Hi, I've been playing KOF since 94 (although I stopped after 99) but always at a casual level. My characters were usually Ralf, Athena, Kensou and Shingo.
Anyways, I've always been bad at combos, so I want to choose characters that dont really need to rely on combos much. I am especially bad with link combos and other such things that require specific timing. Unfortunately I'm not so hot with grapplers either. In 98, I thought I did ok with Ralf/Kensou/Athena doing pokes, throw mixups and simple cancel combos.
So what would be good characters for me in 13? Athena seems relatively the same, and doesnt seem to need anything much more complicated than j.C > cl.C > f+B > qcb+D. So I will keep using her.
However from mission mode Ralf seems to be all about links, and Kensou seems more combo oriented too. So I need some characters to replace them. I have had some minor 1st day success with Yuri and Leona.
So yeah, I'm looking for characters like 3S Chun Li - characters with simple execution but great natural advantages like good pokes, high health, useful moves etc.
Any advice would be appreciated, apart from "Man up and practice combos you scrub."