Hello lemmy gamers! Curious who’s around here – anybody play fighting games?

I’m mostly into Tekken (and play it competitively), but I’ll dabble in most fighting games here and again. Would it be reasonable to have a community specifically for the FGC around here?

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    1 year ago

    Soul Calibur is my jam. That, and Mortal Kombat. Never played competitively, I’m not that good. Just good enough to beat all my friends, lol.

    Absolutely trash at Smash, though. I don’t think I’ve ever won a single game.

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    I’m sure lemmy will get enough members to make more niche communities eventually. I’m a fan of the netherrealm games myself like mortal Kombat and injustice.

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      1 year ago

      Yeeeahhh! Hopefully we are both about to get some exciting news tomorrow :D

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    Not my favorite genre, but I do like Tekken, Dead or Alive, Soul Calibre, Virtua Fighter, Battle Arena Toshinden, Fighting Vipers, World Heroes. Mostly I am attracted to a game for cool characters and fighting styles more than the actual fighting, if that makes any sense. Oh, does Virtual On count? 😋

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      I feel this, and I actually feel a little bit petty realizing that SF6 doesn’t have any fighters or attacks that seem visually interesting to me. It seems to be doing so many other things so well that it’s a strange sticking point.

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    Yesterdey I tried Tekken 7 on ps plus. Last time I played Tekken was back in the ps1 with Tekken 2. I really liked it, it remind me my afternoons being scared of yoshimitsu. If the community is created, I’m down!

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      It’s hard to get into them if you don’t have a friend there to explain things and help you. The guy who taught me how to play and got me started was like super diamond in SF5 and beat me with almost any character in any game. I beat his main team in Dragonball FighterZ once and it was the highlight of me playing lol.

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      They really do require a certain sort of attitude, you have to be okay with getting your shit kicked in 342 times before squeaking out a win. Although good matchmaking helps alleviate this a bit.

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      Oh it’s huge! So many people are playing it right now, I think they can count this as one of the most successful fighting game launches ever.

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    I liked Tekken 7, but didn’t have anyone to play with really. My favorite artistic style is the French Bread fighting games. Their characters are pretty stand out too.

    Currently don’t have my hotbox, so i can’t be grinding out combo trials and trying to figure out which character i vibe with most in SF6

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    I quite like playing SSBU! I go to my locals whenever I get the chance, though I’m still going 0-2. I’ve dabbled in Guilty Gear Strive, and with the current zeitgeist around SF6 I’m considering giving that a go as well.

    If anyone else is into Smash Bros games, check out !smashbros@lemmy.world! I just started it today.

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    Hey there! I’m a Smash Ultimate player. I’m going to my local regularly and trying to improve, though I’m still trash.

    I’d love to have a community for the FGC here. I frequented the subreddit r/CrazyHand a fair bit, which is a community focused on helping people improve at competitive Smash, and it’s a great little place.

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    I used to play a lot back in the PS3/360 days then my group fell apart, but have gotten back into them in the last year. Nowhere near competitive but it’s so hard to top the experience of playing fighting games with friends of similar skill levels and helping each other improve!

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    Hello lemmy gamers! Curious who’s around here – anybody play fighting games?

    Yes! I play mostly Guilty Gear Strive (although my favourite GG is Accent Core +R, closely followed by Xrd Rev 2) and now, Street Fighter 6. I’ve also dabbled in Tekken, King of Fighters, BlazBlue and a little bit of Soul Calibur 6.

    I’m not very good at them but I’m always up for some games. I just love the overall design and mechanics of fighting games. Oh, and combos. I’m one of those weirdos that likes to spend hours in the lab practicing combos instead of going online.

    My mains, if anyone cares to know:

    • Guilty Gear (all of them): Millia Rage
    • Street Fighter 6: Cammy
    • BlazBlue Central Fiction: Kokonoe
    • Tekken 7: Lidia
    • King of Fighters XV: Joe, Vanessa, Luong
    • Soul Calibur 6: 2B

    I’m mostly into Tekken (and play it competitively), but I’ll dabble in most fighting games here and again. Would it be reasonable to have a community specifically for the FGC around here?

    I guess if it gets big enough here, sure, it warrants its own community. For now, I think it’s fine if a few posts show up in this uhh…sublemmy?

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        I didn’t visit Kappachino much, to be honest. But it was really useful if you wanted to get information on ongoing and/or upcoming tournaments. Still, it’s nice to know someone there’s a Fediverse version out there.

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    I love fighting games, even if I’ve never been particularly good at them. It’s the character designs, music and stylish presentation in games like Strive, SF6 and Skullgirls that do it for me. I try to introduce my friends to the genre any chance I get but most people find them intimidating. Can’t say I blame them, but I think that SF6 will bring some new blood to the community.

    And I’ve unfortunately found a lot of ignorance and bigotry in fighting game spaces, like in other exclusive Ur-Gamer spaces. I think with more notable queer and trans players in the scene though, things are changing.

    Edit: I’d definitely join a FGC on Beehaw if such a thing appeared. Also I play on Steam!

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      And I’ve unfortunately found a lot of ignorance and bigotry in fighting game spaces, like in other exclusive Ur-Gamer spaces. I think with more notable queer and trans players in the scene though, things are changing.

      I think that’s true for the bigger franchises, unfortunately. But honestly, the Guilty Gear (mostly Strive, I suppose) and BlazBlue communities tend to be pretty chill, from what I’ve found on reddit.

      Also, hello, fellow Millia main (if I’m guessing it correctly through your username).

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          That looks awesome! I hope you won’t mind me asking but where did you get the coat and the fur hat? Also love the Testament with the umbrella as a replacement for the scythe.

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            I got the whole getup from EZCosplay except the boots and tights. And yeah I didn’t know them but they looked awesome!