There's so much effort put into these games man. They get an entire album and animated series that just happens to have a fighting game attached. I'm glad strive is putting the game out there more than these efforts are being more widely recognized
IGN reviews can be hit or miss but this one was definitely a hit. Thoroughly explained the different aspects of the game while concisely laying out its flaws and balancing those against its positives. Also, just generally well-written 👏
In this review, the reviewer mentioned there being no combo mode. I'm sure the developer mentioned in the early access showcase that there will be a combo maker. In this mode, players will be able to upload their own combos for other players to download and try to complete. So if you're the type of person into competing combo trials, instead of your basic 10 or 20; you will now have access to as many as you like.
@@KhamStronk Five combos spread out through mission mode is not a combo mode, especially with how basic and simple the first three combos are (literally gatling combo, combo into special, combo into overdrive).
@@mitchellsaltzman1559 Thanks for giving me newfound faith in IGN's reviews. Between this and your review for Spelunky 2 I can tell you put in the effort to actually learn the games unlike some reviewers.
Ign is not a person. People need to stop talking about companies and organizations as people. This is one reviewer, one person's opinion, who works for ign. As do dozens upon dozens of employees.
Shame they re-used old BGM for everything that isnt an actual fight. Lobby, matchmaking, menu, results, character select. Just took it from Revelator and Sign...
Woolie Vs has a lore series on his channel, and the entire campaign of Xrd and it's Revelator expansion can be found on the official Arc System Works channel
at 1:49 it probably reference Woolie's vid, since he release 5 of them that compile all previous story nice, since woolie's says that his compilation is backed by arcsys
@@daddybadguy4324 isn't it called 2D because the dimensions of the movement and not the graphic model? Street Fighter V and Killer Instinct are still called 2D fighting game despite having a 3D model
@@AstonishingRed CAPCOM *is* still using the Darkstalkers characters and they don't need a different company to make a fighting game! They're CAPCOM! They started the entire genre! xD If a company wants to license CAPCOM characters they need to come up with an original idea, not another iteration of CAPCOM's idea.
The thing I’ve learned about fighting game is if you want a character to be added in the game before it comes out; DO NOT LET THE DEVS KNOW OR THEY WILL CUT IT FROM THE MAIN ROSTER AND WILL SELL IT TO YOU AS DLC
Well, to be fair, in this case they will probably save it for the inevitable Strive 2, which will be Strive +the stuff that was laking in this one+all the DLC+ a few new characters and exlusive DLC
@@Alex_Logan22 ehh disagree on that since MK11 is definitely weaker on the animation side of things. + GGS will probably age better than MK11 due to its style.
Def gonna buy this and want to support this kind of graphics. This isn't just cel shaded but a revolution in anime. More games should follow doing this like Street Fighter, Naruto and perhaps all animes or cartoon games.
There is somewhat of a combo mode called combo maker, they announced it in some video of theirs a few days ago. You can crop a combo out of a game that you played and upload it and basically everyone can download it and try to recreate the combo, which is just like a trial mode but even better because it's going to be limitless
No matter how much you lose look back at the replays of the games you played and see what can be improved. It will help you a lot by doing it on training mode to see which moves you have does better against other characters. With the help of mission mode as well.
Great review Mr.Saltzman. Just like Spelunky 2, great video editing and gameplay examples throughout, with a focus on what matters to fans of fighting games that need better netcode and Guilty Gear fans. Even though I've personally never stepped into Guilty Gear this makes an attempt worth the learning curve. Plus Anime fighters are always known for complex non-sensical stories (both for canon and non-canon outings). That makes Strive one of the best fighting games out there and is a look at what Arc System Works can accomplish with the DLC characters, new fighting games, and sequels to the multitude of series they've worked out. Can you imagine what a Persona 5 Arena or new Blazblue game would look like with this level of graphical fidelity? I'm looking forward to the future of fighting games. Hope you are as well.
You mean wait for the playerbase to be devoid of new players, so that you go online and lose and complain the game's too hard? Id recommend playing fighting games while the new players are new
SFV did the same thing kind of. They took away the importance of light attacks and the counter is like the crush counters. Not sure how that helps anyone get into the game
Wonder if any of the other old school guilty gear fans, like from blockbuster days think its an interesting coincidence that the reviewer slept on the series all this time, but now that they got rid of the Gatling system and made the game more "accessible" and easier for new players, he wants to fully play the game and learn it. Curious if the score would have been the same if it played like the previous entries.
honestly, the Gatling was so much then strives combo system. It just gave players more freedom since they could combo into almost anything and new players can feel like they are doing something because they can basically button smash all the buttons in some order and get a combo.
Can anyone tell me if it’s possible to remove any of the visual noise? the massive numbers and “counter” messages that pop up all the time seem pretty distracting to what is actually happening
If the story mode doesn't give me a painful headache, it ain't guilty gear.
🧐is the pfp sin kyske
@@timelymirror7826 It's Jin=The=Bloodedge from Chaos Heart: Actress Tag R+. My favourite ArcSys Blue game!
Facts
@@timelymirror7826 ky
So true!
There's so much effort put into these games man. They get an entire album and animated series that just happens to have a fighting game attached. I'm glad strive is putting the game out there more than these efforts are being more widely recognized
Daisuke is a lunatic genius. He writes all the music, directs all the art, writes all the story, and directs gameplay. Its like Kojima squared
This game or resident evil
Too bad It is a mediocre fighting game with amateur networking issues
This was actually a great ign review this guy definitely did his research and and knew the game
You could say he knew the smell of the game
You could say.....he had a smell of the game
he is the best ign reviewer you shouls see the nioh 2 review
For once. 😆
dont give him compliments, he will leave IGN and make his own channel
IGN reviews can be hit or miss but this one was definitely a hit. Thoroughly explained the different aspects of the game while concisely laying out its flaws and balancing those against its positives. Also, just generally well-written 👏
Because you agree with this one.
great reviewer
Yeah this reviewer is probably one of the best one they have
And the reviewer can actually play the game well!
And the gameplay in the background is actually relevant to the review *and* decently executed
IGN’s eyes has tasted the smell of the game.
Man, if only Capcom does something for the mainline Basara instead of mobile stuff
@@soerpoet340 bringing the entire series over would be nice
@@lonewolffang That'd be bueno
That’s like...3 completely different senses
That’s like...3 completely different senses
Between the art style & the great netcode, the hype is real.
Sincerely, a Nagoriyuki main
Nagoriyuki needs a huge buff
May your character get buffed my friend
Nago nation :3
@@ButchLesbianSolBadguy was that a pun
@@arcr1790 ;)
In this review, the reviewer mentioned there being no combo mode. I'm sure the developer mentioned in the early access showcase that there will be a combo maker. In this mode, players will be able to upload their own combos for other players to download and try to complete. So if you're the type of person into competing combo trials, instead of your basic 10 or 20; you will now have access to as many as you like.
Yeah its coming but it shouldve been from the start
The game also has 5 combos per character by default in the mission mode, which he probably has not found.
@@UrbanLGND There also shouldnt be a pandemic but it is what it is
@@TheSaltyRice go drink milk Homelander
@@KhamStronk Five combos spread out through mission mode is not a combo mode, especially with how basic and simple the first three combos are (literally gatling combo, combo into special, combo into overdrive).
"Or Five"
Turns out IGN watches WoolieVS.
I do! His videos were invaluable in getting me caught up through Xrd Sign, then I finished up by going through Rev 2 myself.
@@mitchellsaltzman1559 Thanks for giving me newfound faith in IGN's reviews. Between this and your review for Spelunky 2 I can tell you put in the effort to actually learn the games unlike some reviewers.
Ign is not a person.
People need to stop talking about companies and organizations as people.
This is one reviewer, one person's opinion, who works for ign. As do dozens upon dozens of employees.
@@bobdylan1968 Facts.🙏
PUT SOME RESPECT ON GG's NAME! LETS GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
LETS ROCK would be more appropriate
Guilty gear soundtracks are badass and one of the most prettiest fighters I've ever seen
Shame they re-used old BGM for everything that isnt an actual fight.
Lobby, matchmaking, menu, results, character select.
Just took it from Revelator and Sign...
@@GuitarSlayer136 That was just the beta
Right it's just the beta version not the full version of the game
This reviewer is actually amazing! Keep it up!
IGN actually hired someone competent. What an interesting time to be alive
Woolie Vs has a lore series on his channel, and the entire campaign of Xrd and it's Revelator expansion can be found on the official Arc System Works channel
at 1:49 it probably reference Woolie's vid, since he release 5 of them that compile all previous story
nice, since woolie's says that his compilation is backed by arcsys
"Raise the bar for other 2D fighters to follow..."
That's this game in a nutshell.
Its 3d tho lmao call it 2.5
@@daddybadguy4324 yuh
@@daddybadguy4324 This game is intended to fool you to believed that it was 2D. Guiltygear Strive is the best looking anime game of all time.
@@renlevy411 yeah but its models are all rendered in 3d. So its 2.5
@@daddybadguy4324 isn't it called 2D because the dimensions of the movement and not the graphic model?
Street Fighter V and Killer Instinct are still called 2D fighting game despite having a 3D model
This game looks absoluty gorgeous.
It’d be awesome if Street Fighter games used this kind of art style. Guilty Gear games are stunning
Can you imagine if Capcom let these guys make a darkstalkers game? Would be insane
@@billyboleson2830 That would be a sight to see. They aren’t using Darkstalkers anyways, they should lend it to Arc for a game or two
@@AstonishingRed CAPCOM *is* still using the Darkstalkers characters and they don't need a different company to make a fighting game! They're CAPCOM! They started the entire genre! xD If a company wants to license CAPCOM characters they need to come up with an original idea, not another iteration of CAPCOM's idea.
03:21 Oof, my own shins felt that!! 😱
Honestly, this is one of the best reviews on IGN in quite a while.
Mitchell in general is an amazing reviewer
One of the Best ign reviews Ive seen in a long time. Props to this guy. Also glad the game came out so well. Mad respect to ArcSys
These people are absolute animation-wizards! Its incredible that they got 3D models to animate just as insane as their 2D sprites!
Maybe the combo trials were removed because they'll put in the combo maker eventually.
Confirmed in an interview Sunday
"You want content? You do it"
"Now, look at this combo in Strive"
*does a single wild throw*
That's the joke, after all.
That's the joke. Look at the damage done in both cases.
r/whoosh
Why’d he think doing a mission mode trail five times is bad? New players probably need the execution practice which is a great thing.
The thing I’ve learned about fighting game is if you want a character to be added in the game before it comes out; DO NOT LET THE DEVS KNOW OR THEY WILL CUT IT FROM THE MAIN ROSTER AND WILL SELL IT TO YOU AS DLC
Well, to be fair, in this case they will probably save it for the inevitable Strive 2, which will be Strive +the stuff that was laking in this one+all the DLC+ a few new characters and exlusive DLC
This might actually be the best review I've ever heard on this channel.
Thank you so much!
Might grab it, even though ima get slapped online, but I'll be the best local Lan line fighter in my house lmao 🤣
😂
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
😂
If you get it on launch there'll be plenty of other beginners so you should be alright.
😂😂😂
Best fighting game franchise these days, dont sleep on strive
Always has been
@@valla7644 yup
Will do!
@@valla7644GG1 was kinda wack tho
@@uandresbrito5685 even better
Mitch makes reviews into an art in itself. Happy to hear it turned out so well! I'm looking forward to playing it!
Calm down cowboy it's just a review.
AcciorraOfficial calm down cowboy, it’s just a positive opinion
@@HorribleMuttonChops Calm down cowboy, I'm just here for the combo
Me hears that op theme song : 100/10
A mastapiece!!
Lmao it's so hype
Waited for this the whole day
Graphics are insane in this game too
Great review and editing so hyped to play this. This is the guy to do fighting game reviews :)
Imagine a new Darkstalkers game with those graphics.
Capcom's animated days fighting games are over since SF 3RDSTRIKE. It's mostly 3D/2D combine as one.
A new Darkstalkers game is something that goes to impossible things in life list
Exactly. Been saying it since the 2000s. Capcom just needs to outsource Darkstalkers to Arcsys.
Unexpected to hear an IGN reviewer actually have some fighting game knowledge.
FGC at its finest
Really really hoping that there'll be a Persona 5 Arena that uses this engine someday
That would be amazing
this is probably the best-looking fighting game we have right now, it's gonna be hard to top this one in terms of looks.
Best looking 2D fighting game, sure, best fighting game is Tekken 7
This is literally dragon ball fighterz just a different game
For anime fighters. MK11 is the best looking 2D fighter.
@@Alex_Logan22 ehh disagree on that since MK11 is definitely weaker on the animation side of things.
+ GGS will probably age better than MK11 due to its style.
@@Qjack101 uhh no roman cancels and the tension gauge alone makes it different from dfz, and DFZ is a 3v3 fighter
This might be the best IGN review I've ever watched. Outstanding work. 👏
Extremely underrated series
An IGN review that is informative and fair on a fighting game? Kudos to the reviewer. Being 100% sincere.
Def gonna buy this and want to support this kind of graphics. This isn't just cel shaded but a revolution in anime. More games should follow doing this like Street Fighter, Naruto and perhaps all animes or cartoon games.
It’s epic 💕 playing since PlayStation 2
playing since playstation 1
@@lutfy198104 playing since playstation 0
@@DubExp playing since
@@LumpyCrumpets playing
@@SpeedsonicOddTristan
There is somewhat of a combo mode called combo maker, they announced it in some video of theirs a few days ago. You can crop a combo out of a game that you played and upload it and basically everyone can download it and try to recreate the combo, which is just like a trial mode but even better because it's going to be limitless
Such a sick idea
what about combo recipes you made in training mode? will those be viable for upload?
Really makes you FEEL Guilty.
Combo mode is coming later in a free update this year, was in the road map yesterday
Giovanna also has paw prints on the bottom of her shoes making her the best
A positive and knowledgeable review from IGN? IMPOSSIBLE!
I'm not a fighter gamer but this is awesome. A must buy
is probably the best game to become a fighting player
It’s pretty beginner friendly so if you’re interested just jump on in
Watchout for May's dolphin
The best time to get into a fighting game is on release so take advantage of that
No matter how much you lose look back at the replays of the games you played and see what can be improved. It will help you a lot by doing it on training mode to see which moves you have does better against other characters. With the help of mission mode as well.
FYI combo challenges are coming in an update and players will be able to submit their own.
Damn this review was actually great well done ign.
This guy really knows the game and series. Nice review.
Another awesome review by Mitchell Saltzman. You are a LEGEND!!!!
the greatest anime of 2021 has arrived
Album*
Game*
Visuals*
This is the best fighting game review IGN has ever made
Buying this ASAP. Looks stunning!
Great review Mr.Saltzman. Just like Spelunky 2, great video editing and gameplay examples throughout, with a focus on what matters to fans of fighting games that need better netcode and Guilty Gear fans. Even though I've personally never stepped into Guilty Gear this makes an attempt worth the learning curve. Plus Anime fighters are always known for complex non-sensical stories (both for canon and non-canon outings). That makes Strive one of the best fighting games out there and is a look at what Arc System Works can accomplish with the DLC characters, new fighting games, and sequels to the multitude of series they've worked out. Can you imagine what a Persona 5 Arena or new Blazblue game would look like with this level of graphical fidelity? I'm looking forward to the future of fighting games. Hope you are as well.
LET'S ROCK!
Yeah!
9/10!
The game looks absolutely gorgeous
0:10 Already has gained my respect in the five seconds he started talking lol. Guilty Gear is almost slept on
The game smelling AMAZING
Now just gotta wait for the complete edition
You mean wait for the playerbase to be devoid of new players, so that you go online and lose and complain the game's too hard? Id recommend playing fighting games while the new players are new
GGPO should be heavily emphasized in main stream reviews like this....
kudos to syncing ending of opening with ending of review
Nice to get a reviewer who made an attempt to smell the game
That wheelchair to the shin followed by the "yaaaaahhh" made me snicker
There looks to be an absolute TON of effort put into this game. And that's all that really matters. Hopefully this comes to PC!
It will be on PC :)
The game looks amazing. It’s definitely a buy for me.
Will this be easier to pick up since ive played a lot of db fighterz?
Not really. If you have so experience with normal fighters you'll understand.
No you won’t but rn it’s the best time to pick it up since they made it easier for new players to get in too
Great review - thorough and technical enough for both experienced and newcomers to take in.
We need 3D cgi in anime to look like this
If only the latest Berserk anime had these smooth animations
Guilty gear xrd Rev 2 is an absolute masterpiece. Please go play that one too.
Cheaper at Eb then digital (in Canada at least)! Save 10 dollas get your physical!!
SFV did the same thing kind of. They took away the importance of light attacks and the counter is like the crush counters.
Not sure how that helps anyone get into the game
High damage combos is hard to pull off as in the past.
*Proceeds to do combo that takes 90% of HP*
You can fish up old soundtracks.
*Literally fishes old soundtracks*
3:20 one of the must painful moves I've ever seen in a fighting game.
Wonder if any of the other old school guilty gear fans, like from blockbuster days think its an interesting coincidence that the reviewer slept on the series all this time, but now that they got rid of the Gatling system and made the game more "accessible" and easier for new players, he wants to fully play the game and learn it. Curious if the score would have been the same if it played like the previous entries.
honestly, the Gatling was so much then strives combo system. It just gave players more freedom since they could combo into almost anything and new players can feel like they are doing something because they can basically button smash all the buttons in some order and get a combo.
@@redgloves9159 Nice profile picture
@Kayden McCallum ok
@@Gankstomper thx
Let me know when they include sol goodguy
wait what? there's no instakills and arcade endings??? :(
Nope
Nope but arcade still has dialogue story
So the instant kills who make the series perfect so instant kills becomes dlc or update version of game????😥😅
@@dallaskingful IKs don't improve gameplay at all. They're fun to watch once but then who cares.
We need instant kills back!!!!!!😁
a story mode uncompromised by gameplay? my man just dropped movies
Mitchell should be the only reviewer on the site
Great review, easy to understand what has changed.
Damn that wheelchair to the shin has got too hurt!!!
Next from arc systems will be a my hero academia fighter hopefully
Just bought it myself, and it the most beautiful fighting game I've ever played. I'm saying this in 2024
Got to put that rollback mention in there
@Jeremy Fraser +R update technically came before.
Great review!
Really looking forward to playing this game!!!!
Guilty Gear will never die. One more roar, let's rock.
HEAVEN OR HELL!
Dual 1 all or nothing lets rock 🪨 🎸 😎
Marvel can capcom should be made by these guys
A non-Fortnite game getting a 9? Someone is doing their job for once
Knockout City also got a 9.
The Best fighter on PS4 ! Fun to Play and Fun to Look at.
Guilty gear is huge in the fighting game community tho
That’s the best review I’ve ever seen from IGN since e3
OK, now do a 2D Castlevania like this!
I've always wanted to buy and play Guilty Gear so I'm curious to watch this review to see how it plays.
Anyone else experiencing quite some serious sound crackles when hitting the enemy?
I’ve seen a post on Reddit saying that. It’s probably just an audio bug
@@babafgc3795 hopefully so, its extremely annoying and gets fixed soon. Despite that: hyyype!
"Combos are much more rewarding with less of an executional barrier tied to them."
* cries in Nagoryuki 5K links *
9:24 SOL GOT THE WAIFU!!!
Between this and Granblue, Arc Sys games have been skewing more and more towards Street Fighter, and y’know what? I’m here for it
PS5 Players- :D
PS4 Players- :D
Switch and Xbox players- :(
Switch player here :(
Why Xbox players continue to stay with that crap I’ll never understand
Jeez this game oozes charisma on all sides!
Can anyone tell me if it’s possible to remove any of the visual noise? the massive numbers and “counter” messages that pop up all the time seem pretty distracting to what is actually happening