So I have been playing fighting games for a little over a year now. I played on controller for about 3 months then switched to stick. My first fighting game was P4A and for my first fighter I think it went pretty well. I played Akihiko and got all the way to B+ rank. However I had horrible reaction times and awareness. The only time I would actually do a fatal counter combo is when it was an obvious punish. Other than that I couldn't tell fast enough. I got BBCP when it came out in japan and the game felt different at first but didn't seem too bad. I started to play Jin because I heard he was beginner friendly and a solid character. However, I started to feel like the character just was not fun as my favorite from the beginning. I really liked Litchi but I was told she was too hard for me. I eventually just started to play her and the execution barrier struggle was real. I started to train more and more but her pressure and combos always threw me off. Not to mention I have like the worse awareness. I get so frustrated with my play to the point where I don't think it was worth playing anymore. However I don't want to quit like this.
So I guess my real question is HOW DO I GET BETTER!?
What is the more important execution or fundamentals? Should I just play a beginner character like jin, Ragna, or noel because of the difficulty of my favorite character? Also how do I improve my defense I have very bad awareness and get bodied by any throw or overhead. I cant even block Relius overhead most of the time. Any amount of encouragement or advice will help.
