The second DLC character for Guilty Gear Strive has been announced: Jack-O Valentine will join the game from August 27 for Season Pass 1 holders, and will be available for individual purchase from August 30. Jack-O is “an artificial life form fused with the protagonist Sol’s former love’s consciousness with …
A game like Guilty Gear Strive comes with a lot of expectations. It’s the latest entry in a franchise that was once niche, but built a dedicated fanbase over the years to the point of now being a household name. That puts any new game in the unenviable position of …
Update 01/10/2021: Guilty Gear Strive Original Soundtrack Volume 1 is now on Spotify (and other streaming services), including several character themes and the iconic “Smell of the Game” theme song. Guilty Gear has consistently served up some of the best music in videogame history. As of today, almost every Guilty …
A few years ago, I would have told you that a flawless online experience for a fighting wasn’t possible, and certainly not for one as fast-paced and technical as Guilty Gear. Netcode tech has improved over the years, especially with increased take-up of a rollback framework rather than delay-based, and …
Kowloon Highschool Chronicle, a PS2 first-person dungeon crawler from Atlus that’s never been released outside Japan, is finally making its Western debut next month, with a Switch release planned for February 4 thanks to Arc System Works. Originally released for PlayStation 2 in 2004, Kowloon Highschool Chronicle puts players in …
Last October, when Arc System Works revealed Giovanna as one of Guilty Gear Strive‘s new fighters, they also teased fan-favourite Anji Mito as the next character announcement. His official reveal trailer is finally here, bringing with it a bit of a look at how Anji Mito will play in Strive. …
After a couple of months of beta testing, rollback netcode (aka GGPO) has finally been rolled out to Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R on Steam. The latest update also adds welcome new features like player rooms, replay support, and new training mode shortcuts. Rollback netcode is a way …
During today’s Guilty Gear Official Livestream, Arc System Works unveiled the latest addition to Guilty Gear Strive‘s roster: a new character called Giovanna. Giovanna fights with a combat style that appears to be very kick-oriented, like a Guilty Gear twist on Kim Kaphwan from The King of Fighters. She’s also …
We finally know more about the mysterious swordsman who showed up at the end of the very first trailer for Guilty Gear Strive: his name is Nagoriyuki, and he’s a vampire. During today’s Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable, Arc System Works shared the latest character reveal trailer for Strive, confirming …
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Fighting games are hard. They’re tests of a lot of things, all at one: execution, game knowledge, quick thinking, decision-making under pressure, creativity. In a multiplayer setting—which is what fighting games really are designed for, at heart—two players go head to head to test all of those abilities, and nine …
