Neutral is something that is very important to fighting games, but it also not the easiest concept to define. That said neutral is a concept that is talked about all the time and occurs in every match so it’s super important.
When neither player has any real pressure or positional advantage, we normally call this the neutral.
Basically imagine a game starting a round : 3, 2, 1 FIGHT…. At the end of this count down you probably in the “Neutral”, and are now forced to “Play Neutral”
When playing fighting games you have so many buttons and attacks that it can be hard to decide which attack is appropriate for the situation. Not only this but there are so many different ways to move too. Should you run forward, jump, sidestep? It can be super hard for a new player to know what to do.
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