Arc System Works Tournament Arc Revo America has come to an end, bringing with it many announcements for the future of Guilty Gear Strive and more.
Strive’s last character of the first season has been announced, and it’s not what the majority of players expected. The goth, scythe-wielding testament is back with a slight redesign featuring a new vest, ruffled jabot, and top hat. Like previous iterations, “The Elegant Grim Reaper’s” attacks have a long history and now have demonic acquaintances to support them in battle. Testament has not been part of a Guilty Gear roster since competitors in the Guilty Gear Accent terrorized Core Plus R, but whether they will remain so dominant in the Strive remains to be seen.
Next to the publication of the Testament will be the arrival of a new stage, White House Reborn. Set on the grounds of the Presidential Residence of the United States after the events of the Strive history mode, the building is being rebuilt and “has already been restored to its position as the center of government.”
Strive players will only have a short wait to get their hands on Testament and the new White House Reborn stage, as they will be available from March 28 for PS5, PS4, and PC Season Pass owners and for à la carte purchase only at PC. PlayStation players can purchase them separately on March 31st.
Also on March 28th comes the Digital Figure Mode, which allows players to place characters, furniture, effects and more in scenes that can be shared with others online. Character facial expressions can also be changed, image filters can be applied, and camera angles can be changed to add even more creative control to the mode.
While it has been announced to be paired with the latest character release of the season pass, an expansion to Story Mode will be released by the end of April. Titled “Another Story”, this new narrative experience will focus on characters that did not appear during the original story mode.
All of the above wraps up the season pass for Guilty Gear Strive, but that will not be the end of the new content that comes into play. Arc System Works has announced that a second season is underway, with four more characters coming to Strive in the future. Cross-play between the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC versions of Strive will be added on an indefinite date, with additional server enhancements including better server connection times and network stability for online modes. There is no word on when season two may start as it is obviously very early, but it is great to know that the game will continue to be supported.
Finally, Arc Revo will continue with the return of the Arc World Tour, a global tournament series that has not been active since the beginning of the pandemic. Guilty Gear Strive will of course be a mainstay in the competition, but the upcoming Arc System Works game DNF Duel will also co-headline the series of events. With the addition of DNF comes a partnership of Nexon, owner of Dungeon Fighter Online IP on which the game is based, which sponsors the Arc World Tour 2022. Opportunity to win a share of a $ 200,000 prize pool ($ 100,000 for each of the two players).
Arc System Works is one of the companies involved with the upcoming Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable, which takes place very early on Monday morning. You can learn more about the event here, where we can hear more from developers about Testament and Future Plans for Guilty Gear Strive.
Are you excited to get your hands on Testament? Which character would you like to see in the second season of Guilty Gear Strive? Let us know in the comments!
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