That mysterious newGuilty Geartitle coming out late 2020, the one with all the fantastic gameplay trailers. Itfinally has a name:Guilty Gear -STRIVE-. And that name was announced in a brand new gameplay trailer featuring all the combatants revealed so far, as well as other classic characters that have yet to be formally introduced:
As you can see from said trailer, we also get a glimpse of a new fighter who has yet to be named. The trailer itself was revealed during the ArcREVO America 2019 and another trailer, along with a demo, will be released in January 2020 during XII Frosty Faustings. EVO 2020 in Japan will be host to a playable demo ofGuilty Gear -STRIVE-. So far we know that the previously announced characters are the protagonistSol Badguy and Ky Kiske,Axl Low and May, andChipp Zanuff and Potemkin.
During the stage event dedicated toGuilty Gearat Tokyo Game Show 2019, Daisuke Ishiwatari and Akira Katano explained how they particularly detailed the characters’ facial animations and how it’s basically “3DSakuga.” You can really see that with the tons of different expressions the characters emote during their attacks and supers. At that same event, they also mentioned that the stage change mechanic has actual gameplay mechanics embedded into it. We’ve translated the full eventhereif you want to read more.
Guilty Gear -STRIVE-wasfirst teasedduring EVO 2019. Daisuke Ishiwatari, the General Director, stated how the newGuilty Geargame isn’t an “evolution” of the series, nor a “return to its roots,” but instead a “complete rebuild of the franchise.” Instead of adding or removing elements compared to the previous games, he described the development as completely breaking it down, picking up everything that made the series charming and unique, and rebuilding it with those components.
Ishiwatari then mentioned that this newGuilty Geargame is a “big challenge which will go head to head against the essence of fighting games.” He added that going this route is a risky bet, but they’re confident they can pull it off and bring out new possibilities, using all the experience and materials they’ve accumulated so far. He ended the message saying he believes games are bridges which can connect people, so he hopes this newGuilty Gearwill reflect this idea.
