If you have fastest fingers, specially fighting games are for you. The feeling is priceless after you win the very close match or round but if you are not good with your movements, continuous beaten by your opponent will be really heartbreaking. Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Injustice, Tekken are popular game franchises around the globe. Since the beginning these games have gone through many iterations over the years. Master fighting games to a competitive level these tips will be super useful.
Know Your Character
As the initial step you have to select your character, most players trying to select players that they like without doing some groundwork. Go to the practice mode and play with all the characters that existing in the game and select the character that you’re comfortable with. Then try to get to know your character that you playing as. Every character has their own unique move set, strengths, and weaknesses. Remember practice matches are the key mode to learn your character’s moves, combos, and special moves. It’s compulsory to use every character in the game in practice mode and check who the most suitable character for you. Sometimes we choose characters according to our preferences but there will be characters you can play better than the character you like.
Learn to Block
One of the things that you getting your ass kicked is you don’t know how to block. Opponent can cause a serious damages with their combos if you don’t have proper blocking mechanism. Blocking not only reduces the amount of damage you take, but it also opens up opportunities for counterattacks. Practice your blocking separately to give hundred percent focus. Learn when to use high, low, and mid-blocks. Knowledge about every characters moves list will beneficial for you to predict weather upcoming attack of the opponent is high or low. So you can block effectively.
Know when to Use Special Moves
Special moves are powerful attacks that can turn the tide of a match. However, they often have long startup animations and are vulnerable to being blocked or punished. Knowing when to use special moves is one of the key points of mastering fighting games. You should also learn how to execute your special moves quickly and reliably, so you don’t miss any opportunities to use them.
Master the Art of Combos
In order to make some serious damage fighting games coming with series of attacks that can perform together called combos. Without knowing how to perform the combos it’s useless to have a talk about this gaming genre. Start by learning some basic combos provided in the game tutorial mode and then work your way up to more advanced ones. Combos often require precise timing, so practice until you can execute them consistently. Combos can be created by mixing your character special moves with attacks, try out different special moves with various attacks weather they can perform continuous damage. If you can do some continuous damage by mixing special moves and attacks, hooray! You found a new combo. That is how pros find their game plan.
Watch and Learn from the Pros
Watching and learning from the pros will be super beneficial. Online tournaments, matches in events like Evo, Combo Breaker are available on the You Tube and many professional players stream their matches online. They are great sources for learning. Pay attention to their strategies, combos, and decision-making, and try to incorporate some of their techniques into your own gameplay. We highly inspire you to watch live tournaments (Ex: combo breaker for mortal kombat & street fighter). Then you will feel how hype this genre is. The tip here is pros are practicing their combos and tactics until they can’t getting it wrong.
Understand the Game’s Mechanics
Spend some time determine the game plan, and learn how they affect gameplay. For example, Mortal Kombat has a unique mechanism called “juggling,” which allow to keep an opponent in the air and perform combos for additional damage. Understanding the game’s mechanics will give you a better understanding of how to play and how to counter your opponents. Most injustice & street fighter gamers are using corner attacks by pressuring opponent to stay on the corner of fighting arena.
Learn from Your Mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes, even the best fighting game players. It’s required to learn from your own mistakes and not repeating them. After every match, take some time to reflect on what went wrong and what you could have done better. Try to identify is there any predictable patterns in your gameplay, if yes adding some mitigation plan is a plus point to overcome your weaknesses. In live events and tournaments you’ll get totally different feeling and experience than playing online opponent sitting on your chair in home. Feel the hype. Some players are better in their home environment but out of their comfort zone (like tournaments) they make more mistakes. So getting experience in front of the crowed is crucial.
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Continues Practicing
Fighting games are all about muscle memory and timing. The only way to improve is to practice, and then practice some more. Spend time in training mode practicing your combos and special moves until they become second nature. Always play against other people, either online or in person, to track your own improvement. Keep in mind to choose a worthy opponent. AS a conclusion, mastering fighting games like Mortal Kombat, street fighter takes time, dedication and practice. By following above tips, you can improve your gameplay and become a formidable opponent.