The game uses a six-button layout: five of which are responsible for the attacks-punch, kick, slash, heavy slash and dust-, and the other one for taunting or respecting the other player.
The PS4 also received an exclusive physical disc version.
The Rev 2 update patch for those who bought Revelator on PlayStation Store or Steam was released as a paid DLC.
An update title to Revelator titled Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 was announced at Arc System Works Fighting Game Award 2016 on January 14, 2017, and released for Arcades in March 2017, while PS3, PS4 and PC versions were released worldwide at the end of May 2017. The game has been praised for its cel-shaded graphics and approachable gameplay, but criticized for its non-interactive story mode and smaller roster of characters.Ī sequel follow-up, titled Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator, was released on consoles in May 2016 in Japan and June 2016 elsewhere as the 6th main installment. A digital-only release happened in Europe in June 2015, and it was brought to Microsoft Windows via Steam on December 9, 2015. The first Xrd game, Guilty Gear Xrd Sign, was released in arcades on February 20, 2014, as the 5th main installment, and for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan and North America in December of the same year. Following the storyline of the last game in the series, Guilty Gear 2: Overture, it introduced seven new characters. Guilty Gear Xrd was developed using Unreal Engine 3, with cel-shaded graphics in place of the series traditional hand drawn sprites. "the business ninja" is an amazing design all around.Guilty Gear Xrd is a fighting video game sub-series by Arc System Works and part of the Guilty Gear series. For only including 2 "new" characters over REVELATOR, REV2 is still a solid and attractive update. The newcomers are a bizarre bunch, but I wouldn't expect any less from the series.
still looking brighter than ever in the stunning 2.5D engineĪll characters really seem to make a statement in REV2. "Here, this is how the characters are really supposed to look! Feast your eyes on these animations!" Indeed, seeing slight updates to the appearances of movesets of classic characters really does shine a new light on the original intent of the designs. With Xrd REV 2, it's as if Arc System Works is While I loved the 2D sprites from the XX days, some of the animations seemed a bit "off," in my opinion. It's the definitive version of the Xrd saga, and you get to experience the best of what the 2D fighting genre has to offer.ĭesign-wise, I like how some of the characters retain their classic look from the XX series - without too many "major" changes (Ex: Slayer, Johnny, Chipp, May). The enchantingly bizarre and intricate character designs will either speak to your soul or turn you off completely. It doesn't matter if you're a skilled professional or a button-masher.
Visually, the Guilty Gear Xrd series is still among the best looking 2.5D fighting games to date.
not requiring a full separate purchase (like the old days). It's also cool that this "update" is DLC for GGXrd REVELATOR. The series was always an important part of fighting game history, and ASW has proudly stuck to its roots in the Xrd series. Why you gotta make me work so hard, Arc System Works? Jokes aside, it's pretty amazing to see Arc System Works still supporting the Guilty Gearįranchise so enthusiastically. an updated version ofĪnnounced a week or a month later. It seems like every time a I finish a Guilty Gear or BlazBlue review. Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, BlazBlue: Central Fiction,įighter 5, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Blazblue Gear Judgment, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Guilty