The Gundam VS series is a long-running Japanese arcade series based on the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. It is a 2-on-2 game where teams have a shared life pool and players select from a variety of mobile suits with unique movelists and fight in a 3D environment until one team's pool has been depleted.
If you are learning Gundam for the first time, this guide is best read from top to bottom, starting from the System section until Situational Awareness.
The two biggest mistakes beginners make are execution errors and strategic errors. This guide is geared towards establishing the concepts necessary so that you can learn from your mistakes and avoid frustration.
In the past, I've often described Gundam as an easy to learn game - the control scheme is simple, and there aren't many complex motions. However, I've come to admit that Gundam has many challenges due to what makes it unique: Gundam is its own genre.
When learning a new competitive game, whether a fighting game or an FPS, you have a well of pre-established knowledge you can tap into to get to the meat of the game quickly. When learning Gundam, many concepts will be completely foreign to you.
I still am a firm believer that each individual aspect is relatively manageable, but it's a lot to take in. If you feel overwhelmed, work on things in manageable bites and go into your matches with some specific goals for improvement in mind.
If you've read this far and haven't already, please jump to the System and Controls section to start your journey.