Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

[Thor]

So I remember back when MvC 3 came out there were tons of people saying they would buy the game if it had Phoenix Wright in it. Well, now it does, so go buy it.  Honestly I was expecting Wright to not work in this game but he's actually really fun and true to the original character. Capcom did a good job on that.

If anybody else has the game for PS3 post ITT so we can play a game on playstation network.

Also, I just won a local tournament for UMvC3. Won $35.

[buttplug]

How do you learn to play fighting games? Do you have to be able to anticipate their moves? Or are you fast enough to be able to block attacks when you see an animation start?

[NintendrCkolc]

I remember we used to play MvC3 all the time when it first came out thor. Never could beat you except for a few lucky times on my part.

Might get UMVC3 eventually. Once I get bored with D3 anyway.

[Thor]

How do you learn to play fighting games? Do you have to be able to anticipate their moves? Or are you fast enough to be able to block attacks when you see an animation start?

The most important thing about learning Street Fighter style fighting games (Marvel vs Capcom, Guilty Gear, Blaz Blue, King of Fighters, ect) is to learn how to do special moves. Basically you're going to lose forever if you can't pull off any of your chosen characters special moves instantly without fucking up.

You kind of have to have anticipation because a lot of moves don't HAVE startup frames. They come out instantly, and if you're vulnerable you're going to get fucked sidewise with nothing you can do about it. You don't need ESP though. You just have to know what attacks your opponent has and make sure you aren't in the area of the screen that they threaten unless you can block or you're attacking. For example, lets say I'm fighting Ryu. I know he has a good anti-air move (shoryuken), so I'm not going to try to attack him by jumping in at him. Some moves do have startup though, and usually those are pretty easy to react to by just blocking them. Again though, if you're stuck in a move and can't block or dodge you're going to eat it, so situational awareness is important.

Best way to learn how to play fighting games is to play with friends and to look at guides online. Specifically in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 there's a really great mission mode that teaches you the special moves and basic combos which you should definitely try if you buy the game.

good info for this game: http://www.eventhubs.com/guides/2010/jul/06/marvel-vs-capcom-3-moves-characters-combos-and-strategy-guides/

If you ever have a question about fighting games I'm happy to help, but be ready for long answers because I kind of go overboard when it comes to explaining things and I end up giving a lot of detail and annoying people.

I remember we used to play MvC3 all the time when it first came out thor. Never could beat you except for a few lucky times on my part.

Might get UMVC3 eventually. Once I get bored with D3 anyway.

Yeah we should play again. I still have the original MVC3 if you want to battle some time. Fighting clocks in fighting games is always fun.

[AnimeClock]

Most of these games also have a practice mode. Like Thor said, practice every move until you can do it with your eyes closed. It doesn't hurt to pick out a specific character you want to get good with, or a specific playtype. For example, I like to use full circle characters as much as possible. Others prefer Shotos or Charge characters (Look those up). Some characters are good with projectiles, others aren't. There are a lot of patterns that recur throughout these types of fighting games, and if you get good with one character, you will be able to find other (maybe several) characters in another game (or the same game) who plays similarly.

[Thor]

It may sound like a lot of work and really boring to practice a move over and over, but honestly, if you can't pull off a hadoken every single time after 10 minutes of practice there might be something wrong with you.

[TropicanaClock]

bought the first mvc 3 then they made ultimate. fuckers

[FLOUNDERMAN_CLOCK]

how fire hadouken?? how shot fire ball????! pls ezplane