Guilty Gear
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Guilty Gear is a series of fighting games by Arc System Works, created and designed by artist Daisuke Ishiwatari. The first game was published in 1998, and has spawned several sequels. It has also adapted to other media such as manga and drama CD. Guilty Gear has generally received praise from video game reviewers for its highly technical gameplay, graphics, soundtrack, and for its characters. Another fighting game franchise by Arc System Works, BlazBlue, is considered a spiritual successor of the series.
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Genre(s) | Fighting game |
Developer(s) | Arc System Works |
Publisher(s) | Arc System Works Aksys Games PQube Bandai Namco Entertainment Netmarble Sega Sammy Entertainment (formerly) Kiss Ltd. (formerly) |
Creator(s) | Daisuke Ishiwatari |
First release | Guilty Gear May 14, 1998 |
Latest release | Guilty Gear Strive June 11, 2021 |
The story is set in a world where magic has replaced almost every aspect of modern-day technology. But through its dire consequences leading up to the creation of a race of magic-infused creatures known as "Gears", the world has nearly become a post-apocalyptic environment due to Crusades’ effects on the world. But even though the world is still recovering, much work is still needed to be done and the mysteries behind the creation of the gears have yet to be resolved.
The story mostly focuses on Sol Badguy, a brash bounty hunter and die hard Queen enthusiast who, feeling guilty of his past creations which in turn, results in him becoming a gear, decides to make up for his own actions through fighting them whilst keeping his own identity a secret. However, his own reluctance to help others, as well as his selfish actions, often attracts the attention of Ky Kiske, his own rival and former comrade, who tries to get into fights with him whenever annoyed. Throughout the story, Sol enacts his own vengeance upon That Man, who is mainly the cause behind most of the series conflicts, through killing him.
As the series progresses, much of his past is revealed, along with his connections with That Man, as well as his long lost fiancé, Aria. With it, Sol begins to realize that his own past is what deeply conflicts him the most, and through his past rivalries with Ky, as well as his relationships with the other characters, helps to overcome the enemy that he sorely sought to destroy in the first place.
Main series
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Release years by system: 1998 – PlayStation[1] 2019 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows |
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Release years by system: 2000 – Arcade,[1] Sega Dreamcast 2001 – PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows 2002 – Game Boy Advance |
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Release years by system: 2002 – Arcade[1] 2003 – PlayStation 2 |
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Release years by system: 2007 – Xbox 360[2] 2016 – Microsoft Windows |
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Release years by system: 2014 – Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 2015 – Microsoft Windows |
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Release years by system: 2021 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Arcade[5][6] 2023 – Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
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Release years by system: 2001 – PlayStation 2 |
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Release years by system: 2003 – Arcade |
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Release years by system: 2003 – Arcade 2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox 2005 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable |
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Release years by system: 2005 – Arcade 2006 – PlayStation 2 |
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Release years by system: 2006 – Arcade 2007 – PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii |
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Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable 2009 – Nintendo Wii 2012 – Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
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Release years by system: 2012 – Arcade 2013 – PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2015 – Microsoft Windows 2019 – Nintendo Switch |
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Release years by system: 2015 – Arcade 2016 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows |
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Release years by system: 2017 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 |
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Spin-offs
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Release years by system: 2001 – Wonderswan[1] |
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Release years by system: 2001 – Wonderswan[1] |
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Release years by system: 2003 – Arcade[1] 2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox 2005 – Microsoft Windows |
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Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS[12] |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation Portable[13] |
Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!? Original release dates: |
Release years by system: 2010 – DSiWare[14] |