You don't need to master a character, per se. You just need an understanding of how the game works overall, and you can play with any character at a basic level. It's not as inaccessible as it seems. But it does take time and practice.

>Sounds like this game has lots of intricacies to it. Wish I
>had the patience to sit down and master a player so I could
>jump into online play, but I know I stink at fighting games in
>general, especially when it comes to play against online
>folks. Still is entertaining to watch the random twitch video
>gameplay. I just saw a Guile player cancel out of a Flash Kick
>into that Super Sonic Boom move that takes up about 1/3 of the
>screen this morning before leaving for work.


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