In that case, it doesn’t matter at all which fighting game it is as long as it is a game you and her can play.
…and since you are an experienced player, own a lot of games, and you know your girlfriend (as I do not), then I’m wondering why you’re even here posting this topic instead of picking a game on your own lol
You might have a valid point, if he were asking which game he should play.
Probably Soul Calibur 2.
Don’t play fighting games with your girlfriend.
Why not? I play them with my spouse.
I’ve been down this road myself man I’m gonna tell you right now your best bet is anything Arcsys. While they have a high skill ceiling the barrier of entry is pretty low as well. Obviously were not talking about metagame here because meta always involves lots of experience and pvp. 5-4 buttons, chains and not timing heavy links are at the core of the gameplay, even sub optimal entry level stuff is highly effective and can net you effective results which teach other base concepts like oki. Theres also a whole myriad of things to research and work on if she really catches on. If you want her to become inspired by the genre and 2d is the way to go id say start there.
If your open to 3d fighters I’d suggest VF5:FS its literally 3 buttons and unlike other 3 button 3d fighters (SC series, DOA) You don’t have to feel like an ass playing it since its actually competitively viable and not a terrible game.
This is all based on my experience in similar situations.
SFxT + Lili w/ black dress + Alisa in goth alt.
Oh joy, another bigot…
I think there’s a pretty big difference between introducing someone to a new hobby and holding a gun to someone’s head. If she tries a game and doesn’t like it, there’s no reason she couldn’t just stop playing. If I make someone a mix tape with songs I like and want to share, am I oppressing their taste in music?
Skullgirls is not a good introductory game, sure it’s only an hour or two (or three) to get bnb combos in training mode, but the tutorial doesn’t tell you the bnbs, it explains supers fine and hit confirming, but it doesn’t explain that you realistically need to chain 8 hit combos to not straight up lose.
Skullgirls is a game where someone plays, they get swag’d on and then they refuse to play fighting games forever.
SFIV is marginally better because it won’t be as flashy how they’ll die, they’ll die, it won’t be close, but it won’t be in three reps of an 80 hit combo that ends with DHC’s.
SFIV is also simpler to teach because as previously mentioned just don’t teach her one frame links, just teach her simpler strings.
OF COURSE if she has a competitive drive and wants to learn skullgirls bnbs then it’s 100% the best online fighting game because GGPO is amazing. So show her some combo videos and then tell her “these guys learned to do these combos in an hour, think you could too?”
I dunno man, people can become interested in things they didn’t expect to all the time. One girl I know, total typical non-gamer, never touched a fighting game in her life, but once she picked up Smash she was hooked. After that, she wanted to know what other fighting games were out there and started playing MvC2 and KoF. Mind you, she never got too deep into studying and practicing them, but she appreciated them.
For a girl who’s already interested in anime and gaming, it’s not a stretch that she might be interested in a fighter, especially with so many options out there right now. Just remember patience; she likely isn’t going to take the game too seriously, and she won’t enjoy herself if you’re too competitive.
I dont know, my sis liked Kula from KOFXIII. she even played the game for a while because of that character. Who cares about execution. If that were the case no one would play those games.
If you get the gf into skullgirls, you personally cannot use peacock against her unless you want her to quit. Peacock is the bane of beginners. Hell I’m not even a beginner and I still hate that bitch. But new players are fragile souls. Be gentle.
Alright guys, I got a lot of suggestions here, got a lot of new game names. I really appreciate it. As for the “engage in all my anti-social nerd activities” I take her out shopping once a week, pay for all her shit, take her to a nice restaurant minimum 2x a week, join her on her social meetups (just not the language groups) and actively play the part of the charming lover, and also even support her Otaku hobbies. I think I’m not asking too much to “let me know when you feel like learning these games and I’ll make sure you have fun”.
I showed her Kula, she enjoyed it. “Who cares about execution”? People who play fighting games and want to see a win screen against something other than pc AI on the lowest setting?
Vampire Savior. My girl loves that game (she’s into vampires and horror stuff though) but the game’s easy enough at a lower level that you can just mess around and have fun. The characters are fun and interesting and it’s got a bit of levity to the designs as well.
That or maybe Marvel.
Yeah, SC5 may be your best bet.
well if you play both together, you dont need THAT good execution.
or else the training and grinding will ruin your relationship!
of course if you can execute at least half of KOFXIII trials, you’re on another level and I stop right now!
Interestingly enough, my GF really liked 3rd Strike for its animation and characters. Parrying fireballs is simple and fulfilling and the game moves at a decent pace without reaching crazy KOF or Marvel speeds.
I can’t recall a more fucked up “how I started playing FGs” story.
This is good advice. I broke this rule and played as Parasoul and Peacock… now my friend doesn’t want to play Skullgirls anymore.
