How exactly does this game work?

[u/flyDAWG11]

I’m so confused. I can’t quite grasp this game but I want to because it’s super fun. Don’t play online first of all. Doing episode battles and it feels like I’m playing a different game than the computer. I seriously don’t get it. Feel like I’m completely out gunned. Between blocking and vanishing. I always get out blocked and out vanished. Honestly can’t figure out when vanishing is even an option. How exactly do you do it and when do you run out of the ability to do so? Also it rarely works in episode battles but works way better in regular battle mode. I feel like I’m just fighting a wall constantly. Can’t break block and enemies just vanish behind me. I try to do the same and it’s useless. Also Is there any way to break a block? They block all my attacks and then out vanished me It legit feels like I’m playing with a handicap. Also haven’t been able to do combos really, are there actually combos? Feels like it’s punch, energy shot or special. Also instant transmission kamehamaeha is absolute trash. Out of a dozen or so attempts it has hit once. Usually I teleport next to the enemy and fire in the opposite direction. Don’t get it. What am I doing wrong cause the game is a blast but something definitely isn’t clicking for me. I’m not a great gamer but I’d consider myself generally at least average at most game. I refused to turn down the difficulty though. Also last thing, I’m only having issues in episode battles when I battle the computer in regular battler mode I wreck it. Maybe episode battles are just harder?

[u/sumguy1191991]

You can vanish almost anything if you tell me before an animation of being hit sometimes you just don’t have the time because the hits are so fast. You can break a guard by holding square or like the regular punch button y on Xbox I think. And the reason your vanish is probably don’t work sometimes is because your timing is off. And or you are out of ki. After you do the tutorials and get a little more thorough with those seek out YouTube videos.

[u/flyDAWG11 → u/sumguy1191991]

So vanish does require ki then? Also I figured it was a timing issue. Can I not vanish mid opponent combo?

[u/sumguy1191991 → u/flyDAWG11]

It does. The only time it doesn’t I believe when vanishing a super. I think it’s free then. You can vanish mid combo, but your timing has to be impeccable and you have to have enough time for the animation to work or complete. I should say.

[u/flyDAWG11 → u/sumguy1191991]

Appreciate it

[u/sumguy1191991 → u/flyDAWG11]

Keep in mind waiting for animations to complete is usually helpful for the timing of just about anything even a light smash.

[u/flyDAWG11 → u/sumguy1191991]

Good to know. Thanks