Current World Event Update: When I initially wrote this review, I lived on the east coast and had 100 Mbps up and down Fios connection. I've since moved to a place I can only have satellite internet, and now I've seen how god awful this game's netcode can be. First off, it's worse than -SIGN-'s was. In Sign, everything honestly flowed and responded better in general, online and offline, but Revelator seemed to have added some delay to the game's inputs, even on the PC port. It's almost like playing it on console. Online, it's much worse. If you get a 5F delay with anyone, you can kiss your combos goodbye, unless you're playing someone easy like Leo. I won't be playing this game anymore until I move again. I'll just be commentating online tournaments. This is a very big con that almost makes me wanna change my recommendation to a no, but if you have decent internet, you'll be fine, until you run into someone who doesn't.

Rev 2 Update:
The Rev 2 update will be coming soon as a $20 DLC update, and if Rev 2 is your first outing to the Guilty Gear series, it'll cost somewhere between $40-50. I'll post more on that later when it comes out June 1st, but Rev 2 will have a LOT of new features.

The training mode, stylish mode (easier control scheme for beginners) and FAQs are still there, so the game will still help newcomers to the series git gud, but not only that, there will be beginner restricted lobbies that'll keep higher leveled players out so beginners and casual players can enjoy playing the game in relative peace.

Other new lobby features include network colors (up or down arrows of various colors to indicate the level of a player's skill in relation to yours), three win cabinets (where players can go best of three matches in the center of the lobby), and treasure chests (which give you random prizes from the gallery, much like fishing, except they can only be opened once daily).

Seriously, every time Guilty Gear Xrd releases a new update, there's more and more reasons to play it.

Source:
http://gematsu.com/2017/04/guilty-gear-xrd-rev-2-pc-launches-june-1-online-lobbies-detailed

Original Review:
Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- improves on everything -SIGN- brought to the table, Blitz shields can now be held for a (blockable) stagger attack, which can even be used in some combos. The game's still pretty high execution, but some chraacters are easier to play than others. I'm a Chipp main, so the struggle to git gud is real. Still, I love how much this game pushes its players. But don't worry if you're new to fighting games, the tutorial's got you covered, mission mode teaches game mechanics and tips the tutorial doesn't, and combo mode teaches you character specific moves and combos.

Online is more populated than -SIGN- was on Steam because now it's up to date with the console release (until Rev 2 comes out, anyway), and there's people of all skill levels playing at any given time. There are a lot of people who are REALLY good at the game who you'll probably run into, but there are some beginners as well.

But if you bought the game, and the tutorials, missions and combo modes aren't enough enough to teach you everything you want to know (and they do kinda leave out a few things), check out the Guilty Gear Crash Course on YouTube, dustloop forums or the Guilty Gear Discord channel. I'll post those at the end of my review in a resources section.

Pros:
The game's cast is extremely diverse, every character has a different fighting style.
The in-game track selection now includes songs from the vocal collection (as well as vocal versions of songs from previous games in the franchise).
Fishing lets you obtain random unlockables pretty cheap, but you'll get a lot of fish (but every 10 fish you get gives you a new unlockable!).
The game gives you so many options at all times. Once you get a feel for what you can do, situationally, you'll find yourself improving dramatically. The more time and effort you put into the game, the more it gives back.
If you get exhausted from mission, combo or online modes, play the story mode (recommended if you completed -SIGN-'s story mode (the order of events go -SIGN- arcade mode, -SIGN- story mode, -REVELATOR- episode mode (basically just arcade mode again) and -REVELATOR- story mode. I really CAN'T stress how good the game's story is. I have friends who haven't watched it yet and I'm all like "DO IT!" Seriously, it's so good.

Cons:
The execution barrier and skill of high level players can be intimidating to new players who hop online and suddenly get bodied, BUT DON'T GIVE UP! And remember to have fun.
They did nerf reversal timing from -SIGN-, so if you really want to do a reversal, you have to wait longer. But it's better to just block on your wakeup. Reversals are that bad now.


Resources:
Guilty Gear Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj34EySs1IeZ8GpjKW8R2T6dzI6B3GSuH
Guilty Gear Forums: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/index.php?/forums/
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Xrh8MYV
High Level Replays: https://keeponrock.in

Guide: http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1117790766
I recently started writing a guide to Guilty Gear guides here on Steam 'cuz I was tired of dumping tons of links on new players. Now I can just dump one link with tons of other links inside it!

Current World Event Update: When I initially wrote this review, I lived on the east coast and had 100 Mbps up and down Fios connection. I've since moved to a place I can only have satellite internet, and now I've seen how god awful this game's netcode can be. First off, it's worse than -SIGN-'s was. In Sign, everything honestly flowed and responded better in general, online and offline, but Revelator seemed to have added some delay to the game's inputs, even on the PC port. It's almost like playing it on console. Online, it's much worse. If you get a 5F delay with anyone, you can kiss your combos goodbye, unless you're playing someone easy like Leo. I won't be playing this game anymore until I move again. I'll just be commentating online tournaments. This is a very big con that almost makes me wanna change my recommendation to a no, but if you have decent internet, you'll be fine, until you run into someone who doesn't. Rev 2 Update: The Rev 2 update will be coming soon as a $20 DLC update, and if Rev 2 is your first outing to the Guilty Gear series, it'll cost somewhere between $40-50. I'll post more on that later when it comes out June 1st, but Rev 2 will have a LOT of new features. The training mode, stylish mode (easier control scheme for beginners) and FAQs are still there, so the game will still help newcomers to the series git gud, but not only that, there will be beginner restricted lobbies that'll keep higher leveled players out so beginners and casual players can enjoy playing the game in relative peace. Other new lobby features include network colors (up or down arrows of various colors to indicate the level of a player's skill in relation to yours), three win cabinets (where players can go best of three matches in the center of the lobby), and treasure chests (which give you random prizes from the gallery, much like fishing, except they can only be opened once daily). Seriously, every time Guilty Gear Xrd releases a new update, there's more and more reasons to play it. Source: http://gematsu.com/2017/04/guilty-gear-xrd-rev-2-pc-launches-june-1-online-lobbies-detailed Original Review: Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- improves on everything -SIGN- brought to the table, Blitz shields can now be held for a (blockable) stagger attack, which can even be used in some combos. The game's still pretty high execution, but some chraacters are easier to play than others. I'm a Chipp main, so the struggle to git gud is real. Still, I love how much this game pushes its players. But don't worry if you're new to fighting games, the tutorial's got you covered, mission mode teaches game mechanics and tips the tutorial doesn't, and combo mode teaches you character specific moves and combos. Online is more populated than -SIGN- was on Steam because now it's up to date with the console release (until Rev 2 comes out, anyway), and there's people of all skill levels playing at any given time. There are a lot of people who are REALLY good at the game who you'll probably run into, but there are some beginners as well. But if you bought the game, and the tutorials, missions and combo modes aren't enough enough to teach you everything you want to know (and they do kinda leave out a few things), check out the Guilty Gear Crash Course on YouTube, dustloop forums or the Guilty Gear Discord channel. I'll post those at the end of my review in a resources section. Pros: The game's cast is extremely diverse, every character has a different fighting style. The in-game track selection now includes songs from the vocal collection (as well as vocal versions of songs from previous games in the franchise). Fishing lets you obtain random unlockables pretty cheap, but you'll get a lot of fish (but every 10 fish you get gives you a new unlockable!). The game gives you so many options at all times. Once you get a feel for what you can do, situationally, you'll find yourself improving dramatically. The more time and effort you put into the game, the more it gives back. If you get exhausted from mission, combo or online modes, play the story mode (recommended if you completed -SIGN-'s story mode (the order of events go -SIGN- arcade mode, -SIGN- story mode, -REVELATOR- episode mode (basically just arcade mode again) and -REVELATOR- story mode. I really CAN'T stress how good the game's story is. I have friends who haven't watched it yet and I'm all like "DO IT!" Seriously, it's so good. Cons: The execution barrier and skill of high level players can be intimidating to new players who hop online and suddenly get bodied, BUT DON'T GIVE UP! And remember to have fun. They did nerf reversal timing from -SIGN-, so if you really want to do a reversal, you have to wait longer. But it's better to just block on your wakeup. Reversals are that bad now. Resources: Guilty Gear Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj34EySs1IeZ8GpjKW8R2T6dzI6B3GSuH Guilty Gear Forums: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/index.php?/forums/ Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Xrh8MYV High Level Replays: https://keeponrock.in Guide: http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1117790766 I recently started writing a guide to Guilty Gear guides here on Steam 'cuz I was tired of dumping tons of links on new players. Now I can just dump one link with tons of other links inside it!