Okay, look. I'm no JDCR. I'm barely a LowTierGod. But something that Tekken just excels at is making you feel like you're doing at least something as a new player.

My personal favourite fighting games are fast-paced, 2D anime airdashers. I'm talking Guilty Gear Xrd, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Among Us Arena (which is a real game). These games are hard to figure out as a new player. You've got cancel systems that let you go one way but not the other, instant air dashes, crossups, super jumps, homing dash attacks, dustloops, tier lists, and so much more jargon to wrap your head around.

Even just playing the game at a basic level is difficult. A lot of these games demand constant attention from both players, mindgames, knowledge checks, matchup spreads. You can go back to Super Turbo and get your bananas kicked in by someone who's been playing the game for a few months.

Tekken? Nah.

You wanna mash? Sure. Your jab is fast, safe, and pretty non-committal, so you can annoy people until they sidestep. Then keep jabbing.
You wanna do combos? Hold LB and time left punch, right punch, and left kick in sequential order. That's it. It's an autocombo, but it feels good.
On low health? You've got Rage that lets you deal more damage, or you can spend it all on a big combo or once-per-round super move that gets rid of said Rage.

Despite what many might think, the game's actually really good for beginners because it's just so fun, even when you're just messing around. Again, I'm no Knee, but over the 9 hours I've played of this game, it just keeps getting better and better.

9/10.

Also, I know Tekken 8 is out still, but port Tag 2 to PC, please.

Okay, look. I'm no JDCR. I'm barely a LowTierGod. But something that Tekken just excels at is making you feel like you're doing at least [i]something[/i] as a new player. My personal favourite fighting games are fast-paced, 2D anime airdashers. I'm talking Guilty Gear Xrd, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Among Us Arena (which is a real game). These games are hard to figure out as a new player. You've got cancel systems that let you go one way but not the other, instant air dashes, crossups, super jumps, homing dash attacks, dustloops, tier lists, and so much more jargon to wrap your head around. Even just playing the game at a basic level is difficult. A lot of these games demand constant attention from both players, mindgames, knowledge checks, matchup spreads. You can go back to Super Turbo and get your bananas kicked in by someone who's been playing the game for a few months. Tekken? [u]Nah.[/u] You wanna mash? Sure. Your jab is fast, safe, and pretty non-committal, so you can annoy people until they sidestep. Then keep jabbing. You wanna do combos? Hold LB and time left punch, right punch, and left kick in sequential order. That's it. It's an autocombo, but it feels good. On low health? You've got Rage that lets you deal more damage, or you can spend it all on a big combo or once-per-round super move that gets rid of said Rage. Despite what many might think, the game's actually really good for beginners because it's just so fun, even when you're just messing around. Again, I'm no Knee, but over the 9 hours I've played of this game, it just keeps getting better and better. 9/10. Also, I know Tekken 8 is out still, but port Tag 2 to PC, please.