Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN discussion thread

K.O.Kiki · 19-05-2013 5:35pm #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKGPhKu3jNg

Sairus · 19-05-2013 6:29pm

Seriously, you thought "LET'S ROCK!!" would be a good idea for this thread?

2D Sprites versus 3D models:

deathrider · 19-05-2013 6:55pm

How does one pronounce Xrd? X-red? Ten-third?
I've never actually played a Guilty Gear title, but this certainly looks tasty. I've heard somewhere along the way that it plays simlar to Blazblue. Is this true? If so, I don't think it would really be my kinda gig.

Speaking of rocking though, does anyone know what the track is that's playing over this trailer?

1man3letters · 19-05-2013 7:13pm

deathrider wrote: »

How does one pronounce Xrd? X-red? Ten-third?
I've never actually played a Guilty Gear title, but this certainly looks tasty. I've heard somewhere along the way that it plays simlar to Blazblue. Is this true? If so, I don't think it would really be my kinda gig.

Speaking of rocking though, does anyone know what the track is that's playing over this trailer?

yea ive never played a GG game either.they are visually striking alright.
i hear the execution level is very high,so my tarkataness would not fit well in such a game engine,
it certainly didnt go well when i tried to pick up BB, the pretty colours fooled me into thinking it would be easy to pick up

having to tech out of combos?!?no thanks :pac:

Sairus · 19-05-2013 7:17pm

2 out of three questions answered in the trailer :pac: :

Music: Heavy Day by Daisuke Ishiwatari and Naoki Hashimoto (Daisuke being the game's director)

"Guilty Gear Ex-erd"

Yep, GG is famously high execution. Gameplay wise BB is a sort of simplified GG. Same sort of vibe to both of them as they share a developer. They also share a bunch of techiques like bursts. Some of the characters have very direct comparisons between the games: Ragna/Sol Badguy, Jin/Ky, Tager/Potemkin, etc.

chopperbyrne · 19-05-2013 7:32pm

Predict a 2017 European release.

1man3letters · 19-05-2013 7:43pm

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Predict a 2017 European release.

Doctor DooM · 19-05-2013 8:08pm

Lol, you joke but this company has a LOT of PR work to do in Europe.

I have to say those 3d models look gdlk.

Sairus · 19-05-2013 8:13pm

Oh yeah, since I forgot to mention, those 3D models are amazing.

Watching the trailer I saw the new sprites and though "wow, new HD sprites.. ugh, animation look a little weird. It's like they're flash tweening between frames." Then the camera rotated and I was all "Hooooooolly **** those are 3D models."

deathrider · 19-05-2013 8:15pm

Sairus wrote: »

2 out of three questions answered in the trailer :pac: :

Music: Heavy Day by Daisuke Ishiwatari and Naoki Hashimoto (Daisuke being the game's director)

I see. It's all types of generic, but it's catchy as all hell.

Sairus wrote: »

"Guilty Gear Ex-erd"

Is that what you heard? Your ear must be more finely tuned than mine. To me it sounded more like the dude said "Guilty Gear Egg-Saw" Which would be an interesting title.

Sairus wrote: »

Yep, GG is famously high execution. Gameplay wise BB is a sort of simplified GG. Same sort of vibe to both of them as they share a developer. They also share a bunch of techiques like bursts. Some of the characters have very direct comparisons between the games: Ragna/Sol Badguy, Jin/Ky, Tager/Potemkin, etc.

Deathrider has left the building! :pac:

Kanped · 19-05-2013 8:44pm

PC release in or before 2014 and I'm there.

Guess I'm unlikely to be in there.

Sairus · 19-05-2013 9:12pm

Also, one last thing. Sol's new sword is a giant cigarette lighter.

K.O.Kiki · 19-05-2013 9:51pm

deathrider wrote: »

Deathrider has left the building! :pac:

I find that GG combos/moves flow better than BB, and you don't have to memorise massive combos to help you win the round.

Yreval · 19-05-2013 10:41pm

It looks incredible.

Whether it plays as well as its predecessors will be another matter, but I'm super-hype for this anyway.

e: http://i.imgur.com/BzOfvAy.jpg (linked for hugeness)

Bento Sento · 19-05-2013 10:57pm

Is it actually possible that they make a GG game with a pronounceable title?

K.O.Kiki · 20-05-2013 12:32am

Doctor DooM · 20-05-2013 12:34am

Yeah, I'll prob rename the thread so people can use it for discussion soon as I figure out how you're supposed to spell it

deathrider · 20-05-2013 1:00am

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

I find that GG combos/moves flow better than BB, and you don't have to memorise massive combos to help you win the round.

I'll probably give it a shot anyways to check it out as I've never played a GG game before.

deathrider · 20-05-2013 3:15am

Actually, are there any GGs available for Xbox360 or PS3 that I could pick up to test drive the series?

Sairus · 20-05-2013 5:16am

deathrider wrote: »

Actually, are there any GGs available for Xbox360 or PS3 that I could pick up to test drive the series?

GGXXACP is out on 360 at the moment with the +R DLC coming eventually.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/GGXXACP/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584111dd

Welcome to the wonderful world of Guilty Gear naming conventions.

deathrider · 20-05-2013 8:55am

Sairus wrote: »

GGXXACP is out on 360 at the moment with the +R DLC coming eventually.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/GGXXACP/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584111dd

Welcome to the wonderful world of Guilty Gear naming conventions.

Ah, cool. Cheers, man. Does this game
have a disc release? It would probably be handier for me in the long run than attempting to download it, as my Xbox is next to never online.

Sairus · 20-05-2013 9:09am

deathrider wrote: »

Ah, cool. Cheers, man. Does this game
have a disc release? It would probably be handier for me in the long run than attempting to download it, as my Xbox is next to never online.

Nope. The bonkers GG2: Overture got a disk release, but it's actually a 3rd person action strategy brawler thing and has very little to do with GG, so don't be fooled by it.

If you have a Wii GGXXAC was released on disk for that. Aside from that you'll need a digital copy.

deathrider · 20-05-2013 9:58am

Sairus wrote: »

Nope. The bonkers GG2: Overture got a disk release, but it's actually a 3rd person action strategy brawler thing and has very little to do with GG, so don't be fooled by it.

If you have a Wii GGXXAC was released on disk for that. Aside from that you'll need a digital copy.

Nope, no Wii in my gaff so I'll see what I can do about getting my hands on the XBLA edition. Cheers for tge info, dude.
I'm actually quite intrigued by the Overture idea. I'll give it a youtubing later on today.

Scavenger XIII · 20-05-2013 11:57am

There is a PAL PS2 release of AC+, it's fairly uncommon but isn't in terribly high demand so should still be easy to find cheap online.

K.O.Kiki · 20-05-2013 1:36pm

There's also the classic Guilty Gear XX #Reload on PC/Mac for $6: http://www.gog.com/gamecard/guilty_gear_x2_reload (digital download)

deathrider · 20-05-2013 3:54pm

Scavenger XIII wrote: »

There is a PAL PS2 release of AC+, it's fairly uncommon but isn't in terribly high demand so should still be easy to find cheap online.

That's even better than an Xbox360 release to me, as I'm a ridiculous PS2 fanboy. I'll hunt that version down

Naphiel · 20-05-2013 4:02pm

Last time I looked it was like £10 on Amazon.

chopperbyrne · 20-05-2013 4:25pm

This does look pretty indeed.

Will be interesting to see what size the character roster is.

Wonder if this will kill any chance BB:CP had of being successful.

Ramza · 20-05-2013 5:56pm

You can't begin to compare GG to BB, BB is a watered down GG in almost every aspect of the game. The execution barrier is a lot higher than an average fighting game, even for most characters, the combo system is a lot different and there are so many system mechanics in GG, there is quite a high entry level and learning curve. The game's play a lot different than a conventional fighting game, footsies aren't really existent, even how you space and zone is also different. The combo system is beautiful though

Is this a new title or a rehash of AC with new graphics? I ask because in the trailer Sol was doing a dust loop, that isn't doable in AC but was in Reload. Either way, some balance changes are a MUST if this game is going to succeed. Altho, I am kind of going against my own word because I hated HDR non classic mode. AC had a lot of crazy broken ****, I'm an Eddie player so I should know :P

K.O.Kiki · 20-05-2013 7:59pm

Ramza wrote: »

You can't begin to compare GG to BB, BB is a watered down GG in almost every aspect of the game. The execution barrier is a lot higher than an average fighting game, even for most characters, the combo system is a lot different and there are so many system mechanics in GG, there is quite a high entry level and learning curve. The game's play a lot different than a conventional fighting game, footsies aren't really existent, even how you space and zone is also different. The combo system is beautiful though

Is this a new title or a rehash of AC with new graphics? I ask because in the trailer Sol was doing a dust loop, that isn't doable in AC but was in Reload. Either way, some balance changes are a MUST if this game is going to succeed. Altho, I am kind of going against my own word because I hated HDR non classic mode. AC had a lot of crazy broken ****, I'm an Eddie player so I should know :P

New title, it's set 1 year after Guilty Gear 2: Ouverture canonically.

Also:

Daisuke Ishiwatari wrote:

Sometimes however I think a little imbalance is healthy. If all the characters were perfectly balanced would this make a game more fun? I don’t think it would. There is something to be enjoyed in using a ‘weaker’ character to defeat an opponent who is using a ‘stronger’ character – I think that kind of battle can be fun.

K.O.Kiki · 21-05-2013 12:59am

Quick post to report that GG XX #Reload works pretty nicely on Mac.

And video reposts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yvFNEWWVIU

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