From: Tom Bombadil | #043
I have been lurking a bit in fighting game topics for a while and it looks fun, but I don't really play fighters or know tons about the whole community. Were I to try to get into this stuff a bit, what games would be good to watch? Any classy players I can root for? Other stuff I should know?
Marvel is an extremely fast paced game that might be a bit confusing for someone who doesn't know a lot about fighting games, but is flashy and tends to get the crowd/commentators most excited. Here's an example of an exciting recent Marvel match (for more examples, watch most of the other ECT4 matches)
SSF4 AE is a slower paced game (unless someone is playing Crimson Viper), more fundamental based, and reasonably easy to follow for anyone who's played a Street Fighter game. Here's a recent AE match that's worth watching (for more examples, watch most of the other CEO2012 matches)
KoF13 is sort of a happy medium between the two pacing wise, so it might be the best choice. It also occasionally has SPANISH COMMENTARY which some people seem to really like. I don't watch it as much, because I don't play it as much, because I'll never have the execution to be decent at it =(. Not as popular as the Capcom games, though, and a guy named Bala has probably already won it.
Soul Calibur is a 3D fighting game that I know nothing about on a competitive level.
MK9 is a game I thought everyone stopped playing.
SFxT is a game everyone stopped playing.
People to root for
Combofiend (Plays everything, best known recently for Marvel): Nice guy, always plays unconventional/fun to watch characters, frequently has amazing comebacks.
Mike Ross (Plays AE, "plays" Marvel): The best.
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