
New to the game and need help deciding on a main between these six characters. Please see below for more information
Yo what's up everyone.
I've had GGST in my library for around a year now and I'd like to start playing it. I was waiting for the 2.0 update to hit and it's been a few months since then. I'm trying to decide on a character to main and I've narrowed it down to these 6 characters. No real reason other than I think their designs are cool.
I know that the easiest thing to do would be to just play them, but I was also wanting some opinions from experienced players in the community. I haven't purchased any DLC yet and I don't believe you can play unpurchased DLC in training, which is another reason I'm asking. My main questions about the characters are:
What are their playstyles like? Rushdown, zoner, grappler, footsies etc.
How hard are they to pilot? I'm fairly new to 2d fighters in general, so I'd ideally like avoid really complex characters from the get go. I'm more than up for a challenge, but I think it's better if I don't start with an insanely difficult character.
What are their strengths and weaknesses? Do any of them have glaring weaknesses against certain playstyles, or obvious strengths that make them top tier?
Anything else in general that I should know about each character, in terms of how they play?
Like I said before, this will be the first 2d fighter that I really commit to. I've played a few in the past but it's mostly just been in training mode and a few online matches. As for characters in other games I've played and had fun in training mode with:
Granblue - Vira and Ilsa
Blazblue - Noel and Hibiki
Undernight 2 - Kaguya
Tekken 8 - Jun
Smash Ultimate (I know it's not a traditional fighting game but thought I'd include it) - Cloud
If you think that I might enjoy another character's playstyle, please feel free to let me know. All help is really appreciated, thanks.