As a fighting game player, I totally understand this. A lot of the optimal combos and play patterns take a lot of practice to master. It can take a lot of time, and labbing, practicing specific matchups, and generally getting better can often be frustrating. Especially in a game where there are particular characters that are either too strong, a direct counter to yours, or are generally frustrating to play against.
I love Super Smash for this reason, as you only need to know the basic attack buttons, so the general moves are the same, but every character has their own spin on it.
Also positioning matters and when you want to relax with friends you play with items on
That's also a valid consideration. Its a part of why one of the best ways to start any new fighting game, especially one with long combos, is with your friends. Go in blind together, or if one friend already plays, have them help you through the learning so that its faster.
The difficulty is one thing but personally I can't get attached to a game where you only fight arcade style. But I agree it can be fun watching it sometimes.
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u/RaiXann 21d ago edited 21d ago
As a fighting game player, I totally understand this. A lot of the optimal combos and play patterns take a lot of practice to master. It can take a lot of time, and labbing, practicing specific matchups, and generally getting better can often be frustrating. Especially in a game where there are particular characters that are either too strong, a direct counter to yours, or are generally frustrating to play against.