“Guilty Gear Strive” is the latest installment of the eponymous fighting game series. On the gaming platform Steam, it receives very positive ratings. The game is on sale until December 12, 2022.
What kind of game is Guilty Gear Strive? Guilty Gear is a series of fighting games developed by Arc System Works. The series combines 2D with 3D graphics and tells a large, cohesive story throughout the games.
For newcomers, there are free comics available on the developer’s website and references to cinematics that are meant to help provide an overview of the previous events.
What does the gameplay in Guilty Gear Strive look like? The game includes a story mode available in English and Japanese. In it, the story from the previous games reaches its grand finale. Alongside characters already known from the series, new figures are also introduced.
As is usual in fighting games like MultiVersus or Super Smash Bros., you have a variety of different attack types at your disposal: you can execute weak and strong attacks and combine them into combos for greater damage.
Once you have beaten the opponent’s health points down to 0, it counts as a K.O. When all of the other person’s hearts are knocked out, you have won the match.
In several offline modes, you can train and refine your skills:
- Mission
- Survival
- Training
Additionally, you can also fight against another person offline or online in PvP modes and showcase your fighting skills.
The Guilty Gear series features complex gameplay mechanics that remain challenging for players in Strive. However, the game provides several aids for newcomers to find their way.
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How do players evaluate Guilty Gear Strive? The game has a very good score of 92% positive ratings from a total of 12,402 reviews (as of December 10, 2022).
Players praise the gameplay, and some especially seem to celebrate the music:
- Pril Deterjan: “They actually added a game as a bonus to this music album.”
- Jac Sparrow: “I have a problem, there’s a game on my soundtrack.”.
User Sensei summarizes his experience with the game like this: “First of all: It’s incredibly fun! I’m actually an MMO and MOBA player, but I have played pretty much every fighting game in Steam in my library. So far, I have only played fighting games casually, but with GG Strive I just get hooked… the motivation to get better, spend hours in training, and learn combos makes it really easy to enjoy GG. I honestly can’t find any real negative point… so a clear recommendation for anyone who can appreciate 2D fighters!”
Some also mention that the game has brought them to the brink of anger or despair due to its difficulty.
How much does Guilty Gear Strive cost? You can currently get the game on Steam with a 25% discount. Instead of €39.99, you can get it for €29.99 until December 12, 2022. The bundles are also currently discounted: The game including Season Pass 1 is available for €44.99. For the Ultimate Edition, which includes not only the game and Battle Pass 1 but also Battle Pass Season 2 and the Content Kit DLC, you currently pay €64.79 (as of December 10, 2022).
The seven previous games in the series are also available on Steam for €8 to €28.
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