Guilty Gear -STRIVE- will retain the same traditional button layout from past installments (Punch, Kick, Slash, Heavy Slash, and Dust), but new inputs will be used for Throws and Dashing. The Roman Cancel system will also be different and "simplified". However, some old style of inputs for certain techniques will still work as they did in previous installments. -STRIVE- also features a new "Stage Transition" feature, where a player can break their opponent through an invisible wall into a new area.


The cleverly-hidden "IV" within the Guilty Gear -STRIVE- logo implies that Arc System Works considers this to be the fourth X series installment (after X, XX, and Xrd) and/or fourth main series game (after 1, 2, and 3). PS4 closed beta is planned for release in Spring 2020. The current release window for Guilty Gear -STRIVE- is "Late 2020".
 

   
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Page Updated: January 6th, 2020 Developer(s): Arc System Works, Team Red Publisher(s): Arc System Works Designer(s): Daisuke Ishiwatari     Lead Director  Artwork By: Daisuke Ishiwatari Platform(s): Arcade, PS4, PS3, PC Release Date(s): Late 2020 Characters:  Sol Badguy, Ky Kiske, May, Axl Low, Chipp Zanuff, Potemkin, Faust Featured Video: Related Games: Granblue Fantasy Versus, GGXrd REV 2, GGXrd -REVELATOR-, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear X, Guilty Gear X Advance, Guilty Gear XX, Guilty Gear X2 #Reload, Guilty Gear XX Slash, Guilty Gear Isuka, Guilty Gear Judgment, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, Blade Strangers, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, Dragon Ball FighterZ, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, Samurai Shodown (2019)   Gameplay Engine    Story / Theme    Overall Graphics    Animation    Music / Sound Effects    Innovation    Art Direction    Customization     Options / Extras     Intro / Presentation     Replayability / Fun     "Ouch" Factor     Characters     BOTTOM LINE          First Impression: Guilty Gear -STRIVE- is looking to be another beautiful 2.5D title from Arc System Works... no surprises there. It seems like with every new 2D fighting game that's announced by another developer, there are at least 5 comments in the comments section saying "Why can't ArcSys make this game in their graphics style?" There's no denying Arc System Works continues to visually revolutionize the idea of a "2D fighting game" with their mainstay series... and Guilty Gear -STRIVE- looks to be pulling no punches in that department. Judging from the early character reveals, -STRIVE- strikes me as a reboot, with most early announced characters being from the original roster from the first game. The somewhat drastic redesigns of the original cast makes -STRIVE- look like a brand new game and art direction... while the Xrd appearances of those characters seemed like more of a safe and simple upgrade from their XX designs. Stay tuned for more news and details on Guilty Gear -STRIVE-!  ~TFG Webmaster     A Word From Daisuke Ishiwatari...