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

    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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      1 year ago

      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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    I’ve played a lot of games off and on over the years, but my main two are Skullgirls (Val/Robo/Para) and Them’s Fightin’ Herds (Velvet).

    I’ve gone ahead and made https://kbin.social/m/fgc here, get the ball rolling on that.

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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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      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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    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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            1 year ago

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