>>2288739>>2290769its not that casuals think fighting games are hard
its more like they haven't reached the point where fighting games are actually enjoyable and satisfying, but have no desire to get better when any improvement is nearly impercetible
casualizing a fighting game doesn't work either since it just lets the casuals stay casual, while only the tryhards bother learning the more intricate mechanics
one thing I think the fighting game community should do is embrace other genres that work really well as gateways into fighting games
like dark souls
when you think about it the franchise has introduced a lot of people to things like mixups, punishes, frame data, and other stuff without making them have to read a guide to understand it
