It's been a stellar couple of years for fighting game fans, with Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and Mortal Kombat 1 all launching, and the prospect of a new Fatal Fury game, City of the Wolves, is also just months away.
At Gamescom we had the chance to see what's new with Fatal Fury, Street Fighter 6, Marvel vs. Capcom, Guilty Gear, and more.
Facing increasing competition, one of the most popular fighters not listed above, Guilty Gear Strive, has made some pretty sweeping changes in its latest patch to ensure it doesn't get left behind.
The latest Guilty Gear Strive update is a big one. The patch notes state, "We've focused on re-evaluating the core concepts and strengths and weaknesses for each character, adding new aspects and ways to play in line with that for all of them."
Players will have to go back and practice to re-learn some things.
Alongside general changes and bug fixes, including a new character, Queen Dizzy, Arc System Works is changing the way that every single character on the roster plays. While some character changes are relatively minor, characters like Sol Badguy, Potemkin, Ramlethal Valentine, and Sin Kiske will feel very,...