Guilty Gear -Strive-
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With Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works has made its famously complex fighting game series easier to get into, but no less rewarding.
Guilty Gear Strive sets a new standard for anime-like fighting games with its visuals, stellar netcode, and flexible fighting system that encourages and rewards creativity.
Guilty Gear Strive is easily the best fighting game of 2021 so far, and there doesn't seem to be much on the horizon that can top it. If you're looking for a new fighting game to play this year, this is the easiest decision you'll ever make.
Guilty Gear Strive continues the series' legacy of complex and rewarding technical fighters, enhanced with a new look, characters, and ideas that bring its bold, complex gameplay to new heights.
Guilty Gear Strive proves there's still some fight left in 2D gaming.
Strive is a bold step in a new direction for the Guilty Gear series. Its visual creativity and attention to detail without fault, Arc System Works has again gone above and beyond in its graphical evolution. True, there are some background clashes, but when all is said and done, it's dazzling. With all DLC characters unlocked, there's a lifetime of learning here, as well as tons of modes and bonuses to pore through.While Strive is perhaps only the first step for Guilty Gear's new evolutionary arc, and its sequels will no doubt improve certain aspects and find a way to better appease fans new and old, it remains undeniably solid. The most impressive aspect, though, is the strength of the port here, crafted with a kind of magic to perform near enough 1:1 with its multi-platform counterparts. And the soundtrack? Whether it's your heaven or hell, it most certainly rocks.
Guilty Gear Strive is a real triumph for Arc System Works, fast becoming the gold standard of the genre, and it is going to be extremely fun to see how it plays out in coming months.
Industry Coverage
Guilty Gear Strive Adding DLC Character to Switch Version for Free
Arc System Works confirms a new update for the Nintendo Switch version of Guilty Gear Strive that will add its latest DLC character for free.
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Guilty Gear Strive's Latest Update Is So Drastic It Recommends You "Practice To Re-learn Some Things"
Arc System Works has re-evaluated "the core concepts and strengths and weaknesses for each character."
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Guilty Gear Strive Reveals First Season 4 DLC Fighter Release Date
Arc System Works gives a first look and release date for the first fighter of Guilty Gear Strive's fourth post-launch DLC season.
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Guilty Gear Strive Has Big Limitation on Switch
Arc System Works confirms a big limitation for the upcoming port of the Guilty Gear Strive fighting game on the Nintendo Switch platform.
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