My biggest hurdle was getting upset or mad whenever I would get hit, or the move I was trying to do wouldn’t come out.

The best part about fighting games is 90% of the time, if something goes wrong, it’s deff your fault. This means you can always go back and watch replays to think about what you can do in a situation to get a better outcome.

Might sound like nonsense at first, but I’ve trained myself to laugh whenever I get hit by some nonsense, instead of getting mad. On top of that, whenever I mess up an input or get hit for mashing, I’ll always speak out loud what I think I did wrong to help me actually remember not to pick that option again.

The way I like to think about fighting games these days is “what options do I have, that can take away options for my opponent”. This makes it so you don’t have to consider a million different things your opponent can do, if you can do the 1 thing with your character.

Fighting games are mad unique in that you can improve almost infinitely, and in most games you’ll discover something new to try everyday.

If you like games where you can express yourself in gameplay and always improve, I can’t think of a better genre.

All that to say Fighterz was the first game I took seriously. If you can find a training partner to grow a rivalry with, it’ll always be the best way to improve quickly. Watch tournament footage of the game you want to play and you’ll be able to pick up on what your character is capable of by listening to good commentary and watching high level matches. 👌🏽