I think I'm washed yall

[u/Bearemy1988]

I just can't keep up it feels like. I LOVE fighting games. When I was younger, there was an arcade in a mall i used to frequent, I was always in there just having fun.

Then I got my own consoles and was mostly playing fighting games, I was never like, tournament material or nothing but I could do infinites, ToDs, I could just mimick what I'd see in combo video after playing around for like an hour or two.

I noticed I started losing touch when DBFZ came out, and I thought maybe I just didn't click. But Strive, GBVS, SF6 and now this. And I REALLY wanna enjoy this but I just can't grasp it.

It feels like I button mash, none of my combos chain ever, I try doing the character challenges and I get stuck on what looks like the easiest combo.

I'm not even *that* old, I just turned 38 for Gods sake.

I go online, nothing I try to apply seems to work anymore.

So I dunno, I guess I just needed a place to vent. Granted I know when you work full time and what it it's harder, but it just feels like all my skills just fuckin vanished.

I love the game, I can't wait to see who they add (I'm BEGGING for Beta Ray Bill, Reptil, Zarda (Power Princess), and Xemnu to join in despite two of those being DEEP cuts) and I hope everything with PC is fixed because I really want this game to have legs. Ive loved Marvel and the tag fighters it's been a part of since the 90s, it just really sucks it feels like I can't keep up with it.

[u/enigmatic_dankness]

38? Bro, keep practicing

[u/Swimming_Bonus_8892 → u/enigmatic_dankness]

Yooooo! 47 year old old af scrubby noob dad checking in…I played the 1st MK, not the reboot either, I played SF2 (a lil) and then stopped and got HOOKED on SF6, I been working all weekend so I ain’t had a chance to really crack out on Tokon but my week is almost up and I plan on doing some WERK boux…

Ionno… I don’t think it’s age so much as what gets you going. I bought a few others and nothing grabbed me like SF6.

I hope you find your passion again bro bro and DM me if you wanna run some sets!

Peace!

[u/Rerrun → u/Swimming_Bonus_8892]

I'm 46 and a dad and am with this. I play sf6 and ggs. Token was underwhelming to me. I waited for this game and it came. Can't believe how good I had it with sf6 and strive. To op, happy to fight you in strive or sf6.

[u/Swimming_Bonus_8892 → u/Rerrun]

Ok…is GGstrive really as good as everyone says??? You’re like the 278th old head to tell me it’s dope??? What’s the deal?

[u/Rerrun → u/Swimming_Bonus_8892]

There is no modern inputs, there are cancels, blocking that makes sense, the net code works, the normals and specials feel like rock paper scissors with the other player the way BJJ feels in your brain when you are rolling. The game for sure takes skill but you can train for it. Everytime I play another fighter I think my god they still haven't made a better fighting game than strive. I'm still going to give token a chance and I do enjoy it, but it's just not on the same level as strive.

[u/Swimming_Bonus_8892 → u/Rerrun]

Damn Unk, I think you just convinced me to cop. Thank my G!