that long for someone to get into,I am still great at playing guilty gear,even with the new titles,but honestly I hate the fact that i have to start all of how the game works again for another long period of time

[@6Let]

Beautiful! Wonderful video!

[@robbedofwords]

Amazing video thnx for making it. Any chance of 60fps version?

[@jamesthompson6007]

This is very good video it makes sense love it

[@acornstairlift]

I'm planning on getting into fighting games and Skullgirls looks like a good place to start. Out of curiosity, do many people still play the game?

[@rickamoto7513]

+acornstairlift I own the Steam version, and a few people are playing it online.

[@StealthMoustache]

+acornstairlift Im sure a bunch of dudes are playing skullgirls. But is it a good game to invest a lot of time in. Id say for fun maybe. But you really should look into Street fighter V for a competitive game that will most likely have tourneys in the future. Cash dollar prices son.

[@electricant55]

+acornstairlift You can jump into Steam groups or go to skullheart forum and you'll find plenty of people to play with. Ingame quick matches are also not a problem

[@bloodaxe1010]

Yeah people still play online, i got the game today, learned a couple combos and tried 2 online matches and I almost won one, and then got stomped in the last one so you know, there are new and vet players in it

[@koricthegreat4047]

Set AI block to random. Practice your combo like that with hit confirms.

[@Gremory_666]

I Button mash to figure new combo in training mode.

[@CyberDragoon656]

is there something to get into a comfortable position with a arcade stick since that is one thing i have the worst time tensing up my arm when i try to do some basic things like running and air dashing in persona arena ultimax

[@loweffortproductions1985]

was that CCCCCCCCOMBO BREAKER really necessary to put in?

[@jrpgcentral3237]

Yo dude thinking of getting skullgirls, but I'm not a fan of tag fighters. Is it viable to use a solo character?

[@SakuraChai]

Of course! In story mode of SG you play solo (with the exception of the final boss in Squigly's story.) and online you have the choice of playing as 1, 2 or even 3 characters. The most common (that I've seen in months of playing) is doubles and solos. I highly recommend you give it a shot with tag teams because it's really fun.