New here, first post. Anyone have some recommendations for getting better at the game?

[RayAP19]

For what it's worth, I generally only played other fighting games, but I've recently branched out, and I really like using Spartan-458; that's why I'm still playing this even though Dead or Alive 5 is out.

Anyways, I'm trying to mainly get better as a defensive fighter-- dodging, side-stepping, countering (I struggle with this, so it's pretty important to me), and just being able to succeed (I'll only be playing the CPU) as a defensive fighter.

Any suggestions or sources of knowledge (videos, guides, etc.) that I can use?

Thanks.

 

[Aven Kujo-Gin]

If you are new to this game and want to learn more about it, I recommend you to take a look at master training videos, here's a link to playlist:

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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC85699B3BE95D460

However, if you like Spartan playstyle you can give a try to Rachel in DOA5U, as they share most of the moves.