Hi. =)
First, I'd like to say thanks for taking a moment to read this.
I'll start with a little about me, so you can get an idea of what you're working with...The main draw that has brought me to post here is the mass appeal of Guilty Gear. My friends and I have played casually since the original XX was released, and we have always considered ourselves "ok" for casual players. I know, though, that that's probably not the case.
I know that because I am a very good Smash Bros. player, and I understand the common opinion on that game's casual players. People think they're alright until they meet someone who can play at an advanced level. They get whipped righteously, so badly that they don't even understand what's really being done to them. SHFFL, WD, Pillar, Meteorcancel, whatever. It was all gibberish to me at one point.
Now, here's where this applies to GG....I want to pull a fast one on my friends. This game deserves some serious attention. If I practice a while and get terribly good, they'll be inspired to follow suit and we can really begin to play. But, I need a hand...I've looked into it a bit, and this game is very deep and challenging to learn from a casual player's pickup.
I need to learn the language that you guys use for combos and the like, and I will do that, but right now I'm asking for a bit of Johnny specific stuff. Homework, if you will. What are the basic things I ought to know to start overcoming his apparently steep learning curve? What are things I can sit in Training mode and practice until I can apply them ingame? What are things that will provide immediate improvement to my game and give me an edge to learn with?
I know this is (sort of) long, and I apologize for that, but I wanted you to realize I'm a bit serious about getting good. =) So, maybe, someone will take a moment to gimmie a hand. It'd be appreciated.
Thanks, PNM.
