One of my favorite fighting games of all time, if not one of my favorite PS1 games of all time. At first you can just have fun with it because the skill floor is really low, its a simple to understand game. You have only 3 attack buttons and a parry button and you're trying to cut your opponent down. That being said, the skill ceiling can be quite high. Characters have their own stats to consider, strength and speed, strength determining how well you can deflect attacks and stagger your opponent, with the weaker characters stumbling after blocking any hit, and speed determining how fast your run is and how fast your walk speed is. Characters also specialize in certain weapons, having access to special moves. You have to consider your character AND weapons strengths/weaknesses going into a match, and then when you're in a match, you have to consider what moves to use when, because most if not all attacks are pretty highly committal, one misstep can result in instant death. The game is fun and easy to pick up and understand, but certainly has depth to it like any other fighting game.