I have never been into fighting games, but since I love 1v1 games, and sc2 ain't on my agenda now, I gave it another shot.

With my old hori stick, I went into the game that appealed to me the most, MKX (was on sale as well). The idea is to just get good at a character, so that I am equiped to jump into whatever new fighthing game that is comming up with more ease.
Unfortunately, I can't stand SF4/5 graphics, it just do not appeal to me at all, even though I played SF1/2 before a lot (casually with friends, no internet).

Should I quit?
I mean, is SFV and GG rxd where fighthing games will be like? Tekken I could handle graphic wise, but it was slow paced last time I played it. Mortal Kombat is really nice, but it seems nobody is playing it (my assumption).

kuresuti

1393 Posts

January 10 2016 14:18 GMT

#246

What do you mean by "Is SFV and Xrd what fighting games will be like?" exactly?

TBH I think I speak for most when I say that MKX is probably the worst fighting game on the market right now. Maybe you should look up Killer Instinct? It's coming to PC this year if you don't have an Xbox. Otherwise SF and GG are the most popular ones right now (and rightfully so imo).

porkRaven

United States953 Posts

January 10 2016 16:55 GMT

#247

If he doesn't like sfv's graphics idk how he will like killer instinct. You should quit if you don't find the gameplay compelling enough to continue. There is a new kof that is coming out (looks terrible gfx wise imo). I am sure that the people who made MKX will release another title similar to it soon enough.

Duka08

3391 Posts

January 10 2016 19:51 GMT

#248

Can't get into fighters because of the graphics....? I mean, maybe look into Tekken 7 eventually but other than that I don't think that mindset will lead you to much enjoyment with fighters.

Trumpet

United States1935 Posts

January 11 2016 04:24 GMT

#249

if you dont like the sf / gg graphics, don't worry. King of Fighters 14 will be right up your alley

MKX is still big though and NRS seems to want to continue supporting it, not sure why youd stop? It's just not big with the same set of players, but NRS just announced another like 100k in pot bonuses or something right? No clue what the EU scenes are like for NRS games though, that could be a different experience entirely.

Harem

United States11390 Posts

January 11 2016 05:00 GMT

#250

On January 11 2016 13:24 Trumpet wrote:
if you dont like the sf / gg graphics, don't worry. King of Fighters 14 will be right up your alley

Just wait for shaq fu 2.

crappen

Norway1546 Posts

January 11 2016 09:56 GMT

#251

Wow, thanks! The games Killer Insticnt and KOF14 looks cool, and nothing like SFV. There is something in SFV that just screams no within me.

Can't get into fighters because of the graphics....? I mean, maybe look into Tekken 7 eventually but other than that I don't think that mindset will lead you to much enjoyment with fighters.

Yes yes and yes. It have to be visually stimulating to hit someone. When I do a combo it needs to satisfy something in me. Sure, later on the mechanics will be more important, and I will realize MKX is awful or not. Now MKX it is the only thing drawing me in, as its just so fun getting those combos rolling, and it's visually appealing.
But yes, maybe I have the wrong mindset, or maybe the mindset will grow as I get the mechanics down on my Hori stick, making it easier to transfer that to new games. I just dont see me playing SFV, but who knows. The game seems stuck in 99

Flicky

England2663 Posts

January 11 2016 11:46 GMT

#252

Show nested quote +

Yes yes and yes. It have to be visually stimulating to hit someone. When I do a combo it needs to satisfy something in me. 9

If that's what you want, just play someone like Sin or Sol in Xrd. They're meaty as fuck.

I have a similar problem in SF4 where most characters just feel like they're barely hitting the other fighter. Makoto was my solution to that.

Foxxan

Sweden3427 Posts

January 11 2016 12:28 GMT

#253

When i bought SF4 and played it, the biggest drawback to me was the SCORE inbetween rounds, they took so got damn long that it just made the game way less appealing.

Downtime=SUCK!

sung_moon

United States10110 Posts

January 12 2016 04:46 GMT

#254

Anyone here still play Skullgirls on Steam? Been learning it recently; having a lot of fun with it, and with Winter Brawl allowing free entry for Skullgirls, I'll probably practice a bit.

Kingkosi

United States1215 Posts

January 12 2016 18:55 GMT

#255

Sung, I actually bought it a few months back during a sale and have been dying to learn how to play it. We should get down sometime and you can teach me a thing or two?

My Steam handle is KingKosi

sung_moon

United States10110 Posts

January 12 2016 19:49 GMT

#256

Added you, and more like can you teach me lol. I'm so bad at this game, but it's hella fun.

Trumpet

United States1935 Posts

January 14 2016 03:58 GMT

#257

oh boy that game is different than I remember it. Still fun, some of the new chars seem real hard to zone against tho D: how similar is robo fortune to mvc2 cyke?

rebdomine

6040 Posts

January 14 2016 04:02 GMT

#258

I think I can play a bit of Skullgirls during the weekend (but I'm from SEA, so expect around 200 ping or so). If that's fine I can give you my handle (have not really played in a while though so I might have forgotten a lot of what little I did know)

sung_moon

United States10110 Posts

January 14 2016 04:40 GMT

#259

You can probably zone decently with R.Fortune, but her rushdown seems crazy. So many crossups/overheads with helicopter/pizza slicer lol.

Peacock does look hard to zone properly with.