Melvari

The Naruto fighters(Clash of Ninja and the Storm games), Bloody Roar, DoA, etc. Combos rarely required any directional input. In some of them there was only one real attack button, and special abilities were executed by just hitting a single button. The whole game basically played like BB's stylish mode though even it has more depth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FKeIjdMPFlE#t=35s Didn't play a lot of SF but I played a lot of GG. May also have something to do with the fact that this is my first real fighter on the PS3. I dunno. More practice. Thanks for the advice.

Hmmm.... I kind of figured as much. I guess playing the easier fighters has sort of corrupted my brain a bit as it has been a few years since I've played a real technical fighter. My friends were never good at technical fighters so I stopped playing them. I'll continue to play Stylish but I will put most of my focus on becoming proficient in Technical. Haven't decided on a main yet but I experimented a bit and decided that I'll play with Tsubaki for a while as I feel like she would be a good character to help me transition into the feel of BlazBlue. Thanks for the help.

I was going to buy AC+ for the Wii but I figured the Wii is pretty much a dead console so I didn't buy it. I reluctantly bought the new BB instead. A day later I find out that AC+ is coming to PSN. Sigh....

Okay, so I bought this game a few days ago and I'm having a hard time enjoying it. I heard that BB was much easier for new players to get into compared to GG but I'm finding it to be quite the opposite. I have played nearly every fighter there is ranging from Street Fighter, Tekken, TvC, GG, to even the simpler games such as the Naruto, DBZ, and DoA, fighting games. I'm having trouble executing basic combos as it seems to be a bit difficult. I guess the sort of default character is Ragna and he feels horrible. I'm in the tutorial part where I have to basically make a quarter circle + directional inputs 2 or 3 times in addition to other commands and I simply can't do it because it's hard for me to consistently make the quarter circle input with a PS3 controller. I like fighting games but I do not want to buy a joystick. I've tried others characters like Noel, Makoto, and Hakumen but they didn't feel good either. However, I have had success by switching the control method to "Stylish" but honestly, that feels too easy and the fact that you can't burst or rapid cancel seems like I would be gimping myself in the long run(learning the game). Though it was a lot of fun.... Also, I had trouble executing distortion drive attacks that use the medium button input such as Taokaka's "Almost Becoming Two" technique. Any way to do it in the Stylish control mode? I can do the others just fine in Stylish mode. So, my main questions: Any character(s) recommended for a new player? Should I continue playing on Stylish or should I go ahead and focus on technical? I am by no means trying to be a competitive level player but I don't want to be a casual player or "newb" either. My aim is to become a "decent" player. For a bit of reference, Millia and Dizzy were my mains in GG.