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Guilty Gear -Strive-

Critics Consensus (Play It)

Guilty Gear -Strive- sets a new standard for anime-like fighting games. This is the most accessible Guilty Gear has ever been, and one of the most spectacular fighting games ever made.

Game Info

Guilty Gear, always pushing the envelope of the fighting game genre, presents a series for the next generation. In Guilty Gear -Strive-, your battle becomes the stage of our drama! Sophisticated game mechanics designed to bring out the mind games we know fighting games for, including the audacious new all-break mechanic. The drama heats up as you and your opponents clash.

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Total Reviews: 74

Nom: Best Action Game (2021), Editors' Choice

Silver TIER

46% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100

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RATING & REVIEWS

Ratings & Reviews

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CRITIC REVIEWS

All reviews are from professional critics. Learn more about the critics VSG aggregates.

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Median Score

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Wesley Yin-Poole (Eurogamer)
June 9, 2021
Recommended

With Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works has made its famously complex fighting game series easier to get into, but no less rewarding.

Sean Smith (God is a Geek)
June 9, 2021
9/10

“Guilty Gear Strive is a real triumph for Arc System Works, fast becoming the gold standard of the genre, and it is going to be extremely fun to see how it plays out in coming months.”

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Mitchell Saltzman (IGN)
June 7, 2021
9/10

Guilty Gear Strive sets a new standard for anime-like fighting games with its visuals, stellar netcode, and flexible fighting system that encourages and rewards creativity.

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Awards & Recognition

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Best Action Game

Guilty Gear -Strive- Credits

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DIRECTOR(S):

Daisuke Ishiwatari, Akira Katano

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Daisuke Ishiwatari, Hidehiko Sakamura

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