Question I am having problems remembering how to play multiple fighting games and characters.

Switching between characters and fighting games melts my brain. How do you guys remember this much?

I don't have this problem lol. I guess my advice is to stick to 2-3 chars. If u really wanna play more than that, practise them daily and soon it will be muscle memory.

Honestly at my best level of play I have to focus on one fighting game at a time. I can be decent with multiple characters, but only truly good with one. I admire people that can switch and still be at the highest level.

damn, TYM has changed a bit. Ppl make humble topics about actual FG problems now.

I also had problem switching to different games some time ago. Found out it was tension, you have to be calm to "adapt" again to things you were used to do, like switching characters and rules.

Or like SpecOps2013 said... play much more

myri said:

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It's all about sitting down and remembering your fundamentals. Pretty much every fighting game has some kind of footsies, anti-airs, and mix-ups. Of course when switching games you have a new rule book every time but the core to a fighting game stays the same.. Beat the other person. All these are factors but in then end just playing the game for hours and watching videos is what really works the best at least for me anyways.

I'm honestly not sure. It comes natural to me now as I've been playing fighters for a few years now. Guess I can't just up and forget as most of these reoccurring titles have the same or similar engine so there is not much to necessarily adjust to until we bring up a variety of titles. Honestly not sure. If it makes you feel any better I can only play a few characters in anime fighters but I think that's mostly because not many other characters in those games fit me or feel fun whereas in titles like MK and SF, all the character feel and look fun. I still know how to play all the characters in MK9 fairly well, same with USF4, at one point I knew every character in MKX and still kinda do even tho I have been away for a while. And I know about 80% of the character on SFV. I think it depends on your interest in the game and character and the tine and dedication you put forth and not to be rude, but if you are not good at fighters or at least average, you cannot expect to learn everything on every game.

Karma said:

Switching between characters and fighting games melts my brain. How do you guys remember this much?

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Learning and memorising new things expands your memory. Just overload your brain and don't worry if you forget unimportant things like combo chains. Write them down and look them up again later.

It's your own cell number that you shouldn't be forgetting.

Like others have stated, for me fundamentals come natural to me but as far as characters i have one I'm great with,one I'm good with and 5 that I'm borderline mediocre with. Just how it works with me. If I go back and play a character or game I haven't touched in awhile I go into practice for atleast 20 minutes.

Focus more on your playstyle than divergent characters and fighting franchises. It should help if your core gameplay that defines you remains the same as you transition to other games

My problem is it's hard for me to get into any other fighting game. Going from injustice to street fighter was like, "why can't I continue juggling you after I hit you out of the sky" kind of stuff.

I personally just prefer the long combo style of nrs games.

I suggest learning just a select few of characters, I never really have problems because I generally main 1 character

Karma said:

Switching between characters and fighting games melts my brain. How do you guys remember this much?

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Like others have said, only focus on a couple of characters per game. Also try to play characters that fit your overall play-style or needs.

For me, I like trying to learn a rushdown character, a zoning/keep-away character, and MAYBE a trap/set-up character. I only try to focus on 2-3 characters at a time.

I try to learn all characters to an extent so I can try them all of course, but to also get some knowledge on how to counter them since I'm also learning their weaknesses. But again, I only "main" 2-3 characters. 1 main, 1-2 pockets.

Also only try to focus on a couple of games. Right now I'm pretty much only playing Mortal Kombat X. I've pretty much dropped SFV at this point, and I only turn KI on sometimes now. I don't know what games you are playing, but if you are playing (let's just say hypothetically): MKX, SFV, KI, KoFXIV, GGXRD, and so on, then don't be surprised when you are getting beat by people in MKX that exclusively play that game only.

tatterbug4 said:

My problem is it's hard for me to get into any other fighting game. Going from injustice to street fighter was like, "why can't I continue juggling you after I hit you out of the sky" kind of stuff.

I personally just prefer the long combo style of nrs games.

I suggest learning just a select few of characters, I never really have problems because I generally main 1 character

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I know how you feel. I really don't enjoy any other fighting games outside of NRS games. I just prefer their style.

Down 2 said:

It's all about sitting down and remembering your fundamentals. Pretty much every fighting game has some kind of footsies, anti-airs, and mix-ups. Of course when switching games you have a new rule book every time but the core to a fighting game stays the same.. Beat the other person. All these are factors but in then end just playing the game for hours and watching videos is what really works the best at least for me anyways.

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Footsies? Not mkx

I had trouble in the beginning but I don't anymore. And I haven't done anything different. So I can't argue with the Git Gud answer. It's correct.

If you can play neutral you can play anything. If you go from something like MKX to SFV and realise your combos aren't as long. Stop doing long combos. When I pick up a new game I simply play my neutral game untill I am happy. That's like a day or two tops, since the rules of neutral are all the same. If there is a mechanic in a new game I don't know I just ignore it and pick it up over time. Such as air dashes. I just left them out and still would win. Then when I had some time because there was nobody to play against, I would lab air dashes. And just repeat that for any other game I wanted to play.

Then the is the learning a new character part. This is easier than most people think. Do a quick Google search on how that character should be played, rush down, zonner, some sort of hybrid. And take it from there. I look at frame data to find my fastest normal. And my fastest combo starter. Then I just play. I don't worry about the lab for anything in the beginning. I will then block what the opponent attacks me with and poke. That way I learn what I can punish with a poke and what I can't. After I have done that for a few games I will then do the same thing with my combo starter. I will then learn what I can punish with it and what I can't. I now have a base on when to attack and when not to attack. I will then spend a few days using these two tools and playing the best neutral I can. When my win ratio starts to go up to a level I am happy with, I will then spend a little time making some small combos in the lab. And take them into a game to practice when they can work and when they can't. Until I build my way up to an optimized character. Then jumping from one character to the next is as simple as thinking, ok this is my rush down character. So I go into my rush down play style. Remembering the combos is the hardest part. But you need to remember that the combos aren't the most important part. They simply look cool and help you put in the most damage in the shortest amount of time. But after you have been playing games for ages and you have so many characters and games you play, you will natural develop the talent to do it. But don't expect to Git Gud in a few months. It takes work and a lot of time.

Of course I have been playing long enough now that those steps I use take a day and I am happy. And I can just read a combo off somebodies guide for the character and get it down in a matter of minutes during live play and not in the lab. But I seldom do it that way. The slow and steady approach makes it easier for your brain to learn. And your brain will put things into your long term memory while you sleep. So the more you throw at it before you take a snooze, the more chance you have of delaying the learning process.

Get your neutral up. Understand the methods of learning a new game and character. Realize you can omit things you can't do yet. And don't get hung up on being in the lab. Use it for certain things and then play real games. That's where I learn the best. And the quickest. And because it works for me it will guaranteed work for you. And everybody else. Because I say so.

pick up more games