'GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-', a fusion of 2D fighting games and transcendental quality animation production, is recommended for beginners of fighting games.



'GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- ', the latest work of the

long-established fighting game series 'GUILTY GEAR ' with a history of more than 20 years of Arc System Works , was released on June 11, 2021. The 'animation-like 3D graphic production' adopted in the previous work 'GUILTY GEAR Xrd' has evolved further, and while it is a 2D fighting game, the battles and stories between characters are drawn with animation-like video production. To see what kind of game it really is, a beginner in the series played it.

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GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- is distributed on PS4, PS5 and PC (Steam). I bought the PC version this time.



Before playing the game for the first time, the terms of use and ...



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If you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you will be guided to the tutorial. Select 'Yes'.



The tutorial explains basic operation methods such as movement and attack, so it is safe for people who have never played fighting games.



Buttons and levers to enter are also displayed. There are four basic buttons used in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-: P (punch), K (kick), S (slash), and HS (high slash).



The tutorial is just the basic operation method. At the end of the tutorial, you can learn the unique system of GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, such as how to use the tension gauge such as Special Moves, Gatling Combinations, Awakening Special Moves and Romantic Cancellation.



However, only basic knowledge can be suppressed up to this point, and whether or not it can actually be operated even with knowledge is another matter. If you haven't touched the series, it can be difficult to play without knowing what kind of character you have in the first place. In addition, in this work GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, 15 characters can be used at the time of article creation.



So, first of all, I decided to touch various characters in 'training'.



While touching various things appropriately, you will perform the technique.



Character-specific techniques can be viewed from the 'Command List' in the pause menu.




In a conventional fighting game, when you say 'I like this character but I want to practice another character ...' in training mode, you need to return to the character select screen once. However, in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, from 'Character change' in the training menu ...



You can quickly replace the characters.



In addition, the 'GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR-' virtual stick display function is available. When using an arcade stick or controller, entering the arrow keys is the first challenge for beginners. Since you can see at a glance how your stick judgment is actually input, it is easy for beginners of fighting games to improve the accuracy of command input.



This time, while touching the seven characters in training mode, I tried to find a character that fits my hand in terms of skill reach, attack power, speed, and ease of handling.

Ky Kiske of feeling that 'anyway cool handsome', the reach is sufficient consumer of Fukaminariken. Furthermore, 'Stan Edge' is a projectile that shoots the blade of electric shock forward, and it is possible to restrain the opponent even at a long distance.



There are multiple techniques to close the distance at once even if you are far away, and it is also possible to attack at once while restraining the opponent. It is a character that is easy to use even for beginners.



The following movie is where I actually fought with Kai.

When I try using Ky Kiske with GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, it looks like this. --YouTube


Then, a new character that has been added in the GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Jiovana kicked the subject of in-fighter. The fight style that approaches the opponent and repeatedly attacks is a character that seems to be a fighting game. Since there are few skills and it is easy to move intuitively, even beginners can operate it without problems. Rei, the ghost wolf who is always with Giovana, does not need to be operated separately, it is just a production.



The following movie is where I actually fought in arcade mode in Geovana.

I tried using GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-'s new character Geovana-YouTube


Also a new character of GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, Remaining Snow is a character called 'Vampire Samurai'. Like a vampire, he uses 'unscented', which erases himself like a mist and warps in an instant, as if toying with the opponent, and hits the opponent with a sword.



In addition, there is 'Blood Rage' as a system peculiar to the remaining snow. When the remaining snow uses a special move, the 'Blood Gauge' on the tension gauge increases, and when it is full, a large amount of blood is blown out and it becomes a state of 'Blood Rage'.



In the Blood Rage state, S attacks and HS attacks will be strengthened, and you will also be able to use the special awakening special move 'Remaining Snow'.



In the following movie, you can see the actual attack in the blood rage state of the remaining snow.

'Blood Rage' is the key to GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-'s new character, Remaining Snow-YouTube


While there are many handsome and muscular men, Mei , who is a pretty girl and feels like she is floating on the contrary, is a power type character who has rushing skills and high firepower skills contrary to her appearance. There is also a 'tame technique' that requires you to input the lever in a certain direction for a certain period of time or more, and there are some parts that are a little difficult for beginners in fighting games, but you can rush with a dolphin, hit a ball, or hit a big whale (Mr. Yamada). It is possible to tackle and rampage with a narrow screen.



The following movie is where I tried rampaging with Mei.

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-'s cute girl, Mei, swings her anchor around-YouTube


Potemkin , a soldier of the military nation 'Zep', is a character that looks just like 'Muscle Dharma', and of course the fight style is power type. Pochomkin cannot move in a dash, and although it moves slowly, it is characterized by the length and power of its reach that makes the most of its huge body. Furthermore, you can close the distance at once by using a special move.



In addition, the command-throwing 'Potemkin Buster' that can be sent out in close contact with the enemy is powerful against mess. Depending on the opponent character, it may take nearly half of the physical strength. When used by beginners, it is important to practice not only with Gatling combinations and combos, but also with the aim of 'getting the Potemkin Buster accurate at the moment the opponent approaches'.



You can see the fighting place of Potemkin who completely supplements the sloppy movement with power in the following movie.

Potemkin showing overwhelming power with GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- looks like this-YouTube


Chipp Zanuff, an American Ninja, is the opposite of Potemkin, and has a style of fighting while toying with his opponent at a tremendous speed. It overwhelms the opponent with its agile movement, such as turning behind the opponent with a special move or controlling the aerial battle. However, the physical strength is low and it is easy to get rid of it, and the speed is too fast and you may lose sight of yourself, so it is a little difficult for beginners to use.



The place where Chipp Zanuff fights is like this.

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Chipp Zanuff is a character that overwhelms with speed anyway-YouTube


And the trickiest character in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- is Faust, a doctor who holds a big scalpel and wears a paper bag. The reach is long, and there are many attacks with messy productions, and the image of fighting while completely toying with the opponent.



Anyway, it is a fun character to look at, such as the technique of warping and attacking the opponent's head and behind, and the technique of throwing bombs and recovery items. Although the habit is quite strong, even beginners may be able to aim for victory if they take advantage of their long reach and trickiness.



The following movie actually rampaged in Faust.

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Faust rampages tricky-YouTube


Once you have decided which character you want to use, try 'online match' from the network mode.



In online matches, first decide on your avatar. It looks like pixel art, but you can fine-tune it.



After making an avatar, I was taken to the online match throwing lobby. When you move the lobby like an action game, there are duel stations here and there, and people are waiting there. The feature is that the number of people waiting in the lobby is easier to understand visually than in traditional fighting games. Also, it is a point that it is equipped with functions like social media, such as watching replays of other players and following players who are interested.



When you approach the 'Duel Station' where a person is waiting and select 'Compete', the battle begins.



The online lobby changes according to the strength of the player, and you can fight against players who are as strong as you or stronger than you. As you win more and more, the number of floors in the lobby goes up, so you can feel that you are getting stronger.



And the story mode where you can know the world view of GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- and the speculation of the character.



Story mode is about watching a completely animated movie, and there is no actual scene to play a fighting game. You can see what kind of story is unfolding behind the lines of the character in the game and the thoughtful conversation with a specific character. One chapter is about 20 minutes, about one episode of TV animation.




Since it is a series that has continued for 23 years since 'GUILTY GEAR' released in 1998, it is easy for players who are new to the series with GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- to understand. If you don't understand the story flow or keywords that appear in places in the series so far, you can check it in the glossary or chronology.




What I felt when playing GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- was that it was easy to play. Even those who touch the series for the first time with GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE can learn the fighting game system and how to play with tutorials and missions, and the training mode can be practiced at a good tempo, so even beginners of fighting games can easily improve. .. The characters, world view, and story are also attractive, and the content is satisfying even for those who say, 'I'm not good at fighting games, but the story looks interesting.'

Online battles are also very light, and it is a nice point that you can see the interaction with other players. Even if you are playing alone at home, it will also show that other people are fighting, so you can enjoy online battles as if you were playing at an arcade. Even for those who are interested in fighting games but don't know where to start, it is recommended because you can directly feel the fun of playing fighting games with other people.

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- can be played on PS5, PS4 and PC (Steam). The suggested retail price of the standard version, which is the regular version, is 8580 yen (tax included), the ultimate edition with a season pass and digital soundtrack that can use additional characters is 13,750 yen including tax for the PS4 version and PS5 version, and the PC version is tax included. It is 11,550 yen.

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